Western Marathon

Howdy, Videolanders! It’s time for another Western Marathon, and this time around, we’re focusing on modern genre entries. The roundup is:

Unforgiven

Tombstone

True Grit (2010)

3:10 to Yuma (2007)

Django Unchained

Will any of our returning sharpshooters claim the Golden Idol for Best Picture, or will Django Unchained run train on all of them? Saddle up your horses, and before your ride off into the sunset, let’s talk about movies!

BRAD’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Unforgiven 1880 Wyoming/Big Whiskey

2. Best Character: TIE Tombstone & Django Doc Holiday & Django

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: TIE Tombstone & Unforgiven Doc Holiday kills Ringo & Saloon Shootout

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: Unforgiven David Webb Peoples

6. Best Special Achievement: True Grit Old Timey Dialogue

7. Best Scene: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout

9. Best Director: Tombstone Val Kilmer says Kurt Russell essentially directed

10. Wildcard: True Grit The Haley Steinfeld Award

11. WTF: 3:10 to Yuma Ben Wade killing his loyal gang

12. Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma

13. Best Picture: Tombstone

Total after deductions:

• Unforgiven: 5

• 3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1

• Tombstone: 4

• Django Unchained: 2

• True Grit 2010: 2

KYLE’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Django Candyland

2. Best Character: Tombstone Doc Holiday

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Django Dr. King Shultz kills Calvin Candie

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: True Grit Coen Brothers

6. Best Special Achievement: True Grit Highest grossing Coen Brothers movie…by a lot. $252M

7. Best Scene: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Django Dr. King Shultz comes to town

9. Best Director: True Grit Coen Brothers

10. Wildcard: Django Costume Award

11. WTF: Tombstone Wearing wool in the dead of summer. Thermostat reached 134 degrees

12. Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma

13. Best Picture: Django Unchained

Total after deductions:

• Unforgiven: 1

• 3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1

• Tombstone: 2

• Django Unchained: 8

• True Grit 2010: 3

NATHAN’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Django Candyland

2. Best Character: TIE True Grit & Unforgiven Rooster Cogburn & Little Bill Daggett

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: Django Various songs/scores by various artists

5. Best Screenplay: True Grit & Unforgiven Coen Brothers & David Webb Peoples

6. Best Special Achievement: True Grit Hailee Steinfeld was 13 years old at the time of casting

7. Best Scene: Unforgiven Little Bill reads all about The Duck of Death’s supposed exploits, and tells Beauchamp the truth

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: True Grit Rooster Cogburn charges down Lucky Ned Pepper and his gang. “Fill your hands you son of a bitch!’

9. Best Director: Tombstone Val Kilmer says Kurt Russell essentially directed

10. Wildcard: Tombstone The Val Kilmer/Doc Holiday Award

11. WTF: Django Tarantino’s accent

12. Worst Picture: 3:10 to Yuma

13. Best Picture: True Grit

Total after deductions:

• Unforgiven: 3

• 3:10 to Yuma: Negative 1

• Tombstone: 3

• Django Unchained: 2

• True Grit 2010: 5

JEREMY’S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Unforgiven 1880 Wyoming/Big Whiskey

2. Best Character: 3:10 Ben Wade

3. Best Kill/Death/Defeat: Tombstone Doc Holiday kills Ringo

4. Best Score or Soundtrack: 3:10 Marco Beltrami

5. Best Screenplay: Django Quentin Tarantino

6. Best Special Achievement: Unforgiven Production Design

7. Best Scene: Unforgiven Saloon Shootout

8. Defining Moment/Attribute/MVP: Tombstone River Scene

9. Best Director: Unforgiven Clint Eastwood

10. Wildcard: True Grit Hailee Steinfeild Award

11. WTF: True Grit Why did Mattie get whipped?

12. Worst Picture: True Grit

13. Best Picture: Unforgiven

Total after deductions:

• Unforgiven: 7

• 3:10 to Yuma: 2

• Tombstone: 2

• Django Unchained: 1

• True Grit 2010: 0

Golden Idol winner: Unforgiven