Western 3-Way

Howdy, pilgrim. What's an Adventure without a Western!? We chose 3 films from our 2015 Western Marathon. This ménage a trois includes The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Tombstone, and Once Upon A Time in the West. Let's talk about movies!

WAYNE'S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: TGBU Sad Hill Cemetery

2. Best Saloon: Once

3. Best Cowboy: Once Cheyenne

4. Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco

5. Best Dressed: TGBU Blondie

6. Best Villain: Once Frank

7. Best Gunfight: TGBU Sad Hill Cemetery standoff

8. Best Kill: Once Harmonica kills Frank

9. WTF: Tombstone Wyatt yelling NO!

10. Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU Ennio Morricone

11. Best Quote: Once Frank: "How can you trust a man that wears both a belt and suspenders? Man can't even trust his own pants."

12. Best Screenplay: TGBU Sergio Leone

13. Best Cinematography: TGBU Tonino Delli Colli

14. Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Once Jason Robards

15. Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale

16. Best Actor: Once Henry Fonda

17. Best Scene: Once Cheyenne train scene

18. Defining Moment: TIE TGBU & Once Gold & Harmonica killing Frank

19. Best Director: TGBU Sergio Leone

20. Worst Pic: Tombstone

21. Best Pic: TIE Once & TGBU

Totals after deductions:

• Once Upon a Time in the West: 11

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 10

• Tombstone: Negative One

MATT'S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: TGBU Union Camp/Bridge

2. Best Saloon: Tombstone The Oriental

3. Best Cowboy: Once Harmonica

4. Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco

5. Best Dressed: Once Jill McBain

6. Best Villain: Once Frank

7. Best Gunfight: TIE TGBU & Once Sad Hill Cemetery & Harmonica & Frank showdown

8. Best Kill: Once Frank setting up Harmonica to kill his own brother

9. WTF: Once Cheyenne's casual sexism

10. Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU & Once Ennio Morricone

11. Best Quote: Once Morton: "This is one of 'em. You see, Frank, there are many kinds of weapons, and the only one that can stop that is this."

12. Best Screenplay: Once Sergio Leone

13. Best Cinematography: Once Tonino Delli Colli

14. Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Once Henry Fonda

15. Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale

16. Best Actor: TGBU Eli Wallach

17. Best Scene: TGBU Blondie & Tuco under the bridge

18. Defining Moment: TGBU Final shot of Tuco

19. Best Director: Once Sergio Leone

20. Worst Pic: Tombstone

21. Best Pic: Once

Totals after deductions:

• Once Upon a Time in the West: 13

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 7

• Tombstone: 0

Kyle'S GOLDEN IDOLS

1. Best Location: Once Train Station

2. Best Saloon: Tombstone The Oriental

3. Best Cowboy: TGBU Blondie

4. Best Duo: TGBU Blondie & Tuco

5. Best Dressed: TGBU Blondie

6. Best Villain: Once Frank

7. Best Gunfight: Tombstone OK Corral

8. Best Kill: Once Cheyenne's bullet through the boot

9. WTF: Once An actor killed himself and Sergio Leone was worried about the costume

10. Best Score or Soundtrack: TGBU Ennio Morricone

11. Best Quote: Once

    Snaky: Frank sent us.

    Harmonica: Did you bring a horse for me?

    Snaky: Well... looks like we're...

    [snickers]

    Snaky: ...looks like we're shy one horse.

    Harmonica: [shaking head] You brought two too many.

12. Best Screenplay: TGBU Sergio Leone

13. Best Cinematography: Once Tonino Delli Colli

14. Best Supporting Actor/Actress: Tombstone Val Kilmer

15. Best Actress: Once Claudia Cardinale

16. Best Actor: TGBU Clint Eastwood

17. Best Scene: TGBU Cemetery Shootout

18. Defining Moment: TGBU Morricone's Score

19. Best Director: Once Sergio Leone

20. Worst Pic: Tombstone

21. Best Pic: Once

Totals after deductions:

• Once Upon a Time in the West: 8

• The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: 8

• Tombstone: 1

Golden Idol Winner: Once Upon A Time In the west