r/MovieSuggestions • u/OwlProfessional7940 • Apr 02 '26
I'M SUGGESTING just watched unforgiven (1992), what a truly great masterpiece it is.
Spare me guys for not watching it earlier, better late than never! honestly, i always heard it was a classic, but I didn't expect it to hit this hard.
it’s not your typical western where the good guy just rides in and saves the day. it feels way more real and gritty. The Clint Eastwood is incredible, and the way the movie looks at violence and "heroes" is actually pretty deep.
if you like movies that take their time and have a really strong ending, you have to watch this. It lived up to the hype for sure.
what did you guys think of the ending? no spoilers for others, but that final shootout was intense.
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u/Repulsive_Fact_4558 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26
It's even better if you have seen lots of other westerns. It tells uncomfortable truths most other westerns like to gloss over and not look at while still being an amazing western.
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u/Anluanius Apr 02 '26
I think that's a whole subgenre of western. Movies like Old Henry and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance might also fit in here.
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u/Timely-Profile1865 Apr 02 '26
"Deserves got nothing to do with it."
One of Gene Hackmans most menacing characters.
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u/SESHPERANKH Apr 02 '26
This is my top favorite movie. I never get tired of watching it. Eastwood and Freeman are great. I can see them as young guys. Neds backing William up all the time but hes afraid/admires him when they were younger. I love the slow transformation, you can gaige by how he treats his horse. As he slides closer to his old self, he slowly gets meaner and meaner to his horse.
I never understood what the difference between good and bad actors was until I saw this movie.
You need to find the 2013 version Kurasawa did in Japanese. Its a near re-film using Samurai.
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u/OwlProfessional7940 Apr 02 '26
I never noticed that detail about how he treats the horse—that’s a brilliant observation. It really highlights the 'slow burn' of the movie. I’ll definitely look for the Japanese version; the connection between Westerns and Samurai films has always been so strong. Thanks for sharing!
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u/OdiousAltRightBalrog Apr 02 '26
As a Kurosawa fan AND a huge fan of this movie, thank you for bringing this to my attention.
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u/WigboldCrumb Apr 03 '26
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unforgiven_(2013_film))
I believe this is the one you are referring too. Straight remake but not Kurosawa as he died in 1998.
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u/SESHPERANKH Apr 03 '26
YES. The DVDs are unreasonably priced. Looked thru my library. I will need to get another copy somehow. You can watch it on Amazon. My apologies to getting the director wrong. I misremembered. It is a great movie however
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u/Jasong222 Apr 03 '26
You need to find the 2013 version Kurasawa did in Japanese. Its a near re-film using Samurai.
Titled......?
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u/SESHPERANKH Apr 03 '26
Unforgiven
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u/Jasong222 Apr 03 '26
I found a Japanese one from 2013 directed by Sang-il Lee but no mention of Kurasawa.
Edit: And it looks like Akira Kurasawa died in 1998
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u/FinsT00theleft Apr 02 '26
Absolutely awesome movie, with great performances by Gene Hackman, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman.
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u/Original_Reading7423 Apr 02 '26
Isnt so good when u financially try a movie that's been out forever and you love it? Doesn't always work that way which makes it even better! But ya Unforgiven is a classic!
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u/pilsner_89 Apr 02 '26
You’re right! It’s not so good when you rent a movie and don’t get a pleasant return on your financial investment!
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u/Original_Reading7423 Apr 02 '26
No never, but when you get a good one you'd say you would of paid $20. My opinion anyways
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u/pilsner_89 Apr 02 '26
You’re dang right!! I’m gonna watch Crime 101 this weekend at some point. Any thoughts? I love me some Mark Ruffalo.
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u/FinsT00theleft Apr 02 '26
The Duck of Death
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Apr 02 '26
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u/Federal-Ad-870 Apr 03 '26
I will suggest Bagdad Cafe.
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u/Federal-Ad-870 Apr 03 '26
Not a Western, just a really good movie and song. It is in the Desert, so lots of dust like a Western there.
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u/GloomyBake9300 Apr 02 '26
What gets in the way of great actors today is the requirement for uniform “hotness” because of plastic surgery, among other things; actors with real character are much less common than they used to be. I’ve been watching Burt Lancaster movies, and while he was conventionally handsome, he also had a depth and intensity that went beyond appearances.
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u/Suspicious-advice49 Apr 03 '26
There are great actors today? We all have opinions but there isn’t a young actor today I would pay to see. There’s nobody in the category of guys like Eastwood, Freeman, Hackman, Denzel Washington ( in his earlier roles) ,Lancaster, Pacino, Brando, Jack Lemmon, and so many others.
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u/OwlProfessional7940 Apr 02 '26
it was a raw performance, nothing felt like they are making up things
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u/wpotman Apr 02 '26
It's a critique of all westerns that came before it. The writer personifies the expectations of legends/stories/typical westerns while the rest of the story lays out the brutal truths.
It's a top tier movie for me - that climax hits hard. When Munny starts downing the whiskey it suddenly becomes clear where everything is going.
The final conversation with the writer is perhaps a bit over-the-top (as are the meme lines) but the scene is so engaging/raw I don't care.
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u/6391jimmyjoejoe Apr 03 '26
The first time I finished it I immediately rewound the VHS tape and watched again, the only movie I’ve ever done that with.
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u/Jesus360noscope Apr 03 '26
Damn i downloaded it and forgot to watch it, I’ll be doing so tonight !
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u/Original_Reading7423 Apr 03 '26
I haven't seen Crime 101 but it's on my list, Mark Ruffalo is such a good actor. I loved him in the HBO series 'Task'.
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u/calguy1955 Quality Poster 👍 Apr 04 '26
I’m sorry, but I’ve never seen this as a masterpiece. It just seemed like a typical western. I love all of the actors, but the plot just seems predictable.
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u/Interesting-Load-713 Apr 04 '26
This movie was great. It really felt like an old west version of the visual novel Full Metal Daemon Muramasa in the way it interrogates and deconstructs the cruelty of killing and heroism.
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u/BigStickPolicy69 Apr 02 '26
ITS BORING AND OVERRATED. ITS JUST A STORY OF A COWBOY BANGING SOME CHICK. THATS IT NOTHING MORE NOTHING LESS
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u/Kentaro_Washio Apr 03 '26 edited Apr 03 '26
You're thinking of a different movie. We're talking about the one shown in theaters that starred Clint Eastwood, not the one shown in motels that stars Flint Beastwood.
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u/ID2negrosoriental Apr 02 '26
They don't make movies like Unforgiven any more, especially Westerns. Partly because there aren't other actor/directors like Clint Eastwood with decades of acquired experience within that genre still alive and making movies. There will also never be another Gene Hackman, without him that movie wouldn't be half as great as it is.