>Tresvantsyism killed the western as we know it.
>
>Let's say Hollywood actually decided to start making Westerns
>again... who could they cast? Mark Ruffalo in a re-make of
>Fistful of Dollars? Orlando Bloom as Shane? This reminds me of
>that post about James Bond no longer having chest hair... it
>all ties into the same thing. The "ideal man" is an ever
>changing thing, and these days, he tends to prefer spooning,
>eating Yoplait, and watching Rob Reiner movies in the dark to,
>you know, shooting first and asking questions later.

speaking of remakes, i've wanted to see a Run Man Run remake for a while.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062825/

>I could honestly see Westerns making a comeback very soon,
>especially with the Git-R-Done political mindscape that seems
>to have a huge chunk of this country on lock. But I can't
>think of too many actors who could really pull it off.


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