The Harder They Fall- Easily now in my list of all time favorite movies- Netflix
As a kid I loved Spaghetti Westerns. Maybe it was the experience of watching these movies with dad. While this is not the first Black Western, it is definitely my favorite. I absolutely loved the reggae songs on the soundtrack, and if anyone is a Lauryn Hill fan. What a treat.
While fictional, it is inspired by the lives of some real people. Its also a timely film in terms of discussions about historical inaccuracy. As a kid watching Shane, Magnificent Seven, and so many others, I had no idea that there were black cowboys. I had never heard of Stage Coach Mary.
The real stage coach Mary was the first black USPS employee. A bad ass gunslinger that protected the mail. Thats not how she is portrayed in this movie. But again its. this is a fictional movie.
Meet Stagecoach Mary, the Daring Black Pioneer Who Protected Wild West Stagecoaches
Would-be mail thieves didnt stand a chance against Stagecoach Mary. The hard-drinking, quick-shooting mail carrier sported two guns and mens clothing.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/news/meet-stagecoach-mary-the-daring-black-pioneer-who-protected-wild-west-stagecoaches
3Hotdogs
(13,484 posts)On Saturday matinees, we had Gene and Roy and on the local TV, Channel 13 (Newark, N.J.), we had "The 4 O'clock Western Roundup" with Tom Mix, Bob Steele, Ken Maynard, Lash LaRue, The Duke and on and on.... every day.
Luciferous
(6,288 posts)hunter
(39,005 posts)Clint Eastwood couldn't have done it better.
And the New Mexico I know is beautiful.
Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,266 posts)LOL... Yes, it was. The barrels, the chairs, the hitching posts... Thinking a nod to Blazing Saddles?
bif
(24,139 posts)It was okay. After all the rave reviews, I was expecting a lot more.