A month past 24 yet I’m spending my Friday like someone my age backwards. After a long day at work I’m sprawled out on my couch, watching some classic 1950’s westerns. I hear murmurs about a party that’s bumping tonight and an open invitation, but I think the reward doesn’t outweigh the risk. On the coffee table I’ve got only about 32 pages left in my book, “What should I read next” I wonder. Maybe I’ll finally crack open that Hammett I’ve got on the bookshelf; I’ve been itching to read my next Elmore. My eyes closing now, and I think I’ll take a nap.

A month past 24 yet I’m spending my Friday like someone my age backwards. After a long day at work I’m sprawled out on my couch, watching some classic 1950’s westerns. I hear murmurs about a party that’s bumping tonight and an open invitation, but I think the reward doesn’t outweigh the risk. On the coffee table I’ve got only about 32 pages left in my book, “What should I read next” I wonder. Maybe I’ll finally crack open that Hammett I’ve got on the bookshelf; I’ve been itching to read my next Elmore. My eyes closing now, and I think I’ll take a nap.

A month past 24 yet I’m spending my Friday like someone my age backwards. After a long day at work I’m sprawled out on my couch, watching some classic 1950’s westerns. I hear murmurs about a party that’s bumping tonight and an open invitation, but I think the reward doesn’t outweigh the risk. On the coffee table I’ve got only about 32 pages left in my book, “What should I read next” I wonder. Maybe I’ll finally crack open that Hammett I’ve got on the bookshelf; I’ve been itching to read my next Elmore. My eyes closing now, and I think I’ll take a nap.

A month past 24 yet I’m spending my Friday like someone my age backwards. After a long day at work I’m sprawled out on my couch, watching some classic 1950’s westerns. I hear murmurs about a party that’s bumping tonight and an open invitation, but I think the reward doesn’t outweigh the risk. On the coffee table I’ve got only about 32 pages left in my book, “What should I read next” I wonder. Maybe I’ll finally crack open that Hammett I’ve got on the bookshelf; I’ve been itching to read my next Elmore. My eyes closing now, and I think I’ll take a nap.

3.897/5

3.897/5

A pretty good film. A solid plot with some good action and great setting. But the film lacked any thematic significance to make it stand out and the acting wasn’t unique. And maybe it just me but the later portion of the film seemed to drag. A good film that I genuinely enjoyed but nothing special.

A pretty good film. A solid plot with some good action and great setting. But the film lacked any thematic significance to make it stand out and the acting wasn’t unique. And maybe it just me but the later portion of the film seemed to drag. A good film that I genuinely enjoyed but nothing special.

**52 Westerns in 52 Weeks Challenge
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Week 7: Starring Randolph Scott**

Ride Lonesome earns its spot as one of my new favorite westerns in a number of impressive ways that caught me completely off guard from something I wasn’t expecting too much out of. This story is simple, doesn’t take too many risks, and is rooted in what we commonly expected from the western genre but it was brought to life in such a well executed and well written way that the finished product is easily one of the best westerns I’ve seen so far. The script telling that story is a big contributor to why I loved it so much as it doesn’t have a line of dry dialogue, the script quality isn’t typically a big reason why I come to this genre so to take in this story through what I’d call one of, if not THE best the western script I’ve ever seen made for a surprisingly time. It also shines through its technical brilliance with most memorably the beautifully colored CinemaScope anamorphic landscapes but every shot in this was stunning and I was constantly loving the way each one was framed. Also on the technical side was the score from Heinz Roemheld which is yet another fantastic piece of music created for a western movie, I was a big fan of how it helped me feel this story, these visuals, and this atmosphere deeper than the writers and creative team had already established it. It’s a quick and fantastically made western with a story that may not drop your jaw with its creativity but it executes the western themes in a much better and more profound way than I’m used to seeing, I’m now very interested in seeing more of Budd Boetticher’s collabs with Randolph Scott as this was about as great an intro to the renowned actor/director duo as I could’ve asked for.

**52 Westerns in 52 Weeks Challenge
**
Week 7: Starring Randolph Scott**

Ride Lonesome earns its spot as one of my new favorite westerns in a number of impressive ways that caught me completely off guard from something I wasn’t expecting too much out of. This story is simple, doesn’t take too many risks, and is rooted in what we commonly expected from the western genre but it was brought to life in such a well executed and well written way that the finished product is easily one of the best westerns I’ve seen so far. The script telling that story is a big contributor to why I loved it so much as it doesn’t have a line of dry dialogue, the script quality isn’t typically a big reason why I come to this genre so to take in this story through what I’d call one of, if not THE best the western script I’ve ever seen made for a surprisingly time. It also shines through its technical brilliance with most memorably the beautifully colored CinemaScope anamorphic landscapes but every shot in this was stunning and I was constantly loving the way each one was framed. Also on the technical side was the score from Heinz Roemheld which is yet another fantastic piece of music created for a western movie, I was a big fan of how it helped me feel this story, these visuals, and this atmosphere deeper than the writers and creative team had already established it. It’s a quick and fantastically made western with a story that may not drop your jaw with its creativity but it executes the western themes in a much better and more profound way than I’m used to seeing, I’m now very interested in seeing more of Budd Boetticher’s collabs with Randolph Scott as this was about as great an intro to the renowned actor/director duo as I could’ve asked for.