Westerns to watch

I've come to a somewhat belated appreciation of the Western as the American genre, both in print and in film. I've read a few books here and there, and picked up a ton of Zane Gray books for my Kindle (for free, even.) And I've watched my share of Westerns over the years, although many of the titles escape me. The only westerns that I own have been Tombstone and Silverado. My folks, after a little discussion, sent me a few el cheapo DVDs that are among their favorite westerns that they either think I need, or that I haven't seen. This post is to make a quick list of what I want to watch in the relatively near term. 

I'm going to mostly de-emphasize spaghetti and revisionist westerns, although I do want to watch the Dollars trilogy again because I haven't seen it in a long time.  Anyway, here's the list.

• Angel and the Badman - an older John Wayne that my folks sent me.
• Tall in the Saddle - the same as above.
• Crossfire Trail - my mom's favorite western; Tom Selleck playing the lead character in a L'Amour adaptation.
• The Sheepman - I've seen this one before, but it's my dad's favorite western. An interesting counterpoint to those who say that the spaghetti western redefined the western protagonist. I wonder if the people who say that think that John Ford was the only maker of westerns before Leone or something.
• A Fistful of Dollars
• For a Few Dollars More
• The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
• Hang 'Em High - I've also never seen this one, and I'll add it in.
• Once Upon a Time in the West - I said I'm not trying to prioritize revisionist and spaghetti westerns, but I've also actually never seen this one and I'd like to.
• The Legend of the Lone Ranger - the 1981 version. I've always wanted to see this one, and it looks like it's actually an old fashioned rather than revisionist western, in spite of its date. It has a bit of a bad reputation as both a flop and a bad movie, but if you note, the Amazon reviews from people who bought it almost routinely say that the bad reputation is undeserved. It's never quite become the sleeper or cult classic, but what the heck; how hard is it to give it a try? Even if it's terrible, I'm only out a couple of bucks for a streaming rental and a couple of hours for watching it. UPDATE: Saw it. Not great. But not bad, really, either. But if that's all you know about the Lone Ranger, it's a sad way to discover the character. Then again, if all you know is the 2013 version, this isn't that bad. Don't get me wrong; it's an objectively badly made movie in some respects, but the plot and characters are notably less annoying than in the more recent one.
• El Dorado - part of a series of classic John Wayne (color ones, not early B&W ones) that are considered real classics of the genre but which I either haven't seen or haven't seen in a long time.
• The Searchers - same as above
• The Cowboys - haven't seen this since I was a kid
• Rio Bravo - one that I'm particularly miffed to have missed. Kind of an answer to High Noon, which I have seen several times.
• Rio Lobo
• The War Wagon
• Rooster Cogburn
• True Grit (sadly, I've only seen the remake. It's good, but I suspect the original is better.)
• Hondo
• McLintock
• The Comancheros
• Shane. This isn't John Wayne, but it's another one that I really should have watched years ago
• Magnificent Seven - I've seen both versions, and even own the second one, but I'd watch them both again

Anyway, that's a big enough list to keep me busy for quite some time. I'll come back to this post and mark movies seen as I watch them, so it'll be a tracking document for me, if you will.