Donna M
St Louis, Mo
USA
17 Feb 2003
66.143.138.80
I loved this movie as I do all of yours & thought it a great western that was very entertaining. I love that Monte Walsh & look forward to more great movies with you!

Frank Holmes
Colorado Springs, Co
United States
16 Feb 2003
63.231.104.170
One of the best westerns of all time in my opinion! Keep up the great work Tom Selleck! And PLEASE let there be a DVD of Monte Walsh (Directors Cut?) in the not so distant future. Thanks for an outstanding movie! Frank Holmes

Fletcher Scaife
Zillah, Wash
U.S. of A.
15 Feb 2003
66.189.218.144
I really appreciated the 'Monte Walsh' movie starring Tom Selleck. I found it to be really relevant to our times, as we must today deal with changes in technology and society. Thank you for putting together such a great film. It has been over 2 weeks since I saw it, and I am still reflecting on the story, the characters, the message. Tom--I hope your next movie equals or exceeds this gem!

george c
wakefield, yorkshire
United Kingdom
14 Feb 2003
20:16:31
62.60.121.124
more ,more ,more ,more, westerns the world is jam packed with western fans who would , like--no, demand -- more western films

D. Chase
Newport News, VA
USA
14 Feb 2003
65.216.215.101
Tom: Thank You for putting such wonderful, rich images on the face of a dream..... I'd love to ride from Canada to Mexico with you...even if we didn't get paid.

L. Muller
Ermelo, Mpumalanga
South Africa
13 Feb 2003
196.25.253.14
Love westerns. can't wait to see Monte Walsh as it is not out in Ermelo yet. Please keep those westerns rollin', as they are good family entertainment instead of all that far fetched science fiction rubish. Nothing beats a good western be it old west or modernday cowboys, with a definate line between good and bad.

John Lillis
Merrimack, NH
USA
13 Feb 2003
65.192.209.10
Great job. Keep them westerns coming Tom. Nice to see a movie with a realistic look. The guns, clothing, and life were right on. I know the SASS [Single Action Shooting Society] guys give thumbs up. Thanks.

Sabine Polak
Vienna
Austria
13 Feb 2003
195.170.66.138
Dear Mr. Selleck, first of all thank you for all your nice movies ! I think my daughter Lisa ( 9 years) is your biggest fan in Europe !! She is looking all your movies and her favourite is Quigley. We have this movie on video, and due to her passion for Mr. Quigley the video is running all the time! So meanwhile the video is nearly "dead" - but Lisa goes on watching because she knows every single word. Last Christmas she spoke with "Santa Claus" that her greatast wish woud be a ride across the Prärie with Mr. Quigley...

Connie Gilreath
Williamsburg, Ky
USA
13 Feb 2003
65.81.210.114
I watched two good westerns in the past month. Please have more westerns. Movies were: "Strait from the Heart" and "Monte Walsh". I love it, Saddle up for the Ride.

Joann
Yukon, OK
USA
12 Feb 2003
205.188.209.109
Tom, I really enjoyed this movie, but then I have enjoyed all your movies, especially your westerns! You really are a natural playing those parts. Keep up the good work and I can hardly wait till your next western! Thanks for the hours of viewing pleasure!

Don Metzler
Louisville. CO
USA
11 Feb 2003
64.58.29.46
One of the best westerns I have seen! A great story with an exceptional cast - I taped it and have watched it 20 times and will again. I have seen many western films, my favorites with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood. Quiqley and Crossfire Trail are up near the top too, but Monte Walsh went over the top. Well done! Tom Selleck is truly exceptional at his craft. The realism that was portrayed in Monte Walsh has made me feel as if I were sitting on a porch in Antelope Junction. Aside from the main character of Monte (for which Tom did some of his best work), I also enjoyed all of the actors portraying their characters. Especially Chet and Cal - it seems these parts were written specifically for Keith [Caradine] and William [Devane]. The entire cast seemed natural in their roles. Encore! Encore!

Jon Stephens
Maricopa, AZ
USA
11 Feb 2003
67.128.3.16
The best western film so far -- even beats the John Wayne classics. Too real for 2003. The actors were the best, would like to see another classic with Selleck and Elliott.

Rick Storts
Chillicothe, Ohio
U.S.A.
10 Feb 2003
24.50.244.40
Tom, Great job on Monte Walsh ,Crossfire Trail, and all the great westerns you've made over the years. Great to hear the fantastic ratings for M.Walsh. Hopefully this means more will be coming . ...Good luck on future endeavors!! Will definately be watching.

Shirley Phillips
Harrodsburg, ky
Mercer
10 Feb 2003
66.63.205.154
No one can bring a western to life like Tom Selleck. Tom Selleck brought Monte Walsh's life into reality. I found the struggles in his life very realistic, very sad. Western movies keep alive that part of America that should never be forgotten. From a woman's point a view, I love cowboys and I love horses. Tom Selleck appears to have been born to keep the western alive. I never miss out of his movies. He is the best.

Dr. Dennis J. Malone
Costa Mesa, CA
USA
10 Feb 2003
152.163.204.203
Dear Mr. Selleck, Thank You!!! You are a True American! I am Proud to be an NRA Benefactor menber and a Memeber of SAG (Other Peoples Money). I am so happy to see Realistic and True Quality Westerns again in this country. Have you tried to put together a good script for Quigley II? I think he is a Great Character! I Love the 1874 Sharps! Thanks again and keep us appreciating true American Values!
Editor's Reply: To answer your question regarding a sequel to Quigley, please refer to:
Bonus Article #3 (TOM SELLECK & QUIGLEY DOWN UNDER: The Future of Matthew Quigley) which was one of five bonus articles presented during our "Monte Walsh Celebration Week."

Mark Grisham
Fort Worth , TX
USA
10 Feb 2003
68.116.155.160
I believe that the western genre is alive and well as witnessed by the recent successes of the TNT network and other films in Hollywood, notably those produced by Clint Eastwood. While there have been failures, these were often of obviously poor quality. If you make a good movie, regardless of its subject, people will watch. And in the U.S. people will watch westerns!

Rebecca Allison
Lisbon, Oh
USA
10 Feb 2003
67.37.63.84
I love Westerns. I have a collection of John Wayne movies. I'm starting to collect the Tom Selleck movies. It's hard to find a western that I haven't seen. I wish Hollywood would make more.

Jenn
Abingdon, VA
USA
10 Feb 2003
199.196.144.16
I totally loved MONTE WALSH. The scenery, the horses, the story, and the way it was all portrayed. I wish great family films like this were produced more often. I am so glad Tom Selleck is doing Westerns and movies that portray that Cowboy Spirit. ....Thanks Tom!

Marie Moloney
High Ridge, MO
USA
09 Feb 2003
152.163.189.234
First of all thanks very much to Taylor Fogarty for a great series of articles! You've got a great production going here!
It is with the utmost pleasure that I post my heartfelt congrats to Tom Selleck and everyone involved in the making of Monte Walsh!!! Having been a fan of Tom's for a very long time now, I look with interest on all of his projects and offerings, and he's onto a winner with his wonderful attention to detail in this latest Western offering. I have not yet had the chance to read the book but I appreciate how he's described the way his Monte Walsh isn't just a remake of the old, but a careful blend of that and the novel. The slow pace reflects that thoughtfulness and sets a wonderful tone for what Monte was going through. Once again you've made something well worth watching again and again Tom, and it's a treat to be able to send a note that you might actually see! Anxiously awaiting the Magnum movie, (big screen, TV mini-series, WHATEVER!!!) Marie/Magwriter.

Matt Meagher
Alexandria, Va
usa
07 Feb 2003
68.49.236.26
Please make more good westerns like Quigley Down Under, The Man From Snowy River, Unforgiven, etc. But, please, don't make any more cheesy movies like American Outlaws!

Tom Cavalere
Essex Fells, NJ
USA
07 Feb 2003
152.163.213.69
I was disappointed with Tom Selleck's "Monte Walsh". I'm a big fan of Tom's, but Lee Marvin is "Monte Walsh"! Who can forget the scene of Lee Marvin walking down main street on the cranky boards, with the theme song in the background...I still watch Lee Marvins "Monte Walsh" about twice a year. Let me say, I think Tom Selleck and Sam Elliott are the only two quality Western leads out there today. I enjoy them both. Thanks

Marc Ridgeway
Jackson, MS
usa
07 Feb 2003
152.163.205.82
Tom- this was a great western!!! it's so good to know you're an NRA member!! it had all the ingredients for what a true western movie should have .the plot, the comedy, the great script -- all of it had that "Lonesome Dove" effect.

Becky Long
Winfield, KS
USA
07 Feb 2003
68.103.51.69
Please continue making westerns. 'Monte Walsh', 'Crossfire Trail', 'The Cowboys', 'Sons of Katie Elder', etc. all are wonderful movies for the whole family. I like not worrying about love scenes that are too sexy for the kids to see and I'm tired of language that isn't allowed in my house being paraded across the big screen as if it should be acceptable anywhere. Please make more quality movies like westerns.

Richard D. Sutcliffe
New Port Richey, Fl
USA
07 Feb 2003
152.163.188.167
Having come from a line of Old West people I find it refreshing to hear others compare life stories as my father and mother experenced. Tom Selleck has hit the spot in his dipiction of his rolls.

Peggy Marts
Wann, OK
United States
06 Feb 2003
65.67.196.41
I have been a fan of Tom Selleck... so am very glad to see the effort that Mr Selleck is going to to keep [westerns] alive. Keep it up please!

Scott Harloff
clearwater, fl
USA
06 Feb 2003
4.23.110.5
Monte Walsh another great western epic! a classic that yielded to all the dramatic senses. Tom Selleck was made to do westerns ; he fits the role to a tee. the whole cast really made this movie flow, especially with a topic that really has not been touched on before... the transition of the cowboy at the end of an era!! excellent movie, well done!! looking forward to more westerns!!

JEFF JACKSON
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC
UNITED STATES
05 Feb 2003
64.12.104.33
I would just like to say that Mr Selleck is the John Wayne of this era . I would also like to say I saw Monte Walsh and if any movie that I have ever seen, this movie really brings you in to the story and you almost think you have seen the era of the cowboy going by, in front of your eyes, that you have witnessed the event! Great job and I have never been so taken by any movie as I have this, you should really be proud of your work!

Kathy Herbert
San Antonio, TX
USA
05 Feb 2003
207.207.20.138
Loved Monte Walsh. Keep up the good work, Tom Selleck.

Sue MacKenzie
Calgary
Ab
Canada
05 Feb 2003
68.145.104.122
Greetings Tom! I enjoy all your westerns, especially the ones filmed here in Alberta. The only disappointing thing is that TNT doesn't broadcast to Canada, so us Canadian fans have to wait for 6 or more months until it comes out on video! Since your movies are filmed here, is there anyway for us to see them sooner? Keep making westerns!

Cowboy Bob
Cedar Rapids, IA
USA
05 Feb 2003
157.198.5.74
Tom, Monte Walsh in my opinion was a true pleasure to enjoy. I watched it three times. Growing up in the 60's, I watched Westerns on tv and saw as many as I could in the theater. Growing up with horses, and the "cowboy way", I have a particular fondness for westerns, and support them with my attendance/viewing of new westerns, and old classic westerns alike. In my opinion, Tom, not since John Wayne have we had an actor who can be the personification of the old west such as you, thank you.

Kimme R. Duffy
Billings, MT
usa
05 Feb 2003
216.187.166.134
I watched "Monte Walsh" with one of Montana's last, best working cowboys and he [criticized] everything from the modern language used to the simple fact that no one got dirty, the saddle horns were wrapped with rubber which did not occur at that time. Sellecks chaps never showed wear and he wore at least 2 different pairs, and he was possibly wearing stainless steel spurs!! The list goes on...This movie doesn't come anywhere close to what "Lonesome Dove" depicted. Boo!!
Editor's Note:  Hope you don't mind that in your posting the word "criticized" was inserted as a replacement for  your original term of "critiqued." Reason being, a true critique of a body of work would analyze the good points as well as the bad. With that in mind we think you'll agree that the term "criticized" as it appears in your posting is  properly applied in this particular case.  Additionally,  the text itself  was condensed as we reserve the right to edit all postings for clarity and brevity.

Carla Mcdugald
Okeechobee, Fl.
USA !!!
05 Feb 2003
64.12.107.24
Thank you Tom Selleck for keeping westerns alive. Monte Walsh was incredible. It made me laugh and cry.You could not have had a better cast. They were all awsome!! Keep making these great western films, you have a lot of fans out there! Tom Selleck loves what he does and it shows in his movies. I can't wait until the next one. P.S Did I mention he is one fine looking cowboy!!!

Dorothy Covington
Webster, Tx
usa
05 Feb 2003
12.8.134.83
Tom Selleck is one of my favorite actors. He always does a excellent job....Anyway As you can tell Tom Selleck is great!

Curtis w Brummett Sr
Windsor, Va
USA
05 Feb 2003
63.191.161.161
My family would love to see more quality westerns, because they show all who watch how much all families went through to make our country great. ...The quality westerns if made in the right way and with actors like Tom Selleck, can help to show what our country went through. So...please make more quality westerns that the family can appreciate.

Kim Jorensen
Sturgis, SD
USA
04 Feb 2003
216.16.2.52
Tom, It was a great show. I watched it three times and had to force myself not to watch it a fourth time! I really empathized with the characters. It is hard to make changes in a world that is always changing. It is hard to give up freedom at any level of your life. You made Monte real. I got lost in his world and forgot mine. Keep up the great work. Sincerely Kim

Tony Corbett
Louisburg, NC
USA
04 Feb 2003
216.228.101.119
I have been a Western Movie/TV afficianado for nearly 30 years, and have a collection of some 500 western videos, from The B-westerns to the present. I SALUTE Tom Selleck and Monte Walsh. It is by far the most touching, entertaining and enjoyable western film since JOSEY WALES.May we see many, many more such films from Sam Elliott and Mr. Selleck.Happy Trails!

Ms. Dallas Willing
Burlington, Ct.
USA
04 Feb 2003
12.235.249.49
I'm 65 yrs old and grew up with the early western shows - of which there were plenty. Nowadays you can't find good quality shows like 'Monte Walsh'. It was outstanding! Enjoyed seeing George Eads also, in fact, the entire cast was wonderful. Lot of old familiar faces. They sure don't ride horses today [in other movies] like they did in the old days, where they moved like they were part of the horse. Keep 'em comin', Tom Selleck, you'll have a lot of happy viewers. Thanks again for a great show.

Jean Nickey
Cincinnati, OH
USA
04 Feb 2003
12.84.226.248
Mr. Selleck, Thank you for 2 1/2 hours of extraordinary enjoyable TV viewing. The leather-work on the rifle and pistol holsters was beautiful. We look forward to your future projects.

Tim McGuire
Grand Prairie, TX
USA
03 Feb 2003
66.137.250.1
I read Tom Selleck's interview with Taylor on Crossfire Trail and found my own perspective expressed in his words almost verbatim. As an author of Western fiction it was a pleasure to find a kindred spirit in the film business with the sensitivities to good story and appreciation for the history. I enjoyed very much his film 'Monte Walsh' and am encouraged we may see more quality Westerns come to the big and small screen. Hopefully, the powers that be won't give in to the 'attention span challenged' demographics of the present movie going audiences as exampled recently with "American Outlaws.' Those films only undermine the word 'Western' and turn it into pulp. Congratulations on 'Monte Walsh' and here's to more and better dramas set in the 19th century American West.

Mary Jo Rollheiser
Phoenix, AZ
USA
03 Feb 2003
65.59.1.59
Even though I don't have cable so will have to wait to see Monte Walsh on VHS or DVD when it is released, I do know that it is impossible for Tom Selleck to be in a western that is anything but outstanding. Tom Selleck sits a horse with the ease and style of a real working cowboy and wears the clothes as if he were truly born in the old west. Would love to see him make a movie out of Clair Huffaker's "The Cowboy and the Cossack," an outstanding western story. What a truly great movie it would make with Tom and Sam Elliott and the others who keep good westerns alive. Please continue to "saddle up," Tom!

Craig McKinnon
Irvine, CA
usa
03 Feb 2003
206.194.127.112
Mr. Selleck: Thank you so much for keeping alive the great traditional Western film! I espescially enjoy the attention to details of the period. you are a master of the genre!!

Donna Chappell
Braintree, MA
USA
03 Feb 2003
24.233.66.7
Just when I thought nothing could come close to being as good as Quigley, along comes Monte Walsh. What a great story with so many well developed characters. Mr.Selleck, I noticed in Monte a little "Murray Burns" [from A Thousand Clowns on Broadway]. No wonder you were drawn to this guy. Please keep those westerns coming! It's a part of our history that we shouldn't forget.
Ms. Fogarty, thanks for the terrific articles.
Reply from Taylor Fogarty: Thank you. It's great to hear you enjoyed them as part of our MONTE WALSH Celebration Week!

Richard Scoates
Jacksonville, Fl
USA
03 Feb 2003
216.77.248.182
I thoroughly enjoyed Monte Walsh. Its the kind of westerns that should be made on a routine basis. Selleck was a believeable character. It's time for a new beginning. Let's see more western movies. They are a part of our history.

Martha Harris
West Point, MS
United States
03 Feb 2003
205.188.198.42
I grew up watching cowboys on TV, and I guess it is still in my veins! They were my heroes. I loved 'em then and I love 'em now, but I have to wait way too long between them! I sat ready and waiting for "Crossfire Trail", and I wasn't disappointed. Tom Selleck is right up there with the best of the best. I want more of Tom and Sam and all of the great stars that breath life into the cowboy icon. I don't get cable anymore, so I was heartbroken about missing Tom's new western. ...Give us more westerns Hollywood. Please.

Dave Hanson
Phoenix, AZ
USA
03 Feb 2003
12.83.72.219
Thanks for making another great western movie and keepin' that genre alive in a time when it truly is needed. Look forward to more of the same quality work from you and such great western actors that include Wilford Brimley, Sam Elliott and several others. I also hope someone will do a documentary on the late Richard Farnsworth..he is terribly missed!!

G. Maurice Saylor
Sterling, Va
USA
02 Feb 2003
141.156.197.111
I enjoyed the richness of the characters in Tom Selleck's Monte Walsh. The characters were real, vivid and had their own stories. The tale of the transition and change from era to era was fascinating and well portrayed. It could not have been conveyed as dramatically in another context. Westerns of this class are few and far between unfortunately. The last I believe would have been Unforgiven. I do hope this is released on DVD. It would be great to see more epic Westerns coming out of hollywood.

Jane Paladino
Tampa, FL
USA
02 Feb 2003
152.163.213.54
I loved "Monte Walsh." I wish there were more movies like this. The cast was great and Tom Selleck was perfect as Monte Walsh. I hope there will be many more Tom Selleck westerns. I've always been a big fan of westerns and of Tom Selleck--he looks fantastic!

J Pixley
Fremont, CA
usa
02 Feb 2003
66.81.47.167
I thought [this] Monte Walsh was ok but I don't think Tom Selleck held a candle to Lee Marvin's 1970 Monte Walsh. Yes I would like to see some new good westerns made like Conagher, the Quick & the Dead with Sam Elliott, Lonesome Dove and Quigley Down Under. I would also like very much to see the "1970, Monte Walsh" again. I can't find it anywhere.
                     Editor's note: The 1970s version directed by William Fraker, has become a collector's item. If you search around on the Internet you might find a few VHS copies available, but expect to pay a hefty price of anywhere between $60-$100. Fraker also happens to be featured in the 2003 Dutch documentary Go West, Young Man, a first-class cinematographic road movie that pays homage to the icons of the western film. The documentary recently had its world premier at the International Film Festival in Rotterdam. Several showings of Fraker's Monte Walsh were part of the festival's activities.  Also included among those appearing in the documentary is our very own entertainment editor Taylor Fogarty, who talks about the important role that land plays in films of this genre. The U.S. premier of this documentary will be announced at a later date on this site.

JoAnn Hanley
Natchitoches, La
United States
02 Feb 2003
12.14.250.71
We need more movies like "Monte Walsh." Westerns that captivate their audience with such authenticity that distinguishing the real from the imaginary is impossible. Allow us to feel the thunder of horse's hooves as they race for the cover of a treelined horizon, to catch that faint wisp of mountain air after a gentle rain, and give us that chance to envision the beauty of a western sunset through the "all seeing" eyes of a Cowboy.

Randy Sword Sr.
Whitehall, Ohio
United States of America
02 Feb 2003
152.163.204.66
Thank you Mr. Selleck for carrying on the spirit of the west. My son and i enjoy watching your movies of the west over and over. It brings up values that i wish where more popular today. I am a serious enthusiast of the west. I have old fashioned values much like your movies. Cowboyin wasn't just a job, it was a way of life. I try to hand down old fashioned values to my son .He likes your movies more than anything else on t.v. he is 3 years old. thank you for making authentic westerns. If more [people would make westerns], the world might be a better place to live. I look forward to you next movie. Thank you.

Martin Gonsioroski
Baker, MT
U S
01 Feb 2003
216.228.38.82
Great show, Tom. Your best so far. I have watched Monte Walsh alot since it aired . Your portrayal of this character is tops also with just the right amount of humour and seriosness,  just like us real cowboys are .You should consider making a movie in eastern Montana where I am from.  We have a good mix of rough badlands and flatlands also. Once again great movie and keep them coming. Here at the ranch we can't wait for the next great Tom Selleck western to come out!!!!

Rosi Schramm
Galena, Ks
Usa
01 Feb 2003
152.163.189.234
Tom: Monte has got to be your best western yet. It is worth watching over and over. Each time you pick up more and understand more that is happening. The way y'all played the era change was so great... Keep those great westerns coming for all of us western fans, and keep Keith Carradine along with you. Thanks so much.

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