I like probably because I still look at it as a little kid when I first saw it in the theatre and it amazed me. But for me , it is a great film cause of that reason mostly I think. Sure there are finer Westerns but this is the first one I really got to see in such a big production way with great music... so most likely that is why I love the movie. Now lonesome dove, watched it so many times I can repeat each line ... still think it is amazing but HTWWW has a place in my heart