Iāve now re-watched and re-evaluated all Sartanas. I watched them in reversed order of preference this time, starting with the least beloved (at least in my memory). As a result I watched this one - the first - last. The order of preference hasnāt changed much: the first one is still my favorite Sartana.
Itās not a perfect movie; it has a rather ugly look, even for a low-budget production, but of all Sartanas, this one offers the most exciting mix of comedy and violence, and it also has the best supporting cast: Kinski, Berger, Sancho, Chaplin (well, Sidney, not Charlie) ā¦
So my Top 5 is:
Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte (Parolini - Garko)
First time I saw these films I had some trouble stomaching them, and I have been avoiding them since, until your series of reviews made me take another look. My stomach troubles didnāt exactly go away. But I have come to think a lot more of the first one, and I agree itās the best of them. I have my objections against it as everybody else. In particular Iām not happy with the joking with Sartanaās gun. I donāt know if it is a Derringer like you say in your review, it might have been. But we get a real close look at the pistolās chamber in the opening scene.
It seems it doesnāt have a rotating chamber at all, like some multi barrel handguns had. We can clearly see the chambers and the barrels are in one piece. Probably this gun was fired by means of a rotating pin. You cannot simply put a cylinder into a gun like this, as is done in in the final scene.
Well, it wouldnāt work in real life (like Sartana himself, most probably)
I donāt think these things were meant to be taken seriously, they were gimmicks. In the final movie we get a organ used as a batttle station and a a miniature robot that can be programmed to kill. That was a bit over the top as far as Iām concerned, but I can understand that others have problems with this Derringer (think only of its reach and precision)
One SW leads to another. Watching Bocciaās Sapevano Solo Uccidere made me want to rewatch Kill the Wickeds. Working on both moviesā reviews, I also felt like rewatching MATALO!
What it strange movie it was, and what a strange movie it is. Was everybody under the influence, like some have suggested? I donāt know. I still like the movie, to a certain degree. Basic shortcomings are a weak finale (hits the movie like a boomerang) and those over-the-top camera-movements that eventually get on your nerves. I still like the weird look and that lady with the knife
I donāt know who the person is deleting information from the VHS releases (such as the name of the distributor), probably because heās anally fixated on his own formatting, but itās really annoying. Instead of more information -a good thing, no?- there is now less information. I canāt be bothered to change all that stuff back manually. The person should cease what heās doing, in my opinion.
