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Good stuff, Stanton 8)

-Top Ten stays the same.
-Entire Top Twenty almost stays the same; Django Kill (down one) and The Return of Ringo (up one) swap places but that’s it.
-A lot of movement in the 21-50 numbers - only 9 non-movers in that bunch - but it’s mostly moves up or down by just one or two.
-Biggest climber? Bandidos, up 4 to 33.
-Biggest faller? Trinity is Still My Name, down 4 to 46.
-New entries? Just the one: They Call Him Cemetery, in at 47.
-Saying Farewell to the Fifty: Yankee, previously at number 50.

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Biggest climber? Bandidos, up 4 to 33.

The other day, I got that DVD. I really need to watch it.

2163

Even though I really like Death Sentence, El Puro and A Bullet for Sandoval, I still think that overall the 51-73 numbers are preferable - or at least in no way inferior - to 31-50.

What happened to Professionisti per un massacro? Were its 19 points the result of 1 vote?

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Great work Stanton!

2165

Thanks, but surely not half as much work as one of your reviews.

[quote=“JonathanCorbett, post:2163, topic:190”]Even though I really like Death Sentence, El Puro and A Bullet for Sandoval, I still think that overall the 51-73 numbers are preferable - or at least in no way inferior - to 31-50.

What happened to Professionisti per un massacro? Were its 19 points the result of 1 vote?[/quote]

Yes, only one vote. From Hoover Valentine (lone defender of Spuff Vermon :wink: )

Actually one is still in with only one vote. Death Played the Flute’s 25 points came also only from one voter, but it was the top position. Sentimental as I’m, I made an exception. Made the top 100 with that one vote coming from a Leone free and nearly top 20 free list.

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These are the films which got only one vote:

187 Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar Antel, Franz 2
176 The Tramplers Antonini, Alfredo 4
188 Sartana Does Not Forgive Balcazar, Alfonso 2
194 This Man Can’t Die Baldanello, Gianfranco 1
167 Rita of the West Baldi, Ferdinando 5
189 Ringo from Nebraska Bava, Mario / Roman, Antonio 2
182 Fasthand Is Still My Name Bianchi, Mario 3
195 Machine Gun Killers Bianchini, Paolo 1
133 God Does Not Pay on Saturday / Kill the Wicked Boccia, Tanio 13
134 Killer Caliber .32 Brescia, Alfonso 13
168 Days of Violence Brescia, Alfonso 5
177 Ringo, the Face of Revenge Caiano, Mario 4
147 Return of Halleluja Carnimeo, Giuliano 10
196 Any Gun Can Play Castellari, Enzo G. 1
107 Red Blood, Yellow Gold Cicero, Fernando 19
129 Twice a Judas Cicero, Fernando 14
149 A Man Called Noon Collinson, Peter 9
169 What am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? Corbucci, Sergio 5
197 The White, the Yellow and the Black Corbucci, Sergio 1
102 Law of Violence Crea, Gianni 21
150 Black Killer Croccolo, Carlo 9
170 Boldest Job in the West De La Loma, José Antonio 5
183 Sabata the Killer Demicheli, Tulio 3
198 Don’t Touch the White Woman Ferreri, Marco 1
151 Fort Yuma Gold Ferroni, Giorgio 9
162 Wanted Ferroni, Giorgio 6
117 Django and Sartana Are Coming… It’s the End Fidani, Demofilo 17
163 I’ll Sell My Skin Dearly Fizzarotti, Ettore Maria 6
184 Five Giants From Texas / Five for Revenge Florio, Aldo 3
152 Silver Saddle Fulci, Lucio 9
125 Drummer of Vengeance Gariazzo, Mario 15
135 No Graves on Boot Hill Garrone, Sergio 13
153 Up the MacGregors! Giraldi, Franco 9
185 Sugar Colt Giraldi, Franco 3
199 For a Book of Dollars Girolami, Renzo 1
118 Hate Is My God Gora,Claudio 17
190 Quinto: Fighting Proud Klimovsky, Léon 2
178 15 Scaffolds for a Killer Malasomma, Nunzio 4
158 7 Guns from Texas Marchent, Joaquin Luis Rom. 7
108 Ringo: The Lone Rider Marchent, Rafael Romero 19
130 Two Crosses at Danger Pass Marchent, Rafael Romero 14
191 The Stranger and the Gunfighter Margheriti, Antonio 2
154 A Bounty Killer for Trinity Massaccesi, Aristide 9
192 Sartana in the Valley of Death Mauri, Roberto 2
159 His Colt, Himself, His Revenge Merighi, Ferdinando 7
155 Shango Mulargia, Edoardo 9
179 Cjamango Mulargia, Edoardo 4
131 Execution Paolella, Domenico 14
136 Hate for Hate Paolella, Domenico 13
193 God’s Gun Parolini, Gianfranco 2
142 Ramon the Mexican Pradeaux, Maurizio 11
143 Django Kills Softly Pupillo, Massimo 11
156 Garter Colt Rocco, Gian Andrea 8
171 Those Dirty Dogs Rosati, Giuseppe 5
119 A Man Called Apocalypse Joe Savona, Leopoldo 17
137 El Rojo Savona, Leopoldo 12
172 Killer Kid Savona, Leopoldo 5
160 Halleluja and Sartana Strike Again Siciliano, Mario 7
138 Gentleman Killer Stegani, Giorgio 12
123 Killer Adios Zeglio, Primo 16

Of course they will stay in my excel list, and if one day one gets a 2nd vote, then this one can make quite a jump.

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Hmm, lots of turkeys, many comedies, all PLL flics (big loss, giggle), only 3 I like enough to reach my 6/10 status.

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There are a bunch of 7/10’s there, as far as I’m concerned.
Cjamango
Those Dirty Dogs
Kill the Wicked
The Stranger and the Gunfighter
… and a load of 6/10’s, but plenty of crappy ones as well.

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Those are great lists, thanks Stanton. Have to make sure I watch all of them! I wonder if God Forgives…I don’t would be ranked a little higher if there were a good English friendly version available. Seems like it may deserve higher than #32… Maybe Unholy Four should be higher than #128 :slight_smile: Ive never been a big fan of Keoma (#15) I’d rather watch They call me Hallelujah or Kill and Pray than Keoma any day. Apocalypse Joe at 119? Thought it was better than that. Also I doubt there are 190 SWs more entertaining than The Stranger and the Gunfighter!

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Unfortunately God Forgives has lost steadily ground in the last years. It was around # 25 in 2009.

The list is representative, but it is not objective. It represents taste, not objectivity. Objectivity is an illusion anyway.

As only personal favourites are named there are certainly some films which many like, only not as much to make a top 20. Such films are then not fairly represented in a list which asks only for 20 films. It also explains the big differences in points between GBU and a film on #20 or #50.

Still the more votes we have the more meaningful the list is.
The first 20 turned out pretty quick. Only Return of Ringo needed some more time to enter it. Prior to that Sabata, If you Meet Sartana and Blindman quarrelled about rank 20, but now they won’t have much of a chance to return, while Return of Ringo even climbed up to # 18. I assume the top 20 will stay as it is now, with only a few changing places now and then. Oh and it seems that Companeros is now out of the Top 10 for some time.

But with so many votes the list becomes also representative for the films which are following the Top 20. The point where the films which are included are more defined by happenstance begins around # 75. Five Man Army at # 79 has only 3 votes and The Price of Death at # 92 has only 2 votes.

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Maybe with Blue Underground’s Blu-ray release of Campaneros later this year, it could get a boost…

Great work Stanton, although I’m shocked and saddened that such an obvious classic as God’s Gun only has one vote; I may need to reinstate into my Top 20!

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I’m also shocked that God’s Gun really got one vote. I smell the devil at work to sabotage the holy work done here …

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Time for my list: :smiley:

  1. Once upon a time in the west
  2. The good, the bad and the ugly
  3. For a few dollars more
  4. A fistful of dollars
  5. The big gundown
  6. Death rides a horse
  7. The Great Silence
  8. The Mercenary
  9. Django
  10. The Return of Ringo
  11. Duck, you sucker!
  12. Navajo Joe
  13. Companeros
  14. Day of Anger
  15. Run Man Run
  16. A Bullet for the General
  17. Face to Face
  18. Cemetery Without Crosses
  19. Anda muchacho, spara!
  20. The Dirty Outlaws
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On a general note:
If someone wants to change his list, he should always post a new one instead of changing one a dozen pages ago, or inform me at least that he changed his list on page x. Otherwise I’m not able to integrate this change in the big list. My clairvoyant abilities got a bit rusty in the last years.

2175

Am I allowed to vote or no? ???

2176

Everybody is allowed. Why do you think you are not?

2177

of cooourse you are
you are allowed to do many things
for example you are allowed to put God’s Gun on the first place
or some other top notch spaghie
but God’s Gun will do fine

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Oh, I don’t know. I thought I would ask first since i’m kinda of a newbie here. :slight_smile:

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Everybody is welcome …

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My personal top 20

1.The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
2. For a Few Dollars More
3. The Big Gundown
4 A Fistful of Dollars
5. The Mercenary
6. Face to Face
7.The Great Silence
8. Bandidos
9. Django
10. Once Upon a Time in the West
11. Companeros
12. Day of Anger
13. A bullet for the General
14. Death Rides a Horse
15. If You Meet Sartana, Pray for Your Death
16. $10.000 For a Massacre
17. The Bounty Killer
18. Cemetery without Crosses
19. El Puro
20. Duel in the Eclipse