Gave this one another spin. 100% italian in style, no way this film could have come from the other side ocean. Camaso and Garko are both lethal and it definitely has my favorite Fernando Sancho performance. Nora Orlandiās score is flawless. The ending sent shivers down my spine for one more time. Hell, I even like the excessive make-upā¦ One of the ten SW Iād recommend to introduce someone to this genre.
Having seen Guerrieriās Johnny Yuma previously and really rated it, I had high expectations for $10,000 for a Massacre. And while the film never manages to surpass itās wonderfully surreal opening on the beach, worthy of anything in Django Kill! If You Live, Shoot!, the film is still very entertaining, Gianni Garko being perhaps the best of the unofficial āDjangoā's. The romance for once is carefully worked into the film and helps to finally give overall a melancholy air to the picture, the final triumphal ride into the sunset not withstanding. Claudio Camasoās performance is exemplary, as is Guerrieriās customarily excellent direction. Taken as a whole, I predict this is one film that will be joining Johnny Yuma in my Top Twenty.
I guess Iāll be one of the few who dislikes this movie. Wonāt be in my top 20, I donāt even know if Iād vote for it in an alternative 20.
My problem is that Django as a character in this movie so stupid. I have a hard time enjoying a movie where the lead is such a buffoon in a non-comedy. When the stagecoach revealed the saloon womanās corpse I burst out laughing at Django. I didnāt enjoy any of the revenge setpieces after what a dolt Django had been the whole movie.
Filmed nicely, okay music, nice setpieces, nice to see Sancho. Didnāt care for the āraped into loveā aspect of the film.
A nice movie i thinkā¦lol
Yes a bit of overacting in this one as mentioned in the database review of the film. Also to much eye make up used for one of the stars as also mentioned in this thread. But some great scenes in the film and shot very nicely I thought. Some of the music cues are somewhat familar to horror films of the decade. But on the whole this is one cool movie and represents so many elements of the genre so well.
ā10,000 Dollars Blood Moneyā is my favorite spaghetti other than the āMan With No Nameā trilogy and āThe Great Silenceā, thatās how much I like it, although obviously Iām not saying that itās on a par with those, it is a favorite that I have to watch every now and then (like āBlack Jackā ;-).
Claudio Camaso was a great villain opposite Gianni Garko, and everything about this one just seemed right to me.
Iām not saying itās perfect by any means, but it would be in my top 20 for sure.
I thought the beginning was quite boring but once Django encountered Manuelās father, I started to enjoy it a lot. Iām surprised it has more points than El Puro. I donāt think itās half as good. Thereās many other spaghetti westerns Iād give higher ratings to, as well, e.g. Vengeance, I Want Him Dead, Taste of Killing, etc.
El puro is indeed much better, but also still a less widely known film.
The other 3 are far less good for me.
Never thought about El Puro being less well known, but your probably right. I am just biased and have known about the film for many years.
I just watched this one again and enjoyed it so much more than I did the first time. This is definitely going in my top 20.
Can anyone screen-shot the Koch DVD to compare it with the transfer available in the Timeless Media set?
Well, after watching the film four times, it has now made its way into my top 7 spaghetti westerns. Since Iāve acquired both releases, I thought Iād compare the Timeless transfer with Koch Mediaās:
Koch Media wins on the transfer. However, having watched both the English and Italian dubs, Iāve found that I prefer this one in English, so Iāll be watching the Timeless disc more often. My ideal would be Koch Media quality + English dub with the Italian version of Basta cosi left in at the end.
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Iāve hardly ever seen a Koch Media transfer that didnāt triumph over the competition.
I gotta say though, I love the English version of Basta Cosi. Giorgio Farina actually has very good pronunciation compared to most Italian singers attempting English lyrics.
I was really excited about another Guerrieriās western. Johnny Yuma is one of my favourites, itās wonderfully directed and nicely shot. Well, Guerrieri delivers the goods again. The intro scene on the beach and the following one where Django meets Manuel belongs to the authors best offerings. All in all the direction is nothing but excellent. Itās not Guerrieri hand but the unfocused story that fails to impress. Itās too episodic. The another problem I have with the movie is how Garko desperately tries to ape Franco Nero. Whatās even worse, his Django is a complete asshole. He does not stand on the edge of the law but blatantly cross it. Well this might work in Sartana movies, not here. I could not care less about his fate. I would also expect Django would know bandits are not very trustworthy. On top of that they had to cast Lorenda Nusciak. She is beautiful but she plays exactly the same kind of woman as she did in Django! The same character, the same appearance, same everything. And there is a comical side kick who bothered me this time, in Johnny Yuma it works, in 10.000 it does not. So in the end itās devilish Claudio Camaso who maintans interest, his Manuel might be even more likeable than Django. The locations are bit of a letdown. They change quickly from Almeria to Italian soil and even some gravel pits. Fortunately Guerrieri was not lame and made the best of it so it did not bother me that much.
I thought this was overrrated the first time I watched it but it was terrific the second time. Itās in my top 7 now. Worth watching a few times to know for sure how you feel about it.
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I was a tad disappointed when I saw this, I actually enjoyed Vengeance is Mine more. But Iām definitely gonna give it another viewing.
You are right, Iāve seen it several times and the impression def. went up, I only still did not like Django and the fragmented plot.
Iād say both movies are very similar in qualities. 10.000 is imo better directed while Vengeance is mine stays more focused.
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This was on my re-watch list for a whileā¦
Safe to say I enjoyed it way more this time. Garko must be the king of sneering; his facial expressions are always great. I forgot how good the music was too!
Gave this one a second go and Iām so glad i did. It was one of the first spaghetti westerns I watched outside of Leone and didnāt enjoy it at the time, I thought it was a bit too āartsyā to take seriously as a western but after watching some of the more theatrical spags like Return of Ringo, Johnny Hamlet, Johnny Kidd, Vengeance is Mine etc. (all of which I think are among the best of the genre) I really appreciated itās more unique style. I still prefer Vengeance isā¦ by a bit though.