Alternative Top 20

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4 new entries in mine (one of them made it into official top 20):

  1. And God Said to Cain 1970
  2. Taste of Vengeance / Cowards don’t pray / I vigliacchi non pregano 1969
  3. A Pistol for Ringo 1965
  4. Forgotten Pistolero 1969
  5. Massacre Time 1966
  6. Il tempo degli avvoltoi / Last of the Badmen 1967
  7. At the End of the Rainbow / Dead Men Ride / Anda muchacho, spara 1971
  8. Sabata 1969
  9. Tepepa 1969
  10. Kill the Wicked! 1967
  11. Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead 1971
  12. ¿Quién grita venganza? / Dead Men Don’t Count 1968
  13. …e venne il tempo di uccidere / And Then a Time for Killing 1968
  14. Preparati la bara! 1968
  15. If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death 1968
  16. China 9, Liberty 37 1978
  17. The Grand Duel 1972
  18. Red Sun 1971
  19. The Unholy Four 1970
  20. ¡Mátalo! 1970
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Just thought id add there are several well known films that I have not had the chance to see yet, Namely Cemetary without crosses, Specialists, Matalo, Dirty Outlaws, 10,000 dollars for a massacre. My lists may change again soon.

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Okay, it’s been almost six months since my last Alternative Big 20. Let’s do this thing:

  1. Sentenza di morte (Death Sentence) (Mario Lanfranchi, 1968)
  2. Réquiem para el gringo (Duel in the Eclipse) (José Luis Merino, 1968)
  3. Requiescant (Kill And Pray) (Carlo Lizzani, 1967)
  4. La taglia è tua… l’uomo l’ammazzo io (El Puro) (Edoardo Mulargia, 1969)
  5. Mannaja (A Man Called Blade) (Sergio Martino, 1977)
  6. 10.000 dollari per un massacro (10,000 Dollars For a Massacre) (Romolo Guerrieri, 1967)
  7. Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria (The Forgotten Pistolero) (Ferdinando Baldi, 1969)
  8. Se incontri Sartana prega per la tua morte (If You Meet Sartana, Pray For Your Death) (Gianfranco Parolini, 1968)
  9. Oggi a me… domani a te! (Today It’s Me… Tomorrow You!) (Tonino Cervi, 1968)
  10. I Crudeli (The Hellbenders) (Sergio Corbucci, 1967)
  11. California (Michele Lupo, 1977)
  12. Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo (Shoot the Living and Pray For the Dead) (Giuseppe Vari, 1971)
  13. Il prezzo del potere (The Price of Power) (Tonino Valerii, 1969)
  14. Un minuto per pregare, un istante per morire (A Minute to Pray, a Second to Die) (Franco Giraldi, 1968)
  15. Joko invoca Dio… e muori (Vengeance) (Antonio Margheriti, 1968)
  16. Navajo Joe (Sergio Corbucci, 1966)
  17. Buon funerale, amigos!.. paga Sartana (Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay) (Giuliano Carnimeo, 1970)
  18. La notte dei serpenti (Nest of Vipers) (Giulio Petroni, 1969)
  19. Garringo (Dead Are Countless) (Rafael Romero Marchent, 1969)
  20. Uno dopo l’altro (One After Another) (Nick Nostro, 1968)

Now I know I said the last list was sexy, but this list is so sexy that I shall be secretly thinking about it next time I’m getting biblical with the missus.

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Only just discovered this thread. A lot of things going on at this Forum. I take it it’s the current SWDB top 20 films which should be left out. Correct me if I’m wrong. I haven’t seen Crisantemi per un branco di carogne or L’odio è il mio Dio.

1 Tepepa
2 El Precio de un hombre
3 10.000 dollari per un massacro
4 La taglia è tua… l’uomo l’ammazzo io
5 Sartana non perdona
6 California
7 Buitres cavarán tu fosa, Los
8 Sentenza di morte
9 I Lunghi giorni della vendetta
10 L’ultimo killer
11 Per 100,000 dollari ti ammazzo
12 Quanto costa morire
13 Un Minuto per pregare, un istante per morire
14 Tempo di massacro
15 Quel maledetto giorno della resa dei conti
16 Lo ammazzo come un cane… ma lui rideva ancora
17 Lo voglio morto
18 Vendetta per vendetta
19 Django il bastardo
20 La Notte Dei Serpenti

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I think nobody here has.

And you are right about the exclusion of the current (and most likely future) Top 20.

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These two most recent lists have been added. I will update the Alternative Top 20 page before the end of the year so if anyone else wants to add a contribution or update their previous lists now is the time.

If you want to update please copy and paste your old list too so I don’t have to trawl back through the pages to find it. :slight_smile:

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My new A20 looks like this:

  1. And God Said to Cain 1970
  2. Taste of Vengeance / Cowards don’t pray / I vigliacchi non pregano 1969
  3. A Pistol for Ringo 1965
  4. Forgotten Pistolero 1969
  5. Massacre Time 1966
  6. Il tempo degli avvoltoi / Last of the Badmen 1967
  7. At the End of the Rainbow / Dead Men Ride / Anda muchacho, spara 1971
  8. Sabata 1969
  9. Tepepa 1969
  10. Mannaja 1977
  11. They Were Called Graveyard 1969
  12. The Ruthless Four 1968
  13. Kill the Wicked! 1967
  14. Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead 1971
  15. ¿Quién grita venganza? / Dead Men Don’t Count 1968
  16. …e venne il tempo di uccidere / And Then a Time for Killing 1968
  17. Specialists 1969
  18. Preparati la bara! 1968
  19. If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death 1968
  20. China 9, Liberty 37 1978
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OK, here is my Alternative Top 20:
  1. Sentenza di morte, Mario Lanfranchi (1968)
  2. Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo, Giuseppe Vari (1971)
  3. Anda muchacho, spara!, Aldo Florio (1971)
  4. La notte dei serpenti, Giulio Petroni (1969)
  5. E Dio disse a Caino… , Antonio Margheriti (1969)
  6. Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco, Paolo Bianchini (1968)
  7. Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria, Ferdinando Baldi (1969)
  8. Il grande duello, Giancarlo Santi (1972)
  9. Ognuno per se, Giorgio Capitani (1967)
  10. El Desperado, Franco Rossetti (1967)
  11. Sabata, Gianfranco Parolini (1969)
  12. Réquiem para el gringo, José Luis Merino (1968)
  13. Un Dollaro tra i denti, Luigi Vanzi (1966)
  14. 10.000 dollari per un massacro, Romolo Guerrieri (1967)
  15. Bandidos, Massimo Dallamano (1967)
  16. Quanto costa morire, Sergio Merolle (1968)
  17. Black Jack, Gianfranco Bandanello (1968)
  18. Dio perdona… io no!, Giuseppe Colizzi (1967)
  19. Oggi a me… domani a te!, Tonino Cervi (1968)
  20. Uno dopo l’altro, Nick Nostro (1968)

My new Alternative Top 20, not too many changes:

  1. Sentenza di morte, Mario Lanfranchi (1968)

  2. Prega il morto e ammazza il vivo, Giuseppe Vari (1971)

  3. Anda muchacho, spara!, Aldo Florio (1971)

  4. Tepepa, Giulio Petroni (1968)

  5. Arizona Colt, Michele Lupo (1966)

  6. Navajo Joe, Sergio Corbucci (1966)

  7. E Dio disse a Caino… , Antonio Margheriti (1969)

  8. Quel caldo maledetto giorno di fuoco, Paolo Bianchini (1968)

  9. Il pistolero dell’Ave Maria, Ferdinando Baldi (1969)

  10. Il grande duello, Giancarlo Santi (1972)

  11. Ognuno per se, Giorgio Capitani (1967)

  12. El Desperado, Franco Rossetti (1967)

  13. Sabata, Gianfranco Parolini (1969)

  14. Réquiem para el gringo, José Luis Merino (1968)

  15. Ballata per un pistolero, Alfio Caltabiano (1967)

  16. Un Dollaro tra i denti, Luigi Vanzi (1966)

  17. Bandidos, Massimo Dallamano (1967)

  18. Black Jack, Gianfranco Bandanello (1968)

  19. Quanto costa morire, Sergio Merolle (1968)

  20. Sella d’argento, Lucio Fulci (1978)

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Ok, all new changes have been duly noted and the list updated for the start of 2015.

As usual, no major changes just a bit of reshuffling in the main. Biggest climber is Tepepa which moves up to 13th. Not a bad thing in my opinion.

Here’s a link to the updated list.

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Great work once again, Phil

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Still interesting that it differs from the top 20 list.

Weakest films for me are California (4/10) and Vengeance Is Mine (5/10)

Best is El puro (9/10)

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  1. A Silver Dollar
  2. A pistol for Ringo
  3. Massacre time
  4. Navajo Joe
  5. Texas addio
  6. Sabata
  7. They call me Trinity
  8. Trinity is still my name
  9. Preparati la bara!
  10. Red Sun
  11. God’s Gun
  12. The Grand Duel
  13. Don’t turn the other cheek
  14. Arizona Colt
  15. Adios Gringo
  16. Requiescant
  17. Any gun can play
  18. Johnny Oro
  19. Sartana
  20. Adios, Sabata
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Unfortunately you have just missed having your selections added to the latest update, Jesus but I have added your picks to my records and they will be included next time.

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I dunno. You deny Jesus and then you wonder why the O’s are having a shocker this season.

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I really like that updated list! Still havent seen California. Im a little surprised with the two Sartana movies that made the list before If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death.

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Most of my top 20 movies are movies that would be in this list:

  1. If You Meet Sartana, Pray For Your Death- Crazy this isn’t in the top 20, soooo perfect!
  2. Blindman- I think this has more great one-liners than any SW.
  3. Today It’s Me, Tomorrow You- Great guys-on-a-mission SW.
  4. Bandidos- My favorite of the Master and Apprentice type SW’s.
  5. The Dirty Outlaws- Great soundtrack and just solid all-around.
  6. Navajo Joe- Brutal movie with an awesome hero and fantastic soundtrack!
  7. I Am Sartana, Trade your Guns for a Coffin- Anytime you put Charles Southwood and George Hilton together you get gold.
  8. The Stranger in Japan- Immensely entertaining, The Stranger at his best!
  9. Johnny Yuma- Mark Damon’s coolest character and a great villainess.
  10. Johnny Hamlet- Enzo Castellari’s best in my opinion.
  11. Hate Thy Neighbor- Two incredible villains make this one.
  12. Ringo and His Golden Pistol- Totally exemplifies a fun matinee B SW in every aspect.
  13. The Unholy Four- Great chemistry in the ensemble makes this very rewatchable.
  14. May God Forgive You… I won’t- Awesome revenge flick with an unforgettable instrumental theme.
  15. Massacre Time- George Hilton and Franco Nero really proved to be a great duo in this one.
  16. The Stranger Returns- More comedic than the 1st, and when Tony Anthony really settled into his persona.
  17. In A Colt’s Shadow- Charming in it’s cheesy way, great instrumental theme.
  18. Seven Dollars on the Red- Simple and yet very disturbing in it’s themes. This one always gets to me.
  19. Blood at Sundown- Great to see Gianni Garko as a villain, and Anthony Steffen rises to the occasion to fight him.
  20. Get Mean- Totally ludicrous Tony Anthony vehicle taking a SW to the limits of absurdity.
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You’re obviously a Tony Anthony fan, Berger King. Yet no place for Stranger in Town? Interesting that the most popular Stranger film here (on this list anyway) is the only one you left out.

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With a name like that, I was expecting a few more William Berger films.

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1 & 3 are part of the Berger King franchise

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      Phil, I really like A Stranger in Town. It'd be in my top alternative 30 for sure.  But what I love about Tony Anthony most is his hilarious delivery of one-liners, hence why I rate his other Stranger flicks higher.
       Farmer J, I am a bit ashamed I don't have more Berger stuff as well in this list. Sabata is a pretty great fun SW, same with They Call Him Cemetery ( I wish I could find an English version with a clear soundtrack of that one). But as Scherp pointed out, I have a couple Bergers in there at the top.