Btw, compared to your top 20. there are no films from your top 20 (if I’m not wrong). The idea of the alternative top 20 is only to omit the films of the forums’s top 20, the one from the main site.
Means, normally all films of ones top 20, which are not in the forum’s top 20, should be/ could be here.
Yes, this is what I was mentioning the other day which folk often do and I don’t really understand why. For example, based on UglyOne427’s official Top 20 (which has 12 films which qualify for the Alt 20) I would expect his Alt 20 list to look something like the following:
1.California (1977)
2.The Hellbenders (1967)
3.Silver Saddle (1978)
4.Death Sentence (1968)
5.The Dirty Outlaws (1967)
6. Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
7.The Strangers Gundown (1969)
8. Minnesota Clay (1964)
9.Shoot the Living… Pray for the dead (1971)
10.Viva Django (1968)
11.The Ugly Ones (1966)
12.Navajo Joe (1966)
13.Long Days of Vengeance (1967)
14.And God Said Cain (1970)
15.Massacre Time (1966)
16.Requiem for a Gringo (1968)
17.El Puro (1969)
18. Nest of Vipers (1968)
19.Sonny and Jed (1972)
20.Kill and Pray (1967)
At the end of the day it is your list though UglyOne427 so you can choose whatever you like. It just seems a shame that if you really like California, Minnesota Clay and Hellbenders etc enough to rate them that high on your official 20 list that they don’t get that reflected in the Alt 20 list which I think they really should and I would think you would want.
Your call amigo.
Will do.
This then is the old list.
- Have a Good Funeral… Sartana Will Pay (1970)
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
- Five Man Army (1969)
- Massacre at Grand Canyon (1964)
- El Puro (1969)
- Nest of Vipers (1968)
- And God said to Cain (1969)
- Cut Throats Nine (1972)
- Grand Duel (1972)
- Unholy Four (1970)
- Adios Gringo (1965)
- Arizona Colt (1966)
- If you meet sartana pray for your death (1968)
- Kill them All and come back alone (1968)
- Boot Hill (1969)
- Light the Fuse… Sartana is coming (1970)
- Sonny and Jed (1972)
- Black Jack (1968)
- The Price of Power (1969)
- Fort Yuma Gold (1966)
- The Tramplers (1965)
This is the new list.
New list
- California (1977)
- Silver Saddle (1978)
- Death Sentence (1968)
- Four of the Apocalypse (1975)
- Long Days of Vengeance (1967)
- And God Said Cain (1970)
- Massacre Time (1966)
- The Ugly Ones (1968)
- Shoot the Living… Pray for the Dead (1971)
- One Silver Dollar (1965)
- Minnesota Clay (1964)
12.Sonny and Jed (1972)
13.Kill and Pray (1967)
14.The Stranger’s Gundown (1969) - Arizona Colt (1966)
- Wanted (1966)
- The Dirty Outlaws (1967)
- The Grand Duel (1972)
- The Price of Power (1969)
- Nest of Vipers (1968)
Cheers.
I’ll update that now.
All this talk made me want to update mine!
In no strict order…
Tepepa
El Puro
Requiem For a Gringo
If You Meet Sartana, Pray For Your Death
I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend…
Light The Fuse… Sartana is Coming!
The Dirty Outlaws
Viva Django
Johnny Hamlet
Blindman
A Stranger in Town
The Stranger Returns
Bandidos
California
Black Jack
The Bounty Killer
The Forgotten Pistolero
$10,000 Blood Money
They Call Him Cemetery
Old list:
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That’s a hell of an alternative top 20.
May as well add mine too, done a lot of shuffling after some recent re-watches.
- The price of power
- Johnny Hamlet
- Vengeance is Mine
- Dead Men Ride
- California
- The Dirty Outlaws
- Shoot The Living, Pray for the dead
- And God Said to Cain
- Death Sentence
- A Taste of Death
- Long Days of Vengeance
- Gatling Gun
- Four of the Apocalypse
- Trinity is Still my Name
- A Pistol for Ringo
- God Forgives, I don’t
- Ace High
- Blindman
- Navajo Joe
- The Fury of Johnny Kidd
Old list
The price of power
Dead men ride
Vengeance is mine
California
And God said to Cain
Taste of death
Death sentence
The dirty outlaws
Shoot the living, pray for the dead
Gatling gun
Long days of vengeance
Johnny Hamlet
Ace high
God forgives I don’t
Arizona colt
A pistol for Ringo
One silver dollar
Red sun
Navajo Joe
Blindman
Cheers fellas. I’ll add these updates to the list tonight.
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Let me in on the fun.
- Death Sentence (Lanfranchi)
- Johnny Hamlet (Castellari)
- $1000 Blood Money (Guerreri)
- California (Lupo)
- Tepepa (Petroni)
- Viva la morte…tua! (Tessari)
- Bandidos
- La notte dei serpenti (Petroni)
- Hole in the Forehead (Vari)
- Garringo
- Train for Durango (Caiano)
- $1000 on the Black
- A Pistol for Ringo
- 7 Dollars on the Red
- Hellbenders
- Arizona Colt
- The Price of Power
- The Specialists
- Dead Men Ride (Florio)
- A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe (haha!)
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Hi Charlie! Welcome to the SWDB, amigo. Death Sentence is a terrific choice to head up an alternative top 20, it’s a big favourite of mine.
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another person who loves nest of vipers!
You were doing so well until that last one!
I guess there’s no accounting for taste.
Just kidding amigo. And welcome to the site.
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“The White, the Yellow and the Black” just fell short…
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I have done some reshuffling of my Top 20 list (no additions or subtractions) and now turn my attention to the Alternative list.
After a recent re-watch, I think I’ll drop “$1000 on the Black” from my list. I last saw it years and years ago. No enthusiasm this time. Currently mulling over a half dozen flicks for that slot, including “Yankee” (Brass), “$100,000 for a Killing” (Fago), “The Last Killer” (Vari), and “The White, the Yellow, and the Black” (Corbucci).
On deck for a first-time view-- “Boot Hill,” “One After Another,” and “Sonny and Jed.”
I used to like 1000 on the Black, now I think it’s just stupid.
Hey - it’s a fantastic film if you turn it off right after its amazing intro sequence.
A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe might end up in my alternative top 20, as well. I’ve watched it three times so far and I’ve given it a 4/5 rating every time.
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Just a quick reminder that I will be doing my usual update of the alternative Top 20 over Christmas so if anyone wants to submit a list or change their previous one, now is a good time.
One request, if you are changing a previous list please let me know what is being replaced with what or copy and paste your old list as well as your new so i can make the correct adjustments.
My 2017 list:
1 Tepepa
2 El Puro
3 The Bounty Killer
4 California
5 Sonora
6 I Want Him Dead
7 And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
8 10.000 Dollars for a Massacre
9 The Long Days of Vengeance
10 The Ultimate Killer
11 Cost of Dying
12 A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die
13 Terrible Day of the Big Gundown
14 Hate Is My God
15 Death Played the Flute
16 Challenge Of The McKennas
17 God Forgives … I don’t
18 Why Go on Killing?
19 Bandidos
20 A Pistol for Ringo
My 2018 list:
1 Tepepa
2 El Puro
3 The Bounty Killer
4 California
5 Sonora
6 I Want Him Dead
7 And the Crows Will Dig Your Grave
8 Booth Hill
9 10.000 Dollars for a Massacre
10 The Long Days of Vengeance
11 Cost of Dying
12 Challenge Of The McKennas
13 Bandidos
14 El Bandido Malpelo
15 A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die
16 Hate Is My God
17 Death Played the Flute
18 The Ultimate Killer
19 God Forgives … I don’t
20 Why Go on Killing?
Out go Terrible Day of the Big Gundown and A Pistol for Ringo: 
In come Booth Hill and El Bandido Malpelo.
(My top 50 is edited accordingly. Also Fury of Johnny Kid is added to this list. User:Morgan - The Spaghetti Western Database)
Old list:
New list:
- God forgives I don’t
- Blindman
- Bandidos
- El Puro
- 10000$ blood money
- Stranger in Town
- A Pistol for Ringo
8.They call me Hallelujah - Four of the Apocalypse
- Shoot the Living Pray for the Dead
11.Sonny & Jed
12.Massacre Time
13.Ruthless Four
14.Yankee
15.Tepepa
16.Bullet for Sandoval
17.Black Jack
18.Fury of Johnny Kid
19.Dead Men Ride
20.Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe