Would love to have this, but @stanton probably bought every other copy, and will only sell it to those who put this film in their Top 20.
I want it aswell but Iām put off by the comedic coverā¦
It is unbelievably shit. Koch clearly kept the best cover for themselves so that more people would buy from their site.
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it can be found on ebay and sometimes amazon
Credits page has been created for La Collina degli Stivali (Boot Hill)
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So, it took me a while but I finally got around to watching the German Blu-ray since Iāve been revisiting Colizziās trilogy. The release is absolutely stunning. Iāve never seen Boot Hill look so good, the transfer is pristine! As for the film itself, Iām afraid that after two excellent instalments, Colizzi ends the trilogy with a disappointing entry. While itās certainly not a bad film, it pales in comparison to its predecessors. Thereās signs of potential and creativity. However, the plot isnāt very engaging. Itās overly simplistic and doesnāt have enough action to make up for the lack of content. Woody Strodeās character was undeveloped and his presence felt wasted. Colizzi appears to have focused so much on the visuals that he neglected everything else.
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Just saw Boots Hill (or Boot Hill) for the first time. I thought it was very poor. Canāt believe it was the highest grossing Italian western in Italy in 1969, more than Sabata or Tepepa or the Sartana sequel or the two Gemma movies. Just put Terence Hill on the credits and thatās L1.5bn and you donāt need to make a decent film.
- I saw a DVD of the extended version 94m23s Pal with about 3m of (unnecessary) scenes only in German, on the German DVD. The Italian censor site records the submission as 2734m which comes out to about 99m-100m so I guess thatās pretty much complete. I saw there was a posting some years ago about a 109m fan edit because the German version was shorter than the International version but had extra footage.
- None of the English-speaking actors (Stander, Strode, Buono or Ciannelli) dub their own voices in English which doesnāt help. Standerās voice is quite close to his but not the same if youāve heard his own voice on OUATITW or Beyond the Law.
- The script was awful and unfocussed. The first five minutes - what was the point of that? It took nearly 40m before Hill met Spencer. At one point it looked as if Strode was the main character but he largely disappeared towards the end.
- Half the big fight at the end seemed to be missing and the ending was very abrupt and looked to have been cut. It was not clear (to me) whether Standerās character died or not and the chief villain just put his gun down and was seen no more.
- A surprising amount of what appeared to be implied homosexuality. Was this intentional or unintentional? Eastman playing a character called āBaby Dollā who was shacked up with Spencer. Even the elderly commissioner was sharing a bedroom with his aide/servant.
- Some of the direction was good, such as the early stalking of Hill in the town but the movie just did not flow properly and had lots of irrelevancies.
PS - I realise some on the database seem to really like the film but I am one of the 50% who rate it a 2 out of 5. No UK theatrical release. The International version (91-92m Pal) released on video and DVD although Amazon reviewers report poor print quality.
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The thing with this trilogy is that itās budget rose while its writing diminishedā¦
The trilogy peaked with ace high imo, itās the most stylistically unique entry. It finds itās own identity and has a really strong direction.
I loved God forgives I donāt on the first watch, enough to buy a bluray of it, but on rewatches it loses a lot of itās magic as itās quite generic and lacks direction. Boot Hill is weaker for sure tho.
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