I think Eastwood is a much better director than he is an actor. Had to go with Van Cleef on this one.
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I agree and welcome to the forum from me as well!
For all the italian work that LVC did, it sure wouldâve been nice to see him do some giallo or euro crime.
Heâs in âMean Frank and Crazy Tonyâ⌠its good iâve heard
It isâŚjust make sure you view the uncut version though.
I would love to have seen LVC star in some Giallos and Eurocrime during the 70s, but instead he spent that entire decade appearing in shit films. What a pity.
Not all of Lee Van Cleefâs Spahettiâs in the seventies were bad. Look at Godâs Gun, which he starred, for example. That is a prime Spaghetti Western that is very enjoyable.
[quote=âJohn Welles, post:88, topic:2048â]Not all of Lee Van Cleefâs Spahettiâs in the seventies were bad. Look at Godâs Gun, which he starred, for example. That is a prime Spaghetti Western that is very enjoyable.[/quote]Canât agree on the merits of Godâs Gun. Although there are probably others here who would. For me itâs a prime example of Leeâs drop in quality during the 70s. The Grand Duel is one of the few from that period of his which I like.
Afraid I will have to disagree here as well, though interesting angels I thought it was shit (I like Kid Vengeance and The Grand Duel though)!
Am I the only one who can see how good Godâs Gun is?
One of the few 
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Maybe. Alternatively, it could be youâre the only one who doesnât see how rubbish it is. 
I know you like Godâs Gun, John, but if there ever was a SW from a capable director which is really badly made, than it is this one. Even the lifeless A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die looks decent comparatively, and Corbucciâs turkeys are masterpieces comparatively.
That Samurai shit by Corbucci is really terrible but thatâs mostly because Milian aint capable to play a Samurai!
Yeah, but still much better directed than Godâs gun.
I thought Godâs Gun was acted pretty well (the kid wasnât too annoying, Lee Van Cleef and Jack Palance were enjoyable to watch), the direction I found to be pretty spirited (especially the action scenes), having Van Cleef play two characters (twins!) worked okay and there was some nice inventive photography. Of course, itâs not as good as a Leone or a Corbucci film, but Iâd say it was as good if not better than, say, This Man Canât Die.
Itâs not hard to beat This Man Canât Die IMO, I thought that one really sucked ass!
I actually think it was rather good. Perhaps itâs slightly too American, but on the whole, I think it is a decent movie.
Her we have the beeeeg differences in our views. Van Cleef is ok, Palance at his worst, directing is bad (some say producer Golan directed most of it, which would be an explanation), action is lousy, photography also, and the kid âŚ, well there were worser ones in SWs, but âŚ
Actually This Man Canât Die, which is an average film, was much better.
Still John, hard to accept that you can view GG that positive.