Aren´t there dozens of topics on this already?
Yes. lol
Deputy, start combining 'em!
He?
no, no, that’s not him
[quote=“tomas, post:16, topic:3056”]i know of only one (but he hasn’t been around for some time) ;D[/quote]There was a girl member too, who took considerable offence when I said that spaghetti fans who don’t like it are cunts ;D
I think you’ll find that was Silver… :
make that two (maybe one day we’ll raise it up to four members)
;D
It wasn’t the word i objected to, it was the suggestion that everyone should like one particular film.
Never mind, it’s not obligatory for everyone to love this flick. I respect person who has a different opinion than majority of people. It’s easier to be a snob and say things that are generally considered to be right.
My introduction to Spaghetti Westerns came from either God’s Gun or The Grand Duel, which were on Mill Creek’s Gunslinger 50 movie pack. Anyway, despite horrible PQ and poor audio I was intrigued enough to dig up more info. But what really matters is that I wasn’t close minded and thought that only American Cinema was the true art. Also it helps that I love learning about movies in the first place.
In closing, I would say the best way to introduce anyone to Spaghetti Westerns is through Lee Van Cleef.
The best way is for most Sergio Leone (which includes Lee) and Sergio Corbucci. Everything what the SW is about you can find there.
I showed my friend the Dollars Trilogy and he became a SW fan. He loves Lee Van Cleef now. I wanted to re-introduce him to Corbucci, so I showed him The Great Silence last night, and he was floored by it. I’m glad he loved it since he wasn’t too impressed with Django when we watched it a few months back.
I introduced my wife to the genre when we went to the Film Forum and watched Face To Face and Tepepa. Now she’s a big Tomas Milian fan, like me!
I used to manage a cafeteria at a recreation center for seniors and I screened OUATITW for them during movie night. Being senior citizens, they were already familiar with Fonda but less so with Bronson. Everyone loved it, although I had to divide the film over two afternoons because of the length.
Good idea that Colonel.
The year is winding down, so… 'tis the season to convert 
My youngest brother showed an interest in them when he’d watch me watch them, and agrees they’re “pretty cool”, but he can’t sit long enough through one xD. I’ll just call him downstairs when there’s a cool action/torture scene on. One of my other friends though would like to get into them, after seeing the obligatory Dollars trilogy, so I’m just gathering up some good quality prints of some other essentials to loan /watch with him. He’s not very tolerant of low quality movies.
So far, the Great Silence has had the best response. My mates are still going on about it! 8)
Django is more an exploitation flick, while The Great Silence is more mainstream, so it’s better to start with the latter film, as far as Corbucci is concerned.