I had a good time with His Name was King. I liked the theme song which it turns out had been used by Tarantino in Django Unchained. It was also refreshing to see Luciano Pigazzi (who played the hired killer posing as Fr. Brown in Sabata) in a major role, as Mr. Collins. I did a double-take when I saw one of the Mexican banditos (who was guarding Harrison) bore a striking resemblance to Frank Wolff, a la A Stranger in Town/For a Dollar in the Teeth. Did anyone else notice the resemblance? I didn’t think the movie broke any new conceptual ground for the genre. But, its overall execution made it stand out for me. I also like that the plot didn’t get too convoluted. For me, some genre entries get too complex regarding story lines. I had an unexpected laugh from the wall of fake books in Kinski’s library. The fake books can be seen up close in the scene when he slaps around a rapist.
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