I Just Bought … (the SW Shopping Diary)

After a very bizarre delay with the shipping from Germany to the USA, I received this glorious, hard to come by set thanks to our friend and @Admin Sebastian

He also included some cool postcard from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

He included a note on the back of one, but that stays private :grin: Thanks again to our Admin for helping me out.

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Oh man that’s awesome, what films are in the set?

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https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Koch_Media_DVD_catalog/Italowestern_Enzyklopädie

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The films (in chronological order) are: Dio li Crea…Io li Ammazzo (God Made Them…I Kill Them), Dio Non Paga il Sabato (God Doesn’t Pay on the Sabbath/Kill the Wicked!), Campa Carogna…la Taglia Cresce (Those Dirty Dogs), and California.

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Awesome set buddy, happy viewings :cowboy_hat_face::+1:

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Thanks Jeff :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

These two were at the right price, and I decided to take the plunge.

I do like Peter Lee Lawrence, and have heard this is one of his best.

Richard Harrison impressed me a lot in One After Another, and I want to see more of him. I know this one’s supposed to be a turkey, but some turkey’s are fun as well.

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Killer Caliber 32 is a great one. I’m a fan of Peter Lee and this one is one of my favorites.

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yes , i have it and you will be pleased . looks good.

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Have you seen Vengeance? I think that is his best Spagh. It’s like a mix between A Fistful of Dollars and Death Rides A Horse - in a Gothic Marghretti style.

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Gonna look this one up now and check it out,not sure. thanks . gonna go upstairs and get it on the tube .thanks amigo. will get back with you and let you know.

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I can also vouch for Killer Caliber, awesome movie and a really nice quality blu ray

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Yes, I did see Vengeance during the last Spagvember Fest. A pretty cool one I must say.

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Decided to play it safe and pre-order May God Forgive You, and I chose Cover B

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When I first watched this movie, I wasn’t expecting much but I really ended up enjoying it.

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One step closer to completing the collection. A guy was selling off all of his blu-rays and dvds and somehow had this so I was able to buy it for a very reasonable price. It looks like it is right out of the plastic.

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East Germany’s Cold War era answer to the success of the Karl May films. Made by the state-run DEFA Studio, most likely under the watchful eye of the Soviet Union, these films are supposed to be highly political. I got a chance to purchase this collection, still in plastic and for a reasonable price, so I couldn’t resist. Technically Euro-Westerns but…

Söhne der großen Bärin, Die - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)

Apachen - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)

Chingachgook, die grosse Schlange - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)

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I’ve wanted to dip into these for a while, but there has never been English audio or subtitle options. Are these US releases with English options, and are they widescreen?

I haven’t watched them yet but they are in German with English subtitles and are supposed to be 1.85:1. It is a U.S. release.

The box set is shown on this page:

Apachen/DVD - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)

I used to own all three of those films myself and at one time, but I eventually sold them after I couldn’t look at the pro Socialist stuff objectively anymore. Also, the company that originally intended to put them all out didn’t utilize the right aspect ratio. They were originally 2:35:1, and they cropped them to 1:85:1.

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