I enjoyed this one well enough but really felt that Castellari could have done a lot more with it. He is, of course, great at action stuff but there is nothing but action here and, for me, it felt a bit like eating too much chocolate. Fun for a while, but after a bit I got fed up and wanted something a bit more substantial. Certainly nowhere near the heights he reached in Johnny Hamlet. Which is a shame as I think Castellari has a real talent in creating visually interesting compositions and is one of the genreās better directors.
Anyhow, here is the link to my review for anyone interested.
Always thought of this as a more violent, action oriented Any Gun Can Play, and loved it
When I saw it, I had recently seen Castellariās Any Gun Can Play and I came, I saw, I shot, which isnāt a Chekhov drama either, so my expectations probably werenāt that high.
But itās by no means one of the great spaghetti westerns
Just watched this movie for the first time. Well, it doesnāt offer more than some good action. Enjoyable anyway. I always like to see Frank Wolff on screen, nice performance. Excellent score by de Masi: Raoul sings āCome Maiā ! On my version he sings in English something like āThereās gold all men desire but few men will ever find. Thereās gold that canāt ever be stolen. The gold that glitters in the sunshineā¦ā Itās hardly understandable (Raoulās accent ) !
I have seen Kill Them All meanwhile twice, but the film hasnāt improved with the second viewing.
Another SW variation of the Dirty dozen formula, but not made with enough ideas ideas to keep my interest. I only liked the last 10 minutes, the nearly uninterrupted ongoing shoot-outs and fistfights are so carelessly prepared, and are so carelessly connected, that to my surprise the film was slightly boring instead of being exciting.
Iām always a bit helpless when I ask myself what Iām thinking about Castellari as director, but a good action director should have made much, much more out of such material.
Chuck Connors was good in the lead. The rest of his gang was characterized by gimmicks, I didnāt care for them.
Frank Wolff lacks his usual charisma, his character was not very believable, and his āsurprisinglyā / foreseeable change was only a joke.
Well, thatās pretty much true. The whole plot is very incredulous ! Most certainly not Wolffās best performance but I like it anyway just for the vicious way his face looks in this one.
I thought kill em all was really enjoyable. even with lots of suspense and a clever plot. the only thing i donāt get is why the guy who jumped off the raft didnāt hide the gold. how could clyde have hidden the gold? aside from that, really great flick
Iām surprised not many like this on hereā¦ it would easily be in my top 20. The action scenes were ahead of their time and the camera work is pretty stunning. (I didnāt expect much from it after being dissapointed with Payment in Blood).
The mine cart explosion scene reminded me of the western level in the game āTimesplitters 2ā, thatās been on my mind for a while.
[quote=āReverend Danite, post:10, topic:997ā]Iām gonna try it nowā¦
Back in a coupla hoursā¦[/quote]
I reckon youāll like it Rod, Chuck Connors is quite wooden but i think that adds to the pleasure of watching it for some reason
Well - not really ā¦
It was just ok - once I realized i was watching something more akin to an early pilot for The A Team, than a SW.
As a vehicle for stunt after scrap after stunt after scrap, it just got a bit boring. (I understand PhilHās āchocolateā metaphor here) and pretty much go along with his and brother Stantonās feelings about this.
Thereās better āspecialistā style sws - Massacre at Fort Holman or Adios Sabata for instance.
Thereās a bit more substance and character in these - and great villains.
If it hadnāt have been a decent print I donāt think I would have been bothered to see it through.
I donāt mind a film thatās low on story or plot if it involves some sort of character study and situation observation (Iām thinking Hellbenders here - a favorite of mine) - but KTAACBA lacked any of this. It was a charisma lacking film (even Mr. Wolff didnāt get me going) - that was an extended bout of the worst excesses of Sabata-stylee circus tricks and moronic barroom brawls - neither of which fit comfortably in my perfect sws.
Itāll probably just about make my top 200.
Maybe.
This one seems to divide opinions. I thought it was a crap but I watched such a bad quality version which was pain to watch. I have now the WE version on the shelf but havenāt watched it yet.
Damn good SW title - āKill Them All and Come Back Aloneā - You have to wonder what that means though. Whoās āthem?ā Why ākill them all?ā and why ācome back alone?ā Pretty freakinā funny.
Great title - ho hum film thoā. Bang crash, bang wallop, biff bosh bash - wallop wallop, kap-ow ping, boof aghhh BANG! sort of stuff ā¦
But Frank Wolffās character does say that immortal line to Chucky-boy regarding him killing his knife-throwing, hulking and acrobatic mates.
) !
