Some of the Movies4men (now known as Sony Movies Action) programs are really poor quality … soft image, pixelated, motion blur etc. This was mainly with their older screenings - but watch out for ‘Django’, ‘Pancho Villa’, ‘White Comanche’ and this one, ‘Guns of the Revolution’ practically unwatchable … don’t know what they’re playing at !? 
I caught their version of Django and thought it was quite watchable - those screaming red outfits struggle on poorer prints though. I recorded Run Man Run last night, which was pretty blurry but at least in the correct aspect ratio.
Is it really worse than On the Third Day Arrived the Crow (1973) though?
I’m in the middle of a Gianni Crea marathon and oh boy, thank God I’ve got some beer at my disposal.
Spent a very dreary afternoon here in the state of New Jersey enjoying a second viewing of the Mark Damon Western La Morte non Conta i Dollari (The Dead Don’t Count Money/Death at Owell Rock)
The fight scene towards the end between Mark Damon and Nello Pazzafini is really cool to watch as it was both actors doing their own stunts. Both my viewings so far have been in the Italian language as the English dub is complete “horse manure” in audible terms and is very flat as well.
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Well, can’t really say, because … I had never fucking finished that crap! 
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Reverend Colt
A little endurance test ain’t it? Jeezus. This might be the stuff through which italian mafia laundred black money. Mediocre or worse in all aspects. Family friendly super-christian spaghetti western. Kid vengeance’s a masterpiece compared to this. 2/10
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I have to say I agree. Another enjoyable one with Sancho is in my opinion Doc, Hands of Steel.
Yes, the duel between Berger and Fineschi alone makes On the Third Day better than Executioner of God,
Crea marathon, Ric e Gian, L’Ostaggio, Canevari’s first western and the one from Lattanzi… This year you guys are going too far! So, Seven Nuns is coming soon?
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We should have some trophy given to the one that sits thru the most shitty spags thru spagvember fest - I feel that we have quite a few contesters 
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19: ‘Una Pistola Per Cento Croci’ ( A Pistol for 100 Crosses) 1971
Poor … very poor. Maybe some laughs for connoisseurs de crap … but low grade stuff of this ilk make me cringe for the friends and family of all concerned.
Very slightly better production value than many Fidani westerns … but so inept it could be seen as a brilliant pastiche of that director - it’s not though … just another nail in the coffin for an already faltering genre.
Special mention to ‘director’, Lucky Moore … any relation to ‘Dick Spitfire’?, I initially thought - nope, this is a wholly new masterclass in how to bore the hell out of your naïve audience. The director is also an actor, who has generously put himself in several comedy relief sequences, aka padding.
The version I watched is just shy of 92 minutes and is a near pristine print, that’s about the most positive thing I can say of this. BTW it’s an unofficial Sartana movie, or Django if you’re watching a German version. 2/10
20:‘They Call Me Trinity’ (1970)
Haven’t watched this all the way through since I was about 12 - loved it then, but found it tiresome when I looked at it again years later.
There are some genuinely very funny moments between Bud and Terence, but the final punch up seems to go on and on … Glad that I finally re-watched it and happy to acknowledge it’s not as crappy as I imagined … but it’s way too long for a comedy with only the thinnest of storylines. 7/10 for the sake of nostalgia 
21: ‘Mannaja - A Man Called Blade’ (1977)
Only my 2nd time viewing this one - it’s really well done, considering it was almost the last SW produced. The story is strong though familiar, but it’s well directed and has some clever ‘Peckinpah’ influenced montages, which are surprisingly effective for a genre film.
Though I was never a fan of Maurizio Merli in his Euro cop movies, I have to say he’s very good as a western leading man. John Steiner steals the show, and Donal O’Brien has a few nice unpleasant moments too. Plus it has that weird Keoma singer again !!! LOL 7/10
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I have only one question left. Why would you that?
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Oh hell, I had this on the program. Probably another spagh for deletion…
You may like it … don’t let me put you off! 
I’ve just finished Seven Nuns in Kansas City (1973) (thank you, Jonathan) and now I’m gonna move on to The Executioner of God (1973).
Out of perverse curiosity I suppose. I want to see for myself how awful the genre and filmmaking in general can get and it’s actually impressive. Another thing is that once the final credits roll, the powerful sensation of relief washes all over me making me realize I will most likely never have to re-watch or deal with the pieces of shit ever again. I think I will now watch The Executioner of God (1973), a couple of Mauri’s flicks, which are said to be at the very least Fidani-tier (that’s an unironic compliment BTW), and then I will come back to watching ‘normal’ spags. I wish I could also see Tiger From River Kwai (1975), but I think I can live without that to be perfectly honest.
Say what you want about Fidani, some of his movies are fun and usually pieced together in a passable form. Crea, on the other hand, is pure fucking toxic waste. I don’t think I will see another Crea movie ever again.
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See? See, what you have done, @JonathanCorbett? 
It’s actually an interesting movie, you’ll see. But simultaneously hard to watch.
Yes, I liked Savage Guns, that seemed to me almost superior to his other movies although I’ve seen only four I think.
Do you fastforward/clickthrough the scenes which seem too difficult to bear and comprehend? I started to skip some superboring scenes recently, like in Reverend Colt or Executionr of God.
This years spagvemberfest has some morbidly masochistic tones.
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Una Pistola Per Cento Croci
by Lucky Moore aka Carlo Croccolo, who directed also Black Killer with Kinski. As I found out, Croccolo died just a month ago in october, aged 92. Hm.
The movie itself is quite hilarious and unintentionally funny, for example the choreography of the saloon brawl is almost unique within the genre. Gunplay too offers a lot of bits for a good laugh.
So, I agree with @aldo’s rating and would heartily recommend it to @Mickey13 and his endurance journey through the genre.
One of the villains in the movie, so you get the idea, played by the director himself.
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Garrone: No Room to Die
-Spagvember needs some Steffen. 7/10 -
Mercanti: Three Lead Dollars
-New film for me again. It seems that this was made back to back with Damned Pistols of Dallas, a film I don’t remember a thing anymore. This goes to the same category, not really that bad but really forgettable. 4/10
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One for me to avoid, another to re-evaluate … ‘No Room to Die’ is one I gave up on, but now that I am desensitised to ‘The Mighty Steff’ … I’ll give this another go
These 18 SWs were watched by me in November, including just 3 from my “Spagtober” session which are aloud according to my own rules 
9 of these SWs are 7 out of 10 rated by me. The current ranking for each SW on my own Top 40 SW list is stated :
10 Requiem For A Gringo/Duel In Eclipse (Eugenio Martín, José Luis Merino)
14 Sabata (Gianfranco Parolini)
16 Ramon The Mexican ( Maurizio Pradeaux)
19 Johnny Hamlet/The Wild And The Dirty (Enzo G. Castellari)
20 Requiescant/Kill And Pray (Carlo Lizzani)
21 Death Sentence (Mario Lanfranchi)
23 No Room To Die/Hanging For Django/A Noose For Django (Sergio Garrone)
24 Viva Django / Django, Prepare a Coffin (Ferdinando Baldi)
25 Garringo (Rafael Romero Marchent)
9 of these SWs are 6 out of 10 rated by me. The current ranking for each SW on my own Top 40 SW list is stated :
28 Mannaja/A Man Called Blade (Sergio Martino)
30 Taste Of Killing/Lanky Fellow (Tonino Valerii)
31. My Name Is Pecos (Maurizio Lucidi)
32. Django The Bastard/The Stranger’s Gundown (Sergio Garrone)
34. Pecos Cleans Up (Maurizio Lucidi)
36. Navajo Joe (Sergio Corbucci)
37 Blood At Sundown/One Thousand Dollars on the Black (Alberto Cardone)
38 Yankee (Tinto Brass)
39. Two Crosses At Danger Pass (Rafael Romero Marchent)
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I will award a price to this year’s at once most adventurous, studious and audacious Spaghvemberer. I will accept nominations, which shall include showcase examples of the nominee’s efforts, at the end of the 'vember.
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