The trailer for Death Rides a Horse has one of my favourite movie taglines ever: “When you’ve waited 15 years to find a man, it’s a shame you can only kill him once”
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Day 11 - Uccidete Johnny Ringo
https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Uccidete_Johnny_Ringo
Heard that Brett Halsey used a cowboy-hat the whole time because of a head injury during movie filming.
This one doesn’t have any recent release but found a great Spanish TVrip somewhere.
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Spagvember Fest Day 11
Gentleman Jo… Uccidi!
https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Gentleman_Jo…_uccidi
First time watch. My 2nd Steffen Western of this year’s Fest and it’s another enjoyable one. It was pretty cool to see him smile in a role. I especially liked the methodical way he eliminates the baddies to even out the odds. Eduardo Fajardo is at his slimy best (slightly topping the Major Jackson role in Django) as the corrupt Mexican Colonel Ferreras.
The Koch DVD offers a pretty good transfer, but the film definitely needs the 2K treatment.
The only downside was a couple of minute or so moments where the film went from Italian to English, which sort of took me out of the moment at times, but didn’t turn me off to the film.
Update: I recently saw that many fans find the ending controversial, and while I admit I was hoping for a nice showdown between Steffen and Fajardo, let’s not forget Steffen’s character had 3 full bottles of hard liquor forced down his throat by the baddies, leaving him very handicapped to fight back.
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Day 11: ‘Deaf Smith & Johnny Ears’ (1973)
One of you guys has already viewed this recently, so it reminded me that I’ve had the DVD for over 10 years and never successfully got past the first 20 minutes … but after suffering the utter tedium of ‘The Last Rebel’, I reckon I can handle this one 
What has always put me off was the uncomfortable transition from the opening massacre of a wealthy family, to the goofing around of Franco Nero’s character, which is played like a kid’s cartoon … really over the top and silly. Well it’s only 90 minutes long, so less yackin’ and more watchin’. If it gets too dull I can always plans next weeks viewing schedule.
Edit: That was a really boring pointless film and a really long 90 mins !!! 3/10
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Day 11: Take a Hard Ride (1975) with Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Fred Williamson, and Jim Kelly. I thought I would try this spag west/blaxploitation flick since it looked different than the usual fare. Brown is the lead hand of a cattle rancher who passed away, and must transport profits from the ranch to his employer’s wife in Mexico. Along the way, he teams up with a smooth con artist (Williamson) and a black mute (Kelly) who was raised by an Indian tribe, and uses martial arts chops on bandits who are after the money. Not a great film, but better than I thought it would be. 5/10.
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SPAGVEMBERFEST DAY 11
Well, it’s so late in the day it’s technically Day 12 already; nevertheless, I’m just about to stick on Navajo Joe (Corbucci, 1966), the spag built on a veritable mountain of misunderstanding. Burt Reynolds thought he would be working with Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci thought he would be working with Burt from Sesame Street. Or something like that, I forget exactly how it goes. Anyhoo, irrespective of how little store Mr. Reynolds placed by the movie across most of his lifetime, it’s actually a vicious little cracker, with a blistering score from the almighty Ennio.
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Spagvemberfest 2021
Day 11
A Bullet for Sandoval (Buchs / 1969)
My Italian locandina and the fact I haven’t viewed this one in years led me to an old favourite. I watched the composite DVDr rather than the heavily cut DVD release and it really does improve the film no end. Episodic and full of ham but still very enjoyable and ticking a lot of boxes for me. Hopefully one day it’ll get a proper uncut release. In the meantime thanks to the dedicated fans who make these composite versions available for us.
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Today’s movies - 5000 Dollars on One Ace (1965)
Robert Woods first western ticks all the right boxes for an early paella western but this was clearly a passionless commercial good and not a film that anybody wanted to really make stand out. It’s fairly enjoyable but highly forgettable.
Also, - The Man Called Noon (1973)
Despite a pretty meh plot I found this British-Italian western to be a great surprise. Many people could be put off by its artsy airs but that’s something I enjoy in my westerns. The two main leads Crenna and Bud were great and so was the supporting cast, we also get a brief cameo by Aldo Sambrell.
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Day 12
I concluded my George Martin tribute today with Red Blood Yellow Gold aka Professionals for a Massacre which sees the Spanish actor joined by George Hilton and Edd “Kookie” Byrnes as they lock horns with Gerard Herter, Jose Badalo and a never ending supply of henchmen. Throw in Monica Randall to serve as the film’s eye candy and you’ve already got the formula for what should be a great spag. On top of that, the film has a decent plot with really nice camera work and tons of gunfire and explosions. Now, we have a sure fired winner on our hands! Except, for some reason I can’t put my finger on, it isn’t. It is a lot of fun but, in my opinion, just not particularly memorable. I felt that way the first time I watched it and, after a second viewing, I’m afraid nothing has changed. If someone were to tell me that they believe it is a great spag though, I really wouldn’t be able to offer much of an argument against them. I would probably just smile and nod.
Professionisti per un massacro - The Spaghetti Western Database (spaghetti-western.net)
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Wrong thread @LeSpecialiste ?
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Not even halfway thru Spagvemberfest and I am already stacking discs for Deucember. I expect you all to show Deucember the diligence it deserves
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I’ve gone ahead and assumed that it must’ve been. Hopefully I’ve put it in its intended home. 
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I can’t commit with a full moon marathon but I intend to watch some. 
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Definitely was.
Thank you very much!
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No. 12 is Hirenbach time…
Days of Violence (I Giorni della Violenza). It’s a well executed western drama that manages to entertain without boredom, it has some interesting characters and writing, and doesn’t disappoint on a craftsmanship level - but it also looks nothing special. Very solid and often overlooked. 3/5
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I may get up the courage to do Deucember as well. Sounds fun!
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Day 12 - Il figlio di Zorro
https://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Figlio_di_Zorro,_Il
Two nights in a row with Gianfranco Baldanello. This one is obviously a Zorro-spaghetti, the first one in my 2021 marathon, but I do intend to see at least one more till the end.
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Day 12: ‘A Name That Cried Revenge’ (1968)
A first time watch for me … and it’s not very good! 
Third turkey in a row, FFS!
One positive thing I can say is the photography by Enzo Barboni, which is atmospheric and interesting - filmed in what appears to be late Autumn … the landscapes, sets and costumes are nearly all monochrome … basically a BW film with a little splash of colour, looks great - Interesting to watch William Berger and ‘The Steff’s’ obvious hatred of each other … but other than that, this ones a dull confusing mess of a story.
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