Picked this one only because it is directed by Castellari. Really had trouble paying attention to this nonsense. Seems to me, although I watched a shitty copy, that in good picture quality this film must be quite good looking, at least some of the time. The directing and the acting is not bad, but everything else is. 4/10.
The Italian DVD looks very nice - itās a silly movie, but I wouldnāt enjoy watching a VHS pan scan version, if thatās what you endured ?
Actually, I bought this one for Spagvember and ended up with the Video Asia ten pack, as it here has an English audio. That was a mistake. I should have gone for the Italian DVD, even if I donāt understand much Italian.
I put myself on a Corbucci diet this week, concentrating on some of the lesser-known movies
Massacre at Grand Canyon (1963)
*Ā½
The enigmatic movie that was made/not made by the great man. Sergio did a lot of mediocre movies in his career, but this one is so aimless and pointless that Iām willing to accept that (in his own words) it was a mercenary job and he directed only a few isolated scenes, like for instance the entrance in town of the bandits and the shootout in the town street, two inspired moments in a movie without soul
Che cāentriamo noi con la rivoluzione (1972)
*
His penultimate western, like some of his best work set in revolutionary Mexico, but having little in common with classics like The Mercenary and Companeros. When I watched the movie for the first time, I thought it was not good, but still watchable, but this time around I found the whole thing nearly unendurable. Okay, the opening scene is alright, but afterwards things quickly go downhill and I must have fallen asleep halfway through
Johnny Oro (1966)
***
By no means a great movie, it has many weaknesses, such as a mid-section in which hardly anything happens, but the opening in great and the finale explosive. And I like Mark Damon as this slyboots Johnny who was born in a goldmine and therefore loves only gold
Having Corbucci myself too.
Spagvember#24 Corbucci: Sonny & Jed
-One of my favorite Corbucci films. 8/10
This film has something in common with an earlier Mussolini/Mulargia cooperation, Why Go on Killing?, the latter the better film by any measure. It would perhaps have profited by Mulargia staying onboard, also Rassimov would probably have been a better choice for the lead man than Ardisson. Seems they had some resources at hand, but perhaps not so many ideas. 5,5/10
Iāve decided to save JoaquĆn Luis Romero Marchentās last Western, Condenados a vivir, for SpagvemberFestās last day and instead (re-)watch more of the early Spanish contributions to the genre. First one: Fuerte perdido (ālost fort,ā released on December 4, 1 BL), directed by JosĆ© MarĆa Elorrieta, a technically competent but not very original or inventive filmmaker. Still, Iāve enjoyed rewatching his Fuerte perdido, a Western steeped in Hollywood tradition.
DAY 24
Iām not sure if Iām going to make this one today. If I do, itāll be late tonight; if not, Iāll double-bill it with tomorrowās movie. In any case, itās Django Shoots First (De Martino, 1966), another movie Iāve not seen but, for a change, one Iām quite looking forward to.
I enjoyed this one ā¦ but because I watched with the Italian dub first, the English version didnāt work so well - mainly because Fernando Sancho isnāt dubbed by his usual Eng voice actor.
Itās pretty lightweight, but an easy enjoyable watch 
Ya know, for all the fandubbing Iāve participated in, I actually enjoy the Italian dubs more often than the English in terms of qualityā¦ but the English dubs have a certain character all their own that is also special. I even enjoy the Django dub now 
You must be smokinā some good shit !? LOL 
Only the finest 
I can put up with the acting in Djangoās dub, but Iād love to know why they changed the script so much.
Sometimes the priority was to achieve lip sync accuracy, rather than worry about dialogue or plot details. 
Next time youāre watching an English dub of a SW, look out for how many times the phrase āAnd besidesā is thrown in ā¦ itās one of those superfluous add on bits thatās used to pad out the line. Itās a big dubbing clichĆ© ā¦ take a swig of tequila every time it occurs, and see what happens 
Tonight I was going to watch One Against Oneā¦ No Mercy by Rafael Romero Marchent, but partly because I discovered my copy is shit, and partly because of the way the film opens, I chicken out after five minutes.
Instead I watched a not so good copy of this Cardone film. Even if it has Italian audio only (or perhaps for that reason), I found it easy to watch, unlike many other films I have watched this Spagvember, well, most of the time. Actually it is the Cardone I have liked the most, I think, from the ones I have seen, that is. One I should like to watch again in better picture quality and/or with English subs. And Daniela Giordano is in it!
Spagvember#25 Fidani: And Now Make Peace With God!
-I just need to have at least one Fidani every spagvember. I like the beginning where the three heroes are introduced in the stagecoach. This introduction takes 27 minutes out of films running time of 81 minutes. Anyway thereās some hilarious moments here and there my favorite being the saloon musical number where french girl sings a song with lyrics like āhmmmm-hmmm, laa-laa-laa, haa-hah-haa, mon cheriā. Just priceless! 4/10
Day 23
Rattler Kid (Klimovsky / 1967)
Watched this one purely because itās on Amazon Prime and I needed something I could watch on the train and at work. Havenāt seen it for quite a while and actually enjoyed it more than I remember last time. Not that I remembered much. Itās not a great film by any means but is ok in a kind of traditional western way. Brad Harris gets his shirt off for the ladies, Spoletini I always like and I donāt mind Wyler even though he is not the most magnetic of actors.
Only downside of watching this on Amazon is it has the cactus fighting scene cut out which I recall was the best bit. Really not sure why anyone would cut that scene out. Especially when they leave the set up to it in. 
DAY 25
Going back to my Sartana box set for the final time this Spagvember for Sartanaās Hereā¦ Trade Your Pistol For a Coffin (Carnimeo, 1970), the non-Garko entry and, if Iām honest, my least favourite from the series. Still, these things are relative and thereās plenty to enjoy here. A decent Sunday afternoon spag, this one.
Well well
In my lunch break obviously 
