The ending is indeed the worst part, but for me it worked a lot better when I rewatched it; this is - for me - usually the case with spaghettis that are âdifferentâ: those movies donât answer to the mental image of a spaghetti western and therefore create confusion when you watch them for the first time, when you re-watch them, youâre better prepared, know whatâs coming. Most Sartana/Sabata movies, and especially the Trinity/Halelujah movies also worked better for me when I rewatched them. But I guess thatâs personal, we all have different ways to watch movies.
Ha, ha know what you mean re films like Sabata. Remember viewing it years ago. Liked it, but did not get alot of things at first viewing.
I had similar experiences when I saw a Mel Brooks movie for the first time, and yes, it was Blazing Saddles: I had expected a comedy and this definitely was a comedy, but not the kind of comedy I had expected. I didnât think it was particularly funny. It was weird though, and I kept thinking about it. When i watched it again, I liked it and thought some scenes were hilarious.
The Jewish Indians was my favorite scene.
I watched Koch Mediaâs dvd yesterday, nice looking transfer. Film itself was as I remembered, not a bad one but not great either. Film would benefit from better score, it isnât actually that funny film but the comedic music makes it feel like one. But the cast is really good, Hunt Powers is excellent and thereâs lots of familiar sw faces to spot.
6/10
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I really enjoyed this movie. My rating may drop with more views but Iâll give it 4/5 for now. Probably my favourite Hunt Powers spaghetti so far.
Always did and still do hate the name ⌠what an instant turn off !
Whatâs more ridiculous is that when I collected 16mm film, I picked up a few reels (not the full movie, alas) from a dealer whoâd mistakenly listed it as âSugar Ponyâ !!! but said it was an Italian western, so for ÂŁ15 I took a punt and this is what it turned out to be - the first 40 minutes with glorious Almeria locations in Scope 
It does look fantastic on the big screen ⌠but that comedy theme, yukkk !
Pity Giraldi didnât make more westerns than he did, as he was clearly a very strong director ⌠but why hire Jack Betts / Hunt Powers ? He behaves like a very cheesy gameshow host, and commits the cardinal mistake in comedy ⌠trying to act funny, or thinking you are funny, so this will transfer to the screen.
So, for me a beautiful looking production, but seriously flawed by naff title and poor casting of the lead actor.
Thatâs it. Iâm calling it this from now on.
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This filmâs page in the SWDb has also been updated to the new format. Please let us know if anything needs to be changed, or if you can add information, texts or picture materials.
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Sugar Colt has a new poll at the top of the page under the original post! 
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Ha! Sugar Pony⌠Great collector story. Do you have any other spaghs on 16mm in your collection?
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I have a few trailers - âThe Big Gundownâ (Black and white American TV adverts) GBU trailer, Fistful of Dollars trailer.
The first 10 minutes of GBU, 4.3 TV version - Nice souvenirs, but it can be a very expensive hobby, and also a nerve racking experience if a projector starts giving trouble during a screening.
PS: There used to be quite a few SW titles turning up on sales lists that I received monthly in the post ⌠all pre - internet. There was actually a scope print of GBU in good condition for sale at around £300 ⌠but that was out of my price range. 16mm feature films could be picked up for as little as £20 ⌠and upwards of £1000, depending on rarity and condition.
These days international postal costs have made the hobby impractical , when postage can cost 3 or 4 times more than the actual film ⌠especially expensive coming from the USA.
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OK then, this time it got better, I spotted more style than before, even if the mish-mash reproach for score and story still stands. Even the overlong shoot-out at the end was ok this time, but the shorter action scenes worked much better. So it was fun to watch, despite some shortcomings. 5,5/10
Started last week with a re-watch of the Koch Media âWestern Unchained Collectionâ and this was the first one I popped in.
After watching a SW, I like to read the thread to see what others think of the movie, Some after fun. Most notable about the movie is the mix between humor and seriousness that does not match, This is both on film and accompanied music.
For the comical music, it does not match the movie. I can imagine the fun they had creating the music with the up/down piston flute and as music itself it is not bad but somehow it does not fit the movie. The âbugelâ tune however, i find it sounding fabulous and this is a much better fit.
Te movie itself one shoud not think too much about it. The starting point of hostaging sounds interesting and original, but
- Why soldiers, they are generally not rich nor come from rich families. Maybe some officers from West point can afford 10.000 dollar
- Why the explosion and killing of 10 to 15 soldiers, you throw away about 100 to 150.000 dollars
- If ransom money is paid and a prisoner is released, he can give information about the whereabouts of the location
- 10.000 dollar is an awful lot of money for the time period
- Sugar Colt has good business at the start of the movie, there is nobody to take things out of his hands
But if you let the movie go, there is enough to enjoy. Sugar Colt is an entertaining character and played well by Hunt Powers. he reminded me a bit about Mark Damon and plays with the same flare. Soledad Miranda has also a nice role and makes the best out of it.
But that is just my thoughts about the movie.