I was looking out for this one for a couple of years. Whenever Iāve seen it itās been around Ā£100. Iāve been trying to add to my Wild East collection for a couple of years, now left with the rarer ones. So, when I was offered A Taste of Killing at Ā£50 recently, I bought it (even though I said Iād never spend that much on one dvd).
And how did I rate my most expensive spaghetti western? It was ok! Like most people have said, itās a good watch following what we expect from a spaghetti western. It kept me entertained for sure. 5.5/10 for me
Probably something daft like Ā£200. The first WE disc I ever bought was The Dirty Outlaws for about Ā£50, which worked out well since it was an immediate favourite for me.
I donāt even have half of them. @The_Man_With_a_Name has pretty much every one of them I believe.
I searched for years for the WE Sartana DVD, and was only ever able to get it after Arrow released their box set.
I have them all with the exception of the promo copy of Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die, which exists in limited numbers.
Some Wild East releases have never been surpassed and might remain the only versions. The majority have been upgraded by other companies but WE still have great extras that are worth having.
"An ordinary SW, made by a not so inspired director, who tries hard to copy Leone, but has not the talent to do so. You will recognise many familiar faces and locations from Leoneās Dollar trilogy.
The basic plot idea is interesting and also very typical for a SW.
Good enough for one watch, and of course recommended for fans."
2nd watch 2015:
āI rewatched it recently, and hey, it is better than I remembered it in all departments. I even liked some aspects of Valeriiās directing, and this is probably his best directed film (not including Leoneās MNIN of course).
A solid and entertaining Spag with some good scenes and especially a good final. I raise my rating from 5 to 6/10.
But one should cut out the first 3 min. A cheesy song and some senseless shots of our hero on horse in front of a very kitschy sundown background. And it is not the title sequence, which follows thereafter.ā
3rd watch 2026:
And Iām wondering about my 2015 assessment, cause actually the film does not make much with its interesting SW plot. The possible complexity of all the character interactions remains undeveloped, with the dialogues being very generic and the actors donāt do more than necessary. The photography is ok, but despite what looks like a bigger budget than usual a certain lack of atmosphere typical for Valeriiās next westerns is already apparent.
I now have not much of an idea which scenes I then spotted as better directed. Especially the bigger action scenes are quite boringly done.
So going back to my initial 2007 rating, it mostly gave me again just a disappointing painting by numbers feeling.
4,5/10
