Surreal in the sense that these characters seem to appear from nowhere (what the hell is this??), not in reference to surrealism (Dali, etc.)
It is a key scene as it establishes, once and for all, Neroās character. He is as obsessed and determined as any other spaghetti western character, but heās not determined to kill his fatherās murderer, but to bring him to justice. Without this opening scene, in which he appears and disarms a bounty killer, his character would be puzzling. We would say: Hey, what is this, an avenger who want to bring his nemesis back to Texas? If it didnāt have this special function, it would be a rather ridiculous scene (it still feels a little ridiculous, but in a good sense, to me itās one of those nice oddities the genre has to offer)
It is true that the rather unconvincing introductory sequence is almost surreal: from far away we see two men on horseback arrive in a completely deserted town, which once the shooting ends suddenly became repopulated, complete with the passage of a stagecoach!
Initially also the eternally laughing grotesque character played by Livio Lorenzon is rather perplexing, but fortunately there are also very positive elements to balance everything and there is no doubt that Franco Nero, even thanks to a more appropriate look, is much more incisive here than in the contemporary Le colt cantarono la morte e fuā¦ tempo di massacro/Massacre Time.
Too right! I think the only time he was acceptable was in the sleazy Lee Van Cleef Eurocrime vehicle THE PERFECT KILLER. In fact, as the young upstart, he was really good in that.
At what point in the movie does this happen? Iāve got the French disc, which has Italian audio (if Iām not mistaken), so I could check it out tomorrow (Iām not at home at the moment)
After Fernandez met Miguel when he moved Burt to Texas. Next Miguel refused chance to join lawyerās force and leaved on foot. Then Burt come up to Miguel and demanded his gun. I need theirs conversation in text in italiano, because in internet(for example in http://www.mymovies.it) I not found it.
M: Cosa vuoi?
B: Quella.
M: A che ti serve?
B: Hai sentito lāAvvocato?
M: Io ho sentito che Cisco ha preso tuo fratello. Non ĆØ cosƬ?
Fai bene ad aiutare lāAvvocato. Eā gente brava e onesta. A loro almeno ĆØ rimasto ancora il coraggio di morire e soprattutto un poā di dignitĆ . Addio, straniero.
I watched this version today (not in the database) - nice print, but burnt in Greek subs. Didnāt notice anything missing (but itās a long time since I saw my other version - the extra disc that came with Keoma).
This time I wondered why they changed $200 in coin into 1000 Mexican peso notes (whilst a Mexican banker smiled wryly) and then still only paid for everything in dollars ??? :)ā¦
No matter what version - Iāve still got that fuckinā song wrapped around my brain
Thought it real poor on first viewing, better on second. Good cast, good cinematography, some hardcore scenes, and a nice trumpet theme. Average, three stars.
I wonder why they chose dellāAcqua for the role of the kid brother. It doesnāt look believable that a mexican would have a kid with blond hair. (text spoiler colored)
