Texas Adios is so much fun. Itās unbelievably corny even by spaghetti western standards. For example, the so-called āshepherdā who lives in the middle of nowhere and you ask yourself, āwhereās the sheep?ā Another scene that cracks me up is when they let the sinister Mexican guy off the hook because he used to stand for ājustice.ā Yeah, he may have murdered innocent people and laughed about it but heās a good man deep downā¦ Hilarious! ;D
I think the soundtrack is excellent and thereās lots of action for the sake of action. If youāre not looking for anything serious, Texas Adios is great to watch. It succeeds as a mindless, shoot 'em up spaghetti western. Much more enjoyable than Kill Them All and Come Back Alone in my opinion.
This is on movies4men right now, and itās my first time watching it. Iām quite enjoying it despite missing the first 20 minutes.
No problemo, the first 20 min are incredibly bad.
Phew, thank you Stanton the ever-reliable voice of reason
Itās all good fun. Donāt listen to Stanton!
I dunno, he seems to be pulling no punches here ^
Anyway Iāve been meaning to get the Blue Underground DVD for a while. It seems somewhat rarer than their other SW releases.
Always listen to Stanton, the voice of reason. The whole film is nothing special, but the beginning is a disaster.
But, yes, thereās plenty to laugh at, so fun is guaranteed ā¦
I wonāt argue that the film as a whole is incredibly cheesy and silly but thatās what I love about it. Blindman may be his best spaghetti but Texas Adios is probably my personal favourite from Baldi. It was the third non-Leone spaghetti I watched after Django Kill and Vengeance, so it has a special place in my heart.
Itās been a while since my last viewing but I donāt remember it being that corny, I remember thinking it was quite well put together.
It is well put together but thereās lots to laugh at. For example, the āshepherdā without any sheep who lives in the middle of the desert, the sadistic Mexican bandit who is apparently a good man deep down even though he slaughters innocent peasants in the most cruel manner, the amount of times Burt shoots Delgado and still says āyouāre coming back to Texasā (I think itās pretty obvious heās a dead man by now!) and the funniest thing about it for me is the way Jim manages to relax around Delgado and never questions statements like, āitās your partyā even though he knows heās there with his brother to kill him. Itās definitely not a film you can take seriously but that doesnāt mean it isnāt highly enjoyable. The action is great, the locations are great and I think the soundtrack is terrific, too.
Donāt remember any of those bits, Iāll be giving it a re-watch sometime soon though, Iāve just re-watched The Forgotten Pistolero for the first time in years and was thinking of watching this one and Blindman. Iāll make sure to look out for these
I just bought the Blue Underground DVD of Texas Adios on the cheap. I donāt know much about it, but Franco Nero with a hat and gun on the cover was enough for me.
For those who have seen it, what can I expect? Is it worthy?
Pretty solid flick, mismarketed as a Djanog movie in some parts
Thanks!
I too bought the Blue Underground DVD without having ever seen the movie but tbh I found Texas, Adios a pretty nondescript entry. Itās okay I suppose but it never elevates itself beyond that. Never tries to, either. Itās not a picture with a great deal of ambition.
I just finished watching the blu ray and it was better than the first time I saw it.
I believe Georges Lucas liked that movie because Franco Nero looks similar to Indiana Jones.
Also thereās that part:
Finally viewed this properly via the Arrow blu-ray. A decent revenge flick, but definitely nothing special - 3.5/5.
Arrowās transfer is very problematic throughout, but I appreciate their efforts!
In the Arrow interview, Franco Nero strongly claims that this is the only SW to resemble an American Western. That is a very bold statement.
I heard him say that before, which struck me as rather deluded.
Would be interesting to hear him develop that statementā¦ He canāt be that ignorant that he simply denies any other americanish SWs?