Watched GOD’S GUN this evening, i’d not seen it for years and recently picked up the MGM dvd. I remember reading somewhere that it was cut nudity (one for you to investigate Rev) but i can’t see where, unless it’s one of them films where they shot two versions one clothed one unclothed, possibly where they abuse the women in the saloon (this is also why i reckon it has an 18 certificate because it’s not that strong).
Above all i thought it was enjoyable enough but average, great score though, does anybody know if it’s available?
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:3138, topic:141”]I guess not
The DIZIONARIO DEL WESTERN ALL’ITALIANA gives 108’
With the Pal speedup of 4 % this is 103.68 = 104 minutes[/quote]
[quote=“stanton, post:3139, topic:141”]The german expert Karl has stated that this is indeed the longest known version.
The Pal speedup would result in a runtime of nearly 106 min for the Wild East version.[/quote]
Thanks chaps.
Halfway through Born To Kill at the moment and thoroughly enjoying it…lots of people getting shot. The wife said that Gordon is an ugly bugger. Fair enough I suppose…she’s entitled to her opinion. Trouble is that about five minutes later she said he looked a bit like me. Shame I can’t shoot like him …then I could put her out of her misery. Cheeky moo.
I have been looking at this sentence now for more than five minutes, and simply don’t understand what you mean
She (a woman in the picture) said Gordon Mitchell looked like YOU
Unless you’re in the movie, or world famous, like George Bush or the rev’s avatars, I don’t get it
I’ve watched a bunch of Guglielmo Spoletini movies recently. I finally got to see some of the films in which he has bigger roles. He was terrific.
One Against One…No Mercy- Teamed with Peter Lee Lawrence in a buddy movie with a twist. He plays a slightly grayed ex-army scout, mentor to PLL’s youngster. Fine ending.
Rattler Kid- In one of the strangest “duels” in a Spaghetti, Guglielmo Spoletini and Richard Wyler fight it out with spikey blades cut from an agave plant.
Santana Kill Them All- Another buddy movie with a twist. He pairs nicely with Gianni Garko. Strangely, he doesn’t stop there. Imagine a buddy movie where each of the buddies is married to the same nagging wife…
Last Of The Badmen- Guglielmo only has a small role in this one. Frank Wolff steals the show. Frank Wolff is great at playing those warped types (see God Forgives…I Dont). In this one he’s dressed all in black.
Here’s some not-so-famous last words from Guglielmo Spoletini:
“Come on he’s run out of dynamite! It’s just wax candles, look! Come on, look!” (Boom)
“Looks to me like we’ve had another one of them accidents…” (Bang)
“I want a rematch! Sit down!” (Draw your own conclusions)
What a beautiful western this is. Even from a modern point of view this film looks still great.
Unshaven protagonists in dusty (and smelling) clothes, the dried out salt desert, a ghost town, mistrust and loyalty, greed for gold, greed for sex, eruptive violence.
Beautiful and ornamental b/w photography, great sets, atmospheric clothes, strong acting, mostly no music, a director who reduces everything to the necessary.
I’m wondering why such a marvellous film is so underrated.
[quote=“stanton, post:3151, topic:141”]William A. Wellman’s Yellow Sky
What a beautiful western this is. Even from a modern point of view this film looks still great.
Unshaven protagonists in dusty (and smelling) clothes, the dried out salt desert, a ghost town, mistrust and loyalty, greed for gold, greed for sex, eruptive violence.
Beautiful and ornamental b/w photography, great sets, atmospheric clothes, strong acting, mostly no music, a director who reduces everything to the necessary.
I’m wondering why such a marvellous film is so underrated.[/quote]
Yes, great cast and great on-location shooting in Death Valley.
Much better looking than the studio-bound Ox-Bow Incident.
I’m not taking issue with you but why do you think it is underrated? I have only heard good things about it.
Yes, mainly good things, which is no great wonder concerning it’s qualities.
But at the same time in all books about the western genre Yellow Sky doesn’t get much attention.
And Wellman is also meanwhile an underrated director.
Nearly forgotten maybe? I don’t know.
Wellman was a great out door director as you also can see in Westward the Women and the mutilated Across the Wide Missouri.
So the studio settings of The Ox-Bow Incident are a major fault. Alas
Only the end after the end of Yellow Sky, the last 3 min, are not that great. These scenes don’t fit with the tone of the movie, and I wonder if they were added by the producers, if there was originally another ending.
I watched Compañeros! Tomas Milian and Jack Palance were great.
I wasn’t sure which language to watch this movie in. I chose Italian audio, with English subtitles, but that meant missing out on Jack Palance’s evil voice. How do you guys decide on which audio option to choose for Spaghetti Westerns? For the Leone westerns I choose English audio because the main actors tend to speak in English, but I’m not sure about other Spaghetti Westerns.
[quote=“ijontichy, post:3154, topic:141”]I watched Compañeros! Tomas Milian and Jack Palance were great.
I wasn’t sure which language to watch this movie in. I chose Italian audio, with English subtitles, but that meant missing out on Jack Palance’s evil voice. How do you guys decide on which audio option to choose for Spaghetti Westerns? For the Leone westerns I choose English audio because the main actors tend to speak in English, but I’m not sure about other Spaghetti Westerns.[/quote]
I usually watch them in English. But be wary and make your decisions on a case-by-case basis. For instance, there is no comparison between the dubbed Django & the Italian language version with English subs (watch the Italian version!!!)
As you have no doubt noticed, bad dubbng is sometimes a part of the charm. A good English dub, however, is a work of art. (See Mickey Knox regarding dubbing on the extra disc for The Good, The Bad & The Ugly)
I noticed this too. Kind of incongruous. I wouldn’t be surprised if a producer stepped in. I can’t remember, though, is it the same producer as Ox Bow? In that case I would be surprised if the producer changed it…
Silly western from the 70’s, which goes over the top with slapstick as the film goes along, but Palance seemed to be enjoying himself…guess it was an easy beer cheque.
Well he certainly isn’t by me. A great director IMO. The Oxbow Incident and Yellow Sky alone qualify him in that regard for me. But I know what you mean. He isn’t talked of in wider circles with the same reverance as some others. Forget Ford, he is in a rank of his own because of the volume and influence of his work. But directors like Walsh, Hawks, Peckinpah, etc (all of whom I admire) are given a lot more credit and Wellman sits easily in that crowd as far as I’m concerned.