Popped in Fistful of Dollars which is the first spaghetti western I have watched in a while. This is one movie that gets better and better after each viewing. Even Mrs. Talby enjoyed it as well. Another win for the genre.
Probably two reasons why: A young Clint Eastwood and Gian Maria VolontĂ© âŠ
she usually doesnât swoon for actors (unless his name is Colin Firth). She has liked most of the spaghetti westerns how good or how ridiculous the movie is.
Colin Firth hey (My wife is more Colin Farrel :Pl). Maybe then 1988 film Apartment Zero is the next one to watch Frank
[quote=âChris_Casey, post:8178, topic:141â]Iâve been snowbound at home the past couple of days; so, I have had plenty of time to watch movies. In fact, I started watching films yesterday morning around 7 and didnât stop watching movies (except to fix meals) until about 2 a.m., today!
As it happens, all the films I watched yesterday were Italian Westerns!
I watched (re-watched more accurately):
30 WINCHESTERS FOR EL DIABLO
LAST OF THE BADMEN
TASTE OF KILLING
STRANGER IN TOWN (FOR A DOLLAR IN THE TEETH)
GUNMEN OF THE RIO GRANDE (hadnât seen this one in many yearsâŠand actually enjoyed it a great deal!)
FIVE GIANTS FROM TEXAS
SEVEN GUNS FOR TIMOTHY
DEAD MEN DONâT MAKE SHADOWS
I fully intend to watch even more Spaghetti Westerns, today; but, I have been on a Samurai film kick ,so far, this morning.
I have SUGAR COLT and GARRINGO in the DVD queue![/quote]
i loved very much sugar colt very much! original story and funny character!
âThe Brass Legendâ (1956) a very average western with Hugh OâBrien as a sheriff and Raymond Burr as a notorious outlaw. not much action and the so called " tense" final showdown is nothing of the sort. The acting is pretty bland and film is really pulled down by the " Child" boy actor who has a big part in the plot, supposedly 12 years old, he looks around 15 and gives a terrible performance, the actors name was Donald Macdonald and when i first read it i thought it said Ronald Macdonald, come to think of it, it may have been better with him.
Santee (1973)
Itâs one of Glenn Fordâs last Westerns. Next to Michael Burns he appears as Bounty Hunter Santee who lives a double living. When he isnât hunting (and killing) criminals he lives at his farm with his beautiful wife (Dana Wynter). One day he brings home a young man who is the son of one of his victims. Santee and his wife take the young man in their home like a son. Soon old enemies arrive and Santee and his young friend have to do what men have to doâŠ
Not a bad movie at all but IMO the sometimes overwhelming funny score doesnât fit much to the movie which would need a more sinister tone. Maybe it was very innovative round that time to photograph a movie on video but even on a DVD especially some of the night scenes are looking horrible. Itâs always good to see Glenn Ford in Western who made the movie better with his appearance. The plot is solid with a good final shootout. I would give Santee a 3/5.
bullets donât argue yesterday sorry but it was very boring
and no gunfights at all only thing i liked was horst frank and the soundtrack from ennio moriconne
Watched Hannie Caulder and Pistoleros today. Enjoyed both of 'em. Wasnât expecting much from Hannie but to my suprise it was very good. Pistoleros was really good also, and is just me or does Angelo Infanti look like Chris Cornell from Soundgarden.
I had to google him (I knew the name, but couldnât put a face to it), but yes, a little
Hondo - Sort of an ordinary John Wayne movie, doesnât seem that great compare it to a similar movie like Shane, imo.
[B]The Man in the Wilderness[/B] - Really enjoyed it, great performances from Richard Harris and John Huston, I was quite surprised to see Dennis Waterman, John Bindon and Norman Rossington in it.
Django The Last Killer
Great revenge movie. Iâve watched alot of George Eastman here lately, and this is a great perfomance from him. Ghidra is great in it to as Django.
Godâs Gun (1976, Parolini)
And the circus went to another desert
A lousy western town, indifferent acting, typical Parolini direction - good ideas, bad execution - so nothing to write home about, but am I the only one who thinks this movie is a lot of fun?
No
Iâve just read the review on you know what
More or less my thoughts too
No. Iâll probably put it in my Top 20 (if I ever do one of those lists), just to piss people off ;).
No, no fun, it was a total bore. And I canât find much typical Parolini in it.
Scherp, what do you think is similar to earlier Parolini films? Apart from the well made opening scene I like to think that producer Golan directed most of it.
I donÂŽt think so. Take the tilting of the camera when people get shot for example. A typical Parolini find, something frivolous in its inventiveness that I never caught Golan doing, who had a more no frills approach when directing.
All those shots between the eyes are very much a Parolini trope. Also, the idea of framing everything through the puppet-theatre stage, while not realised particularly well, harks back to the illusory opening of Return of Sabata (I know a lot of people dislike that opening, but I think itâs terrific).