Ah, ok, I don’t remember this part of the ending.
But I agree it is otherwise a tense western. Very good. 8/10
Matalo!
first ten minutes are pure genius - combination of cinematography, rock music and smiling Corrado Pani is unforgettable
rest of the film is also good, even great in some parts, although script is very simple
Corrado certainly steals the show, but also Lou Castel is fine - imo, his character is very original and refreshing in contrast to our conventional spaghetti hero
well, and those boomerangs - great idea
Hang Em High.
Considering the westerns Eastwood had made earlier in Italy this is an average one. Little to long for a not very inspired film and could have done without the padding of the romance scenes.
Just watched a new flick called Gunless with Paul Gross (The Mountie from the TV series Due South).
Kind of a funny/serious flick filmed in Canada. Something different for a change. Really well filmed with
great costumes and great scenery. If you haven’t seen it check out gunless.ca
“True Grit” (2010). first off can’t see why so much was made of this, as it is virtually the same as the original apart from a couple of major changes near the end. it’s well made but i prefer the original to be honest, neithier film is great anyway. 6/10.
[quote=“Cheyenne, post:9144, topic:141”]Just watched a new flick called Gunless with Paul Gross (The Mountie from the TV series Due South).
Kind of a funny/serious flick filmed in Canada. Something different for a change. Really well filmed with
great costumes and great scenery. If you haven’t seen it check out gunless.ca[/quote]
Good to know…I have been meaning to check this one out.
“Catlow” (1971)
-Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard Nimoy
Plot :IMDB
Marshall Cowan and the mercenary Miller are both separately hunting the outlaw Catlow. During the Civil War both Cowan and the always smiling Catlow were comrades. Catlow helps Cowan, when he is wounded in the right leg by an arrow from the Apaches, despite Cowan hunting him. Catlow escapes with help of his gang. Catlow then robes a Mexican gold shipment, worth $ 2,000,000. Catlow flies with the stolen gold through the dangerous territory of the Apaches who besides of Miller, Cowan and the Mexican cavalry, are hunting for him and his gang of outlaws.
Phantom’s Review: While it’s kind of strange to see Yul Brynner in a western NOT wearing his traditional black hat and outfit, this is still a fun,light hearted film. Plenty of good western action and stunts. A good story (based on a Louis L’Amour novel) and some fine acting. It’s a treat to see Nimoy as the bad ass bounty hunter looking for Brynner’s outlaw. Brynner had a great charm and it really shows in this film. Not a classic, but highly entertaining.
[size=12pt]Lucky Country[/size] (2009, Kriv Stenders)
Australian combination of western (Southern?), thriller and horror, about a father who’s living with his son (still a boy) and blossoming daughter in a remote place. The thing they live in, isn’t even a house, more a cabin. The family has recently lost the mother, and all members are suffering under the loss. One day three men (two adults, one teenager) appear at the door, asking for a night’s shelter. The daughter of course immediately takes interest in the teenage boy, and discovers that he’s holding a secret from the other two …
The Piano meets The Proposition. Potentially interesting, but slow-moving, unpleasant and nasty movie, with no more than one credible and attractive character (the teenage daughter): all others (including the boy son) are either maniacs or complete assholes. Some of the violence is truly repulsive.
It’s well made, but I found this movie unrewarding.
The Proud Ones (Webb / 1956)
Very satisfying 50s western with a great cast and a nice storyline which includes the disabled hero element which I always enjoy. Competent direction from Webb is assisted by the cinematography of the great Lucien Ballard and a nice whistled theme tune by Lionel Newman (one of the legendary musical Newman family). The pedigree is strong throughout the personnel here and it shows. Recommended if you are partial to American westerns of the 50s. But also has some surprises up its sleeve. I’m not sure when squibs were first used in American films but their use here must be pretty early I think and their appearance, especially when one goes off in someone’s hat during the final shoot out is quite shocking.
Also nice to see 3 actors together in an American film who went on to do well in Italian ones. Robert Ryan was already a star of course but Jeff Hunter was just getting started and Ken Clark was a surprise, especially in a villain’s role.
Petroni: Tepepa[url]http://www.spaghetti-western.net/index.php/Tepepa[/url]
-Petroni’s best western as well as one of Milian’s best performances.
“Stagecoach To Dancers Rock” (1962)
-Warren Stevens, Martin Landau
Plot :IMDB
Six passengers in a stagecoach are abandoned by their driver when he thinks that one of them has smallpox.
Phantom’s Review: Well acted, but predictable low budget film. Very little action and even less logic make up this movie. Feels almost like it was made back in the '40’s by Monagram or Republic Studios. Worth one viewing if your a western fan, but after that, forget it.
They Call Him Cemetery
very good beginning with that big stagecoach riding through country accompanied by great music theme
although i wasn´t very impressed with the story and also by some characters (well those two blondie brothers, erhm), action scenes were good and the chemistry between Garko and Berger was working
last fifteen minutes were quite enjoyble and Garko/Berger duel was probably best thing in the movie
i was surprised when they found out they have bags full of rocks instead of money
and Berger had some funny lines
Kobra: "Defend yourself, you son of bitch."
Berger: “Oh, you know her.”
EL DORADO - I remember this was one of the first US westerns I ever watched. Although it starts off quite well, on the whole I still find it boring and there are some lighthearted/comedic moments that don’t work at all. Biggest disappointment the final confrontation with the bad ranchers, totally unexciting action and a bit too short as well. No wonder why I kept myself away from US westerns for many years after that.
I actually quite enjoyed watching Howard Hawks’ El Dorado - light on action, true, but blessed with some great moments between John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. No masterpiece, and hardly the director’s finest film, I still find a lot to enjoy in it.
El Topo
woohoo, beginning was like Clockwork Orange in the Wild West, okay, just a little ;D
but i liked it - but that´s not surprising, i also like Jodo´s comicbooks efforts (even if it´s different) so i was prepared 
The Price of Power. Not Gemma’s best and slightly tedious. Middle of the road spaghetti.
Mannaja
Propably the best western of Il Commassario Maurizio Merli and Director Sergio Martino. I loved the creepy athmosphere of Mannaja. 
I watched the lifeless Jesse James (1939) today. Flaccidly directed by Henry King with hardly any action, this is a romantized version of James’ life as played by Tyron Power. Henry Fonda comes off the best in an excllent cast that also includes Randolph Scott that just can’t improve the lisless script. 2/5.
Really? Flacidly? Lifeless?
I competely disagree.
Yes it is a romanticised version, well, it is the legend the film shows. I think this is a very good western, with fine directing, and the Northfield shoot-out is an excellent action scene.
Cowboys and Aliens.
The CGI effects on the whole were average at best and to many darkly shot scenes. Harrison Ford looked to old for the part. Two of the best actors were under used…Keith Carradine and Clancy Brown. Carradine would have been good in the Harrison Ford role. As a western it was average, as an alien film not very exciting or scary. Have seen Daniel Craig in a few things and not been impressed, and this film did not change things in that respect.