[glow=red,2,300]I Tre del Colorado / Gnadenlose Killer[/glow]
Boring movie featuring George Martin with lousy story, costumes and acting. It has its moments though… There’s a whipping scene (for our Reverend) and a Catfight with bloody ending.
Texas Addio
Rewatched it after a couple of years, now in English & Italian. I previously only new the French disc. I’m not sure, but I think it’s got French & Italian audio, so I might have heard the Italian audio before, at least parts of it, but only now I noticed that Nero sounds like Clint Eastwood in Italian, so I suppose it was Salerno who dubbed him (he was often dubbed by others to make him sound older)
Film is still watchable, but it’s not one that gets better with multiple viewings.
You surprise me.
Heaven´s Gate
I was in mood for something really epic, but it semi-failed to please me.
It´s a good film, but not great. At least not at the moment.
hehe, then sartana movies must be 1 000 000 times better than OUTITW for you
I must add myself in the list of Minnesota Clay fans. Well, maybe fans is a bit too much, but I did like it a lot more than I expected. I thought it was gonna be one of those overtly american early SW with lots of talk and drama and little shootings but even though it did have more dialogue and dramatic situations than your regular golden era SW, it was a lot of fun and had some great scenes.
I don’t think Cameron Mitchell was a problem, I think he fitted the role of a burned out “hero” pretty well but maybe the movie could’ve been a bit more exiciting with someone else in the lead. That’s just speculation though.
As for tomas’ comment about being surprised at how much Corbucci developed his skills, I am much more surprised at how he seemed to totally neglect and forget about them in his latter day comedies. Have you seen the movies he did with Bud Spencer and Terence Hill? I enjoy them a lot because I like the chemistry between the duo, but it’s certainly them who make those movies. They could’ve been directed by anybody, there’s just nothing interesting going on and the writing is pretty lazy as well. It’s like he just put the camera there and let the guys do their thing, which is ok by me because that’s the main thing I wanna watch when I put on a Spencer/Hill movie, but one would expect something more coming from Corbucci.
i´ve seen some Corbucci´s comedies of course, and i agree with what you´ve said - Corbucci had lost it somehow after Sonny and Jed, (well, some fans like What am i doing in…, but i haven´t seen it yet)
well, about Mitchell - i´m really glad he didn´t play in another Corbucci movie - his performance is for me a guarantee of a good nap 
“Wichita” (1955)
-Joel McCrea
Plot :IMDB
Ex-Buffalo Hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. His skill as a gunfighter make him a perfect candidate for Marshal but he refuses the job until he feels morally obligated to bring law and order to this wild town.
Phantom’s Review: Like most films based on real people, this film has about a teaspoon of truth mixed in with a couple of gallons of romanticized adventure, but that’s okay, this is a truly fun movie, with plenty of action and a good story. Joel McCrea is as dependable as always. He really was one of the best western actors. Not a classic, bit definitely worth watching.
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I’m certainly in the Minnesota Clay fan camp as well. No great acting to be found here, but very good direction that really distinguishes it from the crowd and is the beginning of Sergio Coribucci’s glory years.
Well, I like Minnesota Clay too.
The idea of the gunslinger going blind is great (and typically Corbucci) and I like Cameron Mitchell (not only here), a fine actor
It’s one of those spaghs I watch every now and then, not because they’re so great, but because they seem to touch the right spaghetti chord. The Moment to Kill, Pistoleros, Today it’s Me, Tomorrow You, Arizona Colt, God Forgives, I Don’t and Find a Place to Die are other spaghs of that list. Only Pistoleros is in my Top 20 (or bubbling under), but I like these films a lot. They give me the feeling I’m home with my favourite genre.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:9411, topic:141”]Well, I like Minnesota Clay too.
The idea of the gunslinger going blind is great (and typically Corbucci) and I like Cameron Mitchell (not only here), a fine actor
It’s one of those spaghs I watch every now and then, not because they’re so great, but because they seem to touch the right spaghetti chord. The Moment to Kill, Pistoleros, Today it’s Me, Tomorrow You, Arizona Colt, God Forgives, I Don’t and Find a Place to Die are other spaghs of that list. Only Pistoleros is in my Top 20 (or bubbling under), but I like these films a lot. They give me the feeling I’m home with my favourite genre. [/quote]
There’s never a like button around when you need one.
My sentiments exactly Scherp and MC certainly fits the bill for that.
[quote=“scherpschutter, post:9411, topic:141”]Well, I like Minnesota Clay too.
The idea of the gunslinger going blind is great (and typically Corbucci) and I like Cameron Mitchell (not only here), a fine actor[/quote]
yeah, idea is great - i liked the ending (but not that much)
problem i have with this idea is that it is little underused - much better things could have been done with that
but these SWs (except for Today it´s me…) you mentioned are far more superior, well, at least for me - i watch God Forgives almost every year, but i can´t find a reason, why i should do that with Minnesota
Minnesota Clay…giving the older guy a go in the West, I am all for it.
La notte dei serpenti (1969)
Good old Giulio proves once again his one of the greatest directors of SWs. It might be even right at the end of my Top 20. Anyway great forgotten gem. The flashbacks of Luke look weird but very nice.
The only thing I didn’t like was focusing on this bar tender, the bitch and that crazy sacristan (his affair with Chelo Alonso was very bizarre and pretty irrelevant but it adds strange enjoyment).
I prefer this to El Puro, although it lacks its esoteric atmosphere.
4.5 stars.
Without doubt!
I belong to the watch-Clay-every-year-party.
The Grey Fox.
Man is released from prison after a long time for robbing stage coaches. Times have changed and the stages have long gone, so decides to rob trains instead. Few bundles along the way but he soon gets the hang of things. Richard Farnsworth with his slow deliberate style is perfect for the role as the most pleasant robber in the west. Charming reflective western which is a joy to watch.
[quote=“ENNIOO, post:9418, topic:141”]The Grey Fox.
Man is released from prison after a long time for robbing stage coaches. Times have changed and the stages have long gone, so decides to rob trains instead. Few bundles along the way but he soon gets the hang of things. Richard Farnsworth with his slow deliberate style is perfect for the role as the most pleasant robber in the west. Charming reflective western which is a joy to watch.[/quote]
Yes, great movie. It almost feels like a privilege to watch Farnsworth. The opening scene alone is worth a entrance ticket.
Also a movie which proves that you can make a great western without violence or even significant action.
Indeed, and thats coming from someone who likes his violence in westerns.