i used to have it and to be honest itās a horrible print, i now have a Japanese dvd which is 2.35:1 
The Japanese print is currently the only decent quality english audio available. Avoid all other copies!
Great film but not sure if it quite makes it into my Top 20, I much prefer āCompanerosā (donāt shoot me itās my Top 20!).
Funny scene where Franco Nero strikes a match on the seƱoritaās breast, personally I didnāt think she looked that rough
i donāt know what i like best out of Mercenary and Companeros? itās a hard one but iād probably go for Companeros because it is Nero & Milian together, what a great team!
If only Milian had been cast as Paco in Il Mercenario! Tony Musante is OK but with Milian it would have been perfect. 2 great leads, Palance and Fajardo as the baddies, super Morricone score and a great storyline.
Itās about time this one got a decent English audio DVD release. The Japanese release is OK but overpriced.
Yes the art of WHISTLING is taken to extreme heights in this film, totally brilliant but virtually impossible to copy.
I think Musante is good too and I donāt mind that Milian wasnāt in the film.
There already are so many films with regular SW actors that I think itās refreshing to see people who only did one or two films in this genre.
You have a point there for sure, I agree. Anyway, this is a great spaghetti with lots of great action, acting and great score. This movie makes me feel good everytime i watch it .
The funny thing: Neroās characters name is Sergei, but thatās a russian name not a polish one
But Kowalski is polish, right?
Is there a name in polish that equals Sergei? For example in italian itās Sergio if Iām not mistaken.
Kowalski is polish thatās for sure:)
I heard about name Sergiusz once, but itās so rare in Poland that i only saw this one in the calendar
Iām pretty sure the title track, āIl Mercenario,ā made into Kill Bill, maybe the second one. I think they play it when Black Mamba breaks out of the coffin after her āTexas funeral,ā courtesy of Budd.
no itās not the title track, itās āLāArenaā, when she gets out of the grave
[quote=āSebastian, post:32, topic:177ā]no itās not the title track, itās āLāArenaā, when she gets out of the grave[/quote]Thatās one of my favourite whistling tracks.
Well, the music is essentially the same. The whistling, etc. I knew I recognized it; just wasnāt sure of all the specifics. iTunes actually lists them as the same song in one place.
And I didnāt meant the title track to Kill Bill. I just assumed the song was the title track to the movie of the same name. Guess not.
shit, I just rewatched it (the jap dvd this time)ā¦ damn, this flick is fucking awesome. the cinematography, the dialogue, the musicā¦ and it has a showdown, then it continues the plot, then a goodbye, another goodbye and then another goodbye, keeping you on the edge of the seat till āthe endā comes upā¦ GREAT
I could only watch the duel in youtube, and itās terrific good. The blood on the flowerā¦ ;D
Il Mercenario is without doubt my favourite spaghetti western. It is indeed great!
Yep, one of the 4 best Spaghettis. Essential and highly influential.
Itās not easy for me to accept that some people really prefer Companeros.
Yes, i agree āthe mercenaryā is definitely a better one in my opinion. Donāt get me wrong i love ācompanerosā too 
[quote=āalk0, post:39, topic:177ā]Yes, i agree āthe mercenaryā is definitely a better one in my opinion. Donāt get me wrong i love ācompanerosā too ;)[/quote]I have near enough equal love for both of them and canāt make up my mind whatās best.