Always gladdens my heart to see a new fan for this great film 
Have you seen all of Gemmaās SW performances?
[quote=āDillinger, post:42, topic:1509ā]Have you seen all of Gemmaās SW performances?[/quote]NO, mr Dillinger i havenāt, sorry i should have put so far. seen a lot though, i like his films in general.
Iād probably agree about it being Gemmaās best performance in the genre - he gets to display a greater range here, not just his sardonic side - although his turn in California pushes it close.
Ringo is great, and Gemma as well, but prefer California. I think Gemma is not really a good actor and the role of the returning Ringo sometimes seems a bit too much for him. He doesnāt always convince me as a broken character.
California is also a kind of broken character, but here Gemma is a bit older, a bit more experienced both as a man and as an actor.
My second favourite role of Gemma is Arizona Colt. Here he doesnāt have to act much, he can use all his good attributes as a sunnyboy and stuntman.
Return of Ringo is a great movie carried by a wonderful score
But Arizona Colt is Gemmas best in my opinion
This character was tailored for the young Gemma and he played it great
i would agree California is a good film especially for a later SW and Gemma is good in that, and i also like Arizonia Colt, but i think Return Of Ringo edges it for his best performance.
I feel California pales in comparison to Return Of Ringo but Gemmaās performance is not the reason. Itās one of the saving graces for me.
No doubt in my mind that Return of Ringo is Gemmaās best film. But as far as his own performance goes California could just pinch it. Difficult for me to be impartial on this. RoR is a particular favourite of mine.
Iām just not that impressed with California as a movie but I enjoy watching Gemma in all his movies. Californiaās mellow drama doesnāt grab me like RORās. Caliā does have itās great scenes though.
Hi,
I agree with Phil H, Return of Ringo it`s Gemmas Best SW.
I just love these comming back from the war, revenge stories
in a SW.
This is my top five Gemma Films:
- Return of Ringo 2. Wanted 3. California 4. Arizona Colt 5. Days of Vengeance
Tom,
ā¦like in California 
Saw Return of Ringo recently on the new Koch Media disc, last time was over 10 years ago on a bad quality vhs tape.
Honestly didnāt remember that much about it, but I think I found it not particularly good the last time.
Liked it much better now and I agree that itās definitely one of the better SWs out there.
Others have complained about the herbs and that Gemma becomes a florist. But the herbs are obviosly to make the stuff to dye his hair.
And he goes undercover at a Piripero-type characterās place, not a coffin maker this time, but a florist. Everybody still knew the real Ringo was an Army officer, so I donāt see anything silly about this.
The overall look and feel of the film was very spaghettiesque, the semi-ghost town, the church bell, the wind blowing all the time etc. Bit like Fistful of Dollars.
And of course Morriconeās score was top-notch and perfect for the film.
I only found the final shoot-out didnāt match the rest of the film, which was a pity really.
Needless to say ROR is not as violent and nihilistic as many other SWs, but itās nevertheless a well-made and very fine example of the early stage of the SW genre.
;D .
Whatās your point Ennioo ?
Thats what I thought but I couldnāt help wondering why the bartender asked the indian for herbs āfor a sick friendā. Why would you need to go to an indian to buy herbs that dye your hair for a sick man?
Ok, this isnāt explained, but maybe the herbs were originally used to cure something?
But they used it instead for another purpose?
Anyway I donāt think this matters, and itās a cool scene when the guy visits the indian, so I donāt care if itās a bit strange
I found it funny.
So you had a good laugh?
I sure did .