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[quote=âBad Lieutenant, post:7, topic:1033â]Review available:
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Erika Blanc and Pilar Velasquez.
Worth watching for them alone Iâd say.
Looking for an Italian Broadcast Version of this one, in great Quality!
anyone??!!!
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There is something missing from this like you say. Cannot seem to get into the story or care about it. Whether it is because of the two leads. But I am not really the biggest fan of Antonio SabĂ to so that may be why for me.
Nice review. In my opinion the landscape does look spanish, too.
I really enjoyed watching this one (German TV), nevertheless there are some lenghts. But I would say itâs absloutely above average.
6,5/10
Watched this one this afternoon and my thoughts pretty much echo those of rhe Rev. (see opening post)
A lot better than much that came out around this time but could have been improved nonetheless. I enjoyed it though and is one of Sabatoâs better outings in my opinion. The girls look great in this too. Worth a viewing for them alone.
And, for the record, I would side with Scherpâs suggestion that this was shot around Madrid. Not Almeria and certainly not Italy. Iâm not even sure it was Elios town. Far too many Spanish regulars in tiny roles here to have been shot in Italy. (Robledo, Israel et al) Great use of Israelâs eyes in this one by the way. ;D
Iâm going to have to watch this one, again.
I have only seen it once beforeâŚprobably about 7 years ago.
I recall enjoying it at the time; but, frankly, the events of the film have become a blur in my mind.
As I am snowed in here at the Casey CasaâŚI might as well add this flick to my viewing queue, today!
Apart from the fact that Elios is mentioned in the credit sequence, it was the water tank that told me it was Elios. Itâs always used to write the name of the town on it. Here it says âCanyon Cityâ, in The Specialists, which I rewatched a few days ago, it says âBlackstone, Nevadaâ. There are also a few buildings (notably a small church and a barn) that are, so to speak, very Elios.
Iâm not too familiar with Spanish landscapes. I visited Madrid and surroundings only once, but I remember the landscape looked a little like the landscape in this movie. Would be interesting to hear what Julio Alberto has to say about it. Maybe the Portuguese know the landscape of the their fellow Iberians better than I do (it wasnât Flanders, by the way)
Oh yes, I remember seeing the tank now.
But Iâm still sure a lot of this film was shot in Spain. Not just the countryside stuff either.
I donât have this one, but maybe Pereira have it, Iâll try to check it out. the Iberian landscape, Almeria apart, is pretty easy to spot one.
From Database Review
Thereâs some confusion as to where the film was shot. The credits mention only the Elios studios, but in an interview Erika Blanc refers to her nights out in Madrid with some members of the cast, which would suggest that the outdoor scenes were shot in central Spain. The western town, is that of the Elios studios (for the occasion called âCanyon Cityâ), but some of the landscape doesnât look Italian to me, so I guess Erika is right.
There are two western towns in this one and the majority of the scenes were shot in Golden City (Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid), known for A Fistful of Dollars.
Never seen it. Tried to find it on YT, but didnât. Found this though:
Seems it is edited by someone familiar to this site. Donât know who survived. But when it comes to body count, it was a draw âŚ
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I made that. 
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And the others on that channel.
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I just watched an OK Youtube video and found this SW entertaining, not boring but maybe a bit leightweight without being lighthearted.
The story is OK and so is the acting. Maybe I will rate it as a 6/10, good but not very good is my first impression.
Regarding the locations, discussed above in this thread, one of the western towns was as stated before Golden City south of the real pueblo Hoyo de Manzanares north/northwest of Madrid.
Some other scenes were shot near Colmenar Viejo north of Madrid and southwest of the characteristic mountain with its peak San Pedro which is easy recognisable in many SWs.
There were also some scenes from La Pedriza north of Colmenar Viejo.
Several riding scenes for example were shot less than 2 km south of Ciempozuelos pueblo which is located south of Madrid. That area was also used in several SWs.
The prison which one of the leading characters broke out from was as far as the outdoors concerned also located near Ciempozuelos.
I still rate it as a rather solid 6/10 for its overall entertainment value, and agree with the thread starter Reverend_Danite regarding his statement :
" Despite good individual performances from the leads (and Erika Blanc and Pilar Velasquez in it), and it having a smidge of charm and style of itâs own, it ultimately doesnât sparkle enough to put it in the same league as some of the other lesser-knowns that turn out as diamonds. High hopes at the start were somewhat let down - but having said that - it still kept me there til the end and I (pretty much) enjoyed the ride."
So most of the scenes were shot in Spain :
Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain
âGolden Cityâ, Hoyo de Manzanares, Madrid, Spain
Ciempozuelos, Madrid, Spain
La Pedriza, Madrid, Spain
But the other western town was Elios, Rome, Italy.
The green first scene I am not sure where it was shot, or maybe could even be in Italy ? :
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I loved it. Awesome little movie that combines just everything I like about SW. It is action packed buddy movie with brutal and sometimes even quite disturbing scenes and filled with colourful characters. Definitely Sabatos best western. The direction is very strong with a lot of nice looking pictures and soundtrack is just perfectly fitting to each scene. It is going straight to my upadated top 20.