Watched this this morn. And thoroughly enjoyed it.
A lightweight romp on the whole, with some typically nasty spaghetti violence thrown in. Bearing in mind this was released in the same year as Jesse and Lester, and Man of the East ⌠when many a film slipped down that so-called âcomedyâ cul-de-sac, this could have sunk into that post-Trinity nonsense. But, thankfully it doesnât. Itâs tongue is as stuck in its cheek as Steffenâs cheroot is stuck Clint-like between his pearly-whites. In fact, Steffen is as Clint-y as Iâve ever seen him - with words breathy, sparce and deliberate, and forced through that previously mentioned cheroot.
Silly, unlikely, but entertaining.
Oh, and Weisserâs description of the film way off mark again ⌠(1974, Robert Hundar ???).
(And some fabulous big pendulous soapy breasts - but youâll have to go to the appropriate ânudity âŚâ thread for thoseâŚ) ;D
One of the biggest laughs Iâve had watching these things is the scene where the âpartnerâ charatcer (canât think of the actorâs name right now, which I am ashamed of) falls down the chimney and emerges from a fireplace totally covered with soot & all you can see are the whites of his eyes.
One of my favourite westerns from Spanish directors, this is sort of a Man With No Name meets Cuchillo adventure with Steffen and Daniel Martin (who was the father of little Jesus in FISTFUL OF DOLLARS) standing in for Eastwood & Milian. Itâs true that the movie feels older than its real age which is just positive as this is a harder, darker comedy western with a âSergioâ edge and coherence instead of Barboni cuteness. Having a very catchy Giombini score (also used in other westerns), great supporting cast (Fernando Sancho etc), a nicely unpredictable storyline and visually fascinating details like the statue of the saint, the movie comes highly recommended.
Ah, strange that Iâd find such high praise for this as I didnât find this one bit interesting at all.
Very average and the final confrontation between Steffen and the four baddies looks like it was shot with not much creativity or thought in mind.
Sancho is wasted within ten minutes of his appearence.
soapy breasts? Were they uncovered?
I donât recall this at all.
Perhaps my version is cut?
I do recall a rather large breasted female character that getâs killed off towards the end.
Viewed this one yesterday. Nice flick, slightly comedic in tone but fortunately no slapstick stuff going on. Steffen actually hits it spot on here. The English dub for Martin was the worst thing about it, giving him a high pitched annoying voice. Itâs not a very remarkable movie, but itâs fun nevertheless. Sancho is in there too, which is of course always a plus.
The version I saw was widescreen and was given a fan treatment with an English dub from some vhs.
Still trying to make out whether Anthony Steffen looks like a scarecrow or vampire with his long style coat, and he sports a fairly big hat for those who like to discuss such matters.
Some O.K gunplay in this one, but what interested me more was waiting for the next line of dialogue. Here are a few examples:
This was so so fare for me. I have to admit I fell asleep two thirds of the way through and had to come back to it after some Zzzs. I enjoyed it well enough but it wouldnât exactly be high on my list of recommendations to a new fan. Giombiniâs score was quite good though and there were a couple of chuckles in it. On the whole though this is a film whoâs title is better than its content.
[quote=âYourPallbearer, post:6, topic:869â]soapy breasts? Were they uncovered?
I donât recall this at all.
Perhaps my version is cut?
I do recall a rather large breasted female character that getâs killed off towards the end.[/quote]
Itâs really entertaining.Steffen made a good job in his âlastâ western,considering that only âTequilaâ and âDallasâ came after that.Theyâre not worth mentioning.
Yes,the movie looks older than 1972 and Steffen is not as much trashed as in some movies before.
This time only the character he plays is called Trash and heâs beating only once and not as intense as usual.Thanks god !
The great score iâve heard before in âCopperfaceâ for example.
I loved this one, probably my favourite Steffen performance, heâs pretty tough in this role (maybe because heâs dubbed by the guy who usually dubs Maurizio Merli).
Entertaining movie without beeing anything really special. Steffen gives one of his better performances in this one, I think.
ââŚslightly comedic in tone but fortunately no slapstick stuff going onâŚâ Youâre right about that BL. This flic is quite lighthearted in places but doesnât drift into sillyness which saves the movie.
Very average film from the post-Trinity years. Very sloppy in my opinion but Sanchoâs few minutes are refreshing, his role surely deserved to be bigger.
