Vote for Our Official Top 20

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I’m just updating the forum’s Top 20. The whole thing started in Jan 2006, so this is the 13th year of voting now. Hopefully without black cats meeeoowing on Fridays under ladders … whatever … some applause please for the nearly 200 voters which contributed since then. Actually still 170 lists are counted.

Only 4 new lists since last April, but I kicked a few older ones out, only ones from the first year, and only incomplete lists with 12 or 13 entries, and one which was not in order.
Gone are lists by the following long forgotten members:

Wolf; Guerilla; Lanky Gunman; Johnny Exhale; Old West Action; Samuryan; Nobody; Twice a Judas

Maybe some of them have returned meanwhile with a new account, who knows, and btw Samuryan was the first one who did (for a few weeks) the calculating of the list, before he lost interest and I took over.

In the future I will by and by kick some other of the older lists out, starting with those compiled by forumistas who haven’t visited the forum in the last 10 years.

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The changes due to the erased lists are mainly happening amongst the first 20 films. The points in Red are the ones which lost points. You can open the table, which shows the first 70 films, by clicking on the bottom.

The only one beneath # 70 which lost points was Ramon the Mexican on #152, which sadly lost all of its stunningly 11 points.

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I haven’t had to rejig the Alt Top 20 for a while in terms of what films qualify or not.
With the drop of Run Man, Run that looks like changing very soon now.

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Yes, older lists have often voted for the usual suspects, and Run Man Run was already losing ground in the last years. Also FoD and Django will most likely soon be passed by The Big Gundown (also Trump’s fault?). And Death Rides a Horse had lost # 10 to Face to Face before I deleted the old lists. Also Return of Ringo climbed by that one rank up.

So at least, there is again some movement amongst the top 20.

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Thank for your service, Arch!

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And that is now the actual list from Jan 2018:

1 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly * Leone, Sergio _ 3328

2 Once Upon a Time in the West * Leone, Sergio _ 2919
3 For a Few Dollars More * Leone, Sergio _ 2788

4 The Great Silence * Corbucci, Sergio _ 2163
5 A Fistful of Dollars * Leone, Sergio _ 1798
6 Django * Corbucci, Sergio _ 1793
7 The Big Gundown * Sollima, Sergio _ 1785
8 The Mercenary * Corbucci, Sergio _ 1286
9 Companeros * Corbucci, Sergio _ 1108
10 Death Rides a Horse / Man to Man * Petroni, Giulio _ 1064

11 Face to Face * Sollima, Sergio _ 1060
12 Duck, You Sucker! * Leone, Sergio _ 1033
13 A Bullet for the General * Damiani, Damiano _ 975
14 Day of Anger * Valerii, Tonino _ 766
15 Keoma * Castellari, Enzo G. _ 738
16 Cemetery Without Crosses * Hossein, Robert _ 689
17 The Return of Ringo * Tessari, Duccio _ 607
18 My Name is Nobody * Leone, Sergio/Valerii, T. _ 600
19 Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot! * Questi, Giulio _ 509
20 Run Man, Run * Sollima, Sergio _ 384

21 If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death * Parolini, Gianfranco _ 384
22 Blindman * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 334
23 10,000 Dollars Blood Money * Girolami, Romolo _ 306
24 Sabata * Parolini, Gianfranco _ 290
25 And God Said to Cain * Margheriti, Antonio _ 270
26 Navajo Joe * Corbucci, Sergio _ 259
27 A Pistol for Ringo * Tessari, Duccio _ 246
28 Tepepa * Petroni, Giulio _ 245
29 Mannaja / A Man Called Blade * Martino, Sergio _ 243
30 Light the Fuse…Sartana is Coming * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 205

31 Massacre Time * Fulci, Lucio _ 195
32 God Forgives…I Don’t * Colizzi, Giuseppe _ 184
33 California * Lupo, Michele _ 182
34 Kill and Pray / Requiescant * Lizzani, Carlo _ 160
35 Johnny Hamlet * Castellari, Enzo G. _ 159
36 Four of the Apocalypse * Fulci, Lucio _ 154
37 Bandidos * Dallamano, Massimo _ 154
38 El Puro * Mulargia, Edoardo _ 149
39 Vengeance * Margheriti, Antonio _ 149
40 The Grand Duel * Santi, Giancarlo _ 142
41 The Forgotten Pistolero * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 137
42 Matalo! * Canevari, Cesare _ 131
43 Death Sentence * Lanfranchi, Mario _ 129
44 The Hellbenders * Corbucci, Sergio _ 123
45 Django the Bastard * Garrone, Sergio _ 122
46 Ace High / 4 for an Ave Maria * Colizzi, Giuseppe _ 122
47 The Bounty Killer * Martin, Eugenio _ 120
48 Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead * Vari, Giuseppe _ 115
49 Trinity is Still My Name * Barboni, Enzo _ 110
50 The Specialists * Corbucci, Sergio _ 108

51 A Stranger in Town * Vanzi, Luigi _ 106
52 The Ruthless Four / Each One for His Own * Capitani, Giorgio _ 100
53 Dead Men Ride * Florio, Aldo _ 98
54 I Want Him Dead * Bianchini, Paolo _ 98
55 They Call Him Cemetery * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 95
56 For 100 000 Dollars per Killing * Fago, Giovanni _ 90
57 Yankee * Brass, Tinto _ 89
58 Arizona Colt * Lupo, Michele _ 86
59 The Moment to Kill * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 80
60 They Call me Trinity * Barboni, Enzo _ 79
61 A Bullet for Sandoval * Buchs, Julio _ 78
62 Johnny Yuma * Girolami, Romolo _ 78
63 Adios Sabata * Parolini, Gianfranco _ 77
64 Cut Throats Nine * Marchent, Joaquin Luis Rom. _ 77
65 Duel in the Eclipse / Requiem for a Gringo * Merino, José Luis _ 72
66 Django, Prepare a Coffin * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 70
67 I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 70
68 Have a Good Funeral, My Friend…Sartana Will Pay * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 68
69 Black Jack * Baldanello, Gianfranco _ 67
70 The Dirty Outlaws / El desperado * Rossetti, Franco _ 66
71 No Room to Die / A Long File of Crosses * Garrone, Sergio _ 65
72 Texas Adios * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 64
73 Red Sun * Young, Terence _ 60
74 The Price of Power * Valerii, Tonino _ 59
75 The Silent Stranger * Vanzi, Luigi _ 56

76 Long Days of Vengeance * Vancini, Florestano _ 55
77 Cost of Dying / Taste of Death * Merolle, Sergio _ 53
78 A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die * Giraldi, Franco _ 51
79 One Silver Dollar * Ferroni, Giorgio _ 51
80 Today it’s Me…Tomorrow You * Cervi, Tonino _ 50
81 The Stranger Returns * Vanzi, Luigi _ 49
82 One after Another * Nostro, Nick _ 46
83 Long Live Your Death * Tessari, Duccio _ 44
84 A Hole in the Forehead * Vari, Guiseppe _ 42
84 Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe * Caiano, Mario _ 42
86 Garringo * Marchent, Rafael Romero _ 37
87 Five Man Army * Taylor, Don _ 36
88 Cowards Don’t Pray * Siciliano, Mario _ 35
89 Blood at Sundown / 1 000 Dollars on the Black * Cardone, Alberto _ 34
90 Shoot, Gringo…Shoot! * Corbucci, Bruno _ 33
91 Ben and Charlie * Lupo, Michele _ 32
92 Night of the Serpent * Petroni, Giulio _ 31
93 Boot Hill * Colizzi, Giuseppe _ 29
93 Minnesota Clay * Corbucci, Sergio _ 29
95 The Last Killer * Vari, Giuseppe _ 28
96 I am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin / A Fistful of Lead * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 28
97 Revenge for Revenge * Colucci, Mario _ 28
97 Taste of Violence * Hossein, Robert _ 28
99 They Call Me Hallelujah / Heads I Kill You, Tails You Die * Carnimeo, Giuliano _ 27
100 Silver Saddle * Fulci, Lucio _ 27

101 The Hills Run Red / A River of Dollars * Lizzani, Carlo _ 26
102 Pistoleros * Caltabiano, Alfio _ 25
103 Viva Cangaceiro * Fago, Giovanni _ 24
104 A Man Called Sledge * Morrow, Vic _ 22
105 A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe / Nobody’s the Greatest * Damiani, Damiano _ 22
106 Hate for Hate * Paolella, Domenico _ 21
107 Sonny and Jed * Corbucci, Sergio _ 20
107 A Barrel Full of Dollars * Fidani, Demofilo _ 20
109 Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows * Fidani, Demofilo _ 20
110 Beyond the Law * Stegani Giorgio C. _ 20
111 Sartana Does Not Forgive * Balcazar, Alfonso _ 19
111 Apache Woman * Mariuzzo, Giorgio _ 19
111 Drummer of Vengeance * Gariazzo, Mario _ 19
114 Kill Them All and Come Back Alone * Castellari, Enzo G. _ 18
115 The Unholy Four / Chuck Mool * Barboni, Enzo _ 18
116 The Return of Sabata * Parolini, Gianfranco _ 18
117 Bullets Don’t Argue * Caiano, Mario _ 18
117 God Made Them… I Kill Them / God Forgives … His Life is Mine * Bianchini, Paolo _ 18
119 The Fury of Johnny Kid * Puccini, Gianni _ 17
120 W Django * Mulargia, Eduardo _ 17
120 A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die * Valerii, Tonino _ 17
122 Life is Tough, Eh Providence? * Petroni, Giulio _ 16
122 John the Bastard * Crispino, Armando _ 16
124 Seven Guns for the MacGregors * Giraldi, Franco _ 16
124 Fort Yuma Gold * Ferroni, Giorgio _ 16
126 For the Taste of Killing * Valerii, Tonino _ 14
127 Man, Pride, Vengeance * Bazzoni, Luigi _ 14
128 Death Walks in Laredo * Pero, Enzi _ 13
129 Trinity Sees Red / Revenge of Trinity * Camus, Mario _ 12
130 Ringo from Nebraska * Bava, Mario / Roman, Antonio _ 12
131 Train for Durango * Caiano, Mario _ 11
132 Shotgun * Mauri, Roberto _ 11
133 The Greatest Robbery in the West * Lucidi, Maurizio _ 10
133 A Pistol for 100 Coffins * Lenzi, Umberto _ 10
135 Seven Dollars on the Red * Cardone, Alberto _ 7
136 Viva Maria * Malle, Louis _ 7
137 Tequila Joe * Dell’Aquila, Vincenzo _ 5
138 Any Gun Can Play * Castellari, Enzo G. _ 5
138 Hate Thy Neighbour * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 5
138 And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars * Petroni, Giulio _ 5
141 The Belle Star Story * Wertmüller, Lina _ 4
141 It Can Be Done, Amigo! * Lucidi, Maurizio _ 4
141 Get Mean * Baldi, Ferdinando _ 4
144 The Beast * Costa, Mario _ 3
144 Ringo and his Golden Pistol * Corbucci, Sergio _ 3

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By directors:

111 Sartana Does Not Forgive Balcazar, Alfonso 19

69 Black Jack Baldanello, Gianfranco 67

22 Blindman Baldi, Ferdinando 334
41 The Forgotten Pistolero Baldi, Ferdinando 137
66 Django, Prepare a Coffin Baldi, Ferdinando 70
72 Texas Adios Baldi, Ferdinando 64
138 Hate Thy Neighbour Baldi, Ferdinando 5
141 Get Mean Baldi, Ferdinando 4

49 Trinity is Still My Name Barboni, Enzo 110
60 They Call me Trinity Barboni, Enzo 79
115 The Unholy Four / Chuck Mool Barboni, Enzo 18

130 Ringo from Nebraska Bava, Mario / Roman, Antonio 12

127 Man, Pride, Vengeance Bazzoni, Luigi 14

54 I Want Him Dead Bianchini, Paolo 98
117 God Made Them… I Kill Them / God Forgives … His Life is Mine Bianchini, Paolo 18

57 Yankee Brass, Tinto 89

61 A Bullet for Sandoval Buchs, Julio 78

84 Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe Caiano, Mario 42
117 Bullets Don’t Argue Caiano, Mario 18
131 Train for Durango Caiano, Mario 11

102 Pistoleros Caltabiano, Alfio 25

129 Trinity Sees Red / Revenge of Trinity Camus, Mario 12

42 Matalo! Canevari, Cesare 131

52 The Ruthless Four / Each One for His Own Capitani, Giorgio 100

89 Blood at Sundown / 1 000 Dollars on the Black Cardone, Alberto 34
135 Seven Dollars on the Red Cardone, Alberto 7

30 Light the Fuse…Sartana is Coming Carnimeo, Giuliano 205
55 They Call Him Cemetery Carnimeo, Giuliano 95
59 The Moment to Kill Carnimeo, Giuliano 80
67 I am Sartana, Your Angel of Death Carnimeo, Giuliano 70
68 Have a Good Funeral, My Friend…Sartana Will Pay Carnimeo, Giuliano 68
96 I am Sartana, Trade Your Guns for a Coffin / A Fistful of Lead Carnimeo, Giuliano 28
99 They Call Me Hallelujah / Heads I Kill You, Tails You Die Carnimeo, Giuliano 27

15 Keoma Castellari, Enzo G. 738
35 Johnny Hamlet Castellari, Enzo G. 159
114 Kill Them All and Come Back Alone Castellari, Enzo G. 18
138 Any Gun Can Play Castellari, Enzo G. 5

80 Today it’s Me…Tomorrow You Cervi, Tonino 50

32 God Forgives…I Don’t Colizzi, Giuseppe 184
46 Ace High / 4 for an Ave Maria Colizzi, Giuseppe 122
93 Boot Hill Colizzi, Giuseppe 29

97 Revenge for Revenge Colucci, Mario 28

90 Shoot, Gringo…Shoot! Corbucci, Bruno 33

4 The Great Silence Corbucci, Sergio 2163
6 Django Corbucci, Sergio 1793
8 The Mercenary Corbucci, Sergio 1286
9 Companeros Corbucci, Sergio 1108
26 Navajo Joe Corbucci, Sergio 259
44 The Hellbenders Corbucci, Sergio 123
50 The Specialists Corbucci, Sergio 108
93 Minnesota Clay Corbucci, Sergio 29
107 Sonny and Jed Corbucci, Sergio 20
144 Ringo and his Golden Pistol Corbucci, Sergio 3

144 The Beast Costa, Mario 3

122 John the Bastard Crispino, Armando 16

37 Bandidos Dallamano, Massimo 154

13 A Bullet for the General Damiani, Damiano 975
105 A Genius, Two Partners and a Dupe / Nobody’s the Greatest Damiani, Damiano 22

137 Tequila Joe Dell’Aquila, Vincenzo 5

56 For 100 000 Dollars per Killing Fago, Giovanni 90
103 Viva Cangaceiro Fago, Giovanni 24

79 One Silver Dollar Ferroni, Giorgio 51
124 Fort Yuma Gold Ferroni, Giorgio 16

107 A Barrel Full of Dollars Fidani, Demofilo 20
109 Dead Men Don’t Make Shadows Fidani, Demofilo 20

53 Dead Men Ride Florio, Aldo 98

31 Massacre Time Fulci, Lucio 195
36 Four of the Apocalypse Fulci, Lucio 154
100 Silver Saddle Fulci, Lucio 27

111 Drummer of Vengeance Gariazzo, Mario 19

45 Django the Bastard Garrone, Sergio 122
71 No Room to Die / A Long File of Crosses Garrone, Sergio 65

78 A Minute to Pray, A Second to Die Giraldi, Franco 51
124 Seven Guns for the MacGregors Giraldi, Franco 16

23 10,000 Dollars Blood Money Girolami, Romolo 306
62 Johnny Yuma Girolami, Romolo 78

16 Cemetery Without Crosses Hossein, Robert 689
97 Taste of Violence Hossein, Robert 28

43 Death Sentence Lanfranchi, Mario 129

133 A Pistol for 100 Coffins Lenzi, Umberto 10

1 The Good, the Bad, the Ugly Leone, Sergio 3328
2 Once Upon a Time in the West Leone, Sergio 2919
3 For a Few Dollars More Leone, Sergio 2788
5 A Fistful of Dollars Leone, Sergio 1798
12 Duck, You Sucker! Leone, Sergio 1033
18 My Name is Nobody Leone, Sergio/Valerii, T. 600

34 Kill and Pray / Requiescant Lizzani, Carlo 160
101 The Hills Run Red / A River of Dollars Lizzani, Carlo 26

133 The Greatest Robbery in the West Lucidi, Maurizio 10
141 It Can Be Done, Amigo! Lucidi, Maurizio 4

33 California Lupo, Michele 182
58 Arizona Colt Lupo, Michele 86
91 Ben and Charlie Lupo, Michele 32

136 Viva Maria Malle, Louis 7

64 Cut Throats Nine Marchent, Joaquin Luis Rom. 77

86 Garringo Marchent, Rafael Romero 37

25 And God Said to Cain Margheriti, Antonio 270
39 Vengeance Margheriti, Antonio 149

111 Apache Woman Mariuzzo, Giorgio 19

47 The Bounty Killer Martin, Eugenio 120

29 Mannaja / A Man Called Blade Martino, Sergio 243

132 Shotgun Mauri, Roberto 11

65 Duel in the Eclipse / Requiem for a Gringo Merino, José Luis 72

77 Cost of Dying / Taste of Death Merolle, Sergio 53

104 A Man Called Sledge Morrow, Vic 22

38 El Puro Mulargia, Edoardo 149
120 W Django Mulargia, Eduardo 17

82 One after Another Nostro, Nick 46

106 Hate for Hate Paolella, Domenico 21

21 If You Meet Sartana Pray for Your Death Parolini, Gianfranco 384
24 Sabata Parolini, Gianfranco 290
63 Adios Sabata Parolini, Gianfranco 77
116 The Return of Sabata Parolini, Gianfranco 18

128 Death Walks in Laredo Pero, Enzi 13

10 Death Rides a Horse / Man to Man Petroni, Giulio 1064
28 Tepepa Petroni, Giulio 245
92 Night of the Serpent Petroni, Giulio 31
122 Life is Tough, Eh Providence? Petroni, Giulio 16
138 And for a Roof a Sky Full of Stars Petroni, Giulio 5

119 The Fury of Johnny Kid Puccini, Gianni 17

19 Django Kill…If You Live, Shoot! Questi, Giulio 509

70 The Dirty Outlaws / El desperado Rossetti, Franco 66

40 The Grand Duel Santi, Giancarlo 142

88 Cowards Don’t Pray Siciliano, Mario 35

7 The Big Gundown Sollima, Sergio 1785
11 Face to Face Sollima, Sergio 1060
20 Run Man, Run Sollima, Sergio 384

110 Beyond the Law Stegani Giorgio C. 20

87 Five Man Army Taylor, Don 36

17 The Return of Ringo Tessari, Duccio 607
27 A Pistol for Ringo Tessari, Duccio 246
83 Long Live Your Death Tessari, Duccio 44

14 Day of Anger Valerii, Tonino 766
74 The Price of Power Valerii, Tonino 59
120 A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die Valerii, Tonino 17
126 For the Taste of Killing Valerii, Tonino 14

76 Long Days of Vengeance Vancini, Florestano 55

51 A Stranger in Town Vanzi, Luigi 106
75 The Silent Stranger Vanzi, Luigi 56
81 The Stranger Returns Vanzi, Luigi 49

48 Shoot the Living and Pray for the Dead Vari, Giuseppe 115
95 The Last Killer Vari, Giuseppe 28
84 A Hole in the Forehead Vari, Guiseppe 42

141 The Belle Star Story Wertmüller, Lina 4

73 Red Sun Young, Terence 60

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And the Spags which also got points, but only from one vote, which are therefore not in the above posted list, but still in my overall list:

Death Played the Flute Panaccio, Angelo 25
Law of Violence Crea, Gianni 21
Ringo: The Lone Rider Marchent, Rafael Romero 19
Red Blood, Yellow Gold Cicero, Fernando 19
A Man Called Apocalypse Joe Savona, Leopoldo 17
Hate Is My God Gora,Claudio 17
Django and Sartana Are Coming… It’s the End Fidani, Demofilo 17
Killer Adios Zeglio, Primo 16
The Price of Death Palli, Enzo Gicca 15
Execution Paolella, Domenico 14
Two Crosses at Danger Pass Marchent, Rafael Romero 14
Twice a Judas Cicero, Fernando 14
No Graves on Boot Hill Garrone, Sergio 13
Killer Caliber .32 Brescia, Alfonso 13
God Does Not Pay on Saturday / Kill the Wicked Boccia, Tanio 13
Comin’ at Ya! Baldi, Ferdinando 12
Gentleman Killer Stegani, Giorgio 12
El Rojo Savona, Leopoldo 12
Django Kills Softly Pupillo, Massimo 11
Return of Halleluja Carnimeo, Giuliano 10
Shango Mulargia, Edoardo 9
A Coffin for the Sheriff Caiano, Mario 9
A Bounty Killer for Trinity Massaccesi, Aristide 9
Up the MacGregors! Giraldi, Franco 9
Black Killer Croccolo, Carlo 9
A Man Called Noon Collinson, Peter 9
Garter Colt Rocco, Gian Andrea 8
Halleluja and Sartana Strike Again Siciliano, Mario 7
His Colt, Himself, His Revenge Merighi, Ferdinando 7
7 Guns from Texas Marchent, Joaquin Luis Rom. 7
Wanted Ferroni, Giorgio 6
Between God, the Devil and a Winchester Girolami, Marino 6
I’ll Sell My Skin Dearly Fizzarotti, Ettore Maria 6
Boldest Job in the West De La Loma, José Antonio 5
Revenge of the Resurrected Marchent, Rafael Romero 5
Those Dirty Dogs Rosati, Giuseppe 5
What am I Doing in the Middle of the Revolution? Corbucci, Sergio 5
Days of Violence Brescia, Alfonso 5
Rita of the West Baldi, Ferdinando 5
Killer Kid Savona, Leopoldo 5
Take a Hard Ride Margheriti, Antonio 4
Born to Kill Mollica, Antonio 4
Cjamango Mulargia, Edoardo 4
15 Scaffolds for a Killer Malasomma, Nunzio 4
Ringo, the Face of Revenge Caiano, Mario 4
The Tramplers Antonini, Alfredo 4
May God Forgive You… But I Won’t Musolino, Vincenzo 3
Buddy Goes West Lupo, Michele 3
Sugar Colt Giraldi, Franco 3
Five Giants From Texas / Five for Revenge Florio, Aldo 3
Sabata the Killer Demicheli, Tulio 3
Fasthand Is Still My Name Bianchi, Mario 3
God’s Gun Parolini, Gianfranco 2
Sartana in the Valley of Death Mauri, Roberto 2
The Stranger and the Gunfighter Margheriti, Antonio 2
Quinto: Fighting Proud Klimovsky, Léon 2
Trinity Plus the Clown and a Guitar Antel, Franz 2
More Dollars for the MacGregors Merino, José Luis 2
Vendetta at Dawn / Terrible Day of the Big Gundown Garrone, Sergio 1
A Stranger in Paso Bravo Rosso, Salvatore 1
For a Book of Dollars Girolami, Renzo 1
Don’t Touch the White Woman Ferreri, Marco 1
The White, the Yellow and the Black Corbucci, Sergio 1
This Man Can’t Die Baldanello, Gianfranco 1
Machine Gun Killers Bianchini, Paolo 1

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Valid point :grinning: . Although those movies can be less than stellar, and it’s not like Leone’s OUATITW isn’t full of homages. It’s that old “standing on the shoulders of giants” thing…

Personally I don’t appreciate excessive gore for shock value, am of the view that a good film should be almost as good when watched in a language you don’t understand (i.e. good dialogue should be the cherry on top rather than the cake), and like to witness the effective application of coherent composed movie scores for a film rather than pastiches of short songs/scores. While all the above might be expected to turn me away from a Tarantino film in principle, I actually have to give enormous respect to anyone who can pull of being an auteur in the film industry and Tarantino does that in spades. I saw “Hateful Eight” on 70mm and really enjoyed it (and the Morricone score). I had thought he was crazy shooting a claustrophobic film so wide (to the extent of thinking does he really know what he’s doing with this anamorphic 70mm production beyond it being a gimmick) and yet he proved me completely wrong!

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Here’s my latest update below.

Old Top 20

  1. Once Upon a Time in the West
  2. For a Few Dollars More
  3. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
  4. A Fistful of Dollars
  5. The Great Silence
  6. Duck you Sucker!
  7. Face to Face
  8. The Big Gundown
  9. The Forgotten Pistolero
  10. Django
  11. Sonny and Jed
  12. Companeros
  13. The Mercenary
  14. No Room To Die
  15. Django the Bastard
  16. Black Jack
  17. A Bullet for the General
  18. Day of Anger
  19. Tepepa
  20. Cemetery Without Crosses

New Top 20

  1. Once Upon a Time in the West
  2. For a Few Dollars More
  3. The Good the Bad and the Ugly
  4. A Fistful of Dollars
  5. The Great Silence
  6. Face to Face
  7. Duck You Sucker!
  8. The Big Gundown
  9. No Room To Die
  10. Black Jack
  11. Sonny and Jed
  12. The Forgotten Pistolero
  13. Django the Bastard
  14. El Puro
  15. Companeros
  16. Death Sentence
  17. The Mercenary
  18. A Bullet for the General
  19. My Name is Nobody
  20. Run Man Run

Out go Django, Day of Anger, Tepepa and Cemetery Without Crosses and in come El Puro, Death Sentence, My Name is Nobody and Run Man Run. A few changes to the order as well. :face_with_monocle:

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He only did it to get a few reactions, and that’s exactly what he got.

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I haven’t updated my list for ages so here’s a new one. It’s always a work in progress but at least there’s some important changes. I decided to leave Taste of Violence out eventually, it’s one of the best but maybe it’s just too much of a borderline case for sw.

  1. Once upon time in the west
  2. Cemetary without crosses
  3. Face to Face
  4. The great silence
  5. My name is Nobody
  6. Django
  7. Keoma
  8. Good the bad and the ugly
  9. God forgives I don’t
  10. For a few dollars more
  11. Companeros
  12. Duck you sucker!
  13. Blindman
  14. Bandidos
  15. El Puro
  16. A Pistol for Ringo
  17. Shoot the Living Pray for the Dead
  18. Four of the Apocalypse
  19. Stranger in Town
  20. Fistful of Dollars

And the old one was

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Bill, there’s one film missing, no # 20 in your new list.

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Oops :flushed: I have problems with this forum’s autonumbering system.

Edited now.

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Good news (for now), Death Rides a Horse has currently dropped out of the top 10 … :wink:

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Return of Ringo out, Pistol for Ringo in.
Interested to know what led that decision Bill. Did you re-watch both together?

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Yeah, I watched them during last spagvemberfest and noticed that I enjoyed the first one much more than the second. Taste changes during time… biggest surprise recently for myself was Four of the Apocalypse which I included in my top20 first time now. I’ve always liked the film but it used to be that oddity which was never on my favorite lists.

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I need to update my Top 20 soon, there’s a few that needs to be rearranged.

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Some interesting choices there. And welcome to the forum @ancient_evenings!