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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
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Storyline
Scoundrels are competing for 200,000 dollars hidden in a grave. The third Italian-Western film of a trilogy from director Sergio Leone gives Western films a new (bloody) color. |
Backdrops
The Director
Sergio Leone
Sergio Leone (January 3, 1929 – April 30, 1989) was an Italian film director, producer and screenwriter most associated with the "Spaghetti Western" genre.
Leone's film-making style includes juxtaposing extreme close-up shots with lengthy long shots. His movies include The Colossus of Rhodes, the Dollars Trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars; For a Few Dollars More; and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Once Upon a Time in the West; Duck, You Sucker!; and Once Upon a Time in America.
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User Reviews
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Women and westerns
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One of the many things I like about Filmaster, is that '12 Angry Men' tops the rankings. So, I thought, as Filmasters have such good taste, I should check out the rest of the list.
Well, starting at the top, I know I haven't seen 'Le Salaire de la Peur'. But I wasn't sure about 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'. It seemed unlikely. It's ranked number 2, only 0.02 votes behind 12 Angry Men and higher than 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' . I'd remember a film that good. It's in our collection, and Mr. Tobermory was thrilled to bits when I suggested we watch it. "One of the greatest films ever made", he said. Aha, I thought, as the opening credits rolled, I definitely haven't seen it. I'd remember one of the greatest films ever made.
However, a few minutes in, and I realised I'd forgotten errr... one of the greatest films ever made?
Don't get me wrong, it's pretty good. The plot is cool. A dying man reveals where 200,000 dollars in stolen loot is hidden. He gives The Ugly partial directions, he gives The Good the rest. From now on, the two guys who have spent the first half of the film trying to kill each other, have to cooperate if they want to get their hands on the dosh. Eli Wallack as Tuco is great. He's as vivid and colourful as Eastwood is unremarkable. On the other hand, it was a bit of a struggle to make sense of the American civil war backdrop (given that my knowledge of American history ends with that man who landed on the moon). All in all, not terrible. But basically, it is just three men fighting it out over money.
Now I'm making a wild guess here, but I reckon this film is ranked as highly as it is because guys are doing most of the voting. G...
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reviewed by tobermory (Filmaster.com) on the 21st of February 2010
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Not bad, but ugly, mean-spirited, and very long. Plus you absolutely have to see this on the big screen 'cause it's completely wrecked by pan&scan