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The Clint Eastwood Gift Set (A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly)Rating:
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The Clint Eastwood Gift Set (A Fistful of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly) Reviews
"Just Like Old Times." Classic Clint Eastwood.
Sergio Leone's ("Once Upon A Time In The West", "Once Upon A Time In America", etc) classic "The Man With No Name" trilogy is out on DVD. I'm not going to review them seperately, as they feature the same character in all three Westerns.
"A Fistful Of Dollars"
Clint Eastwood makes his first appearance as "The Man With No Name" in this first movie in the trilogy (more on that later). While not my favorite one, it's a good introduction to the character. Rated PG for violence.
"For A Few Dollars More"
Clint Eastwood is back for this 2nd film in the trilogy featuring legendary screen villain Lee Van Cleef ("High Noon", "The Magnificent Seven Ride", etc) in a surprise role as a good guy out for revenge against Indio (Gian Maria Volante, who had co-starred with Eastwood in the first film), the ruthless leader of a vicious bank-robbing gang. The plot was more character driven, but could've used some more fleshing out. It's good as it is, though. Rated PG for violence and brief partial nudity (pay close attention or you'll miss it).
"The Good, The Bad And The Ugly"
The best movie in the trilogy reteams Clint Eastwood for the final time with director/screenwriter Sergio Leone, along with Lee Van Cleef (not only in one of his best villainous turns, in the complete opposite of his role in "For A Few Dollars More", but in one of the best roles of his career) and Eli Wallach ("The Magnificent Seven", etc). The movie features the classic score by Ennio Morricone (who also wrote the music for the first two films, Franco Zefferelli's "Hamlet" and others). Shame I can't repeat Tuco's (Wallach) infamous lines on a family-friendly website, but this movie is without a doubt the BEST Western ever filmed. Rated PG-13 for violence and some language.
All that said, why was the real name of Eastwood's character always changed and in the third one, he was just called "Blondie"? In the cast list (in each collectible booklet) his character is named, but it changes in the second movie and in the third one, it doesn't appear at all. Another thing: why was Lee Van Cleef's character in the third one never called by his real name, as it appears in the booklet? I mean, sure, the name that was used could've been a code name, but his real name NEVER divulged? Lousy move on Mr. Leone's part (he co-wrote the script for the three films, but all in all, excellent films, but the third one stands out the most, mostly for the score written by Ennio Morricone (who also scored Franco Zefferelli's "Hamlet" starring Mel Gibson [Oscar-winner for "Braveheart" and director, co-screenwriter and producer of "The Passion Of The Christ"; see my review on it.]) My only gripe is that this isn't the Collector's Edition of "The Good, The Bad And The Ugly", with 18 minutes of never-before-seen footage, restored audio and so much more.
Average rating: 4/3/4/5
The Man With No Name Trilogy
This is a great boxset featuring the best spaghetti western films ever made. Clint Eastwood gives a great performance in all three films. However, these films are going to be re-released with better transfers. The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly has been re-released already in a stunning two-disc set. This box set is great, but you should do yourself a favor and purchase the newer editions.
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