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...the end
It started with 'Fistful of dollars', continued with 'for a few dollars more' and ends with a bang with this film. Now, the original film is great but with the added stuff this film is amazing! The trilogy SHOULD be viewed consecutively but can be viewed alone. I find this film to be a masterpiece just like the two prior. It is one of the defining western series ever made. Classic director, Classic actors and one heck of a finish!

a masterpiece that lives up to the hype
From the opening triumphant strains of Ennio Morricone's legendary score and those wonderfully dated '60s opening credits, you know you're watching something pretty special.

This is one of those films that even people who haven't seen it, know all about it because, over the years, it has become absorbed into popular culture.

Does it get any better than Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach and Clint Eastwood in the same film together? All three actors play brilliantly off one another with Van Cleef exuding absolute menace, Wallach gleefully chewing up the scenery (the way he says, "You bastard!" is brilliant) and Eastwood is at his laconic best as the mysterious Blondie (aka The Man With No Name).

Sergio Leone's direction is a revelation. He totally reinvents the western into his own unique style that has been imitated but never equaled. Right from the opening shot of a close-up of an grotesque man to the tension-filled final showdown between the three leads, Leone demonstrates a complete command of his craft.

There's a reason that this film is considered one of THE best westerns of all time: you've got Leone's brilliant direction that subverts genre expectations, Morricone's great soundtrack that covers the entire emotional spectrum, and a killer cast that are risen to iconic status as a result of their performances in this movie.

While some consider Once Upon A Time in the West to be Leone's masterpiece, I think that The Good, The Bad and The Ugly edges it out ever so slightly, in my opinion, because I find it infinitely more watchable. It's one of those movies I can sit down and watch any time and if it's ever on TV I usually end up watching it all the way through to the end.

This DVD is a must-have for fans of this film because Leone's proper aspect ratio for this film is faithfully restored. This is the ONLY way to see this movie because [bad] pan and scan completely destroys Leone's widescreen compositions. The sound and picture quality is fantastic and the extras are not half bad -- although, an audio commentary would've been nice.

Essential viewing.

You got me, I got you: we're all alone
Just a few remarks about this uniquely memorable film. One reviewer said it was opera. Right! Whoever heard of an opera that wasn't totally implausible and way over the top? It's a kind of comic La Scala, with a deadly cynical undertone. The director isn't directing a story; he's a composer, pulling out every stop in the libretto. Note the litany of crimes that Tuco is about to be hanged for: rape, bigamy, murder, extortion, dealing in prostitution ---- and finally, something really serious: playing cards with a marked deck!! This tale may be long, and even sort of leisurely in a tense sort of way, but it is never, ever boring. You can't help feeling sorry for the few who don't get it.

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