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Summary: Good Western Trilogy.
Review: A FISTFUL OF DOLLARSWhile the plot can be a little confusing at times (I had to watch it twice to understand everything), this is a well-made western, with great music and lots of action. One day a mysterious stranger rides into a town, in which a conflict is ocurring between two families, both of which want the other out and to rule the town. The Stranger takes up a job with one of the families, the Rojos. But thanks to his quick wit & quick draw, he ends devises a plan that will destroy both families. The main thing that bugs me is that the DVD sound is so lousy that I need to set it up so that it has English subtitles at the bottom. Otherwise, you can't understand a word anyone's saying!
Rating: 3 outta 5 FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE A step up from the first one. This time, the Man With No Name (now a bounty hunter) forms a partnership with an old adversary of his, in order to track down a ruthless killer. Plenty of plot twists, more first-rate music by Ennio Morricone, and again plenty of action. (Plus: I don't need subtitles with this one!)
Rating: 4 outta 5 THE GOOD, THE BAD, & THE UGLY A true "epic western", that by far surpasses both of the previous two. This time around, the Man With No Name has a smooth-going parntership with Elli Wallach. They soon learn of a cache of $200,000 in gold hidden somewhere, and set out to find it. But another man is also searching for the money (Lee Van Cleef). The movie is full of betrayals and re-partnerships, and more betrayals, until all three men meet up in a spectacular climactic showdown. An excellent western, with absolutely brilliant music. One of the five greatest westerns ever made, as well as the most influential.
Rating: 5 outta 5 Overall, this is perhaps the best western series ever made. True, to non-western/non-Eastwood fans, all three films would surely seem boring and overlong (especially the third one). But to fans of westerns and/or Eastwood, this set is definitely a must-buy.
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Summary: Review of DVD features
Review: A good series to own, if you like westerns or Eastwood. I'll just comment on the DVD features. The video reproductions of "A Fistfull of Dollars" and "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly." are excellent. The reproduction of "For a Few Dollars More" left a lot to be desired. This one must have been reproduced from an imperfect source because a lot of dust floaters are present which is only really distracting during nighttime scenes. Not a lot of extras included, a few trailers and for the "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" some extra minutes from deleted scenes.
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Summary: An outstanding collection of genre-changing work
Review: Although this revolution happened before my time, Sergio Leone's epic "Man with No Name" trilogy forever changed the Western. Instead of one man hamming it up (see any of the horrendous westerns with John Wayne) or a great hero coming in to save the day ("High Noon" with Gary Cooper, or "The Magnificent Seven" with Yul Brynner), these stories are truly adventures. Even those who aren't fans of non-traditional westerns may appreciate this collection.
With the first movie, "Fistful of Dollars", the spaghetti western was born. This movie is full of action and drama. Clint Eastwood plays the man with no name (occasionally called "Joe" in this movie), who comes to a town divided by two brutal but cowardly factions. In the style of Kurosawa's "Yojimbo", Eastwood joins *both* gangs, and pits them against one another, destroying them both in the end and liberating the town. This movie is a bit slower paced than the other two, but is a wonderful story in its own right. The score in this movie also isn't as great as the other two, and the sound quality is pretty poor. Still, it's definitely worth owning.
The second, "For a few dollars more", blows the first one out of the water. In my opinion, this vastly underrated movie is in many ways just as good as the much more famous third, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef are both extraordinary in this movie, as two bounty hunters who are forced to join together in their quest in order to survive. The story is filled with complex characters who you never completely find out, but who you come to respect and admire. There is a great dramatic shootout at the end, culminating in a one-on-one battle between Van Cleef and the villain, "El Indio", that really leaves you smiling in awe. The sound quality is better in this one, and the score adds so much to this already great movie that you'll have a hard time getting it out of your head. Until you see the third.
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" is truly the gem of this trilogy, and its only failing is it doesn't contain all of the extras found in the enhanced/special edition DVD. Three men, "The good" (Eastwood), "the bad" (Van Cleef), and "the ugly" (Eli Wallach) are all involved in a hunt for a great store of cash, $200,000. Wallach plays the treacherous, selfish "Tuco", and undoubtedly steals the show. He's someone with virtually no redeeming qualities, yet somehow I found myself cheering for him during the movie. Van Cleef does a 180 from his role in "for a few dollars more", playing the most villainous of the three. Alliances are formed, broken, and reformed as they search for the grave containing the loot. They cross hundreds of miles of desert, cross through a war-torn land, and all reach the site at the same time. Perhaps the most suspenseful of all shootouts follows as the three square off at the end. I feel I cannot do this movie justice in a written review, you must see it for yourself. This is, to me, the greatest western ever made!
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Summary: excellent Clint flick.
Review: Certainly one of the most entertaining of Mr. Eastwoods western movies. The dubbing is not the best and the acting is sometimes unpolished but overall it is one of the classics in this genre.
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Summary: Clint Eastwood: The Man With No Name - A Trilogy
Review: Clint Eastwood is the "man with no name." Italian director Sergio Leone directed what many believe are to be the Top 3 films of all time! Beginning with "A Fistful of Dollars" (copied from the Japanese samurai film "Yo Jimbo") Clint Eastwood rides into a town with two bosses. "For A Few Dollars More" betters on the first. Includes Lee Van Cleef as supporting actor. Two Bounty Killers team up to kill a common foe: One wronged by Indio, the head bank robber. "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" is the best of the lot, complete with a haunting musical score by Ennio Morricone. Who could forget the shrilling cry in the opening credits? "Ahh-ee-ahh-ee-iii! Wa...Wa...Wa..." The collaboration of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone is what makes these films work. "Spaghetti Westerns" don't waste time with the conventional "cowboys and indians." They focus more on the loners, the gunslingers, the bandits. This DVD Trilogy is the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION. Includes original theatrical trailers, bonus footage, behind the scenes, and much, much more! For more film/music greats look for Leone and Morricone collaborating on "Once Upon A Time in the West" (starring Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, and Henry Fonda), "A Fistful of Dynamite" aka "Duck You Sucker" (James Coburn, and "Once Upon A Time In America" (Robert DeNiro, James Woods). These films are the best, the peak in Western Cinemas.
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Summary: Clint Eastwood: The Man With No Name - A Trilogy
Review: Clint Eastwood is the "man with no name." Italian director Sergio Leone directed what many believe are to be the Top 3 films of all time! Beginning with "A Fistful of Dollars" (copied from the Japanese samurai film "Yo Jimbo") Clint Eastwood rides into a town with two bosses. "For A Few Dollars More" betters on the first. Includes Lee Van Cleef as supporting actor. Two Bounty Killers team up to kill a common foe: One wronged by Indio, the head bank robber. "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" is the best of the lot, complete with a haunting musical score by Ennio Morricone. Who could forget the shrilling cry in the opening credits? "Ahh-ee-ahh-ee-iii! Wa...Wa...Wa..." The collaboration of Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone is what makes these films work. "Spaghetti Westerns" don't waste time with the conventional "cowboys and indians." They focus more on the loners, the gunslingers, the bandits. This DVD Trilogy is the DEFINITIVE COLLECTION. Includes original theatrical trailers, bonus footage, behind the scenes, and much, much more! For more film/music greats look for Leone and Morricone collaborating on "Once Upon A Time in the West" (starring Charles Bronson, Jason Robards, and Henry Fonda), "A Fistful of Dynamite" aka "Duck You Sucker" (James Coburn, and "Once Upon A Time In America" (Robert DeNiro, James Woods). These films are the best, the peak in Western Cinemas.
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Summary: I liked them since I like western movies and clint has done
Review: clint has played very well in these three movies, it is worth seeing them many times
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Summary: Clint's finest
Review: Eastwood's finest work - one will forever associate him with these 3 movies. The soundtrack music is also hauntingly superb & unique. These DVD's are by far the best I've ever purchased
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Summary: good value
Review: good sound, good picture (and even some non-english soundtrack , tres bien, muy bien)
did not rate 5 because master was celluloid, which is good, but celluloid had a few scratches. Hey, MGM guys, never heard about digital remastering ?
(OK, makes it more authentic you might say...)
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Summary: come on, it's leone
Review: great as is everything leone, and the same can be said for a lot of clint's work. truly worth owning, especially for western fans. i'd rank this series as top 5 westerns of all-time, possibly only beat out by once upon a time in the west. wonderful direction and writing. worth owning
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