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Summary: Turn the sound back on!!
Review: This film is just great in its category -- and I think it is far from being any kind of western. You need a little intelligence to get the point, otherwhise you overlook it. And the music is just very good (if you are not made of wood or stone) -- it fits the film excellently. I suggest it to everyone who lives his life in at least more than two dimensions... :o)
Rating: 
Summary: Definitely not over-rated.
Review: This is a haunting, mesmerizing film. It's a totally unique film. The plot is typical, yes, but it does things with style, imagery, insight and atmosphere that made me look at this age-old story in new ways. It's true what they say about the music, or at least the vocals/lyrics to the music: they're annoying as hell. But the music itself is wonderful, especially certain pieces without vocals utilizing banjo and wierd, snaky guitar and overall it only adds to the wonderful atmosphere of this Spartan, Nietschzean, Apocolyptic Christian from Hell philosophical masterpiece.There are some slow parts, some villains doing conveniently stupid things to accomodate the poetry of certain scenes and like I said the annoying as hell vocals. That's why I said 3 stars (maybe more like 3 and a half) but I would not tell anyone NOT to see this film, and I'd be surprised if anyone watching it once won't want to do so again. The back of the box says something about a man in a wasteland massacring his way to redemption; that's pretty accurate. The atmoshere is so powerful at some points that I forget it's a western and not some Robert E. Howard, post-nuclear or medieval fairy tale-type fantasy. Neat, neat, neat.
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Summary: A masterpiece
Review: This is one the best westerns ever made. I saw this movie 20 years ago and I have been looking religiously for the release of this movie on DVD. The musical score in this movie is extraordinary. Buy this movie before is gone.
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Summary: A bizarre, bleak western
Review: This is really a great western and is along with Damiani's A Bullet for the General, one of the best italian westerns along with those made by the three great Sergios (Corbucci, Leone and Sollima). What's even more fascinating is how Castellari managed to make a film with no script, making up the dialogs as the shooting went along (even if he copied a bevy of filmakers along the way; try to figure them out as you watch the film), all this adding to it's really bleak and bizarre look. I actually enjoyed the music which was a reference to Altman's great western McCabe & Mrs. Miller. And Franco Nero never looked better and cooler than in this film! Though the film was made at a time when italian westerns were practically dead, as they had already been made into a parody with the Trinity films, Keoma didn't manage to resurrect the genre. Why? Maybe because nobody could figure a way to top this film, which gives you a general idea of how good it is. The DVD copy is absolutely brilliant, as is anything coming from Anchor Bay, and it features a great commentary by Castellari himself (though I find annoying the journalists Anchor Bay send to view the films along with the directors, as any real fan would have a trillion more questions to ask). Overall, a great film that should be (re)discovered by any western fan!
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Summary: My favorite western ever.
Review: This movie surpasses even the Leone trilogy. It is indeed very diferent than those other ones but they seem to be the benchmark when it comes to westerns. It is entirely unique and Franco Nero hasn't made another movie that even comes close to this.
I truly can't stand the music that goes through this movie but somehow even that can't detract from it.
The story is completely absorbing and enjoyable. The casting of the three brothers is great and I especially liked the flashbacks without the use of effects. Pretty cool stuff.
The final showdown is phenomenal and makes me want to watch it again and again.
Give this movie a try but don't go expecting anything resembling an Eastwood western...or any other for that matter. You won't regret it.
Rating:
Summary: My favorite western ever.
Review: This movie surpasses even the Leone trilogy. It is indeed very diferent than those other ones but they seem to be the benchmark when it comes to westerns. It is entirely unique and Franco Nero hasn't made another movie that even comes close to this.
I truly can't stand the music that goes through this movie but somehow even that can't detract from it.
The story is completely absorbing and enjoyable. The casting of the three brothers is great and I especially liked the flashbacks without the use of effects. Pretty cool stuff.
The final showdown is phenomenal and makes me want to watch it again and again.
Give this movie a try but don't go expecting anything resembling an Eastwood western...or any other for that matter. You won't regret it.
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Summary: One of The Best Spaghetti Westerns Ever !
Review: This one has it all: Franco Nero in his most haunting role (aside from Django), extremely creative camera work, clever editing, Shakespearean themes, Peckinpah-style violence, above average dialogue and, of course, spectacular scenery. The only blemish is the very annoying musical Greek chorus that passes for a soundtrack. A must-own DVD, right up there with the Leone trilogy.
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