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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I hate Westerns; I love this!, 30 Sep 2007
With these superb films there is no way out. You simply cannot dislike them, thus the power of Leones film directing.
I hate westerns. They are the most irritating patriotic example of American cinema; so why do I LOVE these? Well, there is an intolerable amount of anti-characterization and that strengthens the power of the trilogys anti-hero, 'The man with No Name'. The score is haunting and sticks within your grey mind for all time. They characters are brilliant, uncorny hosts that welcome you into their playground of fun and pleasure (Dont expect this anywhere else)
So there is no reason in the world not to buy this box set. Fistful of Dollars, Few Dollars More and the lengthy titled; Good, the Bad and The Ugly are all equally epic and adorable. Clint Eastwood is at his highest here and memorize all the classic scenes.
When making a Western, I would just ask the Italians...
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amongst The Best Films Ever Made, 26 Jun 2008
I'm just wondering as to how much detail I should provide about these classic films, because chances are that anyone looking to purchase this box set will have already seen them in their original format. The films speak for themselves, and so you'll just have to watch them to appreciate them, because frankly, no review can epitomize the quintessential quality of film-making within this trilogy. I've read elsewhere that some people thought the restoration process desecrated the quality and enjoyment of the originals. I own both the original and remastered sets, and I think that they did a good job revamping the picture, sound, and implementing the new footage and voice overs. Ultimately, the new footage corrects a couple of continuity problems endemic to the original versions, particularly for The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Well worth buying, you shan't be disappointed.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Spaghetti Westerns, 11 Oct 2007
A Fistful of Dollars introduces the character played by Eastwood throughout these films -- the characters are absolutely different, story-wise, from film to film, but they are essentially the same roles. Eastwood's 'Man with no Name' is written and acted with such skill and style and subtle humour that viewers will find themselves grinning at the screen and creeping forward in their seats, eager for the next line or the next scene. From the surely legendary scene about Eastwood's character's "mule," to the brutal shoot-outs and the clever, edgy dialogue, every moment of this first film is wonderful.
If Eastwood's character stood alone in A Fistful of Dollars as an inspiring and memorable screen presence, though, he and Lee Van Cleef combine in the aptly-named For a Few Dollars More to create a second film that is far more enjoyable than the first -- and that's saying a lot. The hat-shooting scene between Eastwood and Van Cleef, the planning of the central plot's bank robbery, and a dozen other memorable scenes all culminate in an honestly moving, artistic, and incredibly tense scene between the film's central 'bad guy' -- these films feature no good and bad guys as such, only brilliantly portrayed shades of grey -- and Van Cleef, with Eastwood along too. This is one of the rare films that can be watched again, and again, and will never truly age. It is only really overshadowed by one Western in existence...
... The third film included in this set, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. This is by far the most well-recognised of the three, and it takes a slightly lighter mood than the two earlier films. The entire film is set around the attempts of three characters -- Eastwood's Man with no Name (the good), Elli Wallach's memorable bandit Tuko (the ugly), and Van Cleef's mean soldier (the bad) -- to recover $200,000 in gold from a grave. The story leads the characters through a remarkable number of situations, from the tense, indoor gunfights that made the first two films so exciting, to meaningful scenes set around the Civil War and more clever lines, funny moments, and edge-of-the-seat build-ups than this reviewer has room to list. This time the film culminates in a three-man dance of death of such artistic, nerve-wracking brilliance that it deserves to go down in history as one of the greatest moments of film. It's that good.
The soundtracks of all three films (but particularly the second and third) deserve special mention, making what would have been superb films, legendary ones.
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