Once Upon A Time In The West (Collector's Edition) (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Waaay to many.
Disadvantages: Nada.

...of revenge. The set detail in Once Upon a Time is just as prolific as Jeunet's films: The deco of Morton's train carriage reeks of dirty money and western whims - plush, brushed red and gold velvets hanging in an abundance of decadent glory. Mac Bain's homestead is a finely detailed replica of a recent immigrant - memories of home, cluttered with childish things and sprinkled with tenderness at the thought of the arriving new bride. Outside of ... Read review

Advantages: Too many to list.
Disadvantages: One or 2 scenes are a little long.

***BACKGROUND*** When Sergio Leone launched his now famous 'Dollars' trilogy in 1964 with 'A Fist Full of Dollars' he started a cult which spawned over 200 of the so called Spaghetti Westerns. However, Leone remained the man and, in most critics eyes, remained the master of the genre. The first 'Dollars' film was quickly followed by 'For a Few Dollars More' in 1965 and 'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' in 1966, effectively launching the career of ... Read review

Advantages: Digitally Remastered with Widescreen version enhanced for 16:9
Disadvantages: Not for those with short attention spans

THIS HAS BEEN UP-DATED AS IT WAS ONE OF MY "POOR" FIRST REVIEWS.... "Once Upon A Time In The West" - Collectors Edition DVD During my time at High School and at University, I seemed to blank out from my memory that I thoroughly enjoyed Westerns as a young child, until I re-discovered some culture in my mid-20's! This DVD is a must own for all fans of the Western and was the final curtain call for the genre, as was the intention of world acclaimed ... Read review

Advantages: Sergio Leone style, pace and excellence!
Disadvantages: Very long.

****Contains Spoilers*** Right, where do I start? On the back of the DVD case is written 'From start to finish, a dance of death'. That's exactly where we will begin. The whole movie is similar to one big Mexican standoff. From the tension, to the quick and brutal violence that the director Sergio Leone had introduced so well by this time in the commonly called 'Spaghetti Westerns'. The story is all about three men. As the tag-line reads, 'One ... Read review

Advantages: Outstanding photography, tremendous score, Henry Fonda
Disadvantages: A bit overlong

Sergio Leones' Greatest film conveys all the viciousness, and harsh reality of the old west but still manages to be an almost ghostly poem. The story of a hired assassin (Henry Fonda) targeting a beautiful landowner (Claudia Cardinale) is as simple as his previous Dollars trilogy yet has much more depth. The photography is typically stunning - you can barely take your eyes off the screen, it has a classic score by Ennio Morricone and it has one of ... Read review

Advantages: Rivetting stuff!
Disadvantages: The plot meanders (as ever with Leone!)

If you are a lover of Spaghetti Westerns you cannot help but be impressed by this film. Sergo Leone's first part of an incomplete trilogy (the third was to be on the Russian Revolution but sadly he died before it could be completed) encompasses all that we know and love in his films. This film differs somewhat in that the characters are less 'black and white' than they are for instance in the 'Dollars' films. For example, his choice of Henry Fonda ... Read review

Advantages: Easy to navigate and very informative
Disadvantages: Will take weeks to get through it all

Having a disabled wife who is a western film fanatic as kept me busy surfing for suitable sites to fuel her interest. I have now found a site which has hundreds of western films listed and reviewed. The site, www.us.imdb.com/sections/genre/western features just about every western film ever made. On reaching the site the front page contains the alphabet and, after selecting the letter of your choice, all film titles beginning with that letter are ... Read review