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a fistfull of dolars (widescreen)

Advantages: original format
Disadvantages: letterbox size

The first proper spaghetti Western, A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS follows a nameless drifter who plays two feuding families off each other to his own reward. As members of each family are put in the ground, the stash in his pockets gets heavier and heavier. this violent remake of akira kurosawa's joyimbo made clint eastwood a star and not before time. this is one of leone's first outings as director, who later went on to direct the masterpiece once upon a ...

name47 14.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of A Fistful Of Dollars (DVD)

not a long review

Advantages: good film and actors
Disadvantages: none really

...and his team of killetrs for a set reward of a huge $10,000 not that much now but then it was worth loads .... mancho goes undercover and set them up to rob the bank of el paso.the film is full of nail bitting action with jail breaks, gun fights, show downs and bank robbing as i said. Twice as good as 'a fistful of dollars the first one' but still not as good as 'the good the bad and the ugly' witch is one of my all time fav westerns. Still it is ...
...hell would he do that for when he could just kill them but....he is going to make them come back and kill the gang while indio escapes with all the money and gold all to himself greedy man ....buy yourself a tub of ice cream and a good chinese and get it from your local superstore and buy the film. You won't regret it I have given it to friends many a times and they now love me even more .. heehee ... or they were just being nice ..... one of the ...

summah07babe 15.07.2007 · Read full review
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Review of For A Few Dollars More (Special Edition) (DVD)

The first Spaghetti Western

Advantages: Clasic Western
Disadvantages: None

...name, rides into town on a donkey and then proceeds to play Two warring gangs off against each other. A remake of an earlier japanese movie, this violent story was a turn away from the usual clean cut hero and spotless frontier town. This is obvious from the start as the hero ignores a small boy being dragged along by a thug. From this moment, you know this is no ordinary western. Eastwood is ideally cast as then loner, who says little but shoots ...

avamia11 17.09.2005 · Read full review
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Review of A Fistful Of Dollars (Special Edition) (DVD)

The equal best Spaghetti Western of all time.

Advantages: Brilliant plot, acting, direction and musical score.
Disadvantages: None

This is a classic Spaghetti Western with some added dimensions that don't occur in many others. Made in 1971, filmed in Italy, and spanning 157 glorious minutes this film shows off James Coburn's and Rod Steiger's acting talents to the full. The great Sergio Leone directs and the equally great Ennio Morricone provides the music. This Spaghetti Western is unusual in so far as it is set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution and James Coburn's ...
...how you could possibly get a great film out of this but believe me this film is awesome and along side The Good, The Bad & The Ugly in my opinion is the joint best of all of the Spaghetti Westerns ever made. The two best highlights for me in the film are the opening sequences showing rich, well to do passengers eating like animals in the first class section of a train. This is a piece of cinematographic and directorial genius, and, the main "Sean, ...

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Review of A Fistful Of Dynamite (DVD)

Frankly he's a good Jesse

Advantages: captures aspects of the outlaws not seen in other films
Disadvantages: Some romanticising, a little inaccuracy

Frank & Jessie- A Review By Addy Having just review The Long Riders I thought I would do a review on this much later account based on the true story of the James/Younger gang. The easiest way to get a heads up on the story is to read/rate my prior review. This more current version is a fresh, worthy stab at the Life and times of these famous outlaws. Film Specs Genre: Western Directed by: Robert Boris Produced by: Cassian Elwes, Elliott ...
...the story of two brothers Frank an Jessie James. Born as southern men they fought for the confederacy during the American Civil War. This film starts earlier in the lives of the James boys from leaving the war to return home and settle down to some semblance of a quiet normal life. In very little time the illusion is shattered by Union greed and violence to the southern folk including the James family. Returning to a world of violence in a bid to ...

tayloa22 28.05.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Frank And Jesse (DVD)