The Good The Bad & The Ugly: Why Is It So Good?
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- The Good The Bad & The Ugly: Why Is It So Good?
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is a great movie to look back on. It made 5 times its money back, making it a big success. But even Clint Eastwood himself thought the movie
would do either really well or really bad.
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The good the bad & the ugly didn't have the greatest reception from critics at that time.
One of the most memorable criticisms from The LA Times
said that the movie should have been called
The Bad, The Dull and the Interminable"...
The main reason for this negativity was due to the movie
belonging to a not so popular sub genre, the Spaghetti Western...
which when compared to a Hollywood western
was considered as a cheap, inferior, foreign version
In your typical Hollywood Western, everything looked clean...
where the heroes were handsome,
and wore freshly pressed suits and had shiny new guns...
But in a Spaghetti or Italian Western thing were far more
gritty, dirty and violent
as a whole they were perceived as been more realistic
Its main characters weren't well groomed nor necessarily handsome...
The musical scores were pretty different, from the amazing high energy music by Enyo Morricone compared to the more stately orchestral scores by Elmer Bernstein, like in The Magnificent 7.
In the 1960s the Hollywood hero was usually a great gunslinger who faced insurmountable odds
taking on the bad guys and out smarting them.
They were usually unselfish and down to earth...
The main villains were very one dimensional, they're badness was not explained, and they were often an outcast...
which meant they were either feared or hated by the local townspeople.
However Italian films featured anti-heroes...
instead of the protagonist saving everyone,
the main character himself was either neutral
or more interested in personal gain.
While the bad guy was often as charismatic or powerful as the hero
in order to give the protagonist a real challenge.
In Hollywood westerns, the death of an antagonist
simply meant the triumph of the good over the bad...
going back home or having a
reunion with loved ones, concluded the story of the movie.
Whereas in its European counterpart, the death of the antagonist usually completed the narrative.
Sergio Leone had only directed a "fistful"
of low budget movies at this point of his career,
but you wouldn't think that watching this film...
What makes this movie truly amazing
is Leones scope and vision
He had the special ability to use silence to help build suspicion,
and paranoia when it came to one of his famous
shootout scenes.
-- Save Tuco scene
Or Leone would use a long pause
combined with music that slowly increased in tempo
to make his action scenes feel more exciting
and have a far greater payoff,
even though the action would be over within a blink of an eye
--End scene (sped up with timer, clint shoot next scene)
Leone's unique style involved
shots of scenery that were very pulled back,
where he would have small figures moving around in the distance,
these wide shots were then followed by tight close ups of faces,
giving you the audience this fantastic operatic feeling
whenever a new chapter began
Leone was great with people's faces...
he would deliberately hand pick his extras to find people who had very different looks and features...
he would then pan across them giving his shots an extra sense of realism
Leone also establishes a rule...
where a character's vision is limited by the sides of the frame,
everything outside the frame is invisible.
This allows you the viewer to see only from the perspective
of what the characters sees
So when Blondie and Tuco are heading towards the cemetery,
they don't notice the massive Union army in front of them
and neither do you.
Leone often thought that Hollywood Westerns had too much dialog,
so he had his characters say more by saying less...
Where most of them make eye contact with each other...
Pause and then start shooting!
Clint Eastwood as Blondie aka the good,
is easily recognizable due to his iconic brown hat,
poncho and fondness for cigarillos.
But apart from that, his character is pretty mysterious...
not much is known about him
he says very little, and technically isn't `good' in a traditional sense...
however, he has a certain sense of honour
and tries to do the right thing from time to time.
Tuco aka the Ugly is the exact opposite or his partner blondie,
he never stops talking in the The good the bad & the ugly
Do you love this movie? I know I do! What's your favourite scene?
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HyperDrive the village fight or the spurs scene
Probably my favourite movie, it's very hard to pick a single scene...
HyperDrive Dam there are so many
Absoloutely "The ecstasy of gold"!
I also love Once Upon a Time in the West!
As a 14 year old in 1968 I thought this was the greatest movie I'd ever seen. All these years later...........it still is.
Nope. Not even the best Sergio Leone film. "Once Upon A Time In The West" is better.
@@eddiejc1 Once upon a time in the west was a great movie. Many movie fans and critics would agree with you that it's a superior work. I certainly wouldn't denigrate it. I almost agree with you, but the Good the Bad and the Ugly is the one I come back to watch. Maybe it's the humour. Maybe it's the soundtrack. Maybe it's the epic spectacle of it. Maybe it's all of that and more. It can get like arguing about what was the best Bond film theme. Each to their own and respect that those who have a different favourite are simply stating a personal favourite. We disagree, but you certainly chose a masterpiece as an alternative.
As a 15 year old in 2022... cant say you're wrong ! ( i mean, i wouldn't say its the greatest, but one of the greatest movies... i never thought 3 hours could pass this quickly !)
@@eddiejc1 someone likes a priest, someone the priest's wife, and someone the priest's daughter.😀
@@eddiejc1 Mf you said “Nope” as if he wasn’t stating his own opinion, and not a fact, goofy
“The heroes are not necessarily handsome.”
*shows close-up of Clint Eastwood*
not necessarily handsome :-D rofl.. didn't say he wasn't!!
Haha... Good one
Their two types of people in this world my friend, those that create epic films for all time, and those that just review, you review.
Clint didn't fit the standards of the conventional 60s Western protagonist. Instead of being clean cut and shaved like John Wayne, he was rugged and bearded, which was unusual for protagonists in the 60s.
Mama Bri handsome? No sexy? YUP
A really emotional moment that I feel gets overlooked too often is when Tuco and Blondie are on their way from the hospital/church and even though Tuco and his brother just had another big falling out, he can’t shut up about how great his brother is and how he never wants him to leave.
...And how he trails off telling his story because he realizes he's not convincing anyone, especially not himself.
It's a great story/plot, but Eli Wallach really hit it out of the park playing that character. He really injected a huge amount of humanity into a character that might otherwise have merely been a contemptible, venal semi-sidekick comic-relief cypher.
Sure,well…After a meal…there’s nothing like a good cigar.
I always say, “The best Mexican ever in film was played by a Jewish actor”.
RIP Mr. Wallach.
Very perceptive comment.
I believe this was a key moment in the movie. Tuco, behind all the bluster, was an emotional man with real vulnerabilities…and Blondie tried not to show it, but visibly softened in this moment, revealing his humanity as well.
It is my feeling that this exchange is ultimately why Angel didn’t kill Tuco and take all the money at the end of the movie.
A perfect ending for a perfect movie.
@@ajalvarez3111 wait I thought tuco and angel are actually trying to kill each other not clint?....
Their glances very much summarized that they both knew they'll not walk out alive if one of them kills blondie?.... Tuco and angel made a gambit that sparing clint is more safer than one of them trying to kill him you can see tuco made a last-ditch and shifted his point at angel that he can be on lint's side?....so do angel positioning his aim at tuco. He knows blondie for awhile that crossing the man is a death sentence hence why throughout the films run time he goes all the way on satcking up his good graces on clint and inviting him to his group to sweeten the deal of splitting it fairly. Angel knew clint is a bounty hunter and tuco is least likely the choice he may side instead of him he spent from time to time throughout the trilogy?.
Both tuco and angel knew clint is a wild card that shouldn't be tossed and disposed off if they want the money. You can see both tuco and angel baffled why he shot angel instead of just watching the duel unfolded as a bystander
"If you want to shoot, shoot, don't talk." One of the best lines of Tuco hahahahaha
I didnt expect his gun to suface like a submarine.
A lesson to all the big-mouthed villains...
This quote was used at the start of some old drum and bass tune, I'd heard it before I saw this film.
Proper confused me when I saw it because I knew all the words, it included the others guys whole speech about looking for Tuco for 8 months! (This was pre internet)
Very wise. I've seen so many films and tv series where the "hero" spends so much time talking to the villain, that the villain then hits them with a spade or something and overpowers them.
“WHEN!”
Best western, best title song, best soundtrack, best quotable lines. One of the best films ever made.
And best main character
Eli Wallach
and the best standoff at the end
Absolutely true sir
"When you shoot shoot shoot don't talk" best quote line
I would add the three lead roles were impeccably cast.
“Sergio Leone had only directed a fistful of movies beforehand”
I see what you did there
Ugh......that was awful
@@jaychester4280 no....they are both hilarious - well said gentlemen!
Talking of his earlier films, if you ever get a chance to see "Django shoots first" it is very interesting. A dreadful movie but It is a fascinating prototype of Sergio Leone's later films and allows you to see his development.
It is interesting too to see the prototype "man with no name". A lot of the things that I imagined were down to Clint really weren't. However prototype Blondie lacked Clint's charisma.
I was about to say the exact same thing word for word lol
I think the slow and quiet, long scenes allow you to enter the movie and feel like you are there. Over Edited fast paced movies can be entertaining but you never feel like you are actually there.
Three words: Lee. Van. Cleef. That man dominated every scene he was in. He could say so much with just his facial expressions and his mannerisms without having to open his mouth. On Van Cleef's grave marker, it says "Best of the Bad". And he was. He was born to play the role of Angel Eyes.
His Colonel Mortimer role in FAFDM was amazing too. Really, all three were perfect for their parts.
@@philhelm1318 yes, I love Colonel Mortimer, too. FAFDM is really centered more around him than it is on Eastwood's character. And, of course, it was Lee's breakout role. After this, Lee no longer had to play minor henchman roles
When I was little I liked this film so much, especially Angel Eyes. I tried to convince myself prolly he didn't actually die there, and continued his (villainous) adventures.
@@deadby15 I like that idea.
OF COURSE , YOU'RE RIGHT ! WHAT DO U EXPECT ? HE WAS FROM NEW JERSEY !!!
I'd say that the music while Tuco runs around the graveyard looking for one specific name (The Ecstasy of Gold) is probably the best single piece of music for a scene in the entire movie. It's just perfect and builds your emotions as he's running.
YES! That's my favorite scene ..... it just builds and builds and builds...
Agree
Ecstasy of Gold might just be the greatest piece ever composed for a film.
In fact, it is one the greatest pieces ever recorded by a human composer.
Yes, however when Angel Eyes shows up to the Confederate encampment I think that's the best score of the movie..... totally changes the tone of the film to something more somber and highlights him as something more than just a villain.... After all it's all about survival
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There're two kinds of people in this world, those who like The Good The Bad & The Ugly, and those who don't know shit about movies.
A-men to that my friend.
When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!
SAID THE 10 YEAR OLD.
Well, TGTBTU is a mediocre movie. Not bad. But, not great either. It is ponderous, and lasts way too long. Whole scenes end up not advancing the story. I found it to be a major disappointment.
Morricone's score isn't close to perfect. It IS perfect.
i think morricone reached perfection in score in OUATITW, although the score of TGTBTU is indeed brilliant.
Correct!"
R R the theme for TGTBTU is possibly the best movie theme ever . check out my video ,Glock 19 visiting Lee Van Cleef's grave.
Pintkonan, one of the best movie theme ever I use that in my video about LVC grave.
Exactly.
Why so good? Every actor knocked it out of the park. The music was amazing. The directing was epic. The dust....the dirt...the sweat.
Don't forget the unbelievably good screenplay!
It's gorgeousness and gorgeousity made film.
Angel Eyes introduction is just sooo good. There's literally no dialogue for ten minutes but it just drips in tension.
"The Bad, the Dull and the Interminable". That shows the value of mainstream film critics in general.
I wonder what that critic thought of Lawrence of Arabia. There were critics who realized this was a great movie but in changing popular tropes is becomes problematic for most people to realize they are seeing the future of cinema when they are used to a rehash of current genres.
@@jd190d US critics were just UNABLE to accept that italians were making better westerns in Spain. It was as painful for them as the rise of British Rock acts was for US rock/blues critics a few years earlier. Denial, jealousy, mockery. Meanwhile, Hollywood actually took notes and began producing grittier/funkier and-or more ambitious westerns, Wayne included.
I remember that Siskel and Ebert were split on Pale Rider. One thought it was great and the other thought it was terrible. Critics are like everybody else. They like what they like. I would argue that the best critics are directors. They understand pacing and blocking and all of the other nuances that make a film great without lay people understanding why they love it.
Geez, I saw these movies as a kid, and while I felt they could be a bit slow at times(I grew up with Arnold, Sly, Van Damme, Seagal, etc, folks, cut me slack), I still enjoyed the hell out of them. So...screw critics.
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This movie is pure genius. No constant explosions, no gunfire every two minutes. The characters draw you in. You learn about them. Their silences speak volumes. The score is amazing. It fits the action like a glove. If you don't own it, go out and buy it. Like right now. What are you doing still sitting there?!! :)
Yeah, for a three hour movie, the director really cashes in on the less is more priciple. I wish more movies were bold enough to do that. 2001 A Space Odyssey does it well too.
Well, there's action the whole way thru, it's just not all gunfire. But it opens with some slick gunfights, so you know there's gonna be good stuff to come. I feel like the first half is almost a pastiche of the timeline, like a lot more was being done by Angel Eyes, for example, than we see, cause he must have done a lot of detective work and who knows what else to get himself to where the other two share the screen with him for the 2nd time.
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Love this commentary in this movie. It's well explained . Thank you for showing us the differences between two types of making one of these movies.
Love me some Clint Eastwood.
I love how Clint gradually gathers his outfit throughout the movie for the previous two films that were obviously set later .
They gave him a poncho because he is so slim, he hasn't got an as.
@@1959Berre Keep your queer thoughts to yourself.
@1959Berre what? Not every protagonist has to be buff. Clint looked pretty good looking realistic in his role
@@Vipa567 maybe we should all be more open about our queer thoughts
@@Vipa567He made an observation. You can't see it because it's very dark in that closet you live in.
To me, the best thing about this movie was watching it with my Dad, over and over again throughout my childhood and adolescence. 🙂
Same here! We always laugh at Tuco's lines .. "one bastard goes in another comes out!" and the " just shoot, dont talk"
My Dad introduced me to this movie too! And as good as it was, it was the soundtrack that brought me back here. Amazing how you can’t have one great without the other. When combined you achieve a masterpiece
Spot on!
Same here. R.I.P. Dad 😎
Certainly fond memories here too.
Sergio Leone once said of Clint Eastwood, “More than an actor, I needed a mask, and Eastwood, at that time, only had two expressions: with hat and no hat.”.
What did he mean with that?
@@andreafreja7472 I believe he was half joking. In other words the expression didn't change - just the hat.
Thanks for the reply, that was what i thought at first but I'm not at native speaker so sometimes things get lost in translation.
Andrea Freja Very nice reference
Squint is a one dimensional actor and still is today.
He got his start with Leone and never let that one character of his go
“Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.” - Brendan Behan
One of the best quotes I've ever read .
So a movie producer can never be a movie critic?
by quoting someone else you are letting that someone think for you; what do you think?
ForARide 😅😂🤣
hhahaha fantastic
Eli Wallach's portrayal of Tuco, was absolutely brilliant.
One scene that doesn’t get talked about enough is when Blondie gives his cigar to the dying soldier. The music matched the scene so well it brought tears to my eyes. Truly an amazing feat when a scene that plays no real importance to the story makes you emotional…
The "when you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk" line sounds similar to Sergio Leoni's method of directing for the movie
Cillian Brouder
It's metaphors all the way down.
*Leone
Cillian Brouder oh my God, you right.
Exactly
Yes and a commentary on American weserns where the men talked too much, in wild hostile territory no less
Critics: "None of these cowboys are wearing makeup...wtf?
They're wearing makeup, but only to make them _less_ handsome lol
They wear sweat as their makeup like real men do.
Did you see any cows in this movie? They're Bounty Hunters and Outlaws.
@@bugstomper4670 bingo!
@@bugstomper4670 pedantic
God, I love this movie. My favorite of all time. I’ve seen it, I guess a hundred times. My favorite scene is when Tuco assembles the .45. Just priceless when the old store keeper realizes he’s being robbed too. The three main cast members were all just perfect for their characters. Not perfect historically, but perfect in its ability of entertaining the viewer. I have never experienced any movie that comes close to TGTBATU.
It's so damn good. Storytelling at its absolute finest.
Maybe not perfect historically, but the main threads of the movie are acurate with civil war history...
Apparently Eli Wallach improvised the line, "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." Not sure how true that is but I wouldn't be surprised. He was incredible in this film. In my top 5 acting performances I've ever seen.
Eli was the star. See also The Magnificent Seven for the proto-Tuco (Calvera). Around the same time, he also was in How the West Was Won as Charlie Grant (an anglicized proto-Tuco). None of these roles compared to Tuco.
One more thing that makes the first viewing so intense! You know that Blondie survives. Tuco on the other hand ...
So glad you gave Eli Wallach the credit he deserves. Despite his character being a terrible person, I found myself just loving him so much, Wallach is just so charismatic that you can’t help but like his character.
Yeah -- just don't get on his bad side, or screw him over and then let him get the drop on you...
Overall you can say that Tuco was a "terrible" person but you also have to realize that he is a misunderstood character. why did he became that terrible person? If you pay attention to the interaction he has with his brother, the priest, he says: "were we lived either you became a priest or a thief. You left and became a priest but I stayed and tried". The poverty forced him to become a thief and ultimately you can understand that both brothers had to leave in order to survive. Tuco is no more terrible person than Angel eyes or Blondie. I do not care much what the so called critics (movie and food alike) have to say because that is a personal preference. There is no denying that all 3 characters had a strong performance and they played their character to perfection. Ennio was a musical genius and his scores on all the spaghetti Westerns were perfect.
Eli Wallach stole this movie.
I agree. You can’t help but like Tuco in the movie, and it’s because Wallace delivers a performance that makes you like him
I JUST FOUND OUT I'M RELATED TO HIM BRO
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly has always been amazing to me for being a 3 hour movie in which I find nothing that could be cut. Every scene works. It's a triumph.
Malcolm Campbell ......YOU ARE RIGHT
the only scene that should be cut is the fact it ends
It's three hours?
I think the Civil War scene, where the Union regiment blows up the bridge, could've been edited out. I get that Leone wanted to set the stage for the Confederate gold, but still... Editors have jobs for a reason.
My favorite western of all time. The only thing I think they should have done differently was not specify who was the "good," "bad," or "ugly." Let the audience decide. It would have caused more controversy and mystery.
I actually always preferred the second movie in the trilogy, For A Few Dollars More.
But the last time I watched The Good, The Bad and the Ugly I appreciated it so much more because I finally realized Blondie isn't the protagonist. Tuco is. He's the one with a real character arc.
I agree. They made much more use of Lee van Cleef's talent in A Few Dollars More.
LVC Was perfect in FAFDM for sure! I also liked it’s score more not that TGTBATU’s is a slouch!
agreed, lee van cleef is even better in the second movie and the whole thing is unbelievably tense.
Absolutely right. For a few dollars more had more energy and wasn't so bloated. Indio was a fantastically ruthless villain too.
I think this series inspired the anti-hero theme of the Mad Max series, with the protagonist being almost like a side character.
This is NOT a great movie - it's a bloody MASTERPIECE!! Greatest western ever.
Yes, good, but not great. I like A Fistful Of Dollars and For A Few Dollars More more. All three ar masterpieces.
@@kg0173 It's unquestionably great. As the other guy stated, it's a masterpiece. Fistful of Dollars is very good, For a Few Dollars More is great, and The Good The Bad and The Ugly is greatest western of all time, and in my opinion the greatest movie of all time.
@@purplemonkeydishwasher4241 I felt the same, but now I like the first two better.
Tuco running around in circles at the graveyard to "The Extasy of Gold" is the absolute pinnacle of film. Tuco really want that gold. It brings a tear to my eye 😭
and then it's followed by the perfection of the standoff....
Twin Peaks my friend
One gret thing about this trilogy is that all the protagonists had their moments and times to shine.That simply makes you want to sympathize with all of them
It's crazy how people can have such different opinions. I watched this movie last night and I HATED that part. I was like, yeah, I get it. He wants the gold. We're already like 3 fucking hours into this movie do we really need to spend like 5 minutes of Tuco running around?
But whatever, I guess I'm just an impatient loser who doesn't understand cinema
@@kirbylover37 I'm guessing Sergio Leone needed a way of getting us to the grave without spending another 3 hours walking up and down every aisle. Was a good way to get from A to B 🤷🏼♂️
@@kirbylover37 With all due respect, I think you missed the point. It is almost Tolstoy-like moment. Pahom running, running for land - Tuco running, running for gold. It is such a poignant moment! Thankfully, unlike Pahom, Tuco did not end up buried in six-feet of land. There's a great consolation there for Tuco and for us; and also the director was not interested in making a simple morality tale. All in all, a great movie!
Blondie giving the dying confederate soldier near the end of the movie a couple drags on his cigar shows his essential goodness. There wasn't anything he could do else and he stayed with him until he died.
The other way Blondie showed compassion was when they blew up the bridge for the captain. They both understood all of the useless deaths it was causing.
And then he fired a cannon with same cigar.
I felt that saving Tuco at the end was the final proof he had become “good” - earlier in the film he leaves Tuco with the rope and runs off with the money. At the end however, he has changed and instead leaves Tuco with the rope as well as his share of the gold rather than just leaving him penniless.
The music for that scene as well
I make the same joke every time I see that scene. "There's proof that smoking is bad for you."
It's a true masterpiece. My father rented this movie on VHS when I was under ten years old to show me. I'm in my early 40's now. I always make it a point to watch it at least once a year. I work behind a computer now in an office setting. Last Friday whenever the bigwigs weren't around, I played it off of my amazon account and was astonished by how many guys could recite lines from the movie and kept coming around my computer screen to watch different scenes. Like I said, its a true masterpiece.
The cemetery scene with Tuco running around trying to find the grave with the treasure is the scene that haunts me the most…
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who love this movie and those who don't.
There are two kinds of people in this world. Those who love this movie and cretins.
..Those who love the movie and those who don’t know the movie
Those who love it, and those who haven't watched it.
There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend.
Those that click the "Like" button and those that do not.
@@megashark1013 But what about me? I've seen the movie and I didn't like it.
Quentin tarantino doesn't even have to say that this is his favorite movie lol, it's pretty obvious.
Outlaw97 True. I’m glad someone is still making these kinds of movies of this merit.
@@magnum_cx8805 Tarantino has made some good films, some great films even, but nothing he's done comes close to The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.
Yes but in Tarantino movies people talk too much. And Sergio leone liked silences.
@@mister_eee76 yeah he has to make his own touch which is over use of violence, and i think talking just fits his narrative it's hard to make a movie full of silence
Personally I think pulp fiction is better than the good the bad and the ugly
Tuco is one of the best characters ever. Eli Wallach preforms a master class in acting in this movie. Love him.
My very favourite stand off scene in a Leone movie was the final duel in For A Few Dollars More. The insane score, the tension, the emotions that the main characters had at that moment, all that was being felt and produced an insane atmosphere. The trilogy of movies with the man with no name is definitely one of the best works of cinema!
The Good The Bad & The Ugly is not a good movie. It's the greatest movie ever made and always will be.
Once Upon a Time in America is my favorite movie of all time personally and I actually like Once Upon a Time in the West just as much as this one to be completely honest. (YES I am a massive fan of Leone)
Once Upon A Time In The West !!!!!!
Sam Anthony it looks like this guy is old as fuck
I think client eastwood's movie THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY is the badass movie ever created by spagetti westers history or by client eastwood. So I would say" There's two kinds of people my friend, those who apreciate client eastwood and those who don't. You all don't appreciate Mr.client eastwood."
They had us in the first half not gonna lie
Why is it so good?
There are roughly 4 parts of a film. 1. Acting 2. Writing 3. Music 4. Cinematography.
This movie ticked all the 4 boxes. That's why.
@@ericindiongco6802 no, the director is the glue that holds those 4 blocks together
@@mattstenson8265 Loved all Clint Eastwood westerns. One other movie without him that I love is, Once upon a time in the west. I could watch these movies over and over again.
clint eastwood was a natural , the cigar and the poncho were iconic , eli wallach provided the grit and the comedy simultaneously , the entire film was a collage of western film , music ( the music itself is unforgettable ) , classic civil war plot , and scenery , you can go on and on about how this film scored 5 stars in American film classics . entertaining the entire film .
Your neighborhood friend you are correct - now you must fill-up 10 minutes saying exactly that long-form. ....... and with scenes. Not so easy. He did a nice 👍 production didn’t he ?
Imperator Grabus Pussius - making cinema (movies) where scenes “look” and style is interesting a beautiful art - shadows and textures - camera angles - depth of field - movement of camera - etc
I believe I was 16 in 1983 when my aunt took me to some sort of Sergio Leone film festival in NYC. Over a couple of days I had my mind blown as to what a western movie could be. The only other director that I am familiar with that has consistently shown the same depth is Akira Kurosawa.
ALL TIME GREATEST WESTERN IN HISTORY !!!!!!!
BEST SOUNDTRACK ALSO.
From Beginning to end, this movie is pure gold.
Perfect casting,Perfect cinematography, Perfect Score, Perfect writing,Perfect acting,Perfect ending.
Yo that scene where Blondie comforts the dying confederate soldier breaks me every freaking time. Simply a wonderful, beautiful film with messages deeper than the surface.
And Blondie did that incredibly sensitive scene without saying a word!!
Brings a lump to my throat every time.
while he kills more people in the film than the other two main characters combined, he is able to show in only a couple small shots why he's "the good." like when the yankees are charging the bridge he says "I've never seen so many men wasted"
I really love the scene when Blondie and Tuco leave the monastery, after Blondie is cured. And Tuco lies about him and his brother getting along, and his brother loving him. Tuco lies; Blondie knows that Tuco lies; Tuco knows that Blondie knows... But still, Blondie pretends to believe him. It's a very emotional moment... and there is a silence... and then Tuco has this very big smile which says "ok now... back to the adventure and the $200,000 !!!"
It's interesting because Tuco is the only character we ever get to learn anything about. I've always said he's the true protagonist of the film.
he is definitely the true protagonist
He's brother does love him but he dosen't agree with his life style and Tuco believes his brother is just a lazy coward which drives a wedge between them.
Yes the movie is about Tuco, that is why it is so good.
A few weeks ago I was in that monastery and other locations of the movie! Most are in southern Spain, north of Almeria. Other locations are near Madrid and others in northern Spain, near Burgos. Look at a picture I took of the monastery: imgur.com/a/MzLGQ
I remember watching this for the first time in 1982 and I've been hooked since. Forgotten how many times I've watched it. I never get fed up of watching it's a truly amazing film with all the right actors, music and director. No other western comes close.
I loved Eli Wallach in the Holiday and when my father suggested we should see another movie with him in it, I jumped on the chance. This movie blew my mind. Epic movie, epic music and Eli's epic acting (Clint and Lee are great presences as well, but Eli steals the movie imo).
How the hell can you call this movie "dull"?
Even in today's standards where there is explosions in action movie every 5 seconds, this movie is the most exciting.
I wonder what the critics were smoking back then.
@Lx Sin They weren't ... that was the problem! 🇭🇲😂🍀
They were smoking prejudice.
Things didnt improve much... look what happened with Joker!
Lx Sin Yes, anybody who calls this movie boring doesn’t have a very good taste in movies.
Same as they're smoking now .
"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk....."
one of my favorite lines in the film .. along with at the end when he yells at clint "know what you are ?
Yes, and i really like when Tuco is punched in the gut and tells the guy " I like big fat men like you, when they fall they make more noise, and sometimes they never get up." You just had to love Tuco in this film.
Tuco was hilarious. I'm sitting here trying to think of his funniest scene but there's too many to count.
Absolutely!
Eli Wallach said he never understood why the audience laughed at that line. He didn't intend it to be funny. He was just stating a fact....When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
I remember the first time I saw this film. I was about 15 and I admit I had sneered at the idea of Italian Westerns. Then this started and within a minute as I saw the dusty town with the hides drying on wooden frames blowing in the wind I thought: 'Yes! This is the WEST!' and I was a total Leone convert. It's such a pity you can only see a film for the first time once - you never have quite the same excitement again, just deeper appreciation.
I see new things with every rewatch. When you see it for the first time, you don't know which details to pay the closest attention to.
I agree, in my opionion one of the best movies ever made. It's like a silent movie where the focus was put on facial reaction and character development. The music was epic.
Ecstasy of Gold is maybe the best song ever, and certainly the best soundtrack song ever.
I absolutely agree!
And yet it wasn't featured as one of the high emotional music points in this vid. Disgraceful! I'm going to write to my local politician.
Agree 100% - It is the best movie song ever, and that is the cinematic high-point for me. As a bonus just check this out: czcams.com/video/rKFpaCMRWgU/video.html - No Cinema could EVER pass this mark :)
Deffo agree
dont forget that metallica plays this song evera time before they enter the stage =b
This is the BEST movie ever made! why? (1) The actors were perfect. (2) The story was perfect. (3) The film Location was perfect. (4) The music was perfect!. Sergio Leon made the PERFECT fucking movie!! very rare.
Try 'Cross of Iron' - Sam Peckinpah - best war film ever made.
Being fifteen years old is perfect too.
Only the music can be saved here.
Niall441 ,it is one of the best movies ever ,Sergio Leone , Ennio morricone , and then Angel Eyes , Tuco and Blondie . Great movie .
I have watched this movie at minimum 3 times a year for 30 years now. But I cant make up my mind wich is better? The good the bad the ugly, For a few dollars more or God forgives,I don't.
You need to see more films. It is good, but not perfect. Hell, it is not even as good as Fistful, or Few More. The first two were MUCH better. Better music. Better stories. Better editing. Better dialogue. Better cinematography.
BUT, you have to consider the John Ford westerns, and a few others.
You need to learn about the history of cinema.
The setting, the actors, the story and the score. This film has it all and every aspect is incredible
I recently viewed this movie after seeing it as a child decades ago and I was blown away by how great it was, again. This has more than endured, for all the reasons stated in your presentation.
I was eight years old when this movie was released, but didn't get to see it until I was an adult. I don't think I would have been able to properly appreciate it or see all the nuances if I'd seen it in 1966, however.
I love the scene where Angel Eyes is introduced. He arrives at the farm, has a meal and kills a man, and there is no music and barely any talking. And yet the tension has you sitting on the edge of the seat.
basicly the directer pointing out that "the bad" angel eyes as a remorseless killer just doing what he is paid to do
on the other hand "the good" is also remorseless so what seperates the 2 .. and the ugly who kills but for a cause it reminds of a popular tv show game of thrones where nothing is "black and white "
Blondie is the good because he wins at the end
I don't really understand how "nothing is black and white" in Game of Thrones. While some characters are much more conflicting, there are certainly characters who are fairly definitively "good guys" and "bad guys". Whether or not they remorselessly kill people is kind of beside the point.
Matheus Cerqueira Also, he doesn't kill Tuco AND leaves him with half of the treasure - 100.000$ . He proves that he still has a "good" heart even though he has to live in this cruel western world.
@The Exposer As a different character though.
The bridge scene was the best commentary about the futility of war.
yup, and I like the pragmatism too: give them an out, to stop fighting, and they will.
that whole battlefield was was original depiction of the same.. the best western ever..
That bridge was blown up twice. The first time the Spanish Army officer was being told how to blow up the bridge when he mistook the directions for the order to do it. Needless to say he's not the one who blew the bridge the second time.
@@andysnyder4506 I'm from right near there, and I heard this as a young lad :D Cool to hear it again so much later. Spanish army personnel played both sides of the Bridge Battle for the movie, and built the bridge is what I heard.
@Sidney McDavid the picture( movie) is awesome
I like how people talk about the introduction of the characters, the humour of Tuco, the music and the graveyard scene yet forget there’s also a full fledged war scene.
Just watched the entirety of this trilogy last weekend with my roommate. I am still in awe of how well crafted every second of this film is, and all three just ooze with quality throughout. Not to mention the final confrontations, which are on another level. Leone and Morricone were masters of building and resolving tension and that’s what I believe has to be the best part of these films, of which The Good, The Bad and the Ugly exceeds its predecessors in nearly every category.
I have watched this film so many times. I will never get bored of it though, I always find something new. RIP Ennio
I first saw it 1976 in high school, in an much shortened 'school'version, where a lot of the more violent scenes were cut. The first time I saw the full version was a German dubbed one I saw on German TV, so until the DVD came out , I only knew Tuco's last line as: Heh Blonder, weisst Du wass Du bist? Der Sohn eine gottverd!mmte H*re !
I know what you mean.
For fun, I enjoy looking for all the historical anachronisms in it. The Gatling gun in the battle scene is just one glaring example.
Critics hated it? Pfft... Critics are useless hipsters trying to appear fancy by disliking stuff.
If you want to read something interesting, read Ebert's original review for The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, and his "Great Movies" review for it a few decades later. He admits that, though he liked it when he first watched it, he dismissed it due to its genre.
critics gave Tora Tora Tora a lower rating than Perl Harbor.
That statement lacks finesse and drive. I rate your comment at a rotten tomatoes ⭐⭐
+Michael amen to that.
Yep, the same critics who didn't even notice Shawshank Redemption.
Personally I think For A Few Dollars More is the best of the dollars trilogy. Clint and Van Cleef are fantastic in that. I just loved Mortimer’s revenge story and their friendship made the film unforgettable. The pocket watch duel is legendary. Don’t get me wrong though I love all of Sergio’s westerns.
Timeless cinematic classic, showing that vision, innovation and commitment can create a more impactful result than massive budgets and cash grabs.
Completely agree. 👍
When I'm channel surfing and come across this movie, the surfing stops.
anthony livesay I'm watching it just now, same reason. Didn't know it was on, it's such a powerful film.
If you were a girl i'd marry you
@@Kelly14UK Gay!
I own the dvd, and I'll still stop and watch if I come across it
When I was a kid this was one of my dad's favorite movies, now it's one of mine.
Good
Thing I like about this movie is that it takes it's time to actually tell the story, nothing feels rushed and every scene adds to the previous one and prepares the next. It also gives time to the music (which is excellent I think) to enrich the scenes but also gives plenty of time to let what you see do the work by not playing any music at all. I like movies who take their time and don't shy away from scenes with silence taking more then 4 seconds.
Agreed. This film builds the story and lets the audience participate in completing the puzzle.
Many older movies are like that. The pacing was different. Seeing a movie was still something special. Today people have seen thousands of movies, and they need to feel like every second of every scene must be exciting or they are disappointed. I see many people talking about attention span, I'm not sure that's really a factor. They were still experimenting with the medium and people didn't have very high expectations of explosions every 10 seconds. I think being immersed in the movie, kinda living inside that world is more important than having something exciting happen in every shot. Many people today will feel like they're wasting their time looking at a person who is smoking a cigarillo.
IMHO the greatest movie in cinema history. Blondie, Tuco and Angel Eyes are all perfect characters! The music score is beyond beautiful. I will watch it 100 more times if I have the chance!
Third scene where the music really adds to the emotion is Ecstasy of Gold as Tuco runs amongst the endless graves just before the final showdown.
Nice summary of why this is a truly great film :-)
One of the best uses of film and soundtrack ever!
I agree about Ecstasy of Gold. The camp band, to me, is disappointing-why couldn't it have been scored for the instruments the musicians are shown playing?
Derek Paterson yes I remember watching that scene for the first time I was nearly brought to tears
Fourth scene, where Tuco is talking to his brother who is a pastor. I started learning to play guitar because of that scene
+Brendan Haran Yes proves that you dont have to spend a fortune to have good movie.
After they blow up the bridge and Clint goes to the dying soldier and lets them have a last smoke before he dies, I just love that scene. Here he is one of the fastest guns in the west and he took time to show compassion for a dying soldier.
He IS the fastest gun in the west
brooklynrican64 totally agree
And while doing so, Tuco steals his horse. lol
@@JohnSmith-su3ze Don't forget about the Waco Kid, from Blazing Saddles.
Also the captain's dream being realized at his last breath
The Good the Bad and the Ugly is a masterpiece. It’s incredible and just continuously entertaining! It never stops being entertaining ever!
A fun fact is that Metallica opens every concert with the clip of Tuco running through the graveyard with The Ecstasy of Gold playing, it's amazing.
To be honest, one of the main reasons for me watching this movie was the concert opener, I love it so much, it's a great way to start a Metallica concert. After finally watching the movie I like it even more. This movie is a masterpiece and that scene of Tuco in the middle of that gigantic graveyard is so hauntingly beautiful and epic, definitely one of the best in cinema, ever.
Did you ever notice that The Unforgiven starts with something similar to the Ecstasy of Gold?
"I get dressed, I kill 'em, be right back!" classic! 😂😂😂
Yep, one of the best lines ever! Also, to Bill Carson, don't die just yet!
Yh so funny lol
*Long Live Tuco!*
"Oh, I almost forgot to tell you...there are 6 of them"
When you wanna shoot; shoot. Don't talk.
Man that last scene of the three dueling in the cemetery is perfection. It’s impossible to improve.
Best gunfight ever filmed. No doubt.
August377 lol, sure was. Absolute Classic.
Robert H.......totally agree. Hard to believe that TGTBATU was never awarded any Oscars when 'Unforgiven' won FOUR! [including best film and best director - Clint Eastwood]. The finale shoot-out scene in the cemetery scene alone is better than the entire 'Unforgiven' film. Guess it was payback time in Hollywood in 1992?
TheSoulTwins Hey Soul, I agree with you. Hollyweird has a history of doing that. You know when those first Dollar movies came out I was in late teens and remember distinctly Clint being mocked by the major studios until those movies brought in all that $$$. Critics ripped him unmercifully and nobody at the beginning realized Clint’s value, but he certainly got the last laugh.
@@August377 ...........Mmm - there is no doubt, that the cemetery shoot-out scene in OUATITW is exceptional. But IMHO the climatic duel between 'Harmonica' [Charles Bronson] and 'Frank' [Henry Fonda] in 'Once Upon A Time In The West' is the best gunfight ever committed to film.
Interspersed with flashbacks, incredibly tight close-ups on Bronson's and Fonda's eyes juxtaposed by sweeping wide-angle shots, set to Ennio Morricone's piercing soundtrack, this denouement is the final 'reveal' as to who 'Harmonica' really is - and answers 'Frank's' eternal question 'only at the point of dying'. Simply stunning.
People throw the word 'genius' around like confetti these days. But Leone WAS a true genius. OUATIA is without doubt his masterpiece and unquestionably the finest western film ever made.
Michel le carenza playing the trumpet, eli walach, lee van Cleef, ennio morricone and Leone is a roll of honour
Wallach was a loveable rogue in this. So funny and music is sublime
Mount Rushmore of Western films would be as follows:
1. Once Upon A Time in the West
2. The Wild Bunch
3. Tombstone
4. Unforgiven
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly?
That's Mount Everest.
My Mt. Rushmore would be:
1. The Searchers
2. High Noon
3. Tombstone
4. The Man who Shot Liberty Valence
And yes, The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly stands alone. The only thing that comes close IMHO for what it attempts to accomplish is "The Seven Samurai".
Tombstone was bad
1. the Good the Bad and the Ugly
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
3. Tombstone
4. The Long Riders
the remake of true grit could be up there too
@@soimn6321 if by "bad" you mean "badass," then sure. But your opinion would be in the minority if you actually mean you think it was not good.
B. Santos We both talking about 1993 Tombstone right? Because I didn’t like that one. The characters weren’t good
Sergio Leone is a master at tension
"Once Upon a Time in America", the scene when DeNiro stirs his coffee.
DeNiro...you sure about that?
Herkul
Scene when Blondie and Tuco are going down the street shooting Angel's mob is one of the greatest. Ennio Morricone.
and having people come in from outside the visual
I watched this movie 55 years ago. And still watch it.
Very amazing movie.
Thanks.
I wanted to watch the movie, because I loved the theme song so much. My dad said I'd never watch it, because it was too long, but he took me to the movies to see it anyway. After it was over, on the way home, he told me he was glad that I kept asking him to go see it.
We went back to see it again, when it ran as a second feature behind another movie. I can't remember what the 'first run' movie was that it followed, but I remember TG, TB, & TU. I've seen it maybe 25 times since then.
From a historic perspective, this movie came out during the Vietnam War at a time when public sentiment was turning against it. The scene where Eastwood 's character comes across a dying young soldier and comforts him by sharing his cigarillo, coupled with Morricone 's score for that scene, is one of the most powerful and heart-wrenching statements about the banality of war ever put on film in it's simplicity. RIP Ennio Morricone. 😔
Sergio Leone was a pacifist, the bridge blowing scene was there for this purpose. It does not add annything to the narrative of the movie but it is simply beautiful, as you say, in its simplicity.
@@mister_eee76 Then, there's that line, delivered by Eastwood's Blondie to Tuco that goes, "I've never seen so many men get wasted so badly ", as they witnessed the battle.
@@albertchin1050 Two amongst the writers of the movie are Age & Scarpelli, they are probably the most acclaimed authors in Italian comedy. That's another reason why this movie is an incredible masterpiece. It's written by some of the finest authors Italy have ever had.
And think about this: "Once Upon a Time in the West" plot is written by Sergio Leone, Dario Argento and Bernardo Bertolucci.
"Once upon a time" Italy had some of the best authors in the history of cinema.
@@mister_eee76 And Dario and Bernardo went on to become great directors themselves.
Leone had lived through WW2 as a child and, when fronted money for a third film by United Artists, he wanted to make a statement against war, problem being, the Civil War was fought East of the Mississippi...except for a little known campaign in New Mexico territory. Watch for the authentic names of Canby and Sibley!
No one is EVER gonna be as Badass as Clint Eastwood.
I beg to differ - Lee Van Cleef is the baddest badass ever.
Toshiro Mifune's got some style, too
@@guillaumeriofournigault1571
Charles Bronson
@@guillaumeriofournigault1571 He inspired Sergio Leone
Lee...and a fellow named Henry Silva .
i always love the beautiful entrance of angel eyes. the music is so tranquil as he rides the proud horse across the desert. then as he arrives the music turns and you realise this man is a dark soul and dangerous
Ecstasy of Gold him running through the cemetery is probably my favorite scene
I would add the amazing Ecstacy of Gold scene. Tuco running blindly through thousands graves to find the treasure was AMAZING and the music made the scene.
Wadooza Mofoosa , that was a great scene..... I felt like I was running with him. Just awesome!
I think its the best scene of all time
Best 'solo' scene of the film - magic camera panning!
Wadooza Mofoosa ,the music is great ,Ennio Morricone is a musical genius ,
whats cool is how metallica has used this scene/song for their opening for about the last decade and is beyond awesome and its really speaks to the greatness of this scene
My favorite scene in this movie is the one where Tuco is running around the graveyard looking for that one grave.
The music and camera movement is SOOOO good.
It was a great scene...
Absolutely right !!! 👍
Metallica would seem to agree
Ecstasy Of Gold sequence is a great scene in a great movie. My favorite film sequence involves a man running around for several minutes looking for a grave filled with gold, it's epic, exhilarating and bold. And Tuco was the only one of the three that it would work for. He's truly excited in his quest for the grave, I can't imagine Blondie and Angel Eyes being that exuberant about finding the gold. You can feel Tuco's enthusiasm as he searches for the fortune in gold. Never get tired of this magnificent movie or the Ecstasy Of Gold sequence.
I just recently watched the entire movie from beginning to end. I think I had seen most of the movie in parts, but never the whole thing from start to finish. I went into it expecting it to be a little drawn out because of the length but it was anything but. The movie kept me totally immersed the whole time and it is just awesome watching Clint play that iconic character.
Morricone's score is hands down the most powerful in cinema in this movie. It doesn't lend itself to the scene at hand, it drives it with power. It's right up front, not in the background where other soundtrack are. This is a stark difference between a composer like John Williams, whose work is epic and is certainly one of the greatest composers of all time, but his music lends itself to the scene, making the ambiance of the content fit. Morricone's, again, drives the scene, shaping it directly with hard edges and instruments and tones that draw you into that scene.
As a man of music i shouted YES Chris. Very much on point!
I saw somewhere that Morricone wrote and recorded the score first, then Leone put the scenes together based on the music rather than the other way around.
The spaghetti western were more realistic, a trait that got more important decade after decade for a good film, that’s why it’s still a masterpiece
To be frank this movie was ahead of its time they should release it again in IMAX.
"Ecstacy of Gold" here and "Harmonica" in "Once upon a time in the West" are magnificent music scores by Morricone
This has been a favorite movie of mine for years, decades actually. I've seen it many times and now that I saw this little clip about it, maan I gotta see it again!
There is another movie with Clint Eastwood that I love, ranks high among my all time favorites, and that is Paint Your Wagon, this time with Lee Marvin, God rest his soul and Jean Seberg, God rest her soul, she died so young. I highly recommend this raunchy, musical comedy jewel of a movie.
Agreed on "Paint your wagon"... very fun, irreverent and good music (even when Lee Marvin sings!) 😲
The three leads were perfectly cast. Eli Wallach made Tuco one of my favorite film characters of all time. Tuco could have been just a buffoon, but Wallach made him cunning and unpredictable, truly a man living by his wits. In some way, Tuco is the smartest character of the three.
Not sure about him being the smartest of the 3 but still a amazing character
That whole scene with him talking to his brother, it gave so much depth to his character, it also made it clear to the observer that he self aware, he knows he is "bad" but was a choice he made to survive. what they did with his character, was just not common in Hollywood movies, bad guys were just bad, and good guys were good, no reason is given, but the Spaghetti westerns, those lines are blurred, even the "bad guys" end up winning, ( Tuco got his share of the gold ). My favorite is Once upon a time in the west. but both these movies are masterpieces of cinema.
We used to live in Carmel nearby Mr. Eastwood. We used to often see him when we would hang out at his restaurant/bar, the Mission Ranch. Such a friendly approachable guy, very kind, not high on himself whatsoever. We would hang out at the bar and he would sometimes be there along side the bar we would greet each other. It would always blow me away anytime I was near the man, because his stature and his background being soooo classic, so vast!
The food there is excellent too!
joe green Clint Eastwood never went to that you pig.
You're so lucky...
Bottom Line: The Good The Bad & The Ugly( TGBU) is the BEST western ever made. Despite it being filmed in Europe by a no-name Italian Director, 3-hour run time and a slim budget. Perfectly paced film and the Editing gets no credit, which to me is criminal. This classic was ahead of its time, ridiculed by your "critics" but TGBU has so far and WILL CONTINUE to stand the test of Time. Without any of the Big Three, Clint, Eli & Lee Van Cleef, this movie would have fallen short.
Even a child is fascinated by how remarkable Morricone's music score was in this movie. The character's all move in sequence to the movie. I guess that's what makes this movie stand out more than the other two from Leone's trilogy.
Eli Wallach should have, at the very least, been nominated for an Academy Award for his role as Tuco
He should've won .
@@petegarrido5406 Absolutely agree. As you can see, I'm his biggest fan.
I became a fan of Eli Wallach watching this movie.
Most of the greatest performances of all time weren't even nominated for Oscars let alone win any.
This video leaves me with just one conclusion: I need to see this film again.
Well, my wife chews me out when I put it in the player. She claims that she knows every line in the movie!
And again and again and again
I was 4 years old and went to drive in theater with my family. And at 4 years old I can tell you it made an impact on me. Since then I have seen it 50 to 60 times. I own all spaghetti westerns. Loved "Tuco" . And the Ennico Morricone orchestra in all 4 movies was off the the charts. Eli Walich should have won an Oscar. Beautiful ❤️
im 19 now and from czechia, i finally watched the entire trilogy after hearing about it all my life, its one of the best pieces of cinema i have ever witnessed
i dont watch movies or shows that come out today, its all dull and boring. i dont even read new books, except when part of an established series.
i feel like im 12 again and cheering on buzz rocketman
it's one of those rare films where EVERYTHINGworks
the plot. the plot twists The locations the extras the characters especially the music
I never liked westerns before watching the Dollars Trillogy, and I realise now why. Hollywood westerns were too "cheesy" and polished. Not that I'm one for extreme grit and gore, but I like the realism and rawness to Dollars, it's not too much that it's overdoing it with gore or grit, but it's enough to be compelling, and tells an extremly dynamic story with interesting characters.
For me, hollywood westerns are quite boring, I never got into them when they played on t.v and always watched something else, with Dollars, I couldnt "not" keep watching.
Watch The Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, and Sanjuro. You can thank me later.
One of the very best exceptions to that is _The Rifleman_
In general yes, but there are exceptions. High Noon, for instance.
EccentricM
Well, you missed out. Have you never seen Winchester 73? Or any of the great films made by Anthony Mann and James Stewart? What about the Searchers? Other John Ford movies?
By all means be critical but you have to have seen the best of Hollywood's Cowboy genre before you slag it all off.
rezkalla
Great movies. Kurosawa' s best. But not necessarily better than the best of Hollywood. 'Bend of the River', High Noon, Vera Cruz etc.
The scenes featuring the drunk Captain are underrated and arguably show the sheer fallacy of war just as well as anything by Kubrick, Spielberg or Oliver Stone.