1966 spaghetti westernRating: 18/20 (Abbey: 18/20)
Plot: Three men, the title characters, wander through deserts of historical inaccuracies in search of a bunch of gold. Resilient but ugly Tuco's got the general location and his once-sidekick-turned-enemy Mr. No-Name knows the specifics. The three gold-hungry tough guys match wits and gun-drawing prowess while brushing up against Confederate and Union armies busy fighting all those battles in the American Southwest. There's plenty of back-stabbing, but they also have some laughs along the way. And they make S'mores!
Abbey really liked the music. My one complaint--I would have liked to see more scenes involving characters with missing limbs. The guy with no legs who had to open the door with his head? That guy should get his own prequel. The guy with one arm who wants to join Tuco for a bubblebath? Him too. So many scenes in this are simply perfect. I've heard rumors that somebody wants to remake this? That could be about as wrong as it gets. That project should be abandoned immediately to concentrate on a follow-up--The Good, the Ugly, the Guy with No Legs, and the Guy with Only One Arm.
Half-coyote:
sometimes when you review classics i hold my breath as i click to see yr review....whew!
ReplyDeleteif you'd have given this any less that a 17 i'd probably get mad...and then do something with decimals ....
once upon a time in the west is still my fav leone...though a fist full of dynamite was pretty fucking rad as well, and both sans that guy with no name!
Don't ever get mad...get even! All you have to do is watch 'Stroszek' or a Charlie Chaplin movie and give a low rating. With decimals! That'll show me.
ReplyDeleteI like 'TGtBatU' slightly better than 'OuaTitW' probably. Both are great.
You don't disagree with my ratings THAT much, do you? We're generally close enough. Well, until you see that new Indiana Jones movie...