Tuco is the most interesting character as he has an identifiable back story. The scene with his brother makes Tuco human. He became a bandit because of poverty. Also the scene called “ecstasy of gold” is one of the best (if not the best) cinematic combinations of music and image. To be honest Ennio Morricone’s score is epic.
The music in this film is one of the main characters. It is so much more than background music. It is the focus and driver of scenes. It's powerful and tangible. Morricone was absolutely fantastic on this score.
I agree. He's the only one who does any real acting. The other guys are, of course, very cool, but Tuco is by far my favorite. The scene with his brother...
Fun facts about Eli Wallach. Bachelor's degree in history. Masters degree in Education. Drafted into army 1940. Became medic and staff sargeant, then was sent to Officer Candidate school and commissioned. Served as a medical administrator, discharged as a Captain. Married for 66 years (1948 until his passing at age 98). Never drank. That's on top of his long acting career. A pretty formidable human being.
You have two main characters that barely speak and a just as cunning and deadly tuco that cant shuttup. He's probably my favorite character too, tho it was blondie for a long time.
If you notice closely Eastwood doesn't really change into "the good" until he sees everyone dying because of that bridge. When he puts on the serape his character changes.
Eastwood's character won the triple-shooting because he knew he could just focus on Angel Eyes (as he had Tuco's gun unloaded). Angel Eyes didn't knew about that, so he had to split his attention to both Tuco and Eastwood, which made him slower
Tuco's being unloaded is up among the top 3 planning-ahead 'reveals' in cinematic history. The OTHERS being a tie between (spoilers for The Road Warrior & The Princess Bride) scroll down if you've seen those movies) Mad-Max the Road Warrior when we see that Max's shotgun was unloaded the entire time he was bossing the Gyro-Captain around. The Princess Bridge when we learn that both Vizzini's & the Pirate's cups were poisoned.
8:53: Fun trivia: one of Lee van Cleef's absolute moral lines was that he would *never* film a scene even pretending to hit a woman. They needed a stunt double to stand in for him and then cut to close ups of Van Cleef's face to make this scene work.
Great respect to Lee van Cleef for his gentlemanly code, and props certainly to Sergio Leone for respecting that working with him. What's interesting for me is that while the scene was constructed with the quick cuts for Lee's benefit, it... kinda makes it even more visceral. o_O
I watched this alone one night around age 11 and got SO deeply spellbound that when the credits rolled I felt almost bereaved that the adventure had reached the end for me and I'd have to watch him ride away .. ... . Masterpiece!
Same here I was 12 when I first saw it I was sick and stayed home and I checked the movie out my dad had it pirated and was in a box full of pirated movies saw the name and thought it was cool lol i fell in love with the movie and proceeded to fake sick the next two days just to watch it over and over again lol
37:41 Let us take a moment to appreciate how Eli Wallach stayed in character despite coming _that_ close to losing some fingers from that flung shovel. Although that's hardly the only time he risked life and limb during shooting...
Sergio Leone, the writer, director, producer of this movie was pure genius. He portrayed westerns in a different light-- in a more realistic and gritty light than any writer or producer of westerns before. And the ironic thing is that he was Italian. From the incredible soundtrack (thanks to Ennio Morricone) to the acting and amazing cinematography, this movie is probably the greatest western of all time. If you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend checking out "The Outlaw Josey Wales", also with Clint Eastwood. Another fascinating Clint western, and "Once Upon A Time In The West", also by Sergio, starring the great Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.
Yes, it was gritty and dirty and more real than the Hollywood versions of fine pressed shirts and perfect looks of the cowboys who just spend a fortnight on the trail lol
It's fun watching Film School students watch this for the first time. They lose their damn minds because they're paying attention to both the story and all the film technique. Like the pan when Tuco first runs through the cemetery, or all the editing cuts during the Mexican standoff.
There was one that Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Henry Fonda did that was sort of a one last hurrah and adios to the West. It was called, My Name is Nobody starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill. It's a bit campy as most spaghetti westerns but in a comedy way. It still brings a tear of nostalgia and laughter whenever I watch it. You'll understand why when you watch it and listen to Fonda's monologue.
Great reaction! You have to watch "For A Few Dollars More" that's with Clint and Lee Van Cleef again ("Angel Eyes" in this one) and is directed by Sergio Leone as well. And then you have to watch "Once Upon A Time In The West", it doesn't have Clint in it, but it's arguably the greatest Western ever, directed by Sergio Leone, and stars Henry Fonda (as the bad guy!), Charles Bronson as a total badass, and Jason Robards.
Yes I second that. Once Upon A Time in the West was fantastic. The way that dirty, ugly Charles Bronson was the good guy but handsome, clean cut, blue eyed Henry Fonda was the bad guy , and he was very bad. And Jason Robards was great in it as well.
To me, the best Western ever, is either The Good, the Bad & The Ugly or Once upon a time in the West. Everytime I watch one of them I change my Mind. Sergio Leone, was brilliant.
Should also see A Fistful Of Dollars as well the first of the Dollars Trilogy spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood followed by For A Few Dollars More and of course best of the 3 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Only watched it a few months ago but this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Besides the dubbing at times it’s one of the few movies I would say is perfect.
Fun fact: The famous riff in the movie's opening theme is based off the noise a coyote makes. Coyotes typically symbolize cleverness, strategic thinking and resilience. When the opening credits end and the movie properly begins, a coyote can be heard in the background making the noise the riff is based on, as soon as that first bounty hunter steps onto the screen. In my mind, that's the movie's way of telling you what it's all about: Bounty hunters and bandits tricking each other. Especially since that riff plays over Blondie's, Angel-Eye's and Tuco's freeze frames.
Sergio had a unique filming style. He never recorded any Sound while filming, so everything you hear, from the Dialogue to the footsteps was recorded in Post Production, Weeks after filming had wrapped. Although filmed in Spain, we referred to these as "Spaghetti Westerns". And due to Contracts written in different Countries, American Contracted Actors like John Wayne couldn't appear in Overseas Westerns with Clint Eastwood.
To be fair, it was typical of movies done in Italy during this time to not film them with direct sound. Heck, Federico Fellini did his films silent as well, as did pretty much every other top rank director down to the smallest genre director. Was just the way they did it - and allowed to have actors appearing from all over the world without language issues coming in the way.
As a kid, I use to watch this movie every year. I don't know when the last time I watch this probably 15 years ago. I love the music and the scenery. I love your reaction and perspective on it.
This is one of my favourite westerns! It feels like, with all its twists and turns, all its changing alliances, this and "For a few Dollars more" came right out of the Italian Commedia dell'Arte.
When Tuco puts the "closed" sign on the old man's mouth, is not for the sake of humiliation, but also to threaten him to keep his mouth shut, "closed".
Im sure many have recomended Once Upon a Time in the West and Outlaw Josie Wales, so ive gotta recomend "Two Mules For Sister Sara", with Eastwood and Shirley MacClane, an underrated classic with just the right combination of action and comedy
I love this, great job! This is my favorite movie. The music is almost like another character. The characters are complex, most people have both good and bad in them, much like real life. I enjoyed hearing your perspective!
You should listen to A Soldiers Story, the song played at the prison camp, with the lyrics you can read. It fits the movie and the Civil War perfectly.
Greetings from Rome, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone's city. I loved your reaction, your reading about that movie is perfect: it's epic (the story, the characters, the music) and yes...none is 100% good there... ;)
Here are 2 facts about the movie: Eli Wallach who plays Tuco Ramirez almost got decapitated by the steps on the train doing the chain breaking scene. Metallica always play "Ecstasy of Gold" as their intro in every show. Another great spaghetti western masterpiece is "Once Upon A Time in the West", it's more brutal, haunting, and serious than this one. Alot of anti-heroes in it too, like Harmonica and Cheyenne. Harmonica played by Charles Bronson is my favorite of all time. The westerns before these spaghetti westerns (Italian directed/stylish) were cookie cutter and clean cut heroes like Roy Rogers. The 60's broke the mold and pushed the envelope. The triangle or 3 way confrontation is called a Mexican standoff.
Look at the three characters as the three aspects of man. Good, Bad and Human. Tuco has to choose between good and evil and constantly gives in to temptation...and gets bitten hard. Tuco has a guardian angel (The Man with No Name), who never kills those who don't deserve it (subtle though it is) and Tuco seeks revenge on his angel - who constantly gives Tuco another chance. It's a great parable wrapped in a great tale.
The real trick to a 3 way shootout (and part of the tension) is it is normally the person who draws LAST that wins the fight. One person draws, shoots his target, but then gets shot by the third guy. Thus instead of trying to out-draw your opponent (like in a tradition duel) you are playing a deadly game of chicken.
Clint Eastwood is the original Badass, (after John Wayne)! Before Stallone, before Schwarzennegger, before The Rock, etc., etc., etc., it was 6' 4" Clint Eastwood! This Spaghetti Western, (as they are called), is the last of three movies that make up the Trilogy, that the Man With No Name made. The first was "A Fistful of Dollars" in 1964, and then, "For A Few Dollars More" in 1965. Clint Eastwood is a National Treasure and an American Icon. Remember when Marty from Back to the Future III, dressed up like Blondie, and took Clint Eastwoods name? Remember the scene when Marty is called out by Mad Dog Tannon, (Biff), and Marty put an iron stove door plate under his poncho? That scene was taken from the first movie in this trilogy, "A Fistful of Dollars", in 1964. Check out some of his "Dirty Harry" movies
But Blondie didn't want out in the scam: he just didn't want it with Tuco anymore because he had missed the rope and realized that the trust had broken with that miss. Remember that when Tuco finds him again, he's doing the exact same scam with "Shorty". And he shows no more than surface regret at having to let Shorty hang. So, no, Blondie doesn't see through greed that early. And he doesn't give up his half of the gold either, though that's a horribly heavy and conspicuous load to carry anywhere (do I feel for that horse!). Blondie doesn't come to any special level of compassion, insight or empathy until starting after hearing the scene with Tuco and his brother, and it grows during the sequence with the Captain and the bridge. Until then, he's sort of a minor, less lethal version of Angel Eyes.
10:42 this scene, and a few more, was added in on the 2004 re-release - these never got dubbed in English for the original cut, so Eli and Clint agreed to re-dub their lines 38 years after filming. Lee Van Cleef died in 1989, so someone else did his lines.
39:00 - I've felt that way for years. It's genius that three men staring at each other on a patio for two minutes is pretty much the manliest thing ever filmed.
If you like Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, the best one, in my opinion, is Once Upon a Time in The West, with Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson.
Other great classic westerns include High Noon, the original Magnificent Seven, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The best of the modern westerns is Tombstone.
When Tuco is tied to the horse, talking crazy shit, I have laughed my ass off...and have never understood why other people didn't find it funny. Must be me. All three of them are as ruthless as any characters in cinema. It's the perfect frenemy film.
"Outlaw Josey Wales", "High Plains Drifter", "Pale Rider", "Hang 'em High", "Two Mules For Sister Sara", "Unforgiven" are all great Westerns with Clint as well. He has a LONG list of non Westerns totally worth a watch as well.
I'm old enough to remember watching him playing Rowdy Yates in Rawhide. P.S. That's where he got the snake handle for his gun. Although it was on a Colt 45 in Rawhide and not a Colt Navy used in these spaghetti westerns.
Everyone forgets "Play Misty for Me". Shows Clint in a good but different frame work. It's like oh, you mean he did something besides westerns and Dirty Harry?
The waah waah sound at the start in the theme song is an imitation of coyote howl found in western USA said Morricone. Using natural sounds like John Gage.
Enjoyed watching this with you. Good analysis. This is a great Western, a great movie, & deservedly over the years has become a new model for Western movies, despite initially having received a lot of derision from those loyal to the old Hollywood Western movie model.
That triple showdown you liked so much is what's known in film circles as a Mexican Standoff. Something a lot of filmmakers, especially Quentin Tarantino, love to use. This movie though IMO, does it best.
Other good Clint Westerns, High Plains Drifter, Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider and I think you did Unforgiven. Now you have to watch some of John Wayne's Westerns. Most of his movies he's the white hat hero but Red River and The Searchers he plays characters who are shades of grey almost borderline bad guys. And another classic Western is Shane
The next Western up has to be Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch (1969) with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. Nominated for two Oscars (Writing & Music), for Wild Bunch, Peckinpah ‘invented’ slow motion as an action element.
Ahhh..Clint Eastwood... After his Rawhide exposure he went into spaghetti westerns to become the man..the myth..the legend... So glad you're checking these out...and yes his son looks amazingly like Clint at this age...I hope you see some of his other movie series...Clint always come out a winner... Have a great weekend...🌿🌿🌿
Italian Westerns from the three Sergios (Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Sergio Sollima) are almost all recommendable. I would recommend the original "Django" (1966) from Sergio Corbucci and to get funnier view to whole Italian Western genre, I would also recommend "My Name is Trinity" (1970) by Enzo Barboni.
A SIDE NOTE: John Wayne had his own style of being a Cowboy, but he had a Perfect Role Model. When he was starting out, he Patterned his Entire Persona after meeting a REAL Western Legend, WYATT EARP! There was a joke that Personified Both John and Clint.. It was about using "John Wayne" (or "Clint Eastwood") Toilet Paper... "It's Rough, Tough and it don't take S&1T from anyone"
Most people seem to overlook the fact the son didn't have to die, but he went after "Angel Eyes" with a gun so he was shot and killed. He stepped up but did so to the wrong man.
You said that you couldn't believe how much Clint's son looks like him in this movie. His oldest son was born in 1968...two years AFTER this movie was made. Clint is a major star because of how diverse his characters are. You should watch the three Dollar movies next.
GREAT reaction and you nailed it when you talked about Eastwood's man with no name and this movie, in particular, being iconic. One I don't think yoiu've reacted to yet is The Outlaw Josey Wales. It's my all time favorite of his westerns and incredibly quotable.
The great Sergio Leone. Would also recommend “Once Upon a Time in the West” (and also “Once Upon a time in America”-gangster movie with Robert DeNiro). For westerns, “The Wild Bunch” by Sam Peckinpah is another classic I think you’d love…
Just tuned in to the ending, absolutely epic film and perfectly told story...this is perhaps the greatest ending of any film...Sergio Leone is genius, also Ennio Morricone is genius
This is interesting, this version has a bunch of deleted scenes. I first watched this movie around 30 years ago and rewatched it plenty of times since and I'd never seen some of the content that's in here. Thanks for sharing it and your reaction.
Great reaction man! You really did this classic movie justice. It's nice to see you're enjoying the western genre. Some more great ones I would recommend are Shane (1953), Rio Bravo (1959), Pale Rider (1985), Open Range (2003) and 3.10 To Yuma (2007), to name a few.
I enjoyed your reaction - even more so that your facial expressions are very similar to those of my former boss who has become a friend. Speaking of gun draw scenes, I highly recommend Once upon a time in the West. The whole story is top-notch and will get into you emotionally. Superb acting, superb filming.
The scene where Tuco puts together the gun is Easter Egg-ed in John Wick 2 (or maybe it was 3, but it's a famous scene) And the graveyard search scene was Easter Egg-ed in a few shows including Samurai Jack.
Yes, it's 3 / Parabellum - in the weapons museum early on just before all the throwing knives. Complete with listening to the cylinder and the exaggerated bullet ricochet sound effect :)
Yeah. You are right about being on a hot streak. These are the best westerns ever. Like you said. "This is like the most masculine showdown of all time."
Looks like you are watching the deleted scenes version. Tuco's voice was added much later in the 1990s I believe. Thats why it sounds different at the 10:50 mark, same with Clint's voice. RIP Eli Wallich who died at almost 100 I think, and of course, The Bad, played by Lee Van Cleif. Notice he was missing a didgit on hit finger. Do you know how he lost it? I think he was mowing his lawn and it got chopped off...something like that. You would have thought it was due to his WW2 experience or something more dramatic, but nope.
Classic movie, great reaction! Next you should watch 'Once upon a time in the west', another classic spaghetti western that gets overlooked compared to this one.
The character that Clint plays started for him with a Fist Full of Dollars, which was a remake of the Japanese Samaurai film Yojimbo. The main character in that was played by Toshiro Mifune. Much of Clint's character came from Toshiro's performance. He is one actor you should check our. I recommend watching Samaurai Rebellion. Many Samaurai films were modeled after John Ford westerners, but with swords instead of guns. And Spaghetti Westerns were inspired by Japanese Samaurai films.
Sou brasileiro. Sergio Leone foi o cara. Fez a síntese de tudo que existia antes dele em termo de linguagem cinematográfica, sobrepujou todos antes dele, mudando definitivamente a cara do cinema. Praticamente todos os diretores de filmes de western e ação - e outros gêneros também não ficaram imunes - foram influenciados por ele. O cinema moderno tem o seu close.
The bridge explosion was uncontrolled and almost killed Blondie and Tuco..watch the flying debris! And Tuco was almost decapitated in the train scene, by train side steps!!😮😮😮
Tuco is the most interesting character as he has an identifiable back story. The scene with his brother makes Tuco human. He became a bandit because of poverty. Also the scene called “ecstasy of gold” is one of the best (if not the best) cinematic combinations of music and image. To be honest Ennio Morricone’s score is epic.
The music in this film is one of the main characters. It is so much more than background music. It is the focus and driver of scenes. It's powerful and tangible. Morricone was absolutely fantastic on this score.
I agree.
He's the only one who does any real acting.
The other guys are, of course, very cool,
but Tuco is by far my favorite.
The scene with his brother...
@@chrismaverick9828 couldn't agree more.
Fun facts about Eli Wallach. Bachelor's degree in history. Masters degree in Education. Drafted into army 1940. Became medic and staff sargeant, then was sent to Officer Candidate school and commissioned. Served as a medical administrator, discharged as a Captain. Married for 66 years (1948 until his passing at age 98). Never drank. That's on top of his long acting career. A pretty formidable human being.
Not even just my favorite western. Up there in the top five of my favorite movies IN GENERAL.
The more I've watched this movie, the more Tuco became my favorite character.
You have two main characters that barely speak and a just as cunning and deadly tuco that cant shuttup. He's probably my favorite character too, tho it was blondie for a long time.
me too
He is, and always, has been my favorite.
He's more relatable. More human.
The scene with his brother.
Mine too. Loved Tuco. Bad but somehow vulnerable.
If you notice closely Eastwood doesn't really change into "the good" until he sees everyone dying because of that bridge. When he puts on the serape his character changes.
The poncho! Clint is the epitome of cool.
Eli Wallach played Tuco Perfectly.
“You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.” Immortal line.
Grew up watching this with my dad and he made me a sign with this quote on it last Christmas 👌
"Where?"__ Tuko was so happy with it :D
Eastwood's character won the triple-shooting because he knew he could just focus on Angel Eyes (as he had Tuco's gun unloaded). Angel Eyes didn't knew about that, so he had to split his attention to both Tuco and Eastwood, which made him slower
Exactly
Tuco's being unloaded is up among the top 3 planning-ahead 'reveals' in cinematic history. The OTHERS being a tie between (spoilers for The Road Warrior & The Princess Bride) scroll down if you've seen those movies)
Mad-Max the Road Warrior when we see that Max's shotgun was unloaded the entire time he was bossing the Gyro-Captain around.
The Princess Bridge when we learn that both Vizzini's & the Pirate's cups were poisoned.
8:53: Fun trivia: one of Lee van Cleef's absolute moral lines was that he would *never* film a scene even pretending to hit a woman. They needed a stunt double to stand in for him and then cut to close ups of Van Cleef's face to make this scene work.
They did a great job with the editing! I never knew that wow thanks for sharing
Great respect to Lee van Cleef for his gentlemanly code, and props certainly to Sergio Leone for respecting that working with him.
What's interesting for me is that while the scene was constructed with the quick cuts for Lee's benefit, it... kinda makes it even more visceral. o_O
I watched this alone one night around age 11 and got SO deeply spellbound that when the credits rolled I felt almost bereaved that the adventure had reached the end for me and I'd have to watch him ride away .. ... .
Masterpiece!
Same here I was 12 when I first saw it I was sick and stayed home and I checked the movie out my dad had it pirated and was in a box full of pirated movies saw the name and thought it was cool lol i fell in love with the movie and proceeded to fake sick the next two days just to watch it over and over again lol
That actor who played Tuco, Eli Wallach, stole the show. Should have won an Oscar for that role. The rest of the cast was great as well.
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This movie is the definition of a CLASSIC!
37:41 Let us take a moment to appreciate how Eli Wallach stayed in character despite coming _that_ close to losing some fingers from that flung shovel. Although that's hardly the only time he risked life and limb during shooting...
And that second shovel almost his face.
Sergio Leone, the writer, director, producer of this movie was pure genius. He portrayed westerns in a different light-- in a more realistic and gritty light than any writer or producer of westerns before. And the ironic thing is that he was Italian. From the incredible soundtrack (thanks to Ennio Morricone) to the acting and amazing cinematography, this movie is probably the greatest western of all time. If you haven't already seen it, I highly recommend checking out "The Outlaw Josey Wales", also with Clint Eastwood. Another fascinating Clint western, and "Once Upon A Time In The West", also by Sergio, starring the great Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda.
Amazing reaction! My father showed me this movie when I was a kid, I always thought the gun shop scene was so satisfying even as a kid.
"When you have to shoot, shoot; don't talk."
I love the grit, sweat, saturated colors and filling ambiance.
Fun to see people reacting to this classic. The cinematography and music made this movie so much more than an average western.
Yes, it was gritty and dirty and more real than the Hollywood versions of fine pressed shirts and perfect looks of the cowboys who just spend a fortnight on the trail lol
It's fun watching Film School students watch this for the first time.
They lose their damn minds because they're paying attention to both the story and all the film technique.
Like the pan when Tuco first runs through the cemetery, or all the editing cuts during the Mexican standoff.
There was one that Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, and Henry Fonda did that was sort of a one last hurrah and adios to the West. It was called, My Name is Nobody starring Henry Fonda and Terence Hill. It's a bit campy as most spaghetti westerns but in a comedy way. It still brings a tear of nostalgia and laughter whenever I watch it. You'll understand why when you watch it and listen to Fonda's monologue.
that's actually, a great movie with a great soundtrack. The saloon scene with Terrence Hill is a gem!
Great reaction! You have to watch "For A Few Dollars More" that's with Clint and Lee Van Cleef again ("Angel Eyes" in this one) and is directed by Sergio Leone as well. And then you have to watch "Once Upon A Time In The West", it doesn't have Clint in it, but it's arguably the greatest Western ever, directed by Sergio Leone, and stars Henry Fonda (as the bad guy!), Charles Bronson as a total badass, and Jason Robards.
Yes I second that. Once Upon A Time in the West was fantastic. The way that dirty, ugly Charles Bronson was the good guy but handsome, clean cut, blue eyed Henry Fonda was the bad guy , and he was very bad. And Jason Robards was great in it as well.
To me, the best Western ever, is either The Good, the Bad & The Ugly or Once upon a time in the West. Everytime I watch one of them I change my Mind. Sergio Leone, was brilliant.
Should also see A Fistful Of Dollars as well the first of the Dollars Trilogy spaghetti westerns with Clint Eastwood followed by For A Few Dollars More and of course best of the 3 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The Outlaw Josie Wales is another great one.
My favorite Eastwood movie, so many great one liners.
Only watched it a few months ago but this is one of my favorite movies of all time. Besides the dubbing at times it’s one of the few movies I would say is perfect.
Awesome film and reaction Caped! Love that you'll review old-school, classic movies as you genuinely like film.
The Outlaw Josey Wales will absolutely impress the hell put of you...I promise. Clint is awesome!
There is iron in your words of war... .. .
Classic MASTERPIECE !
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is the best soundtrack
Yeah the most epic western for sure with some great music!! 'Once upon a time in the west' with Charles Bronson is a nice one too! 🎶
Fun fact: The famous riff in the movie's opening theme is based off the noise a coyote makes. Coyotes typically symbolize cleverness, strategic thinking and resilience. When the opening credits end and the movie properly begins, a coyote can be heard in the background making the noise the riff is based on, as soon as that first bounty hunter steps onto the screen. In my mind, that's the movie's way of telling you what it's all about: Bounty hunters and bandits tricking each other. Especially since that riff plays over Blondie's, Angel-Eye's and Tuco's freeze frames.
Really enjoyed this reaction, especially that great moment at the end when that noose makes it reappearance. The perfect ending.
Sergio had a unique filming style. He never recorded any Sound while filming, so everything you hear, from the Dialogue to the footsteps was recorded in Post Production, Weeks after filming had wrapped.
Although filmed in Spain, we referred to these as "Spaghetti Westerns". And due to Contracts written in different Countries, American Contracted Actors like John Wayne couldn't appear in Overseas Westerns with Clint Eastwood.
To be fair, it was typical of movies done in Italy during this time to not film them with direct sound. Heck, Federico Fellini did his films silent as well, as did pretty much every other top rank director down to the smallest genre director. Was just the way they did it - and allowed to have actors appearing from all over the world without language issues coming in the way.
"Once Upon A Time In The West" is next - another Leone film as good as this one.
Thanks!
As a kid, I use to watch this movie every year. I don't know when the last time I watch this probably 15 years ago. I love the music and the scenery. I love your reaction and perspective on it.
This is one of my favourite westerns! It feels like, with all its twists and turns, all its changing alliances, this and "For a few Dollars more" came right out of the Italian Commedia dell'Arte.
When Tuco puts the "closed" sign on the old man's mouth, is not for the sake of humiliation, but also to threaten him to keep his mouth shut, "closed".
Im sure many have recomended Once Upon a Time in the West and Outlaw Josie Wales, so ive gotta recomend "Two Mules For Sister Sara", with Eastwood and Shirley MacClane, an underrated classic with just the right combination of action and comedy
Badass reaction the good the bad the ugly the men with no name
Great reaction to my favorite western. All were great, but Eli Wallach was exceptional. RIP dear man.
Masterpiece ever. Greatness
Great reaction! This movie is absolutely phenomenal.
I love this, great job! This is my favorite movie. The music is almost like another character. The characters are complex, most people have both good and bad in them, much like real life. I enjoyed hearing your perspective!
You should listen to A Soldiers Story, the song played at the prison camp, with the lyrics you can read. It fits the movie and the Civil War perfectly.
Greetings from Rome, Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone's city. I loved your reaction, your reading about that movie is perfect: it's epic (the story, the characters, the music) and yes...none is 100% good there... ;)
Thanks for the great reaction to this classic masterpiece. You did justice to one of my father’s favorite films. 👏
La mejor pelkcula de la historia.
Great film and a great appreciation of an eternal classic. Thank you.
Here are 2 facts about the movie: Eli Wallach who plays Tuco Ramirez almost got decapitated by the steps on the train doing the chain breaking scene. Metallica always play "Ecstasy of Gold" as their intro in every show. Another great spaghetti western masterpiece is "Once Upon A Time in the West", it's more brutal, haunting, and serious than this one. Alot of anti-heroes in it too, like Harmonica and Cheyenne. Harmonica played by Charles Bronson is my favorite of all time. The westerns before these spaghetti westerns (Italian directed/stylish) were cookie cutter and clean cut heroes like Roy Rogers. The 60's broke the mold and pushed the envelope. The triangle or 3 way confrontation is called a Mexican standoff.
Look at the three characters as the three aspects of man. Good, Bad and Human. Tuco has to choose between good and evil and constantly gives in to temptation...and gets bitten hard. Tuco has a guardian angel (The Man with No Name), who never kills those who don't deserve it (subtle though it is) and Tuco seeks revenge on his angel - who constantly gives Tuco another chance. It's a great parable wrapped in a great tale.
Beautiful analysis.
Thank you.
The real trick to a 3 way shootout (and part of the tension) is it is normally the person who draws LAST that wins the fight. One person draws, shoots his target, but then gets shot by the third guy. Thus instead of trying to out-draw your opponent (like in a tradition duel) you are playing a deadly game of chicken.
I’ll try to remember this the next time I’m in a three way shootout. Thanks.
@@justmeeagainn You're going to look like a real asshole now if you end up in a three way shootout and have to come back and apologise to Mr. Woll.
tuko was the soul of film
Clint Eastwood is the original Badass, (after John Wayne)!
Before Stallone, before Schwarzennegger, before The Rock, etc., etc., etc., it was 6' 4" Clint Eastwood! This Spaghetti Western, (as they are called), is the last of three movies that make up the Trilogy, that the Man With No Name made.
The first was "A Fistful of Dollars" in 1964, and then, "For A Few Dollars More" in 1965.
Clint Eastwood is a National Treasure and an American Icon.
Remember when Marty from Back to the Future III, dressed up like Blondie, and took Clint Eastwoods name? Remember the scene when Marty is called out by Mad Dog Tannon, (Biff), and Marty put an iron stove door plate under his poncho? That scene was taken from the first movie in this trilogy, "A Fistful of Dollars", in 1964.
Check out some of his "Dirty Harry" movies
Once Upon a Time in the West, The Big Country, The Searchers, and High Noon are must see westerners
"The Searchers" Great movie and the only movie that I know were John Wayne plays a dark character.
You have to watch “Once Upon A Time In the West”. Also one of my favorite movies.
Hear hear! Brilliant piece of cinema, Leone & Morricone at their finest.
@29:39 I love how your Thumbnail pic of your Die Hard reaction is of the reference that movie makes to this one!
But Blondie didn't want out in the scam: he just didn't want it with Tuco anymore because he had missed the rope and realized that the trust had broken with that miss. Remember that when Tuco finds him again, he's doing the exact same scam with "Shorty". And he shows no more than surface regret at having to let Shorty hang. So, no, Blondie doesn't see through greed that early. And he doesn't give up his half of the gold either, though that's a horribly heavy and conspicuous load to carry anywhere (do I feel for that horse!). Blondie doesn't come to any special level of compassion, insight or empathy until starting after hearing the scene with Tuco and his brother, and it grows during the sequence with the Captain and the bridge. Until then, he's sort of a minor, less lethal version of Angel Eyes.
Thank you for a very good reaction video to an iconic film.
10:42 this scene, and a few more, was added in on the 2004 re-release - these never got dubbed in English for the original cut, so Eli and Clint agreed to re-dub their lines 38 years after filming. Lee Van Cleef died in 1989, so someone else did his lines.
They're REALLY clunky - not worth including.
39:00 - I've felt that way for years. It's genius that three men staring at each other on a patio for two minutes is pretty much the manliest thing ever filmed.
This is the best western by far
If you like Sergio Leone’s spaghetti westerns, the best one, in my opinion, is Once Upon a Time in The West, with Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, and Charles Bronson.
Other great classic westerns include High Noon, the original Magnificent Seven, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The best of the modern westerns is Tombstone.
Classic none better, 3 great actors. Angel eyes Lee Van Cleef , Tuco Eli Wallach and Clint !
if you're gonna shoot, shoot! Don't talk!
When Tuco is tied to the horse, talking crazy shit, I have laughed my ass off...and have never understood why other people didn't find it funny. Must be me.
All three of them are as ruthless as any characters in cinema. It's the perfect frenemy film.
"Outlaw Josey Wales", "High Plains Drifter", "Pale Rider", "Hang 'em High", "Two Mules For Sister Sara", "Unforgiven" are all great Westerns with Clint as well. He has a LONG list of non Westerns totally worth a watch as well.
I'm old enough to remember watching him playing Rowdy Yates in Rawhide.
P.S. That's where he got the snake handle for his gun. Although it was on a Colt 45 in Rawhide and not a Colt Navy used in these spaghetti westerns.
Everyone forgets "Play Misty for Me". Shows Clint in a good but different frame work. It's like oh, you mean he did something besides westerns and Dirty Harry?
Watch Lonesome Dove. It will be your new favorite western movie!
A very good movie, but come on
This film is an absolute Masterclass
The waah waah sound at the start in the theme song is an imitation of coyote howl found in western USA said Morricone. Using natural sounds like John Gage.
Enjoyed watching this with you. Good analysis. This is a great Western, a great movie, & deservedly over the years has become a new model for Western movies, despite initially having received a lot of derision from those loyal to the old Hollywood Western movie model.
That triple showdown you liked so much is what's known in film circles as a Mexican Standoff. Something a lot of filmmakers, especially Quentin Tarantino, love to use. This movie though IMO, does it best.
Other good Clint Westerns, High Plains Drifter, Outlaw Josey Wales, Pale Rider and I think you did Unforgiven. Now you have to watch some of John Wayne's Westerns. Most of his movies he's the white hat hero but Red River and The Searchers he plays characters who are shades of grey almost borderline bad guys. And another classic Western is Shane
You gotta watch Once Upon A Time In The West, a masterpiece and the only movie in which Henry Fonda plays a badass villain 😉 xx
The next Western up has to be Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch (1969) with William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Ben Johnson and Warren Oates. Nominated for two Oscars (Writing & Music), for Wild Bunch, Peckinpah ‘invented’ slow motion as an action element.
Ahhh..Clint Eastwood...
After his Rawhide exposure he went into spaghetti westerns to become the man..the myth..the legend...
So glad you're checking these out...and yes his son looks amazingly like Clint at this age...I hope you see some of his other movie series...Clint always come out a winner...
Have a great weekend...🌿🌿🌿
Italian Westerns from the three Sergios (Sergio Leone, Sergio Corbucci, Sergio Sollima) are almost all recommendable.
I would recommend the original "Django" (1966) from Sergio Corbucci and to get funnier view to whole Italian Western genre, I would also recommend "My Name is Trinity" (1970) by Enzo Barboni.
A SIDE NOTE: John Wayne had his own style of being a Cowboy, but he had a Perfect Role Model. When he was starting out, he Patterned his Entire Persona after meeting a REAL Western Legend, WYATT EARP!
There was a joke that Personified Both John and Clint.. It was about using "John Wayne" (or "Clint Eastwood") Toilet Paper... "It's Rough, Tough and it don't take S&1T from anyone"
sergio leone did an even more epic western after this. 'Once Upon a time in the West
"High Plains Drifter" and "Heartbreak Ridge" are two of Clint's best.
Most people seem to overlook the fact the son didn't have to die, but he went after "Angel Eyes" with a gun so he was shot and killed. He stepped up but did so to the wrong man.
You said that you couldn't believe how much Clint's son looks like him in this movie. His oldest son was born in 1968...two years AFTER this movie was made. Clint is a major star because of how diverse his characters are. You should watch the three Dollar movies next.
Clint Eastwood done and directed a lot of good movies
GREAT reaction and you nailed it when you talked about Eastwood's man with no name and this movie, in particular, being iconic. One I don't think yoiu've reacted to yet is The Outlaw Josey Wales. It's my all time favorite of his westerns and incredibly quotable.
The great Sergio Leone. Would also recommend “Once Upon a Time in the West” (and also “Once Upon a time in America”-gangster movie with Robert DeNiro). For westerns, “The Wild Bunch” by Sam Peckinpah is another classic I think you’d love…
Just tuned in to the ending, absolutely epic film and perfectly told story...this is perhaps the greatest ending of any film...Sergio Leone is genius, also Ennio Morricone is genius
Masterpiece.
This is interesting, this version has a bunch of deleted scenes. I first watched this movie around 30 years ago and rewatched it plenty of times since and I'd never seen some of the content that's in here. Thanks for sharing it and your reaction.
Great reaction man! You really did this classic movie justice.
It's nice to see you're enjoying the western genre. Some more great ones I would recommend are Shane (1953), Rio Bravo (1959), Pale Rider (1985), Open Range (2003) and 3.10 To Yuma (2007), to name a few.
Siverado or Quigley Down Under - must watches!!!!
I enjoyed your reaction - even more so that your facial expressions are very similar to those of my former boss who has become a friend.
Speaking of gun draw scenes, I highly recommend Once upon a time in the West. The whole story is top-notch and will get into you emotionally. Superb acting, superb filming.
The scene where Tuco puts together the gun is Easter Egg-ed in John Wick 2 (or maybe it was 3, but it's a famous scene)
And the graveyard search scene was Easter Egg-ed in a few shows including Samurai Jack.
Yes, it's 3 / Parabellum - in the weapons museum early on just before all the throwing knives. Complete with listening to the cylinder and the exaggerated bullet ricochet sound effect :)
Yeah. You are right about being on a hot streak. These are the best westerns ever. Like you said. "This is like the most masculine showdown of all time."
superb first time commentary realy liked your take
Kelly's Heroes is another early Eastwood's best movies.
Looks like you are watching the deleted scenes version. Tuco's voice was added much later in the 1990s I believe. Thats why it sounds different at the 10:50 mark, same with Clint's voice. RIP Eli Wallich who died at almost 100 I think, and of course, The Bad, played by Lee Van Cleif. Notice he was missing a didgit on hit finger. Do you know how he lost it? I think he was mowing his lawn and it got chopped off...something like that. You would have thought it was due to his WW2 experience or something more dramatic, but nope.
Yeah I like tuco the best, as for who's the good and the bad, there all bad on different levels 🤠
Classic movie, great reaction! Next you should watch 'Once upon a time in the west', another classic spaghetti western that gets overlooked compared to this one.
The character that Clint plays started for him with a Fist Full of Dollars, which was a remake of the Japanese Samaurai film Yojimbo. The main character in that was played by Toshiro Mifune.
Much of Clint's character came from Toshiro's performance.
He is one actor you should check our.
I recommend watching Samaurai Rebellion.
Many Samaurai films were modeled after John Ford westerners, but with swords instead of guns. And Spaghetti Westerns were inspired by Japanese Samaurai films.
Sou brasileiro. Sergio Leone foi o cara. Fez a síntese de tudo que existia antes dele em termo de linguagem cinematográfica, sobrepujou todos antes dele, mudando definitivamente a cara do cinema. Praticamente todos os diretores de filmes de western e ação - e outros gêneros também não ficaram imunes - foram influenciados por ele. O cinema moderno tem o seu close.
Strongly suggest you watched the Coen brothers’ True Grit. A completely different tone but still outstanding
The bridge explosion was uncontrolled and almost killed Blondie and Tuco..watch the flying debris! And Tuco was almost decapitated in the train scene, by train side steps!!😮😮😮