Ennio Morricone's 'Ecstasy of Gold' lives rent free in my head. The whole score is the ultimate western soundtrack but that track is just choice. RIP to a legendary composer.
Morricone did many of his scores for Leone from the script alone, long before the movie had been shot, trying to capture the essence of the scene and the story in his music - and it worked so well that Leone sometimes changed the pacing of the scene to match the music.
Since you liked the music so much, here is a RUclips link to The Danish National Symphony Orchestra playing some music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html It's been viewed 115,000,000 times. That's a lot of views! It's 6 minutes long and is well worth your time. Promise.
@@DawnMarieX This was about the first line I paid attention to when it would come on broadcast tv many decades ago. When I got a little older and would watch it more completely with my parents, I found myself always crying over the alcoholic captain and his tragic relationship with that bridge. It still remains, for me, one of the strongest parts of this very strong movie. That and the scene with Tuco and his brother, where you get a sense of why Tuco is the way he is. Note too, that the brother doesn't contradict him when Tuco finally fires his accusations, and that the brother asks Tuco for forgiveness (after Tuco is gone, though). A priest didn't get rich, but he would be assured of respect, shelter, and food. From the scene, it sounds like the brother left home first to become priest, leaving Tuco behind with the parents, when Tuco himself was a little boy. There is an awful lot to speculate about with these two, and not all of it is stacked against Tuco. Aside from this being a really good scene, it's the start of Blondie actually beginning to be "the Good": he's listened and understood why Tuco is such an animal, and he responds to Tuco's lie to allow him to keep his pride. That scene is even stronger for me when you consider that the actor playing the brother isn't speaking English to Eli Wallach: Wallach is speaking English; the actor, Luigi Pistilli, is speaking Italian, and they were still able to establish, in less than a minute, a lifetime of tension. Tuco is Eli Wallach: he was a magnificently versatile actor, of Jewish background, born in Brooklyn. He was part of a big revolution in stage and screen acting called "The Method", which involved a particular way of throwing yourself into your character and that character's situation. Here he is with fellow Method actor Karl Malden talking about the discipline: ruclips.net/video/8nOYJ6-MeQg/видео.html.
The director for these three movies, Sergio Leone. Also directed another great western called Once Upon a Time in the West which is filmed a lot like The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Strongly recommend you watch that one too.
Simply one of the best and most iconic films ever made 🤘🏻 And Morricone score is outstanding Once Upon A Time In The West is another Leone/Morricone film that you definitely need to check out
I just watched a video about a real Old West bandit that is not considered part of the Old West outlaws, named Black Bart. That guy had a smart plan on how to rob stage coaches. He would wait at the top of a hill till the coach got up there and he would bluff them with his shotgun and he would tell some people in the bushes not to shoot and the people on the coach would see several more barrels coming out of the bushes and figure they were outnumbered, but the barrels were fake and it was just Black Bart on his own. He apparently did 28 of these stage coach robbers successfully, but the 29th he got caught. He was shot in the hand, dropped a handkerchief and the laundry mark on the hanky lead to him, the detective had looked through like 90something laundry services to get the right one.
The 2000s version of 3:10 to Yuma, with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, is a rare example of a remake as good as, or possibly better than, the original.
G'day Dawn.. since you were wondering how much the $200,000 would be worth now, I found an online inflation calculator that let me go that far back, and figured it out for you. The movie 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' is set in 1862. It turns out that $200,000 in 1862 would be equivalent to $5,957,227.72 here in 2023.
This is one of my favourite films, Western or otherwise, & I'm glad you've enjoyed it, too. Let me suggest another film for you, 'Once Upon a Time in the West', by the same director, Sergio Leone. It's kind of the start of another trilogy, but only thematic - not with the same characters or actors. The second film in that trilogy is called, 'Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution', or, 'A Fistful of Dynamite', or, 'Duck, You Sucker!', & the 3rd part is, 'Once Upon a Time in America'. Clint Eastwood was offered a role in, 'Once Upon a Time in the West', but turned it down for various reasons (that part went to Charles Bronson, who'd played Bernardo in, 'The Magnificent Seven'), & instead starred in the film, 'Hang 'Em High'. I think you should watch that one, too. Eastwood's other great Westerns include, 'Pale Rider', 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', &, 'High Plains Drifter'. He also did other Westerns, but these are the ones most often cited as his best.
These spaghetti westerns are just so unique. They look different from typical western because they were filmed in Italy and using many locals, hence the bad voice dubbing. But everything about them that’s “unpolished” to some give them that special charm. Glad to see another generation can appreciate them.
The cemetery scene is so poignant. Right in the middle of all these deaths, these three guys are more obsessed about the buried gold. The funny thing is if Angel Eyes had shot them both right there, he would probably have gotten all the money; it was only a matter of figuring out that Arch Stanton was the name given as a reference, which meant the gold was buried somewhere near it. But Blondie ended up playing him.
High plains drifter and pale rider where Clint similarly plays a no name character. Clint himself refers to these two movies as morality plays. They are in the same vain as the so called trilogy. I think you will really like them.
These were all great reactions, Dawn. This was definitely the culmination of Leon's "spaghetti western" trilogy with Eastwood Eastwood made more movies in a similar style. I think you'd really enjoy High Plains Drifter and especially The Outlaw Josey Wales which is my favorite of all his westerns, even more than Unforgiven.
Dawn this is in fact a trilogy 😂 Dollars Trilogy · A Fistful of Dollars (1964) · For a Few Dollars More (1965) · The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966).
Did you not notice Eli Walach, who played, The Ugly, (Tuco) in this was the main bad guy (Calvera) in The Magnificent Seven, which you reacted to a little while back. Oh, you did notice him.
$200 grand back then was serious bank. $1 in 1864-ish would be close to $40 today. To be more precise: You could buy 640 acres of land for a $1 per acre. So for $1500 back then, you could buy 750 football fields in 1,200 acres. So for $100k, you could buy 155 square miles or so. Probably more with negotiation. Depending on the area, that is half of a yankee american state, or 3 Dublin, Irelands, or 1 & 1/2 Edinburgh, Scotlands. Also back then, in many places of america, you could literally purchase your own army for that, at maybe $15 per head/man per month. One example is a Colt Navy pistola would be $20, which was expensive for the day, and the man firing it for $15 for 30 days, and the horse he is on for $40 to $80 or so (and that is a really nice horse).
This was set during the American civil war(1860's). One thing a lot of people don't understand is this movie along with other Italian or Spaghetti Westerns were parodies of American bravado. You watched Liberty Valance, that showcases some of John Wayne's American bravado . Other films to consider are Stage Coach and I think one of the quintessential American Bravado westerns is a Duel in the Sun starring Gregory Peck. I don't know know if you've watched any of his films. That film will not disappoint. You see many Europeans were embracing communism and the communists were making fun of Americans with things like Lemonade Joe. If you watch enough John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart westerns you'll start to notice their guns never run out of bullets and can kill a moving target with a .45(serious kick)at 50 yards. So in this film, there are a load, no a PLETHORA of ridiculous shots. The movie is sad in many ways but the war in real life was pretty sad. Around 200k Irish fought in it, many had recently immigrated about 10-15 years before during and after An Gorta Mor. They were on both sides. One idea for a reaction would be Ken Burn's pictorial documentary on the civil war. So you had brother fighting brother. One civil war picture you might want to avoid as I can see you like Clint is The Beguiled. His Dirty Harry films are well worth checking out. He doesn't disappoint in any of those.
It's a trilogy because its clint eastwoods 3 spaghetti westerns. And if that confuses you look up what a spaghetti western is. His other westerns were made in north America. Two mules for sister sara, Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang them High, Unforgiving. And then you got his musical western. Paint your Wagon.
Clint Eastwood did a lot of roles where the name of his character is of no significance. But there is one series of movies where the name of the person he portraits stands out like a monument and that is Harry Callahan. You can't count yourself a true Clint Eastwood fan until you have watched "Dirty Harry".
the ending is funny to me maybe im reading too much in to it but he misses Tuco earlier when sitting on horseback because Tuco isnt taking it seriously he isnt holding the rope tight and is sighing and mocking the crowd. Then in the end he puts Tuco in a situation where he will have to hold the rope tight and shoots it clean off horseback from much much farther away.
A Civil War Western featuring the state I retired to ;-) A more dangerous place in 1862. The desert scene is in the Jornada Del Muerto ... where the first A-bomb was tested. 200,000 gold then is about 18 million today.
The outlaw Josie wales is one of east woods all time best westerns , Kellys heroes is another great one of his movies and for something completely different, paint your wagon is a Eastwood western musical
It's a Trilogy. Many call it the dollars Trilogy or the man with no name Trilogy. It does have the same actors playing different characters so it's not a traditional trilogy but it's considered a Trilogy
They put cut scenes back in and redubbed the voices with the same actors many years later, thats why the voices are different here and there. I personally like the movie without the extra footage.
FYIs: $200k in 1862 equals almost $6M today. Also, it is better to douse people who are that severely dehydrated in clean, lukewarm water because drinking could cause a circulatory shock.
I also love how you from mocking the music in the beginning to loving g it in the end. This soundtrack is very popular and has been a staple of orchestras worldwide. Well done. Well done.
Also this is the third movie in the trilogy it is the first chronologically. That's why you see Clint Eastwood get the poncho near the end of the movie.
OPEN RANGE (2003) Kevin Costner, Robert Duvall, Annette Bening. Is a good Western. Also from Costner (as director), DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) Kevin Costner, Graham Greene, Mary McDonald Is an epic tale of a soldier who finds his place with the Lakota Sioux in the American plains at the close of the civil war. Beautiful movie. A word about what you've just watched: This is really a subcategory of Western movies - the Spaghetti Western. Italian director, low budgett, filmed somewhere in Europe. And who knows who came up with the script? It's a stretch to call these films Westerns, despite their cult status. Regarding Clint Eastwood: I think his finest film is: MILLION DOLLAR BABY, (2004) Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman. It's not an easy movie, but it's one of the best you'll ever see. Eastwood acted, directed, and penned the musical score. Beautiful acting all around. Worthy of a reaction. See it - 💙 💙 💙
Watch the unforgiven. It's the man w/ no name later in life & retired. Awesome film. Sergio Leone in his trilogy loved to use ( his ) actors over and over
Dawn, if you'd fancy hearing Clint Eastwood singing, you should react to the film version of Paint Your Wagon. It's a musical set in an old west mountain mining town with lots of scaliwags doing scaliwag things, including a young Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. There's even a song called "Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans." Fun stuff! 😆
Once Upon a Time in the West is an amazing western, same director and composer as the "Dollars trilogy", and has Charles Bronson (Bernardo in The Magnificent Seven" in one of his best roles. The Outlaw Josey Wales is another great western starring Clint Eastwood to check out too.
I second this recommendation. Once Upon A Time in the West is absolute classic. I would also recommend the other Sergio Leone western from that era called "Duck you sucker", also known as "Fistful of dynamite". There are different releases with different lengths (because back then national distributors cut movies and national censors had different sensibilities. Here is the most complete version, which seems to be the same as the original Italian release: ruclips.net/video/nerb0n35Nrs/видео.html
Lee Van Cleef was one of the coolest character actors of his generation. He pretty much played villains but he did it brilliantly. Of course Eli Wallach (who only passed away a few years ago in his 90's) was a legend.
Although he played the good guy in For A Few Dollars More as the Colonel Mortimer who became a bounty hunter after his sister was murdered by main villain El Indio. After The Good The Bad and The Ugly he appeared in more westerns as the anti hero type and was in Kurt Russell’s Escape From New York in 1981 before his death in 1989.
I love how at the beginning, when the score first plays, Dawn’s like “what is THAT?” And by the end she’s singing along “doo da loo loo, wa wa wa.” Brilliant!
When I was growing up, we had our radio almost constantly on an easy-listening station based in New Jersey, WPAT. They would play this theme fairly often. Unfortunately, they almost never announced what the songs and other pieces were that they played, so there's a whole slew of great songs and singers in my head without names. But when this movie played on broadcast tv, and I heard that music in context for the first time, it was really exciting.
Kelly's Heroes is a must for Clint Eastwood. Pale Rider and The Outlaw Josie Wales are both terrific. Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can are great Eastwood comedies. Space Cowboys is a fantastic later movie with Tommy Lee Jones Donald Southerland, and others
@@dadmateryn8092 Either that or "High Plains Drifter" are considered his very best. I think "Unforgiven" and "Dirty Harry" are maybe a step below them.
Any time you hear the voices of the main actors sound different, that is because those scenes were deleted in the original prints for the Western market, they were present in the Italian, German and French and as such, the three main leads never dubbed their lines for them. About 40 years later after being remastered, both Clint and Eli redubbed those scenes as older men. Lee Van Cliefe however had passed away by then and was dubbed by another actor.
If you understand German, watch the Spaghetti Westerns in German. They had a guy named Rainer Brandt and he wrote the German scripts for a lot of the movies and there were a hand full of voice actors for all the movies and they brought in a lot of comedic moments just by the use of words. "His name is Trinity" is such a movie. The German dubs were so succesfull in comparison to the other versions, because of the humor, that one time, when an actor forgot his lines repeatedly, Bud Spencer told him "Don't worry, Rainer Brandt will make it a success anyway." This voice actor team was also responsible for dubbing a series called "The Persuaders". The series didn't have many viewers in the US but it was a huge success in Germany, so Tony Curtis said Rainer Brandt should also write the English original script so they could profit from his humor. But Roger Moore was already out and didn't want to continue.
Actually all the dialog was dubbed in later in production. Eastwood remarked he had to take notes on what he said so he used the same words again in post.
Great reaction Dawn, Clint Eastwood is now 92 yrs old & he still owns the original poncho ... You'll probably like him as Homicide Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan ... There are five films: Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983) and The Dead Pool (1988). Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five films
That's a dandy reaction Dawn Marie! Since you loved the music, you might like to do a short reaction, as a little extra treat : it's the Denmark Symphony Orchestra performing a medley of the music from this film. You'd really enjoy it!
The Outlaw Josey Wales next! Directed by Clint, and you should definitely watch it before The Unforgiven, which is kind of an epilogue without actually being connected to the other movies.
How about mules? Are you allergic to mules? If so, I hope you will still be brave enough to react to Two Mules for Sister Sarah...a terrific Clint Eastwood western with a fun romance element.💯✌
The ultimate western?? How can you say that??? There are so many more! John Wayne True Grit, John Wayne The Searchers, John Wayne,Big Jake, Emilio Esteves, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips in Young Guns, John Wayne in The Cowboys, Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner in Open Range! Clint Eastwood in Outlaw Josie Wells, or John Wayne's last movie Co staring Ron Howard the Shootist 😊
@@scottdarden3091 - well .. ultimate in the sense it puts a cap on the genre - it's way beyond the golden age of westerns. It caps the genre by being set in reality (well, as close as you'll ever get in Hollywood) contrasting to the romanticism of the golden age.
@@mijmijrm Well, if there ever was a capstone for the genre, it's Once Upon a Time in the West. Harmonica : So, you found out you're not a businessman after all. Frank : Just a man. Harmonica : An ancient race. Other Mortons'll be along, and they'll kill it off. Frank : The future don't matter to us. Nothing matters now - not the land, not the money, not the woman. I came here to see you, 'cause I know that now you'll tell me what you're after.
@@mijmijrm I agree on the Hollywood romanticism, but Hollywood does that . But is it the ultimate? And as far as last Unforgiven came out in 1992, Open Range came out in 2003, 2007 3"10 to Yuma and there will be more.
Great reaction to great film The Good Bad and the Ugly make the film together with the 'orchestra'. I put the whole Orchestra into one 'blues harp' search 'harpothehealer Good bad Ugly in RUclips Film score is great
I can never decide if this is my favourite or Once Upon A Time In The West. Both great for different reasons. Maybe you need to watch that next so you can decide.
Lovely reaction Dawn. As someone mentioned Unforgiven, a later Eastwood gem is great. The Outlaw Josey Wales is an earlier Eastwood directed and starred in film that is quite good for reaction. Thanks, enjoyed the it!
Everyone will talk about Clint, understandably, but let's talk about the director. At this point--- you now just have two masterpieces left by the great Italian director Sergio Leone: "Once Upon a Time in the West" and (much later on down the road) "Once Upon a Time in America." I'm not saying he didn't do other good work, but those are his two other masterpieces. Trivia: Eastwood wasn't Leone's first choice to play the Man with No Name (and they had a rough falling out completing this movie). His first choice--- was a man by the name of Charles Bronson...
Charles Bronson was offered the role in A Fistful of Dollars but Bronson blew it off as the whole project seemed sketchy and not real. Leone didn’t know who Eastwood was at the time but was recommended him when Bronson blew them off. Charles Bronson would later say it was the biggest regret of his professional career.
Little fun trivia fact- the part where he breaks down the revolvers and mixes the parts to make a more soup up revolver was redone in one of the John Wick movies with a semi-auto pistol as an homage to this movie.
I don't know if this is the greatest movie ever made or not But every time I watch it, at least one time during it I think "this is the greatest movie ever made".
@@donwilk9196 I know the exact moment too. It's the reveal of the camp at the river, the sheer size and scale and ALL those people. My jaw hits the floor every time.
Your next movie, if you wish to continue in this style, should be "Once Upon a Time in the West," by the same director. The greatest western in the older, John Ford style would be "Rio Bravo."
The music in this film is great and you should listen to the Danish Symphony Orchestra play it. You will see how those sounds were made. It is only about 7 minutes long so fast and easy to listen to. I also would like to recommend your next Sergio Leone film "Once Upon a Time in the West," with Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards. It is a great epic film as well and the music is stunning too. Each character has their own theme and they are magnificent. I think it is his best film. BTW Henry Fonda is the bad guy in this one, and he is as bad as they come. It might be his only role where he played a bad guy. I really urge you to see it. You won't regret it.
Now that you have done "The Trilogy" (Leone/Eastwood), you should now dip into the "mid-years" before the "send off" that Eastwood went through. Movies such as "Pale Rider", "High Plains Drifter" and "Outlaw Josey Wells" are MUST views so that... When you get to Unforgiven, the story impacts you even MORE considering the history of the Eastwood's career and his character types and what they have gone through. By EVERY measure imaginable, "Unforgiven" is a masterpiece on its own. BUT when you include Eastwood's career history, it takes on a whole new meaning.
Well said. Movies kind of happen characters sort of become iconic by the way a great actors embodies them.when you have grown up watching the evolution of Great actors ,the movies and the stories sort of catch up with the actors themselves . It certainly makes unforgiven more meaningful. for me at least good to suggest it for later on
Great reaction! You HAVE to watch Once Upon A Time In the West! That's Sergio Leone's masterpiece! It came out right after this one. Music once again by Ennio Morricone, it doesn't have Clint, but it has Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, and Jason Robards. It's unbelievable. You gotta see it!
There's one more movie like the Dollar's trilogy and it's a masterpiece also. No Clint Eastwood, HOWEVER the actor who was in The Magnificent Seven, the one who befriended the three boys who said they would keep his grave clean and fresh flowers....Charles Bronson and the movie, Once Upon A Time In The West (1968), with a bonus, Henry Fonda playing something different. A MUST SEE and for some reason, I don't know why, not many react to it. Be one of the first, you WILL LOVE IT. Music is by the same who did the Dollars Trilogy and direct by Sergio Leone. Again, a must see masterpiece. The first seven minutes are fascinating, 3 dudes waiting, no music, master sound design, not boring etc. And when Fonda makes an appearance....never mind....PLEASE WATCH.
I’m still hoping you do “High Plains Drifter.” That’s my favorite Clint Eastwood western. These movies are a trilogy like the Cornetto trilogy: same guys, different characters. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has an awesome video performing this score. This is during the American Civil War (1861-65). “She knows alright. Slap her more!” You are a delight.
Seconding "High Plains Drifter". Also, I want to see Dawn's reaction because she ... well, she has a certain talent that will come in handy watching HPD, if you know what I mean.
Tuco is a great character. I do believe that he let other people pin their crimes on him to raise his reward money, as you said he is not as smart as he thinks, but he also is a better person than he pretends to be. You gotta look tough in a world like that.
Now that you've watched these three, you'll need to see one more by this director, Sergio Leone, called "Once Upon A Time In The West". This was his follow up to The good, The bad, and the ugly. Many consider it possibly the greatest western ever. There is no Clint, but the cast is outstanding. If you loved these 3, you'll want to watch once upon a time in the west!!
Fun trivia: When they blow up the bridge and you said the bridge could have gone up his arse, there was actually a piece of wood that got really close to Clints head during filming when they were ducking. You can see it if you look really closely. Also, when Eli is using the train to cut the chains, the steps on the side of the train pass barely over his head.
Not true Sergio wanted them near the bridge but Clint said hell no. The Spanish colonel did blow up the bridge too soon with no camera's on but they rebuilt it. The horse spooked in the rope cutting scene and Tuco with his hands tied rode miles before the horse stopped. Tuco also got poisened.
@@ciscoterres717 Not true the Spanish Army colonel had the honor of blowing it up but did it too soon with no cameras running but he had his men build another bridge
I remember the same thing. Only after the general prematurely detonated, the Spanish Army Engineers put twice as much explosives the second time around. Which is why the camera shook so much and scared everyone all the hell. Just think: a foot to the left, and Clint's head would have been no more.
@@keithmays8076 If you want the truth watch the making of the GB&U, Sergio wanted them to be close to the bridge Clint asked him "where are you going to be?" Segio said "I'll be up there" Clint said "That's where will be too"
Lovely girl! I sooo can't wait to watch this with you! This will be epic I think. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do! See you afterward...Okay, just Brilliant! It was Grand watching you react to this. It looked like your really enjoyed it. Although I'll probably need to see the uncut version to enjoy your comments throughout. I also love the background and end music you posted with it. Next up, maybe watch "High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider, or The Outlaw Josey Wales" ...Yes! See you soon lovely girl!! Thanks... If you love the music you can watch the soundtrack played by the Danish Symphonic Orchestra or Sergio Leone himself, Good stuff.
I would recommend Where Eagles Dare. It's a second world war adventure with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. It's not deep but surprisingly smart. And it's probably Clint's most violent movie ever. Also The Long kiss goodnight with Geena Davis and Samuel Jackson. Davis is an assasin/housewife with amnesia and they kidnap her child and she goes on a one woman war against the baddies, with Jackson as an unwilling sidekick. Very quotable. It owes much to where Eagles dare and it's crimininally underrated.
After this trilogy Sergio Leone directed another great Western, again using Ennio Morricone´s soundtrack, and it was a real Hollywood production this time. It´s called "Once upon a Time in the West" and it´s another great movie, really worth watching, featuring Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda (no Clint Eastwood in this one). Many fans of Leone´s movies prefer this "Once upon a Time in the West" over "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" (that´s how good it is, don´t miss it).
So much fun watching your reaction to this incredible movie. I didn't read the other comments but this has probably been suggested in some form. Since Clint is your guy, I would suggest you watch his "unofficial" western trilogy where he directs and acts in the movies: The Outlaw Jose Wales - 1976 (10 years after this movie) Pale Rider - 1985 Unforgiven - 1992 I would strongly suggest you watch in that order as it is so interesting to see them as Clint ages through the years. With Unforgiven being the masterpiece that won several Oscars.
Ennio Morricone's 'Ecstasy of Gold' lives rent free in my head. The whole score is the ultimate western soundtrack but that track is just choice. RIP to a legendary composer.
Morricone did many of his scores for Leone from the script alone, long before the movie had been shot, trying to capture the essence of the scene and the story in his music - and it worked so well that Leone sometimes changed the pacing of the scene to match the music.
i have the whole soundtrack on vinyl and cd and 24bit tidal masters LOL
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Since you liked the music so much, here is a RUclips link to The Danish National Symphony Orchestra playing some music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html It's been viewed 115,000,000 times. That's a lot of views! It's 6 minutes long and is well worth your time. Promise.
@THOMMGB The Danish National Symphony Orchestra also does both A Fistful of Dollars and For A Few Dollars More and they are just as epic
Ennio Morricone’s score is simply sublime. The Ecstasy of Gold (cemetery music) is a true master stroke
It must watch the danish orchestra, the good bad, and the ugly. It is beyond incredible.
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"When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." All-time great movie 1-liner.
Always agreed with this 😅
Similar advice in "Die Hard".
@@DawnMarieX This was about the first line I paid attention to when it would come on broadcast tv many decades ago. When I got a little older and would watch it more completely with my parents, I found myself always crying over the alcoholic captain and his tragic relationship with that bridge. It still remains, for me, one of the strongest parts of this very strong movie. That and the scene with Tuco and his brother, where you get a sense of why Tuco is the way he is.
Note too, that the brother doesn't contradict him when Tuco finally fires his accusations, and that the brother asks Tuco for forgiveness (after Tuco is gone, though). A priest didn't get rich, but he would be assured of respect, shelter, and food. From the scene, it sounds like the brother left home first to become priest, leaving Tuco behind with the parents, when Tuco himself was a little boy. There is an awful lot to speculate about with these two, and not all of it is stacked against Tuco.
Aside from this being a really good scene, it's the start of Blondie actually beginning to be "the Good": he's listened and understood why Tuco is such an animal, and he responds to Tuco's lie to allow him to keep his pride. That scene is even stronger for me when you consider that the actor playing the brother isn't speaking English to Eli Wallach: Wallach is speaking English; the actor, Luigi Pistilli, is speaking Italian, and they were still able to establish, in less than a minute, a lifetime of tension.
Tuco is Eli Wallach: he was a magnificently versatile actor, of Jewish background, born in Brooklyn. He was part of a big revolution in stage and screen acting called "The Method", which involved a particular way of throwing yourself into your character and that character's situation. Here he is with fellow Method actor Karl Malden talking about the discipline: ruclips.net/video/8nOYJ6-MeQg/видео.html.
@@hadz8671 Die Hard made plenty of references to old Westerns, I always wondered if that table shootout scene was inspired from TGTBATU.
@@Dystopia1111 I hope so. I never thought about it until today.
The director for these three movies, Sergio Leone. Also directed another great western called Once Upon a Time in the West which is filmed a lot like The Good The Bad and The Ugly. Strongly recommend you watch that one too.
Simply one of the best and most iconic films ever made 🤘🏻
And Morricone score is outstanding
Once Upon A Time In The West is another Leone/Morricone film that you definitely need to check out
I just watched a video about a real Old West bandit that is not considered part of the Old West outlaws, named Black Bart. That guy had a smart plan on how to rob stage coaches. He would wait at the top of a hill till the coach got up there and he would bluff them with his shotgun and he would tell some people in the bushes not to shoot and the people on the coach would see several more barrels coming out of the bushes and figure they were outnumbered, but the barrels were fake and it was just Black Bart on his own. He apparently did 28 of these stage coach robbers successfully, but the 29th he got caught.
He was shot in the hand, dropped a handkerchief and the laundry mark on the hanky lead to him, the detective had looked through like 90something laundry services to get the right one.
"Hang Em' High" is a great Eastwood western...
'Once upon a time in the west' has to be the next movie. That's a fact!
You enjoyed the song so much you would probably enjoy the Danish National Orchestra performance of it.
“3:10 to Yuma” (1957) is an underrated gem, as is “My Darling Clementine”
The 2000s version of 3:10 to Yuma, with Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, is a rare example of a remake as good as, or possibly better than, the original.
G'day Dawn.. since you were wondering how much the $200,000 would be worth now, I found an online inflation calculator that let me go that far back, and figured it out for you.
The movie 'The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' is set in 1862. It turns out that $200,000 in 1862 would be equivalent to $5,957,227.72 here in 2023.
Oh man, the score for this movie is so friggin perfect!
This is one of my favourite films, Western or otherwise, & I'm glad you've enjoyed it, too. Let me suggest another film for you, 'Once Upon a Time in the West', by the same director, Sergio Leone. It's kind of the start of another trilogy, but only thematic - not with the same characters or actors. The second film in that trilogy is called, 'Once Upon a Time ... the Revolution', or, 'A Fistful of Dynamite', or, 'Duck, You Sucker!', & the 3rd part is, 'Once Upon a Time in America'. Clint Eastwood was offered a role in, 'Once Upon a Time in the West', but turned it down for various reasons (that part went to Charles Bronson, who'd played Bernardo in, 'The Magnificent Seven'), & instead starred in the film, 'Hang 'Em High'. I think you should watch that one, too. Eastwood's other great Westerns include, 'Pale Rider', 'The Outlaw Josey Wales', &, 'High Plains Drifter'. He also did other Westerns, but these are the ones most often cited as his best.
These spaghetti westerns are just so unique. They look different from typical western because they were filmed in Italy and using many locals, hence the bad voice dubbing. But everything about them that’s “unpolished” to some give them that special charm. Glad to see another generation can appreciate them.
Most of them was filmed in Spain. There’s still a lot of houses remaining.
Since the internet is never wrong, I found a internet calculator that said $200,000 in 1862 is worth $5,976,950.50 today or £4,753,521.97
Sergio Leone was one of the greatest movie makers ever. A true genius. Once Upon a Time in the West is his finest hour. A must-see western.
10:56 Director Sergio Leone once said this about Clint Eastwood: "As an actor, he has two expressions: with and without the hat."
You should check out the good the bad and the ugly by the Danish orchestra. 115 million views for a reason, with a few reactors reacting to it.
The cemetery scene is so poignant. Right in the middle of all these deaths, these three guys are more obsessed about the buried gold. The funny thing is if Angel Eyes had shot them both right there, he would probably have gotten all the money; it was only a matter of figuring out that Arch Stanton was the name given as a reference, which meant the gold was buried somewhere near it. But Blondie ended up playing him.
In the scene with the shovel toss, Tuco WAS hit by it but manned up and kept going without rubbing it.
I love that you can appreciate the humor in this movie.
The bottle scene where it rolls down hill and smacks him in the face ... famous cinematography and direction.
And, of course, the standoff at the end.
High plains drifter and pale rider where Clint similarly plays a no name character. Clint himself refers to these two movies as morality plays. They are in the same vain as the so called trilogy. I think you will really like them.
These were all great reactions, Dawn. This was definitely the culmination of Leon's "spaghetti western" trilogy with Eastwood Eastwood made more movies in a similar style. I think you'd really enjoy High Plains Drifter and especially The Outlaw Josey Wales which is my favorite of all his westerns, even more than Unforgiven.
$20 was a month's pay for a cowboy, so that was a sizable chunk of change. Also, that's what a new Colt revolver cost.
I would recommend Once upon a time in the West. Same style and in my view better although longer & more darker.
Dawn this is in fact a trilogy 😂
Dollars Trilogy · A Fistful of Dollars (1964) · For a Few Dollars More (1965) · The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966).
Did you not notice Eli Walach, who played, The Ugly, (Tuco) in this was the main bad guy (Calvera) in The Magnificent Seven, which you reacted to a little while back. Oh, you did notice him.
It IS a trilogy, according to Sergio Leone, the director of all three. Popularly named the "Dollar Trilogy".
$200 grand back then was serious bank.
$1 in 1864-ish would be close to $40 today.
To be more precise:
You could buy 640 acres of land for a $1 per acre.
So for $1500 back then, you could buy 750 football fields in 1,200 acres.
So for $100k, you could buy 155 square miles or so. Probably more with negotiation.
Depending on the area, that is half of a yankee american state, or 3 Dublin, Irelands, or 1 & 1/2 Edinburgh, Scotlands. Also back then, in many places of america, you could literally purchase your own army for that, at maybe $15 per head/man per month. One example is a Colt Navy pistola would be $20, which was expensive for the day, and the man firing it for $15 for 30 days, and the horse he is on for $40 to $80 or so (and that is a really nice horse).
She needs to watch Tombstone, if nothing else than to see Val Kilmer as Doc Holiday
This was set during the American civil war(1860's). One thing a lot of people don't understand is this movie along with other Italian or Spaghetti Westerns were parodies of American bravado. You watched Liberty Valance, that showcases some of John Wayne's American bravado . Other films to consider are Stage Coach and I think one of the quintessential American Bravado westerns is a Duel in the Sun starring Gregory Peck. I don't know know if you've watched any of his films. That film will not disappoint. You see many Europeans were embracing communism and the communists were making fun of Americans with things like Lemonade Joe. If you watch enough John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart westerns you'll start to notice their guns never run out of bullets and can kill a moving target with a .45(serious kick)at 50 yards. So in this film, there are a load, no a PLETHORA of ridiculous shots. The movie is sad in many ways but the war in real life was pretty sad. Around 200k Irish fought in it, many had recently immigrated about 10-15 years before during and after An Gorta Mor. They were on both sides. One idea for a reaction would be Ken Burn's pictorial documentary on the civil war. So you had brother fighting brother. One civil war picture you might want to avoid as I can see you like Clint is The Beguiled. His Dirty Harry films are well worth checking out. He doesn't disappoint in any of those.
It's a trilogy because its clint eastwoods 3 spaghetti westerns. And if that confuses you look up what a spaghetti western is. His other westerns were made in north America. Two mules for sister sara, Pale Rider, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Hang them High, Unforgiving. And then you got his musical western. Paint your Wagon.
Damn forgot about Joe Kidd so he has 11 westerns that I can think of.
Another Clint Eastwood western you could peek at is called Pale Rider. One of my favorites. 😊
Clint Eastwood did a lot of roles where the name of his character is of no significance. But there is one series of movies where the name of the person he portraits stands out like a monument and that is Harry Callahan. You can't count yourself a true Clint Eastwood fan until you have watched "Dirty Harry".
the ending is funny to me maybe im reading too much in to it but he misses Tuco earlier when sitting on horseback because Tuco isnt taking it seriously he isnt holding the rope tight and is sighing and mocking the crowd. Then in the end he puts Tuco in a situation where he will have to hold the rope tight and shoots it clean off horseback from much much farther away.
A Civil War Western featuring the state I retired to ;-) A more dangerous place in 1862. The desert scene is in the Jornada Del Muerto ... where the first A-bomb was tested. 200,000 gold then is about 18 million today.
The outlaw Josie wales is one of east woods all time best westerns , Kellys heroes is another great one of his movies and for something completely different, paint your wagon is a Eastwood western musical
It's a Trilogy. Many call it the dollars Trilogy or the man with no name Trilogy. It does have the same actors playing different characters so it's not a traditional trilogy but it's considered a Trilogy
It's kinda like James Bond
They put cut scenes back in and redubbed the voices with the same actors many years later, thats why the voices are different here and there. I personally like the movie without the extra footage.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is my favorite western of all time and it's another Clint Eastwood film
FYIs: $200k in 1862 equals almost $6M today. Also, it is better to douse people who are that severely dehydrated in clean, lukewarm water because drinking could cause a circulatory shock.
I also love how you from mocking the music in the beginning to loving g it in the end. This soundtrack is very popular and has been a staple of orchestras worldwide. Well done. Well done.
Also this is the third movie in the trilogy it is the first chronologically. That's why you see Clint Eastwood get the poncho near the end of the movie.
IMO one of the very best westerns is The Wild Bunch. I'm SURE you would enjoy it.
‘3:10 To Yuma’ starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale.
OPEN RANGE (2003) Kevin Costner,
Robert Duvall, Annette Bening.
Is a good Western.
Also from Costner (as director),
DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990)
Kevin Costner, Graham Greene,
Mary McDonald
Is an epic tale of a soldier who finds his place with the Lakota Sioux in the American plains at the close of the civil war. Beautiful movie.
A word about what you've just watched:
This is really a subcategory of Western movies - the Spaghetti Western. Italian director, low budgett, filmed somewhere in Europe. And who knows who came up with the script? It's a stretch to call these films Westerns, despite their cult status.
Regarding Clint Eastwood:
I think his finest film is:
MILLION DOLLAR BABY, (2004)
Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank,
Morgan Freeman.
It's not an easy movie, but it's one of the best you'll ever see.
Eastwood acted, directed, and penned the musical score. Beautiful acting all around. Worthy of a reaction. See it -
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Watch the unforgiven. It's the man w/ no name later in life & retired. Awesome film. Sergio Leone in his trilogy loved to use ( his ) actors over and over
Dawn, if you'd fancy hearing Clint Eastwood singing, you should react to the film version of Paint Your Wagon. It's a musical set in an old west mountain mining town with lots of scaliwags doing scaliwag things, including a young Clint Eastwood and Lee Marvin. There's even a song called "Hand Me Down That Can Of Beans." Fun stuff! 😆
The original "True Grit" with John Wayne and Glen Campbell.
Clint Eastwood in Every Witch Way But Loose. It’s not a western but you will absolutely love it. He’s tough and is very funny.
Just checked. $200000 in 1885, last year of the Civil War, is just over 6 Million.
That was a LOT of fun, Dawn!
I love your channel. You put a smile on my face every time.
$200k in 1861 (the beginning of the Civil War) would be worth something like $7 million today.
Ahhhh Great film, moving and funny, great music
$200,000 in those times was about 10,000 troy ounces of gold ($1972 per ounce today) equals about $19,720,000 in today's money.
Once Upon a Time in the West is an amazing western, same director and composer as the "Dollars trilogy", and has Charles Bronson (Bernardo in The Magnificent Seven" in one of his best roles.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is another great western starring Clint Eastwood to check out too.
I second this recommendation. Once Upon A Time in the West is absolute classic.
I would also recommend the other Sergio Leone western from that era called "Duck you sucker", also known as "Fistful of dynamite". There are different releases with different lengths (because back then national distributors cut movies and national censors had different sensibilities. Here is the most complete version, which seems to be the same as the original Italian release: ruclips.net/video/nerb0n35Nrs/видео.html
Yeah, Once upon a time in the west is class.
Once upon a time in america also.
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@Heiko Ebeling third recommendation for Once Upon A Time In The West. Someone on Patreon cheat on her polls, PLEASE
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Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef were all memorable in this.
Yup!! 😍
Eli Wallach, and yes they were all awesome in this movie
@@MICHAEL-tz9ni Thanks for the heads-up. Spell Correct sabotaged me. Fixed it.
I remember Wallach’s quotes the most:
“It has to hold the weight of a pig.” Always makes me laugh!
Eli Wallach stole the show
Lee Van Cleef was one of the coolest character actors of his generation. He pretty much played villains but he did it brilliantly. Of course Eli Wallach (who only passed away a few years ago in his 90's) was a legend.
Although he played the good guy in For A Few Dollars More as the Colonel Mortimer who became a bounty hunter after his sister was murdered by main villain El Indio. After The Good The Bad and The Ugly he appeared in more westerns as the anti hero type and was in Kurt Russell’s Escape From New York in 1981 before his death in 1989.
It's hard to believe Clint is the last one left.
@@scottknode898 he was very cool in that film .
I was surprised recently to see Lee Van Cleef in an old re-run from 1965 of The Andy Griffith Show. Of course, he portrayed a criminal.
I love how at the beginning, when the score first plays, Dawn’s like “what is THAT?” And by the end she’s singing along “doo da loo loo, wa wa wa.” Brilliant!
When I was growing up, we had our radio almost constantly on an easy-listening station based in New Jersey, WPAT. They would play this theme fairly often. Unfortunately, they almost never announced what the songs and other pieces were that they played, so there's a whole slew of great songs and singers in my head without names. But when this movie played on broadcast tv, and I heard that music in context for the first time, it was really exciting.
Kelly's Heroes is a must for Clint Eastwood. Pale Rider and The Outlaw Josie Wales are both terrific.
Every Which Way But Loose and Any Which Way You Can are great Eastwood comedies. Space Cowboys is a fantastic later movie with Tommy Lee Jones Donald Southerland, and others
I agree, but would add High Plains Drifter and Hang em High to that list.
Thanks! Added them to the list 😅
@@DawnMarieX Clint Eastwood said in an interview "The Outlaw Of Josie Wales" was the best movie he did
@@dadmateryn8092 Either that or "High Plains Drifter" are considered his very best. I think "Unforgiven" and "Dirty Harry" are maybe a step below them.
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER WITH CLINTY POO GOT TO BE NEXT BABE ?
Any time you hear the voices of the main actors sound different, that is because those scenes were deleted in the original prints for the Western market, they were present in the Italian, German and French and as such, the three main leads never dubbed their lines for them. About 40 years later after being remastered, both Clint and Eli redubbed those scenes as older men. Lee Van Cliefe however had passed away by then and was dubbed by another actor.
If you understand German, watch the Spaghetti Westerns in German. They had a guy named Rainer Brandt and he wrote the German scripts for a lot of the movies and there were a hand full of voice actors for all the movies and they brought in a lot of comedic moments just by the use of words. "His name is Trinity" is such a movie.
The German dubs were so succesfull in comparison to the other versions, because of the humor, that one time, when an actor forgot his lines repeatedly, Bud Spencer told him "Don't worry, Rainer Brandt will make it a success anyway."
This voice actor team was also responsible for dubbing a series called "The Persuaders". The series didn't have many viewers in the US but it was a huge success in Germany, so Tony Curtis said Rainer Brandt should also write the English original script so they could profit from his humor. But Roger Moore was already out and didn't want to continue.
Actually all the dialog was dubbed in later in production. Eastwood remarked he had to take notes on what he said so he used the same words again in post.
@@Caseytify Yeah, that part is true as well, just like in Hong Kong cinema, it was all filmed without sound. But they never got to do those parts.
Great reaction Dawn, Clint Eastwood is now 92 yrs old & he still owns the original poncho ... You'll probably like him as Homicide Inspector "Dirty" Harry Callahan ... There are five films: Dirty Harry (1971), Magnum Force (1973), The Enforcer (1976), Sudden Impact (1983) and The Dead Pool (1988). Clint Eastwood portrayed Callahan in all five films
That's a dandy reaction Dawn Marie! Since you loved the music, you might like to do a short reaction, as a little extra treat : it's the Denmark Symphony Orchestra performing a medley of the music from this film. You'd really enjoy it!
And here's a handy link to it: ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html
The Outlaw Josey Wales next! Directed by Clint, and you should definitely watch it before The Unforgiven, which is kind of an epilogue without actually being connected to the other movies.
And either version of True Grit would be great too.
100% agree
For sure. It’s a favorite of mine
Both were good but John Wayne is better.@Salta0monte
How about mules? Are you allergic to mules? If so, I hope you will still be brave enough to react to Two Mules for Sister Sarah...a terrific Clint Eastwood western with a fun romance element.💯✌
You may want to watch the Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing the theme song to this film. Worth a watch.
That's so amazing!
I agree! See my note after Micheal M's comment up earlier. The Danish Symphony did wonders!
Unforgiven (199somthing) next please - another Clint western flick .. kind of a finale to these ones. It's the ultimate western.
The ultimate western?? How can you say that??? There are so many more! John Wayne True Grit, John Wayne The Searchers, John Wayne,Big Jake, Emilio Esteves, Charlie Sheen, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips in Young Guns, John Wayne in The Cowboys, Robert Duvall and Kevin Costner in Open Range! Clint Eastwood in Outlaw Josie Wells, or John Wayne's last movie Co staring Ron Howard the Shootist 😊
@@scottdarden3091 - well .. ultimate in the sense it puts a cap on the genre - it's way beyond the golden age of westerns. It caps the genre by being set in reality (well, as close as you'll ever get in Hollywood) contrasting to the romanticism of the golden age.
@@mijmijrm Well, if there ever was a capstone for the genre, it's Once Upon a Time in the West.
Harmonica : So, you found out you're not a businessman after all.
Frank : Just a man.
Harmonica : An ancient race. Other Mortons'll be along, and they'll kill it off.
Frank : The future don't matter to us. Nothing matters now - not the land, not the money, not the woman. I came here to see you, 'cause I know that now you'll tell me what you're after.
I always felt like unforgiven was the final chapter to the trilogy. Such a great movie.
@@mijmijrm I agree on the Hollywood romanticism, but Hollywood does that . But is it the ultimate? And as far as last Unforgiven came out in 1992, Open Range came out in 2003, 2007 3"10 to Yuma and there will be more.
Dawn's laugh is so contagious 😂
Great reaction to great film The Good Bad and the Ugly make the film together with the 'orchestra'. I put the whole Orchestra into one 'blues harp' search 'harpothehealer Good bad Ugly in RUclips Film score is great
I can never decide if this is my favourite or Once Upon A Time In The West. Both great for different reasons. Maybe you need to watch that next so you can decide.
The Danish National symphony does this music in concert. It is really very much worth watching.
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Lovely reaction Dawn. As someone mentioned Unforgiven, a later Eastwood gem is great. The Outlaw Josey Wales is an earlier Eastwood directed and starred in film that is quite good for reaction. Thanks, enjoyed the it!
I would suggest "Once upon a time in the west" next. It's made by the same guy (Sergio Leone) and in my opinion it's the best of the bunch.
Everyone will talk about Clint, understandably, but let's talk about the director.
At this point--- you now just have two masterpieces left by the great Italian director Sergio Leone: "Once Upon a Time in the West" and (much later on down the road) "Once Upon a Time in America." I'm not saying he didn't do other good work, but those are his two other masterpieces.
Trivia: Eastwood wasn't Leone's first choice to play the Man with No Name (and they had a rough falling out completing this movie). His first choice--- was a man by the name of Charles Bronson...
Charles Bronson was offered the role in A Fistful of Dollars but Bronson blew it off as the whole project seemed sketchy and not real.
Leone didn’t know who Eastwood was at the time but was recommended him when Bronson blew them off.
Charles Bronson would later say it was the biggest regret of his professional career.
Little fun trivia fact- the part where he breaks down the revolvers and mixes the parts to make a more soup up revolver was redone in one of the John Wick movies with a semi-auto pistol as an homage to this movie.
I don't know if this is the greatest movie ever made or not
But every time I watch it, at least one time during it I think "this is the greatest movie ever made".
I agree...For me its between this and The Godfather. They will always be top 2 to me, the order depends on the day.
@@donwilk9196 I know the exact moment too. It's the reveal of the camp at the river, the sheer size and scale and ALL those people. My jaw hits the floor every time.
I can help you here. It is the greatest film ever made.
Dispel your doubt.
@@donwilk9196 Yup, same with me, yet somehow The Princess Bride sneaks into that top 3.
I've watched it 14 times. I really, really like it. Bought the soundtrack album the same week I saw it the first time.
Please do Once Upon a Time in the West! It's the best of all the Sergio Leone films and scored 96% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Your next movie, if you wish to continue in this style, should be "Once Upon a Time in the West," by the same director.
The greatest western in the older, John Ford style would be "Rio Bravo."
The music in this film is great and you should listen to the Danish Symphony Orchestra play it. You will see how those sounds were made. It is only about 7 minutes long so fast and easy to listen to. I also would like to recommend your next Sergio Leone film "Once Upon a Time in the West," with Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardinale, and Jason Robards. It is a great epic film as well and the music is stunning too. Each character has their own theme and they are magnificent. I think it is his best film. BTW Henry Fonda is the bad guy in this one, and he is as bad as they come. It might be his only role where he played a bad guy. I really urge you to see it. You won't regret it.
Listen to the Danish National Orchestra playing the theme song from this movie. It is superb!!!!!!
Now that you have done "The Trilogy" (Leone/Eastwood), you should now dip into the "mid-years" before the "send off" that Eastwood went through. Movies such as "Pale Rider", "High Plains Drifter" and "Outlaw Josey Wells" are MUST views so that...
When you get to Unforgiven, the story impacts you even MORE considering the history of the Eastwood's career and his character types and what they have gone through. By EVERY measure imaginable, "Unforgiven" is a masterpiece on its own. BUT when you include Eastwood's career history, it takes on a whole new meaning.
Well said. Movies kind of happen characters sort of become iconic by the way a great actors embodies them.when you have grown up watching the evolution of Great actors ,the movies and the stories sort of catch up with the actors themselves . It certainly makes unforgiven more meaningful. for me at least good to suggest it for later on
Great reaction! You HAVE to watch Once Upon A Time In the West! That's Sergio Leone's masterpiece! It came out right after this one. Music once again by Ennio Morricone, it doesn't have Clint, but it has Henry Fonda, Charles Bronson, and Jason Robards. It's unbelievable. You gotta see it!
*The Wild Bunch (1969)*
An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the "traditional" American West is disappearing around them
Thanks! I’ll add it to the list 😅
There's one more movie like the Dollar's trilogy and it's a masterpiece also. No Clint Eastwood, HOWEVER the actor who was in The Magnificent Seven, the one who befriended the three boys who said they would keep his grave clean and fresh flowers....Charles Bronson and the movie, Once Upon A Time In The West (1968), with a bonus, Henry Fonda playing something different. A MUST SEE and for some reason, I don't know why, not many react to it. Be one of the first, you WILL LOVE IT. Music is by the same who did the Dollars Trilogy and direct by Sergio Leone. Again, a must see masterpiece. The first seven minutes are fascinating, 3 dudes waiting, no music, master sound design, not boring etc. And when Fonda makes an appearance....never mind....PLEASE WATCH.
“The Outlaw Josey Wales”for sure , Clint Eastwood’s best western.
It’s worth listening to The Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing the theme tune to this film.
Edda Dell'Orso and Tuva Semmingsen entered the chat... (yeah, in this case, Tuva - worth watching all the way, no question about it).
I’m still hoping you do “High Plains Drifter.” That’s my favorite Clint Eastwood western. These movies are a trilogy like the Cornetto trilogy: same guys, different characters. The Danish National Symphony Orchestra has an awesome video performing this score.
This is during the American Civil War (1861-65).
“She knows alright. Slap her more!” You are a delight.
Seconding "High Plains Drifter". Also, I want to see Dawn's reaction because she ... well, she has a certain talent that will come in handy watching HPD, if you know what I mean.
I definitely third that suggestion as well as offer Hang Em High as another suggestion
Tuco is a great character. I do believe that he let other people pin their crimes on him to raise his reward money, as you said he is not as smart as he thinks, but he also is a better person than he pretends to be. You gotta look tough in a world like that.
Now that you've watched these three, you'll need to see one more by this director, Sergio Leone, called "Once Upon A Time In The West". This was his follow up to The good, The bad, and the ugly. Many consider it possibly the greatest western ever. There is no Clint, but the cast is outstanding. If you loved these 3, you'll want to watch once upon a time in the west!!
Please watch High Plains Drifter with Clint Eastwood as the man with no name. You will love it as well, I’m sure.
Fun trivia: When they blow up the bridge and you said the bridge could have gone up his arse, there was actually a piece of wood that got really close to Clints head during filming when they were ducking. You can see it if you look really closely.
Also, when Eli is using the train to cut the chains, the steps on the side of the train pass barely over his head.
I read that the bridge actually blew a bit early, but luckily they had the cameras running, cause they couldn't afford to do that again.
Not true Sergio wanted them near the bridge but Clint said hell no. The Spanish colonel did blow up the bridge too soon with no camera's on but they rebuilt it. The horse spooked in the rope cutting scene and Tuco with his hands tied rode miles before the horse stopped. Tuco also got poisened.
@@ciscoterres717 Not true the Spanish Army colonel had the honor of blowing it up but did it too soon with no cameras running but he had his men build another bridge
I remember the same thing. Only after the general prematurely detonated, the Spanish Army Engineers put twice as much explosives the second time around. Which is why the camera shook so much and scared everyone all the hell. Just think: a foot to the left, and Clint's head would have been no more.
@@keithmays8076 If you want the truth watch the making of the GB&U, Sergio wanted them to be close to the bridge Clint asked him "where are you going to be?" Segio said "I'll be up there" Clint said "That's where will be too"
Lovely girl! I sooo can't wait to watch this with you! This will be epic I think. I hope you enjoy it as much as we all do! See you afterward...Okay, just Brilliant! It was Grand watching you react to this. It looked like your really enjoyed it. Although I'll probably need to see the uncut version to enjoy your comments throughout. I also love the background and end music you posted with it. Next up, maybe watch "High Plains Drifter, Pale Rider, or The Outlaw Josey Wales" ...Yes! See you soon lovely girl!! Thanks... If you love the music you can watch the soundtrack played by the Danish Symphonic Orchestra or Sergio Leone himself, Good stuff.
I would recommend Where Eagles Dare. It's a second world war adventure with Richard Burton and Clint Eastwood. It's not deep but surprisingly smart. And it's probably Clint's most violent movie ever. Also The Long kiss goodnight with Geena Davis and Samuel Jackson. Davis is an assasin/housewife with amnesia and they kidnap her child and she goes on a one woman war against the baddies, with Jackson as an unwilling sidekick. Very quotable. It owes much to where Eagles dare and it's crimininally underrated.
OUTLAW JOSEY WALES!!!!!!
After this trilogy Sergio Leone directed another great Western, again using Ennio Morricone´s soundtrack, and it was a real Hollywood production this time. It´s called "Once upon a Time in the West" and it´s another great movie, really worth watching, featuring Charles Bronson and Henry Fonda (no Clint Eastwood in this one). Many fans of Leone´s movies prefer this "Once upon a Time in the West" over "The Good the Bad and the Ugly" (that´s how good it is, don´t miss it).
So much fun watching your reaction to this incredible movie.
I didn't read the other comments but this has probably been suggested in some form. Since Clint is your guy, I would suggest you watch his "unofficial" western trilogy where he directs and acts in the movies:
The Outlaw Jose Wales - 1976 (10 years after this movie)
Pale Rider - 1985
Unforgiven - 1992
I would strongly suggest you watch in that order as it is so interesting to see them as Clint ages through the years. With Unforgiven being the masterpiece that won several Oscars.
Once Upon a Time in the West: perfection, and the best opening in western history. Prove me wrong.
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No one's arguing with you 😂
You brought 2 too many.
@@DawnMarieX great movie. no Clint Eastwood in it , but you will see a new actor, Charles Bronson along with Henry Fonda, Jane Fondas dad.
No, I wouldn't argue. It's one of the best westerns ever made, along with "The Searchers" and "The Big Country."
This is a performance of the theme by Danish National Symphony Orchestra ruclips.net/video/enuOArEfqGo/видео.html