Oh yeah, You've seen it a dozen times, you know exactly how it ends, and you don't want to miss a second of it because the music, the camera work, the acting all come together in one mini master piece. Brilliant is the right word.
5 minutes of three men standing in the middle of a graveyard, doing nothing but staring at each other. And it's the most gods-be-damned epic thing I've ever seen in my life.
I've watched this movie several times, and i just now noticed that Clint had positioned himself so the sun was at his back, and in the other guys eyes. good strategy!!
It´s Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) that has the sun on his back, which is the best position, as per his shadow on the ground. Blondie (Clint Eastwood) actually positions himself in a worse spot, because he has to somewhat look at the sun. But since they took several takes to film this, the sun moves and so do the shadows on their faces. But at the start, the moment they move to position, look at the shadow at 3:15 , it is Angel Eyes that moves to the prime spot. Not that it did much good anyway. Tuco has it the worst. He has to face directly at the sun, face against 2 master gunslingers, and he has no fucking bullets!
Never noticed, but his eyes always looked like that dint they? Play Misty for Me, he was always narrowed eyed, no wonder, fab film, she was in Columbo today
Best part for me, during the standoff, Clint looks away from Lee to Eli and gives the slightest of nods, camera goes straight back to Lee who then nervously looks at Eli. Seen this masterpiece 30 odd times in my lifetime, always imagine in that moment Lee thinking "shit, wait a minute do these fucks have some sort of plan" Because what starts off as a free for all, may have just became two on one, and as good as Lee thinks he is, he aint.
Three dudes looking at each other is a hundred times more exciting than endless cgi, explosions, quips, greenscreen, special effects and bullshit from the modern day. That's pure CRAFT. Cinematography. Screenwriting. Acting. MUSIC. Direction.
Blonde... Clint's character is referred to as Blonde in this film, but he largely has no real name. The 3 movies of this are sardonically called "The Man With No Name" Trilogy. However, if you pay careful attention he does in fact have a name.
Interesting Fact: The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill Cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress who wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death. Edit: Rip Ennio Morricone 1928-2020 Thank you for creating some of the greatest soundtracks in history.
The only way I would accept it is if Clint Eastwood himself directed it. But I think it's perfect the way it is. I agree. No remake needed. 'Nuff said.
@@fingolfirn8189 SJW is a boogey man term meant to lump all opposition to right wingers in one simple group. Drop the political bullshit and enjoy a wonderful movie.
Arguably, one of the greatest films ever made, authentic, characters full of depth, amazing locations, unbelievable soundtrack and that ending, just blows your mind.
Totally agree. It's not just a 'spaghetti western' it's a freaking work of art. When the union soldier smacks the dust off his uniform, so many scenes that are memorable
I saw this movie and once upon a time in the west when I was 13. I'm now 18 and until this day I've watched them every year. I just can't get enough of the acting and the musical masterpieces of ennio morricono
All these years later and I still never get enough of this classic of the classics. Grew up on this film from the age of five when my dad took me with him to see it when it first hit the theaters. I've watched it least once a year for most of my adult life. IMO, Ennio Morricone's iconic soundtrack is just as an important character as Eastwood, Wallach, and Van Cleef. Never gets old, only better.
I've watched and seen many "westerns" in my 53 years of life. I saw this as a little boy, as a teen, young man and into my adulthood. I still think this is the best western film ever!
EVER - and I've damn near seen them all (I think - except for a few of the most modern ones) thanks to my dad. The Magnificent Seven is a close second in my book. I know it's a redo of the Seven Samurai - also a great film - and I'm standing by it. Another great collection of class actors in a great movie with a with a great theme song.
This western film only comes close second to ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST; made also by Leone and Morricone, and which is the BEST ever. Although this is my favourite western.
The one movie that should never ever be remade or tampered with. If they did remake it, they would choose the wrong actors for the wrong parts and would mess up the film. One of the great cinematic accomplishments of all time.
Im a hollywood producer, i think a sequel would be terrific! I can picture it, Daniel Radcliff as Tuco, A very confused Mark Wallberg as angel eyes and every one else can be played by the band members of One Direction. Ill throw in some explosions, the noise of a passenger ship's horn and some shitty puns! Now I just need a director who always delivers when it comes to sticking with the original content and pleasing fans,"Micheal Bay where are you?!"
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I have grown up watching this film, from a young age with my now deceased father, through the years with friends, family and alone. The length of this film, and how you sink into it, it almost feels like reality. Sergio Leone was a true artist and you can feel the passion of this man in this film. This is my all time number 1 film.
They are good , but got to say John Williams paired either with Spielberg or Lucas were good too, it is a toss up there. Don't think Nolan/Zimmer get to the level of "The G,B, and the U" , or Jaws or Star Wars in "epic" themes.
The most important detail of this scene is who Tuco tried to shoot. Meaning that even as much as he hated Blondie, he still trusted him more than Angel Eyes.
The most beautiful western cinema scene ever shot, with 3 fabulous actors Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef .... Thank you Mr. Sergio Leone for making this film and thank you for this incredible music Mr. Ennio Morricone
Eli didn't die he was being tricked by Clint when he rode away with his horse and then came back with Eli smiling because he knew he would come back and then he shot the rope and left him there, there is a Possible chance that he is dead or that he found a edge on the grave to scrape against the robe tied on his hands
@@canoebelue he looks pretty good for 91. Staying fit and avoiding smoking/drinking outside of film roles is probably the reason he’s made it this far without becoming so frail and dying of natural causes. He’s lucky to have avoided dementia and other diseases, but his health management has still played a factor in keeping this living legend with us and still acting/directing in 2021.
This movie has so many elements: buried treasure, drama, action, one liners, an unforgettable score... it's a western, a war movie, a revenge movie, and a buddy movie, all culminating in a legendary Mexican standoff. One of the best films ever. PS. Notice how Clint's hand is relaxed, cool as ice. He knows he only has to worry about one man. The other two know if they draw they will likely get killed by the 3rd man. So so brilliant.
I first saw this in 67 when I was 12, and damn well loved it. Me and my buddies Bill, Bryan and Ray, my brother Dave and my cousin Dave. On the way home afterward we continuously formed circles and pretended we had guns while we tried to recreate the showdown music. 3 of those beloved are no longer with us but they all remained TGTBaTU fans for life. At 66, I am still watching and loving it lol.
Frank, I am also 66 and remember watching this with my best friend and their dad. I wore a poncho a lot after that and too still love these movies. Oh, 1 of my friends is no longer with us too..
The best Western ever iin my opinion, 3 hours of quality and fantastic music plus 3 epic actors . If they made a film about shopping in tesco,s these 3 would nail it ,RIP Eli and LEE .
@@Dressyone223 well... Walt already made that whole bag of blue and they admitted that they tried to poison Tuco so they all were on the bad side in the first place 🤔
bridgecross We can also notice that Angel Eyes had the worst position being between both and had to slide his eyes through left and right while the two others just had to watch forward...
MrLeonVWF Clint Eastwood’s Blondie was The Good and was the anti hero, Eli Wallach was a bad guy but with some good traits was known as The Ugly while Lee Van Cleef was the villain Angel Eyes and known as The Bad a psychopathic bounty hunter.
Whether or not Tuco is truly a bad guy depends entirely on whether or not you believe that long list of crimes of which he's accused during his many hangings, which includes multiple counts of grand larceny, rape, and murder. Tuco is a selfish, greedy character with no loyalty to anyone but himself, so even if we conclude that he's not a "bad" guy, we can at least agree that he's not a "good" guy. He sacrifices three of his companions to get the drop on Anonymous, for example.
Nowadays they would never make a movie where they do nothing but stare at each other for 2 and a half minutes straight. They don't make westerns like this anymore. It's a lost art.
@@Ronnie-Jones Don't you mean the most retarded documentary in history? I support their right to express their opinions, but I reserve the right to call them mental retards.
I think it's only as time goes on, people begin to appreciate just what an immense acting talent and presence Lee Van Cleef was on the silver screen. A pity he's not around to see his just recognition.
@@Ston247 he didn’t have to steal it. He was the main character. The protagonist. The script was written around Tuco. Wallach’s performance was outstanding
I just noticed. When they finally draw. 6:41 Tuco goes straight for Angel Eyes. He never wanted to kill blondie. And that’s why blondie let’s him live in the end.
@@edwardgaines6561 Because he was a good gunslinger, But they all were if he was lucky he could have turned the gun around quickly and kill the other one.
Not only that, but because Tuco draws the gun he knows that Angel Eyes drew it too. Also this is my opinion but I noticed something interesting. Most of the time during duels villains have their guns resting near stomach while hero has it at his side. It makes me wonder if this is also the reason heroes keep winning.
The best movie climax in history. The eyes, the staring, the dialog, the guitar, the trumpet, the piano, the chimes. Long periods of silence. No bonehead wisecracks. No over-talking the scene. A masterpiece of cinema.
One of the artistic touches was at 4:24: The musical reference to the standoff in "For a Few Dollars More" when the watch chimes play. Brings a tear to my eye every time.
This stand off feels so organic. Many stand offs have this artificial tension where nothing keeps either side from unloading, but here it plays out perfectly. Whoever shoots first, dies second, so everyone is waiting for another to draw first in the hope of shooting both. However, the game's rigged from the start, because not only is Tuco's gun empty, even if Angel Eyes can kill Blondie, he'll never see a cent of gold.
Indeed. Heck, I'd even argue the place Blondie picked to stand in the circle was the most strategic too. It's as if he knew Angel Eyes was going to pick the spot between him and Tuco, making it easier to kill him once he drew, but that's only a guess at best I admit.
@@digital_gravity True, but I doubt he'd want to go to all that trouble. I think he'd sooner get Blondie to tell him the right location first before resorting to that. Knowing Blondie though, he'd take that secret to his death should he have lost the duel.
Not necessarily so. Just cause B shoots C doesn't mean A shoots B. The said 1st shooter could be fast enough to get both the others. Especially if you had been paying attention to the last 2 movies in this series.
even if you could manage two kill shots before being targeted, would you risk it? Blondie clearly doesn't play on chance or skill when he can play on smarts. Even though Tuco aimed for Angel-Eyes, he'd still be a risk if allowed to shoot freely, diverting his attention. Emptying the gun gives Blondie the edge, not in numbers, but in that he can focus single-mindedly on outdrawing Angel-Eyes. Not saying he can't outdraw them both, but he's being clever rather than daring. Also, from a narrative POV, it's more satisfying to see him win with guile and trickery rather than just raw skill. It's kinda like good fights in anime. Every fight has a "question" which needs to be answered. Bad fights will ask "Am I the strongest of the two?" while good fights will have more compelling questions (there's an early 'conflict' in Naruto where the 'fight' is a written exam, and the tension is honestly amazing) and will often feature alternative goals other than just beat the bad guys (MHA has a tournament in which the MC loses in the quarter finals, but 'wins' by helping resolve emotional issues in his opponent). Yeah, sure, Blondie could outdraw both, but he'd just look normally badass; now he looks like a magnificant badass, outthinking and outdrawing his enemies.
Or it's just a whole bunch of no life sweats with weird clothing on and attack on sight. I wish I could have duels with people and do crime but nope can't do that
Simeon Jaganyi American critics at that time looked down on this new wave of western movies, like cheap knock off of the great American western tradition. The term "spaghetti western" had actually a derogatory meaning, at the beginning...they couldn't bear the burn...
Lee, Eastwood, and the best character in the movie, "Tuco", with his list of aliases 😂 set to symphonic bliss by Ennio morricone. It gets no better than this. Even the raven in the background...... it fits
the tension and sequential strumming in the guitar's soundtrack is amazing, with build up of the other instruments makes for a fourth character in this scene and many of Morricone's soundtracks
Visited the West Coast some yrs ago, and got a parking ticket in Carmel when he was the mayor!! I can see him at his desk, with that cigar in his mouth, laughing at me!!🎥
Man, Blondie was so many moves ahead. Unloading the gun, anticipating The bounty hunter thus selecting the wrong grave, and to add insult to injury, no name under the stone; they would have gotten nothing from him even if they ended his life. That's some serious gaming skills.
Except one lil problem, did anyone else notice those revolvers are percussion models, not cartridge models, so unloading them is very difficult as once you squeeze the bullets in, there is no way to unload the revolver in the field without tools, short of replacing the loaded cylinder with an unloaded cylinder
@@carminemurray6624 Or offering to reload Tuco's pistol for him after they were in the river and only placing the caps on. Tuco is good with a gun but lacking when it comes to long term planning.
@@carminemurray6624 IMDB trivia: The following guns were used in this movie. 2. Tuco (Eli Wallach) used a Colt 1851 Navy cartridge conversion revolver with a lanyard.
Ever notice how Blondie tricks Angel Eyes into focusing on Tuco? Watch the eye lines. Angel Eyes is initially only interested in Blondie and just looks right at him, he's not worried about Tuco. Blondie knows Tuco's gun is unloaded but he stares right at him anyway, disregarding Angel Eyes. That makes Angel Eyes second guess, shifting his focus away from Blondie, making him uncertain who is the greater threat. That gives Blondie the chance to shoot Angel Eyes. What a masterful scene.
Blondie played the arrogant psychopath Angel Eyes perfectly. He then went on to square off on the less-than-bright but certainly more lovable bundle-of-wayward-urges Tuco.
@DR Evil yeah i might be wrong but at 5:57 Blondie gave a slight nod while looking at Tuco. Angel Eyes realized he dun fucked up when he gave up the element of surprise and agreed to duel with these two
I think it's a glowing testament to the cinematography, score and acting that, even after 50 years of homage and parody (Of both the soundtrack and the "Tight closups on the eyes leading into the old west gunfight"), this scene still stands up as one of the tensest standoffs in cinema history without a hint of age or narm.
RIP, Ennio Morricone. The most iconic music composed for film in history. As important as anything else in creating the perfect scene. A capstone for an amazing career.
The soundtrack and how it fits the scene, is ridiculously, unbelievably, astonishingly good. How they didn't give it an Oscar? It's more than Oscar-worthy.
@Avais Butt Gabriel is right, these were called "spaghetti" westerns and the US critics hated them. For them, the only good westerns were the ones made by "true" Americans (like the ones that John Wayne leads). Spaghetti Westerns back at 1960s were just like today's superhero movies lol.
@@odenat3701 unfortunately you are right and honestly John Wayne movies are shit as fuck. they are so forgettable and illogical as fuck. americans should have ashamed of jw movies
@@kainkabil6393 well they needed easilly recognizable good guys, bad guys and happy endings. even the firts movie about janosik had to be done with 2 endings . one the real ending when got hang, and a happy ending for the us only.
yeah actually you said it, it's more than oscar-worthly. Coz you know what? Oscar don't have this importance since the real beauty of masterpieces like this western aren't in the elites' hands of some producers or critics... It is in our hands, in the public's hands, to not let this masterpiece die by forgetting about it. if we remember how great was theses movies, then theirs producers and all theirs teams would be gratified by the most worthly oscar ever : the love of the public.
@@iamnotinvolved1309 Reviewers at the time labeled this film as a horribly boring; stupid movie and dubbed it a "spaghetti western" as a slur to the director, who was Italian. It was called that for the time as westerns back then were more about shiny clean shaven good guys with snarky oneliners defeating the dumb arrogant villains with their fancy expensive guns and go back to their families and loved ones. Hollywood didn't take too kindly that someone of foreign descent beat them at their own films as it was filled with a bunch of old racists those days.
It’s a lost art of building up characters and tension to just a couple of amazing moments. Most movies pack a lot of action and cool moments, so watching these movies seem like they’re slow to people. It’s a damn shame.
Damn straight. Lost track of the amount of times I've stumbled across the film on one of the satellite channels and I've said "I'll just watch a bit" and end up watching the whole film, an absolute classic.
You see this iconic scene a hundred times yet it never gets old. Even though you know how it will end,still watch every move,expression & wait for the punch line ending. Masterpiece
A little out there thought, but, I wonder if reincarnation is real. I hope to come back in my next life and re-experience the joy of watching this movie.
More than 50 years when this came out and it's still the greatest scene from the history of movies and from my point it will continue to be the greatest of all.There's no equal for that.And the movie,masterpiece.
When I was a kid, I didn't really like this scene. I just thought, What kind of gunfight is this? One shot and boom, that's it. But now, older and wiser, I realize that the actual fight is before the bullets start flying, how each of them size each other up and consider when to go for the gun, and who to shoot at, the thinking of each man, and I love it. Interesting to think that a scene with three guys just standing there can be more intense and exciting than even the biggest CGI light show Hollywood can puke out these days. And for me, the icing on the cake is that it's brains, not brawn, that win the day.
When you look really closely into it, Blondie had it won from the very beginning. The other two needed him alive because they couldn't trust him to write the right name or any name at all on the stone, and the other two had a particularly bad relationship; regardless of if Tucco had bullets, Blondie would not have been the first to get shot. Then when they're staring off, Angel Eyes is in the worst position having to look back and forth; he has to be worried of if he shoots Tucco, who will shoot him first, Blondie would just shoot him. So Blondie, to trick Angel Eyes, looks at Tucco as if he'll shoot him first. This gives Angel Eyes the peace of mind to focus on Tucco. And when he draws his gun, Tucco reacts, and without looking Blondie is ready to draw and shoot at Angel Eyes. It was a powerful mental game that Blondie won through having all the information and knowing Tucco so well. If someone could make a movie like this nowadays it would not be as good, but it would be better than the other crap.
@@petersenior5432 I just watched it again in slow motion and you are right. Blondie was watching Tuco and reacted on his reaction only. Was still faster than Angel Eyes which is no small feat. I keep wondering how would this duel end up if all 3 had bullets and Blindie having to watch them both with the same amount of attention. Tuco would probably still try to shoot Angel Eyes first but I wonder if they would stop at that or would Tuco shoot Blondie too. We will never know. Still, that just shows that Blondie was not some kind of god. He was good but he had a great advantage and it wouldn't be so easy for him if not for Tuco having no bullets in the gun as all three were good shots, especially Tuco.
I'm trying to imagine being in the theater when the movie first came out. The whole sequence of events is beautiful. The grave DIDN'T hold the treasure. The THREE way Mexican standoff was set in the middle of a cemetery. Blondie shoots and kills Angel Eyes then nonchalantly shoots his hat and gun into the grave with him while Tuco has an EMPTY gun. There's NO name on the stone means Blondie made sure IF he DIDN'T live that NOBODY else would get the money. Cinematic BRILLIANCE!
..and Angel Eyes & Tuco probably realised (at least Angel eyes) that Blondie might not have written the name of the grave on the stone.. meaning that if the duel resulted in Blondie being the one to catch a bullet, they would never get their hands on the money. Hence why they drew on each other instead of at Blondie. Angel Eyes seemed to have considered drawing at Blondie at 5:36 & at 6:03 and thus ignore the posibility of the name not being written on the stone, but he ultimately didn't go through with it. ..and Blondie probably knew all of this as well, seeing how he literally showed both of them his back as he was walking towards the center of the cemetary without fear of being shot prematurely. ..and also, the reason why Angel eyes seems so scared and shaky throughout the standoff is most likely because he knows that he can't kill/draw on Blondie (for the reason mentioned above), and he also knows that Blondie probably won't let him live if he doesn't shoot Blondie.. as he has no reason to spare him. And seeing how (as mentioned above) he ultimately doesn't want to risk shooting Blondie, he's literally out of options and thus utterly terrified.
@@obi-wankenobi2084 yeah Angel Eyes sealed his death by choosing to follow Blondie's suggestion. He could have shot them both and walk away and live. But I guess hindsight is always 20/20
Charles Kuckel I saw this in its first run, with my younger sister. We were mesmerized and stayed in our seats to watch it again. My mom sent 2 sisters after us. They got hooked and stayed. The last 2 sisters came to get the 4 of us, but all stayed. I saw this movie 4 times that day, and my mom was majorly pissed at us all that night at 11 when we finally got home.
The Good The Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, FIR A Few Dollars More and Once Upon a Time in The West. I can't get enough of this four Sergio Leone masterpieces.
One of the greatest piece of cinema ...yet not a single Oscar. But in my mind it won everything. Best Picture Best Director Best Cinematography Best Musical Score ...and hell, give Eli Wallach an Oscar for Tuco in best supporting actor.
The greatest Composer of all time has passed on to the heavens, and to become an immortal legend. I grew up listening to his soundtracks of Once Upon a Time in the West, The good, the Bad and the Ugly, My Name is Nobody and the list goes on and on with true Masterpieces. Grazie, Maestro Riposare in Pace, Maestro Ennio
"My Fault" from My Name Is Nobody. I love how the shooting of the hat and picking it up again are in sync with the guitar (I believe it was) and the brass.
The best last 20 minutes of any movie I have ever seen to date. The music, cinematography, atmosphere and the way it plays out is unbeatable. The movie as whole is my all time favourite western. They don't and can't make them like this anymore.
I'm with you on that because there's no one that can play Clint's part except for Clint another remake that should never been made was Ben-Hur the original with Charlton Heston was the best
To be honest I don't think anyone today can fill the shoes of these 3 guys in a remake. Actors these days can't pull out "the western bad ass stand off stare" like these guys did.
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. There are no actors today who can come close to that type of acting nor directors who can make such great movies. It's all cgi and lots of mediocrity. Also the score by Ennio morricone is fabulous.
Have watched this scene probably a 100 times, so I know well how it plays out. But even so. the tension when watching is indescribable. Unbelievable how great movies can draw you in and make you a part of the projected world. A true cinematic masterpiece, and the score - wow! They truly do not make them like this anymore (nor would they be allowed to...)
And I think the final scene with Tuco with the rope around his neck and Blondie shooting it from long distance is just as powerful. "Hey Blondie, you know what you are, just a dirty....." He's right, Blondie is a dirty sob. LOL!
@@Hassony523 notice VERY CLOSELY blondie tells tuco using eye contact to go for the bad, and when tuco looks at the bad and instantly at good. He VERY SLIGHTLY nods his head. They both went for the bad
Blondie: "If you shoot me, you won't see a cent of that money." Angel Eyes: "Why?" Blondie: "I'll tell you why." *Kicks open the coffin, revealing a corpse and nothing else.* "Because there's nothing in there." He literally owns them at this point and has all the power. Such a badass, I love this part.
Yes Ennio is the greatest in his league.. John Williams, Hans Zimmer are playing in different leagues... Just talk to my beautiful musicians in my orchestra. They vote for Ennio Morricone as the best composer conductor of Italian western music ever. He should have received his Grammy.
I think the separator is: That, of the three, for a jawdropping epic, Tarantino goes with Ennio, _specifically because_ he's recognizable in his style, from all the westerns he's done (and, Quentin is an awesome director/writer). John does "theme",or "hook" music (whatever you'd call it) really, really well. So he gets all the tunes that pop instantly into mind, like Jaws and Star Wars to the Olympics and Sunday Night Football. Hans has done nothing but good movies, but his career is young, relative to the other two ('94 with The Lion King). But his movies (Gladiator, Inception, PotC, Dark Knight, and more) all have awesome music. Morricone, Williams, Zimmer. This is the great, musical pantheon for the epic movie genre.
I'm a fan of the Trilogy since when I was 6 years old thanks to my father that had all the videotapes of all the three movies. And I was born in 1994, by the way, this three masterpieces well never ever bored me.
I can watch this final grand standoff scene over 1000 times & Massively Love it -- all the actors were perfect through out the entire movie and I can watch it again & again & again still can't get enough that's a testament to the movie production the other 2 movies as well that are linked together
It was only after I watched this film twice did I realize this standoff is set an arena of the dead - thousands of gravestones watching the three at center stage.
I first watched the movie during my high school days in 1967. My lifelong fascination for this whole movie in general and its classic music in particular continues even today. While the actors, director & cinematographer played pivotal role in creation of this timeless masterpiece, late ENNIO MORRICONE was the soul of this entire creation. 👌👌👍👍
Cant make movies this good anymore.
Life is a perspective. You should notice.
agree
No because computers can’t make great films……..!!
yes sadly...
These 9 minutes could be a short movie on its own, that's how brilliant this scene is
Facts. The eyes speak volumes
That's true!
Oh yeah, You've seen it a dozen times, you know exactly how it ends, and you don't want to miss a second of it because the music, the camera work, the acting all come together in one mini master piece. Brilliant is the right word.
Just amazing!
That's true and that's what makes those movies great
One of the best
5 minutes of three men standing in the middle of a graveyard, doing nothing but staring at each other.
And it's the most gods-be-damned epic thing I've ever seen in my life.
Agreed and Morricones magnificent music just makes it even better.
I was out where they filmed these superb films. Tabernas in South East Spain.
When Toko looks for the grave in the grave Yard ,that was even more epic in.my opinion
@@lovenlightman They are a brilliant trio of films. Timeless
This is gold
I've watched this movie several times, and i just now noticed that Clint had positioned himself so the sun was at his back, and in the other guys eyes. good strategy!!
Is not about the position of clint but he knew that tuco gun is unloaded so he just focused to le van cleef
It always helps to have an edge.
@@espoir2738 correct he wouldn't kill tuco
It´s Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) that has the sun on his back, which is the best position, as per his shadow on the ground. Blondie (Clint Eastwood) actually positions himself in a worse spot, because he has to somewhat look at the sun. But since they took several takes to film this, the sun moves and so do the shadows on their faces. But at the start, the moment they move to position, look at the shadow at 3:15 , it is Angel Eyes that moves to the prime spot. Not that it did much good anyway.
Tuco has it the worst. He has to face directly at the sun, face against 2 master gunslingers, and he has no fucking bullets!
Never noticed, but his eyes always looked like that dint they? Play Misty for Me, he was always narrowed eyed, no wonder, fab film, she was in Columbo today
Hardly any dialogue for over 8 minutes. Not more than a dozen words spoken, and yet, one of the most powerful scenes in film history.
Nonsense
That's the origin of an epos in western movie business! Was, is and will be for ever! Amen! 🇸🇪
I can count at least two dozen g
Wise worths. Thanks Icarus
Best part for me, during the standoff, Clint looks away from Lee to Eli and gives the slightest of nods, camera goes straight back to Lee who then nervously looks at Eli. Seen this masterpiece 30 odd times in my lifetime, always imagine in that moment Lee thinking "shit, wait a minute do these fucks have some sort of plan"
Because what starts off as a free for all, may have just became two on one, and as good as Lee thinks he is, he aint.
Three dudes looking at each other is a hundred times more exciting than endless cgi, explosions, quips, greenscreen, special effects and bullshit from the modern day. That's pure CRAFT. Cinematography. Screenwriting. Acting. MUSIC. Direction.
Totally Sir
you can do wonders with both
KoiGi Nope
@@maciek8159 yes it's just that most modern film makers don't know how to utilise the technology properly.
So TRUE!
Clint: -_-
Angel eyes: -_-
Tuco: 0_0
Fax
Blonde...
Clint's character is referred to as Blonde in this film, but he largely has no real name.
The 3 movies of this are sardonically called "The Man With No Name" Trilogy.
However, if you pay careful attention he does in fact have a name.
@@CurlyFromTheSwirly I think it's "Blondie" rather than "Blonde"
@@herbieshine1312, ah, yes, thank you.
Spelling nazi had entered the chat. 🤣
@@CurlyFromTheSwirly - Nope. Just spelling.
Lee Van Cleef was so good at playing villains, his grave marker is inscribed with "BEST OF THE BAD".
Angel eye's ❤😊😮
Is this true?
@@patrickwarring9091 Ja es ist wahr! Sein Grab ist in Los Angeles Kalifornien Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery Hollywood Hills
@@patrickwarring9091 Yes, it's true, the photo of the grave can be found at the findgrave site.
There was another villain named Frank in another Western film, with blue scary eyes.
Interesting Fact: The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill Cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress who wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death.
Edit: Rip Ennio Morricone 1928-2020 Thank you for creating some of the greatest soundtracks in history.
El weón mentirooooooso. 🤣
Wow
She got her wish though.
UliGon so even the dead in this film are stares
Well then she did a good job
This movie is 3 hours long and it never feels like it is.
I've seen it about 40 times and I'd see it again and again, there's always something I find new and yes for 3 hours it never drags
oh wow i didnt even realized that
And it keeps you into it every single second 💯
nah you feel it a little bit lets be honest
The scene at the bridge is the only slow part in the whole movie. The rest moves on so that you hardly notice,,,
Please Hollywood, don't remake this beautiful film.
rochstan123 They would have to start from the beginning and a Fistful of dollars is a remake of Yojimbo.
rochstan123 they would fuck it up for sure
The only way I would accept it is if Clint Eastwood himself directed it. But I think it's perfect the way it is. I agree. No remake needed. 'Nuff said.
@@fingolfirn8189 100%
@@fingolfirn8189 SJW is a boogey man term meant to lump all opposition to right wingers in one simple group. Drop the political bullshit and enjoy a wonderful movie.
You know it’s a masterpiece when you don’t complain about like 4 minutes of a pure stare down, let alone in a 2.5h plus movie
One of the greatest scenes in cinema history, accompanied by one of the greatest movie songs in cinema history
Completely agree..
Tradusione anche italiana ok
the horns in that song were giving you EVERYTHING.
Nice profile pic.
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Arguably, one of the greatest films ever made, authentic, characters full of depth, amazing locations, unbelievable soundtrack and that ending, just blows your mind.
yup
Totally agree. It's not just a 'spaghetti western' it's a freaking work of art. When the union soldier smacks the dust off his uniform, so many scenes that are memorable
@@poom641 lmao that one is funny
The music makes the movie even greater than great!
👍
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" ages like fine wine. It gets better every time I see it.
Absolutely, I have the same feeling whenever I watch it on TV.
Bill Bergendahl This is when making a film meant something.
Well, at some stage, wine turnes into vinegar.
I saw this movie and once upon a time in the west when I was 13. I'm now 18 and until this day I've watched them every year. I just can't get enough of the acting and the musical masterpieces of ennio morricono
Absolut agree! The first time I saw it I really didn’t like it. Than I gave that movie a second chance and i thought WOW 😮
All these years later and I still never get enough of this classic of the classics. Grew up on this film from the age of five when my dad took me with him to see it when it first hit the theaters. I've watched it least once a year for most of my adult life. IMO, Ennio Morricone's iconic soundtrack is just as an important character as Eastwood, Wallach, and Van Cleef. Never gets old, only better.
Agree , the soundtrack brings more pazzaz !!!
Yes. Here's another example, IMO: Blade Runner. Vangelis' soundtrack turned a great movie into an absolute masterpiece.
I've watched and seen many "westerns" in my 53 years of life. I saw this as a little boy, as a teen, young man and into my adulthood. I still think this is the best western film ever!
EVER - and I've damn near seen them all (I think - except for a few of the most modern ones) thanks to my dad. The Magnificent Seven is a close second in my book. I know it's a redo of the Seven Samurai - also a great film - and I'm standing by it. Another great collection of class actors in a great movie with a with a great theme song.
It’s a Masterpiece!!!
This western film only comes close second to ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST; made also by Leone and Morricone, and which is the BEST ever.
Although this is my favourite western.
John Mendiola tied with Unforgiven
Not only the best western, but in my opinion, one of the best films ever.
The one movie that should never ever be remade or tampered with. If they did remake it, they would choose the wrong actors for the wrong parts and would mess up the film. One of the great cinematic accomplishments of all time.
Im a hollywood producer, i think a sequel would be terrific!
I can picture it, Daniel Radcliff as Tuco, A very confused Mark Wallberg as angel eyes and every one else can be played by the band members of One Direction.
Ill throw in some explosions, the noise of a passenger ship's horn and some shitty puns!
Now I just need a director who always delivers when it comes to sticking with the original content and pleasing fans,"Micheal Bay where are you?!"
Yeah. Remake is always sucks. lol
justin wilkens No the remake is aimed at 8-13 year olds we can't have people fighting each other!
Tarantino's the only one who could achieve something nearly as good as the originals... but let's not give them ideas!
C. Black
Fun fact. Tarentino bought the rights to the dollar trilogy JUST so no one can ever remake them
Actors: how much suspense you want
Director: *YES*
Most of these movies were scene-for-scene out of a book, but there won't be many like Enino and Sergio who can adapt to camera like this.
The editor plays a big part in that too.
I’ve watched it before and I’m still on the edge of my seat
And that is why Clint is a legend. Me I always liked Captain Apache. He'll always be my hero.
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End this man’s whole career
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No one gonna talk about
Last time I was this early
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I have grown up watching this film, from a young age with my now deceased father, through the years with friends, family and alone.
The length of this film, and how you sink into it, it almost feels like reality.
Sergio Leone was a true artist
and you can feel the passion of this man in this film.
This is my all time number 1 film.
2
High five! I have watched it 300+ times in the last four decades.
Same here
Hans Zimmer and Cristopher Nolan:
We are the best composer+director duo of all time
Ennio Morricone and Sergio Leone:
Hold our Spaghetti
They are good , but got to say John Williams paired either with Spielberg or Lucas were good too, it is a toss up there. Don't think Nolan/Zimmer get to the level of "The G,B, and the U" , or Jaws or Star Wars in "epic" themes.
It's the same chords
It turns out Hans Zimmer himself might agree with your second duo: www.gramophone.co.uk/feature/ennio-morricone-my-inspiration-by-hans-zimmer
Urgh Christopher Nolan LOL, that guy just got luck with the Batman trilogy. Didn't made a good movie ever since
@@123nicanor are you kidding me? Inception and interstellar were excellent. Especially inception.
The most important detail of this scene is who Tuco tried to shoot. Meaning that even as much as he hated Blondie, he still trusted him more than Angel Eyes.
Wouldn't you?
@@jonathangriffin1120 most likely, lol
Well, he spend most of his time with Blondie, no shit he'll trust Blondie more than The Bad.
Angel eyes was Tuco's old friend...
And he did knew him well😂
Angel Eyes tortured him, he didn't forget that.
Tuco is by far the greatest anti hero in cinema history. Eli wallah acting masterpiece
He stole the show with his performance, first time I saw this I was so desperate for him not to die.
Eli Wallach! But close.
It kinda annoyed me. Talked a bit too inmuch
@@tntramzy12 I think you might have the most unpopular opinion in cinema history.
@@tntramzy12 I Tuco didn't talk there would be very little dialogue.
You almost don't want the scene to ever end because, it's so great.
The most beautiful western cinema scene ever shot, with 3 fabulous actors Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Cleef .... Thank you Mr. Sergio Leone for making this film and thank you for this incredible music Mr. Ennio Morricone
From the Quiji board, Mr. Sergio says you're welcome.
modern movies just dont know how to take their time
I beg to differ - Tarantino is showing it can be done, but still the classics such as this can never be imitated...
thank you so very much , hit the nail on the head
@Geralt of Trivia 2049 wasn't bad but it wasn't all that good either
@@bored1ca Tarantino is good but he's no Leone!
@@kamuelalee never said he was - Quentin loves him and a few other ones - he's making sure people watch the classics to get where he's coming from.
Sad to say that Clint is the only one alive from this magnificent scene. RIP Lee and Eli.
Eli didn't die he was being tricked by Clint when he rode away with his horse and then came back with Eli smiling because he knew he would come back and then he shot the rope and left him there, there is a Possible chance that he is dead or that he found a edge on the grave to scrape against the robe tied on his hands
@@therat657 he's talking about in real life Clint Eastwood is the only alive among them.
And he looks dead...
@@canoebelue, 🤣
and yes, I will boycott Yahoo
@@canoebelue he looks pretty good for 91. Staying fit and avoiding smoking/drinking outside of film roles is probably the reason he’s made it this far without becoming so frail and dying of natural causes. He’s lucky to have avoided dementia and other diseases, but his health management has still played a factor in keeping this living legend with us and still acting/directing in 2021.
This movie has so many elements: buried treasure, drama, action, one liners, an unforgettable score... it's a western, a war movie, a revenge movie, and a buddy movie, all culminating in a legendary Mexican standoff. One of the best films ever. PS. Notice how Clint's hand is relaxed, cool as ice. He knows he only has to worry about one man. The other two know if they draw they will likely get killed by the 3rd man. So so brilliant.
I first saw this in 67 when I was 12, and damn well loved it. Me and my buddies Bill, Bryan and Ray, my brother Dave and my cousin Dave. On the way home
afterward we continuously formed circles and pretended we had guns while we tried to recreate the showdown music. 3 of those beloved are no longer with us
but they all remained TGTBaTU fans for life. At 66, I am still watching and loving it lol.
Thank you for sharing haha, God bless you
Respect
Your cousin and brother were both named dave?
Frank, I am also 66 and remember watching this with my best friend and their dad. I wore a poncho a lot after that and too still love these movies. Oh, 1 of my friends is no longer with us too..
@@kenyoung799 Cool,...Ken. Sad about your friend,
my kin and friends also.
That rock better be in the national museum
Hell yeah
In italy, or spain
@@Alesxandros Spain
@@masrr3678 ok take the rock spain...we will take sergio leone
@@Alesxandros Sergio is dead
This movie is 100% perfect. This scene never gets old.
Its the best scine.
Its epic how the light highlights the hair on Angel eyes neck
And that soundtrack...
It never gets old, but it always gets gold.
I got this DVD honestly and tuco seems funny!
The best Western ever iin my opinion, 3 hours of quality and fantastic music plus 3 epic actors .
If they made a film about shopping in tesco,s these 3 would nail it ,RIP Eli and LEE .
You notice how Tuco, even though his gun was empty, was still trying to shoot Angel Eyes and not Clint? They both went for The Bad.
Angel eyes was also making sure Blondie was watching Tuco before pulling his gun.
@@Dressyone223 well... Walt already made that whole bag of blue and they admitted that they tried to poison Tuco so they all were on the bad side in the first place 🤔
Tuco and Blondi were close
bridgecross We can also notice that Angel Eyes had the worst position being between both and had to slide his eyes through left and right while the two others just had to watch forward...
Man, Tuco really wanted to light Angel Eyes up he was fanning the hammer and everything.
You see, in this world, there's two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
And there are more diggers than gun-toting bosses.
Those with a rope around their necks and those who have the job of doing the cutting!
"Scripwriter: God"
Decespugliatore Nucleare , yes. What a phenomenal Western.
You do realize you just described the Capitalist world?
This western movie is by far the best one ever made. No other come close.
Agreed
Once Upon A Time In The West is close, but i would pick TGTBATU any day of the week
I could watch this every day and still enjoy it till the very end!
@@donpadre2659 That's one movie I've not seen. Is it that good?
@@storminboy Definitely! If you like westerns you have to see it.
The trumpet solo in this scene gives me goosebumps every time I hear it. Thinking of having it played at my funeral when the time comes.
The whole movie is an epic masterpiece but the final standoff is possibly the most epic and legendary movie finale of all time...
+J M Bauzo yes man, it's true. The best film ever made
J M Bauzo absolute masterpiece, his use of suspense and music is amazing
I like the ending in Fistful of Dollars more.
God that was sooooooooo Alpha males, I want soooooo much to have a Mexican standoff with two other bandits!!!!! 😂 🇬🇧
HEY BLONDE!!!! 😉
RIP Eli Wallach AKA Tuco! One of the most likeable villains EVER!
villains ? mate tuco was the protagonist of the story , the main character , lee van cleef was the villain
Tuco was an anti hero
Angel eyes was the villain
..... was the hero
Good, bad and the ugly.
MrLeonVWF Clint Eastwood’s Blondie was The Good and was the anti hero, Eli Wallach was a bad guy but with some good traits was known as The Ugly while Lee Van Cleef was the villain Angel Eyes and known as The Bad a psychopathic bounty hunter.
Whether or not Tuco is truly a bad guy depends entirely on whether or not you believe that long list of crimes of which he's accused during his many hangings, which includes multiple counts of grand larceny, rape, and murder. Tuco is a selfish, greedy character with no loyalty to anyone but himself, so even if we conclude that he's not a "bad" guy, we can at least agree that he's not a "good" guy. He sacrifices three of his companions to get the drop on Anonymous, for example.
@@scottknode898 Eli Wallach passed away at the age of 98 in 2014.
Nowadays they would never make a movie where they do nothing but stare at each other for 2 and a half minutes straight.
They don't make westerns like this anymore. It's a lost art.
And no one would watch them. The last couple of generations of Muricans have had their attention spans fried by video games.
@@MrSloika what a crock of shit
@@Ronnie-Jones Don't you mean the most retarded documentary in history?
I support their right to express their opinions, but I reserve the right to call them mental retards.
No because there are no real men left only cowards and idiots.
@@MrSloika your comment is stupid. I love video games and i love this movie.
I think it's only as time goes on, people begin to appreciate just what an immense acting talent and presence Lee Van Cleef was on the silver screen.
A pity he's not around to see his just recognition.
So true and add to that the fact that he was almost always the protagonist in other cowboy movies.
Without his music, the most iconic scene ever would have been meaningless.
RIP Don Ennio.
shame the guitar is waaay out of tune
@@ScottieWallace That is purposeful. Music doesn't have to be 12 equal tone to sound good
What song is this
@@ScottieWallace Retune your fucking ears to this greatness
Ennio Morricone, Sergio Leone.... R.I.P
Sad reality in this scene is clint eastwood is the last surviving actor who is still lives today.
When the chimes end, our death is gauranteed.
Well Eli Wallach made it to 98, that's a pretty long life, though Lee Van Cleef sadly died at 64, nearly 65.
.. and he turned 90 a few weeks ago.
Nice tautology!
@Caleb Nicholson I wish so too. 65 seems young to me.
For his acting Performance as Tuco, Eli Wallach would have deserved the Oscar!
He stole the show.
He was a top rated character actor at the time...
Incredible
@@Ston247 he didn’t have to steal it. He was the main character. The protagonist. The script was written around Tuco. Wallach’s performance was outstanding
Eli Wallach did indeed steal the show! The man is legend!
One of the greatest film moments of all time. This will be replicated for eons to come
I just noticed. When they finally draw. 6:41
Tuco goes straight for Angel Eyes.
He never wanted to kill blondie.
And that’s why blondie let’s him live in the end.
Makes you wonder, why did Angel Eyes think he had a chance 2 against 1?
He did say he wanted angel eyes to himself
@@edwardgaines6561 Because he was a good gunslinger, But they all were if he was lucky he could have turned the gun around quickly and kill the other one.
Not only that, but because Tuco draws the gun he knows that Angel Eyes drew it too.
Also this is my opinion but I noticed something interesting. Most of the time during duels villains have their guns resting near stomach while hero has it at his side.
It makes me wonder if this is also the reason heroes keep winning.
@@lukeskywalker82 competive quick shooters use booth methods, so i guess what one trains for
Eli Wallach's eyes should've been given an Oscar each.
Ha ha ha ha..good one ..
His eyes don't squint like Eastwood and Van Cleef instead their wide open .
@@timothyturner1056 You gonna give an Oscar to a squint?
No oscar just saying .
New Idea: Squint Category in Oscars
The best movie climax in history. The eyes, the staring, the dialog, the guitar, the trumpet, the piano, the chimes. Long periods of silence. No bonehead wisecracks. No over-talking the scene. A masterpiece of cinema.
One of the artistic touches was at 4:24: The musical reference to the standoff in "For a Few Dollars More" when the watch chimes play. Brings a tear to my eye every time.
This movie does a fantastic job having several tension-filled moments and the musical score is spot-on to sell them.
This stand off feels so organic.
Many stand offs have this artificial tension where nothing keeps either side from unloading, but here it plays out perfectly.
Whoever shoots first, dies second, so everyone is waiting for another to draw first in the hope of shooting both.
However, the game's rigged from the start, because not only is Tuco's gun empty, even if Angel Eyes can kill Blondie, he'll never see a cent of gold.
Indeed. Heck, I'd even argue the place Blondie picked to stand in the circle was the most strategic too. It's as if he knew Angel Eyes was going to pick the spot between him and Tuco, making it easier to kill him once he drew, but that's only a guess at best I admit.
Angel Eyes would have dug up every single grave and would have found the money.
@@digital_gravity True, but I doubt he'd want to go to all that trouble. I think he'd sooner get Blondie to tell him the right location first before resorting to that.
Knowing Blondie though, he'd take that secret to his death should he have lost the duel.
Not necessarily so.
Just cause B shoots C doesn't mean A shoots B.
The said 1st shooter could be fast enough to get both the others.
Especially if you had been paying attention to the last 2 movies in this series.
even if you could manage two kill shots before being targeted, would you risk it?
Blondie clearly doesn't play on chance or skill when he can play on smarts.
Even though Tuco aimed for Angel-Eyes, he'd still be a risk if allowed to shoot freely, diverting his attention. Emptying the gun gives Blondie the edge, not in numbers, but in that he can focus single-mindedly on outdrawing Angel-Eyes.
Not saying he can't outdraw them both, but he's being clever rather than daring.
Also, from a narrative POV, it's more satisfying to see him win with guile and trickery rather than just raw skill.
It's kinda like good fights in anime. Every fight has a "question" which needs to be answered. Bad fights will ask "Am I the strongest of the two?" while good fights will have more compelling questions (there's an early 'conflict' in Naruto where the 'fight' is a written exam, and the tension is honestly amazing) and will often feature alternative goals other than just beat the bad guys (MHA has a tournament in which the MC loses in the quarter finals, but 'wins' by helping resolve emotional issues in his opponent).
Yeah, sure, Blondie could outdraw both, but he'd just look normally badass; now he looks like a magnificant badass, outthinking and outdrawing his enemies.
How everyone in Red Dead online wants to dress and act like, but instead we have people transforming into animals and furies running around.
a sad tragedy ;(
oh i would find someone willing to roleplay these character with me
To be fair, the game at its core isn’t a Wild West game
Or it's just a whole bunch of no life sweats with weird clothing on and attack on sight. I wish I could have duels with people and do crime but nope can't do that
Yup online is boring
Can you believe this movie didn't win an Oscar.
Back then, things were different, but even nowadays there's crap movies with oscars, and good movies without.
Simeon Jaganyi American critics at that time looked down on this new wave of western movies, like cheap knock off of the great American western tradition. The term "spaghetti western" had actually a derogatory meaning, at the beginning...they couldn't bear the burn...
Simeon Jaganyi no
Look at Citizen Kane. It got no Oscar either
Oscar is a Jewish only club, with few honorary jews.
One of the best finales in cinema. On the edge of my seat every time.
Lee van cleef, one of a kind. No one could ever replace him.!!
He was replaced by his cousin Ham Van Bap.
Lee, Eastwood, and the best character in the movie, "Tuco", with his list of aliases 😂 set to symphonic bliss by Ennio morricone. It gets no better than this. Even the raven in the background...... it fits
I agree from South Africa all his movies is amazing what the great actor
The fact that Lee Van Cleef was missing part of his middle finger somehow always made his character even more authentic to me
Lee Van Cleef lost tip of his finger in real life in a accident while building his young daughter a playhouse in the 1950s.
Losing a digit means you are Safety Officer material!
@@scottknode898 is that so?
That's not funny Plissken
Idk how many times I’ve seen this and never noticed, guess I was lost in their eyes
The soundtracks for these westerns back then, are just untouchable, it’s just phenomenal.
It’s all one man… Morricone
@@jmqn8737 the humble genius
Lo ni.Lo ni
Ennio did the music for the movie Untouchables, staring Kevin Costner.
the tension and sequential strumming in the guitar's soundtrack is amazing, with build up of the other instruments makes for a fourth character in this scene and many of Morricone's soundtracks
Clint Eastwood is one of the best actors/directors that Hollywood has ever seen.
Not one, thee best male actor ever
Which is remarkable, considering hes really not that great of an actor
@@mattguz55 To be fair, he said nobody wants to see him cry, so he stuck to macho type movies.
Visited the West Coast some yrs ago, and got a parking ticket in Carmel when he was the mayor!! I can see him at his desk, with that cigar in his mouth, laughing at me!!🎥
That's your opinion , he's a racist punt
Man, Blondie was so many moves ahead. Unloading the gun, anticipating The bounty hunter thus selecting the wrong grave, and to add insult to injury, no name under the stone; they would have gotten nothing from him even if they ended his life. That's some serious gaming skills.
Well said.
He is over here playing 4d chess
Except one lil problem, did anyone else notice those revolvers are percussion models, not cartridge models, so unloading them is very difficult as once you squeeze the bullets in, there is no way to unload the revolver in the field without tools, short of replacing the loaded cylinder with an unloaded cylinder
@@carminemurray6624 Or offering to reload Tuco's pistol for him after they were in the river and only placing the caps on. Tuco is good with a gun but lacking when it comes to long term planning.
@@carminemurray6624 IMDB trivia: The following guns were used in this movie. 2. Tuco (Eli Wallach) used a Colt 1851 Navy cartridge conversion revolver with a lanyard.
Ever notice how Blondie tricks Angel Eyes into focusing on Tuco? Watch the eye lines. Angel Eyes is initially only interested in Blondie and just looks right at him, he's not worried about Tuco. Blondie knows Tuco's gun is unloaded but he stares right at him anyway, disregarding Angel Eyes. That makes Angel Eyes second guess, shifting his focus away from Blondie, making him uncertain who is the greater threat. That gives Blondie the chance to shoot Angel Eyes. What a masterful scene.
Blondie played the arrogant psychopath Angel Eyes perfectly. He then went on to square off on the less-than-bright but certainly more lovable bundle-of-wayward-urges Tuco.
@DR Evil yeah i might be wrong but at 5:57 Blondie gave a slight nod while looking at Tuco. Angel Eyes realized he dun fucked up when he gave up the element of surprise and agreed to duel with these two
@DR Evil No. Neither Tuco nor Angel Eyes knew what the hell Clint Eastwood had in store for them.
@DR Evil And Clint Eastwood was more than a bit of an awkward dork, when the proverbial push comes to the shove which may also be proverbial.
@DR Evil STILL, it would have been EVEN better if Tuco had gotten Angel Eyes instead of Blondie.
I think it's a glowing testament to the cinematography, score and acting that, even after 50 years of homage and parody (Of both the soundtrack and the "Tight closups on the eyes leading into the old west gunfight"), this scene still stands up as one of the tensest standoffs in cinema history without a hint of age or narm.
I wanted to see "The Good, Bad and Ugly" but it costs a "Fistful of Dollars" and I needed a "Few Dollars More"!
The best comment...
You can actually see it on RUclips for free
Underrated comment right there
Best trilogy!
I felt a sudden impact of humor reading this comment, absolute magnum force just rippling right through my lungs right now, I'm laughing so hard.
RIP, Ennio Morricone.
The most iconic music composed for film in history. As important as anything else in creating the perfect scene. A capstone for an amazing career.
Lo mejor de lo mejor,,,,nada igual en ese tiempo.
Star Wars is by far the most iconic
@@goatruso3198 in terms of quality, Ennio's are far more superior
Better than the music of the last of the mohicans though?...
The soundtrack and how it fits the scene, is ridiculously, unbelievably, astonishingly good. How they didn't give it an Oscar? It's more than Oscar-worthy.
when all these spaghetti westerns came out at the time they were actually widely regarded as shit lol
@Avais Butt Gabriel is right, these were called "spaghetti" westerns and the US critics hated them. For them, the only good westerns were the ones made by "true" Americans (like the ones that John Wayne leads). Spaghetti Westerns back at 1960s were just like today's superhero movies lol.
@@odenat3701 unfortunately you are right and honestly John Wayne movies are shit as fuck. they are so forgettable and illogical as fuck. americans should have ashamed of jw movies
@@kainkabil6393 well they needed easilly recognizable good guys, bad guys and happy endings. even the firts movie about janosik had to be done with 2 endings . one the real ending when got hang, and a happy ending for the us only.
yeah actually you said it, it's more than oscar-worthly. Coz you know what? Oscar don't have this importance since the real beauty of masterpieces like this western aren't in the elites' hands of some producers or critics... It is in our hands, in the public's hands, to not let this masterpiece die by forgetting about it. if we remember how great was theses movies, then theirs producers and all theirs teams would be gratified by the most worthly oscar ever : the love of the public.
Every scene in this film is a masterpiece, coming together to create one of the finest movies of all time
Oh look at how the cheap "Spaghetti Western" has stood the test of time.
What do you mean
@@iamnotinvolved1309 Reviewers at the time labeled this film as a horribly boring; stupid movie and dubbed it a "spaghetti western" as a slur to the director, who was Italian. It was called that for the time as westerns back then were more about shiny clean shaven good guys with snarky oneliners defeating the dumb arrogant villains with their fancy expensive guns and go back to their families and loved ones. Hollywood didn't take too kindly that someone of foreign descent beat them at their own films as it was filled with a bunch of old racists those days.
@@silentartist7854 wow, thank you. Heh, I'd say it's still filled with racists even now, they're just a lot more covert
Powerful
@Chris U. What you on about ya root
Over 50 years later. And most films can't hold a candle to the Dollars Trillogy. They don't make em like this anymore.
It’s a lost art of building up characters and tension to just a couple of amazing moments. Most movies pack a lot of action and cool moments, so watching these movies seem like they’re slow to people. It’s a damn shame.
I have watched good bad ugly god knows how many times, and I would watch it again in a heartbeat....that is the sign of a GREAT movie.
@@chrish9852 I've watched The GBU 18 times and counting.
Damn straight. Lost track of the amount of times I've stumbled across the film on one of the satellite channels and I've said "I'll just watch a bit" and end up watching the whole film, an absolute classic.
I don't think a movie like this could be made now, audiences are too impatient.
"There are two kinds of people in this world, those with loaded guns and those who dig."
Two can dig a lot quicker than one....
Yes maybe. reason is those who dig are the untrustwhorty and those with loaded guns are what? God and trusted? I dont know
What?
You dig
@Nex Wex 3 wait wait. The world has to be balanced. It seemed balancing from now on.
One of the best Western Movies ever!!! Phantastic actors, absolute great Movie!
You see this iconic scene a hundred times yet it never gets old. Even though you know how it will end,still watch every move,expression & wait for the punch line ending. Masterpiece
That stone witnessed the most epic Mexican Stand-off at first hand.
I would LOVE to have that stone, it probably is in a museum from 68' on.
Thousands of years of human life and we exist at the same time as this movie. Talk about luck.
Haha such a great privilege
Ha, nice words, i agree.
A little out there thought, but, I wonder if reincarnation is real. I hope to come back in my next life and re-experience the joy of watching this movie.
True!
I saw this movie 1968 when I was in Vietnam pretty bad time for me but the movie really help me I was amazed
More than 50 years when this came out and it's still the greatest scene from the history of movies and from my point it will continue to be the greatest of all.There's no equal for that.And the movie,masterpiece.
When I was a kid, I didn't really like this scene. I just thought, What kind of gunfight is this? One shot and boom, that's it. But now, older and wiser, I realize that the actual fight is before the bullets start flying, how each of them size each other up and consider when to go for the gun, and who to shoot at, the thinking of each man, and I love it. Interesting to think that a scene with three guys just standing there can be more intense and exciting than even the biggest CGI light show Hollywood can puke out these days. And for me, the icing on the cake is that it's brains, not brawn, that win the day.
The music plays , strumming the guitar .
When you look really closely into it, Blondie had it won from the very beginning. The other two needed him alive because they couldn't trust him to write the right name or any name at all on the stone, and the other two had a particularly bad relationship; regardless of if Tucco had bullets, Blondie would not have been the first to get shot. Then when they're staring off, Angel Eyes is in the worst position having to look back and forth; he has to be worried of if he shoots Tucco, who will shoot him first, Blondie would just shoot him. So Blondie, to trick Angel Eyes, looks at Tucco as if he'll shoot him first. This gives Angel Eyes the peace of mind to focus on Tucco. And when he draws his gun, Tucco reacts, and without looking Blondie is ready to draw and shoot at Angel Eyes. It was a powerful mental game that Blondie won through having all the information and knowing Tucco so well.
If someone could make a movie like this nowadays it would not be as good, but it would be better than the other crap.
@@petersenior5432 I just watched it again in slow motion and you are right. Blondie was watching Tuco and reacted on his reaction only. Was still faster than Angel Eyes which is no small feat. I keep wondering how would this duel end up if all 3 had bullets and Blindie having to watch them both with the same amount of attention. Tuco would probably still try to shoot Angel Eyes first but I wonder if they would stop at that or would Tuco shoot Blondie too. We will never know. Still, that just shows that Blondie was not some kind of god. He was good but he had a great advantage and it wouldn't be so easy for him if not for Tuco having no bullets in the gun as all three were good shots, especially Tuco.
Yes, I did the same than you
go watch HERO especially when Jet Li facing Donnie Yen
I'm trying to imagine being in the theater when the movie first came out. The whole sequence of events is beautiful. The grave DIDN'T hold the treasure. The THREE way Mexican standoff was set in the middle of a cemetery. Blondie shoots and kills Angel Eyes then nonchalantly shoots his hat and gun into the grave with him while Tuco has an EMPTY gun. There's NO name on the stone means Blondie made sure IF he DIDN'T live that NOBODY else would get the money. Cinematic BRILLIANCE!
Charles Kuckel i saw all these movies in their first run as a kid. What a treat every Sunday matinee, Eastwood, John Wayne, all the greats.
..and Angel Eyes & Tuco probably realised (at least Angel eyes) that Blondie might not have written the name of the grave on the stone.. meaning that if the duel resulted in Blondie being the one to catch a bullet, they would never get their hands on the money. Hence why they drew on each other instead of at Blondie.
Angel Eyes seemed to have considered drawing at Blondie at 5:36 & at 6:03 and thus ignore the posibility of the name not being written on the stone, but he ultimately didn't go through with it.
..and Blondie probably knew all of this as well, seeing how he literally showed both of them his back as he was walking towards the center of the cemetary without fear of being shot prematurely.
..and also, the reason why Angel eyes seems so scared and shaky throughout the standoff is most likely because he knows that he can't kill/draw on Blondie (for the reason mentioned above), and he also knows that Blondie probably won't let him live if he doesn't shoot Blondie.. as he has no reason to spare him. And seeing how (as mentioned above) he ultimately doesn't want to risk shooting Blondie, he's literally out of options and thus utterly terrified.
@@obi-wankenobi2084 yeah Angel Eyes sealed his death by choosing to follow Blondie's suggestion. He could have shot them both and walk away and live. But I guess hindsight is always 20/20
Charles Kuckel I saw this in its first run, with my younger sister. We were mesmerized and stayed in our seats to watch it again. My mom sent 2 sisters after us. They got hooked and stayed. The last 2 sisters came to get the 4 of us, but all stayed. I saw this movie 4 times that day, and my mom was majorly pissed at us all that night at 11 when we finally got home.
@@nora22000 THAT must've been AWESOME. There's NO WAY my parents would've let me do that.
Eli Wallach as Tuco has gotta be one of the most memorable characters on film and that's saying a lot
Wallach's Tuco is one of the funniest and most charismatic movie characters ever. Tuco was hilarious.
Who‘s here in 2024 ？
❤❤❤❤💪💪💪💪💪🫡🫡
Timeless classic right here. 🍻
The Good The Bad and the Ugly, A Fistful of Dollars, FIR A Few Dollars More and Once Upon a Time in The West. I can't get enough of this four Sergio Leone masterpieces.
I am.
Be back in 2025
Me💋😔
One of the greatest piece of cinema ...yet not a single Oscar.
But in my mind it won everything.
Best Picture
Best Director
Best Cinematography
Best Musical Score
...and hell, give Eli Wallach an Oscar for Tuco in best supporting actor.
tuco benedicto pacífico juan maría ramírez ... please!!!!, please!!!! mexicans, we like you to call us by the whole name!!! Lol
The greatest Composer of all time has passed on to the heavens,
and to become an immortal legend.
I grew up listening to his soundtracks of Once Upon a Time in the West, The good, the Bad and the Ugly, My Name is Nobody and the list goes on and on with true Masterpieces.
Grazie, Maestro
Riposare in Pace, Maestro Ennio
The good Bad and the urazie all time is good old is gold
"My Fault" from My Name Is Nobody. I love how the shooting of the hat and picking it up again are in sync with the guitar (I believe it was) and the brass.
You mean, like, Maestro Ennio
The good, the bad and the best...
Leone, Morricone,actors: real western masterpiece.
The best last 20 minutes of any movie I have ever seen to date. The music, cinematography, atmosphere and the way it plays out is unbeatable. The movie as whole is my all time favourite western. They don't and can't make them like this anymore.
Anyone who calls for a remake or even hints at the idea of a remake for this should be publicly flogged.
#noremake
I'm with you on that because there's no one that can play Clint's part except for Clint another remake that should never been made was Ben-Hur the original with Charlton Heston was the best
To be honest I don't think anyone today can fill the shoes of these 3 guys in a remake. Actors these days can't pull out "the western bad ass stand off stare" like these guys did.
No one is manly enough to play these parts
This film is actually a prequel as it explains how Blondie got his iconic poncho.
Eli wallach, is one of the best actors I've seen, ever.
And Tuco one of his finest performances--oh jeeze he was fantastic--can you imagine that movie without him? NEVER!
i've often said that you could never convince a studio to have a 5 minute stand off in a movie today, it's so simple, yet so briliiant
I'd say you could
And I'd even say I've seen it in a modern movie if I didn't forget which one
Tarantino can.
Dragin ball z can lol. But then its from 80s i think.
Yes, I love how they didn't rush it. They just let the tension build and build.
I love the feeling I get at the end of this and other spaghetti westerns.
Desolate, empty and reflective.
These are timeless movies indeed.
In my opinion this is the best movie ever. The ending is great. The scene leading to this when Ecstasy of Gold is playing is the best scene.
Always loved how Wallach ad libbed his reaction to the dog in that scene. Completely authentic filmmaking...
@@Psyfi85 the scene nearly gave me motion sickness in the cinema. 😰😂
Even Tarantino can't top this.
Rip Ennio Morricone
Rip Eli Wallach
Rip Lee Van Cleef
Only eastwood is alive at 90, but soon he'll be gone too
@@santos7727 You never know!
@@santos7727 And on that day, I will cry like a fucking baby
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Santos 77 you better wish not
This movie cannot ever be bettered in history Clint knows that, thank you Sergio, Ennio, Lee, Clint, eli.
One of the greatest scenes in movie history. There are no actors today who can come close to that type of acting nor directors who can make such great movies. It's all cgi and lots of mediocrity. Also the score by Ennio morricone is fabulous.
My name's Sergio(!!)
Genius mate. Bloody genius!
It’s a shame Ennio is dead 🙁
Just read it. He was a genius
Have watched this scene probably a 100 times, so I know well how it plays out. But even so. the tension when watching is indescribable. Unbelievable how great movies can draw you in and make you a part of the projected world. A true cinematic masterpiece, and the score - wow!
They truly do not make them like this anymore (nor would they be allowed to...)
Dont mind my saying it but only God can help make these things. Sergio himself never touched the same height ever again.
Maybe the most powerful scene ever made in a western movie, awesome
One of the top 3 scenes in the history of cinema, for sure
And I think the final scene with Tuco with the rope around his neck and Blondie shooting it from long distance is just as powerful. "Hey Blondie, you know what you are, just a dirty....."
He's right, Blondie is a dirty sob. LOL!
Absolutely 💯👊👍
And still alive👍
@@cynicstelios4240 wouldn't go that far.
Blondie: -.-
Angel Eyes: -.-
Tuco: o.o
Summarizes the entire stare down
Best comment ever. Lol! 😂
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't squint
Legend
One's gotta love it!
Their eyes tell such a great story.
All of the actors have such distinct eyes too
Reminds me of a quote from Scarface:
"The eyes chico, they never lie."
What do their eyes say..
@@Hassony523 notice VERY CLOSELY blondie tells tuco using eye contact to go for the bad, and when tuco looks at the bad and instantly at good. He VERY SLIGHTLY nods his head. They both went for the bad
Amazing acting, cinematography and music, especially the trumpet. Pure art.
Blondie: "If you shoot me, you won't see a cent of that money."
Angel Eyes: "Why?"
Blondie: "I'll tell you why." *Kicks open the coffin, revealing a corpse and nothing else.* "Because there's nothing in there."
He literally owns them at this point and has all the power. Such a badass, I love this part.
Would have been a bit embarrassing if there actually had been a stash of gold in there ☺
Doreai , he had power because they had too much greed.
Brilliant film tuco Angel eyes and the man blonde classic after this 1976 the outlaw josey Wales another classic
Knowledge is power🤔
Almost positive the corpse was a coronovirus victim...
Now you tell me if Ennio Morricone is not the best musical conductor ever,
Yes I forgot about John Williams...Actually.. Ennio Morricone is not even in the same league as John Williams...thanks
I love Hans Zimmer so?
With all due respect to John Williams, Ennio is the greatest!!
Yes Ennio is the greatest in his league.. John Williams, Hans Zimmer are playing in different leagues... Just talk to my beautiful musicians in my orchestra. They vote for Ennio Morricone as the best composer conductor of Italian western music ever. He should have received his Grammy.
I think the separator is: That, of the three, for a jawdropping epic, Tarantino goes with Ennio, _specifically because_ he's recognizable in his style, from all the westerns he's done (and, Quentin is an awesome director/writer). John does "theme",or "hook" music (whatever you'd call it) really, really well. So he gets all the tunes that pop instantly into mind, like Jaws and Star Wars to the Olympics and Sunday Night Football. Hans has done nothing but good movies, but his career is young, relative to the other two ('94 with The Lion King). But his movies (Gladiator, Inception, PotC, Dark Knight, and more) all have awesome music.
Morricone, Williams, Zimmer. This is the great, musical pantheon for the epic movie genre.
I was a kid at the age of 8 when I first saw this movie, still f*ckin watchin' this scene in 2019 at the age of 46
same here, at 46+
Likewise!it is my favorite movie ever!
My age was 9
I'm a fan of the Trilogy since when I was 6 years old thanks to my father that had all the videotapes of all the three movies.
And I was born in 1994, by the way, this three masterpieces well never ever bored me.
I'm 30 but seen this in my later teen or early 20s honestly!
I can watch this final grand standoff scene over 1000 times & Massively Love it -- all the actors were perfect through out the entire movie and I can watch it again & again & again still can't get enough that's a testament to the movie production the other 2 movies as well that are linked together
It was only after I watched this film twice did I realize this standoff is set an arena of the dead - thousands of gravestones watching the three at center stage.
A hundred years from now they will still be showing this amazing western classic.
Probably the most iconic scene in the history of cinema. I'va seen it more than 100 times
Me too! I agree! 👍
That or the scene in "a few dollars more" where they have the final shoot out to the chimes of the watch. Gripping stuff.
I first watched the movie during my high school days in 1967. My lifelong fascination for this whole movie in general and its classic music in particular continues even today. While the actors, director & cinematographer played pivotal role in creation of this timeless masterpiece, late ENNIO MORRICONE was the soul of this entire creation. 👌👌👍👍