Weak Link in the Leone-Eastwood Trilogy
Added 9/14/2009
Though worth seeing, director Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More" (1965) remains the least satisfying film in his Clint Eastwood trilogy. Despite superior production values and undeniable style, Leone's second Italian Western is too ambitious for its own good - resulting in an overlong, somewhat draggy narrative. Strangely enough, Eastwood's Man With No Name takes a back seat to Lee Van Cleef's veteran bounty hunter in this revenge saga. Memorable action sequences and Ennio Morricone's classic score help redeem the uneven tone. Leone benefited from the film's flaws when crafting his immediate follow-up, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966) - a fully realized masterwork with no dead spots.
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The Pure Beast
Added 7/18/2009
It has been said that this is the peak of stylish, interpretive westerns with a soul, a nasty soul. But is that enough for you...? It's hard to say much about this film without giving it away, or boring you to tears. This is the pure beast, so to speak. It makes no pretense toward anything other than the more base aspects of human nature.... The music has a full range, often inappropriate, yet striking. The overall artistic expression of the sound, film, and dramatics is hard to knock. But,...as in the words to the introduction of this film,.." Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had it's price ".., in like manner this film is of a limited value. By today's standards, in terms of body count and graphic violence, it will not be considered extreme by many, but that isn't the point. This film is devoid of balance, or any redeeming quality beyond it's own expression and experience. So are you capable of embracing a monster.....? Try it and find out. John Ford and Howard Hawks must have shuttered after seeing this Western from hell,......" what have I wrought...!
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A Few Dollars More
Added 4/1/2009
Rxcellent purchase with ease and rapid shipping! The dvd was in great shape and a real additionto my collection. THANKS!
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For A Few Dollars More.
Added 3/2/2009
For A Few Dollars More is a great classic, A Masterpiece 5+ Stars!!! Van Cleef is Great and as A Good Guy this time, and Eastwood is awesome, A Great Addition To The Good,The Bad,And The Ugly(My Favorite),A Fistful Of Dollars,
and Hang Em'High(Not Leone but good nonetheless). A must see for any True Old School Westerns Fan.
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A top ten western of all time, let alone among Clint movies
Added 1/24/2009
This is one of the top ten westerns of all time, let alone top Clint Eastwood westerns. Everything comes together, in a perfect confluence of melodramatic music, cinematography, and characterization. Sure, the bad guys are cardboard cut-outs of villains (except for Indio, who is truly unique and insane), except to the umpteenth degree. I thought the plot was original---a bank safe hidden in plain sight in the bank, inside a specially-built cabinet, that Indio learns about from his cell-mate (whom he promptly butchers during his jail escape)...an older bounty hunter, seemingly out to compete with Mango (Clint) for the rewards, but ultimately, only in it to avenge the death of his sister at Indio's hands. Very textured, powerful film. I'll never tire of watching this. And the last Clint quote of the movie tops any of his famous quotes ("No problem, old man...thought I was having trouble with my adding...it's alright now.")
Brilliant
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Weak Link in the Leone-Eastwood Trilogy
Added 9/14/2009
Though worth seeing, director Sergio Leone's "For a Few Dollars More" (1965) remains the least satisfying film in his Clint Eastwood trilogy. Despite superior production values and undeniable style, Leone's second Italian Western is too ambitious for its own good - resulting in an overlong, somewhat draggy narrative. Strangely enough, Eastwood's Man With No Name takes a back seat to Lee Van Cleef's veteran bounty hunter in this revenge saga. Memorable action sequences and Ennio Morricone's classic score help redeem the uneven tone. Leone benefited from the film's flaws when crafting his immediate follow-up, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966) - a fully realized masterwork with no dead spots.
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The Pure Beast
Added 7/18/2009
It has been said that this is the peak of stylish, interpretive westerns with a soul, a nasty soul. But is that enough for you...? It's hard to say much about this film without giving it away, or boring you to tears. This is the pure beast, so to speak. It makes no pretense toward anything other than the more base aspects of human nature.... The music has a full range, often inappropriate, yet striking. The overall artistic expression of the sound, film, and dramatics is hard to knock. But,...as in the words to the introduction of this film,.." Where life had no value, death, sometimes, had it's price ".., in like manner this film is of a limited value. By today's standards, in terms of body count and graphic violence, it will not be considered extreme by many, but that isn't the point. This film is devoid of balance, or any redeeming quality beyond it's own expression and experience. So are you capable of embracing a monster.....? Try it and find out. John Ford and Howard Hawks must have shuttered after seeing this Western from hell,......" what have I wrought...!
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A Few Dollars More
Added 4/1/2009
Rxcellent purchase with ease and rapid shipping! The dvd was in great shape and a real additionto my collection. THANKS!
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