Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Never saw it before. No reason, no excuse, just never did. Checked it our of the library and watched it this morning. Eh! It was alright, lot of excellent special effects, some patently impossible things happening, a couple of Gatling guns (One had a magazine that I don't think was used until after the war but I can't find either of my reference books), and a lot of it was simply boring. Of course this is just my opinion but I'm usually right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Worth it for the Tuco scene in gunshop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Lots of good scenes but for me not a movie to watch all the way through again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Injun Ryder, SASS #36201L Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Historical inaccuracy at it's finest! But still enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 The opening walk-down is genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 It's most notable as the third of what is considered the seminal trilogy of the Spaghetti Western genre. None of them are really all that great, but they're all fun to watch and all have some really good moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 But the music was pretty cool!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 16 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said: But the music was pretty cool!! I never really thought about this music and how they put it all together. Very well done but what was the deal with the hanging man? He must have hit the wrong note and got strung up. LOL TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Haller Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Best scene in the movie; the cemetery scene with Eli Wallach running past the grave markers with that magnificent Morricone vocalise music! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Creeker, SASS #43022 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 GBU is a good movie - but like most of the Italian westerns would have benefited from a tighter edit. There are MANY moments in the trilogy that were designed to heighten tension - but when the next step is inevitable; they only serve to take me "out" of the movie by making me wonder, when are they going to get to the point? Also, a number of side plots exist to solely bloat runtime; Tuco and Blondie conscripted into the Army for the bridge scene is one of the most glaring - that entire sequence could go missing and would not affect anything materially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackwater 53393 Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 I’ve watched parts of this movie for years, but never watched it from start to finish until earlier this year! It’s really great entertainment and fun to watch, but historically, don’t bother!! I’m glad that I finally got around to watching it in its entirety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Why does it matter if it’s historically accurate? It’s just a movie and in my opinion, a good one. I have several “favorite” scenes, but the best one is Tuco in the the tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 I have probably seen it 100 times if I seen it once . Threw out the years as I have got older I get more out of it every time I watch it . I Love the Tuco caricature Eli Wallace created . What a iconic move ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Maverick Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 20 hours ago, Sacramento Johnson #6873 said: Best scene in the movie; the cemetery scene with Eli Wallach running past the grave markers with that magnificent Morricone vocalise music! I honestly never knew it was a vocalization. I guess I just thought it was some type of instrument that made the sound. I now look at this scene with the music with a different perspective. They were great. TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warden Callaway Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 It'd be interesting to how much training the ! girl had to qualify for her work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Haller Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 Classically trained, I suspect. Modern performances that I have seen use classically trained (opera/oratorio) female singers. (changed my alias today...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted August 21, 2023 Share Posted August 21, 2023 The Ecstacy of Gold: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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