Publication
MGM (Video & DVD) (2011)
Original publication date
1966-12-23
1966
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Subjects
Description
During the American Civil War, three men seek hidden loot. With greed as their sole motivation, they overcome anything that gets in their way--including each other. Very violent and drawn out western.
User reviews
LibraryThing member paulsikora
The best spaghetti western of all time and Eli Wallach is the best Mexican bandit of all time. See Wallach in that role also in The Magnificent Seven.
LibraryThing member LisaMaria_C
A rating represents a subjective evaluation. On Amazon/Shelfari, one star means hate, two dislike, three, liked, four really liked, five love. I mention this because I honestly can understand why some name this as one of the Top 100 films ever made--all the production qualities are there--I just,
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personally, don't like it. Too violent, too repellant, too cynical. (And too long--two and a half hours and not one word is spoken for the first ten minutes. I'm going to try A Fistful of Dollars and Unforgiven, but I suspect the Westerns Eastwood made--particularly with Sergio Leone--are just too dark for my tastes. Show Less
LibraryThing member comfypants
Three outlaws are after buried Confederate gold.
The final showdown is my favorite scene in any movie. If it doesn't give you goosebumps, you need to take a long, hard look at yourself.
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: C
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music:
Enjoyment: A plus
GPA: 3.7/4
The final showdown is my favorite scene in any movie. If it doesn't give you goosebumps, you need to take a long, hard look at yourself.
Concept: B
Story: A
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: C
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: A
Acting: B
Music:
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AEnjoyment: A plus
GPA: 3.7/4
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Language
Original language
English
ISBN
079283805X / 9780792838050
UPC
027616672926
Physical description
7.5 x 0.6 inches