Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Click Here To Watch The Good the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through as long as he is paid to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie share a partnership together making money off Tucos bounty but when Blondie unties the partnership Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco comes across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie meet with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold. All he needs is for the two to ...

Review

I wasnt sure if I was going to comment on this film because everything has already been said by the hundreds of other people who have posted their thoughts but I decided that I should really put my two cents in since this is my favorite movie.

This film in my opinion is not only the greatest spaghetti western of all time. It is the greatest movie of all time. Period. Regardless of genre. I could probably watch it every day and be perfectly happy doing so.

The music is perfection. The way the music drives this movie is absolutely amazing. The musical genius of Morricone and the incredible direction of Sergio Leone is a combination that will probably never be equaled. The theme song will forever be etched in your brain. In fact it probably already is even if you havent seen the movie! The scene where Tuco runs through the graveyard with the song "Ecstacy of Gold" is pure poetry. And the showdown at the end with that great music just incredible.

The story is riveting. There is not a single dull moment. The movie is long but Leones direction is so good that you will love the fact that you can enjoy this movie for three hours.

Lee Van Cleef is my favorite spaghetti western actor and he is incredible as "Angel Eyes." It is the part he was born to play. Eli Wallach is perfect as Tuco. He really shines in this movie. Some people say he steals the show and I can see why they think so. Eastwood is excellent as "Blondie" although I dont think Eastwood has as strong of a presence as Van Cleef (I know many will disagree and thats OK because all three actors are superb in this film so why split hairs).

This movie is hypnotic. Its operatic. Its sad. Its funny. Its gritty. Its violent. Its art. Its action. Its pure entertainment. The film is just so incredible on so many different levels that EVERYONE should see it regardless of what kinds of movies they are into. And its so cool that the greatest flick ever just happens to be a spaghetti western. If you havent seen this movie stop what you are doing and go get it now!!