My favorite is "For a few dollars more" because I love the music and the final part with Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volonté. I love your videos! Friendly from France
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your support. I actually love "For a Few Dollars More" as much as "A Fistful of Dollars". I just made this video because I think it's a good movie to introduce Italian westerns to someone.
@vaatlagaadungaa4244 Жыл бұрын
A Fistful of Dollars created huge interest for me in Western movies especially Spaghetti ones. Sergio Leone is one of my favourite director. He and I share the same birthday.
@davidr.8999 Жыл бұрын
If you'd like to see a different version of this classic story, try 'Last Man Standing' staring Bruce Willis. When my daughter was really getting into movies, we watched 'YoJimbo" followed by, 'A Fist Full of Dollars' then 'Last Man Standing.' Different treatments of the same storyline. What a good movie day. Your review was excellent as is your delivery style. Thanks.
@kzmaven7478 Жыл бұрын
I think For a Few Dollars More was the best of the 3 Leone westerns, and I loved the other two. They were all shot in southern Spain by the way, the interiors in Italy.
@dsanchez9703 Жыл бұрын
I love for a few dollars more!
@toro5280 Жыл бұрын
The first one I saw and my favorite too. Actually of all four Leone western I like A fistful of dollars the least.
@pa1adin111 Жыл бұрын
The thing is Yojinbo was based on the hard boiled detective novel Red Harvest by Dashiell Hammett, who also wrote The Maltese Falcon. The protagonist of the book is a detective, who's name you never learn, who goes to a mining town in the 1920's and gets caught up in the war between a number of bootlegger gangs and the corrupt city officials. After a few of them try to kill him he gets fed up and escalates the war, first pretending to help one group and then another until everyone is gunning for each other. An interesting side note, the detective mentions that the pervasive violence of the town has even infected him and made him "blood simple." A term that Ethan Coen would later use for the title of his famous 1984 crime movie.
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the great information in this comment. I did not know this before. One of the great things that has come out of making these movie discussion videos is all the great information I've learned from commenters like yourself.
@pa1adin111 Жыл бұрын
@@RexHooper1 you're welcome. If you get the chance I highly recommend the book. It's a really good read.
@davidr.8999 Жыл бұрын
If you want to see that Dashiell Hammett movie, try 'Last Man Standing' staring Bruce Willis. When my daughter was really getting into movies, we watched 'YoJimbo" followed by, 'A Fist Full of Dollars' then 'Last Man Standing.' Different treatments of the same storyline. What a good movie day.
@pa1adin111 Жыл бұрын
@@davidr.8999 Last Man Standing is a fantastic movie.
@scottieb7062 жыл бұрын
Once Upon a Time In The West, Stagecoach, The Searchers, ... so many to choose.
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
The Great Silence, Red River, Rio Bravo, Death Rides a Horse... So many great films.
@TS-wh4ey2 жыл бұрын
Well the The Man With No Name Trilogy is iconic. All three are a masterpiece. But the best of the three is ........ The Good The Bad and The Ugly !
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
You're probably right. Good thing we have all three.
@TS-wh4ey Жыл бұрын
@@RexHooper1 Yes It's a shame Sergio Leone didn't cast Eastwood in another one. I'm sure it would of been just as great. Although I always thought of High Plains Drifter as sort of a spin off of the Man With No Name Trilogy.
@maxpower8041 Жыл бұрын
@@TS-wh4ey him and lee van cleef were originally going to be 2 of the guys that die at the start of once upon a time in the west, glad clint said no thanx 😆
@yoharve Жыл бұрын
in 'for a few dollars more'., clint gave his name to the sherrif as Manko. he had a name in that ome.
@yoharve Жыл бұрын
had the best line ever.: 'if you're gonna shoot, shoot,. don't talk.'
@gavinjameshomestays6877 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I stumbled across this channel.
@stephanegosselin2861 Жыл бұрын
Great choice! Great cast! Marianne Koch & Gian Maria Volonté are perfect in their respectives roles. Clint as always delivers as the man with no name. And kudos to Kurosawa’ Yojimbo. The music is also a big part of loving this movie.
@oobrocks Жыл бұрын
Joe
@roisinmurray21562 жыл бұрын
This guys album is actually amazing, "Frontera USA".
@jamesherrington5606 Жыл бұрын
Ok dude, I give in. I subbed. I hope more content is this excellent and well thought out.
@kenprier74132 жыл бұрын
I'm a huge fan of Eastwood and the Duke. But having grown up on a working cattle ranch, in my humble opinion, the most authentic western movie ever done surprisingly had neither of them in. That movie was the one and only Lonesome Dove!
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
Lonesome Dove has maybe the greatest writing/script for any western. I also love Robert Duvall's performance. That man was a real cowboy.
@TS-wh4ey2 жыл бұрын
Duvall was also great in... Open Range And don't forget his bad guy performance in Joe Kid and True Grit
@kenprier7413 Жыл бұрын
@@TS-wh4eyNed: "That's mighty bold talk from a one-eyed fat man!" Rooster: " Fill your hands you sonofabitch!" Great to be sure, but authenticity still goes to Lonesome Dove, TS And yeah, I loved Blue Bonnet/Boss, too
@TS-wh4ey Жыл бұрын
@@kenprier7413 It was a western mini series that you didn't want to end. Lonesome Dove was a gem👍
@TS-wh4ey Жыл бұрын
@@kenprier7413 If I may add, I assume you also seen the the follow up mini series Return To Lonesome Dove with John Voight and a great supporting cast. Not to compare it with the original series but it was a terrific sequel. There was also a recent movie Lonesome Dove Church featuring Tom Beringer that was a decent follow up story. Thanks to the original series you can't get enough Lonesome Dove. BTW, Broken Trail , another Duvall classic.
@randolphciurlino7255 Жыл бұрын
I gotta say it" High Noon" Gary Cooper. Love the work of John Wayne and Clint
@patricksullivan7140 Жыл бұрын
Greatness
@owatagi Жыл бұрын
“Once Upon A Time In The West” Nuff said.
@matzlindfors89872 жыл бұрын
He got the poncho In the good bad and the ugly made in 1966 which is the absolute best western ever made
@RexHooper12 жыл бұрын
Does that make "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" a prequel?
@fuckugplus2 жыл бұрын
i also love once upon a time in the west
@Reverend_Nada2 жыл бұрын
A classic!
@fuckugplus2 жыл бұрын
@@Reverend_Nada the final showdown always gives me chills
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
"Once Upon a Time in the West" is probably better than this film but it was this film that was first.
@Reverend_Nada2 жыл бұрын
@@fuckugplus for me it’s the intro, it is one of my all time favourites. But that final shootout though… it is great.
@holydiver73 Жыл бұрын
The greatest western ever is one that has been largely forgotten by today’s audiences. It was made in 1959 and was directed by John Sturges and starred Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn. It was called Last Train from Gun Hill and is story telling at its best. It’s a story about revenge, friendship, loyalty and justice and I love it. Check it out!
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Never even heard of this one but I have already ordered a copy after your recommendation. Thank you!
@RobertJones-ux6nc Жыл бұрын
This movie was a great one, but my favorite was John Wayne's movie The Seachers. Every body is invited to their own opinion and my favorite Clint Eastwood is The Good, The Bad, The Ugly.
@hohinpong2691 Жыл бұрын
You can find that Joe's poncho is taken from a fat guy who was kicked to fell into water along a riverside by Clint Eastwood. This appeared in another clip "The making of Fistful of Dollars" on KZbin. I think this fat guy, a small role is played by Sergio Leone himself when shooting the film just like what Hitchcock done in his film. According to an interview it was the intended opening originally written in the script but for somewhat reason Leone not use it later. Thanks for the film crew kept this behind-the-scene clip so well for over 50 years & upload to YT in HD format.
@lawrenceeytcheson13173 ай бұрын
Any western movie that had a movie star THAT ACTUALLY SERVED THEIR COUNTRY, mskes the best western. IMO.
@eastwood4lifefan334 Жыл бұрын
Hi Mark, The movie that sparked the sub genre of the spaghetti western, one of all time fav westerns "A fistful of dollars" the european & grittier & more harder edged version of western movies that had a addictive style to them, & the great musical scores make spaghetti westerns more watchable in my opinion. But i still love American westerns style too, if i can choose one western then it will always be "The Good, the bad & the ugly" every time for me ! Great video & info on point 😎👍expect a package of some westerns coming your way. Take care, speak soon.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
Nothing comes close to the ending of Good, Bad Ugly,cemetery stand off.
@Smito0002 жыл бұрын
I like this film very much, to me it is the zeitgeist carbohydrate infused western and the LP Frontera USA sure is swell, it leaves you with sand in your throat and a thirst for hard liquor. I am a Sheriff so I feel qualified to comment.
@bobschenkel7921 Жыл бұрын
Have to say I enjoyed the way you mixed in the music from "Yojimbo", just before you actually mentioned it, very subtle. And you did give Mr. Kurosawa his due, and he did earn it. I really love both of those movies, "Fistful Of Dollars" and "Yojimbo", as well as the other three movies that they spawned, "For A Few Dollars More", "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and the Kurosawa sequel "Sanjuro", which is NOT a Western in the way of "Yojimbo", but still has great action, group movement and the biggest blood gush in Black and White movies. Toshiro Mifune is the Japanese version of Clint Eastwood, um...that's a compliment!!! They are all part of my Blu-Ray collection.
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this great comment. I have not seen "Sanjuro" (I hadn't even heard of it before now) but will be seeking it out now based on your comment. Thank you for the recommendation. The best part of the youtube community is all the great new movies I get recommended.
@yoharve Жыл бұрын
i saw it first timr at the drive in.
@carloitaliano2794 Жыл бұрын
we are proud for our spaghetti the same as for our western.
@ainsleylucky35112 жыл бұрын
They do not hold a torch...none of them to "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". Anything else are far seconds or even thirds . Morricone's score alone carries the film . Leone did his homework. It is an incredibly accurate take on the American West, incorporating the human psyche for greed, disloyalty and violence. The best western in the world .
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
I love "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly". An incredible film with breathtakingly beautiful music. The single most recognisable score of any western and maybe even the most recognisable of any movie (except maybe Star Wars).
@DBMac-ji7fr2 жыл бұрын
The three way standoff in the graveyard, the clock, the score were breathtaking.
@TS-wh4ey2 жыл бұрын
The dialogue was fantastic and the performance of Eli Wallach with his dark sense of humor really made The Good The Bad and The Ugly a complete masterpiece.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
Agree best western I ever seen, and I seen them all going back to the early 30's.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
Only The Searchers comes close.
@thecuss6817 Жыл бұрын
I saw all these Leone in theaters on initial release, all had distinct style. But I rank GBU as best, Once Upon a Time in the West next, For a Few Dollars More, and A Fistful of Dollars last......
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
You're probably right but I think this is a really great movie for folks that have not seen any of them yet. A great introduction into the genre.
@markkumanninen652411 ай бұрын
I first saw this film in 1972, when I was fifteen. As I've seen all of Leone about a hundred times, I find my list of favorites changing from time to time. Two of his films suffer from a certain half-way slump - FFDM and OUTW. The Fistful is so fresh, sharp and absurdly violent I like it the best. The later ones developed a comical flavor which I like, too, but they're more self-conscious than the debut.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
Always liked Navajo Joe with Burt Reynolds.
@thistoshallpass395 Жыл бұрын
"The Outlaw Josie Wales" is still my favorite movie
@robertsmith-oh9mo Жыл бұрын
As far as Eruopean made westerns, yes, Fist full of dollars ranks right up there in story and soundtrack. I believe a much better western was one that came out in 1960. That being the original The Magnificent Seven. Also made from a Japanese movie, The seven Samari. The soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein was excellent even by today's standards. It was also used in the Marlboro tv ads. Great acting by actors who would later become major stars. If you haven't yet seen it, check it out, I don't think you will be disappointed.
@alanhobbs-tn4bw Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed The Culpepper cattle company.Dated now but very realistic.
@station7thedoor Жыл бұрын
A good movie, but IMO the least of the Dollars Trilogy. I'd put it a distant third, with "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" at SECOND place, and "For a Few Dollars More" at the number one spot. I think FAFDM is a great introductory western.
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
You might actually be right about this. I find it's the one I re-watch more than the others.
@larshbn Жыл бұрын
fistful and for a few dollars more are my favourites great video mate you deserve a lot more subs 👌
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly, sir!
@Atpost334 Жыл бұрын
Wow, thought you must be talking about ‘The Searchers’.
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
I love ‘The Searchers’. Brilliant movie!
@durangomcmurphy15292 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with Spaghetti ? I dig spaghetti . However , I disagree with the choice . While Fistful of Dollars is a great film , my choices would be either HIGH NOON , The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance or The Good , the Bad & the Ugly .
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" is a masterpiece! One of the Dukes best for sure.
@fabiomantegazza9660 Жыл бұрын
I agree that Fistful of Dollars is a great movie. It was made by Italians, but it was not made in Italy. It was made in Spain, as would be a number of Sergio Leone's other Westerns and most Spaghetti Westerns.
@jodiepalmer2404 Жыл бұрын
All westerns are great. Even if they are funny and humorous and at other times stupid. But what the heck I enjoy my weekend afternoons in the 1980's watching them.
@markswan6559 Жыл бұрын
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@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
I know exactly what you mean.
@fuckugplus2 жыл бұрын
Nicholas cage did a psychedelic ramen western not long ago : Prisoners of the Ghostland
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
Gonna have to check that one out. There is a great samurai western (that Quentin Tarantino is actually in) called, "Sukiyaki Western Django" and it has the same plot as "A Fistful of Dollars".
@hypatiastanhope4716 Жыл бұрын
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@Reverend_Nada2 жыл бұрын
Love that you incorporated your music here. I do love this movie, but I much much prefer For a Few Dollars. Good background details here(interesting that Morricone and Leone met/knew each other many years before working together)! A coincidence, the power went out here and so it gave me an opportunity to read Any Gun Can Play and there are a few pages on the history of the origins of SW.
@markswan65592 жыл бұрын
I actually prefer "For a Few Dollars More" too. This video is really just a long advert for the album "Frontera USA". Feel free to use my music in your own videos. For me, the real power of the western genre (and especially the Italian westerns) is the music. I think that is the thing that endures most about all the films. I wanted to talk about this film particularly because it was the beginning of a lot of what we think of as the sound of the western genre.
@Reverend_Nada2 жыл бұрын
@@markswan6559 you’ve answered my unasked question regarding the use of your music. Thanks!
@mpetersen6 Жыл бұрын
If I want to watch A Fistfull of Dollars I'll just watch Yojimbo instead. The best western ever made IMO is The Searchers
@oobrocks Жыл бұрын
A great film. A few $ more is better. GBU is best 🎉 (filmed in Spain). Django is also great
@aprigio64 Жыл бұрын
Per un pugno di dollari teinventa o western através de Yojimbo.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
I think For a few is way better, imo.
@Shades-of-76 Жыл бұрын
The Outlaw Josey Wales
@rdwwdr3520 Жыл бұрын
Hollywood loves to rip off. The Magnificent Seven was an exact ripoff of The Seven Samurai (also by Kurasawa, though in this case they may have paid some money up front, I can't remember). And a big surprise to all you Hollywood fans is always that The Lion King animated movie series is an EXACT copy (uncredited) by Disney of the Japanese Manga Kimba The White Lion. The storyline and even the drawings are super close if not spot on. As for Spaghetti Westerns, I've always loved The They Call Me Trinity series because of its humor.
@flyoverkid552 жыл бұрын
This is one of the movies that propelled Eastwood to stardom, but not his best nor the best western. I prefer " Two Mules for Sister Sara ". or " Pale Rider " to any of his Italian movies. As for best western movie, there are too many from which to choose. Some are very entertaining but not realistic, others are closer to the truth but not well made.
@joeperez3520 Жыл бұрын
Italian, and not offended in the least. 😂
@arthurchenoweth7897 Жыл бұрын
First time I saw the movie, it opened in a prison from which Clint was being released. Only to goo to the town to destroy the two competing gangs. The prison supplied the mule.
@markswan6559 Жыл бұрын
I am pretty sure that was an opening scene added on for the American TV audience and it was only a body double and not actually Clint Eastwood. It seems like that footage is almost all but erased now.
@arthurchenoweth7897 Жыл бұрын
@@markswan6559 I saw it in a theatre. Definitely Clint.
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
Never seen that.
@thecuss6817 Жыл бұрын
ABC Television had that opening made, to try to trick viewers that Eastwood was doing all this for a reason other than just $$$. It's an extra on one of the DVDs too. Also kzbin.info/www/bejne/pqG9pqSbmJ6fp5I Opening used Harry Dean Stanton and was directed by Monte Hellman. Actually was not a mule either: just a real ugly horse.
@eddiexuereb3011 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I need something minor clarified please. Is the movie called A Fistful Of Dollars or Fistful Of Dollars because whenever I’ve researched it it’s not decisive. Please help!!!
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
The original Italian title is, "Per un pugno di dollari" which translates as "For a Fistful of Dollars". I guess because it's a translation there are some discrepancies in the title when it's used for the title card or the poster or any subsequent press.
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Either way it's a great title and a great movie.
@eddiexuereb3011 Жыл бұрын
@@RexHooper1 you’re absolutely right Natalie…. An awesome movie without a doubt! Thank you
@paulorlando5877 Жыл бұрын
I like the opening scene, with the mule and ending with aiming for the heart,but whole movie,not my favorite.
@salinagrrrl69 Жыл бұрын
Filmed in Fascist Spain.
@jamessills5802 Жыл бұрын
Ennio Morricone used street performers, due to his low budgets.
@peterpellechia5985 Жыл бұрын
You love to watch western parodies!!!!!
@barrygioportmorien1 Жыл бұрын
A far better western is, "The Outlaw Josey Wales".
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
I love this movie too! I think I am going to make a separate video all about that one.
@janibeg3247 Жыл бұрын
a very good movie but not a gut wrencher like "The Searchers or "The Oxbow Incident".
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Both those movies are absolutely incredible. I was planning on doing a video about how much I love "The Searchers" and now I think I'll do one on "The Oxbow Incident" as well.
@cabe13x Жыл бұрын
this is not true, the greatest western ever is the quick and the dead ♂♂♂
@realfunny7 Жыл бұрын
nope Shane
@dashmagic Жыл бұрын
Man you are so off, the best western of all times is The Outlaw Josey Wales...
@krisswegemer11632 жыл бұрын
The spaghetti westerns were trash movies and drug down the quality of western movies overall.
@RexHooper12 жыл бұрын
Certainly the quality of the Italian westerns were variable but some are incredible. Which ones have you seen?
@jduwayne1 Жыл бұрын
@Kriss Wegemer: YOU’RE WRONG! The reason why the “spaghetti westerns” are si great & influential is because how they were filmed! Before 1964 all westerns were so stereotypical they seemed fake! Good guy white hat, clean shaven, cattle crossing rivers, bad guy black hat clean shaven at some campfire…They all looked the same! The dollar trilogy made cowboys gruff looking, with the music scores more adapt to the movies & the characters seemed more authentic to the times…Look back at ALL the cowboy movies before 1964 & name one that seems authentic!
@krisswegemer1163 Жыл бұрын
@@jduwayne1 Spaghetti westerns were like cartoons. There was nothing more fake than they were.
@jduwayne1 Жыл бұрын
@@krisswegemer1163 That makes All the other westerns made before 1964 pathetic!
@krisswegemer1163 Жыл бұрын
@@jduwayne1 I realized the issue here. You don't have the foggiest idea what a western is.
@williamgallop9425 Жыл бұрын
Man with no name got his ponco in end of The good, bad, ugly after putting his jacket on dying soldier. kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3PRYXScqp2ge5o
@RexHooper1 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment William! Do you consider "The Good, the Bad & the Ugly" a prequel then?