The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1967) Is *TOP TIER* - First Time Watching - Movie Reaction/Review

[@FilmBuff54]

As far as I’m concerned, Eli Wallach’s Tuco is the main character in this movie, even more than Clint Eastwood’s Blondie.

[@mattmertens3967]

Tuco is left with much of the exposition because clint's character is not a talker.

[@brandonflorida1092]

This was an Italian movie. That's why it's called a "spaghetti western." It was filmed in Spain. At the time, Eastwood was on the summer hiatus from the TV series "Rawhide," of which he was a co-star. This was the 3rd of the three movies in the so called "Dollars Trilogy," of which "A Fistful of Dollars" is the first. As you said, they are three movies about extremely similar leading characters. There are some clues that this is a prequel to the other two. Leone teases us with it a bit. Notice that by the end, he's wearing the serape he wears in the other two. Eastwood's character(s) in the three movies is usually called "the man with no name." I liked the way that the scene with Tuco's brother adds some depth to Tuco's character. Leone has a very similar fourth movie, which is also a masterpiece, called "Once Upon a Time in the West." By the way, among the old classic masterpieces, one thing you haven't delved into is Alfred Hitchcock. You might try "Psycho," "North by Northwest," "Rear Window," "Vertigo," etc. some time.

[@brunobrauer6301]

"This was an Italian movie. That's why it's called a "spaghetti western." It was filmed in Spain." So in reality it's a Paëlla Western.🙂

[@craigplatel813]

Rawhide went off the air in Dec 65. This started filming in May 66. So it would have been an earlier film he was summer hiatus for.

[@teastrainer3604]

@@craigplatel813 He shot the first two movies during hiatuses from Rawhide.

[@brandonflorida1092]

@@craigplatel813 Sorry, I mean that the first movie in the series, "A Fistful of Dollars" was filmed while he was on hiatus from :Rawhide."

[@billolsen4360]

Some of the actors weren't fluent in English and were dubbed.

[@Yourstrulyava]

I love that you guys watch such a wide variety of movies. It's refreshing ❤

[@USCFlash]

Their faces when Tuco sees the noose 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DanielBautista-ju7wz]

Before Red Dead Redemption II, Before Django Unchained, there was The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

[@Flannel_Affinity]

Yes. That is how chronological time works.

[@joeberger3441]

​@@Flannel_Affinityhey smart one, he's talking about cultural impact

[@DanielBautista-ju7wz]

@@joeberger3441 Damn right. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly redefined the western genre!

[@Nexus6BT]

To answer your question about languages: Italian movies of this period were typically filmed without sync sound. Actors would usually speak whatever language they were most comfortable with, and all the dialogue would be dubbed for different languages later. In this case, the three leads were American, and they each dubbed themselves in the English-language version. The movie was first released in Italy at just under 3 hours. It was then cut by about 15 minutes for international distribution (under the director's supervision), and that was the only version available outside Italy for a number of years. Around 2002 or so, there was an attempt made to restore the original Italian cut, but the extra scenes had never been dubbed into English. Clint Eastwood & Eli Wallach were still alive, so they dubbed themselves (and are noticeably older-sounding in the extra scenes). Lee Van Cleef had already passed away, so a vocal impersonator was used. This version is the most widely available these days, and appears to be what you watched. However, it's actually not quite identical to the originally released Italian version. There's an early scene with Tuco in the grotto that the director himself cut after the premiere, and there are a few other odds and ends that don't quite match up for some reason. That said, it is pretty close to the original Italian cut. The shorter international version is available in a UHD/Blu-ray set from Kino. I'm not sure why the decision was made to edit it down, but it was Leone who decided what to cut, so it's still a "director-approved" version. Also, this is the third film in a kinda-sorta trilogy (the others are A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS and FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE). But there's not really any continuity to speak of between them, and it could even be argued that Clint Eastwood isn't playing the same character in the different movies (he's called by a different name in each one, and other actors play overtly different characters from one movie to the next). Anyway, that's sort of a super-simplified version of the movie's history. Hope that helps 🙂

[@Blazingstoke]

Incidentally, the $500 Angel Eyes was paid at the beginning to kill that guy would be worth about ten grand in today's money.

[@tommcewan7936]

"It's Emo Horse, which means this might be The Bad" - impeccable deduction, love it!

[@TheHitmann069]

When film making was an art, a story to tell, an imagination to fill and a true pleasure to watch and experience first hand.

[@LowPlainsDrifter60]

The $200,000 they were after, was Leone's wry reference to the budget of the first movie in the series, A Fistful Of Dollars.(1964)

[@richarddefortuna2252]

It was filmed in Spain, but Leone is Italian, as were most of the actors. Italy dubs their films, so each of the actors spoke their own language, and the non-Italians' vocals were over-dubbed. When the film was prepared for English audiences, Van Cleef, Wallace, and Eastwood had to re-dub their vocals, which is why there's some disjoint even with them, and all the others were over-dubbed in English. That was done for all of the Leone "Spaghetti Western" films, including Once Upon a Time in the West, which is also fantastic.

[@Leopejo]

Films are not dubbed anymore in Italy, but yes, it was usual back then. In the Dollars trilogy all actors used their language: Americans in English, Italians in Italian, and most minor roles in Spanish and then there would be an Italian and an English-language dub. Starting with Once upon a time in the West all actors used English, but were still dubbed.

[@TheCamarosBand]

Leone always casts people with the most interesting faces!

[@randallshuck2976]

For a classic Leone film watch "Once Upon a Time in the West". The framing and face close ups are excellent. Plus Claudia Cardinale is extremely beautiful.

[@zedwpd]

Giving Tuco his money in this manner ensures Tuco cant double cross him. So he got a safe distance away then shot Tuco down.

[@cesarnarro6013]

Eli Wallach as Tuco is one of my favorite characters ever 🤠

[@timroebuck3458]

Leone was a master at using silence and Morricone's music to tell the story. The other two moves in this series and ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST are definitely worth your time.

[@steves2241]

The guy who played the bad was Lee Van Cleef, who was another legend of the cowboy movie business, and at about the same level as Clint Eastwood. He has a ton of his own cowboy movies where he was the main guy, and he is a really good actor.

[@marshallprince2583]

Guys, this movie was an Italian western about the American west. Most of the cast were Italian and Spanish. They acted in their own languages, which is why their lips don't always match the audio. The English version was dubbed in English.

[@shainewhite2781]

The epic conclusion to The Dollars Trilogy, aka, The Man With No Name Series.

[@Bothorth]

_Josey Wales_ , kids. _Josey Wales_ (1976).

[@XX33Y]

Wholeheartedly Agree!

[@johnw8578]

Yes, please!

[@desmoove]

HELL YEAH!!

[@Sadielady16]

Powerful movie!

[@chrisinfiesto835]

“If you’re going to shoot; shoot, don’t talk........” Das sum cold blooded ish! 😂

[@gonzo6489]

John Wick took notes lol

[@culturefan6363]

If you love this one, you will love "once upon a time in the west" with his almost silent 11 minutes intro sequence. For me, it's simply the best movie ever, a piece of art with Bronson, Fonda , Robards and the so beautiful Claudia Cardinale. Again for me, Leone and Kubrick are the 2 best directors in history. By the way, Kubrick called Leone to know how he did the scene in the train station , how he synchronized music and camera movement. Easy, he played the score on set !

[@jollyrodgers7272]

Ditto! Jack Elam's interaction with the fly was impromptu, and was kept in that opening scene - add Woody Stroud (and the other guy) awaiting Charles Bronson makes movie magic with that squeaky windmill - you coulda heard a pin drop in the theater. Yep, my favorite Spaghetti Western.

[@hastings22]

I remember seeing this when it came out. My dad took me to go see it at the drive. Such a great memory!

[@AdamtheGrey02]

Clint was shooting the guy's hat and gun in the grave with him. He wasn't trying to empty his gun.

[@Hank..]

The original cut removed a couple of scenes for the sake of pacing, but you'd have to go out of your way to find the original now. The digital editions all have the scenes readded. Some of the cut scenes didn't have their original audio. Thats why Tuco sounds like he's a million years old in a couple scenes. The actor was brought in like 50 years after the original filming to dub the lines.

[@philpaine3068]

"It's no joke. It's a rope, Tuco." I saw this film in the 1970s, and never since, but I remember that line ---- and I'm writing this at minute 13 of this video, before the line appears. The Leone score is unforgettable, and I strongly recommend the live version performed by the Royal Danish Symphony Orchestra [on KZbin]. This was the classic "spaghetti western" made by Italy's Cinecittà studio in Rome, with stars acting in whatever language they normally spoke, then dubbed variously for different international markets. Filming was in Italy and (mostly) Spain.

[@marshallprince2583]

I saw this movie for the first time last year, and I jump at opportunities now to see my favorite reactors watch it. The Danish Symphony Orchestra version is unmatched in my opinion. Earlier this year, I was looking through one of my dad's old photo albums from when he was a kid, and in one of the photos of him hanging out in his bedroom, there was a movie poster on his wall for this movie! There's something very special about sharing the experience of this movie over several generations. I've since watched it with my kids. We also enjoyed the video game Red Dead Redemption 2, which was very heavily inspired by the aesthetics and stoicism in this movie.

[@movieman1556]

Its NOT a Leone score. The film was scored by the legendary Ennio Morricone!

[@philpaine3068]

@@movieman1556 Sorry, man! That was slip-of-the-brain on my part. I meant Morricone, but my fingers typed Leone. It happens more and more as I age ..... (and it will happen to you!)

[@marshallprince2583]

Tuco didn't drink too much water after getting back to town from the desert because you can get sick drinking water too quickly when you're dehydrated. I'm glad to see you guys reacting to this! If you ever play Red Dead Redemption 2, that game was VERY inspired by the aesthetics of movies like this one.

[@757optim]

Contender for Best Western Ever. "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is a contender also.

[@--ilse--]

I used to watch these movies with Eastwood with my father in the '80s. These were his favorite movies....

[@domingocurbelomorales8635]

Ennio Morricone OST is a MASTERPIECE.

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

sergio leoni is an italian director. "the good, bad and the ugly" was an italian western filmed in spain starring american actors. there were many of these in the 60s by several different italian directors. they were called "spaghetti westerns." they all had kind of an "epic" feel to them. but this was the epitome of the genre. and the score is legendary in helping create that epic feel. leoni also directed an epic gangster film called "once upon a time in america" (1984) which stars robert de niro and james woods. thanks for the video.

[@edsmith3461-z7m]

This is the 3rd film in a trilogy. 1964 A Fistful of Dollars 1965 For a Few Dollars More 1966 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

[@leif712009]

Once Upon a Time in the West with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson, must see

[@wordygirlandco]

❤Great pick. Your first Spaghetti Western 👏👏👏Yes it does not matter the order of films.....the only rule is you must watch all three of them. Classic Clint is Bad Ass Clint. The Dirty Harry films are a must.

[@tommcewan7936]

I'm just gonna say it: this one is the most epic and spectacular, but For A Few Dollars More is the best film overall.

[@hyuduthinkur]

​@@tommcewan7936 seconded. Although A Fistful of Dollars is well worthy. As is the Kurosawa original Yojimbo. Also worth checking out is A Fistful of Dynamite and Once Upon a Time in the West.

[@giuliogrifi7739]

"ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST"...you two can't lose that !!!.

[@billolsen4360]

"Such ingratitude, after all the times I saved your life," favorite quote. 44:46 What a job to build that huge cemetery just for this picture. 48:44 Lee Van Cleef lost part of that finger building a playhouse for his daughter, one of the most manly ways for that to happen IMHO. You'll get a kick out of Eastwood's next picture, "Hang 'em High," a cheery western from 1968 and then the 1971 film "Dirty Harry," his first in a series playing an angry, rogue San Fran police detective.

[@TheQuirkyCharacter]

"Hang 'em High," a cheery western" Cheery?

[@MrDMF567]

Part of the appeal of “Spaghetti Westerns” is the anti-hero, moral ambiguity aspect. It contrasts with the earlier Westerns, who had a clear “good & bad”. Also, earlier Westerns were often huge productions, the music was massive orchestral scores, etc. Spaghetti Westerns (especially these 3, which are the most known/famous of the genre) were very stripped down. Seriously, look up “Ennio Morricone”…absolute legend. His stripped down scores are beyond iconic, set the scene so well, and “fit” with thematic ambiguity so well. Watching these 3 movies, you’ll see where so many motifs you know/have seen in more modern media/have associated with so many situations w/o even knowing it..especially in The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly and the “whistle” that everyone knows so well, even if they don’t know where it came from. Same with certain filming techniques. Tarantino has said Good/Bad/Ugly is his fav movie and had used a lot of Leone’s style in his films. The “Spaghetti” name comes from being filmed in Italy (and Spain), use of Italian actors, and because of course Leone & Morricone. But it’s not just that, the “Spaghetti Westerns” represented a new era/next evolution of the Western. These films came about at the perfect time & were helped by the charismatic/just ‘cool’ Clint Eastwood. He kinda became the “next one” after John Wayne, etc. While these are certainly consider classic westerns now, there was a pretty clear delineation between the earlier “classic westerns” & the “spaghetti westerns”. Kinda hard to explain, but these are sort of an evolution. The 3 movies aren’t a single related story, but they were called “The Dollars Trilogy” for marketing purposes. Eastwood is in all 3 obviously, but youll also see some of the same actors in different movies, on different sides, etc. Before this film, Eastwood was a tv actor on Rawhide. This movie, and the other 2, made him a superstar & that iconic “antihero” figure that he’d further explore in Dirty Harry & a bunch of other great roles. Such a great film & a great “trilogy”. Eastwood is the man. Glad you watched this and hope you continue with the other 2.

[@rknoe]

“The Man With No Name” is what his character is referred to in the trilogy. Theres no interconnecting story line really but it’s considered the same character through the movies. I’ve personally always liked to consider Will Munny in Unforgiven IS The Man With No Name and there are some interesting interviews and articles that make that argument.

[@pulsarstargrave256]

The current version of this film contains restored scenes which were cut from the 1966 English dubbed version. Around the year 2000, the scenes were restored. Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach (Tuco) were still alive and could dub their roles but naturally, they were over 30 years older, thus, you can hear the difference. Angel Eyes (Lee Van Cleef) had already passed away so I think they hired an impressionist to dub his scenes. If there's a Blu Ray it might have both the 1966 and restored versions.

[@patrickfriedauer4259]

Was, is, and always will be my favorite film of all time. Saw it first time when I was 10. Went to film school because of this film. Bravo guys for watching this. Sergio Leone is one the greatest directors of all time. A favorite of Quentin Tarantino. Leone was so demanding of perfection James Woods once told a story when shooting Once Upon a Time in America with Sergio where he wanted rain during a scene. The sky had clouded up and Leone sat in his chair for an hour staring a the sky, when suddenly he said to roll camera and on cue during the shot it started raining. James said Sergio was so good even God did what he wanted. lol.

[@Purple_Buffalo]

ONCE. UPON. A TIME IN THE WEST.

[@DeanStrickson]

This please!!

[@MickeyC-o6v]

It has the most bad ass movie line ever!

[@hennakettunen8755]

6:21 "That your family? A nice family." In the photo on the wall were the parents, and two sons, one considerably older than the little lad who rode the donkey.

[@steveclapper5424]

Angel eyes is one great villain names in movie history. Go and watch the soldier's song and the Danish philharmonic rendition of the "Good the Bad and the Ugly" it is beautiful.

[@matteoscarabelli854]

The reason why Tuco (and in one scene Angel Eyes) sounds like an old man is that this is a "restored" cut, with some scenes recovered decades after the shooting. Since the film was originally shot in Italian (mostly) and then dubbed over, they decided to have the original actors dub them new lines instead of using soundalikes - but, of course, the actors had aged.

[@shawnboyce1663]

Sergio Leone 's next movie once upon a time in the west was his masterpiece 1968

[@andrewward5891]

Henry Fonda (who almost always played good guys) is incredible as the bad guy in that movie.

[@cho-yv6kk]

Any Witch Way But Loose & Any Which Way You Can

[@zedwpd]

horrible movies. Better to go The Outlaw Josey Wales, High Plains Drifter, Play Misty For Me. The Beguiled, and the Dirty Harry Series.

[@allenruss2976]

​​Any which way but Loose is a classic. "Right turn Clyde" ​@@zedwpd

[@AlderPeak]

@@allenruss2976 I giggled when I read your comment. After all these years, Clyde is still hilarious.

[@savage_skirt5386]

ugh, no

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to Cameron and Isaiah! 🤠 My late brother loved this one.

[@craigfowler7098]

I am 53:years old so this came out before i was born However great to see youngsters appreciating old movies. Also amazing that Clint Eastwood is still alive, s living legend. I highly recommend Shawshank Redemption and Gladiator.

[@gryndyl]

Fun fact: The bridge explosion went off early when the cameras weren't running. They had to rebuild the whole bridge just to blow it up again. The debris you see flying past them and falling around them was real debris from the explosion.

[@joshuariddensdale2126]

There are multiple cuts of this movie. The original was 3 hours, but for the US release, it had nearly 20 minutes worth of scenes trimmed. The current 4K release is this edited version, with the deleted scenes as special features. The gun store scene was for the most part improvised. Eli Wallach knew nothing about guns, so Leone simply laid out various guns and Wallach just made up the scene as he went along, or so the story goes. The owner was played by Enzo Petito, a famous foreign actor who ended up dying shortly after.

[@larryairgood4320]

Seriously, check out the Danish National Symphony Orchestra performing "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly". Worth your time (about 6 minutes).

[@litonyayo1666]

so worth it!!!

[@chrism7395]

They had to blow up that bridge twice, first time it was accidentally blown up by the spanish army commander before the cameras were ready so the spanish army had to rebuild the bridge to complete the shot

[@botz77]

You need to see Dirty Harry.

[@xander66644]

This is their 2nd highest ranking next to 12 Angry Men Cam 12 Angry Men - 9.9 The Good, Bad , Ugly - 9.8 Zay 12 Angry Men - 9.875 The Good, Bad, Ugly - 9.8

[@Carv5playacowboys5rings]

Hey glad I found this channel. You guys are great!! Thanks for the awesome film reactions.

[@newgunsrules]

The reason why the voices might be off in some of the scenes is that those are deleted scenes put back into this special edition cut, and as a result these actors recorded the audio at a later age in the 90s when they restored the 3 hour cut of this movie.

[@rogermatthews7204]

This too was my Favorite Western of all time. Its great to watch both of your reactions to these great Films I grew up on! May i suggest another great Western by Eastwood... "Outlaw Josey Wales". You'll love it.

[@RedEdgedSavage]

A Fistful Of Dollars should be next

[@franchk8372]

Saw ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' when it came at at the drive-in the first time. Great movie. Love the actors and the music is brilliant.

[@MartinWWalker]

In my top 3. Fell in love with this as a kid. There was nothing cooler as an 8 year old as Clint just shooting Bad, his gun, and his hat into the grave as he;s walking towards Tuco. All the while the coolest screen music ever is playing lol.

[@I_ll_beer_back]

The finale, with its extreme close-ups driven by staccato Morricone sounds, is one of the best in the history of the Italian western - and the western in general. At the 2007 Oscars, Morricone, moved to tears, received the lifetime achievement award from Clint Eastwood, after having been unsuccessfully nominated for the Academy Award five times previously. (Ennio Morricone received a second Oscar in 2016 for the music to Quentin Tarantino's film “The Hateful Eight”.) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a sensational western with epic images, an unforgettable score and outstanding actors.

[@readyourhead]

I've been waiting on you guys to react to this classic, my all time favorite western! Awesome reaction fellas 🥰 great editing, awesome commentary & analysis. I adore this soundtrack as well. I won't go on & on just so glad you guys enjoyed the movie!

[@jillwanlin9558]

Unforgiven is another great Eastwood western

[@kevinehle6637]

Unforgiven is his best Western IMO!

[@donaldjz]

You must see the DIRTY HARRY series

[@Waves_555]

You guys are awesome, laughed my ass off watching you

[@MartinWWalker]

I think you're watching the uncut version which is pretty rare. It flows a lot better with the shorter cut. You noticed it dropping out in sound quality as well. It was never polished footage. It all got put back in decades later for this extended edition

[@MattTownsend-t4b]

This movie was made in Italy for a number of reasons, {hence the term spaghetti western}. Very few of the actors could speak ANY English, so they all just spoke their lines in Italian and were dubbed over post production. Lee Van Cleef {the bad} went on to make other westerns before passing; Eli Wallace {the ugly} went on to make lots of westerns and other films right up til this millennium. Clint Eastwood you know, is still making movies well into his nineties, including several Academy Awards movies (such as The Unforgiven). If you pay attention, lots of movies [like Die Hard] borrow notions from this film in homage. Thanks for sharing your viewing experiences, gents 😎

[@shannonpace9433]

Filmed in Spain by an Italian crew

[@claudioricignuolo6974]

@@shannonpace9433Indoors scenes have been filmed at Cinecittà Studios, Rome.

[@ink-cow]

Tuco suddenly sounded like an old man because they restored some scenes and the actor had to redub the dialogue after he became an old man. Scenes restored with Angel Eyes had to be dubbed by another actor.

[@allenruss2976]

Things like this made Spaghetti Westerns so much fun

[@Neotron2001]

The first time I watched this movie, I was 12 or 13. I think I grew some chest hair afterwards. Thanks dad, R.I.P., thank you for showing me great quality movies from your younger years.

[@maybeso68]

OMG you guys had me screaming spaghetti western at my monitor lol

[@ThurstonDrunk]

You guys had so much fun with this great movie, one of my all time faves. Cheers!

[@thehorrorfanx]

So glad you guys watched this one!!

[@lenfoster1622]

Some scenes were not included in the original release, so they were never voiced. The noticeable aging in Tuco and Blondies' voices is due to Eastwood and Wallach adding their voices to this director's cut and including the missing scenes. Van Cleef had died by this time so a voice actor was used.

[@hadrenspicer9035]

The best western ever made.the greatest score ever.all the voices for the foreign actors is perfect for each actor

[@alaricboyle-poirier6931]

This is an Italian movie. And perhaps my favourite. Excellent reaction!

[@andrewward5891]

They called them spaghetti westerns

[@fuzzballzz36]

The scenes where Tuco sounds like an old man are restored scenes. Eli Wallach did the voice over 50 years later, so he was much older.

[@Bfdidc]

Absolutely one of my favorites of all time..

[@beatmet2355]

There’s added scenes that were dubbed many years later, which is why Tuco sounds much older and Blondie sounds weird in certain scenes. Eli Wallach dubbed his “new scenes” and a voice actor did Clint’s. Btw, how many were waiting for the noose reveal at the end? 🙋‍♂️

[@fuyocouch]

These movies where called 'Spaghetti Westerns' because they were filmed in Italy for cheap, the cast spoke different languages, which they all spoke, and were over dubbed later in English, if you notice that lip movement doesn't match what's being said a lot of times. You should check out 'Once Upon a Time in the West' for S Tier of this genre.

[@sanddab]

I hope you react to 'Dirty Harry' (1971). One of Eastwood's most iconic rolls.

[@RoverWaters]

12:30 that scene was added to the uncut version of the movie... decades later and voiceover was needed

[@sykesknife4496]

The outlaw Josey Whales is another fantastic western set at the ending of the Civil War. So are the other westerns of his. Fist Full of Dollars.

[@mynameispaul0530]

Tarantino is a huge Sergio Leone fan as you can probably tell from his movies.

[@SparkyLu60]

This movie was released when I was in HS, was shown at our local Drive-in weekly. for a couple of years. I've seen this classic many many times, my all time favorite western!!

[@tjwade7985]

This was a very funny reaction I loved it

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

Nice one, please do the "Dirty Harry" collection.

[@mikevandenboom5958]

Great to see you young'ns appreciate this old gem. I would like to hear your opinion on "The Eiger Sanction" it was I believe one of the first movies that was shot in a 2:35 aspect ratio . Great watch on a big screen.

[@gunterangel]

Little correction, please : The first movie in a 2,35 : 1 aspect ratio was the early John-Wayne movie "The Big Trail", shot as early as in 1930 !! The production used an early 70mm sound system. But due to the high costs, the fact that only a few movie theatres had been willing to expend much money on new 70mm projectors, even more so as they just recently had to invest in sound equipment, and that at the time of the Great Depression, and also due to the movie's finally failing at the box office that system was as quickly abandonned as it had appeared. Only a handfull of movies had been filmed in the years 1930/31 in that format. Only in 1954 and to compete with the rising televison Hollywood looked for a cheaper alternative for an 2,35:1 aspect ratio film format, and they finally came up with cinemascope, which made it possible to further use the old 35mm cameras. The only thing you needed was an anamorhpic lense that had to be put on the 35mm camera, so that an 2,35:1 aspect picture could be squeezed onto the 35mm film. Simularily the owners of the movie theatres also only needed to put the same anamorhic lense on their old projectors to project the squeezed frames from the 35mm film copy in a 2,35:1 aspect ratio on the screen. The first movie in cinemascope was "The Robe" with Richard Burton and Jean Simmons in 1954. One of the disadvantages of cinemascope was that the picture looked a little bit blurry and corny, and was not really good for close-ups as it slightly distorted the faces. To recieve better sound ( until 6 channel stereo ) and picture quality in 1955 Mike Todd remembered the 70mm system from 1930 and came up with his own 70mm system ToddAO, which was copied by MGM with their own MGM65mm system. The first movies shot in these lavish picture formats, which can get until a 2,62:1 aspect ratio, were MGM''s "The Raintree Country" with Elizabeth Taylor and Montgomery Clift and Michael Todd's production of "Around the World in 80 days", both from 1956. Famous movies in 70mm are the 1959 version of "Ben Hur", "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Munity on the Bounty, both from 1962. From the sixties onwards Panavision provided the most 70mm camera equipment for blockbuster movies like for instance the James-Bond-movies "Thunderball" , "You Only live Twice", "In Her Majesty's Service", "Diamonds Are Forever and "The Spy Who Loved Me", from which onwards every JB-movie was filmed in Panavision, which was also used by Clint Eastwood for his Eiger thriller from 1975, as you correctly pointed out.

[@scottlette]

This film is a certified classic.

[@richardheinz]

50:54. That is the most badass reaction I've ever seen!

[@steved1135]

Yes, yes it is top tier. I'm 53 now, and got to see a lot of these 'old' films when they played on TV on the weekends back in the early 80's. Rewatching them is always a delight, but it also makes me wonder where 'hollywood' went wrong. They just don't make moviei like these anymore. It's no wonder all my big rewatch movies are from the 70's or earlier. I rewatch at least 3 Kurosawa movies every year...

[@jimmyzee7040]

Classic Clint Eastwood, this movie made him a star and the rest is history.

[@USCFlash]

THe Good, Bad and the Ugly is Tarantino's favorite film of all time...which explains Django (and many of his other films)

[@scottmcdonald9924]

Great movie and series! Speggitti westerns are what these were called.

[@jimmeyer9106]

tuco makes this movie honestly..he's by far my favorite character

[@josem.7183]

Quentin tarantino has said this is one of his favorite westerns and inspired his inglorious bastards movie. There's the scene in inglorious where they use the score guy from this movie into that movie... the scene about the baseball bat smashing the German coning out of the tunnel...

[@savage_skirt5386]

the late-great Ennio Morricone is responsible for the score; he was incredible.

[@billr3724]

The iconic theme to this film made it to #2 on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1968. A huge hit for composer/orchestra leader Hugo Montenegro.

[@billtmarchi4320]

The original had clips that were edited out. When they were added back into the movie, they didn't have the sound and words so they had to voice over the words with people trying to imitate the voices.

[@andrewr311]

I love how you guys don't know what the hell is going on in old movies: "He needs therapy." Really? And then you thought they were going to blow the bridge with everyone on it

[@JohnnyUtah15]

Cam&Zay, you both have to react to Clint Eastwood in Kelly’s Heroes, a World War II movie. It’s a good one with a legendary cast.

[@jayconant3816]

This and where eagles dare