Author Topic: Anyone seen "Once upon a time in the West"..........Worth watching? (Read 2578 times)

Boost · « **on:** February 28, 2009, 09:41:19 AM »

I've had this donwloaded for months but never got around to watching it.

Its 2 hours 38 minutes and no: 19 on IMDB's top 250.

Overrated or genuinely awesome?

Sam · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:43:29 AM »

An absolute Classic

Just watch and enjoy!

Euro-monster · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:44:33 AM »

Quote from: Sam on February 28, 2009, 09:43:29 AM

An absolute Classic

Just watch and enjoy!

This is the hard part... $:-\$

funk51 · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:45:03 AM »

it's slow moving and not much action, if you get bored easy try the wild bunch, much more action.

wavelength · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:02:11 AM »

You gotta like Leone movies.

D_1000 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:05:42 AM »

Classic, as others have said.

rifat · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:09:48 AM »

Somebody please post a picture of Claudia Cardinale!

Sam · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:14:02 AM »

freespirit · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:18:13 AM »

Quote from: Sam on February 28, 2009, 10:14:02 AM

More class than the average American bitch woman. Watch that movie, it's good.

Sam · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:19:34 AM »

This is a beautiful woman!

Sam · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:21:27 AM »

One more for luck!

dr.chimps · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:27:23 AM »

It's my favourite Leone flick. The shootout at the beginning is aces.

'Looks like we're short a horse.'

'No. You brought two too many.'

/and henry fonda plays not only against character as frank but turns in one of the best stone killers of all time!!

Tyr · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:10:07 PM »

Classic movie.

BB · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2009, 12:29:42 PM »

Bit slow, but worth seeing. Next try Sam Peckinpah's three: Ride the High Country, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and the Wild Bunch.

wes · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:55:19 PM »

Classic flick......try "Once Upon A Time In America" also.

dr.chimps · « **Reply #15 on:** February 28, 2009, 01:55:56 PM »

Quote from: BB on February 28, 2009, 12:29:42 PM

Bit slow, but worth seeing. Next try Sam Peckinpah's three: Ride the High Country, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, and the Wild Bunch.

Ride the High Country is excellent. Both Scott and McCrea retired after that flick figuring it was a nice high point to end their careers on - they were right. The Wild Bunch is my favourite Western. Just awesome: 'If they move, kill'em!'

dr.chimps · « **Reply #16 on:** February 28, 2009, 02:05:58 PM »

Quote from: wes on February 28, 2009, 01:57:03 PM

Classic flick......try "Once Upon A Time In America" also.

I like that one too, Tim. A very long, languorous take on American crime. And that fadeout enigmatic smile of NeNiro's is pretty cool. What the hell does it mean? I still have no idea.

CARTEL · « **Reply #17 on:** February 28, 2009, 08:27:35 PM »

Quote from: dr.chimps on February 28, 2009, 01:55:56 PM

The Wild Bunch is my favourite Western. Just awesome: 'If they move, kill'em!'

One of mine also.

The Outlaw Josey Wales and Shane are also high up.

Tombstone was one of the better new ones.

liberalismo · « **Reply #18 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:17:42 PM »

Not that great. Some good scenes, but overall not so good.

MUCH better westerns out there.

Some Terrence Hill movies I'd recommend.

Here is a good list of some that I can remember at the top of my head and the names might not even be right:

Gunman's walk
310 to Yuma
Good Bad and Ugly
They call me trinity
My name is Nobody
Unforgiven

The T.V. Show the "Rifle man" with CHuck Connors was good.

Sexual Mustard · « **Reply #19 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:25:33 PM »

is this the one that had that constant harmonica tune in the background? If so, that was the only thing I can remember from the movie, and it drove me nuts.

liberalismo · « **Reply #20 on:** February 28, 2009, 09:29:30 PM »

Quote from: Sexual Mustard on February 28, 2009, 09:25:33 PM

is this the one that had that constant harmonica tune in the background? If so, that was the only thing I can remember from the movie, and it drove me nuts.

Yes. The protagonist is Charles Bronson AKA "The man with a harmonica"

bigguns23 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 28, 2009, 10:19:02 PM »

Yes, watch it. Great damn movie. One of the all time greats in my opinion!!

wes · « **Reply #22 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:06:29 AM »

Other great westerns IMO:

Django
A Bullet For Sandoval
McKennas Gold
A Minute To Pray,A Second To Die
The Unforgiven
Gods Gun
Wild Bill (with Jeff Bridges)-tons of overr the top violence,a lot better than you might think
A Bullet For The General
Gunfight At The OK Corral
Keoma

freespirit · « **Reply #23 on:** March 01, 2009, 04:41:58 AM »

Quote from: bigguns23 on February 28, 2009, 10:19:02 PM

Yes, watch it. Great damn movie. One of the all time greats in my opinion!!

Yes it is. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, also good.

Sam · « **Reply #24 on:** March 01, 2009, 06:33:28 AM »

Not forgeting High Plains Drifter