The last one was my favourite but they were all good. Once upon a time in the west is another Sergio Leone spaghetti western that you should check out.
Of all the thousands of movies I've seen in my life, I think "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" makes the BEST use of the frame. Time and time again, the camera will move to reveal something just outside the frame that's *very* important, or something will move in from just outside the frame to alter the course of the story. It's masterful cinematography and brilliant direction.
I know you guys don't do music reactions, but you need to check out the Danish National Orchestra's version of this movie's wonderful sound track. It's fantastic!
That's a thing that a lot of people tend to overlook about this movie. The actors and their characters are great, the script is captivating and the music is phenomenal, but even putting all that aside the FILMOGRAPHY itself is exceptional. It's a movie "for the masses" with the technical quality of an art piece. I still mourn the fact that Sergio Leone died way too young compared to what it could have offered to the italian cinema.
The unofficial order to watch the trilogy is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, and A Fistful of Dollars, with each film containing nods to the others in terms of character development and timeline. So yeah timewise, this film is the first.
Look up “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Danish Symphony Orchestra for a great show on how movie scores are played. The “Wa-Wa Woman singer/whistler and the Sophrana woman soloist are fantastic !!!
Great reaction guys. FYI: this movie is technically a prequal for when he starts wearing the poncho since you mentioned the 2nd movie shows Lee Van Cleef;s character being in the Civil War and that war is over. :)
Its called the Dollars Trilogy but also known as the Man With No Name Trilogy if u owned the dvd set This is a prequel to the other two films except it doesn't explain any of that othan him finding his legendary brown Pancho he wears in the first films & grabbing it off of the dead soldier but yeah Clint is still the same character but everyone else is different & yes this is a "epic" because its a three hour western/war/crime/drama/adventure film & its a masterpiece ❤ Its also Quentin Tarantinos favorite film & the one film he considers the Greatest film in history along with myself & many others !!!!! This is the only trilogy that gets even better with each film instead of getting worse which is how a trilogy is supposed to be but never is so yeah it kinda is the perfect trilogy if u consider that aspect because usually the original is always considered the best in any movie trilogy or at best the middle film but never the final film so obviously Sergio Leone did it just right & the way every trilogy should be!!!! U suck them in with the first film , u suck them in even more with the second film & then the third film u through everything from the first two films into it & make it on a much more epic scale & thats exactly what he did which this trilogy & thats why its the best trilogy because he actually pulled off the impossible!!!! U literally can't say that about any other trilogy because they always fall short after the first or second film!!!!!
You gotta watch "Once Upon a Time in the West" next. It´s the next movie Leone and Morricone made with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson, it´s a cinematic masterpiece.
Ye, the harmonica theme from that film is just as legendary as the Good/Bad/Ugly theme from this film. Also worthwhile noting the other protagonist actors: Claudia Cardinale as Maria, and Jason Robards who plays Cheyenne - both great performances.
Fun Fact: Much of cast was made up Italians and Spaniards who didn't speak English, so they spoke their lines in their respective languages, and were dubbed over. Hence the term "spaghetti western." This such a legendary film in storyline, soundtrack and cinematography. RIP Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef.
Well, actually they were Italians and Spanish actors in the first place because it was shot in Europe instead of the US. Then like now it was likely cheaper to shoot elsewhere when Hollywood was in full swing. Just as it is cheaper to shoot in New Zealand now.
@@Ozai75 well well.. in the original Italian version, the one that I only truly appreciate (as Italian), the line is with "pig" (porco) and not "rat". Aaand this is accurate because Tuco uses to say "pig!" to people... For example talking of Blondie when he find him in the hotel. And also because Tuco is not really the kind of clean person. So Pig, not rat.
This movie was actually viewed by many people as an elaborate anti war statement as well as how greed can be a driving force in life. Don’t forget the war in Vietnam was escalating when this movie was made and people were starting to protest against it. I think this movie could easily be two movies and still tell the story. The only thing that bothers me even now is that if Tuco was as in tune with his weapon as the movie says he is then he would have noticed the difference in the weight of his pistol when it was empty. Six rounds of .45 ammo would add a noticeable amount of weight to the gun.
WRT weapon weight, Tuco didn't hold the empty gun until he drew it in the showdown. At that moment his first priority was to fire. When it didn't work he did know it had been unloaded and it wasn't a series of misfires.
Fun fact: some movie critics lambasted it at the time for being "a pulp movie crude, crass and too complacent with its own violence" and other similar bullshit. Incompetents. But time vindicated its dignity.
I highly recommend that you check out, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)". It is an amazing rendition of the the film's musical score. Great reaction / review guys. Y'all be safe.
Fun fact 1: The bridge was accidentally blown up twice. The first they left the signal to the army commander that worked with the film crew. He wasn't familiar with the terminology so it got blown up when no camera was rolling. Thankfully nobody got hurt. The commander was so embarrassed, that he had the bridge built again, to be blown up again. Fun fact 2: The cemetery existed only for a few hours. It had to be removed as quickly as possible after shooting the scenes because of local laws and regulations. Since then it has been rebuild for tourists. Google Maps even shows that there is a silhouette of Clint Eastwood. If you want to watch a similary good western by Sergio Leone, give 'Once upon a time in the West' (1968). Easly as good as 'the Good...', but it is less often mentioned as it has a completely new cast which is as good or even better than the Dollars Trilogy.
The cemetery was rebuilt by fans/volunteers over a period of years. There's a brilliant documentary (it was in Netflix at one stage) Sad Hill Unearthed (2017) that tells the stories of the making of the film, the restoration of the cemetery, and the celebratory 50th anniversary screening onsite at the end, including some Very Special guests... 🖤
This is so strange. I always assumed "Once upon a time in the West" is the most well know movie among all of them. I mean one of my music teacher's used it as a textbook example how musc and silence/ambiant sound is used effectivly in movies. I knew the melodie of the Man with the Harmonica even before I ever saw the movie. (To be fair I also knew the Good the Bad and the Ugle meldoie before I ever saw any of the movies but no one ever metioned the movie when I was a teen while "Once uopn a time in the West" was.) Some of the sceens and also the melodie are quoted in other movies. But maybe there is a difference between America and Europe if it comes to the popularity of the movies. In German it is called "Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod" (Play the Death song for me).
@@sawanna508 I think GBU has always been popular due to Eastwood and the comedy between him and Wallach. It's also quite episodic so it can be digested in chunks of maybe 6 half hour mini adventures. OUATITW is a more accomplished movie, and more like the kind of opera Leone and Morricone wanted it to be. In particular Morricone as he got to do a lot more interesting sound design and scoring, like the kind of serious music he had worked on prior to the movie business (that opening scene being the main example).
This is without a doubt one of the best westerns and literally this film was a major influence for not just Westerns, but most movies and shows thanks to the cinematography and the Three Way Duel standoff.
More than anything else - this is Opera! There is a fantastic documentary film simply called Ennio which is an absolute must see. Apparently whenever Leone and Morricone worked together and there was a musical set piece such as the triangular gunfight at the end - the actors are actually listening to the music while performing - I'm not aware of this being done anywhere else.
I love that Tuco, as the main protagonist, has background to give his character depth, and serves as the prompt for Blondie to react to, so that The Man With No Name's character is substantiated by his reactions, as opposed to being given background. Fantastic writing there. I agree that this version is a little long--but you watched the extended cut. Some scenes (e.g., chicken cave) aren't in the theatrical version.
Back in the early 90's I acted in some low budget horror films in the Orlando area (Dark Universe and Biohazrd II: Alien Force). After we finished the 2nd film the producers had a cast dinner at a nice Mexican restaurant in the Daytona area (we were there to finish that last few days of shots on the film). The restaurant had a mariachi band wandering about the rooms. When they got to our tables the mariachi band started to play the theme song from this movie. One of the producers and I met our eyes across the table and we began to sing the +Aye-Ayes" and "Wah-Wah-Wahs" in the song, and then we went on to add the Hoot and Hah grunts that come a little later. The mariachi band seemed to really love it.
Of all the brilliant touches in this film, for me, the genius move was casting Eli Wallach in the role of Tuco! Wallach was one of our greatest stage and film actors! No one else could have played Tuco with such incredible nuance and complexity!
I'm not sure if this story is known outside of Italy, but for the record Gian Maria Volonté, the EXCELLENT italian actor who interpreted Ramon and Indio on the two previous movies of the "dollar trilogy" read the script and pestered Sergio Leone for months because he wanted the role of Tuco more than anything else. Unluckily for him Leone was adamant about the fact that while incredibly skilled, Volontè had a vibe of seriousness about him that would have been a poor match for the way he envisioned Tuco.
Oh Cool you’re doing The Spiderwick Chronicles although I am bummed that just like the One Piece TV reactions and the Five Nights at Freddy’s reaction, Hailey & Stella won’t be involved in it as it’s a Fantasy film.😕 Hopefully, you have Scott Pilgrim, The Kingsmen films, and the Percy Jackson films as a 4 group reaction.
My Favorite is For a Few Dollars More, but this is a close second, now, a couple of war movies with Clint in a leading role, "Where Eagles Dare" 1968, and" Kelly's Heroes" 1970. Give them a try sometime 😁
Enjoyed watching your reaction guys. This is my personal favourite of the Dollars Trilogy. Also, the version you watched was the 2002 extended cut, which added about 15 minutes of old footage. Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach both came back to dub their lines for the reinserted footage (because obviously they shot with no sound for these films) while voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989.
Tuco is the best character. He is the one with the intriguing backstory and although he is played as the clown he still comes across as a ruthless criminal with the skills to back it up. Hopefully you will watch Once Upon A Time In The Werst soon.
Eli Wallach really helps to make this movie as good as it is. Perfectly cast and a masterpiece of a performance. He flip flops with ease and his expression changes every time.
Technically, _The Hateful Eight_ was Morricones' penultimate work (the Album for Guiseppe Tornatores' _Correspondence_ came out roughly a month later). But it was his first Western in well over thirty years, his first Score for a major US Release since 2000s _Mission to Mars_ (he mainly worked for Italian Television and a handful of European Movies in between) and, of course, the thing that finally got him his Academy Award after five nominations. I consider him accepting the Award and looking very moved to be the Coda to his career. Fun fact, he attended a reception arranged by the Society of Composers and Lyricists for to celebrate that years Nominees and had an animated chat with John Williams. I heard of someone comparing this to Mozart and Beethoven talking with each other.
During Civil War times, gold was valued at about $30/oz, meaning the $200k in gold is about 6,666.6666 ounces. Today gold goes for about $2,000/oz, so that amount of gold now would be worth roughly $13.333 million.
Thank you! Yes. For A Few Dollars More is the best of the three. Best soundtrack, best Clint, best bad guys, best humor. I get frustrated that this is the one so well known, though I like them all.
It's the same character and technically speaking The Good the bad and the ugly is the prequel to for A fistful of Dollars and a few dollars more because by the end of The Good the bad and the ugly he's wearing the outfit that he wears in for A Fistful of dollars.
You mentioned if something was sticking out from the moving train, during that scene Eli Wallach was unaware of a step jutting out from the train . If he had lifted his head during that scene, he’d been decapitated.
At the end, when Blondie put Tuco back in the noose, I thought he was playing cruel joke on him. Later I'd realized it was for a different reason. Earlier Blondie told Tuco "You thought I'd trust you?" Blondie just wanted to get some distance between him and Tuco. He didn't want to be shot in the back.
While I agree that the movie can be a little long, I struggle to think of anything I'd cut from it, except maybe the bit where Tuco recruits his friends (which was cut from the original release).
Thank you so much for the reaction on one of the Best Western films and big congrats on 286k subscribers and just 14k more till you reach 300k subscribers.🎉
That was great. Really enjoyed your reaction to this. Have to be honest, i found it quite emotional the whole scene with the bridge and the soldiers. This is one of those great movies that you laugh out loud at, you feel tension and you are moved emotionally.
Near the end where Clint's character meets the dying soldier, he picks up the poncho that you see him wearing in Fistful Of Dollars. But I think its more of a reference rather than a story arc connection. A nice touch either way
It's been glossed before, but to show the math, and since it really was in gold, not paper... until WWI or the 30's (depending how you wanna count it), $20 was an ounce of gold. So $200,000 was 10,000 ounces of gold (Troy ounces, so about 686 pounds total. Good thing he had a horse... though, not so good to _be_ the horse ;). As it happens, currently gold is just over $2000 an ounce, so that's a nice clean factor of a hundred times. So that $200,000 in gold would be about $20 million in paper today.
According to one of the writers, the Man With No Name gave his $100,000 to Father Ramirez's mission and that's why he's poor again at the beginning of "A Fistful of Dollars." They DID change Lee Van Cleef's hair in this movie. In "For a Few Dollars More," his hair is grey/white. In this film, it's dark. So he does have two different colors in his hair to differentiate Angel Eyes from Colonel Mortimer.
"Cartridge? Is that just what he's calling the bullets?" Nooo... that's what he's calling the cartridges, of which the bullet is the projectile component.
Gold in 1863 was a little under $19.00 US per ounce. Today, it’s a little over $2,000 US per ounce. A rough estimate of $200,000 in 1863 (around when this story takes place) would work out to about $5.54 million today! That’s a LOT of money; especially considering most things were less expensive and better-made back then!
Some of the scenes I had never seen before. Looks like you guys watched the restored, extended version. The theatrical one was shorter. Looked like some scenes had more depth in them, more explanations. Interesting.
please ract to once upon a time in the west.It's probably the marriage of the great visuals and soundtrack that make Once Upon a Time in the West work as well as it does. There's a good number of dramatic camera movements and interesting reveals that are tied up perfectly with the music- almost like some kind of singing-free musical at some points.
I was in college when I think I first saw this, almost 20 years after it came out- it has remained one of my all-time favorites decades later- maybe it will for you, too. But, guys, you missed the third option for the shoot out- 1 guy takes it all, which was the intent of the set-up! Watch all 3 again, one will bubble up as the clear winner.
I like clint Eastwood but in this movie Tuco stole the spotlight. His acting and the character was the pillar of the movie in my opinion. My favourite quote -"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk" 😁
we think about these movies as a trilogy now, but i dont think they were originally intended to be one, at least not in a narrative sense. theyre all kind of stand alone movies that are connected mostly by the same actors being in them. the nickname "man with no name" was actually something that the american distributor coined to promote all 3 movies together, but the "man with no name" has 3 different names listed in the credits of each movie. but if we interpret the movies as a trilogy, alot of people view the 3rd movie as a prequel. clint's character starts off the movie without his signature sheepskin vest and poncho, and by the end of the movie he has them. also the civil war took place 1861 to 1865 and a gravestone in the first movie was dated 1873 btw the reason the movies so long is because apparently the soundtrack was made first and the director didnt want to cut any of it out 😂
So happy to see your guys’ reaction! My favorite childhood movie! If yall want another epic I suggest the 1950s Ben-Hur! I feel like yall would love the chariot scene in that film!
No you can't just use parts from different model guns. They're just using Colt Navies that morph between percussion cap and cartridge conversions throughout the film.
There is a korean homage to this film named _the good, the bad and the weird_ , and I really recommend you to watch it ! That's a real epic and fun movie, and it succeed to be in the same spirit as this one either it is a much more modern one. And yeah, _the good, the bad and the ugly_ really is my favorite of the trilogy, even if I loooooove the second one. I think my love for it grow each time I watch it again. The second is much simple to get, but this one got some depths I just love more and more !
"The army rebuilt the bridge while other shots were filmed. As the bridge was not a prop but a rather heavy and sturdy structure, powerful explosives were required to destroy it. hence, the very REAL shrapnel blowing away from the blast and hitting around the actors!" Absolutely crazy right?
First, you guys MUST do "WHERE EAGLES DARE"(1968) as mentioned a few times in the comments. The cinematography, story, messages, characters, epic feel, physical acting(so much was communicated without dialog), and musical score are all really good. What makes this film great IMO is "The Ecstasy of Gold" and its use; and the tension/suspense of the 3-way quick-draw with enough time for the audience to think about its dilemma to the characters. You guys started to talk about the dilemma of who each character should target with the commentary of the looks each gave each other. In a true 3-way duel, it's the one who shoots first that loses as the others(or just the non-targeted one) can react to that first movement and shoot at him. If each is smart enough, they will reason that they shouldn't be first and so no one acts first - peace. It's great that this film gives the audience time to think about it also. What occurs is that the tension and pressure of the situation builds until one of the characters can no longer hold to the logic, but is overcome. Tuco's character is devoloped such that the other two and the audience can make a probable prediction that Tuco will be first to lose control and act first. Angel Eyes knows this and after initially eyeing his toughess opponentent in Blondie, he should focus on Tuco and Blondie knows this. It might have been more epic for Blondie to not rig the fight, afterall he's the "Good", but just surmise that he could just target Angel Eyes. However, with the rigged contest, he can definitely just focus on Angel Eyes and react to him with his sure target and no pressure of Tuco getting him. The audience doesn't know it's rigged, so they're in the situation of the 3-way duel.
This is definitely the most famous and the most well made out of the three. More suggestions: My Name is Trinity, Django series (Franco Nero), The Mercenary (also Franco Nero), The Quick and the Dead (from the 90s. Unique because it was directed by Sam Raimi. Leo Dicaprio was in there too 😂).
The explosions in old films are so much more visceral and satisfying. This was a _dynamite_ explosion, as opposed to a gasoline fireball or a CGI simulation. TNT actually _pushes_ things out of the way.
For 2 more GREAT Clint Westerns, you MUST SEE "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and what I as well as SO MANY others called "Clint's Masterpiece" known as "Unforgiven".
Had this film been shorter, you would not have been as invested in the characters, the story or the ending. This is a good story because it takes time to let you know who the characters are, what are their motivations and how do they match up against each other. It allows suspense to be built and the final shootout to be climatic. It's only too long if you aren't enjoying the movie.
The Magnificent Seven and Once Upon A Time In The West are also great classics. many modern productions drew inspiration from these westerns to make their scripts and shots.
As I mentioned in the last reaction, "High Plains Drifter" is the true man with no name Clint Eastwood movie, as he has no name in it. Also to wee where the modern western started, You should try out the movie "Shane" starring Alan Ladd, It is an absolute classic. It was the move that took the genre away from being cowboy movies to westerns.
Actually read somewhere several decades ago, that even tho it was filmed after the other 2 movies, this is actually the 'prequel' to those movies. I tend to believe it, since the Civil War is going on in this movie, which places it in the timeline before the other movies. Also, when the confederate soldier was dying, he was using the 'poncho' as a pillow, which then Clint claims and proceeds to wear it for the rest(last) of the movie, and is wearing it in the other 2 movies.
Good reaction! I prefer For A Few Dollars More. Now you guys gotta check out the last trilogy right after this one that Sergio Leone did its also so very good! First up: Once Upon A Time in the West, then second the absolutely criminally underrated (has anyone ever reacted to this one?) Fistful of Dynamite or the title that i prefer which fits it better "Once Upon A Time... The Revolution" guys the music in that one is insanely good and its like a sequel in spirit to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, i really love that one. And the third up is the last movie Leone did with Robert De Niro and James Woods called "Once Upon a time In America" a gangster classic that will leave an impression! believe me, you will be talking about that one after you have seen it. Also has fantastic music once again by the master composer Ennio Morricone! All in all guys absolutely watch these three movies they are a must for any movie lover.
Now on to Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time Trilogy: Once Upon A Time In The West (my favorite) Once Upon A Time… The Revolution (called Duck, You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite in the USA) Once Upon A Time in America
From what I can see, a garden variety 1862 gold $1 coin is worth upward of $200 today. So $200,000 worth of them would be $40m today. If those coins were in great shape, the numismatic value could be much higher, like 4-10x. If you go for gold value it would be about 12, 050 ounces, or around $24m. Of course, back then they would have simply been dollars, so the value then of $200,000 was like $6.1m today, or about $3m when split in half.
What is your favorite movie of the trilogy?
_The Good, The Bad and The Ugly_ no question
The good thé bad ....for anfew dollars and fistfull in that order
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is the best one, but my favourite is For a Few Dollars More
It Is the " fourth one" that you guys cant miss: "Once Upon time in the West". It Is far beyond every previous spaghetti western.
The last one was my favourite but they were all good. Once upon a time in the west is another Sergio Leone spaghetti western that you should check out.
Of all the thousands of movies I've seen in my life, I think "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly" makes the BEST use of the frame. Time and time again, the camera will move to reveal something just outside the frame that's *very* important, or something will move in from just outside the frame to alter the course of the story. It's masterful cinematography and brilliant direction.
I know you guys don't do music reactions, but you need to check out the Danish National Orchestra's version of this movie's wonderful sound track. It's fantastic!
That's a thing that a lot of people tend to overlook about this movie.
The actors and their characters are great, the script is captivating and the music is phenomenal, but even putting all that aside the FILMOGRAPHY itself is exceptional.
It's a movie "for the masses" with the technical quality of an art piece.
I still mourn the fact that Sergio Leone died way too young compared to what it could have offered to the italian cinema.
Very amazing classic movie.
The unofficial order to watch the trilogy is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, For a Few Dollars More, and A Fistful of Dollars, with each film containing nods to the others in terms of character development and timeline. So yeah timewise, this film is the first.
Especially because he's wearing the same outfit at the end of this movie that he is in the beginning of for A fistful of Dollars!
This movie is the greatest western ever imo. The score is iconic and is in the top 3 best on my list with Jaws and The Great Escape
Look up “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” Danish Symphony Orchestra for a great show on how movie scores are played. The “Wa-Wa Woman singer/whistler and the Sophrana woman soloist are fantastic !!!
Great reaction guys. FYI: this movie is technically a prequal for when he starts wearing the poncho since you mentioned the 2nd movie shows Lee Van Cleef;s character being in the Civil War and that war is over. :)
Baker knew about the money. Pay attention to the dialog
Its called the Dollars Trilogy but also known as the Man With No Name Trilogy if u owned the dvd set
This is a prequel to the other two films except it doesn't explain any of that othan him finding his legendary brown Pancho he wears in the first films & grabbing it off of the dead soldier but yeah Clint is still the same character but everyone else is different & yes this is a "epic" because its a three hour western/war/crime/drama/adventure film & its a masterpiece ❤
Its also Quentin Tarantinos favorite film & the one film he considers the Greatest film in history along with myself & many others !!!!!
This is the only trilogy that gets even better with each film instead of getting worse which is how a trilogy is supposed to be but never is so yeah it kinda is the perfect trilogy if u consider that aspect because usually the original is always considered the best in any movie trilogy or at best the middle film but never the final film so obviously Sergio Leone did it just right & the way every trilogy should be!!!! U suck them in with the first film , u suck them in even more with the second film & then the third film u through everything from the first two films into it & make it on a much more epic scale & thats exactly what he did which this trilogy & thats why its the best trilogy because he actually pulled off the impossible!!!! U literally can't say that about any other trilogy because they always fall short after the first or second film!!!!!
You gotta watch "Once Upon a Time in the West" next. It´s the next movie Leone and Morricone made with Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson, it´s a cinematic masterpiece.
And afterwards you gotta check out Corbucci's "The Great Silence," but pass on the English dubb.
how about afterwards watching duck you sucker the last of the Leone western nobody watches! it's just as great and epic as his others.
masterpiece is too strong a word. its a good movie.
@@orangewarm1 nah, it's gold. "Duck You Sucker" is good (but only good).
Ye, the harmonica theme from that film is just as legendary as the Good/Bad/Ugly theme from this film.
Also worthwhile noting the other protagonist actors:
Claudia Cardinale as Maria, and Jason Robards who plays Cheyenne - both great performances.
Fun Fact: Much of cast was made up Italians and Spaniards who didn't speak English, so they spoke their lines in their respective languages, and were dubbed over. Hence the term "spaghetti western." This such a legendary film in storyline, soundtrack and cinematography. RIP Sergio Leone, Ennio Morricone, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef.
If memory serves, the three that Tuco hires to split the $4000 were played by Romani actors
it was called a Spaghetti western not due to what the actors were speaking, but due to the fact it was filmed in Italy
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Well, actually they were Italians and Spanish actors in the first place because it was shot in Europe instead of the US.
Then like now it was likely cheaper to shoot elsewhere when Hollywood was in full swing.
Just as it is cheaper to shoot in New Zealand now.
@@adamskeans2515 This was filmed in Spain
$200,000 in 1862 works out to about $6.1 million in today's money. Even split three ways the prize would've set these three men up for life.
Bro who played ugly, is an accomplished actor. An award winning actor.
Tuco.
Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez
@@x_mau9355 Known as the Rat.
Eli Wallach. Acting for 6 decades.
Eli Wallach.
He actually plays a store manager in a Clint Eastwood film called "Mystic River" (2003) as a witness to a past crime.
@@Ozai75 well well.. in the original Italian version, the one that I only truly appreciate (as Italian), the line is with "pig" (porco) and not "rat". Aaand this is accurate because Tuco uses to say "pig!" to people... For example talking of Blondie when he find him in the hotel. And also because Tuco is not really the kind of clean person. So Pig, not rat.
$200K in 1865 would be $3.8 million in 2023 dollars.
Except the movie is set in 1862
We’ll say 4 million even.
Once you hear that theme song, the movie is instantly recognisable!
When my dental hygienist asked if I'd seen this film, I just said, "Bloooooondie!"
The greatest movie ever made.
This movie was actually viewed by many people as an elaborate anti war statement as well as how greed can be a driving force in life. Don’t forget the war in Vietnam was escalating when this movie was made and people were starting to protest against it. I think this movie could easily be two movies and still tell the story. The only thing that bothers me even now is that if Tuco was as in tune with his weapon as the movie says he is then he would have noticed the difference in the weight of his pistol when it was empty. Six rounds of .45 ammo would add a noticeable amount of weight to the gun.
WRT weapon weight, Tuco didn't hold the empty gun until he drew it in the showdown. At that moment his first priority was to fire. When it didn't work he did know it had been unloaded and it wasn't a series of misfires.
Fun fact: some movie critics lambasted it at the time for being "a pulp movie crude, crass and too complacent with its own violence" and other similar bullshit.
Incompetents. But time vindicated its dignity.
I love Lee Van Cleef the most, sad he left so early.
He was a stunning man.
He was the definition of a badass villain in films. Class actor.
It's not a western, but for some more unbelievable desert shots, I very highly recommend Lawrence of Arabia!
A truly superb film
I highly recommend that you check out, "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - The Danish National Symphony Orchestra (Live)". It is an amazing rendition of the the film's musical score.
Great reaction / review guys.
Y'all be safe.
Incredible film
Such an incredible movie!🤩
Fun fact 1: The bridge was accidentally blown up twice. The first they left the signal to the army commander that worked with the film crew. He wasn't familiar with the terminology so it got blown up when no camera was rolling. Thankfully nobody got hurt. The commander was so embarrassed, that he had the bridge built again, to be blown up again.
Fun fact 2: The cemetery existed only for a few hours. It had to be removed as quickly as possible after shooting the scenes because of local laws and regulations. Since then it has been rebuild for tourists. Google Maps even shows that there is a silhouette of Clint Eastwood.
If you want to watch a similary good western by Sergio Leone, give 'Once upon a time in the West' (1968). Easly as good as 'the Good...', but it is less often mentioned as it has a completely new cast which is as good or even better than the Dollars Trilogy.
What about third "fun fact"? I just don't want the "fun" to end.
The cemetery was rebuilt by fans/volunteers over a period of years. There's a brilliant documentary (it was in Netflix at one stage) Sad Hill Unearthed (2017) that tells the stories of the making of the film, the restoration of the cemetery, and the celebratory 50th anniversary screening onsite at the end, including some Very Special guests... 🖤
Once Upon .... In The West is a great film, but VERY long.
The intro scene alone is like 10 minutes long with nothing really happening.
This is so strange. I always assumed "Once upon a time in the West" is the most well know movie among all of them. I mean one of my music teacher's used it as a textbook example how musc and silence/ambiant sound is used effectivly in movies. I knew the melodie of the Man with the Harmonica even before I ever saw the movie. (To be fair I also knew the Good the Bad and the Ugle meldoie before I ever saw any of the movies but no one ever metioned the movie when I was a teen while "Once uopn a time in the West" was.) Some of the sceens and also the melodie are quoted in other movies. But maybe there is a difference between America and Europe if it comes to the popularity of the movies. In German it is called "Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod" (Play the Death song for me).
@@sawanna508 I think GBU has always been popular due to Eastwood and the comedy between him and Wallach. It's also quite episodic so it can be digested in chunks of maybe 6 half hour mini adventures.
OUATITW is a more accomplished movie, and more like the kind of opera Leone and Morricone wanted it to be. In particular Morricone as he got to do a lot more interesting sound design and scoring, like the kind of serious music he had worked on prior to the movie business (that opening scene being the main example).
This is without a doubt one of the best westerns and literally this film was a major influence for not just Westerns, but most movies and shows thanks to the cinematography and the Three Way Duel standoff.
More than anything else - this is Opera! There is a fantastic documentary film simply called Ennio which is an absolute must see. Apparently whenever Leone and Morricone worked together and there was a musical set piece such as the triangular gunfight at the end - the actors are actually listening to the music while performing - I'm not aware of this being done anywhere else.
one of the big directors did this. I forget if it was Cameron or Spielberg or Scorsese or Nolan.
I love that Tuco, as the main protagonist, has background to give his character depth, and serves as the prompt for Blondie to react to, so that The Man With No Name's character is substantiated by his reactions, as opposed to being given background. Fantastic writing there.
I agree that this version is a little long--but you watched the extended cut. Some scenes (e.g., chicken cave) aren't in the theatrical version.
Back in the early 90's I acted in some low budget horror films in the Orlando area (Dark Universe and Biohazrd II: Alien Force). After we finished the 2nd film the producers had a cast dinner at a nice Mexican restaurant in the Daytona area (we were there to finish that last few days of shots on the film). The restaurant had a mariachi band wandering about the rooms. When they got to our tables the mariachi band started to play the theme song from this movie. One of the producers and I met our eyes across the table and we began to sing the +Aye-Ayes" and "Wah-Wah-Wahs" in the song, and then we went on to add the Hoot and Hah grunts that come a little later. The mariachi band seemed to really love it.
Outlaw josey wales is really good. My favorite anyway
Of all the brilliant touches in this film, for me, the genius move was casting Eli Wallach in the role of Tuco! Wallach was one of our greatest stage and film actors! No one else could have played Tuco with such incredible nuance and complexity!
I'm not sure if this story is known outside of Italy, but for the record Gian Maria Volonté, the EXCELLENT italian actor who interpreted Ramon and Indio on the two previous movies of the "dollar trilogy" read the script and pestered Sergio Leone for months because he wanted the role of Tuco more than anything else.
Unluckily for him Leone was adamant about the fact that while incredibly skilled, Volontè had a vibe of seriousness about him that would have been a poor match for the way he envisioned Tuco.
Oh Cool you’re doing The Spiderwick Chronicles although I am bummed that just like the One Piece TV reactions and the Five Nights at Freddy’s reaction, Hailey & Stella won’t be involved in it as it’s a Fantasy film.😕
Hopefully, you have Scott Pilgrim, The Kingsmen films, and the Percy Jackson films as a 4 group reaction.
For me; when Clint earns the title of “the good” is when he decides to go along w/ Tuco’s ruse about his brother.... 💯
My Favorite is For a Few Dollars More, but this is a close second, now, a couple of war movies with Clint in a leading role, "Where Eagles Dare" 1968, and" Kelly's Heroes" 1970. Give them a try sometime 😁
Enjoyed watching your reaction guys. This is my personal favourite of the Dollars Trilogy. Also, the version you watched was the 2002 extended cut, which added about 15 minutes of old footage. Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach both came back to dub their lines for the reinserted footage (because obviously they shot with no sound for these films) while voice actor Simon Prescott substituted for Lee Van Cleef who had died in 1989.
Tuco is the best character. He is the one with the intriguing backstory and although he is played as the clown he still comes across as a ruthless criminal with the skills to back it up.
Hopefully you will watch Once Upon A Time In The Werst soon.
Eli Wallach really helps to make this movie as good as it is. Perfectly cast and a masterpiece of a performance. He flip flops with ease and his expression changes every time.
The greatest Western movie of all time!
Technically, _The Hateful Eight_ was Morricones' penultimate work (the Album for Guiseppe Tornatores' _Correspondence_ came out roughly a month later). But it was his first Western in well over thirty years, his first Score for a major US Release since 2000s _Mission to Mars_ (he mainly worked for Italian Television and a handful of European Movies in between) and, of course, the thing that finally got him his Academy Award after five nominations. I consider him accepting the Award and looking very moved to be the Coda to his career.
Fun fact, he attended a reception arranged by the Society of Composers and Lyricists for to celebrate that years Nominees and had an animated chat with John Williams. I heard of someone comparing this to Mozart and Beethoven talking with each other.
Masterful music by Ennio Morricone.
Agreed
There was a Civil War in the West, New Mexico, Oklahoma ... Arizona and Texas too. This story is in New Mexico. This is prequel.
During Civil War times, gold was valued at about $30/oz, meaning the $200k in gold is about 6,666.6666 ounces. Today gold goes for about $2,000/oz, so that amount of gold now would be worth roughly $13.333 million.
Thank you! Yes. For A Few Dollars More is the best of the three. Best soundtrack, best Clint, best bad guys, best humor. I get frustrated that this is the one so well known, though I like them all.
Whilst its a trilogy, the stories arent connected. Clint doesn't play the same character - he has a different name in each film.
Different nickname. Same character.
It's the same character and technically speaking The Good the bad and the ugly is the prequel to for A fistful of Dollars and a few dollars more because by the end of The Good the bad and the ugly he's wearing the outfit that he wears in for A Fistful of dollars.
In the immortal words of my sainted mother, "none of them are good. They are all bad and ugly."
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You mentioned if something was sticking out from the moving train, during that scene Eli Wallach was unaware of a step jutting out from the train . If he had lifted his head during that scene, he’d been decapitated.
Now you are ready for Kelly's Hearos
At the end, when Blondie put Tuco back in the noose, I thought he was playing cruel joke on him. Later I'd realized it was for a different reason. Earlier Blondie told Tuco "You thought I'd trust you?" Blondie just wanted to get some distance between him and Tuco. He didn't want to be shot in the back.
So what's next? Is it Django, High Plains Drifter? The Great Silence?
$200000 in 1864 would be worth about 3.9 million dollars today.
While I agree that the movie can be a little long, I struggle to think of anything I'd cut from it, except maybe the bit where Tuco recruits his friends (which was cut from the original release).
Thank you so much for the reaction on one of the Best Western films and big congrats on 286k subscribers and just 14k more till you reach 300k subscribers.🎉
The last reaction of this channel. Best of luck to James, Nobu, Stella, Hayeley, mods, and editors. It has been an awesome journey :)
Not the last, we are going until January lol
lol I that one was the last@@whitenoisereacts
That was great. Really enjoyed your reaction to this. Have to be honest, i found it quite emotional the whole scene with the bridge and the soldiers. This is one of those great movies that you laugh out loud at, you feel tension and you are moved emotionally.
Near the end where Clint's character meets the dying soldier, he picks up the poncho that you see him wearing in Fistful Of Dollars.
But I think its more of a reference rather than a story arc connection. A nice touch either way
That's why i thought at some point after watching all of them in a row that this is supposed to be the first in the chronology of his stroy.
The madness of gold track is so good, when Tuco runs in the graveyard.
It's been glossed before, but to show the math, and since it really was in gold, not paper... until WWI or the 30's (depending how you wanna count it), $20 was an ounce of gold. So $200,000 was 10,000 ounces of gold (Troy ounces, so about 686 pounds total. Good thing he had a horse... though, not so good to _be_ the horse ;). As it happens, currently gold is just over $2000 an ounce, so that's a nice clean factor of a hundred times.
So that $200,000 in gold would be about $20 million in paper today.
I would love to see you react to Terence Hill and Bud Spencer movies, especially the western.
This movie was set in the backdrop of 1862 and adjusted for inflation $200,000 equals just over 6 million today.
According to one of the writers, the Man With No Name gave his $100,000 to Father Ramirez's mission and that's why he's poor again at the beginning of "A Fistful of Dollars."
They DID change Lee Van Cleef's hair in this movie. In "For a Few Dollars More," his hair is grey/white. In this film, it's dark. So he does have two different colors in his hair to differentiate Angel Eyes from Colonel Mortimer.
While you two are watching westerns, I recommend Tombstone. It is very good even if it is a bit more modern than the old classic Westerns
Definitely check out Once Upon A Time in the West. It's long like TGTBTU, but a very different cast.
"Cartridge? Is that just what he's calling the bullets?"
Nooo... that's what he's calling the cartridges, of which the bullet is the projectile component.
Gold in 1863 was a little under $19.00 US per ounce. Today, it’s a little over $2,000 US per ounce. A rough estimate of $200,000 in 1863 (around when this story takes place) would work out to about $5.54 million today! That’s a LOT of money; especially considering most things were less expensive and better-made back then!
Once Upon a Time in the West in clearly the next Western you should watch. And if you haven't seen Unforgiven, it's the perfect cherry on top.
Masterpiece ever. Great
Some of the scenes I had never seen before. Looks like you guys watched the restored, extended version. The theatrical one was shorter. Looked like some scenes had more depth in them, more explanations. Interesting.
The best lesson ever! ''When you have to shoot shoot. Don’t talk.''
This is the ONE I was waiting for the moment you started to react to clint Eastwood oldies !
Let's go 🎉
I have the same last name as Tuco 😂 Ramirez ...I see him as my brother ❤❤
please ract to once upon a time in the west.It's probably the marriage of the great visuals and soundtrack that make Once Upon a Time in the West work as well as it does. There's a good number of dramatic camera movements and interesting reveals that are tied up perfectly with the music- almost like some kind of singing-free musical at some points.
I was in college when I think I first saw this, almost 20 years after it came out- it has remained one of my all-time favorites decades later- maybe it will for you, too. But, guys, you missed the third option for the shoot out- 1 guy takes it all, which was the intent of the set-up! Watch all 3 again, one will bubble up as the clear winner.
I like clint Eastwood but in this movie Tuco stole the spotlight. His acting and the character was the pillar of the movie in my opinion. My favourite quote -"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk" 😁
we think about these movies as a trilogy now, but i dont think they were originally intended to be one, at least not in a narrative sense. theyre all kind of stand alone movies that are connected mostly by the same actors being in them. the nickname "man with no name" was actually something that the american distributor coined to promote all 3 movies together, but the "man with no name" has 3 different names listed in the credits of each movie.
but if we interpret the movies as a trilogy, alot of people view the 3rd movie as a prequel. clint's character starts off the movie without his signature sheepskin vest and poncho, and by the end of the movie he has them. also the civil war took place 1861 to 1865 and a gravestone in the first movie was dated 1873
btw the reason the movies so long is because apparently the soundtrack was made first and the director didnt want to cut any of it out 😂
So happy to see your guys’ reaction! My favorite childhood movie! If yall want another epic I suggest the 1950s Ben-Hur! I feel like yall would love the chariot scene in that film!
The Good & The Bad is actually a prequel to the other two. Does it make more sense now insofar as the time period and how he got that poncho?
movie suggestion - you guys should definitely watch the Divergent trilogy. it's amazing. you guys will definitely like it
No you can't just use parts from different model guns. They're just using Colt Navies that morph between percussion cap and cartridge conversions throughout the film.
The best movie ever made, a masterpiece! 10/10
Once upon a time in the west is just as epic as this one. Don't skip it
There is a korean homage to this film named _the good, the bad and the weird_ , and I really recommend you to watch it ! That's a real epic and fun movie, and it succeed to be in the same spirit as this one either it is a much more modern one.
And yeah, _the good, the bad and the ugly_ really is my favorite of the trilogy, even if I loooooove the second one. I think my love for it grow each time I watch it again. The second is much simple to get, but this one got some depths I just love more and more !
"The army rebuilt the bridge while other shots were filmed. As the bridge was not a prop but a rather heavy and sturdy structure, powerful explosives were required to destroy it. hence, the very REAL shrapnel blowing away from the blast and hitting around the actors!"
Absolutely crazy right?
If you look closely a piece of the shrapnel hits the sandbag right beside Clint's head.
it's a reverse trilogy for Clint Eastwoods character.
there's very subtle hints within the 3 movies of his character development.
First, you guys MUST do "WHERE EAGLES DARE"(1968) as mentioned a few times in the comments.
The cinematography, story, messages, characters, epic feel, physical acting(so much was communicated without dialog), and musical score are all really good. What makes this film great IMO is "The Ecstasy of Gold" and its use; and the tension/suspense of the 3-way quick-draw with enough time for the audience to think about its dilemma to the characters.
You guys started to talk about the dilemma of who each character should target with the commentary of the looks each gave each other. In a true 3-way duel, it's the one who shoots first that loses as the others(or just the non-targeted one) can react to that first movement and shoot at him. If each is smart enough, they will reason that they shouldn't be first and so no one acts first - peace. It's great that this film gives the audience time to think about it also. What occurs is that the tension and pressure of the situation builds until one of the characters can no longer hold to the logic, but is overcome. Tuco's character is devoloped such that the other two and the audience can make a probable prediction that Tuco will be first to lose control and act first. Angel Eyes knows this and after initially eyeing his toughess opponentent in Blondie, he should focus on Tuco and Blondie knows this. It might have been more epic for Blondie to not rig the fight, afterall he's the "Good", but just surmise that he could just target Angel Eyes. However, with the rigged contest, he can definitely just focus on Angel Eyes and react to him with his sure target and no pressure of Tuco getting him. The audience doesn't know it's rigged, so they're in the situation of the 3-way duel.
try "the quick + the dead"
I have a termite as a pet I named him Clint
Clint Eats Wood 😝
Could you watch Little Big Man, now?
To keep with the westerns, perhaps They Call me Trinity?
This is definitely the most famous and the most well made out of the three. More suggestions:
My Name is Trinity, Django series (Franco Nero), The Mercenary (also Franco Nero), The Quick and the Dead (from the 90s. Unique because it was directed by Sam Raimi. Leo Dicaprio was in there too 😂).
The explosions in old films are so much more visceral and satisfying. This was a _dynamite_ explosion, as opposed to a gasoline fireball or a CGI simulation. TNT actually _pushes_ things out of the way.
For 2 more GREAT Clint Westerns, you MUST SEE "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and what I as well as SO MANY others called "Clint's Masterpiece" known as "Unforgiven".
Had this film been shorter, you would not have been as invested in the characters, the story or the ending. This is a good story because it takes time to let you know who the characters are, what are their motivations and how do they match up against each other. It allows suspense to be built and the final shootout to be climatic. It's only too long if you aren't enjoying the movie.
Tuco was amazing in this movie
The Magnificent Seven and Once Upon A Time In The West are also great classics.
many modern productions drew inspiration from these westerns to make their scripts and shots.
As I mentioned in the last reaction, "High Plains Drifter" is the true man with no name Clint Eastwood movie, as he has no name in it. Also to wee where the modern western started, You should try out the movie "Shane" starring Alan Ladd, It is an absolute classic. It was the move that took the genre away from being cowboy movies to westerns.
Actually read somewhere several decades ago, that even tho it was filmed after the other 2 movies, this is actually the 'prequel' to those movies. I tend to believe it, since the Civil War is going on in this movie, which places it in the timeline before the other movies. Also, when the confederate soldier was dying, he was using the 'poncho' as a pillow, which then Clint claims and proceeds to wear it for the rest(last) of the movie, and is wearing it in the other 2 movies.
Good reaction! I prefer For A Few Dollars More. Now you guys gotta check out the last trilogy right after this one that Sergio Leone did its also so very good! First up: Once Upon A Time in the West, then second the absolutely criminally underrated (has anyone ever reacted to this one?) Fistful of Dynamite or the title that i prefer which fits it better "Once Upon A Time... The Revolution" guys the music in that one is insanely good and its like a sequel in spirit to The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, i really love that one. And the third up is the last movie Leone did with Robert De Niro and James Woods called "Once Upon a time In America" a gangster classic that will leave an impression! believe me, you will be talking about that one after you have seen it. Also has fantastic music once again by the master composer Ennio Morricone! All in all guys absolutely watch these three movies they are a must for any movie lover.
Now for “Once Upon a Time in The West”
Now on to Sergio Leone’s Once Upon A Time Trilogy:
Once Upon A Time In The West (my favorite)
Once Upon A Time… The Revolution (called Duck, You Sucker or A Fistful of Dynamite in the USA)
Once Upon A Time in America
Greatest Western of all time. Music cover by Danish orchestra ... is legendary - Tai Lung. That money today would be $20 million.
From what I can see, a garden variety 1862 gold $1 coin is worth upward of $200 today. So $200,000 worth of them would be $40m today. If those coins were in great shape, the numismatic value could be much higher, like 4-10x. If you go for gold value it would be about 12, 050 ounces, or around $24m. Of course, back then they would have simply been dollars, so the value then of $200,000 was like $6.1m today, or about $3m when split in half.