@@WalterMarks1 I mean the pistol sound effects, they don’t sound like that in real life. The noise went on for way too long but I’m guessing they did the best with what they had at the time
The panic in Angel Eye's face as the draw looms nearer is so intense. He begins to realize that both men will likely draw on him and his end is near. Tuco seems wild eyed and waiting on Blondie, meanwhile Blondie seems to be keeping his eye on Angel Eyes. This is really a remarkable scene and some of the greatest art to come out of the 20th century.
Of course Blondie is keeping his eye on Angel Eyes since's Tuco's gun isn't loaded. Not to mention Angel Eyes keeps sliding his hand along his holster towards his gun. Anyways, yeah love this scene and this entire movie!
@@coinraker6497 Yep, Blondie has stacked the deck in his favour, he only needs to worry about Angel Eyes, even if Tuco's gun was loaded we know from earlier in the film that Tuco hates him far more than he does Blondie. It's the ultimate Win/Win scenario!
Three hours. Three hours of one of the greatest stories set in the Wild West. Three hours of suspense, drama, and epic gunfights. Three hours of trust, betrayal, and revenge. Three hours of blood, sweat, and tears. Three hours of haunting music soaring over the dry, dusty plains. Three hours slowly building up to this, the final moment, the peak of all the action... *The most intense game of Musical Statues ever.* _And one of the greatest one-liners in cinema history._
Totally brilliant 👏 I normally hate films like this but this is an absolute masterpiece 👌 well acted by 3 wonderful actors as of whom 2 of them have now passed..r.i.p...eli wallach and Lee van cleef who were just as fantastic as clint eastwood in everything they did in the good the bad and the ugly can't beat this film it,ll always be my no1
The location, cinematography, costumes, actors, combined with Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack makes this sequence one of the greatest, and iconic ever captured on film.
Now THIS is how westerns should be made!! I was a toddler when this movie came out, but I remembered it vividly. Now 50 years later, "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" is STILL one of the greatest cinema masterpieces of all time and is no match for all the other crap you see coming out of Hollywood these days.
To know Eli Wallach was 50 years old here and still lived long enough to see 12 Years A Slave is truly remarkable. Clint here was barely 36! RIP Cleef and Wallach. Legends.
Never get tired of watching this scene, the tension is fantastic.!!! The fact that Tuco is instantly likable but totally untrustworthy throughout the film is unforgettable.
Ya i thought so too. They guy had some uncanny humor at times too, but yeah, i thought he was likeable. All in all this movie is badass. Seen it when it first came out, and to this day when it comes on, ill still watch it over and over. The part that was funny was when poor tuco had the noose around him and then yelling BLOOOOOOOOOONDIEEEEEEEE! lol
I love how Blondie is just toying with both Tuco and Angel Eyes. He could have easily shot both Tuco and Angel Eyes when they were both getting into their positions. And he knew that Tuco's gun was empty so he only had Angel Eyes as his lone target. But he let it all play out and Tuco shot at Angel Eyes so he knew he could still trust Tuco. Blondie was holding all the cards and the other two didn't even know it. Like from Sun Tsu's Art of War, a battle is won before it's even fought.
Conversely, Tuco didn't know if he could trust Blondie, he didn't know his gun was empty, and he still took his only shot on Angel Eyes. For all his scheming, Tuco was actually a pretty decent guy when it really counted.
I saw this at a theatre in Boston during its original run and to this day, whenever I watch this scene, I still get palpitations waiting for the conclusion. This is, perhaps, the greatest use of building drama ever used in cinema. Brava Sr. Morricone.
I certainly agree about Eli Wallach and the Oscar, and Sergio Leone, but they could never win with a spaghetti western, not in America. But for a scene made by music and the eyes of the actors I have to go for the duel in For a Few Dollars More. Same director, same composer, and two of the same actors. Only a hair difference but for me that just takes it.
What's brilliant about this film, and what cements it as an epic, is just how long it goes on for. It comes to a point where even the audience is starting to feel exhausted as they go along this state-spanning journey. But then, the last three scenes of the movie hit; the graveyard, the duel, and the noose. With these last 20-or-so minutes, it reaches one of the greatest climaxes in cinematic history, where you can't bear to look but you don't dare look away. Sergio Leone was a genius of the industry, and is right to be remembered and have his legacy upheld as some of the greatest works put to the silver screen. Bravo.
So true. I watched this for the first time just last week and during this scene I almost felt like I was part of the standoff lmao. I didn't even want to blink.
This scene, as well as the others, is a film technique used to create suspense that actually came 20 years prior to this film. Alfred Hitchcock's theory of suspense. That it is not found in the climax itself, but in the anticipation of it. Essentially, the longer the build up, the more suspense.
There are two kinds of people in this world, those that make fantastic movies and those that don't, this my friends is the definition of brilliant art.
I love how Blondie doesn't even need to explain, he just says he's gonna write the name on the rock and Tuco and Angel Eyes instantly know "okay, we're gonna have a 3 way mexican standoff then"
When you see this movie for the first time, I can guarantee you these are the most nerve wrecking minutes of your life so far! You can just feel the intense moment. The hunt for the treasure. The duality of men. I mean: Shit does not get more tense than this scene in any movie. EVER!
...if you haven't had your fill of Lee van Cleef, Eastwood, and a Mexican bandito shooting it out in a stone circle in the previous movie. Even the musical watch tune reappears at 5:14! And did you notice in this movie that Clint appears without the poncho that he wore throughout A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More? In fact, he picks it up from a post-battle scene of carnage and slings it on just before the scene shown above, which indicates that this movie is a prequel to the others.
56 years ago. 56 goddam years ago and still one of the finest endings to a movie ever made. 3 men staring each other, sizing each other with the most amazing background score. So simple yet so iconic. I'm 39 and have been obsessed with this since I was a kid.
When Tuco is running through the graveyard looking for the grave of Arch-Stanton. The music, direction, everything is just magnificent. I still get goosebumps watching it.
7:52 If you look closely, there's another empty grave next to the one Angel Eyes falls in. I always just considered it a random thing since it is a war cemetery that just had a very large battle fought next to it. Now I see it as something else entirely. Those two graves were dug by Angel Eyes for Blondie and Tuco so he could dispose of their corpses when they found the gold and he killed them both. The fact that he already had a shovel just furthers my theory. That meant he had beaten them to the cemetery and was just waiting around like a vulture for them to show up and reveal the grave filled with the gold. I'd bet the grave he slid into was the one meant for Blondie. Damn this movie is deep on every level!
That's a very interesting theory. In fact when the 3-way standoff is just about to start, you can see a black horse tied up. In the movie, only Angel Eyes rode a black horse. So this strengthens your theory. But then again, it was the early 17th century, and there were robbers and bounty hunters. And then there was this man who is evil personified who shoots down his own employer in cold blood and gives out a sinister laugh. He also sadistically destroys a family. As karma may have it Angel Eyes was destined to die fighting for the gold. The same gold which he found out from a man whom he shot down mercilessly. The final scene can be termed as "Death of Angel Eyes".
Mum and dad went to the cinema. My much older brother let me stay up to watch this with him. As an 11 year old what a wonderful night that was. Thanks Alan.
The outcome was never in doubt. The Bad couldn't pick his target and wasted his focus. The Ugly had no ammo from the beginning. The Good was just that good.
I love how you can see slight flinches and fear building in the other two, while Eastwood just remains completely calm. I reckon that was intentional psychological warfare on part of his character.
+Benjamin Drinkwater It's so damn good.... No @#$&ing GC to ruin the movies back then. Just simple, character driven epicness! So much happens with so little... The build up.... It's @#$*ing magic!
+David J only 1 man needed to be killed. Toco was not the threat. Blondie just had to take his time and shoot in a hurry so he could have Toco to dig at the right plot. if he died. all was lost.
The movie is pure art. Acting, , the dialogues, the camera, the story, the soundtrack - if you are allowed to only watch one film in your life, it has to be this.
Westerns are my favorite movie genre. I've collected them for years and now I have a huge library full. Of all the great ones that I have, if I had to choose only one that I could keep, this would be it. Long live this great western The Good The Bad and The Ugly 👍
@@dodgers4121 Well you just can't beat them spaghetti westerns. They are all great for sure. I lean towards The Good The Bad and The Ugly because I'm just addicted to the dialogue in that film thanks to the outstanding performance by Eli Wallach. So many classic lines with a touch of dark humor. I remember how big this flick was when it premired at the drive-ins back in the day. I own this movie in every format you name it and I never get tired of watching it. Of all the movies I have in my western movie library, if I could only keep one, this is it. As far as Once Upon A Time In The West, Charles Bronson was outstanding as well as Fonda. Got this one in my movie collection also. They just don't make em like they use to 👍
@@TS-wh4ey My top 3 not in any order : 1) The Searchers (John Ford) 2) Once upon a time in the west 3) The Good The Bad and The Ugly. I really like also "The Long Raiders" (Walter Hill)
I love how Tuco and Blondie's relationship changes throughout the whole course of the movie. It is one of the greatest westerns of all time. I want to add I love the actor who played Angel Eyes.
What no one appreciates about this movie is how it is a cleverly disguised anti-war film. The civil war going on in the background hangs like a dark cloud over the mood of the picture. Here in this scene is a reflection on all the loss that has plagued the nation in the form of a giant graveyard. It's the most overwhelming form of subtlety I have ever seen in a film. The audience is so cought up in the pursuit of the treasure that the horrors of the bigger picture never take the forefront but the more I see this movie the more I am compelled to see it as a haunting critique of the devastation of war.
Or maybe it shows how even as war goes on people live their greedy lives and try to exploit it. Or maybe it's coincidence and there really isn't any meaning, it just helped create the plot to a story.
3:50. Scenes like these cannot be imagined without the brilliant compositions of the great Italian genius composer Ennio Morricone. His compositions managed to create the real atmosphere, to give the real emotions in the various scenes of the films. He has created true masterpieces for these films.
After watching these 3 films you realise how much you've heard his music without noticing. The end of a few dollars when the song started again more is probably my absolute favourite
Interesting Fact: The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill Cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress who wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death.
In this world there are two kinds of people my friend, those with loaded guns, and those who dig - you dig. Instantly one of the greatest movie qoutes of all time.
I can't help it: I have to say it: THE GREATEST Ending scene to a movie that has ever been filmed. The greatest actors, the greatest music and the greatest scenario that has ever been filmed. The facial expressions of all three of them are killer, as the music reaches a crescendo.
Tuco trying to fire his weapon and realizing Blondie set him up! The suspense is real in this scene. After all these years since its release, it still stands the test of time for a great cinematic masterpiece! The trilogy is well worth the sit-down. Just grab a few buckets of popcorn, a 6 pack of beer (your choice) and enjoy the experience again and again.
Notice Blondie takes a neutral position for the gun fight, with the sun to his right and slight to his rear and that Angel Eyes takes the most advantageous position for the gunfight, with the sun directly behind him. This leaves Tuco in the worst position for the gun fight, with the sun directly in his eyes. Small details that stay true to each character's personality trait.
Actually angel eyes was in a bad position not marksman wise but because on one side tuco is there to shoot him and on other blondie. Both of them did not care if he was alive so it makes him in a uncomfortable position to shoot
@@20_mihir48 As angel eyes saw the world, it was every man for himself, why would he have the capacity as a psychopath to think blondie and tuco had any kind of kinship?
+simran jabbal I remember seeing this for the first time as a kid. My dad and I watched this and For A Few Dollars More one Saturday during a blizzard.
yes I agree...I remember had copied it on to a blank vhs tape and he use to show it to me when I was real little cause it was his favorite movie..I loved it but as I got older I realized that yeah it's probably the best movie and movie soundtrack ever
Alfred, i would say a 100% perfect movie. All 3 were fucking a perfect storm!!.i have watched this movie for 40yrs. The music was the cream on the cake!!
5:03 this silence is pure art. You get caught up in the music and spectacle, then nothing. Puts you right in their shoes. This is what they hear. Just outstanding.
Everything about this film is exceptional. The acting and the camera work are fantastic. I especially love the original score that Ennio Morricone composed for this film. It is phenomenal.
Wow! 😲 That is some outstanding trumpet playing beginning at 04:20 It takes a really gifted trumpeter to reach that level of proficiency. Each note is clear and sharp, and flawlessly played with vibrato from one note to the next. 😊 🎺 🎶
To me, what I found really interesting was the buildup before this battle. Blondie and Tuco, the two who wouldn't hesitate to shoot enemies, steps into war (or battlefield), where life and death flash before everyone's eyes. Despite their actions being in self interest, they end the battle for the bridge by blowing the bridge up, allowing many men to live on for another day. After that, they discover a man who is on the verge of life and death, and soon-to-be-dead. Blondie shows the dying soldier respect. This scene takes place in a graveyard, a place reserved only for the dead. Tuco and Blondie survives, while Angel Eyes does not. It can be said that Tuco and Blondie has earned redemption for their deeds done on the battlefield. Angel Eyes falls into an empty hole, one that would have been occupied if not for Tuco and Blondie's deeds. I might be overanalyzing, but I found the location of this standoff to be very poetic.
That's an interesting thought. I haven't seen this movie in over a decade. After watching a few clips and your comment, I'm definitely gonna have to give another watch. It's a great movie so thanks for the extra motivation to watch it. I miss the days when writing was important. Your take on it, even if wrong, is a perfect example. Take care.
The Good is “Good” because by the end he learns the value of human life after witnessing the horrors of war - he even holds back from shooting Angel Eyes until he tries to shoot him again. The Bad is “bad” because he actively enjoys inflicting pain (torturing Tuco) and killing people. The Ugly is “Ugly” not in a literal sense, but in that he’s halfway between the bad and the good: he kills people but only when he really has to, and while he doesn’t enjoy the suffering of the war he doesn’t feel any empathy like the Good does.
1) Blondie is "The Good". He _does_ show compassion for the dying soldier and both he and Tuco blow up the bridge; Blondie, to save lives; and Tuco, so the armies will "go away and fight someplace else" thereby allowing them to go through unimpeded. But Blondie leaves Tuco to die in the desert with no water. This doesn't seem very "good" to me. Also, I think Tuco had a legitimate point when he said he was taking all the risk each time he was being "hung". I thought Blondie could have considered an alternative to a situation where Tuco would die of thirst - a bad way to die. But though Blondie was severe he was not bad. He could have killed Tuco outright but he gave him a chance, though a harsh and slim one, for survival. 2) Tuco is "The Ugly". He is not so much bad as just messed up. He has become a brazen outlaw (remember the list of crimes read at his first "hanging"?), but when he meets his brother, the priest, we learn his back-story and can understand how a person could become that way. It doesn't excuse him, but he now seems like just an angry dog that has been beaten and mistreated and is now reacting in kind - not _naturally_ bad, like Angel Eyes. He cares only for himself, his survival, and his personal profit. But you can tell that something of his past life remains deep within him from his meeting with his brother - just enough to make him something less than completely bad. When he steals the gun from the old man in the shop he not only leaves him alive, but leaves him the bottle of booze to console him. It's not much, but it's something. 3) Angel Eyes is "The Bad". He beats up women, tortures prisoners and kills children, but he does these things coldly and without passion. He is like The Terminator - he takes no joy in the evil he commits because he has no feelings. Everything he does is calculated to achieve his ends - he just does what he does because it is necessary in order for him to proceed to the next step in his plans. He is the representation of Satan and evil incarnate. Blondie might show some compassion for Tuco, but he knew the night before he shot him that he had to remove Angel Eyes from this earth. He unloaded Tuco's gun so he would not cause any complications, but he had already planned to go for Angel Eyes first. There was a spark of normalcy in Tuco that Blondie recognized, and it is possible in time that he might achieve redemption, but Angel Eyes would never change .... he had to go.
My favorite thing about their acting is their little unspoken mannerisms when they interact. Like when Tuco reaches for gun when Blondie shows up, but Blondie shows his first and Tuco just shrugs like “Ya know I had to”
Agreed. It reminds me of animals. They don't speak English, or any other common language, so they naturally rely on body language. It's fascinating watching a predator size up prey, who is watching and sizing up the predator, all before the fight begins.
I remember my Mum and Dad going watching this at the cinema in about 1968,I was 8 years old. Always remember the day after, they were describing to one of my Aunties how Eli wallach shouted blondie at the beginning, which led to the iconic music at the beginning and they did the actual noise. I'm 8 year old, looking at them and thinking, what is up with grown ups! Then I'm old enough to watch it later on.. One of Clints best movies.
Just got to love Tuco. He’s the only one we get to know; his parents, his brother, and why he became who he is. You could almost say he’s the main character.
Tuco is a Real Bandito in this moovie...thinking only about his personal advantage in every situation...thinking only about money...a great performance
Oh man, no matter how many times I have watched this ending and know how it is going to end, the suspense and buildup to the climax never stops getting to me. And Blondie pranking Tuco and Tuco's final words to his former partner never stop being hilarious and feeling well-deserved. Excellent cinematography work, superb musical score, and sublime writing detailing the folly of man and his greed. _This film has it all._
What makes this movie so amazing is the combination of cinematography, storyline, soundtrack, characters in the actor that portrayed them. There has not been a film, since that captured this balance since and this was before all the advances in technology, a masterpiece never to be replicated again.
I'm thankful that I went into this movie trying to avoid as many spoilers as possible, because hot damn, the entire climax and finale had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
One day, when I was about 13 and my brother 11 our dad said to us, "The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly is on tv today, and we're going to watch it". Thinking of corny John Wayne westerns (though I regret those thoughts now, The Searchers and Stage Coach are amazing), we whined "Aw Dad, we don't wanna watch no stupid westerns". "This is different" was all he said, and Holy Christ was he right. I couldn't get enough of spaghetti westerns after it. And the music! Who cares if the extras mouths didn't speak the sound that was coming out of their mouths, my gosh this film is brilliant. I can watch this scene and Ecstasy of Gold forever.
Let's start at 5:36, when the music changes and we see where the cast is looking. Tuco looks at Angel Eyes, then B, Blondie looks at Tuco then Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes looks at Tuco then Blondie. Every member looks at both other member. The end situation is Blondie on Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes on Blondie and no one on Tuco. Two shots to show that Angel Eyes and Blondie are staying on each other: they both think that the other is the priority target and that they are the other priority target. Tuco goes Angel Eyes, Blondie, Angel Eyes, Blondie, Angel Eyes, Blondie. He is checking that no one watches him, and once he has the confirmation, he starts to make a move, lowering the hand on the gun slowly. Angel Eyes sees it, looks at him, Tuco sees that he is seen, stops, Blondie goes on him too. Tuco drops Angel Eyes for Blondie. Blondie, that had his head turned to Angel Eyes, his primary target, starts to turn his head to Tuco slowly, Tuco has got all his attention. Tuco goes from Angel Eyes to Blondie and back to Angel Eyes. He is getting nervous. Angel Eyes, that was back Blondie, checks Tuco, shot of Tuco hand showing that he is nervous, goes back to Blondie. Angel Eyes knows he is not watched so he starts moving. In reaction, Blondie looks at him and Angel Eyes chickens out. Clearly, Angel Eyes wants to go only if Blondie doesn't see him and now, Blondie knows it and he stays on Angel Eyes. Tuco check Blondie, then Angel Eyes, then back to Blondie. Blondie drops Angel Eyes to look at Tuco, and makes a small nod. Angel Eyes was on Blondie, he saw the nod, he looks at Tuco, the goes back to Angel Eyes. He thinks that they are communicating, which terrifies him, but at the same time, he is smart enought to realize that Tuco and Blondie are looking at each other, so he advances again still focused on his priority: Blondie. Blondie is still on Tuco, Tuco is on Blondie, he seems worried, but then realize something: Blondie proposed an alliance. Angel Eyes is only on Blondie, but Blondie hasn't checked him yet, so he continues to advance. Angel Eyes quick look at Tuco allows him to see that Tuco is focused on Blondie, he still look at Blondie one more time to be sure before moving his hand ever closer to his gun. Blondie and Tuco are still looking at one another. new shot on Angel Eyes, looking at Blondie, he could still move, but his hand doesn't, he is the closest he can be before the shooting. 3 shots on the eyes followed by 3 shots of the guns, this is the last point before the shootout. Tuco looks at Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes thinking that he has a window, goes for Blondie, Tuco goes for Angel Eyes but it doesn't matter, not only for his lack of bullet, but for Blondie is faster at takes down Angel Eyes. Blondie only had to focus on Angel Eyes, as he knew that Tuco was out of munition. He pretended to look at tucoto make it look like Tuco was important, whether it is for a alliance or to kill, which would not only hide the irrelevance of Tuco in this fight but also make Angel Eyes panick and make a move.
Nowadays you have movies that end with huge cgi explosions and whatnot but 60 years ago Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone made 3 guys stare at eachother more badass than anything that came out in the past 25 years. Masterpeice of a movie
In my humble opinion, this is the greatest scene in film history. People 5000 years later can watch this and still say these 3 were the best in the world. But one thing stands out that made this movie the greatest Western: Eli Wallach aka Tuco. Without his presence, this would've just been another movie.
it is not man. it is one of the best. james bond has some great scenes. for a few dollars more also beats it( this was taken from that one actually--it seems). indiana jones last crusade is brilliant in the ending. kill bill is ridiculous. once upon a time in the west. no country for old men( no ending). that is on top of my head. ah, dr strange love,full metal jacket all have great ending scenes. lolita too. war films( from lord of the rings to omar mukhtar have great ending scenes. lawrence of arabia has telling scene. this one is deliberate conclusion( story written to do that). day of the jackal has that kind of tense ending. all action films save the best for the last( original mad-max!) normally tom cruise does that: his films have that kind of finally scenes.
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 i wouldn't really give them a tag as best or worst. And I'm really happy to see you didn't write any superhero film as a good ending. i wasted my time once arguing with a person who like Avengers Endgame. but all scenes are greats
@@except_nothing YES, DARK KNIGHT HAS BRILLIANT ENDING( FROM JOKERS LAST TALK). there are plenty of films. super-hero movies also have great ending. it is film and it has to be fantastic. dirty harry has great ending. bruceless last fight in return of the dragon is great. terminator 2 and 1 both are awesome. hitchcock movies: vertigo has great ending though abrupt, lawrence of arabia is great all the way. this film is up there too. I have seen way too many movies to recall. I am one of the most prolific watcher of movies in the history of mankind. slowed down for few years now. barring people who study movies it is hard to beat me. i wanted to see all hollywood since the time of release: you kidding me? i stopped that project(300*75=25000 movies*100 minutes!). there are other language movies too. the french,italians,argentine know whats up! oh: the great escape is fine too. roman polanski has some brilliant finishes: cul de sac!
Totoons is partly correct, Clint did "Unforgiven" and it ranks right up there with the great westerns Karlos, but we know what you mean too. We're all Sergio and Clint fans here, and let's not forget for one moment the magnificent Morricone, with his incredibly fantastic soundtracks!
Dixie Burge Wallach should have received an Oscar for his Tuco! The 'Academy' snubbed the film because it was an Italian western. And yes, I am a Wallach fan, and probably we all are. I don't know why I didn't include him, but you caught it and all's well in TGTBATU-land.
Incredible sequence. Felt like it went on for hours only for it to only be a few minutes. That’s real suspense! While A Few Dollars More is my most favorite western of all time, this is the greatest sequence in a western of all time
I remember my dad liked watching this movie when I was a kid and it gave me nightmares because I thought this was how it was going to be when I became a man and didn't know if I was going to be able to be that fast with a gun. Now I love this movie because it's a spiritual journey and I have to decide what I'm going to be in life, good, bad, or the ugly.
@@ShaneMcGrath. Its almost to a point where you don't need to be the Good anymore because people are gonna take advantage over you. But if you want to be the Good, then go for it, but I would mix it with a little bit of ugly if I were you.
Literally the best scene in this entire movie is Tuco's smile when he pulls out his gun. Both he and Angel Eyes know Angel doesn't have any power anymore. Love that so much.
@@kylerjones4411 That caught me by surprise. Of all the "best scenes" you tube videos, nobody has ever mentioned that one. I just watched it again and Tuco doesn't actually smile. Angel knows if he turns his back on Tuco, he may get shot. And at that point, they all three have the same power to kill. (Except that Tuco has no bullets). That's my interpretation. But great theater can be interpreted in many ways. Thx
The most intense movie scene of all times. The casting, the script, the music, the overall experience is something we will never experience again. This movie is without a shadow of a doubt the best western ever created.
I just caught something I'd never seen before. I might be crazy but I think Blondie does a little head nob at Tuco at 6:48, and Angel seems to start panicking a little more after that.
Yep. At that moment AE had to realize what a fool he had been, he knew he was doomed and LVC shows it too well. He realizes Blondie and Tuco are in cahoots so he doesnt stand a chance, he'll be killed anyway, He should have killed them both when he caught them by surprise.
@@michaelg9082 That is for sure, but remember that at THIS moment they are all three fighting for their lives, not only for money, or so is the set up by Blondie. Blondie has two advantages but they could turn into dust if AE kills him. Blondie knows that this is really a two-man standoff anyway and that is he and AE; and AE knows it also, he knows that the most dangerous enemy is Blondie so he has to go after him, as he does, and he can only hope that Blondie actually wrote the right data on the rock. But even if he kills Blondie chances are Tuco will kill him, that's his guess, so at this point he had to realize he was an idiot and that he should have killed them both at the beginning and then he would have his whole life to figure out where the money is. He didn't realize then that by letting them alive he was getting himself into a death trap. But addressing your point, there is no reason for AE to suspect when approaching the duo that they are digging in the wrong grave. He could have well guessed this is the right one, that would have turned for the best for him anyway, at least he would have come out of this alive.
3:03--what great steel-string guitar! Then at 4:20--the piercing trumpet marks the grand finale...Great Italian music in the Western genre--it will never be surpassed...Nor will we likely ever see an all-star cast and perfect script like this again...
My favorite movie of all time. The most remarkable climactic showdown put to cinema. Awesome, awesome, awesome movie. Incredible music. And Eli Wallach as the bandido, Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez stole the movie. I would love to see it at a cinema.
Clint Eastwood , Eli Wallace , and Lee Van Cleef were all brilliant. As a little boy , staying up until 2am to watch this movie with my Dad , this one scene made me appreciate the art of film making. The real stars , I always thought , were Director Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Masterful.
Almost 60 years later and just these almost 10 minutes are better than 99% of all the movies released now and that score is just epic
Agreed
yeah but the sound effects are so bad lol
@@KCloudzz are they though? What would you do to improve them and would the scene still work?
@@WalterMarks1 I mean the pistol sound effects, they don’t sound like that in real life. The noise went on for way too long but I’m guessing they did the best with what they had at the time
Yes
The panic in Angel Eye's face as the draw looms nearer is so intense. He begins to realize that both men will likely draw on him and his end is near. Tuco seems wild eyed and waiting on Blondie, meanwhile Blondie seems to be keeping his eye on Angel Eyes. This is really a remarkable scene and some of the greatest art to come out of the 20th century.
Of course Blondie is keeping his eye on Angel Eyes since's Tuco's gun isn't loaded. Not to mention Angel Eyes keeps sliding his hand along his holster towards his gun. Anyways, yeah love this scene and this entire movie!
@@coinraker6497 You're saying "of course because the gun isn't loaded" like the other person doesn't know that haha.
@@saitodosan9377 Huh? No I'm saying...oh never mind, if I have to explain....
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@@coinraker6497 Yep, Blondie has stacked the deck in his favour, he only needs to worry about Angel Eyes, even if Tuco's gun was loaded we know from earlier in the film that Tuco hates him far more than he does Blondie. It's the ultimate Win/Win scenario!
Three hours.
Three hours of one of the greatest stories set in the Wild West. Three hours of suspense, drama, and epic gunfights. Three hours of trust, betrayal, and revenge. Three hours of blood, sweat, and tears. Three hours of haunting music soaring over the dry, dusty plains. Three hours slowly building up to this, the final moment, the peak of all the action...
*The most intense game of Musical Statues ever.*
_And one of the greatest one-liners in cinema history._
Classic film brilliant they Will never Replace those actors the score at end is class
❤
@@robertlovatt6582 😅 bu
EO nada
Eu nada
" In this world , there is two kinds of people , my friend , those with loaded guns and those who dig ......you dig" ..... magnificent!!!
Totally brilliant 👏 I normally hate films like this but this is an absolute masterpiece 👌 well acted by 3 wonderful actors as of whom 2 of them have now passed..r.i.p...eli wallach and Lee van cleef who were just as fantastic as clint eastwood in everything they did in the good the bad and the ugly can't beat this film it,ll always be my no1
I thought Blondie was being sarcastic but he was being literal.
Get it? Tuco actually dig for the money
Capitalism in a nutshell
@@SunofYorkHere's an AK 47
@@user-rc1fi5gz6g AKs are crude. I prefer my Rock River AR-15...I prefer the rapier to the bludgeon...
The location, cinematography, costumes, actors, combined with Ennio Morricone’s soundtrack makes this sequence one of the greatest, and iconic ever captured on film.
These 3 actors killed this movie. Love cliint Eastwood.
dont care
get rekt xdddd
Yep. Cinematic film making at it's best.
This and _Ecstasy of Gold._ Two sequences that are cinematic masterpieces within one film. Mind-bogglingly good.
This masterpiece is 50 years old now. But it never gets old as a spaghetti western.
It never gets old as a movie in general. It's timeless and holds up as good as it did fifty years ago.
Now THIS is how westerns should be made!! I was a toddler when this movie came out, but I remembered it vividly. Now 50 years later, "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" is STILL one of the greatest cinema masterpieces of all time and is no match for all the other crap you see coming out of Hollywood these days.
yeah
Somebody touched my spaghet
Ironically it wasn’t well received back at all in 1963. And mind you it was a foreign film made by a foreigner.
To know Eli Wallach was 50 years old here and still lived long enough to see 12 Years A Slave is truly remarkable. Clint here was barely 36!
RIP Cleef and Wallach. Legends.
You can watch the most detailed analysis of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly on my channel!
we need their guns as airsoft guns@@_unforgiven
And Lee van cleef was almost 40 years old .
The best western movie EVER 🔥
And pale rider
Godfather
@@milanista5964 Godfather is western ?????????????
@@milanista5964💀💀💀
yes mate
i know most of the people like clint eastwood but man lee van cleef and eli wallach are such a great actors.
Cey Cey--I'm an Eli Wallach woman myself. But I realize it took all 3 to bring the movie to life and to make it the great one it is.
Cey Cey vvSuper bollocks
Agreed. NO WAY it would have been the same movie or had the same impact if LVC and EW weren't in it.
Lee Van Cleef. The baddest of the bad.
Damn right
Never get tired of watching this scene, the tension is fantastic.!!! The fact that Tuco is instantly likable but totally untrustworthy throughout the film is unforgettable.
Ya i thought so too. They guy had some uncanny humor at times too, but yeah, i thought he was likeable. All in all this movie is badass. Seen it when it first came out, and to this day when it comes on, ill still watch it over and over. The part that was funny was when poor tuco had the noose around him and then yelling BLOOOOOOOOOONDIEEEEEEEE! lol
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I've always loved Tuco's line, "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." It really does apply to life, too.
I love how Blondie is just toying with both Tuco and Angel Eyes. He could have easily shot both Tuco and Angel Eyes when they were both getting into their positions. And he knew that Tuco's gun was empty so he only had Angel Eyes as his lone target. But he let it all play out and Tuco shot at Angel Eyes so he knew he could still trust Tuco. Blondie was holding all the cards and the other two didn't even know it. Like from Sun Tsu's Art of War, a battle is won before it's even fought.
Conversely, Tuco didn't know if he could trust Blondie, he didn't know his gun was empty, and he still took his only shot on Angel Eyes. For all his scheming, Tuco was actually a pretty decent guy when it really counted.
I saw this at a theatre in Boston during its original run and to this day, whenever I watch this scene, I still get palpitations waiting for the conclusion. This is, perhaps, the greatest use of building drama ever used in cinema. Brava Sr. Morricone.
We all remember where and when we saw it first for the first time.
The greatest scene of any movie essentially made by the music. Definitely my favorite movie ever. Eli Wallach should have won an academy for this.
I agree 100%, my friend
I think Sergio should have
@@larsfillmore4765 also true
I certainly agree about Eli Wallach and the Oscar, and Sergio Leone, but they could never win with a spaghetti western, not in America. But for a scene made by music and the eyes of the actors I have to go for the duel in For a Few Dollars More. Same director, same composer, and two of the same actors. Only a hair difference but for me that just takes it.
No one else could have played Tuco like Eli Wallach
This is not a movie scene, this is art.
Oh Yes Art is what that is.
It's a movie scene
This is a piece of cinematic art that, having seen it once, is very hard to forget. And that trumpet is just CRAZY!!!
cinema is art
movie scenes are art
I have seen this scene dozens and dozens of times and every time, Ennio Morricone puts me on the edge of my seat.
Believe me or not - I was just about to write the exact same thing!!
@@hershelkrustowsky7684 just noticed Lee Van Cleef is missing the tip of one finger.
Never gets old. NEVER GETS OLD! I can watch this movie 1million times! Timeless masterpiece!
Vero !capolavori senza tempo!!!!!!!!]❤❤❤
What's brilliant about this film, and what cements it as an epic, is just how long it goes on for. It comes to a point where even the audience is starting to feel exhausted as they go along this state-spanning journey. But then, the last three scenes of the movie hit; the graveyard, the duel, and the noose. With these last 20-or-so minutes, it reaches one of the greatest climaxes in cinematic history, where you can't bear to look but you don't dare look away.
Sergio Leone was a genius of the industry, and is right to be remembered and have his legacy upheld as some of the greatest works put to the silver screen. Bravo.
which country do you work for in ANT? whats your LAT LONG
MURDER. EYES. SCENE
I've been collecting Leone's work for Years. I still have some Gaps, but mostly complete.
So true. I watched this for the first time just last week and during this scene I almost felt like I was part of the standoff lmao. I didn't even want to blink.
This scene, as well as the others, is a film technique used to create suspense that actually came 20 years prior to this film. Alfred Hitchcock's theory of suspense. That it is not found in the climax itself, but in the anticipation of it. Essentially, the longer the build up, the more suspense.
Greatest movie scene in cinema history
+lee smith I'd actually say the finale to Once Upon a Time in the West is better.
fenris6051 Agreed.
+lee smith 1988, age 20.
+gilgamesh310
Ooh! That's a great choice, too!
*****
Another excellent choice.
There are two kinds of people in this world, those that make fantastic movies and those that don't, this my friends is the definition of brilliant art.
... and it's a fantastic movie. ;-)
I love how Blondie doesn't even need to explain, he just says he's gonna write the name on the rock and Tuco and Angel Eyes instantly know "okay, we're gonna have a 3 way mexican standoff then"
When you see this movie for the first time, I can guarantee you these are the most nerve wrecking minutes of your life so far!
You can just feel the intense moment. The hunt for the treasure. The duality of men.
I mean: Shit does not get more tense than this scene in any movie. EVER!
Django Leo's character discovers who Django is and he exposes all of them.
...if you haven't had your fill of Lee van Cleef, Eastwood, and a Mexican bandito shooting it out in a stone circle in the previous movie. Even the musical watch tune reappears at 5:14!
And did you notice in this movie that Clint appears without the poncho that he wore throughout A Fistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More? In fact, he picks it up from a post-battle scene of carnage and slings it on just before the scene shown above, which indicates that this movie is a prequel to the others.
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Duality, not duelity
LOL...... well they do duel ..lol
56 years ago. 56 goddam years ago and still one of the finest endings to a movie ever made. 3 men staring each other, sizing each other with the most amazing background score. So simple yet so iconic. I'm 39 and have been obsessed with this since I was a kid.
and the music, Ennio Morricone is a genius
Well said !!!
I'm 39 too and obsessed with this scene, the music and the nostalgia, I also grew up seeing it as a kid.
and i was watching it tonight and then i got onto my laptop and it popped up to be watched again. spooky.
Exactly right 🧡
When Tuco is running through the graveyard looking for the grave of Arch-Stanton. The music, direction, everything is just magnificent. I still get goosebumps watching it.
The ecstasy of gold
The scene with the hand lowering to the gun alone deserves an Oscar!!
Great writing + great acting + great directing = masterpiece.
jawtek82 ennio morricone + sergio leone + eli wallach = error found,no word to describe the greatness
+ great soundtrack
Great background score as well
@@EazyIsi Dont forget Eastwood and Van Cleef
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If you look closely, there's another empty grave next to the one Angel Eyes falls in. I always just considered it a random thing since it is a war cemetery that just had a very large battle fought next to it. Now I see it as something else entirely.
Those two graves were dug by Angel Eyes for Blondie and Tuco so he could dispose of their corpses when they found the gold and he killed them both. The fact that he already had a shovel just furthers my theory.
That meant he had beaten them to the cemetery and was just waiting around like a vulture for them to show up and reveal the grave filled with the gold.
I'd bet the grave he slid into was the one meant for Blondie.
Damn this movie is deep on every level!
Great observation my friend.
Interesting theory! Sergio Leone would have left hidden clues?
I’ve lost count how many times I’ve watched this. Never noticed until now!.. thanks my friend great observation 👍
That's a very interesting theory. In fact when the 3-way standoff is just about to start, you can see a black horse tied up. In the movie, only Angel Eyes rode a black horse. So this strengthens your theory. But then again, it was the early 17th century, and there were robbers and bounty hunters. And then there was this man who is evil personified who shoots down his own employer in cold blood and gives out a sinister laugh. He also sadistically destroys a family. As karma may have it Angel Eyes was destined to die fighting for the gold. The same gold which he found out from a man whom he shot down mercilessly. The final scene can be termed as "Death of Angel Eyes".
@@sandeepsreehari9188 you mean 19th century (1801-1900).
A defining finale to a western classic. Never get tired if watching it.
Mum and dad went to the cinema. My much older brother let me stay up to watch this with him. As an 11 year old what a wonderful night that was. Thanks Alan.
How is your older brother now?
وكم أصبح عمرك الآن صديقي
The outcome was never in doubt.
The Bad couldn't pick his target and wasted his focus.
The Ugly had no ammo from the beginning.
The Good was just that good.
if tuco had ammo he could kill them both
@@hannibalburgers477 Bullshit. Blondie would've gunned him down. Tuco wasn't even in the same league as Blondie!!!
The Bad should of known they both hated his guts lma
@@ljrayburn322 I'm not sure of that. The good was the one who took the uglys ammo. He knew he was far more able to use that revolver than him.
I think here Eastwood is the Best
Easily the best western ever made... The music score by Ennio Morricone is the perfect complement, impossible to imagine the movie without it!
Well said.
The music was actually done first leone made the movie to fit the music.
I think Terence Hills The Man of The East is even better! Check it out!
One of the greatest and most iconic movies of all time
This finale by Sergio Leone is comparable to Van Gogh’s Sunflowers - a masterpiece!
I love how you can see slight flinches and fear building in the other two, while Eastwood just remains completely calm. I reckon that was intentional psychological warfare on part of his character.
+Benjamin Drinkwater It's so damn good.... No @#$&ing GC to ruin the movies back then. Just simple, character driven epicness!
So much happens with so little... The build up.... It's @#$*ing magic!
he basically knew he would win tho so why would he be nervous
+Gabriel Macaluso
because he had a one target, while others had two. It was not fair
+David The Great
Blondy plays to win ;)
+David J only 1 man needed to be killed. Toco was not the threat. Blondie just had to take his time and shoot in a hurry so he could have Toco to dig at the right plot. if he died. all was lost.
The movie is pure art. Acting, , the dialogues, the camera, the story, the soundtrack - if you are allowed to only watch one film in your life, it has to be this.
💯Absolutely
Westerns are my favorite movie genre. I've collected them for years and now I have a huge library full.
Of all the great ones that I have, if I had to choose only one that I could keep, this would be it. Long live this great western The Good The Bad and The Ugly 👍
@@TS-wh4ey I don’t know…. What about Once upon a time in the west? Can’t decide which one I like more
@@dodgers4121
Well you just can't beat them spaghetti westerns. They are all great for sure. I lean towards
The Good The Bad and The Ugly because I'm just addicted to the dialogue in that film thanks to the outstanding performance by Eli Wallach. So many classic lines with a touch of dark humor. I remember how big this flick was when it premired at the drive-ins back in the day. I own this movie in every format you name it and I never get tired of watching it. Of all the movies I have in my western movie library, if I could only keep one, this is it.
As far as Once Upon A Time In The West, Charles Bronson was outstanding as well as Fonda. Got this one in my movie collection also. They just don't make em like they use to 👍
@@TS-wh4ey My top 3 not in any order : 1) The Searchers (John Ford) 2) Once upon a time in the west 3) The Good The Bad and The Ugly. I really like also "The Long Raiders" (Walter Hill)
The greatest movie scene ever.
I love how Tuco and Blondie's relationship changes throughout the whole course of the movie. It is one of the greatest westerns of all time. I want to add I love the actor who played Angel Eyes.
Greatest Western ever made, period.
Friedrich Maibach if say the remake of True Grit was very good also
With deep regret dear friend..i must inform you that the master,"Sergio Leone",did one better,"Once Upon A Time In The West".
sritger ,
My vote goes to Tombstone, and Val Kilmer should have received the Oscar award for his role.
"I'm your huckleberry..." ;-)
I agree. I hated westerns when I was a kid. Until I saw this one.
Blondie: -_-
Angel Eye: -_-
Tuco: O_O
Audience : OH JUST DO SOMETHING INSTEAD OF EYEING EACH OTHA!
Me: 🙀
Yeah!!! Kkk
Lmao. Tuco was meant to represent the audience watching in excitement trying to figure who is going to get shot.
XDDD
One of the greatest (if not #1) westerns of all time
The best of all to each of the actors.
"you see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friends: one who hold the gun, one who digs- You dig!"
What no one appreciates about this movie is how it is a cleverly disguised anti-war film. The civil war going on in the background hangs like a dark cloud over the mood of the picture. Here in this scene is a reflection on all the loss that has plagued the nation in the form of a giant graveyard. It's the most overwhelming form of subtlety I have ever seen in a film. The audience is so cought up in the pursuit of the treasure that the horrors of the bigger picture never take the forefront but the more I see this movie the more I am compelled to see it as a haunting critique of the devastation of war.
you are completely right.
@@nolls14 х
Or maybe it shows how even as war goes on people live their greedy lives and try to exploit it. Or maybe it's coincidence and there really isn't any meaning, it just helped create the plot to a story.
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I completly disagree that it's a "cleverly disguised" or "subtle"
It's pretty damn unsubtle, an entire bridge being blown isn't subtle
3:50. Scenes like these cannot be imagined without the brilliant compositions of the great Italian genius composer Ennio Morricone. His compositions managed to create the real atmosphere, to give the real emotions in the various scenes of the films.
He has created true masterpieces for these films.
Yes, you said it perfectly.
R.I.P. Great Maestro !
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After watching these 3 films you realise how much you've heard his music without noticing. The end of a few dollars when the song started again more is probably my absolute favourite
I have never so badly wanted to see on film the orchestra in play as this scene.
The three of them working together was probably the best line up of movies ever made.
Possibly the greatest ending to any movie 🎬 in history .
Interesting Fact: The skeleton found by Tuco inside the wrong coffin at Sad Hill Cemetery, was a real human skeleton. A deceased Spanish actress who wrote in her will she wanted to act even after her death.
wow so fucking cool just when i thought this series cudnt be cooler lol
THE WATERWORKS X_X
thats crazy!
No shit...
Dude that's actually fucking awesome! Thanks for the fun fact
In this world there are two kinds of people my friend, those with loaded guns, and those who dig - you dig.
Instantly one of the greatest movie qoutes of all time.
+Wiizardii *You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend - those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
Anthony Hughes Well, thank you, sir. *politely hands him the shovel*
"If you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk." Tuco
"Sorry make that 4 coffins" (Fistful of dollars)
Anthony Hughes john is cool
One of the most memorable endings in all of cinema. Such a perfect movie.
أداء وإخراج طاقم نجوم العمل والقصة والسيناريو أكثر من عظيم حتى الموسيقى التصويرية يا له من عمل رائع 👌👍❤️💕
one of the greatest scenes in cinema. perfect casting, perfect setting, perfect music, perfect outcome.
admittedly could have been a little shorter though
yes
Only matched by the final duel in For a Few Dollars More.
and its not American. its a "Spaghetti Western" i.e. Italian. It was filmed in Spain too.
I can't help it: I have to say it: THE GREATEST Ending scene to a movie that has ever been filmed. The greatest actors, the greatest music and the greatest scenario that has ever been filmed. The facial expressions of all three of them are killer, as the music reaches a crescendo.
The ending of Once Upon a Time in the West is a close second.
crosbonit I am still hearing that harmonica
Greatest movie ever period
@@crosbonit For a few dollars more has a pretty cool duel at the end which foreshadow this one since it's also in a circle.
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This is not a movie scene, this is art.. This is not a movie scene, this is art..
Tuco trying to fire his weapon and realizing Blondie set him up! The suspense is real in this scene. After all these years since its release, it still stands the test of time for a great cinematic masterpiece! The trilogy is well worth the sit-down. Just grab a few buckets of popcorn, a 6 pack of beer (your choice) and enjoy the experience again and again.
Notice Blondie takes a neutral position for the gun fight, with the sun to his right and slight to his rear and that Angel Eyes takes the most advantageous position for the gunfight, with the sun directly behind him. This leaves Tuco in the worst position for the gun fight, with the sun directly in his eyes. Small details that stay true to each character's personality trait.
Actually angel eyes was in a bad position not marksman wise but because on one side tuco is there to shoot him and on other blondie. Both of them did not care if he was alive so it makes him in a uncomfortable position to shoot
@@20_mihir48 Actually it was the most MEH position for a gun fight because the sun was roasting his ass and shiet. Probably hot as hell out there.
@@20_mihir48 I think they were all in a triangle, it's a trick of perpective
@@gunman462 yes but angel eyes was surrounded. He would've to turn left the right in split second to surivie.
@@20_mihir48 As angel eyes saw the world, it was every man for himself, why would he have the capacity as a psychopath to think blondie and tuco had any kind of kinship?
I remember when I was a kid and my dad let me stay up late on a school night to watch this movie
Same for me !!
It was worth it aswell
same here...
That's a great fucking memory.
+simran jabbal
I remember seeing this for the first time as a kid. My dad and I watched this and For A Few Dollars More one Saturday during a blizzard.
Сколько раз смотрю этот момент и всегда... Мурашки по коже!!!!
Is like the representation of CHINA, RUSSIA and the USA right now!
@@davidferrari7543lmao
Best film ever made.
This is the best movie ever made.....Hands down.
yes I agree...I remember had copied it on to a blank vhs tape and he use to show it to me when I was real little cause it was his favorite movie..I loved it but as I got older I realized that yeah it's probably the best movie and movie soundtrack ever
Totally, Agree
Alfred, i would say a 100% perfect movie. All 3 were fucking a perfect storm!!.i have watched this movie for 40yrs. The music was the cream on the cake!!
niall441 As I said before, this is the best movie ever made. No flaws IMO.
It's not even the best western ever made. A movie like Apocalypse now, or Mad Max/Fury road leaves this in dust.
One of the iconic and classic westerns ever made. Never be able to replicate a masterpiece. Outstanding film, absolutely superb
THE most iconic and classic western EVER made.
@@OmniGuyToy
5:03 this silence is pure art. You get caught up in the music and spectacle, then nothing. Puts you right in their shoes. This is what they hear. Just outstanding.
Haunting final scene. The soundtrack absolutely makes the scene, too. Clint's character's "Sorry, Tuco." was perfect.
The BEST scene in history of cinema, said by many movie critics.
+Rodrigo Silva I don't pay any attention to what critics say but in this instance they were 100% correct.
I mean the duel part.
Yeah. Perfect conclusion scene for a perfect movie.
And by me :D
Too intense not to be good
One of the best and most intense movie scenes of all time.
Everything about this film is exceptional. The acting and the camera work are fantastic. I especially love the original score that Ennio Morricone composed for this film. It is phenomenal.
Additionally, the trumpet sends chills up my spine in this scene! BRAVO! Morricone is a
musical genius!
Wow! 😲 That is some outstanding trumpet playing beginning at 04:20 It takes a really gifted trumpeter to reach that level of proficiency. Each note is clear and sharp, and flawlessly played with vibrato from one note to the next. 😊 🎺 🎶
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Exactly. I used to play and this is awesome
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To me, what I found really interesting was the buildup before this battle. Blondie and Tuco, the two who wouldn't hesitate to shoot enemies, steps into war (or battlefield), where life and death flash before everyone's eyes. Despite their actions being in self interest, they end the battle for the bridge by blowing the bridge up, allowing many men to live on for another day. After that, they discover a man who is on the verge of life and death, and soon-to-be-dead. Blondie shows the dying soldier respect.
This scene takes place in a graveyard, a place reserved only for the dead. Tuco and Blondie survives, while Angel Eyes does not. It can be said that Tuco and Blondie has earned redemption for their deeds done on the battlefield. Angel Eyes falls into an empty hole, one that would have been occupied if not for Tuco and Blondie's deeds. I might be overanalyzing, but I found the location of this standoff to be very poetic.
That's an interesting thought. I haven't seen this movie in over a decade. After watching a few clips and your comment, I'm definitely gonna have to give another watch. It's a great movie so thanks for the extra motivation to watch it. I miss the days when writing was important. Your take on it, even if wrong, is a perfect example. Take care.
@@tonyh9970
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I disagree. This sure would work with Blondie's redemption, but there must be more indicators with Tuco.
The Good is “Good” because by the end he learns the value of human life after witnessing the horrors of war - he even holds back from shooting Angel Eyes until he tries to shoot him again. The Bad is “bad” because he actively enjoys inflicting pain (torturing Tuco) and killing people. The Ugly is “Ugly” not in a literal sense, but in that he’s halfway between the bad and the good: he kills people but only when he really has to, and while he doesn’t enjoy the suffering of the war he doesn’t feel any empathy like the Good does.
1) Blondie is "The Good". He _does_ show compassion for the dying soldier and both he and Tuco blow up the bridge; Blondie, to save lives; and Tuco, so the armies will "go away and fight someplace else" thereby allowing them to go through unimpeded. But Blondie leaves Tuco to die in the desert with no water. This doesn't seem very "good" to me. Also, I think Tuco had a legitimate point when he said he was taking all the risk each time he was being "hung". I thought Blondie could have considered an alternative to a situation where Tuco would die of thirst - a bad way to die. But though Blondie was severe he was not bad. He could have killed Tuco outright but he gave him a chance, though a harsh and slim one, for survival.
2) Tuco is "The Ugly". He is not so much bad as just messed up. He has become a brazen outlaw (remember the list of crimes read at his first "hanging"?), but when he meets his brother, the priest, we learn his back-story and can understand how a person could become that way. It doesn't excuse him, but he now seems like just an angry dog that has been beaten and mistreated and is now reacting in kind - not _naturally_ bad, like Angel Eyes. He cares only for himself, his survival, and his personal profit. But you can tell that something of his past life remains deep within him from his meeting with his brother - just enough to make him something less than completely bad. When he steals the gun from the old man in the shop he not only leaves him alive, but leaves him the bottle of booze to console him. It's not much, but it's something.
3) Angel Eyes is "The Bad". He beats up women, tortures prisoners and kills children, but he does these things coldly and without passion. He is like The Terminator - he takes no joy in the evil he commits because he has no feelings. Everything he does is calculated to achieve his ends - he just does what he does because it is necessary in order for him to proceed to the next step in his plans. He is the representation of Satan and evil incarnate. Blondie might show some compassion for Tuco, but he knew the night before he shot him that he had to remove Angel Eyes from this earth. He unloaded Tuco's gun so he would not cause any complications, but he had already planned to go for Angel Eyes first. There was a spark of normalcy in Tuco that Blondie recognized, and it is possible in time that he might achieve redemption, but Angel Eyes would never change .... he had to go.
My favorite thing about their acting is their little unspoken mannerisms when they interact. Like when Tuco reaches for gun when Blondie shows up, but Blondie shows his first and Tuco just shrugs like “Ya know I had to”
Agreed. It reminds me of animals. They don't speak English, or any other common language, so they naturally rely on body language. It's fascinating watching a predator size up prey, who is watching and sizing up the predator, all before the fight begins.
I remember my Mum and Dad going watching this at the cinema in about 1968,I was 8 years old. Always remember the day after, they were describing to one of my Aunties how Eli wallach shouted blondie at the beginning, which led to the iconic music at the beginning and they did the actual noise. I'm 8 year old, looking at them and thinking, what is up with grown ups! Then I'm old enough to watch it later on.. One of Clints best movies.
John wick looks under his bed, for Clint Eastwood.
A classic, after 55 years, still remains a classic, and one of my favorites.
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@@ismailozgulen8712 this days they make nothing but pzzzy movies . 🤢
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Just got to love Tuco. He’s the only one we get to know; his parents, his brother, and why he became who he is. You could almost say he’s the main character.
Tuco is a Real Bandito in this moovie...thinking only about his personal advantage in every situation...thinking only about money...a great performance
henry 63 nowadays actors win an Oscar for...doing crap.
Eli Wallach should have won Best Supporting Actor. Great portrayal.
and he's the most relatable character, because he is the morally ugly (ambiguous) character, unlike the good or the bad
Simply a masterpiece of cinema! No more words are needed.
Three great actors, one great script, one great soundtrack. One legendary movie
Eli Wallach's performance was Oscar worthy. He went "all in!"
Yep!
Oh man, no matter how many times I have watched this ending and know how it is going to end, the suspense and buildup to the climax never stops getting to me. And Blondie pranking Tuco and Tuco's final words to his former partner never stop being hilarious and feeling well-deserved.
Excellent cinematography work, superb musical score, and sublime writing detailing the folly of man and his greed. _This film has it all._
I seen this film that many times I know it inside out
What makes this movie so amazing is the combination of cinematography, storyline, soundtrack, characters in the actor that portrayed them. There has not been a film, since that captured this balance since and this was before all the advances in technology, a masterpiece never to be replicated again.
I'm thankful that I went into this movie trying to avoid as many spoilers as possible, because hot damn, the entire climax and finale had me on the edge of my seat the entire time.
There are 2 kinds of people in this world: Those who like this movie and those who dig.
One day, when I was about 13 and my brother 11 our dad said to us, "The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly is on tv today, and we're going to watch it". Thinking of corny John Wayne westerns (though I regret those thoughts now, The Searchers and Stage Coach are amazing), we whined "Aw Dad, we don't wanna watch no stupid westerns". "This is different" was all he said, and Holy Christ was he right. I couldn't get enough of spaghetti westerns after it. And the music! Who cares if the extras mouths didn't speak the sound that was coming out of their mouths, my gosh this film is brilliant. I can watch this scene and Ecstasy of Gold forever.
Let's start at 5:36, when the music changes and we see where the cast is looking.
Tuco looks at Angel Eyes, then B, Blondie looks at Tuco then Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes looks at Tuco then Blondie. Every member looks at both other member. The end situation is Blondie on Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes on Blondie and no one on Tuco. Two shots to show that Angel Eyes and Blondie are staying on each other: they both think that the other is the priority target and that they are the other priority target. Tuco goes Angel Eyes, Blondie, Angel Eyes, Blondie, Angel Eyes, Blondie. He is checking that no one watches him, and once he has the confirmation, he starts to make a move, lowering the hand on the gun slowly. Angel Eyes sees it, looks at him, Tuco sees that he is seen, stops, Blondie goes on him too. Tuco drops Angel Eyes for Blondie. Blondie, that had his head turned to Angel Eyes, his primary target, starts to turn his head to Tuco slowly, Tuco has got all his attention. Tuco goes from Angel Eyes to Blondie and back to Angel Eyes. He is getting nervous. Angel Eyes, that was back Blondie, checks Tuco, shot of Tuco hand showing that he is nervous, goes back to Blondie. Angel Eyes knows he is not watched so he starts moving. In reaction, Blondie looks at him and Angel Eyes chickens out. Clearly, Angel Eyes wants to go only if Blondie doesn't see him and now, Blondie knows it and he stays on Angel Eyes. Tuco check Blondie, then Angel Eyes, then back to Blondie. Blondie drops Angel Eyes to look at Tuco, and makes a small nod. Angel Eyes was on Blondie, he saw the nod, he looks at Tuco, the goes back to Angel Eyes. He thinks that they are communicating, which terrifies him, but at the same time, he is smart enought to realize that Tuco and Blondie are looking at each other, so he advances again still focused on his priority: Blondie. Blondie is still on Tuco, Tuco is on Blondie, he seems worried, but then realize something: Blondie proposed an alliance. Angel Eyes is only on Blondie, but Blondie hasn't checked him yet, so he continues to advance. Angel Eyes quick look at Tuco allows him to see that Tuco is focused on Blondie, he still look at Blondie one more time to be sure before moving his hand ever closer to his gun. Blondie and Tuco are still looking at one another. new shot on Angel Eyes, looking at Blondie, he could still move, but his hand doesn't, he is the closest he can be before the shooting. 3 shots on the eyes followed by 3 shots of the guns, this is the last point before the shootout. Tuco looks at Angel Eyes, Angel Eyes thinking that he has a window, goes for Blondie, Tuco goes for Angel Eyes but it doesn't matter, not only for his lack of bullet, but for Blondie is faster at takes down Angel Eyes. Blondie only had to focus on Angel Eyes, as he knew that Tuco was out of munition. He pretended to look at tucoto make it look like Tuco was important, whether it is for a alliance or to kill, which would not only hide the irrelevance of Tuco in this fight but also make Angel Eyes panick and make a move.
Nowadays you have movies that end with huge cgi explosions and whatnot but 60 years ago Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone made 3 guys stare at eachother more badass than anything that came out in the past 25 years. Masterpeice of a movie
They sure don't make movies like they used to.
No Western, before or since, has ever been as good as this masterpiece of film, story telling and music.
In my humble opinion, this is the greatest scene in film history. People 5000 years later can watch this and still say these 3 were the best in the world. But one thing stands out that made this movie the greatest Western: Eli Wallach aka Tuco. Without his presence, this would've just been another movie.
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100% agree.Tuco's one of the best protrayal of an Anti-hero. Elli wallach did steal the show 💯🙏
it is not man. it is one of the best. james bond has some great scenes. for a few dollars more also beats it( this was taken from that one actually--it seems). indiana jones last crusade is brilliant in the ending. kill bill is ridiculous. once upon a time in the west. no country for old men( no ending). that is on top of my head. ah, dr strange love,full metal jacket all have great ending scenes. lolita too. war films( from lord of the rings to omar mukhtar have great ending scenes. lawrence of arabia has telling scene. this one is deliberate conclusion( story written to do that). day of the jackal has that kind of tense ending. all action films save the best for the last( original mad-max!)
normally tom cruise does that: his films have that kind of finally scenes.
@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 i wouldn't really give them a tag as best or worst. And I'm really happy to see you didn't write any superhero film as a good ending. i wasted my time once arguing with a person who like Avengers Endgame. but all scenes are greats
@@except_nothing YES, DARK KNIGHT HAS BRILLIANT ENDING( FROM JOKERS LAST TALK). there are plenty of films. super-hero movies also have great ending. it is film and it has to be fantastic. dirty harry has great ending. bruceless last fight in return of the dragon is great. terminator 2 and 1 both are awesome. hitchcock movies: vertigo has great ending though abrupt, lawrence of arabia is great all the way.
this film is up there too.
I have seen way too many movies to recall. I am one of the most prolific watcher of movies in the history of mankind. slowed down for few years now. barring people who study movies it is hard to beat me.
i wanted to see all hollywood since the time of release: you kidding me? i stopped that project(300*75=25000 movies*100 minutes!).
there are other language movies too. the french,italians,argentine know whats up!
oh: the great escape is fine too.
roman polanski has some brilliant finishes: cul de sac!
It is called acting
No it is called beautiful, perfection harmony of film and music.
Indeed, sadly lacking from any garbage that comes out of Hollywood these days
Respect from France.
If film makers ever want to learn how to build great tension they need only look towards a clint eastwood western
Totoons is partly correct, Clint did "Unforgiven" and it ranks right up there with the great westerns Karlos, but we know what you mean too. We're all Sergio and Clint fans here, and let's not forget for one moment the magnificent Morricone, with his incredibly fantastic soundtracks!
Frank Kelly--Let's hope we're Eli Wallach fans, too. After all, he had more screen time in this movie than Eastwood and Van Cleef put together.
Dixie Burge Wallach should have received an Oscar for his Tuco! The 'Academy' snubbed the film because it was an Italian western. And yes, I am a Wallach fan, and probably we all are. I don't know why I didn't include him, but you caught it and all's well in TGTBATU-land.
Karlos Deadloss Absolutely my friend! His camera work was superb! The scenery was as much a star as the actors. Great cinematography.
Anyone who even tries to remake this movie should be taken to the middle of a desert and left there.
Left there to dig.
don't give them ideas
When that happens,find me and i will dig.
With all girls
One cannot remake a timeless classic movie like this 😁😁
Incredible sequence. Felt like it went on for hours only for it to only be a few minutes. That’s real suspense!
While A Few Dollars More is my most favorite western of all time, this is the greatest sequence in a western of all time
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I agree with you. For a Few Dollars More is tighter and El Indio is a great villain.
@@troyjones2358 Exactly. The story is more focused and it's a much quicker watch! El Indio is one of the greatest western villains ever.
I remember my dad liked watching this movie when I was a kid and it gave me nightmares because I thought this was how it was going to be when I became a man and didn't know if I was going to be able to be that fast with a gun. Now I love this movie because it's a spiritual journey and I have to decide what I'm going to be in life, good, bad, or the ugly.
You need to be all 3 the way the world is goin lately!
@@ShaneMcGrath. Its almost to a point where you don't need to be the Good anymore because people are gonna take advantage over you. But if you want to be the Good, then go for it, but I would mix it with a little bit of ugly if I were you.
Literally the best scene in this entire movie is Tuco's smile when he pulls out his gun. Both he and Angel Eyes know Angel doesn't have any power anymore. Love that so much.
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@@kylerjones4411 That caught me by surprise.
Of all the "best scenes" you tube videos, nobody has ever mentioned that one.
I just watched it again and Tuco doesn't actually smile.
Angel knows if he turns his back on Tuco, he may get shot.
And at that point, they all three have the same power to kill. (Except that Tuco has no bullets). That's my interpretation.
But great theater can be interpreted in many ways. Thx
The most intense movie scene of all times. The casting, the script, the music, the overall experience is something we will never experience again. This movie is without a shadow of a doubt the best western ever created.
one of the best. for a few dollars more clock scene is better. both are similar but that has bitter tension!
One of the best movie scenes ever!!! The 3 actors are awesome.
"Есть два типа людей: одни с оружием, вторые копают. Ты - копаешь." Бесподобно 😂
I said it in the sixty's when it came out, Tuco ( eli wallach ) should have received an Oscar fantastic acting, he stole every scene. R I P.
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One of my all time favorite actors
1968 classic 🇺🇲 🖤
@@SpeccyMan sorry about the spelling mistake, that's internet way of talking for you!
Agreed. Tuco was the best actor in the movie. Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef were amazing too.
Not a word spoken during the build up, just Morricone's Trio playing... But every emotion is evident... Leone was the greatest filmmaker of all time
Eli Wallach, from Tuco to the Godfather...he played it all. A very good actor...
I just caught something I'd never seen before. I might be crazy but I think Blondie does a little head nob at Tuco at 6:48, and Angel seems to start panicking a little more after that.
Yep. At that moment AE had to realize what a fool he had been, he knew he was doomed and LVC shows it too well. He realizes Blondie and Tuco are in cahoots so he doesnt stand a chance, he'll be killed anyway, He should have killed them both when he caught them by surprise.
Yes so subtle, but yes
@@rubenoteiza9261 he’d never know where the money was then. Blondie had all the power and control in this situation. Always thinking 5 steps ahead
@@michaelg9082 That is for sure, but remember that at THIS moment they are all three fighting for their lives, not only for money, or so is the set up by Blondie. Blondie has two advantages but they could turn into dust if AE kills him. Blondie knows that this is really a two-man standoff anyway and that is he and AE; and AE knows it also, he knows that the most dangerous enemy is Blondie so he has to go after him, as he does, and he can only hope that Blondie actually wrote the right data on the rock. But even if he kills Blondie chances are Tuco will kill him, that's his guess, so at this point he had to realize he was an idiot and that he should have killed them both at the beginning and then he would have his whole life to figure out where the money is. He didn't realize then that by letting them alive he was getting himself into a death trap.
But addressing your point, there is no reason for AE to suspect when approaching the duo that they are digging in the wrong grave. He could have well guessed this is the right one, that would have turned for the best for him anyway, at least he would have come out of this alive.
Even though we all know the ending we all still watch the whole scene unfold and still captures the suspense over 50 years later
The Good And The Bad And The Ugly, Sound like the Women in Houston tx......
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3:03--what great steel-string guitar! Then at 4:20--the piercing trumpet marks the grand finale...Great Italian music in the Western genre--it will never be surpassed...Nor will we likely ever see an all-star cast and perfect script like this again...
My favorite movie of all time. The most remarkable climactic showdown put to cinema. Awesome, awesome, awesome movie. Incredible music. And Eli Wallach as the bandido, Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez stole the movie. I would love to see it at a cinema.
Clint Eastwood , Eli Wallace , and Lee Van Cleef were all brilliant. As a little boy , staying up until 2am to watch this movie with my Dad , this one scene made me appreciate the art of film making. The real stars , I always thought , were Director Sergio Leone and Ennio Morricone. Masterful.