Kurosawa insisted that Leone had made "a fine movie, but it was my movie." Leone ignored the resulting lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, reportedly for 15% of the worldwide receipts of A Fistful of Dollars and over $100,000
Amigo, Kurosawa fico totalmente impactado com o visual do filme de Leone, essa é a grande verdade. Ficou enciumado, porque seu filme não tinha o mesmo visual, apesar do roteiro de Yojimbo ter sido a base para o de Per um pugno dia dollari. Esta foi a razão verdadeira dele reclamar. O filme de Leone é outro já totalmente transformado. Ele fez uma releitura crítica na narrativa e na parte formal revolucionando o western.
@@aprigio64 You can argue all you want Sergio Leone's version had better visuals(which is debatable) or music but at the end of the day his movie is just a remake of Yojimbo. And it s still my favourite spaghetti western but mainly because the structure of the movie(of Yojimbo basically) is so good that it makes the movie memorable. Sergio Leone also had time to cook the characters and events more than Kurosawa did. That can t be said for the rest of his movies...i can t remember anything from A Few Dollars more. I think that The Good The Bad and The Ugly is overrated, with one of the most 2dimensional characters ever put to screen(Blondie and Angel Eyes)...Tuco was the only one that i could root for as he s the only one that feels like a real character. Bronson was playing the panflute in Once Upon a time in The West and Deniro was smoking opium in Once Upon a Time in America...that s all i can remember from those movies...
@@adriancojo6671 Man that's crazy, calling For A Few Dollars More forgettable and The Good the Bad and the Ugly Overrated (it real depends on how overrated you mean). Also visuals and music go a long way in a movie. If we take music visuals and story as three marks and you get two out of those three that's a passing grade. Opinions are subjective I don't think the man with no name (Blondie) is a two-dimensional character, especially since it's literally the same character throughout the entire trilogy. All of his characteristics carry. The only problem I have with The Good the Bad and the Ugly is the run time, however I think everything else about it is really fun and interesting. It's one of the most influential westerns for a reason. I also think you might not be good at interpreting physical character stuff. There's a lot of character that is shown to you but it's more subtle. I feel like you can get a lot of interpretations out of how Clint Eastwood plays the character along with Angel Eyes. In fact I think there's a lot of distinctions in their characterization you can explore, why they are with the groups they're a part of and how they interact with others. I actually think A Fistful of Dollars is the worst one and not because it's a rip-off. When I say worst I don't mean it's actually bad though. I'm not the only one who thinks that it is objectively the worst ranked one by most metrics, whereas A Few Dollars More and The Good the Bad and the Ugly show up on so many lists of the most important westerns to ever be made. To me For A Few Dollars More is actually my favorite out of the three, I really think you need to re-watch it. Personally I love the human aspect of it, the actual conflict and relationship the characters have with each other. The way the man with no name interacts with the Bounty Hunter and becomes an unlikely Duo is really good to me. The differences between the duo is really what helps characterize them, they have different reasons for going after this guy but when they come together it really shines through for both characters. I also feel for why they're going after the Mexican outlaw, and the score and the physical acting really helps push those feelings. Especially when they look back on the photo of the girl that was killed I remember feeling for them and rooting so hard for them. The music of the pocket watch in the meaning that has for both the main villain and the Bounty Hunter is genuinely moving, it's a very real feeling and connects to that human understanding and want for Revenge and justice. I also like that this movie actually focuses on how both the man with no name and the Bounty Hunter uphold their morals, it is a much more morally righteous movie by both characters. I do forget a lot of their names however I think it's a great movie. I don't think memory is a good argument really against a movie, I have a terrible memory but I remember feeling well enough. Like by that logic I forgot a lot of Yojimbo but I remember more of A Fistfull of Dollars more despite them being the same movie, so Yoimbo must be worse right. To me they are equal with different aspects I prefer compared to the other. Memory is not a good argument in my head. I don't agree with the first guy fully, I do believe A Fistful of Dollars is visually and musically better, however I'm a sword guy so I find the action and the more fluid movement and human characterization of the protagonist better in Yojimbo.
Akira Kurusawa was inspiring many directors to make a good movies But just imagine what if Charles Bronson accepted Sergio Leone to play in A Fistful of Dollars.. Maybe Clint Eastwood had no chance to be international star
True, but I have wondered how amazing Akira Kurosawa would have been had he worked more with Akira Ifukube who was absolutely amazing, but I would assume too busy with all the Godzilla movies. Ifukube was one of the best movie composers up there with the best. Maybe not at Ennio Morricone's level but damn close. Despite my love for godzilla movies it is too bad thats almost entirely what he is known for.
I remember watching Yojimbo/Livakten on teve around 1975?..I was just a kid..8/9 years old.. And when i saw that dog with an hand in its mouth.. My tought went too..there is real action in that town..Great Film..just Great..
First of all kurosawa was copying something too, so let's get that of the way. Kurosawa is one of the best, but Leone with his short life and career managed to surpass him imo. Not with a fistful of dollars maybe, but get this... Leone needed a quick buck, kurosawa made a film putting all his might into it, like in all of his movies... I'm more in awe of the guy that is able to play so easily with grateness.
Totalmente de acordo Ricochet. Eu já afirmei esta tese em vários comentários meus em muitos canais. Kurosawa ficou com ciúmes porque o visual de Per un pugno di dollari impactou o mundo mais do que o seu Yojimbo, e até no Japão fez mais sucesso que este. Leone inventou um estilo novo, totalmente diferenciado de qualquer outro e o superou.
Everyone is copying but in Leone's case with A Fistfull of Dollars was outright stealing. Stealing mainly because a Fistfull of Dollars is a remake of Yojimbo . The structure of the movie is identical with minor tweaks for the most part.
I don't know why you call a remake if Sergio Leone didnt't paid the copyrights. It is straight intellectual property steal. I really love Sergio Leone but this was a low blow. Later, Leone had to pay to Akira Kurosawa.
Leone definitely copied Kurosawa's film, there are even some identical shots. Only in retrospect did Leone try to exonerate himself from the accusations of plagiarism by claiming to have been inspired by previous works, such as "Red Harvest" by Dashiell Hammet and "Harlequin Servant of Two Masters" by Goldoni.
Mifune and Eastwood. Both phenomenal actors. I prefer Yojimbo over fistful though. Wile Leone made some great films he got topped here. Kirusowa was ahead of his time.
Kurosawa melhor que Leone? nunca. O que ocorreu foi muito o contrário, Kurosawa ficou enciumado porque o visual de A fistfull of follars ( Per un pugno di dollari) era muito mais impactante , com muitos closes e zons, além de uma montagem e trilha sonora muito diferenciadas. O estilo de Kurosawa é convencional, muito mais próximo do padrão do western americano, enquanto o de Leone é inovador e rebuscado apresentando revisões e alterações nas ferramentas estilísticas prevalentes em Hollywood. Kurosawa queria ter um compositor como Morricone, e imagino o quão ficou impactado, porque realmente não tinha. Leone continuou aperfeiçoando seu estilo operistico nos westerns seguintes e revolucionou o cinema como um todo, muito mais que Kurosawa.
Kurosawa insisted that Leone had made "a fine movie, but it was my movie." Leone ignored the resulting lawsuit, but eventually settled out of court, reportedly for 15% of the worldwide receipts of A Fistful of Dollars and over $100,000
Amigo, Kurosawa fico totalmente impactado com o visual do filme de Leone, essa é a grande verdade. Ficou enciumado, porque seu filme não tinha o mesmo visual, apesar do roteiro de Yojimbo ter sido a base para o de Per um pugno dia dollari. Esta foi a razão verdadeira dele reclamar. O filme de Leone é outro já totalmente transformado. Ele fez uma releitura crítica na narrativa e na parte formal revolucionando o western.
@@aprigio64 You can argue all you want Sergio Leone's version had better visuals(which is debatable) or music but at the end of the day his movie is just a remake of Yojimbo. And it s still my favourite spaghetti western but mainly because the structure of the movie(of Yojimbo basically) is so good that it makes the movie memorable. Sergio Leone also had time to cook the characters and events more than Kurosawa did. That can t be said for the rest of his movies...i can t remember anything from A Few Dollars more. I think that The Good The Bad and The Ugly is overrated, with one of the most 2dimensional characters ever put to screen(Blondie and Angel Eyes)...Tuco was the only one that i could root for as he s the only one that feels like a real character. Bronson was playing the panflute in Once Upon a time in The West and Deniro was smoking opium in Once Upon a Time in America...that s all i can remember from those movies...
@@adriancojo6671 Man that's crazy, calling For A Few Dollars More forgettable and The Good the Bad and the Ugly Overrated (it real depends on how overrated you mean). Also visuals and music go a long way in a movie. If we take music visuals and story as three marks and you get two out of those three that's a passing grade. Opinions are subjective
I don't think the man with no name (Blondie) is a two-dimensional character, especially since it's literally the same character throughout the entire trilogy. All of his characteristics carry. The only problem I have with The Good the Bad and the Ugly is the run time, however I think everything else about it is really fun and interesting. It's one of the most influential westerns for a reason. I also think you might not be good at interpreting physical character stuff. There's a lot of character that is shown to you but it's more subtle. I feel like you can get a lot of interpretations out of how Clint Eastwood plays the character along with Angel Eyes. In fact I think there's a lot of distinctions in their characterization you can explore, why they are with the groups they're a part of and how they interact with others.
I actually think A Fistful of Dollars is the worst one and not because it's a rip-off. When I say worst I don't mean it's actually bad though. I'm not the only one who thinks that it is objectively the worst ranked one by most metrics, whereas A Few Dollars More and The Good the Bad and the Ugly show up on so many lists of the most important westerns to ever be made.
To me For A Few Dollars More is actually my favorite out of the three, I really think you need to re-watch it. Personally I love the human aspect of it, the actual conflict and relationship the characters have with each other. The way the man with no name interacts with the Bounty Hunter and becomes an unlikely Duo is really good to me. The differences between the duo is really what helps characterize them, they have different reasons for going after this guy but when they come together it really shines through for both characters. I also feel for why they're going after the Mexican outlaw, and the score and the physical acting really helps push those feelings. Especially when they look back on the photo of the girl that was killed I remember feeling for them and rooting so hard for them. The music of the pocket watch in the meaning that has for both the main villain and the Bounty Hunter is genuinely moving, it's a very real feeling and connects to that human understanding and want for Revenge and justice. I also like that this movie actually focuses on how both the man with no name and the Bounty Hunter uphold their morals, it is a much more morally righteous movie by both characters.
I do forget a lot of their names however I think it's a great movie. I don't think memory is a good argument really against a movie, I have a terrible memory but I remember feeling well enough. Like by that logic I forgot a lot of Yojimbo but I remember more of A Fistfull of Dollars more despite them being the same movie, so Yoimbo must be worse right. To me they are equal with different aspects I prefer compared to the other. Memory is not a good argument in my head. I don't agree with the first guy fully, I do believe A Fistful of Dollars is visually and musically better, however I'm a sword guy so I find the action and the more fluid movement and human characterization of the protagonist better in Yojimbo.
Akira Kurusawa was inspiring many directors to make a good movies
But just imagine what if Charles Bronson accepted Sergio Leone to play in A Fistful of Dollars.. Maybe Clint Eastwood had no chance to be international star
Akira Kurosawa inspire Sergio Leone. Great story create from good history. Inspiring as always.
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Thanks to your video I went and watched Yojimbo... what a ride!
that's great to hear, Olmo and glad you enjoyed Yojimbo!
No Japanese film had the amazing Ennio Morricone
True, but I have wondered how amazing Akira Kurosawa would have been had he worked more with Akira Ifukube who was absolutely amazing, but I would assume too busy with all the Godzilla movies. Ifukube was one of the best movie composers up there with the best. Maybe not at Ennio Morricone's level but damn close. Despite my love for godzilla movies it is too bad thats almost entirely what he is known for.
Good addition!
Verdade pura. Por isso Kurosawa ficou enciumado.
Fact
Bravo! Great movies. Mifune is so cool..!
Kurosawa & Leone was such geniuses!!!
What a coincidence i was thinking what to watch first out of two this morning...
Let us know which you decided on!
99% people think fistful of dollars is orignal movie xD
Akira Kurosawa ripped off Carlo Goldoni's book Arlecchino servitore di due padrone from 1745. So Sergio Leone was inspired by the book, not Yojimbo.
Leone brought it back to italy
It is an original movie
I was 42. Just so yall know.
Community: A Fistful of Paintballs.
I see you are s man of culture aswell.
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Excellent. Well done.
Then of course there's Walter Hill's "Last Man Standing" with Bruce Willis too.
really good!
I remember watching Yojimbo/Livakten on teve around 1975?..I was just a kid..8/9 years old..
And when i saw that dog with an hand in its mouth..
My tought went too..there is real action in that town..Great Film..just Great..
First of all kurosawa was copying something too, so let's get that of the way. Kurosawa is one of the best, but Leone with his short life and career managed to surpass him imo. Not with a fistful of dollars maybe, but get this... Leone needed a quick buck, kurosawa made a film putting all his might into it, like in all of his movies... I'm more in awe of the guy that is able to play so easily with grateness.
Totalmente de acordo Ricochet. Eu já afirmei esta tese em vários comentários meus em muitos canais. Kurosawa ficou com ciúmes porque o visual de Per un pugno di dollari impactou o mundo mais do que o seu Yojimbo, e até no Japão fez mais sucesso que este. Leone inventou um estilo novo, totalmente diferenciado de qualquer outro e o superou.
it's not a competition
@@aprigio64 Kurosawa is not jealous. Star Wars will not be born from Leone.
Everyone is copying but in Leone's case with A Fistfull of Dollars was outright stealing. Stealing mainly because a Fistfull of Dollars is a remake of Yojimbo . The structure of the movie is identical with minor tweaks for the most part.
@@adriancojo6671 Cry me a river. He made it a superior product far more successful than Yojimbo.
I don't know why you call a remake if Sergio Leone didnt't paid the copyrights. It is straight intellectual property steal. I really love Sergio Leone but this was a low blow. Later, Leone had to pay to Akira Kurosawa.
exactly
did he pay though ?
@@ochirooochiroo7605 only after court decision
@@96CAMJ A Fistful of Dollars is an unofficial remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1961 film Yojimbo . damn i feel bad for him its still unofficial wtf
The irony is yojimbo is also bases of another movie. So.
I prefer the directing, acting, soundtrack and action much more in a fistful of dollars
Ok
Akira Kurosawa ripped off Carlo Goldoni's book Arlecchino servitore di due padrone from 1745. So Sergio Leone was inspired by the book, not Yojimbo.
What about similar frames and scenes
Leone definitely copied Kurosawa's film, there are even some identical shots. Only in retrospect did Leone try to exonerate himself from the accusations of plagiarism by claiming to have been inspired by previous works, such as "Red Harvest" by Dashiell Hammet and "Harlequin Servant of Two Masters" by Goldoni.
Mifune and Eastwood. Both phenomenal actors. I prefer Yojimbo over fistful though. Wile Leone made some great films he got topped here. Kirusowa was ahead of his time.
Kurosawa melhor que Leone? nunca. O que ocorreu foi muito o contrário, Kurosawa ficou enciumado porque o visual de A fistfull of follars ( Per un pugno di dollari) era muito mais impactante , com muitos closes e zons, além de uma montagem e trilha sonora muito diferenciadas. O estilo de Kurosawa é convencional, muito mais próximo do padrão do western americano, enquanto o de Leone é inovador e rebuscado apresentando revisões e alterações nas ferramentas estilísticas prevalentes em Hollywood. Kurosawa queria ter um compositor como Morricone, e imagino o quão ficou impactado, porque realmente não tinha. Leone continuou aperfeiçoando seu estilo operistico nos westerns seguintes e revolucionou o cinema como um todo, muito mais que Kurosawa.
@@aprigio64do you not know what opinions are?
no, it's not better than the original.
absolutely not, Yojimbo is miles better...if you want good Leone, watch the Once Upon a Time trilogy.
Yojimbo isnt even in English Bruh. Fistful is way better
@@Fvincentwhat does language has to do with this. Yojimbo is way better
Leone is a thief