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Henry Fonda as a psychopathic bad guy.. No way, you say?... "Once Upon a Time in the West" was Sergio Leone's greatest Western, although Clint Eastwood's three films remain among my favorites. Leone had hoped to have Eastwood in this film as "Harmonica", but they were unable to work things out. As it is, I think having Charles Bronson in the role was more effective. It was central to Eastwood's persona in those three films that he be both a man with no name and with no past, but Bronson's character of Harmonica was entirely driven by the past and his need for revenge. He was brilliant, and his tiny, piercing blue eyes lent an eerie intensity to many of his screen moments. The casting of the equally blue-eyed Henry Fonda as a sadistic villain was a stroke of genius, and he managed to produce one of his most memorable roles. This was an incredible movie, and by far, one of the most thoughtful, unique Westerns ever made. The ending is the finest of his many westerns, as well as one of the most surprising. It easily goes on any list of the greatest westerns in the history of film.
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Added: 28th December 2007
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Sergio Leone sure knew how to turn out epic masterpieces. This falls onto my all time top ten movies at no.7. Robert De Niro's performance along with James Woods were electric and some of their best, to date. The score, provided by Ennio Morricone brings such ambience and atmosphere to an already great film. There have been many versions of this film with different endings, it's up to you which one you prefer. I'm still in search of an uncut version; at nearly five hours; but these are as scarce as hobbie horse's droppings, maybe this is an urban myth though.
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Added: 6th January 2008
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The second of the Dollars trilogy, sees Ennio Morricone once again bring memorable music to one of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns. I'm a bit biased when it comes to Ennio As he is one of my top ten modern composers.
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Added: 12th January 2008
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Brasil 66 always confused me, a song like this was good, but compared to the Beatles it sounded sappy.
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Added: 27th January 2008
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