It’s pretty good, it’s not an all time great like many people claim but it’s a solid western movie. It’s a bit long and drawn out for my taste, it definitely has a few drawn out scenes. The sound design needed a bit of work especially with the annoying and repetitive noises that were quite prevalent throughout the film example being the windmill in the very beginning and the fly. The score is pretty iconic but is a bit repetitive. Other than those complaints, it was good. The acting was good, the story was great, the characters were well developed, it just needed to be trimmed down a bit and listened through once or twice more. I’d watch again in like 10 years.

It’s pretty good, it’s not an all time great like many people claim but it’s a solid western movie. It’s a bit long and drawn out for my taste, it definitely has a few drawn out scenes. The sound design needed a bit of work especially with the annoying and repetitive noises that were quite prevalent throughout the film example being the windmill in the very beginning and the fly. The score is pretty iconic but is a bit repetitive. Other than those complaints, it was good. The acting was good, the story was great, the characters were well developed, it just needed to be trimmed down a bit and listened through once or twice more. I’d watch again in like 10 years.

One of the best 75 films I’ve ever seen.

2 years after Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) Sergio Leone releases what for me is his best movie and not only that but also the best western in history! It is the first installment of the undervalued “Once Upon A Time” trilogy... as much as I have not seen the other two I can assure you that nothing will beat this one, it definitely left the bar very high.

As you may already know, the Western is one of my favorite genres, more than anything because my grandfather loves it and he was the one who instilled it in me since I was little, so each of these films connects a lot with me.

In technical aspects this is a masterpiece, the beautiful soundtrack of Ennio Morricone (who never disappoints), the cinematography made by anyone other than Tonino Delli Colli, the performances of Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and the spectacular Claudia Cardinale, having Dario Argento in collaboration with Ennio Morricone and Bertolucci make this one of the greatest films of all time. If Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) had one of the best endings in history, this one had one of the best beginnings in history.

The purpose of the film is to show us the rise of industrialism in the United States, more specifically the West. In a world where what was already established will have to change so that the country can progress and when I say that it has to change it is not always changing in a good way.

Thanks to this and Leone's other films, I can tell you for sure that we are talking about one of the best filmmakers in history. Some may disagree but what they won't be able to do is make me change my mind.

Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day.

God bless you.

100/100

One of the best 75 films I’ve ever seen.

2 years after Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) Sergio Leone releases what for me is his best movie and not only that but also the best western in history! It is the first installment of the undervalued “Once Upon A Time” trilogy... as much as I have not seen the other two I can assure you that nothing will beat this one, it definitely left the bar very high.

As you may already know, the Western is one of my favorite genres, more than anything because my grandfather loves it and he was the one who instilled it in me since I was little, so each of these films connects a lot with me.

In technical aspects this is a masterpiece, the beautiful soundtrack of Ennio Morricone (who never disappoints), the cinematography made by anyone other than Tonino Delli Colli, the performances of Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and the spectacular Claudia Cardinale, having Dario Argento in collaboration with Ennio Morricone and Bertolucci make this one of the greatest films of all time. If Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (1966) had one of the best endings in history, this one had one of the best beginnings in history.

The purpose of the film is to show us the rise of industrialism in the United States, more specifically the West. In a world where what was already established will have to change so that the country can progress and when I say that it has to change it is not always changing in a good way.

Thanks to this and Leone's other films, I can tell you for sure that we are talking about one of the best filmmakers in history. Some may disagree but what they won't be able to do is make me change my mind.

Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day.

God bless you.

100/100

I don’t know what was more beautiful-Morricone’s score or my gorgeous Meditteranean queen, Claudia Cardinale 😍. One of the greatest westerns of all time, and, honestly, one of my favorite movies of all time. Casting a man who was famous for becoming the face of Hollywood’s “hero” as a despicable villain is absolutely legendary stuff. This movie really just checks all the boxes-acting, score, cinematography, story, etc. All of it is done incredibly and is a true testament to the art of cinema.

I don’t know what was more beautiful-Morricone’s score or my gorgeous Meditteranean queen, Claudia Cardinale 😍. One of the greatest westerns of all time, and, honestly, one of my favorite movies of all time. Casting a man who was famous for becoming the face of Hollywood’s “hero” as a despicable villain is absolutely legendary stuff. This movie really just checks all the boxes-acting, score, cinematography, story, etc. All of it is done incredibly and is a true testament to the art of cinema.

Da mi je neko rekao, da će mi western film biti ovoliko savršenstvo, ne bih mu vjerovao.
Zaista nemam riječi o ovome što sam upravo pogledao.
Film počne sa predobrom uvodnom scenom, te završi sa predobrom završnom scenom, ali čitav film između njih je zaista savršenstvo koje je zaista definicija te riječi.

Gluma je odlična i zaista film ima više rečenica koje vas naježe nego ijedan film koji sam gledao, te tu rečenicu poprati odlična gluma svih likova i zaista svaka čast glumcima jer su ozbiljno fascinantno odglumili svoje uloge.

Radnja je, iako mi je trebalo malo duže da pohvatam sve, bila zanimljiva od samog početka pa do samog kraja i nikako nije pozustala. Završna scena isto tako me je naježila sa onim flashbackom i zaista mislim da kraj nije mogao biti bolji te da je savršen za ovakav film.
Isto tako mislim da će mi Sergio Leone postati jedan od dražih režisera nakon što pogledam više njegovih filmova, jer je ovo zaista bilo savršeno.

Muzika je isto fenomenalna, te svaku već epsku scenu pretvori u još više epsku scenu, te svaki put kada sam čuo muziku sam se naježio, te muzika zaokružuje čitav film kao savršenu cjelinu bez ijedne mane.

Sve u svemu, ne mogu dovoljno da nahvalim ovaj film, te ne mogu da dovoljno opišem ovo savršenstvo i mislim da svako treba samo da ga pogleda i uživa.

Da mi je neko rekao, da će mi western film biti ovoliko savršenstvo, ne bih mu vjerovao.
Zaista nemam riječi o ovome što sam upravo pogledao.
Film počne sa predobrom uvodnom scenom, te završi sa predobrom završnom scenom, ali čitav film između njih je zaista savršenstvo koje je zaista definicija te riječi.

Gluma je odlična i zaista film ima više rečenica koje vas naježe nego ijedan film koji sam gledao, te tu rečenicu poprati odlična gluma svih likova i zaista svaka čast glumcima jer su ozbiljno fascinantno odglumili svoje uloge.

Radnja je, iako mi je trebalo malo duže da pohvatam sve, bila zanimljiva od samog početka pa do samog kraja i nikako nije pozustala. Završna scena isto tako me je naježila sa onim flashbackom i zaista mislim da kraj nije mogao biti bolji te da je savršen za ovakav film.
Isto tako mislim da će mi Sergio Leone postati jedan od dražih režisera nakon što pogledam više njegovih filmova, jer je ovo zaista bilo savršeno.

Muzika je isto fenomenalna, te svaku već epsku scenu pretvori u još više epsku scenu, te svaki put kada sam čuo muziku sam se naježio, te muzika zaokružuje čitav film kao savršenu cjelinu bez ijedne mane.

Sve u svemu, ne mogu dovoljno da nahvalim ovaj film, te ne mogu da dovoljno opišem ovo savršenstvo i mislim da svako treba samo da ga pogleda i uživa.