It does lose a bit of steam from the fantastic first entry in the series, maybe that’s the lack of Gianfranco Parolini in the director’s chair and writing room, maybe that’s the lack of William Berger’s iconic villain performance from the first, either way there’s a noticeable drop-off, but this still absolutely makes for a very fun time and gave me flashes of the first’s greatness while also giving me some new things to enjoy. Gianni Garko is just about as good as he was in the first playing the titular character, Sartana still remains as one of my favorite spaghetti western protagonists to date. I will say though, in a similar vein to the first film, the villain really makes the movie, and that was Klaus Kinski here. Obviously he’s about as shitty as a person can come in real life but the more I see him act the more I’m impressed by his ability. One thing I really liked here that I’ve never seen anywhere else was some of the unique camera work. Specifically when someone got shot, the camera would follow their head down to the ground and shake when they hit the ground, I can’t remember seeing anything like it before, I wish it was used in movies today. The story works, beyond the fantastic opening scene I stopped really caring for it although I was following it, that’s also another reason why the first did it better. In the end this is a fun sequel that did a lot right but enough wrong to be a clear downgrade from the first. I was worried about the lack of Gianfranco Parolini’s direction in the rest of this series but I’m a lot more excited knowing I can enjoy this director’s style.

It does lose a bit of steam from the fantastic first entry in the series, maybe that’s the lack of Gianfranco Parolini in the director’s chair and writing room, maybe that’s the lack of William Berger’s iconic villain performance from the first, either way there’s a noticeable drop-off, but this still absolutely makes for a very fun time and gave me flashes of the first’s greatness while also giving me some new things to enjoy. Gianni Garko is just about as good as he was in the first playing the titular character, Sartana still remains as one of my favorite spaghetti western protagonists to date. I will say though, in a similar vein to the first film, the villain really makes the movie, and that was Klaus Kinski here. Obviously he’s about as shitty as a person can come in real life but the more I see him act the more I’m impressed by his ability. One thing I really liked here that I’ve never seen anywhere else was some of the unique camera work. Specifically when someone got shot, the camera would follow their head down to the ground and shake when they hit the ground, I can’t remember seeing anything like it before, I wish it was used in movies today. The story works, beyond the fantastic opening scene I stopped really caring for it although I was following it, that’s also another reason why the first did it better. In the end this is a fun sequel that did a lot right but enough wrong to be a clear downgrade from the first. I was worried about the lack of Gianfranco Parolini’s direction in the rest of this series but I’m a lot more excited knowing I can enjoy this director’s style.

A much more entertaining sequel unlike my thoughts regarding the original. There's clever and unique action set-pieces, fun and dynamic camera techniques, and an overall more interesting story this time. I can definitely see why Sartana is as iconic as he is after this one.

A much more entertaining sequel unlike my thoughts regarding the original. There's clever and unique action set-pieces, fun and dynamic camera techniques, and an overall more interesting story this time. I can definitely see why Sartana is as iconic as he is after this one.

1969 | Klaus Kinski | Western

The second film in the series, “Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino”, is quite a bit downgrade to the first one.

The bank robbery opening is great and the basic set-up is a cool idea, but in the end the film felt too slow, unspectacular and uninventive. The cinematography isn’t as great and stylish as in the original and there are quite a few moments in which the score is very weak. I guess a lot of it just did hit for me.

But everything with Klaus Kinski is great. There definitely are a couple of good moments and ideas, but over all this was a bit underwhelming.

1969 | Klaus Kinski | Western

The second film in the series, “Sono Sartana, il vostro becchino”, is quite a bit downgrade to the first one.

The bank robbery opening is great and the basic set-up is a cool idea, but in the end the film felt too slow, unspectacular and uninventive. The cinematography isn’t as great and stylish as in the original and there are quite a few moments in which the score is very weak. I guess a lot of it just did hit for me.

But everything with Klaus Kinski is great. There definitely are a couple of good moments and ideas, but over all this was a bit underwhelming.

My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2018/06/the-complete-sartana/

My review: http://blueprintreview.co.uk/2018/06/the-complete-sartana/