Rating of
3/4
Awesome
poonhokong - wrote on 04/08/11
This maybe one of the first movies that Clint Eastwood directs, who turned into a great director nowadays. But I am always a fan of spaghetti westerns and Clint Eastwood as "The man with no name" who we know and love.
It starts like a conventional western, with a mixture of plot from High Noon (1952), The Magnificent Seven (1970), and a little bit of Il Mercenario (1968). A town had some enemies that has just been released from jail, and planned to get revenge on the town folks. They hired a stranger that just stopped by to handle the bad guys, and promised the stranger every free he wanted in town, and he wanted a bit too far. As the film progresses, we understands the townfolks had themselves a little secret, and the strangers might not be dropping by afterall.
It really shows that the style and direction is different between american westerns and spaghetti westerns. Though I like spaghetti westerns more, this one gives something different in visual and feel. An anti-hero he might be in "The Dollars Trilogy", Eastwood in more evil and sinister in the film, and adds to the coolness of this character. It is no doubt that the main character of the video game "Blood", my favourate game of all time, was inspired from this movie.
In comparision, I still prefer the Dollars Trilogy, for the drama, score, and uplifting feeling. But this one is just awesome in its own right.
