Movie #: 240
Movie Title: A Fistful of Dollars
Year Released: 1964
Director: Sergio Leone
Notable Cast: Clint Eastwood, Gian Maria Volonté, Marianne Koch
Short Description: A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. (IMDB.com)
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FlickChart.com: #95
Date Watched: 2/10/2013
What I Liked: I enjoyed the premise of a man screwing with other people and making them fight each other; kind of has a psychological thriller feel to it. The action was well done given the time that this movie was made, specifically Eastwood’s character’s escape from capture and the last standoff at the end of the movie. Clint Eastwood was a perfect choice for “The Man With No Name”-type character cause he can play a badass very well.
What I Disliked: I was unaware before starting the movie that it was originally Italian and only later dubbed for English, so it was hard watching at first while thinking that the editing job was terrible in that the voices didn’t match up with the actor’s mouths. What was going on at times was a little difficult to understand, but I blame that more on the poor dubbing job and the inability to clearly understand characters at times than the direction or plot of the movie. The crying and whining of the child in the movie was irritating.
Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Rationale: A good start to a trilogy and has me looking forward to watching the sequels, especially The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
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