Review of Django (1966) by Aslum K — 29 Dec 2012

I wonder what is in that coffin that Django drags around. I am going to go take a little peak. Django comes to us with a coffin full of goodies in the Spaghetti Western cult classic from 1966. There may arguments that this film is nothing more than a Fistful of Dollars rip-off which shows how much of an un-cultured clod you really are! The film does have a couple of similar elements that Fistful of Dollars provided, but I must argue that Django is in its own way original because it is ruthless, violent, and bloodier! I may also add that Fistful of Dollars was a rip from Yojimbo.

Directed by Sergio Corbucci and starring Franco Nero, Django wanders around the cruel western, dragging a coffin for personal reason. He comes across a town where there is a war between factions of the KKK and Mexican bandits which is something Robert Rodriguez touched on in his film Machete with the minutemen and the cartels.

With very little choice, Django takes and draws up arms in one of the highest body counts in western film history. Django has the elements that one can find in a spaghetti western like the greasiness and sweatiness of the characters, squinting and beady eyes, dubbing, and questionable behavior and motives of the characters.

I definitely enjoyed Django a lot and say it is an instant classic. I have heard Quentin Tarantino will be releasing his own version of Django known as Django unleashed. Good luck Quentin, I cannot wait to see it!