Review of Django (1966) by Brian R — 10 May 2012
Django is Corbucci's magnum opus, an essential spaghetti western which spawned countless imitations and unofficial sequels down the years. Franco Nero is brilliant as the brooding D-man, all too happy to unleash the hell he's dragging along in his coffin against the KKK-alikes with red hoods (led by a chap who looks uncannily like Fernando Peire, Channel 5's Restaurant Inspector) or the gang of Mexican renegades they're vying with to boss the town where the film is set.
The cinematography is brilliant, especially in the fight scenes - one scene, where the town hookers wrestle in the mud, reminded me of Monty Python and The Batley Townswomens Guild's re-enactment of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour! The DVD print I watched was quite beautiful and the colours really came alive, although there was some slight fluttering here and there.
If you only know spag westerns from the Dollars trilogy or Leone's other works, you should really check out Django. Whereas Leone is meditative and leisurely (in a good way), Corbucci likes to get to the point and with as high a body count as poss.
Highly reccommended. Tarantino is a big fan apparently.
This review of Django (1966) was written by Brian R on 10 May 2012.
Django has generally received positive reviews.
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