Review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) by Petros T — 12 Feb 2018
'The Good, The Bad and The Ugly' has an unrivalled, awe-inspiring power, to which I never truly found any equivalent. If, the man with no name (Eastwood) and his alter ego, the man in black (Van Cleef) come back as strong as they were, but the director's true stroke of genius lies nevertheless in the arrival of a third man, the ludicrous, hilarious Tuco (Wallach), who completes the magnificent trio and adds a deeper comical aspect to the film.
Briefly, 'The Good, The Bad and the Ugly' is a phenomenal piece of cinema, sharply written, sharply filmed, made of remarkable scenes where Leone superbly alternates endless landscapes and close-ups, silence and sound.
And there has never been a sound like Morricone's 'Ecstasy of Gold' at the climax of a film which is, above all, a thrill to watch. Quite simply one of the films which made me love the cinema.
This review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) was written by Petros T on 12 Feb 2018.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has generally received very positive reviews.
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