Review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) by Brian R — 03 Feb 2012
To me, this is the perfect western. It would pain my grandpa to hear it, but I've never been a big fan of John Wayne (apart from "The Shootist"). Spaghetti westerns are more my line - my favourites are Sergio Corbucci's "The Great Silence" (set in the snow-filled landscapes of Utah during the Great Blizzard of 1899), Giulio Questi's frankly bonkers "Django Kill" and Leone's "Once Upon A Time in the West" and this masterpiece.
TGTB&TU is truly a work of art: operatic in length, scale and scope, it boasts one of the most iconic film soundtracks by Ennio Morricone. There are some wonderfully nuanced performances by Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach, pointing out that their goodness, badness and ugliness is all relative at a time when each individual had to fight for their own survival against the backdrop of a civil war.
Aldo Giuffrè also catches the eye as the alcoholic Union Army captain.
This review of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) was written by Brian R on 03 Feb 2012.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly has generally received very positive reviews.
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