The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Second Cavalry, Third Regiment, Baker, Jackson, Bill Carson, Maria, General Sibley, Col. Canby, a six-horse ghost stage, Brother Ramirez brother of Tuco Ramiriz, the gallant heroes of Branson Bridge and the weapons that propel them to war. Sad Hill, Arch Stanton and into the unknown. That is the whole map to the gold. This is not a spoiler as the gold is in the telling, weave, cinematography and production of the tale. There are subplots, actors, themes that tie this epic tale into the code of the west, bounty hunters and the first two episodes of the trilogy stablishing Clint as the golden-haired angel. ELI WALLACH is the star. Everyone else on the stage is also stellar as are SERGIO LEONE and ENNIO MARRICONI as is the commentary about war in general and Civil War in particular. All together they make this film great. Spaghetti had entered Americana and Hollywood Westerns would never be the same again.

Review of the 2023 Kino Lorber Blu-ray edition of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. A true classic! This is the 162 minute (2 hours 42 minute) US theatrical cut. The disc DOES NOT include the longer 2 hour 59 minute European premiere version or the scenes trimmed from that version.First of all, this movie has never looked as good as it does on this disc. The colors are great and natural looking, while the picture looks amazingly sharp for a film first released in 1966. Grain is still present, but it looks natural and not overwhelming.Audio includes English 5.1 and English mono. Subtitles are in English only. The previous 2003 MGM DVD version had an Italian mono track and various additional subtitles, but they’re not on this disc.Extras - Contains all the extras that were on the 2003 MGM DVD, plus a lot more. More trailers, radio spots, a gallery of on-set images, and many more posters & lobby cards in the promotion gallery.There are a couple extra deleted scenes here, but it would’ve been great if they included all the scenes that were trimmed from the longer version of the film. It’s a shame they’re missing as some can still be glimpsed in the “Reconstructing The GBU” featurette.Overall, this seems to be the definitive edition of this movie on the Blu-ray format. Very happy with my purchase.

This movie was perfect! Ordered it before price went up. Came quickly and was double wrapped for protection. Seller made sure of its safety.No damage to the CD. Would highly recommend this movie. Had comedy in it too.

Got for my dad's birthday. He loves it and so do I!

....smoking a stubby smoke, and creating highjinx in the Old West. Plus greezy music from Sergio Leone and a whole pizza pie hitting you in your eye, thats amore!

Directed by Sergio Leone, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" is one of the most famous of the Italian Spaghetti Westerns, filmed almost entirely in Europe. The Spaghetti Western plays a large role in Quentin Tarantino's film, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" which takes a nostalgic look at the Western. Over the past few weeks, I have been enjoying seeing various way the Old West has been represented in the movies, including the best of the Spaghetti Westerns such as this film."The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" is a lengthy epic set in 1862 in New Mexico during the Civil War. Many people are unaware of the Civil War history depicted in this film, which is a valuable reason in itself to see it. The Union Army turned back a serious Confederate push through the Southwest to reach California at the 1862 Battle of Glorietta Pass, a battle regarded by historians as one of the key engagements of the Civil War. This film is set in the aftermath of the battle, during the Confederate retreat following the destruction of its supply trains.The film turns on an effort by three outlaws to recover $200,000 in Confederate gold buried in a cemetery. The outlaws, each out for himself. form shifting alliances and fight with each other to recover the stash. Clint Eastwood plays a taciturn bounty hunter known as Blondie. Lee Van Cleef, the most vicious of the three, plays a sadistic killer, Angel Eyes. The third outlaw, Tuco, played by Eli Wallach, is a comic figure yet also ruthless and unrelenting in killing and in his quest for the gold. These three outlaws at times team up and work together, especially Blondie and Tuco, when it seems advantageous to do so. But they also will abandon, double-cross, and kill each other without compunction, when given the need and the opportunity.The film is meant to capture the American Southwest with its desolation and small settlements during the Civil War years. The early parts of the film show a great deal of violence, killings and hangings against the background of the Confederate retreat. The three outlaws function separately but are gradually brought together. Some of the most memorable parts of this film take place in a Union prisoner of war camp and on a battlefield. This film portrays convincing the folly and anguish of the Civil War as the outlaws use it to pursue their own private ends. Of the three outlaws, only Blondie shows a degree of sympathy with the soldiers and their unfortunate fate. The final part of the movie shows what has become an iconic gunfight between the three outlaws, spaced triangularly from each other in a cemetery where the gold is to be found. The scene builds slowly and with high dramatic tension.This film builds deliberately with music and long shots of the characters' facial expressions and of the surroundings adding a great deal to the story. The film is presented almost like an Italian opera with its music, gestures, and passion. Even so, there is a gritty realism in this film, with the ever-present dirt, the random, senseless violence, and the war. The main themes of the film are greed and ignorance, set against the West and with some religious symbolism in the background.The Spaghetti Western was heavily critiqued at first, but films such as "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" have deservedly come to be recognized as among the best of the western genre. This film offers a different, harsher portrayal of the West, showing the consequences of rampant individualism and violence, than do the earlier American Westerns and a different way of understanding the history of the West. Westerns of a variety of types offer fascinating insight into American history and character. It is valuable during this time of pandemic to see different portrayals and interpretations of the American West and to think about the West, its history, and the character of its people.Robin Friedman

VHS tape is worn out and this ancient film has been transferred to digital perfectly.

Exelente versión del 50 aniversario de la película, incluye la versión que salió originalmente en el cine y la versión extendida, Para que lo tomen en cuenta ninguna de las dos versiones viene con audio o subtitulos en español.

GREAT!

They've redone the coloring and it shows! Amazing restauration of this all-time classic. Sound is good too! Definitely worth the buy!

It very good excellent condition , no problem at all, thank you