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Neither/Nor
21Dec10
Corbucci at his most excessive, essentially remaking his own Il Mercenario with less successful results, however entertaining. The opening sequence is one of the best that the EuroWestern genre offers, though, and plays more against Leone's influence than with it.
Th MZA
2Nov10
Corbucci steals straight outta Leone's playbook -- familiar-sounding Morricone tune, chaotic neutral drifter, dramatic foreground/background juxtaposing, macho close-ups, hints of psychosexual dysfunction, alternate cooperation & backstabbing as comic relief -- without grasping the elusive Leone coolness. The Tuco/Goldie stand-ins' one-liners lack snap; the escapes lack danger. Jack Palance's bird is a consolation.
Silenzio
17May10
Corbucci seems to have a bigger budget here than in his previous westerns and he does not waste it-it is one of the most entertaining Italian westerns partly due to the great cast. Milian steals the film but Nero is also a lot of fun, Fernando rey adds class to the film and Palance is actually quite demented. The theme song by Morricone is in my opinion one of the catchiest themes he ever did. I personally think only The Great Silence is a better Corbucci film.
