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Sergio Leone's greatest tribute to the Western genre, Once Upon a Time in the West is a piquant cocktail of style and substance, potent enough to catapult the viewer into a whirlpool of incessant excitement. The complete review is present at: http://apotpourriofvestiges.blogspot.com/2012/01/once-upon-time-in-west-1968-sergio.html

Howard Orr

27Dec11

A beautiful opera of a film, luxuriating in the myths of the West and the conventions of the Western, and cognizant of the fact that cinema itself is nothing without myth.

luca

14Dec11

Probabilty the great western ever. Uunforgettable the initial part of the film and the final duel (Henry Fonda vs Charles Bronson, what a fantastic players!!!!) . not any word, only soundtrack, sequence of memories, only great cinema. It's like a classic novel. Wordeful Claudia Cardinale. Many compliments to Sergio Leone.

Eye see

14Dec11

Let's not forget to mention Ennio Morricone, whom fertilized the film with his musical accompaniment.

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lolo341

9Dec11

With the daring to go where the genre had not yet been, what's not to love? Says The Spaghetti Western database's Phil H., "More of an epic than an action adventure. More of a work of art than a commercial piece of cinema. On those terms it is peerless and a masterpiece not be missed, a film that doesn't so much set the benchmark for a genre as for film making in general." I agree

Altero

5Nov11

“How can you trust a man who wears both a belt and suspenders? The man can’t even trust his own pants.”

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Frankster85

14Oct11

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Heikan

12Oct11

The final showdown is one of the most beautiful marriages between music and image. That scene alone justifies the reason cinema is considered an art form. And despite the epic nature of that confrontation, it is nothing but a minor conflict in the overall story of America's creation, which it's also Leone's most daring contribution to the most American of film genres, the western.

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Electrorules

9Sep11

Great atmosphere throughout. A classic

SALESK

30Aug11

Best Western.

There Will Be Josh Schasny

27Aug11

A fine Western. A true icon of the genre. Definitely iconic for its style despite many homages. Four stories converging into one and not everyone will survive by the end. Some pretty badass moments as well.

GekkoP

8Aug11

In my mind, this film puts the word END upon a genre. In my heart, it just keeps on calling me.

Jack Lehtonen

7Aug11

What can I say at this point? I should be wary of cartoons of the West. But the internal emotions of this film are so powerful and operatic, I can never help but be moved by it. The obligatory "final duel" is the crest of a wave of emotion that's been building: Cardinale discovering the slaughtered family, Harmonica's blurred memories, Morton staring into the painting of the Pacific Ocean... Cinema.

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Mouad Lemoudden

5Aug11

great characters, complex plot, pacing, mystique, scope, atmosphere, larger than life scenes, great acting and music... this film simply has it all with style, due to Leone's exquisite directing and attention to detail. a film that defines the genre for me, an instant favorite

Don't Get Nasty Brother

27Jul11

Aunque suene a repetido, ciertamente ya no se hacen películas así. ÉPICAS. Y que aprovechan al máximo la capacidad de las imágenes para contar la historia. Esta es una película de 3 horas y ciertamente los diálogos (y la exposición) son usados con una mano de seda. La escena final del duelo, y el flashback dentro de ella, son sencillamente colosales. Morricone está soberbio aquí. ¿De verdad tengo que recomendarla?

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Wusuowei

23Jun11

I probably watched this movie more than 30 times...

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JAH

5Jun11

The newly-released Blu-ray looks great. Definitely worth the upgrade for fans of the film.

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Mr. Marston

31May11

Those 165 minutes, were the best of my life.

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Dave

20May11

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly seems to have the pop culture reputation that this Leone western actually deserves. It is over the top, but Leone still manages to believably pull off the epic scope he aimed for. And Henry Fonda is just fantastic as the villain.