View Full Version : Does anybody recommend A Fistful of Dollars?
DragonfighterX
12-29-2003, 02:53 AM
?
sevenhooks
12-29-2003, 03:10 AM
By all means, yes!
The "dollars" trilogy gets better with each film (and each viewing).
Next is FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE, then the all-time classic THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY.
I only just got into the spaghetti westerns in the last couple of years on the constant urging of a friend with similar film interests & now I'm completely hooked.
There are an awful lot of similarities in both genres (kung fu & spaghettis) with themes of revenge, honor, whose style (gun fighting skill) is better, etc.
It's also fun to see just how many spaghetti soundtracks were used in kung fu flicks.
Other joints to check for:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST
A FISTFUL OF DYNAMITE (Duck, You Sucker)
THE BIG GUNDOWN
DEATH RIDES A HORSE
DAY OF ANGER
COMPANEROS
MY NAME IS NOBODY
RUN MAN RUN
FACE TO FACE
A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL
chingdog
01-02-2004, 01:34 PM
Fistfull of Dollars is a good film and even better if you like Clint Eastwood....
DragonfighterX
01-06-2004, 12:53 AM
I watched it and liked it quite a bit, but I was more impressed with The Wild Bunch. It was like John Woo before his time.
Mantis FIST
01-24-2004, 11:15 PM
Yeah Woo said He loves Wild Bunch and made the killer with it in mind. I personally recommend Yojimbo over fist full of dollars. Good films if you like Clint.
SilentJay32
02-12-2004, 05:51 AM
Sam Peckinpah was one of Woo's favorite directors, along with Jean-Pierre Melvillie. Peckinpah + Melville = Woo. "The Killer" takes the story from Melville's "Le Samourai" and mixes it with Peckinpah's heroic bloodshed.
magic8
03-08-2004, 08:39 PM
Any remake of Kurosawa's Yojimbo has gotta have something to it. ;) Fairly faithful adaptation to boot and much better than Last Man Standing.
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