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Post by Batflunkie on Jun 7, 2020 15:24:46 GMT -5
I may have seen all of those or only some so I guess they don't rank up there with greatest trilogies for me. No offense to Clint (and certainly not to Ennio Morricone either) but I would probably pick The Godfather trilogy and just throw out the third one.  I'm not really big into westerns. I was forced to watch Gunsmoke and Bonanza by my Grandfather so I quickly developed a distaste for the stuff at an early age (thank god for Blazing Saddles). Didn't think much of Dirty Harry either except as prototype for Judge Dredd
The first Godfather movie was okay, but didn't do much for me. More of a Scarface and New Jack City person
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Post by Deleted on Jun 7, 2020 15:32:05 GMT -5
Yeah, love it though I do, I've always found The Good, the Band and the Ugly to be a bit "bloated", as you say. The Director's (or extended) cut is almost 3 hours long....did you mean this one or the theatrical release?
I think I'll watch it tonight....was going to last night but John Wick came on...
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Post by Confessor on Jun 7, 2020 16:55:33 GMT -5
Yeah, love it though I do, I've always found The Good, the Band and the Ugly to be a bit "bloated", as you say. The Director's (or extended) cut is almost 3 hours long....did you mean this one or the theatrical release? I think I'll watch it tonight....was going to last night but John Wick came on...
I don't think there is a director's cut, as such. I've always understood that the UK and U.S. theatrical cuts from the late 60s had maybe 3 or 4 minutes removed from the original Italian version to censor some violence. But since the DVD release in the early 2000s, the full length Italian cut has been available in the UK and America. Really though, the differences in length are pretty negligible. Overall, it's still basically a 3 hour film in either version. |
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Post by berkley on Jun 7, 2020 19:19:38 GMT -5
I haven't seen the Leone/Eastwood movies or the Dirty Harrys for so long now it's hard for me to say how I feel about them. Iconic films without a doubt but I rate Once Upon a Time in the West as the best of Leone's westerns and maybe my favourite western movie, period.
One well-known Leone film I've never watched is Once Upon a Time in America.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Jun 12, 2020 7:43:10 GMT -5
I'd say the western trilogy easily. Not a big fan of bad ass cop movies. My grandpa watched Eastwood/Bronson cop films, westerns and baseball. The later two I still like. 3-4 years ago I watched his western trilogy along with any other Italian westerns I could get through Netflix at that time. I much prefer them to American made westerns for the most part. They have a very different vibe/feel to them. So while I may have been named after a John Wayne character, I'd rather have Clint Eastwood and Italian westerns.
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Post by brutalis on Jun 15, 2020 9:00:29 GMT -5
It's Monday so time for another Which one?
Which Swashbuckler Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power?
It's Flynn for the WIN for me. While Power was good, to me Flynn was GREAT as the debonair swashbuckler in tights. Don't think there is anyone who provided more thrills, fun, looks, wit and charm rolled into one sword slinging adventurer. He is the GOLD STANDARD of period piece action piece heroic leads and all of his movies remain a pure sensational joy in watching today or any day for me.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jun 15, 2020 9:23:05 GMT -5
This one isn't even close. The winner is in like Flynn.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jun 15, 2020 10:02:20 GMT -5
Flynn for me too. I'm not even sure I'd recognize Tyrone Power.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2020 13:00:53 GMT -5
Errol Flynn was a childhood favorite. I'm not sure I even saw a Tyrone Power film until I was an adult, and if I did see one as a kid, it didn't register (likely because I was just disappointed Errol Flynn wasn't in it).
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Post by shaxper on Jun 15, 2020 13:05:01 GMT -5
I suspect Tyrone Power is only in the same ballpark because of Zorro. It's a good film, but I'd take Captain Blood or the Seahawk over it any day.
How about Basil Rathbone? That man could dual!
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Post by brutalis on Jun 15, 2020 13:22:32 GMT -5
I suspect Tyrone Power is only in the same ballpark because of Zorro. It's a good film, but I'd take Captain Blood or the Seahawk over it any day. How about Basil Rathbone? That man could dual! Tyrone also has The Black Swan, The Black Rose, Captain from Castile, Prince of Foxes in his roles. And there is no which one for best sword wielding villainy (Vader could come close) that measures up against Basil Rathbone! |
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Post by Confessor on Jun 16, 2020 9:19:06 GMT -5
Tyrone who?  Yeah, Flynn by a country mile. |
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Post by tartanphantom on Jun 16, 2020 9:46:18 GMT -5
Tyrone Power was a fine actor in his own right.
But Errol Flynn had "IT", just like Clara Bow. Charisma can often take you farther than simple raw talent.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 17, 2020 14:56:22 GMT -5
It's Monday so time for another Which one? Which Swashbuckler Errol Flynn or Tyrone Power?It's Flynn for the WIN for me. While Power was good, to me Flynn was GREAT as the debonair swashbuckler in tights. Don't think there is anyone who provided more thrills, fun, looks, wit and charm rolled into one sword slinging adventurer. He is the GOLD STANDARD of period piece action piece heroic leads and all of his movies remain a pure sensational joy in watching today or any day for me. Dear God, this shouldn't even be asked. Flynn forever! As good as Power is as Zorro (and he's not bad), holy hacienda, would Flynn have kicked @$$ as Zorro! |
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Post by Prince Hal on Jun 17, 2020 14:56:59 GMT -5
And, yeah, Basil brought it as any sword-wielding villain!
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