You've ignored this film. It will no longer appear as a recommendation. View ignored films.
You've decided to remember Once Upon a Time in the West for later. You can see all your remembered films here.
Summary: Sergio Leone's monumental epic is as big as its Monument Valley locations, as grand as its fine, distinguished cast, as tough and bawdy as every kid imagines the Old West.
The ultimate western. Sound, camera work, editing and maybe the ultimate western plot melt perfectly together in one of cinema history's most beautiful acomplishments. This film is one of the few must-sees out there. [Full Review]
Leone moves on from his quirkier, more rugged Dollars trilogy to film the Western as opera, an elegiac ode to a dying breed. The cinematography is vast and the characters are larger than life. Charles Bronson kicks ass as the archetypal gunslinger, Jason Robards turns in something unexpectedly emotional, and Claudia Cardinale does what she can with a role from a director who is not very good with women. But Henry Fonda, cast against-type, steals the show in the most vile role of his career.
Sergio Leone must of finished "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and thought to himself, how can I possibly top that? He than realized he is a genius and can do anything. The man could probably fly for all I know.
The complex nature of each character in the film is intimately explored through their interactions with one another. It is the perfect blend of the styles of both the classic and neo western genres. The massacre at Sweetwater is quite possibly the greatest scene I have ever witnessed.
Pure, unrestrained joy. That's what this movie rewarded me with. I was stimulated in all the right ways: transfixed to the screen because of the gorgeous vistas, I was giggling with glee when hearing the badass dialogue, and became hypnotized by the classic soundtrack. The story is always interesting (I loved the sense of this period being the end of an era) and the entire cast is flawless. I'm still tingly all-over. Pure, unrestrained joy.
Displaying 1 to 250 of 3518 total rankings: Prev | Next
Loading Products from Amazon and Ebay
