Top 10 Spaghetti Westerns!

Supposidly Alex Cox is trying to sort out a Spaghetti Western festival in the Uk.

His own words: " I'm trying to persuade a noted venue not unconnected to the NFT to let me curate a season of Spaghetti Westerns: not the Eastwood/Leone trilogy, but the really good stuff: Questi, Corbucci, Sollima, Petroni, Castellari"

If he pulls it off I'll be the happiest person on earth. Corbucci and Sollima on the big screen!

I think that would be cool, but saying that it's the not "The really good stuff" is just wrong. Leone has such a huge following, because he was just that...good. I'm not taking anything away from Corbucci or any of the others, but they should all be considered good together.

I didn't say it.

But it's nice to see someone straight up say that Corbucci's and Sollima's films are really good. The Mercenary, Companeros, The Great Silence, The Big Gundown can quite easily stand up to Leone's films. Unfortunately there's still a snobbery against spaghetti westerns from 99% of critics if they aren't directed by Leone.

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

The Big Gundown can quite easily stand up to Leone's films.

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Colonel Mortimer wrote:

I didn't say it.

But it's nice to see someone straight up say that Corbucci's and Sollima's films are really good. The Mercenary, Companeros, The Great Silence, The Big Gundown can quite easily stand up to Leone's films. Unfortunately there's still a snobbery against spaghetti westerns from 99% of critics if they aren't directed by Leone.

I think Comp and TGS can easily stand with Leone...haven't seen the others. But, critics are stupid. All films should be considered before saying one's so much better than the others.

dolemike wrote:

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

The Big Gundown can quite easily stand up to Leone's films.

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You haven't seen the full cut so...

I'd take it over OUATITW and Fistful.

No way....

Fistful sure, but OUATITW!?!?!?

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

dolemike wrote:

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

The Big Gundown can quite easily stand up to Leone's films.

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You haven't seen the full cut so...

I'd take it over OUATITW and Fistful.

OUATITW sure, but FISTFUL?!?!?


I wouldn't put it over KEOMA either.

The Big Gundown, Mercenary, OUATITW, TGTBATU, FAFDM and Fistful of Dollars all on the big screen next month. I WIN!

Fuck you asshole! Where?

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

Fuck you asshole! Where?

You know I do this shit just for you

At the Aero in Santa Monica...you flying out?

I'll just have to pray Alex Cox's UK spaghetti western fest pans out. I'd kill to see The Big Gundown and The Mercenary on the big screen.

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

I'll just have to pray Alex Cox's UK spaghetti western fest pans out. I'd kill to see The Big Gundown and The Mercenary on the big screen.

I win!

Oh and they're showing a mini- Argento fest with 4 FLies, Deep Red and BwCP but I'll be out of town during those.

Thought I'd post a few 'famous' top tens that I found in one of my books.

Alex Cox:

1. The Great Silence
2. A Bullet for the General
3. Django Kill
4. For A Few Dollars More
5. Once Upon A Time In The West
6. The Hellbenders
7. The Big Gundown
8. Requiescant
9. Django
10. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Christopher Frayling

1. Once Upon A Time In The West
2. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
3. The Great Silence
4. For A Few Dollars More
5. Django Kill
6. The Big Gundown
7. Django
8. My Name Is Nobody
9. The Mercenary
10. A Bullet for the General

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

Alex Cox:

1. The Great Silence
2. A Bullet for the General
3. Django Kill
4. For A Few Dollars More
5. Once Upon A Time In The West
6. The Hellbenders
7. The Big Gundown
8. Requiescant
9. Django
10. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

He's confused. The Hellbenders above Django and TGTBATU...

We all need to get on the ball and watch more of these so we can have a SW draft!

dolemike wrote:

We all need to get on the ball and watch more of these so we can have a SW draft!

F-YEAH!!!!!

Colonel Mortimer wrote:

Just to get people started off.

1. For A Few Dollars More
2. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
3. A Bullet For The General
4. Duck You Sucker
5. Companeros
6. Django
7. The Great Silence
8. Django Kill!
9. Once Upon A Time In The West
10. Fistful of Dollars

Four of the Apocalypse was pretty weak once Tomas Milian leaves the film. I've got Run, Man, Run and Mannaja on the way. hopefully one of them will break in to my top 10.

OUATITW would top my list. This definitely has to be seen on a big screen. I might have left DYS off my list, as it is a Zapata(like Wild Bunch) and not a true spaghetti. Not to say it isn't great, it just doesn't fit into the nihilism of the SW genre.

The dollars trilogy
Django
Apache Blood
Cry Blood Apache
Duck You Sucker
Django Kill
An Animal Called Man
The Trinity series
Captain Apache
Django The Bastard

dolemike wrote:

10) OUATITW
9) DEATH RIDES A HORSE
8 ) DJANGO KILL, IF YOU LIVE SHOOT!
7) FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
6) KEOMA
5) COMPANEROS
4) DJANGO
3) FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
2) THE GREAT SILENCE
1) TGTB&TU

Reevaluating/updating/ expanding my list ...

TGTB&TU
FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE
DJANGO (Can't believe I ever ranked it lower)
COMPANEROS
THE GREAT SILENCE
FISTFUL OF DOLLARS
VIVA DJANGO (DJANGO PREPARE A COFFIN)
THE MERCENARY
SABATA
RETURN OF SABATA
DJANGO KILL...
FORGOTTEN PISTOLERO
KEOMA
ADIOS SABATA aka INDIO BLACK
THE DIRTY OUTLAWS
DJANGO IL BASTARDO aka THE STRANGER'S GUNDOWN
DEATH RIDES A HORSE (I'm about due to rewatch this one)
OUATITW
THE UNHOLY FOUR
THE BIG GUNDOWN (could probably use a rewatch of this too)
A BULLET FOR THE GENERAL
TEXAS ADIOS
FIVE MAN ARMY
VENGEANCE (I really need a rewatch to know where to properly place this)
A STRANGER IN TOWN/THE STRANGER RETURNS
DEAF SMITH & JOHNNY EARS
A BULLET FOR SANDOVAL
FOUR OF THE APOCALYPSE
ANY GUN CAN PLAY (aka GO KILL & COME BACK)
MY NAME IS NOBODY
NAVAJO JOE
DUCK YOU SUCKER
HATE THY NEIGHBOR
BOOT HILL (might actually be better-my dvd is shit)

Will update as necessary...