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Hey guys! Here is the YT edit for "Fistful of Dollars" which will premiere shortly!

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Shawnie

GOT still coming tonight? 😊

Chris

Spaghetti Western because it was filmed in Italy.

Edgar Gonzalez

"For a few dollars more" is the next one. Lee Van Cleef (RIP) and Clint Eastwood made quite the bounty hunter duo! And that locket music. Cassie has stirred something in me with these old wester reactions. I want to look online to see if i can order a locket with the music from the movie!

Edgar Gonzalez

You have to keep going and react to the second movie Cassie... "For A Few Dollars More" please react!!! 🙏♥️

Stephen Malloy

If you want to watch a great western this year, pick from Stagecoach, Red River or High Noon.

Happy Hanukkah

"PEW PEW PEW!!! PEW PEW!" Were those six PEWs or only five? PEW! Ah.

Clay F

You could take a break from Spaghetti and instead react to one of these two CLINT EASTWOOD directed westerns in which he stars: -Pale Rider (1985) -High Plains Drifter (1973)

Clay F

"Escape from Alcatraz" (1979) [RT 97%] (not a western) starring CLINT EASTWOOD is captivating. In 2023, my son and I visited Alcatraz prison (closed in 1963 - now a tourist site). Alcatraz Island is a small island 1.25 miles offshore from San Francisco in SF Bay.

Clay F

+1 for High Noon (1952).

Merrick

This is a remake of yojimbo, a great japanese movie

Z Simons

I hope you can watch the 2nd film, For A Few Dollars More someday! It's the best story of the 3, IMO. Also, Clint's character is called The Man with No Name for a reason. 😊 He has a lot of nicknames, tho.

Richard Maurer

I hate when artists time-travel into the future to rip-off other artists. Many Harry Potter fans believe that’s what Tolkien did. Also Frank Herbert went to 1977, caught a showing of Star Wars, went back and wrote Dune, apparently.

Richard Maurer

Yojimbo was based on two Dashiell Hammett novels; Red Harvest and The Glass Key.

Richard Maurer

And they payed their actors in spaghetti. ;-)

Happy Hanukkah

True Art laughs at the temporal constraints of you philistines!

Happy Hanukkah

I wish people would actually learn before spouting off. The name "spaghetti westerns" originated as a humorous reference to the fact that these movies used actual tomato sauce for blood. Hence the actors ended up covered in tomato sauce, just like...

Chris

The term "spaghetti Western" was a sometimes derogatory reference to Western genre movies filmed in Italy, Spain and Ugoslavia. They were often low-budget. Sergio Leone directed many of those filmed in Italy. Google can be your friend, if you only try..

Joe J

Without Clint, this movie would have put Cassie in a coma...me too probably, lol.

Joe J

For classic westerns, my preference will always be Shane and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.

Clarence Newman

Yeah. Often she likes what she's watching, sometimes she has to work hard to like what she's watching.

Clarence Newman

Bit of a headscratcher there, Clay. I like Escape From Alcatraz, but I struggle to see it as a 97%-er.

Clarence Newman

Great westerns that will satisfy your quest: High Noon (1952) - Gary Cooper has to face a man who hates him, otherwise a) Grace Kelly will forsake him, and b) he'll die a coward, a craven coward in his grave. Gunfight at the OK Corrall (1957) - Dr McCoy as an Earp! The original "Tombstone" movie. Rio Bravo (1959) - Along with The Searchers, possibly John Wayne's most iconic movie. Difference is this one is a fun ride. Sons of Katie Elder (1965) - My favourite Wayne western. El Dorado (1965) - Pretty much a remake of Rio Bravo, but different enough to be worth a look. Carry On Cowboy (1965) - The main character is called Marshall P. Knutt, so how can you not? Midnight Cowboy (1969) - An 'Eastern', strictly speaking, but well worth watching. Pale Rider (1985) - Clint at his Clintest. The Quick & The Dead (1995) - Sharon Stone & Russell Crowe take on the dastardly Gene Hackman. A 12 year old Leonardo Di Caprio gets in on the action. World's Fastest Indian (2003) - Ssssh. It might slip past the doorman. The Hateful Eight (2015) - No way I would've recommended this a year ago, but it's a great film.

Joe J

She'll enjoy High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider....she's sure to get to them at some point, hopefully sooner than later.

Clay F

Not to me. "Escape from Alactraz remains a timeless thriller over 40 years after its release." "Escape from Alactraz is a nifty prison movie, among the best of that genre ever made."

Joe J

Add Shane and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. As always, we'll need a pre-80 poll and post-80 poll....for any genre really. Cassie will love The Quick & The Dead, I hope it can get a reaction soon.

Joe J

I pay no attention to critics, but what do the people say? IMDB-7.5/10 (162k votes), RT-8.5 (50k votes)....so people definitely like it. I like it also, I would rate it 8/10. Entertaining film...which is the only criteria I put any weight to.

Clay F

+1 for High Noon and Pale Rider. World's Fastest Indian is on my watchlist. Midnight Cowboy (1969) is AFI top 100. The Quick & The Dead is No. 188 at PR. Has a chance to get into a poll. The kid in Shane = question after question, dragging out his voice each time. "Ppaaaaa?" "Shhaaane?" I read that the name "Shane" was repeated 106 times in the movie.

Clarence Newman

Sure, 7 or 8 out of 10 I could go with, but 9.7 out of 10? The only film that approaches that is Cannonball Run.

Clay F

Agree with Joe. She'll enjoy High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider -- hopefully we get them sooner than later. Never been a huge fan of the Dollars Trilogy (or spaghetti westerns in general) but appreciate them. I do like A Fistful of Dollars ok -- but have watched High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider each many times over the decades.

Clay F

97% is not the critics' numerical rating of the movie but instead is the percent of critics who recommend the movie. For the 97% who recommend the movie, their individual ratings could be 3/5, 3.5/5, 4/5, etc. When I look at RT, I always glance at the critic individual ratings (if given) and their comments.

Clay F

I just saw real time on TV that NBC went to Alcatraz in the Super Bowl pre-game show.

Clarence Newman

Shirley not. Remember that one a while ago where you felt so completely hijacked that you deleted your original post and reposted it further up so I was forced to hijack it again? I think that one's the winner.

Clarence Newman

Ah, now I understand. You've also just reminded me that I'm going to have to stay off of here tomorrow, because I'll be watching the Super Bowl on delay.

Joe J

A day off Clarence? Cassie will really miss seeing and ignoring your posts. 😆

Richard Maurer

I did think about doing that with this one, but that other was more of a joke. This one is about the fact that people keep saying AFoD is a remake of Yojimbo, ignoring the fact that Yojimbo is taken from two Hammett novels.

Clarence Newman

....to find a truly great western to watch this year (among other things).

Clarence Newman

Ah, so your point is that Fistful is a ripoff of a ripoff?

Richard Maurer

No, my point is that Yojimbo isn’t as original as people seem to think it is, so maybe they’ll stop bringing it up that AFoD is a remake. Between here and YouTube I must have read a couple of dozen comments about it already and I’m tired of seeing them.

Mark White

Escape from Alcatraz is a big wish of mine for a reaction. Such a great movie. Top suspense movie.

Mike Lemon

Oh, that one. I thought she mentioned another one in the reaction. Most have been mentioned in some of the last few posts, so I'll though (edit- throw) out another pretty good one that is mostly unknown - El Diablo (1990), Anthony Edwards and Louis Gossett Jr., with Joey Pants.

2-Can

Midnight Cowboy on a Great Westerns list??? This may get her to forget AOAAG, but not necessarily in a good way. Go with John Ford’s Cavalry Trilogy - Fort Apache (and NOT The Bronx!), She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, and Rio Grande.

Happy Hanukkah

Did you know that Starship Troopers is *SATIRE*?! Didja? Didja? Huh, didja?! And let me blow your mind: What Dune is really about is the danger of charismatic leaders!!! I condescendingly await your thanks.

Happy Hanukkah

"What is her quest?" She seeks a shrubbery. One that looks nice. And not too expensive.

Happy Hanukkah

I've been hanging out with Google for years, but when I needed help moving, zip. Nada. Oh, it sure had *plenty* of advice, but from a safe distance. I'm the one who had to break my back on my own. Some friend!

Mike Lemon

I know a guy for that- Rodger the Shrubber. He has a nice selection at reasonable prices.

Richard Maurer

HH - I didn’t know that! Mind blown!

Richard Maurer

HH - same. That Google is all talk - no action. Yeah, it had helpful advice when my furnace quit working, but it never lifted a finger while I repaired it. Just sat there, waiting.

Richard Maurer

Normally I’m against completing series just to complete them but For a Few Dollars More is actually worth watching.

Richard Maurer

You must cut down the mightiest oak in the forest…….With A Herring!!!

Richard Maurer

“What is your name?” “Ser Cassie of Popcorn” “What is your quest?” “I seek the Holy Grail” “What is your favorite color?” “Pink” “Right, off you go” (Me) “That’s easy !!!!!”

Clarence Newman

Just watched it. We were totally Theon Greyjoy'd. Hard to be mad though. I've been able to enjoy three wins in my time, including one at the Seahawks' expense.

Stick Figure Studios

I think she would like both but probably PALE RIDER more than HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER as the latter contains some problematic elements.

Stick Figure Studios

"The Man with No name" moniker was just a publicity tagline that the studio United artists came up with when they distributed the films here in America. He actually does have a name in the movies, in fact he has a different name in each movie which I think supports the theory that he's actually three different characters and that there is no narrative continuity between the stories.

Stick Figure Studios

Those are three of the greatest westerns ever made. STAGECOACH and HIGH NOON are both in my top five. MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE is also brilliant. I just watched it again for the first time in a while and I forgot how good it is.

Joe J

Stick - Everyone knows she was just angry because he didn't come back for more...😉

Z Simons

Except, correct me if I'm wrong, but none of them are an actual name. They're all nicknames given by other characters. Blondie, Manco, "Joe." He never gives a name.

Happy Hanukkah

"What is your name?" 'Sir Richard.' "What is your quest?" 'I seek a monster movie.' "How about *that* version of the Island..." [jumps off bridge]

Happy Hanukkah

"The Quick & The Dead." Ah! The Lance Henriksen movie.

Richard Maurer

Pumpkinhead is THE Lance Henriksen movie.

Stephen Dias

Yes, Cassie, you and your dad should react to a movie together. That would be cool. I don't know why I thought this was the last of the trilogy; I'd never seen it before. There are some iconic scenes that are referenced in other movies. I'm pretty sure "Joe" is just a nickname that the character gave him; I've always heard Eastwood's character in these movies called "The Man with No Name." Whenever I hear the title of this movie, I think the the parody scene from "Kentucky Fried Movie": a martial arts movie entitled "A Fistful of Yen."