SERGIO RULZ!!!

WOW!!!

I truly enjoyed watching this movie from start to finish. Never got bored. Matter of fact I was thrilled to see the way it was directed, I loved the closeups. The action sequence. The setup. Characters. Soundtrack just right Ennio Is a genius.
It goes without saying that "The Good, the Bad, and The Ugly" is the best piece Sergio ever made when it comes to Spaghetti Westerns, but, nevertheless, the movie in my opinion would be the runner up.

sigmund freud vs sergio leone

To say this film is overtly Freudian is putting it mildly. Leone literally over saturates his film with languid macho tangents and a steroid version of the "Old West". "I like my water fresh."
To Leone, the "Old West" was a standoff of over ripe close-ups and frowny faces grimacing at each other before they find God and blow each other to hell.
Without a doubt, this is one of the most beautiful westerns ever shot and I have no problem giving it 5 stars but, come on Sergio, why must you make genius into tedium? Only Fellini can do that...heh

An OK movie with Great Cinematography

After watching this film, I found myself thinking, all that for something not much? It really is a film that is much to do about nothing.

This movie excels in storytelling. It presents the story in a very exciting and thrilling manner, and the viewer is constantly trying to piece things together, and figure out who's the bad guy and who's the good guy. The viewer gets a good idea how life was in the West back then. There are some beautiful scenic shots of Western landscape and the cinematography is impeccable. The writing is also superb. I liked the characters' dialogue and the little subtleties that carry the plot forward.

Enjoyable to watch, but it could have used more meat on the plot.