It’s hard to believe that Clint Eastwood was ever a child. The man can pierce your soul with his stare alone.

RIP Ennio Morricone. His film scores will always be remembered.

Leone's father was a silent film director, so it's not that surprising that he knew how to convey feelings and ideas without dialogue.

"Clint Eastwood only has two expressions: with the hat and without the hat." - Sergio Leone.

*When you have to shoot, shoot, Don't Talk.* -Tuco

The Ecstacy of Gold is the single greatest piece of music in film imo.

"Ecstasy of Gold" is one of the greatest musical scores in film history.

"Hey Bloooooonde!!! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU AAAAARE!!!! JUST A DIRRY SON OF A..." WAAAAA WA WA WAAAAAAAAAAAAA 💆‍♂️

"You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: those with loaded guns ... and those who dig. ... You dig." best western line ever.

Tuco running through the graveyard is the most amazing scene ever. Incredible!

It takes an incredible score to make watching a guy running in circles around a graveyard seem like the most awesome thing in the world. Seriously, imagine the scene of Tuco searching for Arch Stanton's grave without the music, and it's the most bizarre and silly thing ever, but with the music...

THE absolute GREATEST western of all time!

"What's this? One bastard goes in, another comes out"

The three guys in the beginning were not bursting in to rob, they were after Tuco for the bounty.

Tuco- “See you soon id idi idi... Blondie- idiots.” “It’s for you.”

I personally really like the “bad” audio and dubbing from these kinds of films. I think it adds to the charm and to the overall experience

The last 20 or so minutes are cinematic perfection.

The Ecstasy of Gold is one of my favourite pieces of music in any movie. Just an absolute classic

The emotional scene where Tuco meets his brother and then comes to the coach and starts making up how his brother loves him, to Blondie. What a classic scene. It moves me every time.

It's unbelievable that this movie came out in 1966. It's at least 30 years ahead of its time and the best Western ever made.

114 people dig

One of the best movies ever made!

4:02 my uncle lee van cleef ( r.i.p ) 1925 - 1989 “the best of the bad” and a great uncle

Why am i watching a review for a movie i have seen a thousand times and all ready know that i love it

On a family vacation, It was late, most of my family was already asleep and I was about to do so. On the living room I saw my grandfather watching the TV, when this film started showing.I haven't seen it before andInterested, I joined him watching it. We spent the till 3.00 am watching it and talking about westerns. He died in 2016. It remains one of my treasured with him memories and whenever I see this movie it reminds me of him.

This is one of the few movies I can watch anytime.

Can we appreciate how Lee Van Cleef played a lovable good guy in a few dollars more and a HATED antagonist in the good, the bad and the ugly? He had been typecast before this and he absolutely showed his range in those films.

clint never said his name was joe, the old guy just called him that

If you want to shoot , just shoot Don't talk ..

The last 45 minutes or more of this movie barely has any dialogue. It's amazing.

Got a chance to go to The Alamo theatre and saw the whole trilogy with all you can eat spaghetti. Great time.

"Such ingratitude, after all the times i've saved your life". A good guy in the 1860's.

"The Dollars Trilogy" is a Masterpiece.

You mention the crazy stunts performed by the actors themselves. To me, no stunt is more cringe worthy than when Tuco/Eli Wallach is digging the grave by hand before the shootout and two real shovels get tossed at him blade first inches from his hand and face. I don't believe those were plastic props.

I just watched this again last night and am still amazed with the movie. The final showdown scene.....you can read their thoughts by the expressions and their eyes. Lee Van Cleef struggling with who to go for first and finally deciding on Clint....it was masterful.

Call me crazy but I thought the dubbing actually made it better. Gave a a sort of artistic feel.

Reviews of new releases are always nice, but really dig when CS goes back to comment on impactful classics

Eli wallach stole the show in this film

This movie is a Masterpiece! Sergio Leone is one of the all time greatest Directors.

Rip Ennio Morricone, forever one of the greatest composers of all time

My favorite movie of all time

This film is in my top 10 best movies.

Eli Walach's performance is just awesome in this great movie!

This if the film I’d love to watch for the first time again. I remember feeling anxious at the end because I watched all 3 hours of this film and to have that all boil down to the last 5 minutes made me feel like I’d been on a journey and it was all about to end so suddenly. Bloody brilliant

He is “The Man with No Name”. No question.

Nah.. the dubbing is part of its charm.

This was a milestone for me. When I saw it at 12 it was like I was seeing what cinema could be but so rarely is. This trilogy was a huge step in my development as a film goer.

This is such an amazing movie. I've watched it atleast 100x and never tire of it. I even wrote a 10pg report in college about how the movie was about Tuco and the professor had to see the movie after reading what I wrote and also fell in love with it. Eli was criminally in to few films.

Love The Good, The Bad and the Ugly...Eli Wallach's "Tuco" bath scene is classico. "Shoot! Don't talk!"

Please review Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Inglorious Basterds and Reservoir Dogs.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly is certainly a masterpiece! So much tension so much great dialogue so many great action sequences! This is iconic as frick. But I want to also give A Fistful of Dollars some love too as that’s a classic.

One of the greatest westerns ever made. ...and Clint is in at least four of them.

And let's not forget the fact that these movies fundamentally changed the way westerns were both made and perceived.

if you are going to review classics, my vote would be for north by northwest.

This movie has become SO much more than a "cult classic"....it will deservedly live on&on&on.

If you what to shoot ,shoot don't talk" "When that rope starts to pull tight you can feel the devil bite your ass." There two kinds of Spurs my friend those coming through the door and those coming by the window." This was a cinematic masterpiece

The graveyard theme "Ecstasy of Gold" is the best theme of the entire movie, makes me cry almost every time I hear it.

Where are my, For a Few Dollars More Fans? While The GBU is the justified heralded classic of the trilogy, I think the second film is the best.

Interesting that this film is considered a western. It could have easily fit many genres, War film, action adventure, comedy and probably others. It's really a treasure hunting film, like Treasure Island or Radiers of the Lost Ark, or The Goonies. I'm not disagreeing that this film is a western, but it's really much more then just a western. It might also be the best film ever made in some of these other genres, not just western. It's not the best war film, but it might be the best treasure hunting film, though I think Treasure of the Sierra Madre, might beat it out. It is a brilliant film with equally fitting story, performances and music, and then the style of close up's mixed with horizon shots as near to perfect as a film can be.

Tarantino love Spaghetti Westerns

I literally just watched this movie for the first time yesterday and I said, "Dang it, why doesn't Cjris have a review?" You my friend, are a psychic.

I don't think Kubrick was "better" per se, but, he was more multi-faceted.

They say that "once upon a time in the West" is the best western. I say they are wrong. The good, the bad and the ugly is the best western. A true masterpiece!

True story. My parents saw this at the drive-in 23 times, one of which I was conceived during.

This movie is on a level that is incomparable with any movie. It's class that compliments the 3 main leads ..... Lee van is the most underrated actor in my opinion . He's an amazing crook

They play The Good the Bad and the Ugly theme in Simba and Timon’s snail eating contest in The Lion King 1/2!

I met Lee Van Cleef's grandson, Air Force Officer working with me, I saw his nametag "Van Cleef" and he looked just like him )) I called him out and he said he has all his grandfather's costumes, pistols etc. One of my fav movies from my childhood, thanks Chris! )

RIP Ennio Morricone. Your music is simply iconic and amazing!!!

Wow, I almost broke my finger by clicking so fast on this video!!!

Didn't even stand still by the fact, when Blondie is crawling through the sand and the water bottle knocked him against his head, that the sand needed to look fresh and everything needed to go correctly to make the shot work. i remember watching this movie as a kid, and seeing blondie begging for water with his dried up lips, not even thinking about the shots composition. didn't know it was possible but i love this movie even more

1:05 “when you hear people talking about it you get hyped about it you get excited about, then you watch it and it’s actually that good” I just watched the movie over the quarantine and this is what happened to me. After all the talk I thought I’d inevitably be let down. But no! It’s one of my favorite movies now!

RIP Ennio Morricone, his music will forever be timeless.🙏

'Heat' review please Al Pacino n Robert DN one

Got to be an A+ without even watching the review.

I was around 12 years old when I first saw this movie and it instantly became my favourite. I could watch it every single week. I even made it into a comicbook, drawing every scene and writing every line from memory.

The finale standoff is my favorite part with the music

Not all of these films are necessarily movies that were made pre 1970s, but films I would love to hear your opinion on. Like so Chris can see! In Bruges - 2008 Ikiru - 1952 Nebraska - 2013 Dr. Strangelove - 1964 The Big Lebowski - 1998 Godfather Trilogy - 1972 - 1990 Apocalypse Now - 1979 Boyz N The Hood - 1992 There Will Be Blood - 2007 No Country For Old Men - 2007 Hot Fuzz - 2007 and last but not least.... Pulp Fiction - 1994

Could you review Dr Strangelove?

The scene with the Union Captain explaining the "importance" of the bridge they must take is brilliant. It, in my opinion, speaks so perfectly of the futility of warfare. As a disgruntled tanker in Iraq, I must admit, I myself wondered at least 7 million times out loud "what are we doing?", "why are we doing that?". This scene vocalizes that sentiment so clearly; the brutality and wastefulness of fighting and dying over some meaningless objective. What does this achieve? what's the importance? nothing. Just a "flyspeck" on a map that those in charge deem necessary to achieve some arbitrary goal. This movie is a masterpiece.

The scene with Tuco running thru the graveyard is the greatest scene ever! It gave me chills when I first seen it.

Yes. One of my favorite movies of all time. The movie is gorgeous, the Morricone score is beautiful, the characters are greatly developed and Leone directs this to perfection with great tension. That standoff scene speaks for itself. Another great review Chris.

Terrific review. Can you please do a review of Once Upon a Time in the West?

I finally saw this movie all the way through in one sitting when I had the 3 hour free time and Chris was right about how amazing this movie was. Never boring, amazing action scenes, duels, music, camera shots, visual storytelling, dialogue, and stakes. It's probably now one of my favorite movies of all time and on my top 2 Western movies with Django. I hope I love Once upon a time in the West

"burst into a place to try and rob it" The were bounty hunters seeking Tuco to kill or capture him. And that's not a shop, it's a barbers.

This, and Once Upon A Time in The West. Sergio's masterpieces!

some ideas for this review series: - Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - The Sting (1973) (I know it is out of age range) - How to Steal a Million (1966) - Some Like It Hot (1959) - Planet of the Apes (1968)

I asked my dad (40 years ago) what his favorite movie was. So he showed me. And it became and still is my favorite movie.

I just watched this movie and it is incredible! Definitely a new favorite of mine!! A truly epic masterpiece

Opening my phone to see that Chris reviewed The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is one of the best surprises I’ve gotten in a while

Here are some films you should do in March: The Great Escape (1963) Singin' in the Rain (1952) Psycho (1960) Lawrence of Arabia (1962) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957 -- DEFINITELY YES PLEASE!) On the Waterfront (1954) Rebel Without a Cause (1955) Casablanca (1942) Citizen Kane (1941) Gone With the Wind (1939) To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) How the West Was Won (1962-- MUST WATCH! ALL STAR CAST FILM!) THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961) Rear Window (1954) The Birds (1963) These are some movies that if you haven't seen yet, WATCH THEM! They are some of my all time favorite movies! The ones in all CAPS are the ones you should really do! My personal favorites! Can't wait to see your next pre- 1970s review! I loved this movie!!!!

Without the music it's still by far the best western ever made. With the music it's probably the best MOVIE ever made.

"Hey Amigo. Do you know that you have a face beautiful enough to be worth $2,000?" "ha ha ha ha ha ha .........." "Yeah But you don't look like the one who'll collect it!" Bum Bun Bunnnnnnnnn! Baddass.

I watched this on the big screen at the Film Forum when it was released as remastered. It's the only way to really be overwhelmed by the artwork. Fantastic, and fun.

Didn't love this movie the first time I saw it actually. Thought the ending was brilliant but I thought the pacing wasn't great, wanted to see more of Angel Eyes and couldn't get over the dubbing. But something great happened. In the month after I saw the movie I couldn't get it out of my head. I was rewatching scenes on a daily basis and was downloading every part of the soundtrack and read everything I could about the making of it. After a month I decided I needed to give it another try. I couldn't believe my earlier opinion, I don't give a crap about those earlier flaws and I saw The Good, the Bad and the Ugly for the absolute masterpiece that it really is. It jumped right into my top 5 of all time, and the Ecstasy of Gold/Mexican standoff is my favourite movie scene of all time. Edit: 2 years later The Good the Bad and the Ugly is no longer in my top 5 because Once Upon a Time in the West bumped it out of the way :)

Ennio Morricone's score for 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' demonstrates how important music is to telling a story in a film. Many scenes in this film don't have any dialogue so the music is crucial in keeping the audience invested in the experience.

This and Once upon a time in the West are the best Westerns ever made

YES!!!! Kurosawa was mentioned!!!

Can you review the pianist

This was among the first films I saw as a Kid to get me into Westerns. Leone is just a master of the west. He and John Ford are just so inspirational to me. And OMG - Ennio Morricone is honestly my favorite film score composer. Utterly Epic.

Mandalorian is the latest to incorporate these elements.