For a Few Dollars More

The best of the so-called Dollars Trilogy.

That is one of the best endings I have ever seen

Leone gives us an interesting twist to the notion that the audience has to connect to the characters. In this trilogy (and in the wonderful Once Upon a Time in the West) the characters are generally neither good nor bad. You didn't particularly care about the characters nor did you need to know where they came from nor where they were going. The viewer is just dropped into the middle of a scenario and this allows the user to focus on the brilliant story. The fact that you know nothing about the characters (nor do they know anything about each other) brings a certain amount of suspense to the mix.

The traditional Leone trappings are front and center in this movie - musical score, wide shots, close shots, long stretches of silence, etc. I've rehashed those in some of the other reviews so I don't need to do it again here.

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Compelling, stylish & incredibly iconic: this is THE western! Magnificent directing & music; acting done by an incredible leading trio. Story is simple yet addictive: there is more humor, action & adventure. The gritty atmosphere leads up to a stunning finale. Masterpiece!

Every time it's on I cant turn it off

I'd rank it slightly below the original, but that's unimportant as 'For a Few Dollars More' is still a lot of fun.

Clint Eastwood is tremendous again as the lead character, while Gian Maria Volonté reappears as a different character - usually I'm not a fan of actors playing different characters in a series, but I must make an exception here as Volonté is terrific; just as he is in the preceding 1964 film. One newcomer to the cast is Lee Van Cleef, who is brilliant too.

A story regarding bounty hunting was always going to be enjoyable, which is most definitely the case here. The aforementioned trio are massively entertaining. I particularly found the ending to be one of the best parts of this.

I was excited to check out 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly' even prior to watching the first two films, given it's the one I knew most of beforehand, but its two predecessors really have wet the appetite and then some!

The most complete and spectacular of Leone's westerns, this really boils down to the once in a lifetime performances of Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef. As world-class bounty hunters chasing the same contract, the duo agrees to an uneasy truce before turning every trick in the book to double-cross and one-up each other. It's an unrelenting barrage of stern-faced masculinity, bravado and marksmanship, with filthy hired hands perfectly willing to trade bullets around every other corner.

As with each of the director's dust-soaked pictures, this film covers for its small budget with an excess of personality and buckets of atmosphere, which results in a tougher, bolder, more genuine take than the most expensive Hollywood blockbusters of today. The infamous showdown with a truly despicable set of bounties may be what sends this picture riding off into the sunset, but it's a quieter scene earlier in the story that's always stuck with me: two grizzled old hunters trying to impress one other with nothing more than an empty street, a set of pistols and a pair of bullet-riddled hats.

A little too long and slow to start but a damn fine spaghetti western.

I was beyond stoked to again watch the Man With No Name in all his glory and I was not disappointed. I enjoyed how Leone pulled us into Mortimer at the start of the film. It was then that I had many questions about Mortimer, some of which were answered in the film and others not. The biggest question being “what is his real deal?” This was answered at the end of the film when Manco learns Mortimer was purely revenge motivated. I think he realizes then that the two of them may not be that different. I thought the pace was great but there was a magical menacing pace to the first that I just loved. I also much preferred the interpersonal relationships in the first film. This one is an easier rewatch because of the great action, especially the final town shootout. Eastwood is great as ever here and holds this power about him that I love.

TIL - Luciano Vincenzoni wrote this movie in nine days! Sergio Leone added an uncredited script doctor but still that’s fucking crazy. Lee Van Cleef was Leone’s fourth pick to play Mortimer and he executed the character awesomely.

Maybe the second greatest spaghetti western of all time (after The Good, the Bad and the Ugly). Clint at his best.