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Once Upon a Time in the West

Henry Fonda (Actor), Charles Bronson (Actor), Sergio Leone (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (182 customer reviews)

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The so-called spaghetti Western achieved its apotheosis in Sergio Leone's magnificently mythic (and utterly outlandish) Once upon a Time in the West. After a series of international hits starring Clint Eastwood (from A Fistful of Dollars to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly), Leone outdid himself with this spectacular, larger-than-life, horse-operatic epic about how the West was won. (And make no mistake: this is the wide, wide West, folks--so it should be seen in widescreen.) The unholy trinity of Italian cinema--Leone, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Dario Argento--concocted the story about a woman (Claudia Cardinale) hanging onto her land in hopes that the transcontinental railroad would reach her before a steely-eyed, black-hearted killer (Fonda) does. (The film's advertising slogan was: "There were three men in her life. One to take her ... one to love her ... and one to kill her.") Meanwhile, Leone shoots his stars' faces as if they were expansive Western landscapes, and their towering bodies as if they were looming rock formations in John Ford's Monument Valley. --Jim Emerson

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The powers behind the DVD of this Western masterpiece pay due respect to filmmaker Sergio Leone's style right down to the DVD menus: calm, slow building, and pierced by a gun blast. The location gallery is a wonderful and unique extra consisting of images of filming locations then and 30 some years later, scored by Ennio Morricone's haunting music. The new hour-long documentary (uselessly cut into three parts) is packed with new interviews from surviving members of the cast and crew (including star Claudia Cardinale and co-writer Bernardo Bertolucci) along with insight from a trio of modern film directors and Leone fans: John Carpenter, Alex Cox, and John Milius. Leone biographer Sir Christopher Frayling has the lion's share of the commentary track, and although he knows Leone cold, he often just narrates the action. Other voices are more engaging. The widescreen print (2.35:1) is immaculate with true colors we haven't seen in prints on TV or second-run theaters. Of course you'll miss the big screen of a movie theater, so we recommend you watch the film while sitting real close to your television. --Doug Thomas

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Henry Fonda is a scary dude July 12 2004
By J. Toro
Format:DVD
If you have never been scared of Henry Fonda, this is the movie that will do it for you. The scene in the beginning, right after the whole family is killed is so eerie as the gunmen just appear silently from the brush. Henry Fonda's cold, killer eyes staring down the little child before he shoots him. Wow.

This is a very well made film, nothing like is has been made in years. Every scene takes its time to build up the right mood. This is a movie to watch when you have alot of time and nobody is around to bother you. The DVD transfer is nothing short of amazing, the color and quality of this 35 year old film will leave you speechless.

Claudia Cardinale is an absolutely stunning beauty, Charles Bronson is perfect as the vengeful quiet loner. I didnt expect Jason Robards to work well but he is very effective.

Definitly a movie to buy, not just rent. Something to give to someone who really appreciates epic movies the way they used to make them.
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Great condition, great movie! Jan 22 2012
By vhawco
Format:Blu-ray
Ordered this movie because I heard the restored blu-ray was good. Took about 10 days to ship to Newfoundland, and when it arrived the packaging was perfect!! Not a scratch on the disc, and the case was in perfect condition! Movie was good, not as good as The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly though. Restoration on this film was superb. Great order!
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Once Upon A Time In The West Dec 17 2003
Format:DVD
Marvelous, Simply Marvelous. Watching Henry Fonda in this movie blew me away when I saw it years ago. I realized then what a great actor can do with a role that go against any type casting from previous film roles. Viewing it again in the DVD format is stunning. Sergio Leone is in my Hall of Fame as a movie director.
You can easily see Sergio Leone influence in all of Clint Eastwood work. This is a must see movie for all us old cowboy movie fans.
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Most recent customer reviews
Un chef-d'oeuvre
Leone aimait bien jouer avec les codes cinématographiques et ce film en est la brillante démonstration. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Charles Gagnon
Forget everything you thought you knew about Spaghetti Westerns
Leave all preconceived notions about Spaghetti Westerns at the door when you pop this one in, as this is Leone's most artistic work, even more so than Once Upon a Time in America. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Jimbo Jones
Italian western classic
Italian western classic ... what s more to say ? Compared to today s story pacing, these movies are very slow moving, but that is why I love them so much... Read more
Published 15 months ago by godzman
One of the 3 best ever put on film!
Once upon a time in the west; The Good, the Bad and the Ugly; The Wild Bunch have no equals in the annals of wild west cinematography. Read more
Published on April 30 2009 by Movie Fan
"Keep your lovin' brother happy!"
This review is done from a psychological/mythological perspective and highlights symbolic material in the tradition of Jungian research into the collective unconscious. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2006 by Snowbrocade
This movie sucks!!
I'm starting a collection of Western DVD's and have bought some good ones (High Noon, Lonesome Dove, the Clint Eastwood flicks, etc.). Read more
Published on Jan 1 2006 by John Roper
First movie of the second trilogy
Leone went to America and started his second trilogy with this Western. Then came A fithful of dynamite and finally Once upon a time in America. Read more
Published on July 8 2004
I was wondering why I had never seen it before. Now I know.
Read some good things about this movie, so I bought the DVD on a lark. $15 down the drain. Apart from the opening sequence, which showed some real promise, I can't understand how... Read more
Published on July 6 2004 by RF
GREAT MUSIC
OK the music is absoluting mezmorizing, the characters are so cool, not to mention the great open shots of this film . Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by "mandalorian19"
A Parody of the Classic Western
Once Upon a Time in the West is a parody of the classic western. It is very slow-moving, like the Mississippi River. Exquisitely deliberate like cold caramel. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2004 by Jeffrey E Ellis
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