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Once Upon a Time in the West [Import]

Henry Fonda (Actor), Charles Bronson (Actor), Sergio Leone (Director) | Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) | Format: DVD
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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

Special Features

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
5.0 out of 5 stars 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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1.0 out of 5 stars Once upon a time in the West April 18 2013
By harnden03
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Terrible movie. Full of long( very long) meaningful glances between people, both men and women. So many and so long I fast forwarded each time and still got the story line.....such as it was. Lots of potential, but boring. Will not be watching it again.
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5.0 out of 5 stars great movie Mar 8 2013
By A. Larson
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Fonda in one of his coolest roles. psycopathic killer ,great fun as all Sergio's movies are. My Name Is Nobody is another great film with Fonda and Sergio.
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4.0 out of 5 stars ONCE UP ON A TIME IN THE WEST
I LIVE IN A SENIOR RESIDENCE,WHEN I SHOW A MOVIE THERE IS ALWAYS TWENTY -- THIRTY PEOPLE IN THE ROOM

WHEN THE SHOW IS OVER, I ASK HOW THEY HOW THEY LIKED THE MOVIE,... Read more
Published 7 months ago by LORRIE
5.0 out of 5 stars Great condition, great movie!
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!! Read more
Published 16 months ago by vhawco
5.0 out of 5 stars Un chef-d'oeuvre
Leone aimait bien jouer avec les codes cinématographiques et ce film en est la brillante démonstration. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Charles Gagnon
5.0 out of 5 stars 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 on Feb 24 2011 by Jimbo Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars 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 on Feb 6 2011 by godzman
5.0 out of 5 stars 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
5.0 out of 5 stars "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
1.0 out of 5 stars 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
5.0 out of 5 stars 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
2.0 out of 5 stars 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
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