MOVIE: THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY [1966]

REVIEW# 112
MOVIE: THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY [1966]
Genre: Action/Adventure/Western
Cast: Clint Eastwood,Eli Wallach,Lee Van Cleef
Director: Sergio Leone
IMDb rating: 8.9/10
Deeps rating: 8.5/10
Verdict: No one want to miss this western classic.

#PRODUCTION.
   This movie is the last installment of the "Dollar" trilogy.The other two being "A fistful of Dollars' and "For a Few Dollars More". The movie falls into the category of Spaghetti Western.It was an international co-production between Italy,Spain,West Germany and the United States.There was widespread disapproval for Spaghetti western movies at those times and so many critics slammed the movie.But years later this movie was re-evaluated and now it's considered a classic.One of the best western movies ever made in Hollywood.This movie boosted the popularity of Clint Eastwood and it was his first step towards super stardom. The BGM of this movie is rated as the second most popular BGM in the world after James Bond movies.

#PLOT.
     The movie is about three expert gunslingers in pursuit of a hidden treasure in a grave yard.The good is with no name.famously called the 'Blonde'[Clint Eastwood] ,the Bad is named Angel Eyes[Lee Van Cleef],who is a confederate soldier and the Ugly is Leone [El Wallach],who is an outlaw carrying a hefty sum on his head.The story takes place in 1862 during the American Civil War.The three of them are grey enemies and together they get to the grave yard but as the gift in offer is priceless they have to fight it out to win it.The Iconic Mexican standoff decides who gets to the treasure.

#SOME KNOWN  FACTS ABOUT THIS CLASSIC.
  1. The movie is listed in the '100 greatest movies of all times' in Times.
  2.  It's considered as European cinemas best representation of Western.
  3.  According to Quintin Tarantino ,it's the best directed movie of all time.
  4. Empire magazine added this movie to their master piece collection in 2007.It's the 47th greatest movie ever made in Hollywood.
  5.  It hold the record for, one of the highest DVD sales in US and in many European countries.
  6. Some scenes were deleted in US upon it's release but the uncut version was released in 2004 Special Edition DVD.

#SOME UNKNOWN FACTS ABOUT THIS CLASSIC.
1. The Clint Eastwood character in this movie has no name.
2. Clint Eastwood refused to act in this movie as it had two more heroes.He refused the role as he didn't want to be lost in a crowd.The makers gave him $250,000 to make him act plus the North American profits which is more than the budget of its prequels.
3. There was too much risk involved in the shooting as the Italian crew was unreliable when it came to safety.This made both Clint and Wallach worried.
4. The first ten to twelve minitues of the movie has no dialogue and the makers wanted it exactly the same way.
6. The BGM of this movie topped the chart for the best selling mobile ringtone for  long time.
5. According to a research about Hollywood movies by a Japanese student this movie is the most profitable movie ever made in Hollywood taken into account the inflation,DVD sales and re-releases.
6. The movie made $25 million world wide against a budget of $1.2 million, from theaters itself.


TIP OF THE DAY: "IF YOU WORK FOR A LIVING,WHY DO YOU KILL YOURSELF WORKING" by The Ugly, from this movie.