30 Day Movie Challenge: Day 27: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (1966)

I am not a huge fan of westerns to the point that I will not go out of my way to watch a John Wayne film, but every once in a while I catch myself watching a modern western or even a spaghetti style western. Admittedly, I have not seen a lot of Clint Eastwood's (Dirty Harry) westerns so when I saw that today's task was to watch any of the films listed on IMDB.com's top trending films, I took the opportunity to see 1966's The Good, The Bad and The Ugly which was ranked 9TH on the list. The film follows three different men with Eastwood playing Blondie (The Good), Lee Van Cleef (Escape From New York) as Angel Eyes (The Bad), and Eli Wallach (Keeping The Faith) as Tuco (The Ugly). Each man is after a sum of $200,000 which is said to be buried in a grave somewhere that only Tuco knows and in a grave that only Blondie knows so they need each other to make it, but will they in this roller coaster adventure. The film also stars Aldo Giuffrè (When Women Had Tails) as Alcoholic Union Captain, Luigi Pistilli (For A Few Dollars More) as Father Ramirez, Rada Rassimov (Don't Wait, Django... Shoot!) as Maria, Enzo Petito (Night Train To Milan) as Storekeeper, Antonio Casale (Duck, You Sucker) as Bill Carson, Mario Brega (A Fistful Of Dollars) as Cpl. Wallace, and the film was directed by Sergio Leone (Once Upon A Time In America).

What an amazing film this was from beginning to end as they take you on this journey of ups and downs that seems like it's never going to end. There is definitely a reason why each one of them is labeled the way they are and it's simple as Tuco is just an ugly dude inside and out and he'll pretend to be your friend while stabbing you in the back. Angel Eyes may be a deceiving dude to some, but he is all around just a bad dude. He is all business and you know that he doesn't care about you unless his pockets are not getting fat. Meanwhile, Blondie is a good dude who lives by a set of rules and morals that he does not break and he gives some the benefit of the doubt. Sure was he scamming people with Tuco, but at the end of the day he was being fair with Tuco as far as money was concerned. I absolutely loved the cinematography in this film as every shot was just about amazing and I loved the sets that they built for this film. There was a lot of action at times and you definitely do not miss it. You also can not forget about the amazing score by the incredible Ennio Morricone which helped set the moods in the film and you can't forget The Ecstasy Of Gold which plays during the famous scene when Tuco finds the cemetery. If you have never seen any of the films, definitely give this one a shot because you will not regret it. It has amazing actors and everything in between which is why I am giving the film an A+ for a final grade.