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Apocalypse Now 1979 Francis Ford Coppola
8.5
 Based on Joseph Conrad's Heart Of Darkness, this is a controversial addition to the multitude of Vietnam war movies in existence. We follow Captain Willard on his mission into Cambodia to assassinate a renegade Green Beret who has set himself up as a God among a local tribe. Notes taken by Coppola's wife have recently been used to create "Hearts Of Darkness" - a fascinating and revealing account of the making of this movie.
Behind Enemy Lines 2001 John Moore
6.1
 A Navy navigator is shot down over enemy territory and is ruthlessly pursued by a secret police enforcer and the opposing troops. Meanwhile his commanding officer goes against orders in an attempt to rescue him.
Black Hawk Down 2001 Ridley Scott
7.6
 123 elite U.S. soldiers drop into Somalia to capture two top lieutenants of a renegade warlord and find themselves in a desperate battle with a large force of heavily-armed Somalis.
Black Jack 1968 Gianfranco Baldanello
6.3
 This is an awesome spaghetti western that deserves more recognition from fans of the genre. The story is a classic tale of revenge. The "Hero" is a villain himself, in true spaghetti fashion. He is wronged to such a severe and violent degree that one can't help cheering him on as he brutally hunts down and kills the men who betray him and leave him for dead. There isn't a single boring moment in this movie. The acting from all the cast members is above average for a Eurowestern. I especially like Robert Woods's maniacal laughing as he torments the victims of his vengeance. It's a nice touch- definitely the kind of thing that makes these Eurowesterns so fun to watch. Lallo Gori's music score is fantastic. It has a style all its own, and manages to sound great without trying to imitate Morricone. The organ music parts are especially cool. There is even a little touch of Poe at the end, as the buildings begin to crumble around the tragic characters. I really can't say enough about this movie without giving too much away, so see it for yourself if you can find it! IMDB USERCOMMENT - spider89119
Blueberry [French Only] 2004 Jan Kounen
In 1870's the U.S Marshall Mike S. Blueberry tries to stop Wally Blount, the man who killed his girlfriend...
Bounty killer 1966 Eugenio Martín
Cut-Throats Nine 1972 Joaquín Luis Romero Marchent
Desperate Men 1969 Julio Buchs; Lucio Fulci
5.1
Django 1966 Sergio Corbucci
7.0
 In the opening scene a lone man walks, behind him he drags a coffin. That man is Django. He rescues a woman from bandits and...
Django Strikes Again 1987 Nello Rossati; Neil Rossati
4.3
 Former gunfighter Django has become a monk and abandoned his violent former ways. His daughter is kidnapped...
Django The Bastard 1969 Sergio Garrone
5.9
Enemy at the Gates 2001 Jean-Jacques Annaud
7.3
 Two Russian and German snipers play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad.
Five Man Army 1969 Don Taylor; Italo Zingarelli
5.9
 Spaghetti western about a group of bandits, led by Peter Graves, who plan on robbing a train transporting gold for the Mexican army.
Few Dollars for Django 1966 León Klimovsky
5.4
 Although this one is not a real Django entry - Steffen plays a gunfighter named Reagan here - it's a typical Italian western of the sixties with all the touches that gives a special and cult atmosphere for this genre nowdays. A good fun for nostalgic addicts of western spaghetti but not a great movie. I give this a 6 (six) because I'm a nostalgic guy too IMDB User Comments: Author: gazineo-1 from Brasilia, Brazil
A Fistful of Dynamite 1971 Sergio Leone
7.6
 In Mexico at the time of the Revolution, Juan, the leader of a bandit family, meets Sean Mallory, an IRA explosives expert on the run from the British. Seeing Sean's skill with explosives, Juan decides to persuade him to join the bandits in a raid on the great bank of Mesa Verde. Sean in the meantime has made contact with the revolutionaries, and intends to use his dynamite in their service.
A Fistful Of Lead 1970 Giuliano Carnimeo; Antony Ascot
6.1
 The legend of Sartana continues with this action-packed Western Classic. The action will blow you away with its incredible stunts and quick-draw firepower. Sartana, a relentless bounty hunter, tracks his prey but discovers a greater challenge when a missing shipment of gold crosses his path. Suddenly, the blood files and the bodies drop. When the dust clears, Sartana's confronted by his old friendly nemesis, Sabbath. With Sartana attired in black and Sabbath dressed in white, the stage is set as the two square off in a gun blazing showdown that guarantees.
The Hills Run Red 1966 Carlo Lizzani
5.1
 After the Civil War ends, two soldiers return home with a cache of stolen money. They are caught by Union troops...
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Four of the Apocalypse 1975 Lucio Fulci
Follows the adventures and travels of four petty criminals in 1873 Utah whom include gambler and swindler Stubby Preston...
Full Metal Jacket 1987 Stanley Kubrick
8.2
 A pragmatic U.S. Marine observes the dehumanizing effects the Vietnam War has on his fellow Marine recruits from their brutal basic training to the bloody street fighting set in 1968 Hue, Vietnam.
The Good The Bad And The Ugly 1966 Sergio Leone
8.7
 Three gunmen set out to find a hidden fortune. Who will walk away with the cash?
Grand Canyon Massacre 1965 Albert Band; Sergio Corbucci
4.3
The Great Silence 1968 Sergio Corbucci
Bounty killers led by Loco prey on outlaws hiding out in the snowbound Utah mountains. After Pauline's husband becomes Loco's latest victim...
Halleluja for Django 1967 Maurizio Lucidi
5.7
Hamburger Hill 1987 John Irvin
6.4
 A very realistic interpretation of one of the bloodiest battles of the Vietnam War.
Have A Good Funeral My Friend Sartana Will Pay 1970 Giuliano Carnimeo
After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready to do some investigating. Almost...
The Hunt for Eagle One 2006 Brian Clyde
4.1
 A group of US Marines are sent to rescue captured a US Marine and a Filipino Captain while stopping a group of Al-Qaeda-backed local rebels from launching biological weapons.
I Am Sartana Your Angel of Death 1969 Giuliano Carnimeo
6.9
 Garko displays true stellar charisma in this film, the second film in the Sartana series. Although this film borrows some plot elements from the first Sartana film, the script, acting, and direction is far superior to the first film. The plot has Sartana framed for a bank robbery; the price on his head results in countless bounty killers seeking to claim the reward, while he strives to discover the true criminal. Sartana, supremely cool, never loses his excellent sense of humor, and is always in control of every situation. Klaus Kinski gives another of his deliciously weird characterizations as a bounty killer addicted to gambling. The biggest action sequence in the film has Sartana taking on two dozen opponents in sequence (and he doesn't use a gatling gun, either). And there is a nice musical theme. If you are a Spaghetti Western fan, don't miss this excellent one. IMDB USERCOMMENT - Bruce Long from Tempe, Arizona, USA
Jarhead 2005 Sam Mendes
7.3
 Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford's best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
Johnny Got His Gun 1971 Dalton Trumbo
A young American soldier (Joe) in WW I is wounded by a landmine. He looses his arms, legs and eyes as well as his ability to hear...
Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming 1971 Giuliano Carnimeo
5.9
 Perhaps not a western masterpiece, but a watchable (and sometimes unusual) movie nonetheless,Sartana comes around for another case of Wild West crime mystery. This time it's a search for a well-hidden cache of gold (and $2 million in counterfeit money) - and it seems that half the neighborhood is looking for all of it, too - including (but not limited to!) corrupt prison warden, sheriff, a bunch of his deputees, self-proclaimed general and his army for hire, brothers, wives, partners, lovers and friends of deceased gold/money owners, federal agents, false federal agents, elderly gamblers/inventors, gambling house owners and the Apache (well, at least, their cave is involved). As you can probably imagine, with such a ridiculously vast array of characters, the "mystery" gets so muddled that you simply don't care about all the double-, triple- and quadruple-crossings going on all the time. A more talented director and/or writer COULD have been able to pull this thing off (probably by making some plot elements less pronounced than the rest), but as it stands, unfortunately, the whole thing suffers from the lack of consistent pacing - and some order or structure to what's going on. Though certainly not a masterpiece, the movie is still watchable and holds a certain undeniable entertainment value - and has a lot of shootouts and a really large body count (just think about the sheer number of people competing to get their hands on that gold who are certain to get killed before the final confrontation), complete with Django-like multi-barreled gun massacre the likes of which you probably won't see anywhere else. Also, while perhaps not brilliant, the music - like in many spaghetti westerns - is quite good, and adds a lot of atmosphere to the proceedings. Strangely, some supporting actors from the previous Sartana movie ("Have a good funeral, my friend - Sartana will pay") - namely, the undertaker (now turned gambler?) and Chinese servant - make appearances here - though it isn't clear if they are supposed to play the same characters they did in the previous installment. And how the hell did Sartana get the Alfie back, what with all the exploding in sheriff's face Alfie did fifteen minutes earlier? Anyway, if you are looking for an easy (if not necessarily very intellectually stimulating) way to spend 90 minutes of your life, give this one a try; perhaps even if you are not a spaghetti western fan - as the whole thing sometimes resembles more a Sherlock Holmes mystery than a typical western. IMDB User Comments: Author: Jakub Kaczynski from Poland
Mannaja : A Man Called Blade 1977 Sergio Martino
Massacre Time 1966 Lucio Fulci
5.6
Mátalo 1971 Cesare Canevari; Eduardo Manzanos Brochero
The Mercenary 1968 Sergio Corbucci
6.6
 Franco Nero, sporting a burly mustache and sideburns, stars as Segei `The Pollack' Kowalski, an angelic opportunist, who, for profit not nobility, helps a revolutionary, Paco (Tony Musante), overthrow the corrupt Mexican generals. It is a very good Spaghetti Western, with a nice pace, good action, and interesting characters playing off one another. Jack Palance is Curly, an obviously gay bad guy, whose prissy demeanor hides his ruthlessness- that is until he kills his own partner out of spite and blows a few men's heads off. The story starts with Nero establishing his badassness while catching a dice cheat, forcing the gambler to eat the dice and saying, "When you get them back, I suggest you dont use them again." He is then hired to help protect a trainload of silver make it through rebel territory to the States. Nero goes to the mining town only to find it overthrown by Paco and his gang, and the mine collapsed. Nero luckily finds himself able to offer his help to the rebels and guide Paco in the art of stealing, strategically avoiding, and attacking the corrupt army, eventually overthrowing it. But, mostly it is not a buddy-buddy relationship, Nero is in it for the money, Paco is in it for the righteousness, yet they both respect each other. (To give a good example, at one point, while crossing the desert, Nero makes Paco and the revolutionaries empty their canteens so he can have a shower while they go thirsty.) Aside from nice bits of humor, it sports some religious allusions, such as, Paco begins with only twelve men + Nero (their Jesus), they masquerade at one point during a religious parade and attack while dressed as angels and virgin Mary's, as well as Nero being strapped to a t-shaped cross when captured. There is also a nod to Macbeth when Paco's woman uses his power drunk naiveté to convince him to turn against Nero. The film makes use of an obviously fairly high budget, with many large battles, crowd scenes, entire towns destroyed, planes bombing, and many locales. It has an interesting structure, since the bulk of the film is told in flashback before returning to the beginning and then reaching the grand finale. The Morricone score is great, and amazingly enough, very understated. Corbucci's direction has never been better. (Any film that opens with a shot of a dwarf clown dressed like a matador, you just know is going to be good) IMDB User Comments: Author: iaido
Noose for Django 1969 Sergio Garrone
7.0
Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 Sergio Leone
8.7
 Epic story of a mysterious stranger with a harmonica who joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
Red Sun 1971 Terence Young
6.8
 The Japanese ambassador is travelling through the Wild West by train, when gangsters hold up the train...
Sartana One Thousand Dollars On the Black 1966 Alberto Cardone
6.4
 Twelve years ago Sartana framed his brother, Johnny for murder, and stole his girlfriend. Now the town's undisputed boss, and doted over by his possesive mother, Sartana seems safe - until, his sentence served, Johnny rides back into town...
Saving Private Ryan 1998 Steven Spielberg
8.3
 Based on a World War II drama. US soldiers try to save their comrade, paratrooper Private Ryan, who's stationed behind enemy lines.
A Sky Full of Stars for a Roof 1968 Giulio Petroni
5.0
Soldier of Orange 1977 Paul Verhoeven
This film depicts World War II through the eyes of several Dutch men. It covers the beginning of the war...
The Terror of Tiny Town 1938 Sam Newfield
An evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of Tiny Town. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue
The Thin Red Line 1998 Terrence Malick
7.2
 Director Terrence Malick's adaptation of James Jones' autobiographical 1962 novel, focusing on the conflict at Guadalcanal during the second World War.
Three Kings 1999 David O. Russell
In the aftermath of the Gulf War, 4 soldiers set out to steal gold that was stolen from Kuwait, but they discover people who need their help.
Today we kill... Tomorrow we die! 1968 Dario Argento; Tonino Cervi
El Topo 1970 Alejandro Jodorowsky
The gunfighter El Topo ("The Mole") and his young son ride through a desert to a village, whose inhabitants have been massacred...
Unforgiven 1992 Clint Eastwood
8.1
 Retired Old West gunslinger William Munny reluctantly takes on one last job, with the help of his old partner and a young man.

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