In Reply to: RE: What a cracking bunch of films they are posted by Tom Brennan on January 2, 2008 at 09:30:55:
As I imply below, one of the things I most enjoy about Leone is that his plots don't drive along fast - lots of individual elements in his films appear a bit purposeless, or could have been done more economically.
I doubt that any US film maker could have persuaded anyone to finance such things, even had they wanted to make it.
Good bad & ugly, especially, wanders all over the place, and to good, no - mighty, effect, I reckon.
Which ain't to say in the least that Hollywood can't make westerns. But I do think that Leone brought them something extra.
If I am not mistaken, Leone has not been taken very seriously as a film maker in the States. It's different here in Oz.
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Follow Ups
- I guess I prefer the euro version - k-k-k-kenny 15:28:44 01/02/08 (1)
- "... Leone brought them something extra." - Agreed. - mpathus 17:24:02 01/02/08 (0)