The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

[perrazi]

should hear the ecstasy of gold on a big Hammond organ in a church with leslie speakers in both ends of the building.

 

[arch stanton]

Metallica also does a pretty cool version of ecstasy of gold.

It's one of my favorite movies, one of those you can't help but watch it every time it's on.

I hope I have eyes like Van Cleef or Eastwood when my daughter starts dating.

 

[mtgianni]

Arch Stanton, just dig an unmarked grave next to the porch.

 

[Superflywimpy]

Probably my favorite movie for a reason.

Back when I was a kid I remember watching these Clint Eastwood movies. I grew up in Oxnard California and when I was 13 I went to the Esplanade mall to get a tire tube for my bike. When I came out of the Sears store I sat on the bench in the mall waiting for my parents to exit so we could leave. A man in a tweed jacket and a hat like the type Tom Landry wore asked if he could sit, I said sure. He asked if I minded if he smoked his pipe. I said not at all. I turned to look at him as he lit his pipe and I said , You look looked the guy from the cowboy movies "Angel Eyes". He said that's me. We chatted for a bit. He asked why I was there. I pulled out my old tube from my pocket that had at least 45 patches on it. We both laughed so hard. His eyes were watering as he chuckled and said why didn't I get one sooner. I said I was cheap and we laughed more. I was in the presence of Lee Van Cleef. He was a cool cat and I'll never forget that day. I saw him there quite often as he bought tobacco goods at the Tinder Box. But hardly nobody rarely noticed who he was.

 

[Jack Flash]

I don't think it was an expensive movie at all to make.

The success of the "Dollars" movies resulted in a much bigger budget for The Good the Bad and the Ugly.

Everyone always speaks of it as a "Clint Eastwood movie". However, he is barely involved, if at all, in the best scenes. To my thinking, it is an "Eli Wallach movie".

For me, the two scenes that really make the movie are the "Forgive me Brother" scene between Tuco and Pablo Ramirez:
Tuco meets his brother - The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - YouTube

... And of course the "Ecstasy of Gold" scene:
The good, the bad and the ugly - Ecstasy of Gold - YouTube

 

[Fishslayer]

But it is authentic, Old West mumbling.

Is that anything like authentic frontier gibberish?

 

[rwsmith]

Dang nab...

Is that anything like authentic frontier gibberish?

Dang nabbit, the Sheriffs a BONG!!!!!

 

[Fishslayer]

Dang nabbit, the Sheriffs a BONG!!!!!

AH! The Sheriff is near!

Got it...

 

[rwsmith]

Final shootout

My Lord, that had to be the best gunfight scene ever.

I love the silence with the crows cawing.

 

[Fishslayer]

My Lord, that had to be the best gunfight scene ever.

I love the silence with the crows cawing.

Somebody mentioned Metallica...

The Good, The Bad and The Metallica - YouTube

There are two kinds of people in the world, my friend...

 

[canoeguy]

Tuco "The Rat" (Eli Wallach) was a busy guy. Before his "Hangings" where Clint Eastwod would cut the rope with his rifle, his crimes were read:

….wanted in fifteen counties of this state, the condemned standing before us…sitting before us…Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez has been found guilty by the third district circuit court of the following crimes: Murder, assaulting a justice of the peace, raping a virgin of the white race, statuatory rape of a minor of the black race…derailing a train in order to rob the passengers, bank robbery, highway robbery, robbing an unknown number of Post Offices, breaking out of the state prison, using marked cards and loaded dice, promoting prostitution, blackmail, intention of selling fugitive slaves, and counterfeiting. Crimes against places of high authority include burning down the courthouse and sheriff's office in Sonora. The accused is also guilty of cattle rustling, horse thievery, supplying Indians with firearms…misrepresenting himself as a Mexican General, unlawfully drawing salarly and living allowances from the Union Army. For all these crimes the accused has made a full and spontaneous confession. Therefore we condemn him to be hung by the neck until dead….may the lord have mercy on his soul….proceed.

 

[Rugskipper]

Is it just me, or do those Italian horses walk funny?

 

[Old TexMex]

"If you work for a living...why do you kill yourself working?"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj3dKmAn2Ss&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[S&WForty]

The Music of Ennio Morricone. Ecstasy of Gold:
I expect the sound from behind the Pearly Gates to be something like this.

Amen!

I also love Hugo Montenegro's versions of that music.

 

[Clean Break]

Is it just me, or do those Italian horses walk funny?

Probably hand-reared by Sophia Loren's lesser known cousin. Clean Break

 

[bamabiker]

Reading this thread the other day reminded me of this.
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain - The good, the bad and the ugly Theme - YouTube

 

[BigBill]

The music of the movies, what gurus these composer's really are. The music of the movies is like the music of the gods. How do they write and even come up with the music. The movie revolves around the music. Without the music sound track there would be no movie. Ever think about this?

 

[Marshwheeling]

The music of the movies, what gurus these composer's really are. The music of the movies is like the music of the gods. How do they write and even come up with the music. The movie revolves around the music. Without the music sound track there would be no movie. Ever think about this?

Listening to some of these clips led me to revisit some of Carter Burwell's soundtracks for the Coen brothers' movies, Fargo, for example, and especially Miller's Crossing. The music really can make the movie by setting a tone that would be wholly lacking on the strength of the narrative alone.
Miller's Crossing by Carter Burwell - YouTube

 

[redlevel]

A Ruger with the album cover.