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Once Upon A Time In The West [C'era Una Volta Il West] Is More Than A Cult Classic
Examiner ^ | 02.08.2011

Posted on 02/20/2011 8:01:02 PM PST by Perdogg

Once Upon A Time In The West is a rare film. The movie is over 40 years old, was snubbed by critics (including Roger Ebert) and shunned by audiences on its release, but Sergio Leone's follow-up (but not sequel to) The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is now a staple of even commonplace stores in the Louisville area, like Wal-mart or Target. On IMDB.com's list of the 250 highest user-rated films, it places #20. And that's not just with the general public. Film critics now often cite this as one of the best motion pictures of all time. What could account for such a remarkable turn-around?

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Music/Entertainment; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: enniomorricone; movies; sergioleone
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To: Perdogg

No, I didn’t watch them last night on AMC. I have them on DVD.

To agree with everybody else, Ennnio Morricone is the best.


41 posted on 02/21/2011 6:31:01 AM PST by MichaelNewton
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To: Huck

That doesn’t mean he was a HOMO, Miller! Lots of guys like to watch...I know I do! How about you, Pleshner?

:-)


42 posted on 02/21/2011 3:19:15 PM PST by DemforBush (A Repo man is *always* intense!)
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To: DemforBush

He was too you boys!


43 posted on 02/21/2011 3:21:29 PM PST by Huck (one per-center)
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To: Judges Gone Wild
It also features the debut of Jennifer Connelly.

She musta played the young Elizabeth McGovern role, when "Noodles" gave her the cupcake for sex ...

44 posted on 02/21/2011 11:50:22 PM PST by Lmo56 (If ya wanna run with the big dawgs - ya gotta learn to piss in the tall grass ...</i><p>)
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