The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Weird or what? The version I saw was a special showing featuring restored footage, mosty of which had been re-dubbed probably recently as there was no way that was Lee Van Cleef. They were a treat but just finally seeing this movie on the big screen finally was a truly great experience, especially the very early sequences when Angel Eyes' face is enormous and terrifying.
The extra scenes also add to something that cowboy comedian & critic Rich Hall pointed out(as well as the whopping historical errors), which seems to be the key comment this film makes. 'The Good' is both bad and ugly and not much better than 'Bad' Angel eyes. He's completely mercenary and his one outright good act is an act of compassion to a dying young soldier. However Angel Eyes too in a restored scene seems to show a little genuine compassion for the wounded and exhausted soldiers he encounters ( before he starts up his torture room in the POW camp) and even 'Ugly' Tuco betrays some confusion and distress at the wounded in his brother's monastary. He's also a very beautiful character indeed, it was great to see a cinema audience amused by his blunt one-liners.
Most of all I loved the music, as I always have. It wasn't quite loud enough for me but then I've probably defeaned myself listening to Morricone's amazing scores on No.11 over the years
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