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Good, the Bad and the Ugly, The (re-release)
EMAILPRINTMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corporation
Universal acclaim
Based on 7 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 48 votes
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Movie Info
Genre(s): Western
Written by:
Luciano Vincenzoni (also story)
Sergio Leone (also story)
Agenore Incrocci
Furio Scarpelli
Directed by: Sergio Leone
Release Date:
Theatrical: May 30, 2003
DVD: May 18, 2004
Running Time: 161 minutes, Color
Origin: Italy / Spain
Language(s): Italian (dubbed in English)
Summary
RATING: R
Starring Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Eli Wallach, Aldo Giuffrè, Luigi Pistilli, Rada Rassimov, Enzo Petito, and John Bartha
Leone's epic 1967 Western conjures up opera, horse opera, the bullfight arena, and the blackest of black humor via riveting story-telling in the picaresque tradition. (Film Forum)
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What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
Chicago Reader Dave Kehr
Though ordained from the beginning, the three-way showdown that climaxes the film is tense and thoroughly astonishing.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune Michael Wilmington
An improbable masterpiece -- a bizarre mixture of grandly operatic visuals, grim brutality and sordid violence that keeps wrenching you from one extreme to the other.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-Intelligencer Sean Axmaker
There are two kinds of people, my friend. Those who love Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, and those who resist the machismo and gallows humor of what is arguably the definitive spaghetti western.
Read Full Review >TV Guide Staff (Not Credited)
A massive, many-faceted film that continues to hold up, viewing after viewing.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Michael Atkinson
All told, and in giant widescreen, it's only blood-red adolescent fun, but it blooms like Douglas Sirk with a Gatling gun compared to the teenage demographic's current fare. Matrix, schmatrix: This is the season's supreme party movie.
Read Full Review >Variety Staff (Not Credited)
A curious amalgam of the visually striking, the dramatically feeble and the offensively sadistic.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this movie is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 48 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Iker O gave it a10:
A masterpiece. A movie that epitomizes what cinematic art is all about. Brilliant narrative, acting, directing, cinematography and a legendary score. I can easily say this is one of the best films of all times.
Ryan gave it a9:
A true cinematic marvel - undoubtedly the best representative of it's genre, surpassing even that other heavyweight "The Searchers". Leone (with Morricone's phenomenal score) weaves a stunningy beautiful yet desperately sad tapestry of a west torn by civil war. The actions of our leading trio are ant-like in this scale, but this contrast drew me in, and the ruthless and brutality portrayted somehow gains reason. Exquisite piece of film - just watch with fresh eyes, and ignore pop culture's never-ending parody and reference to this Italian-made brilliance.
Jay H. gave it a5:
As long as I live, I will never understand the appeal of this cheap spaghetti western. It's overacted, way too melodramatic. Indeed it does have a great score, but otherwise is an unimpressive western. It's just a cheap Italian made garbage.
Rogerio R. gave it a10:
"Compelling story, memorable performances, breathtaking landscapes, and a haunting score". The good, the bad and the ugly is not only the definitive western, but also and unquestionably one of the greatest movies of all times! Maybe the most simple and perfect analogy of real life ever created!
Celia C. gave it a0:
A dead, dry, boring, dull, cheesy terrible movie.
Bob C gave it a10:
One of the best films of all time. Quentin Tarantino calls it the best directed movie of all time and i agree. Clint is a fantastic lead character, Leone is a great director, and the music by Morricone is superb.
Tom A. gave it a10:
Serio Leone's directing + Ennio Morricone's Music + Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef and Eli Wallach in a climatic 3-way showdown = Win.
