The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

This is the third in Leone's "Man With No Name" trilogy. Most people consider this a prequel, and you kind of need if you want the 3 movies to be about the same exact guy, because in this movie is where Eastwood's character gets his characteristic poncho and shirt and vest. On with the review...

The Good:
First, and foremost, Eli Wallach is freaking amazing as Tuco (the Ugly). Tuco is by far the coolest character, the scoundrel you have to love.
This is quite a cowboy epic (though technically it takes place before what most people consider the "old west", it takes place in 1862 during the Civil War).
The cinematography is the best of the trilogy in this film.
The character development was great.
The music was definately classic in this one!

The Bad:
It is very confusing that Kinski is again in a film in this series but he is playing a completely different character.
Some of the ADR was bad.
It was long, very, very, long 2 hours and 41 minutes, at parts you could feel it.

The Ugly: It is not the best of the trilogy, but it is an awesome epic, worthy of its place in film history. I give it a mexican stand off and a 72 % Braveheart .