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Not a typical Western

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In Reply to: RE: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly posted by Brian A on June 27, 2011 at 21:56:35

The "spaghetti Westerns" directed by Sergio Leone are not at all like typical Westerns except for the Western-looking setting (and Leone filmed in Spain rather than Death Valley or other American locations). The editing, music, acting style, plot line, and chacterizations have nothing in common with American-made Westerns. I bet you won't find a single sequence in any American Western like this one:
Opening sequence from Leone's Once Upon a Time in the West (Open in New Window)

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Thanks for that. 11 � minutes with no dialogue. - dancingseamonkey 16:11:52 07/02/11 (2)
I always thought that movie was shot like a silent film.
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- There was nothing ....... - ASHRA 07:09:31 07/04/11 (1)
  silent about that 11 minutes. Magnificent film making with every second filled with sumptuous aural and filmic repast.
  ;^)
  
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  - RE: There was nothing ....... - dancingseamonkey 09:22:10 07/05/11 (0)
    When I used the word silent I was referring to lack of dialogue.
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    "To Be Is To Do" Plato
    "Do Be Do Be Do" Sinatra

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