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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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NR,2hrs 41min
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1966
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MGM
DVD Review
by Sean Axmaker, Special to MSN Movies

(Note: This review refers to the Blu-ray version of the DVD.)

The "good" in the title of Sergio Leone's operatic spaghetti Western is a relative term. Shot on empty streets of clapboard towns and stark landscapes of endless, sun-blasted deserts and captured on the wide CinemaScope frame, it's a cynical, ruthlessly violent Western of mercenaries out for no one but themselves. The guns ring out in cartoonish exaggeration, and the eclectic, electric score by Ennio Morricone pitches the film between myth and modernity. And as cool as Clint Eastwood plays it, steely-eyed Lee Van Cleef is even cooler. The Blu-ray release features the reconstructed version of the film, along with the commentaries and featurettes of the previous DVD release.
DVD Detailed Information
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Special Edition Collector's Set] [2 Discs]
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Collector's Edition] [2 Discs]
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly [Blu-ray]
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