Once Upon A Time In The West - 2 Disc Collector's Edition

Leone's super-western is packed to the rafters with grit, style, and grandeur. The opening is a widescreen lesson in anticipation. The three bounty-killers kill time at the railway station plagued by creaking and buzzing, bored and mischievous, over-confident and smug. They have a right to be, after all this is Woody Strode, Jack Elam, and Marco Zuanelli; veterans of the cinematic west and as tough as they come. Leone revels in the perverse amount of time it takes the credits to lazily roll onto the screen, as the audience wait for the train to pull into their trap. Unfortunately for them they are the ones who will never leave the station...

Once Upon A Time In The West (1969) - *****
From its first gritty shootout, to it's final showdown, Once Upon A Time In The West is a highly charged, superbly made piece of cinema. It leaves the viewer reeling, whether from the sublimely melancholy music and use of sound, or its crackling performances and stunning backdrop. It has all the usual Western ingredients; an old gunslinger here, a vengeful nomad there, a widow, train roofs and Charles Bronson and you're done. However, what this film has different is it's brute intensity, achieved through startling turns from Henry Fonda and Bronson, coupled with it's hard-to-ignore morals. As the three men fight for land, money and the girl, it's clear each of them is doomed in their own way. It's a difficult film to comment on, as every shred of it's perfectly thought out brilliance has been said before. A masterpiece.

Have wanted to see this western for a long time.I had heard it was a classic.I have read numerous reviews about it and decided to purchase it.I recieved it within a few days of ordering it and sat down that night to watch it.After the first ten minutes it starts to settle down and once Ennio Morriconnes music score kicks in you are hooked.It is fantastic.It is an epic on a grand scale.Beautifully shot,magnificent scenery,great music score and the quality of the dvd is fantastic.I cannot see hd being much better as it is near perfect.At the end of the film I just sat there feeling stunned as it was such a brilliant film.I then started watching some of the scenes over again.In all Sergio Leone has made probably the greatest western ever made.Awesome.Well worth five stars and for the price a bargain.

I'm not really a fan of "western" films but this is the exception, I love this film. The music the locations the characters the story are all grate. Its one of those films every body should see like Goodfellas or Terminator.

This to me is the best western ever made, just look at the cast.Henry Fonda was to be the man with no name. I wonder what Clint Eastwood's future would have been then. Jack Elam always the supporting actor, but what a support! This is how I imagine the wild west to be.Just put on your six guns, your spurs, and get on your horse. Enjoy over and over again

Truly one of the greatest Westerns ever made. The scenery, score and acting make this a must for every film enthusiasts collection.
The first 20 minutes build up the tension to an unbelievable piece of cinema history...

I have this and can say I think it's a better picture quality than the bluray version, I have just imported. On a Sony 40" LCD.
Better presentaion case also. Very collectable.

This is an amazing piece of film making which came within a whisker of topping Sergio Leone's previous epic westerns (the good, the bad & the ugly etc). Charlie Bronson gives a career best performance playing a intriguing harmonica playing gunslinger, Henry Fonda the dangerous blued eyed bad guy & Claudia Cardinale as the beautiful widow. Great story, scipt & a superb Ennio Morricone soundtrack, films don't get much better than this. Simply one of the best of all time.........

From the chilling start and the amazing cinematography through to one of the greatest endings to a movie I have ever seen this is a work of art. Leone's finest moment, Bronson's finest moment, Fonda's finest moment and Morricone's finest moment. The echoes of the Harmonica as the harbinger of death still send shivers down my spine.

Henry Fonda cast against type, Charles Bronson at his squintiest best, a beardy Jason Robards, and the delightful Claudia Cardinale all under the watchful eye of Sergio Leone & accompanied by some of Morricone's finest work.

The quintessential Western with a cast to die for. If you're looking for an introduction to the genre, you're in the right place.