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

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.

After watching Sergio Leone's Once upon a time in America I decided to watch Once upon a time in the west, and how good of a film it is. Exciting scenes and a great cast, you will certainly want to watch this again. This has to be one of the best spaghetti westerns, as you dont really feel its a spaghetti western, in my opinion. Henry Fonda was also a real credit to the film, suited the role perfectly. Overall, a MUST watch if you love westerns. Spaghetti western or not.

there's not much to say about this movie, only that it may be the quintessence of the western genre.
sergio leone made his masterpiece with this one: it contains a good story, the typical westerns characters (the good and the bad and the not so good and the not so bad afterall), the performances of the leading actors are convincing and the soundtrack perfectly matches the pace of the movie.
don't let me be misunderstood: this is one of the classic western movies, and not without reason!

there's not much to say about this movie, only that it may be the quintessence of the western genre.
sergio leone made his masterpiece with this one: it contains a good story, the typical westerns characters (the good and the bad and the not so good and the not so bad afterall), the performances of the leading actors are convincing and the soundtrack perfectly matches the pace of the movie.
don't let me be misunderstood: this is one of the classic western movies, and not without reason!

I wasn't sure about this movie when i learned that clint eastwood wouldn't be in it but leone found a great replacement in charles bronson. The music by morricone is again very good as he uses sounds from thing that are happening like a taps dripping or things creaking or animals making sounds. Watch the opening scene at the train station as it is a very good scene and it really sets the tone for the the movie. One scene disturbed me and that was a 60+ year old henry fonda trying to bed a gorgeous claudia cardinale who was at least 25 years younger. Apart from that scene this rivals the good, the bad and the ugly as leones best

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.