1966 Sergio Leone
Blondie and Tuco have a fragile partnership, Tuco is a wanted outlaw, Blondie a gun slinger who takes him in and claims the bounty then, as Tuco is about to be hanged, rescues him. When Blondie decides to go his own way Tuco hunts him down. They come across a army wagon full of dead bodies with only one survivor, Bill Carson, he knows the location of a pile of gold but only tells one part of it to each of them, the partnership is back on to find the gold. Angel Eyes is a mean bounty hunter who knows of Bill Carsons gold but not where it is hidden. Blondie and Tuco are sought after men. It doesn't take long to work out who is the Good, the Bad or the Ugly.
I think this is only the second western in the top 100, there should be more like this. Although Treasure of the Sierra Madre was an unexpected treasure
This is great, it has everything a western needs. Guns, horses, hanging, betrayal, mistrust, hats, gold, dynamite and the added bonus of canons.
I can't claim to be an expert on the western genre, I haven't watched many, I'm not keen on the mistrust element and the way you could be shot so easily back then. But this is brilliantly filmed with great tension and a dash of humour.
It was also filmed in Almeria, Spain. Where my good friends Karen and Trevor live and I go walking each year so it was an added bonus to be watching the scenery to see if I had walked on that mountain or that path. If you ever go to Spain, visit Mini Hollywood in Almeria.
Gun slinging 9/10
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