'Once Upon A Time In The West'
Paul from Laois, 22 Feb 2008
Excellent movie....old but still brilliant. This and "Unforgiven" are the best western cowboy movies ever made I think. Slow paced and atmospheric. Bronson is the the cool, mysterious loner on a mission of revenge. Great characters. Fonda plays the brutal and callous killer. This is better even than the classic Sergio Leone trilogy with Clint Eastwood. The mouth organ and dialogue have been sampled by many bands in their music since (ie Colourbox). If you love Westerns this is THE movie for you.
Leone classic
Philip from Dublin, 30 Jun 2009
A great western from Sergio Leone, worth getting for the famous opening sequence alone. For me, its not his greatest - its a little too long and Charles Bronson just isn't as good as Clint Eastwood as his 'hero'. But Henry Fonda is surprisingly good playing against type as the bad guy. It works as a great allegory for the greed that fueled the opening up of the west.
The Classic Western
Liam from Kilkenny, 20 Oct 2010
If you don't like westerns give this a miss. Kate hated it and fell asleep but then she hates westerns. Personally, I loved it. Not quite up to "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" trilogy I thought but almost. It gets to grips with the almost amoral, leaden-hearted killer instinct well.
One of the great westerns
Eamon from Meath, 23 Jun 2011
This film is so much about atmosphere. At 2 hours 38 it really is an epic, but it could have been told in about an hour. That said, it is so worth the long lingering shots of the faces of the main protagonists that stretch into minutes. Glorious stuff.
Raw and captivating
Tom from Mayo, 06 Dec 2008
I'm not a huge fan of westerns but this is a stunning movie, spectacularly shot. Its not a blockbuster and has a slow pace but its a cracker.