Fistful Of Dollars, A (DVD) Reviews

note: also appears in part on The Student Room and Flixster A Fistfull of Dollars is the first in the spaghetti western trilogy by legendary Italian filmmaker Sergio Leone, which also included The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, and also For A Few Dollars More. They all depict the exploits of the notorious Man with No Name (Clint Eastwood), ...  Read the complete review

The birth of the Italian western came right at the heels of the waning interest in the previously popular sword and sandals films, as many of those films were not only Italian made, but also many Hollywood spectacles like Ben-Hur and Quo Vadis were also filmed in Italy. With this shift in popularity, the new genre of completely Italian produced ...  Read the complete review

When Sergio Leone made the first of his ‘Spaghetti’ westerns 'A Fistful of Dollars'(1964) it seemed he had invented a new genre in cinema. These low-budget westerns filmed in Europe featuring mainly European actors, with their propensity for theatrical violence were seen by the fans of the traditional western as a cheap tawdry ...  Read the complete review

Sergio Leone’s ‘A Fistful Of Dollars’ was actually release back in 1964 but it wasn’t until 1967 that an English language version of the film became available. It was very heavily influenced by Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Yojimbo’, so much so that Kurosawa actually sued for plagiarism but even if Leone did rip off ...  Read the complete review

A Fistful Of Dollars was the groundbreaker and the first of Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Western" trilogy. Unfortunately, it is the worst of the three and feels sparse and lame compared to its two predecessors. That said, the plotting. based loosely on Kurasawa's Yojimbo is still compelling and the action sequences are still second ...  Read the complete review

Okay. Let me say that I have been a Clint Eastwood fan for years and I love nothing better than relaxing in front of an old Western on TVs. Fistful of Dollars was "the big one" in Clint Eastwood's career. It put him on the map as a cult hero figure. Lots of action, good short to the point lines and a plot you can follow. He ...  Read the complete review

The original spaghetti western, and despite the greater style and sound quality on show in 'The Good The Bad and the Ugly', a landmark in cinema history and well worth catching up with. It's all about the lean, hardass direction, the sparse landscapes and laconic performances: obviously, Eastwood would be a huge star from here on in by ...  Read the complete review