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Originally Posted by MechaGodzilla
On the subject of Westerns vs. Westerns, different films and eras and such, I'm tempted to say that, as far as moi is concerned, Spaghetti Westerns are the best Westerns.
Well, that's a generalization and oversimplification. Of course, whether we're talking classic American Westerns or later reinventions and revivals, we have films covering the entire quality spectrum. It's just, it feels like when a spaghet is really, really good, then it's not merely "a great film" but "one of the very finest the art form has to offer" level.
Old Sergio Leone has a lot to do with that perception, of course.  |
Leone's films have definitely aged a bit better than a lot of classic American westerns, but there's 100 awful spaghetti westerns for every Leone-level masterpiece of cinema. I think the batting average for domestic westerns is a lot better, but that should be expected.