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Originally posted by EXTR3MIST
I've never got round to seeing ...Dynamite, missing every TV showing over the years.
Can it hold a candle to the Dollars trilogy?
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I think so yes (it's better than "Fistful", which i always found as dull as "Yojimbo" for much of it's running time and it's much better than the bloated and stodgy "Once Upon a Time in America").
It's far rougher and has a larger scale (even larger than "Good, Bad", with thousands of extras) and is a much darker film.
Good performances by Steiger and Coburn though Steiger's Mexican accent can be a bit much at times.
Wonderfully eccentric Morricone score as well.
Horror fans will notice a young David Warbeck in the IRA flashbacks.
And there is another plus, it never takes Coburn's side (or gives any real view on his 'cause') about his IRA past.
As he is one of the 'hero's it's slighty synpathetic, but is a million miles away from such American, pro-IRA terroriist GARBAGE like "The Jackel".
If it never bothered me (who has no time for IRA scum) then it won't bother anyone.
And any fan of Leone will find tons of sweaty close-ups, grime, violence, personal sacrifice and black humour to enjoy.