I can’t believe next month will mark my 100th entry in this Blind Spot series! What a fun journey this has been! And it’s been made recently even cooler by my friend Manda joining me to talk about the movies each month on my podcast. I really value her friendship and love talking to her about these films.

This month we have the Western classic from director Sergio Leone entitled The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Whether Eli Wallach as Tuco is ugly may be up for debate but I think you could easily call all 3 “The Bad.” Referring to anyone as “The Good” in this movie is a bit of a stretch. That’s for sure!

Last year I reviewed A Fistful of Dollars for blind spot and found it to be a stronger entry from Leone than this one. First of all it is a lot shorter so that makes it more palatable and it has a lot more memorable lines than this one. My favorite line from this one is “when you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t talk”

Still you have to admire the craft that is on display in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The incredible long tracking shots and brutal violence have obviously been very influential on many modern directors and were masterfully done by Leone. Also the iconic score by Ennio Morricone is one of the most famous in film history.

The ending with Blondie shooting Tuco off the noose is also very memorable. “You’re a dirty SOB” and he is so it all works!

If you love Westerns than you will enjoy any movie from Leone including The Good The Bad and The Ugly. I’m glad I checked it off my blind spot list and I suppose I will have to watch A Few Dollars More next year (I realize I got the order totally messed up! Oh well.)

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