The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Review.
Age Certificate: 18+ (BBFC) Runtime: 2hr 58min By Sam Coles: Westerns are a genre not often explored in the modern cinema, mostly due to zeitgeist changes in the world of film. Anyway, during the 1960’s Westerns were absolutely everywhere first starting with American produced films starring the human equivalent of wood John Wayne. Westerns really got going when Italian film director Sergio Leone released a film in 1964 called A Fistful of Dollars, starring fresh faced and upcoming actor Clint Eastwood. What made this film a standout from the traditional clean American Westerns, was the gritty tone where people bled when they were shot and looked as if they have actually been in a fight. However, it wasn’t until 1966 when he would release his most iconic film, and that film was The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly starts off with a beautiful opening like Leone’s other films, with a great credit sequence sporting its iconic main theme co...