Clint Eastwood on "For a Few Dollars More"

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  • @paulenglish4596
    @paulenglish4596 Рік тому +17

    The best film of the Dollars-Trilogy in my opinion! Lee Van Cleef simply ruled, as did Gian Maria Volonté!!

  • @DM-kv9kj
    @DM-kv9kj 4 роки тому +49

    I understand what he means about overly long sequences and shots, but when it comes to For A Few Dollars More, specifically, I honestly feel that film is absolutely spot on. The longer sequences work beautifully in generating great atmosphere and emotion. I wouldn't trim down a single shot on that film. Having Lee Van Cleef and Gian Maria Volante in front of the camera on most of those long sequences made them work brilliantly, because the sheer subtlety of expressions and feeling they put across, while seemingly doing very little, is just genius. If you watch the final showdown between those two at the end of the picture you will see a perfect example of what I mean. It's a fairly long sequence with just two men standing there staring at one another, but the subtlety of what the actors were doing makes it come fully alive in a way that shorter sequences and cuts can never ever do. FAFDM is only just over 2 hours anyway. The Good The Bad and the Ugly is perhaps one that has a fair bit of unnecessary fat on it that could have been trimmed. While I fully recognise why The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is the most famous and possibly even technically the best of the three, my personal favourite is For A Few Dollars More. The character play between Manco and Col. Mortimer and also the development of El Indio are fantastic and build to a truly deep and emotional climax. It's an original story, while Fistful was a remake of Yojimbo (I still love it of course), it has a good feeling of a more expansive world and plot but it isn't overly long or convoluted. It's tight and every character in it is amazing, even the brief old prospector who complains about the new-fangled trains. The Good, The Bad and the Ugly is amazing but always feels just a bit overly long-winded, particularly the expanded version which I kind of like but is at the same time spoiled by the obvious difference in the dubbing etc.
    Ironically, this comment is overly long-winded also.

    • @marcoantoniolazarinicardos7379
      @marcoantoniolazarinicardos7379 Рік тому

      is a long comment to express Sérgio's long sequences😂😂

    • @hamidazhardz8559
      @hamidazhardz8559 Рік тому

      I complained about the length of the sequences, and wrote the longest comment 😅😅😅

    • @oab1598
      @oab1598 Рік тому

      Spot on with your assessment

    • @Allan-et5ig
      @Allan-et5ig 3 місяці тому

      Agree. The film just wouldn't be the same without the long sequence.s
      Clint is more clever than folks give him credit for sometimes. He didn't say LEONE'S pictures suffered from overly long scenes. He said he and I "would differ," which could mean that Eastwood didn't want overly long scenes for his own films...
      That said, High Plains Drifter has a scene that is much too long imho.
      In all, the two of them teamed up on unforgettable masterpieces, in my opinion, whatever their 'opinions' about long scenes.
      🤣

  • @Milestonemonger
    @Milestonemonger 2 роки тому +14

    Sergio, Clint and Ennio became world famous after Fistful of Dollars. The little movie that changed everything.

  • @michaeldavis6607
    @michaeldavis6607 3 роки тому +42

    Clint isn’t like most actors, he doesn’t fawn over everyone and play that game. He talks about films realistically and likes the craft of it all. He has so much success but still wants to make a good story....and he usually does.

  • @LION749
    @LION749 8 років тому +124

    Clint and Lee Van Cleef are the Godfathers of westerns I mean seriously because I'm never seen a more hard fiber acting job portraited by two of the most finest actors I've ever ever seen period...

  • @Stuckinthe80s-guy
    @Stuckinthe80s-guy 5 місяців тому +3

    Everyone has their own opinions and that's what makes the world go round. I just don't see how anyone couldn't say that Clint was/is the best! I promise you I have never liked Westerns, but I'll watch every one that Clint ever played in. Hands down my favorite! Never be another Clint!

  • @Arfabiscuit
    @Arfabiscuit Рік тому +6

    Eastwood is the last surviving member of the trilogy . Saw them in the mid 70s when i was a child and still watch them today 47 years later .

  • @Forty3Snakes
    @Forty3Snakes 2 роки тому +8

    I still throw this tape in every once in awhile. My favourite.

  • @azada83
    @azada83 7 років тому +56

    The best of the trilogy. Hands down.

    • @jamiekoenigstaff2533
      @jamiekoenigstaff2533 6 років тому +3

      "hands down" my ass. I somewhat agree it is the best but I'm not going to say hands down... they were all good.

    • @TheTopChannel-jn6gf
      @TheTopChannel-jn6gf 6 років тому +4

      No way, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the best, mainly because of Eli Wallach's amazing acting wasn't just another cookie cutter bad guy like the other two films.

    • @Cdawg_6969
      @Cdawg_6969 6 років тому +1

      Couldn’t agree more. The idea of two rival bounty hunters joining together is so awesome

    • @teecna2669
      @teecna2669 6 років тому +2

      Because there is heart in this one. Mortimer's true intentions revealed in the end just makes this movie a complete masterpiece. It is a superior story not just for a Western but for any film genre.

    • @Regularguy220
      @Regularguy220 Рік тому +1

      Have to agree. As great as fistful of dollars was, its hard to escape its legacy of being a adaptation of or more harshly copying yojimbo. And for as good as the good, bad and ugly is, i just prefer few dollars more.
      TGTBATU: This is brilliant.
      FFDM: But i like this

  • @philipsalama8083
    @philipsalama8083 7 років тому +177

    Honestly, this might be blasphemous, but I think that Clint is a superior western icon to even John Wayne.

    • @Professicchio
      @Professicchio 6 років тому +56

      It would be blasphemous to say the opposite.

    • @specialandroid1603
      @specialandroid1603 6 років тому +1

      Then i am damned

    • @TheTopChannel-jn6gf
      @TheTopChannel-jn6gf 6 років тому +22

      John Wayne was terrible actor and a draft dodging coward to boot.

    • @michaeltoner1993
      @michaeltoner1993 6 років тому +2

      and also a closet homosexual

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite 6 років тому +9

      Kinda hard to tell because neither one of them dabbled in the same kind of Western. Wayne was much older and his stuff was always traditional Hollywood fare for general audiences. Clint was younger and did the more iconoclastic cosmopolitan stuff that was more grounded in realism and darkness. Hell, even John Wayne's version of DIRTY HARRY--McQ (1974)--was PG-rated. Since they never competed with each other on equal footing, I don't know if you can compare them adequately to say who was better. I think you just have to pick your preference.
      Mine is for Clint. Wayne only made 1 good Western a decade give to take with a lot of filler in between.

  • @boxcarwillie83
    @boxcarwillie83 2 роки тому +10

    Watching a young Clint Eastwood on TV playing Rowdy Yates in Rawhide, who would have thought he would not only become one of the greatest actors of all time but a great movie director as well.

    • @rubenoteiza9261
      @rubenoteiza9261 Рік тому

      Or chatting with a talking mule (Francis Goes To The Navy, 1955)

  • @Willbk1
    @Willbk1 7 років тому +34

    This trilogy's films kept getting better each time. Sergio the master painter, Clint the cowboy icon - but Ennio Morricone made it a classic.

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому

      Absolutely. These soundtracks are incredibly iconic. Immediately puts me in a Wild West mood

  • @jamesh1369
    @jamesh1369 6 років тому +56

    I'm glad Henry Fonda wasn't available, Lee Van Cleef was awesome as Col. Mortimer.

    • @bedstuyrover
      @bedstuyrover 6 років тому +2

      James H. Van Cleef was indeed awesome but did you see Fonda in "once Upon a Time in the West",he was awesomely ruthless!

    • @jamesh1369
      @jamesh1369 6 років тому +3

      I never saw that movie, but I just can't see Henry Fonda playing a bad guy. Van Cleef was as cool as Eastwood, and a more interesting and mysterious character IMO.

    • @bedstuyrover
      @bedstuyrover 6 років тому +2

      Once Upon aTime in the West was Leone's iconic masterpiece; it is considered the most beautiful western ever made.. Leone loved the American western and this was his homage to them. Leone chose Fonda for the ruthless role to shock the audience..and Fonda delivered! To enjoy it, the following is required: a large screen, excellent audio equipment, a relaxing chair, and a fine wine of your choice. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson,andJason Robards.enjoy.

    • @investinfastudios
      @investinfastudios 6 років тому +5

      No kidding. For a few dollars more is my favorite of the series, if not for cleef, it wouldnt be good

  • @GustoTheGamer
    @GustoTheGamer Рік тому +4

    you can tell by the look on his face that he has enjoyed this time in his life!

    • @dora1980
      @dora1980 5 місяців тому

      This time made him a star, Sergio made him a star.

  • @rifftipton7709
    @rifftipton7709 6 років тому +11

    Gotta love it when Lee strikes the match on Klaus' face!

  • @TimmacTR
    @TimmacTR 8 років тому +20

    Epic music too..

  • @seancondon146
    @seancondon146 Рік тому +3

    When these 3 guys got together and I think they were all born the same and 3 men practically unknown,it’s really quite amazing that all went on to have absolutely stellar careers,the stars really aligned or the gods must have been smiling as I can’t think of anything like that happening before or since

  • @Head318Hunter
    @Head318Hunter 7 років тому +88

    Those 3 films FOD, FAFDM & TGTBATU are timeless classics. In my opinion Q. Tarantino has made a career out of studying those 3 films.

    • @paharipant2
      @paharipant2 6 років тому +2

      totally.

    • @shazam2128
      @shazam2128 6 років тому +3

      Well said, I would say they are the top 3 westerns of all-time!
      My favorite is Fistful of Dollars!

    • @RyRidge
      @RyRidge 5 років тому +1

      Kill Bill is his Dollars Trilogy. N he still has to finish it. Veronica Greens daughter deserves Her Revenge! The Timing is right. The world is ready for more Sexy Female Ninja Fights! Ennio Morricone can even do the Score!

    • @dora1980
      @dora1980 5 місяців тому

      Tarantino has said twice at least tha Sergio Leone influenced him as a director and Tarantino's favorite film is The Good the bad and the ugly.

  • @Xelpherpolis
    @Xelpherpolis Рік тому +14

    "For a Few Dollars More" is probably my favorite of the trilogy. It's not as clever as "Fistful of Dollars" and it doesn't have the epic scale of thematic depth of "The Good, The Bad & The Ugly" but the dialogue, performances, use of music, dynamic between Mortimer and Manco and chemistry between Eastwood and Van Cleef is just on a whole other level.

  • @davelister1
    @davelister1 8 років тому +16

    Sometimes... less is more !

  • @billbright1755
    @billbright1755 6 років тому +3

    Genius director.

  • @Johny40Se7en
    @Johny40Se7en 7 років тому +4

    My favourite Western so far, I love this film so much and its soundtrack Great video, ta for sharing.

  • @Flipson456
    @Flipson456 7 років тому +21

    love those spaghetti westerns

  • @MortimerRictusgrin
    @MortimerRictusgrin 6 років тому +40

    Leone, Eastwood and Morricone had 'decent' careers? Clint, you modest fella you.

    • @Losrandir
      @Losrandir 6 років тому +1

      He's that kinda guy.

  • @shukrullahkohgadai7380
    @shukrullahkohgadai7380 8 років тому +7

    Great movie

  • @criketduke8401
    @criketduke8401 6 років тому +5

    Clint Eastwood wore the first bullet proof vest😍

  • @sagargurung6254
    @sagargurung6254 6 років тому +1

    Best movie

  • @matthewnichols3533
    @matthewnichols3533 2 роки тому

    Clint is a god

  • @bRadicalmagic1
    @bRadicalmagic1 7 років тому +1

  • @cob5924
    @cob5924 7 років тому +6

    Clint is FUCKING BOSS

  • @Theomite
    @Theomite 6 років тому +20

    I think Clint could do one more, final Man With No Name movie...and Denis Villaneuve is the only man to direct such a picture. Morricone is still alive, he could do the score.

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +2

      Boy, this would’ve been incredible

    • @Theomite
      @Theomite Рік тому

      @@ComedyBros5 I still think it could kinda be done. Think Mexico border story in 1915 or so. Blondie would be Clint's age now but he might still got it.

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +1

      @@Theomite Oh I see it, but Morricone is gone now. Absolutely no way this could be done without him.

  • @akajiblubb2401
    @akajiblubb2401 6 років тому +3

    oh Clint, why havent you made more of these movies (acted).

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +2

      I’ve always wondered why he got away from these epic westerns. He played the role so dang well.
      Best modern actor that could come kinda close to matching his screen presence of a cowboy is Timothy Olyphant. It’s all in the walk, and the tv series Justified is a great showcase of how damn epic Olyphant would be as a lead in a western.

    • @rubenoteiza9261
      @rubenoteiza9261 Рік тому

      @@ComedyBros5 The reason is simple and I'll be glad to explain it to you. Because when these movies came out they were despised, spat upon, vilified by Hollywood. There was so much contempt directed at them that even critics didn't want to review them because they considered so below them. They were looked at as the Sharknados of the day. The only reason why Clint Eastwood (who didn't even know who that little known Italian director was) accepted the contract was because his studio contract forbade him to work in any other TV series, movies, in the US and so during his vacations he took the role (which had been refused by a dozen Hollywood stars, many of which were willing to work with Leone later) so he could visit Europe and earn some $15.000 extra. He didn't even watch FOD until someone told him it was a great international hit. That is a nutshell. At the time and for all those reasons Eastwood never imagined, not even in his wildest fantasies, that those Italian Westerns of him would amount to anything. That is why he didn't go back to Italy and started making his own movies in the U.S

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому

      @@rubenoteiza9261 That's wild. I didn't know any of that! What a massively different era that was for Hollywood/celebrities back then!

  • @00BillyTorontoBill
    @00BillyTorontoBill 6 років тому +2

    Sergio Leone directed four consecutive films and holds the 4 top ranks for that genre (imho)'
    Tarantino might be his current successor.

  • @mannixflinn6227
    @mannixflinn6227 6 років тому +7

    Personally I would have stayed in Italy making movies with Leone.
    Clint could have milked the cash cow until it was dry.
    He was getting paid more money with each movie, including a free ferrari as part of every deal. Europe at that point was a very beautiful and exciting place to be living.
    And he has his pick of incredibly attractive young Italian and Spanish women.
    What's not to like?

  • @johnnysuaveryanschannelfor696
    @johnnysuaveryanschannelfor696 6 років тому

    Classic

  • @이인호-h4g
    @이인호-h4g 8 років тому +2

    👍👍👌

  • @scottjohnevans97
    @scottjohnevans97 7 років тому +7

    Henry Fonda would've been great. I agree with Sergio. They are very similar.

    • @robmako9318
      @robmako9318 7 років тому

      Andy Summons r

    • @frankenzion0001
      @frankenzion0001 6 років тому +2

      He finally got Fonda for Once Upon A Time In The West.

    • @TheMiketyson9
      @TheMiketyson9 2 роки тому +1

      Not really van cleef would have been better

  • @lidersemra3886
    @lidersemra3886 7 років тому +2

    mütiş nasıl hizsederek oynamış flimlerinde inanılmaz

  • @charleswinokoor6023
    @charleswinokoor6023 6 років тому

    After while becomes like beating a dead horse

  • @greegm3304
    @greegm3304 Рік тому

    If Eastwood tells you to leave, you need to go.

  • @Milestonemonger
    @Milestonemonger 2 роки тому +1

    I never loved [Once Upon a Time] simply because Clint Eastwood wasn't in it.

    • @ComedyBros5
      @ComedyBros5 Рік тому +1

      Definitely one of the biggest holes in that movie

    • @glennbasilii552
      @glennbasilii552 9 місяців тому +1

      As much as I loved Clint and the man with no name, Eastwood could not do what Bronson did in that movie.
      In the end where Harmonica and Frank face off and Harmonica stares at Frank as he has flashbacks of his brother's murder Harmonica's eyes start to water, he almost starts to cry.
      I don't believe Clint is capable of that type of acting judging from the other movies in his filmography.
      That being said, had Clint been in Once Upon a time, it would've given the man with no name a backstory and fleshed the character out a bit more which would've been cool.

  • @RoyFizzle
    @RoyFizzle Рік тому

    Clint after 2 hours of eating spaghetti and drinking wine.
    Alright so your gonna quickly turn around and start grappling with the villain for a few takes 😂

  • @davidian2.024
    @davidian2.024 Рік тому +1

    Essential to get this trilogy on Blu-ray or dvd and watch on a big 4K tv films you can watch throughout your life.

  • @cameronchristensen7412
    @cameronchristensen7412 7 років тому

    What's the song in the beginning?

    • @fredbruyns8356
      @fredbruyns8356 7 років тому +1

      I think that is the tune from the watch of the primary villain, El Indio (Gian Maria Volontè) stolen from Col. Douglas Mortimer's (Lee Van Cleef's) sister when he raped her. He would start the tune before a gun duel and draw when the tune stopped.

    • @scottknode898
      @scottknode898 6 років тому +3

      It’s by Ennio Morricone called Watch Chimes

  • @investinfastudios
    @investinfastudios 6 років тому +1

    As a director, Sergio Leone > Clint Eastwood
    Clint in this interview recognizes Sergios talent, but I feel like he's got some resentment or something going on..

  • @coryhollywood6021
    @coryhollywood6021 Рік тому +1

    LVC

  • @alanwise2996
    @alanwise2996 3 роки тому +1

    This comment is for Clint Eastwood I’m sure Charlie “B” would like to kiss you on the lips if he still could for you turning down Once Upon a Time In the West while you were singing I Talk to the Trees in Paint Your Wagon

    • @alanwise2996
      @alanwise2996 3 роки тому

      For more fun and games watch Rawhide episode Duel at Daybreak