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#14. Django 113 points

Johnbobb 5
Stifled 6
KBM 8
Inviso 20
Pokewars 20
Karo 24
CoolCly - 30

Very poor plot synopsis:
The first movie of the Djangoverse, Django features the origin story of the first Django before he makes a cameo in Django Unchained and talks to that Django.

Why it was included:
I was extremely fascinated over just how much this film inspired Quentin Tarantinos Django Unchained. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence of nomenclature considering the ridiculous amount of westerns that exist with the Django name without any relation to the original. But as I started watching, I couldnt contain my glee upon hearing the Django song at the beginning! Depending on your level of interest in Spaghetti Westerns (Italian Westerns), you may only have heard of Sergio Leone, the director of the Dollars Trilogy, among others. However, right up there with Leone is Sergio Corbucci, director of two on this list (Django and The Great Silence), among others. Where Corbucci differs from Leone is in the level of violence in his films. Django was initially panned by critics in Italy due to its violent nature, and it was even banned in the UK until 1993! There were limited screenings in America upon its release and movie goers ate that shit up. In fact, Django is often in the conversation for what are considered the best Spaghetti Westerns. I would be a rotten host if I didnt take you guys on a bloody tour of Italy, so Django belongs on this list.

What Stifled thinks:
I dont know what I was expecting to be in that coffin. The song made me think perhaps it was the remains of the girl he lost. The Mariachi Trilogy made me think it was a shitload of guns. But oh my sweet lord I did not see the GAT coming. A good gunfight will amuse me every time without fail. But Django mowing down a bunch of fools with a gatling gun? Holy shit dude. I was cackling the entire time. I LOVED it. Even if for some reason I forget everything else about Django, I will always remember that.

But the fact is, this movie is unforgettable. Django is a bad motherfucker. He does similar things to the Man with No Name in the Dollars Trilogy as far as being a quick draw gold thief is concerned. Playing two sides against each other, stealing the treasure when his allies are caught unaware, blowing away every poor bastard that gets in his way, etc. He even has to fight the final battle with crushed hands! Clint took a beating in Fistful of Dollars, but he didnt have to fire a gun with crushed hands! Ill go out on a limb and say the two best protagonists on this list are both named Django.
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Bear Bro
The Empire of Silence