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Topic	Board 8 Ranks: Westerns! The Official Results Topic
StifledSilence 08/22/21 9:40:12 PM #292:	ATTENTION: while every entry so far has had movie spoilers, this is perhaps the most spoilery of them all. If you have not seen this movie and wish to, please watch it before you read these reviews. Going in blind is the absolute best way to watch. You have been warned! #12. The Great Silence 98 points The Great Stifled Silence 5 Pokewars 8 Johnbobb 10 Karo 10 KBM 14 CoolCly 24 Inviso 27 Very poor plot synopsis: Yousa thinking yousa people ganna die? Why it was included: If youre a Quentin Tarantino fan like I am, then it should be very fascinating to learn just how much Sergio Corbucci influenced him. The more films of Corbuccis I watch, the more obvious it becomes. This was the initial reason I chose to look more into Corbuccis work. As to why I chose this particular film for the list, besides the way my user name blends right in with it, the reason is the ending. Considered very controversial at the time, the bleak ending turned many heads upon its release. Quite the fact, reviews were very mixed and the film quickly attained cult status among its fanbase. Corbucci must have considered backlash because he filmed several alternate endings, including one where none of the protagonists die. Ultimately he stuck to his guns, so to speak, and released his original vision to the world. As many films on this list with rough starts, time was very kind to Corbucci. Many consider The Great Silence to be Corbuccis masterpiece and one of the best Spaghetti Westerns ever made. What Stifled thinks: Im inclined to agree with all of the praise. I would be willing to call this the best Spaghetti Western ever made, based on what I have watched so far. Hell, I would be willing to put this on a list of my favorite movies. The acting, musical score, action sequences, snowy scenery, building of tension, dread, and despair are all excellent. I went into this movie blind, figuring the heroes would prevail like most other films. This assumption is particularly true in westerns. But holy shit I was wrong. I was completely wrong. The feeling I had watching every protagonist and innocent character get executed one right after the other is indescribable. I was both horrified and impressed. I felt despair and intrigue. This movie had the balls to do something very rarely seen in cinema and I cant praise it enough. --- Bear Bro The Empire of Silence <cite>StifledSilence posted [p:957345244] in Board 8 Ra... [t:79594401]...</cite> <quote>ATTENTION: while every entry so far has had movie spoilers, this is perhaps the most spoilery of them all. If you have not seen this movie and wish to, please watch it before you read these reviews. Going in blind is the absolute best way to watch. You have been warned! #12. The Great Silence 98 points The Great Stifled Silence 5 Pokewars 8 Johnbobb 10 Karo 10 KBM 14 CoolCly 24 Inviso 27 Very poor plot synopsis: Yousa thinking yousa people ganna die? Why it was included: If youre a Quentin Tarantino fan like I am, then it should be very fascinating to learn just how much Sergio Corbucci influenced him. The more films of Corbuccis I watch, the more obvious it becomes. This was the initial reason I chose to look more into Corbuccis work. As to why I chose this particular film for the list, besides the way my user name blends right in with it, the reason is the ending. Considered very controversial at the time, the bleak ending turned many heads upon its release. Quite the fact, reviews were very mixed and the film quickly attained cult status among its fanbase. Corbucci must have considered backlash because he filmed several alternate endings, including one where none of the protagonists die. Ultimately he stuck to his guns, so to speak, and released his original vision to the world. As many films on this list with rough starts, time was very kind to Corbucci. Many consider The Great Silence to be Corbuccis masterpiece and one of the best Spaghetti Westerns ever made. What Stifled thinks: Im inclined to agree with all of the praise. I would be willing to call this the best Spaghetti Western ever made, based on what I have watched so far. Hell, I would be willing to put this on a list of my favorite movies. The acting, musical score, action sequences, snowy scenery, building of tension, dread, and despair are all excellent. I went into this movie blind, figuring the heroes would prevail like most other films. This assumption is particularly true in westerns. But holy shit I was wrong. I was completely wrong. The feeling I had watching every protagonist and innocent character get executed one right after the other is indescribable. I was both horrified and impressed. I felt despair and intrigue. This movie had the balls to do something very rarely seen in cinema and I cant praise it enough. --- Bear Bro The Empire of Silence</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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