Monday, February 08, 2021
Dead for a Dollar
Dead for a Dollar is a 1968 spaghetti western starring George Hilton, John Ireland, and Gordon Mitchell. It has a light tone, a fine cast, and a fun plot but is much too long. The minor subplots should have been cut entirely, and many of the individual scenes should have been a third as long as they were. A good edit would bring this one in at just over an hour and make it an enjoyable movie. As it is I can't recommend it. The Younger Son picked this one up for a quarter at a used media shop that has since closed.
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...life can be cheap!
ReplyDeleteA cheap life makes dying sooner more likely.
DeleteNot seen this one, it's a shame it wasn't as good as it looks as it sounds like a great cast 😀. Have a great new week! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteIt really is a shame :(
DeleteYou know I love these old Spaghetti westerns.
ReplyDeleteI'll watch any of them once lol, and there are still a few I'd love to have on DVD.
DeleteA case of you get what you pay for?
ReplyDeleteDefinitely worth the investment for the cast alone.
DeleteOkay--I'll pass. Sounds like it was worth about the quarter--LOL! ;)
ReplyDeleteWe've paid more for movies that couldn't be saved lol
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