Probably the greatest western film of all time. It's Rated R but should be PG-13. It's very tame. It has the normal amount of bloodless western film violence, thuough there is one fairly intense beating. Anyone over 9 should be fine watching it.
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
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Potent Italian-Western shoot-'em up/war drama.
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for Ages 13–15
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About The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Parents need to know that this is a lengthy, violent Western, considered adult material when first released because of the mass-killing, swearing, and the frank acknowledgement of prostitution, death, and greed. There's a strong futility-of-war theme in the bloody Civil War carnage. A character who became a clergyman rather than an outlaw is scolded for cowardice, and the film seems to support that judgment. There are repeated stunts involving characters who nearly get hung, only to escape at the last second when bullets cut the rope, as well as some cavalier playing with dynamite.
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Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what makes this a Western classic. You can compare it to countless other sagebrush tales in which the good guys and the bad guys were a lot more one dimensional. How does the Man With No Name's feelings for Tuco (or other people) change throughout the story? Does it really seem to concern the Civil War, or do the battle scenes recall more recent military ops you can think of? You might talk about "spaghetti Westerns" in general and the movies they influenced, right up to Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
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best movie I ever seen!!!!!!!!!!
I liked this movie a lot just that there is a big amount of violence. This is a movie defenetly for 12 and up. Go wacth it now!
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4 Stars? What?
This movie is 5 stars and earns it 100 times over. The best of the spaghetti westerns, it boasts great performances from Eastwood and the Tuco character. This sprawling epic also boasts great direction by Sergio Leone and great music.
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