Once Upon a Time in the West (DVD, 2003, Special Collector's Edition; 2-Disc Set)

I saw this film in theatres many years ago. I was stunned by the scale and breadth of this film and the incredible acting of Henry Fonda. Henry Fonda cast REALLY against type here...the introduction to Fondas' character in this film has to be one of the most disturbing in cinema history. The soundtrack is fantastic, Claudia Cardinale never looked better and Charles Bronson could not have been more perfectly cast. A MUST SEE for any western, or any film fan for that matter.

I saw this film for the first time probably 30 years ago and still remember most of the scenes and especially the music. However, the use of silence, in image and in sound, is probably what makes it the best western around and one of the best movies I've ever seen. Sergio Leone does not need computer animated graphics, does not even need you to see what is going on (the scene outside the roadside bar when we first meet Cheyenne, or when the first shot gets fired at the family killing), does not need to do a lot of talking, just needs fabulous acting and fabulous photography. Of course the music of Enio Morricone makes it even stronger, giving each character its own "soundtrack" (in today's terms), but I am quite sure that even as a silent movie this one would come a very long way. Fonda, Bronson, Robards give a superb performance and Cardinale can compete with every beauty queen from the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties and forever. In short, an absolutely fantastic movie.
If there is one negative I could say of the movie, for today's audiences, is that I guess many people find the silence and the slow speed hard to deal with. Batman flies, runs, jumps aroudn all the time and Spiderman even more. The real hero, however, plays the harmonica, talks little, and most importantly, can wait...

Fantastic Film, highly recomended to anyone who enjoys Sergio Leone's work, and Morricone's score is perfect. Watch this on a HDTV and feel like you are in the scene, the DVD was really good quality, and the extra's were very cool. IMHO this is Bronson's finest moments on film, harmonica's character reperesents the true western hero avenging his past. Leone does it brilliantly with some scenes having very little dialogue as the story is painted in film and visual impact.

I purchased the "Once Upon a Time in the West" DVD because it's one of our favorite westerns. We were having a hard time finding it in the local stores, so who do I turn to, E-Bay! Even though this western is played on TV several times a year, and we own it on VHS, we were so thrilled to finally find it on DVD. Henry Fonda plays a "bad guy" and critics say that's why the movie didn't go over very big at the cinema. Many have claimed it's the best western ever made. You won't regret purchasing this movie, it's packed with action and the cast is outstanding.

Great movie and great actors. gotta love those spaggetti westerns. Bronson, fonda, robarts, cardinale and oh yes Woody Strode at their finest. I had to have it in my western collection.

I bought "Once Upon a Time in the West" because it is one of Sergio Leone's best classic westerns. It is not shown on Television much like most of his other westerns are, and I have not even seen it at Blockbuster. What a movie! With Henry Fonda (as a bad guy no less), Charles Bronson, Claudia Cardenelli, Jason Robarts, Jack Elim, and others it is one of the best westerns ever made!

Awesome movie!! Excellent set-up of action scenes and sequencing of storyline. Made you watch it all the way through with interest to discover the ending and how it all ties in and intertwines with the story. Great sounds in the movie, recommend turning up your t.v. or watching it in "surround sound" to catch all the great noises unique to every scene and the awesome soundtrack!!!

Hi....This movie is a classic western of all time! I first saw his when I was about 16..I'm now 55 yrs old. I saw this movie once and never forgot it. It has classic stars such as Charles Bronson, Henry Fonda and Claudia Cardinale and many more unforgetable actors. An epic story of western days and the railroad crossing the country. A new age for the time and maybe somewhat of how it really was in those days. Definately a spaghetti western that's almost 3 hours long but with only 15 pages of dialogue!....can you believe that!....amazing. You will enjoy this movie if your a western movie buff like me! If you loved "The Good The Bad and The Ugly"..."Hang'em High" and "Fist Full Of Dollars" you will love this movie. All these movies were directed by Sergio Leone. The picture quality of his films just seem to grab you....each scene is so clear and detailed. When you feel like spending some time, sitting back and relaxing, go online and find this movie and have it sent as fast as possible to your address.....then make a big bowl of popcorn, turn the lights down low and settle in for a great ride back in time. You won't be disappointed! D

charles bronson,jason robards,and henry fonda give an exelent performance as three outlaws in the west who are fighting amongst each other for posession of a railway terrain. fantastic!

This is one of my all time farvorite westerns. I can watch this movies everyday and not get bored watching it. It has all the greatest stars I love to watch, Charley Bronson, Henry Fonda, Json Robards. I think this Sergio's best western film

I liked watching this on a weekend when I have the time to watch it. A very long movie with excellent scenery! I really like Henry Fonda as the bad guy in this one! Charles Bronson is another who was made to star in epic number. Good to watch if you like westerns.

This was a gift for my husband. i haven't seen the movie but I know my husband enjoys it. The price was the best thing about the purchase. This movie was the most expensive Western ever made that was a box office bust.

product is good.movie is good,yet somewhat of the "SPAGHETTI WESTERN" genre.I prefer more of a "DANCES WITH WOLVES" style western.it is still a well made movie with some memorable lines in it.

A western movie the way they should be. Beautiful sound track & scenery. There was nothing about the movie that I disliked. Worth watching many times.

the good guy was just as dirty as the bad guy. i like collecting classical westerns.very well written and directed.

Love the music and suspense. The facial expressions are awsom.
I wanted to have a copy of my own.
I was impressed with the speed of delivery.

Best Western EVER! Directed by Dario Argento. Produced by Sergio Leon. It's a "Spaghetti Western". Cinematography absolutely awesome. The story is great, wonderful actors and fantastic music by Ennio Morricone. A must have for any Western lover's library! I saw it when I was young and it left such an impression on me as a great movie that I have searched over and over for this movie to own.

Even poets might not have the wherewithal to capture in prose the singular qualities of this superb movie, but some have tried. No doubt the music score is the most haunting and fantasical one of all time. I can not imagine more dreamy captivating music. Then there are the characters straight from central casting. Wolves, scoundrels, rascals and rogues, all of them with the incompatible beauty of all, Claudia Cartinale. surrounded like an innocent lamb.

Well, I tried, but the best I can say is watch it, then you will understand why this movie has been repeatedly acclaimed as the best of all westerns. There is nothing like it, and few others can prepare you for this 'gem.'

This is a long and complex epic that entails the Italian film makers view of what it the best to be found in American movies about the settling of the West. Note in particular the choice of blue-eyed Henry Fonda as the villain. It taught us that the Devil does not always seem evil at first glance.

The best Spagetti Western made, a candidate for the best Western and certianly in the top 20 - 30 movies ever made. Sergio Leon's masterpiece that was unpopular in the US largely to Henry Fonda's portrail of a vile gun for hire. See Wikipedia for a more detailed description and background of the movie.

This film is Sergio Leone's American-budget Western made after his Clint Eastwood "Dollar" trilogy of films. It had a scope and budget far exceeding "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly", and it is a 2-hour 45-minute tour de force for Leone and his crew. The set-work is stunning, and very different from the run-of-the-mill U.S. studio Western. Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale and Jason Robards really hit their roles perfectly. Chas. Bronson does a good job as well, though his role is the most predictable and straight-forward of the leading roles in the movie.
The "extra's" on the Collector's Edition are well worthwhile, although listening to all the commentary over the film is not as good as film fans sometimes hope, simply because it detracts from enjoying the film.
One thing many people will not enjoy is that the audio in the film was over-dubbed from the beginning, and it takes a long time in the movie to quit noticing it. At least the "making of" "extras" explain why Leone had to over-dub his films, something which was much more common then anyway.
Truly one of the best western films yet made.

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I wanted to complete my Sergio Leone collection of "SPAGHETTI" westerns and this one fits the bill. It's the darkest of all his major western films and one of the best made (Henry Fonda is great as the heavy.
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