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C'era una volta il West (1968)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 4/08

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4/08: If there will be a study whether films cause Alzheimer's disease, may I present C'era una volta il West, which is better known as Once Upon a Time in the West, for the first trial?

I won't be surprised if there's proof of it. Just like Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, it's a one big, long, and slow staring contest. Forget plot. It's all about the eyes...the depth of them. Hence, Sergio Leone has solidified himself as one of the all-time worst directors.

Having visited the tanning salon recently, the characters don't say anything; in fact, they don't speak that much for three hours. I sat and waited for anything to happen before falling asleep because I couldn't take the slowness anymore.

Henry Fonda's character had the chance to kill Harmonica exactly where he was but forewent it. Because of this specific moment, the film was permitted to go longer. More obscene than the pace is the sheer amount of close-ups. If I have to watch one more, I'm going to buy a gun and use it on Sergio Leone's corpse.

All in all, C'era una volta il West has to be the most boring movie I've seen in my life.