For a Few Dollars More
What I just finished watching this afternoon:
What most people talk about with the Sergio Leone Westerns is their look: the constant shifting back and forth between the wide and tight shots. Fans of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly will also note here the strong resemblance to the setting for the final duel in that film to the setting for this one. But to me what's really impressive in this scene is Morricone's score: the clocks' chimes, a little surf guitar, mariachi trumpets . . . and yet it works somehow.
As an added bonus, here is the final shootout in A Fistful of Dollars. Just to establish a bit of context for the scene: the bad guys had earlier beaten the tar out of The Man with No Name; he's since escaped from them, and now no one knows where he is. All that makes Eastwood's appearance here--especially in those pre-CGI days--very, very cool.
