Straight to the point, no pretentious meaningless video essay rubbish, just the tutorial I needed. Thank you for this video, it was amazing and you've earned one sub!

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

God, I hope none of my videos ever comes off as pretentious. I'm so glad it was useful for you!

@Angel-Otk

Ай бұрын

Theres no way you need a tutorial to watch a movie…💀🤣

For me The Good, The Bad And The Ugly is the best western ever made. It's literally a masterpiece.

@ScriptSleuth

8 ай бұрын

Agreed!

@bojanstojanovic5465

6 ай бұрын

It's the best movie ever made.

@charleyit

4 ай бұрын

No Argument Here

@momsnoteatingbugs1919

3 ай бұрын

Think it’s the best “modern” or “new” western ever made. Rio Bravo is the best “classic” western ever made. Sergio Leone created something so new and different, comparing the two types of westerns is like comparing horror movies with musicals. They each have their place. Just for the record, I don’t think RB rises to the level of a masterpiece the way GBU does. Sorry, Duke.

This is one of the greatest movies of all time,not just westerns. And definitely the best finale of all time,nothing can match it.

The whole Dollars trilogy is the greatest Western of all time. This one is my favorite though, such great storytelling and the acting was superb. It's a shame we don't get many of these films anymore.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

It really is...

@jigsy3906

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget High Plains Drifter and my personal favorite A Fistful of Dollars

@henrik1743

Жыл бұрын

One of the best trilogy as well, honestly for me personally it's this and Nolans batman trilogy

@doranmaxwell1755

Жыл бұрын

yep...they are all great and ground breaking. But... back then? 'The Wild Bunch' also came out it was arguably more groundbreaking. Also... don't toss out the modern westerns 'Appaloosa' is fantastic for instance. several niche ones as well like 'old Henry' and the fantastic one with Gina Corano which unfortunately is only available through the daily wire.

@planetarysolidarity

Жыл бұрын

Personally, I have felt for years that the best Westerns are the ones set in Mexico 🇲🇽

Sergio + Ennio + Clint = Magic 💫

I think that it's important to note that what separates the Good (Eastwood) from the Ugly and the Bad isn't made clear until the final duel. All three men appear to be entering a contest that will almost certainly result in their own death, it appears that gold is more important to them than life itself. After the duel the audience sees that Eastwood only entered the contest knowing he had a massive advantage. His life is worth more than gold. That arc follows him thru the trilogy.

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

It's a great point you make: there was no need for him to free Tuco except through kindness.

Blondie (The Good), Angel Eyes (The Bad) and Tuco (The Ugly) showed the journey across the film with various themes going around, and even took place during the Civil War. Sergio L. impacted the Western films that NO ONE could ever deny.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Truth! 👊

In the Italian version Blondie's line when Tuco is on his bedside is "I'm gonna sleep tight now that I know my worst enemy is watching over me". That sounds more badass and western-y

Yes, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, is a great movie as well as Leone’s two previous “Dollar” movies: Fistful and For A Few...Screenplay, music score, cinematography, sets, locations, directing, acting, etc. What’s more is I can watch these films many times which indicates they are “classics”. Thank you for your very insightful commentary.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment!

The best script analysis on the best movie.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Mohamed!

@scottslotterbeck3796

3 жыл бұрын

My stories are just OK. The best do involve the audience. One of my screenwriting teachers said "make me care". You must do that as well.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

@@scottslotterbeck3796 Yes and yes.

Watched this classic movie every Christmas for the last 35 year's and it's definitely one of the very best movies ever made..2022 and beyond as long as i am still breeding air I'll continue too watch this pure brilliance of a western ever.. Sergio Leone may God bless you for you vision in the doller trilogy and of course the good the bad and the ugly..you were and always be remembered as a legend 🙏🙏🙏

One thing I could never understand is how Angel Eyes can move back and forth from his military role to civilian bounty hunter so easily, but other than that still my favorite all time...and Morricone's musical score is more icing on the cake!

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing it's because his commanding officer was on his deathbed.

@aprigio64

Жыл бұрын

Sou brasileiro, ele pode ter conseguido isso se apropriando de documentos e fardamento de cadáveres de militares e falsificando. Ou comprando de quem se apropriou dos documentos e das roupas. No caos da Guerra Civil isso bem que poderia acontecer. Se o roteiro detalhasse estes pormenores poderia ficar muito prolixo e longo demais.

@dannyboidee

Жыл бұрын

In the script, Angel Eyes actually comes across a dead Sergeant in a canyon. He ends up stealing his clothes and taking his place

@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069

Жыл бұрын

When in the movie does it say that Angel Eyes actually is a Sargeant or whatever rank of petty officer he is in the Union army tho?? I always assumed he was impersonating an officer just so he could get into the Union prison camp because he knew Bill Carson was a Confederate so he thought that was his best bet to find him.

@dannyboidee

Жыл бұрын

@@spencerantoniomarlen-starr3069 The prison camp scene with the Captain who has gangrene eating away at his leg. He calls Angel Eyes a Sergeant. Tuco does as well as a joke before the torture scene

Best Western that will be released. Kudos for Eil Wallace and Ennio Morricone :)

The good, the bad and the ugly is not only My favorite western of all times but My top favorite movie of all times

And yet this film did not receive a single academy award nomination. Not even for Morricone's brilliant score. It makes one wonder if the academy knows a thing about film making.

@bonniekeating9565

2 жыл бұрын

In 1967 when all three Dollar films were released in US the critics Hated these films. I THINK LENARD MALTIN gave it 2 stars in 1968. COUPLE decades later he up it to solid 4 stars.

@jdrancho1864

2 жыл бұрын

@@bonniekeating9565 Another review mentions the LA Times' Charles Champlin calling it 'interminable' among other things. Fact is, most professional critics only have value as counter-indicators. (if they pan a movie, go see it, and vice versa)

its not only the greatest western of all time but also one of the greatest films of all time

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

True, and true! 🙂

@RajeshKumar-wv5fp

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth sir plz make your next video on my favorite actor James Stewart Its a wonderful life

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

@@RajeshKumar-wv5fp Already been done, exclusive for patrons: patreon.com/scriptsleuth

@RajeshKumar-wv5fp

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth i wanna ask you one question is Sergio Leone's Once upon a time in west better than good,bad and the ugly?

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

@@RajeshKumar-wv5fp Storywise, there's a lot of great stuff in that film, but I think The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is simply perfect. All characters are constantly driven by strong, externally visible goals, and antagonism is through the roof.

In screenwriting videos please add "pacing" as one of the secret. It helps us to understand how the writer use pacing in his script and how it works in the movie.. thank you

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Interesting suggestion!

The music is what everyone remembers the most. GOAT.

This is the film that got me into screenwriting.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

I can definitely see why! 🙂

@colindoyle8169

Жыл бұрын

Me too my first one was a western

Great job on this!!! It’s my favorite movie of all time!

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Claus!

Why doesn’t this have more views? Really Amazing work

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice comment! The views are coming slowly but surely.

Back when men had testicles and ladies had whatever it is they have, this would come on TV, usually on a Sunday afternoon. I was only 8 or 9 the first time I watched it. I couldn't follow the story line in all it's wonderful detail but it didn't matter. I knew without being told, I had just watched the greatest movie of all time.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

This is the movie that made me fall in love with Sergio Leone films.

The first time I saw the Leone films the music was a big part. I had never heard anything like it in a movie

My favorite movie 🍿

Oh, i thought this video was years old but i just realized its one day old All i can say this is one of the best videod about one of the best movies

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Once I got used to the dubbed voices of the Italian actors, this movie is at the top of my favorite list. Thank you.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

It sounds like even the English-speaking actors recorded their lines in ADR. Goes to show that a lot can be overlooked when the story is excellent!

@jackcallahan2799

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth Yes, I did notice that also, but the words matched better. How do you like, For a Few Dollars More? I like the music almost as much as Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackcallahan2799 I think For a Few Dollars More is excellent, and isn't talked about enough. In my opinion, a far superior story than Fistful.

@jackcallahan2799

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth After all these years am just paying attention to details about each movie when it plays on MeTV. My mothers Grand mother was an Eastwood, so I have been doing family research .

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow! Very cool.

American westerns are just staged tales about the West. Sergio Leone's westerns, on the other hand, are a dramatic depiction of real life on the frontier, a place where there is no law and people fight like wild animals for a small chunk of meat. Leone's characters are violent, smart, pragmatic, and always in the balance between good and evil, just like real humans. We don't have nasty Indians, just a bunch of European settlers demonstrating how dangerous things are in this wild and dangerous place called America. Leone's films are terrifying, humorous, realistic, brutal, and violent, but they are also epic, brilliant, and, in a nutshell, PURE GENIUS. Watching all of Sergio Leone's films is one of the most rewarding experiences a person can have if they enjoy cinema. Watch all of his films, not just the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, because he deserves it. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Absolutely, the greatest!

Great analyses, sir. Also great are Once Upon A Time in America (and) - The West These Italian writers knew a lot of movies from Europe and America Thet had their own style

Getting captured by the Union army was definitely the biggest bruh moment of the movie. Tuco was caught slipping.

This is a wonderful video explaining the basics of screenwriting, in layman's terms. I have been looking for such a video for a long time and can't think of a better movie to use as an example: Thank you Script Sleuth, very well done!

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

That's so great! I'm glad you found it useful.

What do you think? Is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly the greatest western of all time?

@ghanshyam3761

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ABT212

3 жыл бұрын

You know it.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

@@ABT212 Awesome avatar! I love it!

@L_shaba7

3 жыл бұрын

No question. the suspense in every scene is unreal!

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

@@L_shaba7 Agreed! It's one of those movies where, if it were on TV, you'd have to stop whatever you're doing and watch.

It was amazing. Thank you

Another great analysis!!! Lots of information here for such a great movie! Thank you!

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, Konstantinos. Thanks for watching!

Love love your work work. Subscribed

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Hope it's useful to you!

Always remember: Never pick up a shovel unless you have a loaded gun.

I just realised some subtext in the movie Q&A, Nick Nolte says to Chapo a coleague in the police force tha he has a "nice kid" after threatening him for talking to internal affairs.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! That is a great example. Great movie, too!

Informative video, keep up the GREAT work

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Waleed!

I saw the Good The Bad and The Ugly in 1969 when I was 9 years old and I loved it. I still love it 54 years later as a 63 year old. So yes it is the greatest western ever made.

@ScriptSleuth

2 ай бұрын

No argument from me!

Love your videos! Keep it up!

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jack! Hope you're doing well.

The classiest classic. Excellent narration, rugged terrain and down-to-earth characters, no words to describe the beauty of this film. Thanks for introducing us to the wonderful nuances of the film which I missed

@ScriptSleuth

Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed the video!

TGTBTU and Once Upon a Time in the West are the two best westerns of all time.

I was expecting that when clint wrote the name on the rock he didnt actually write anything because he didn't actually know. and that the entire time he was bluffing and leading them on just enough to get out of trouble until the end.

I LOVED THIS VIDEO.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear, David! 🙂

I loved your analysis of the good the bad and the ugly. I’ve long wanted to make a spaghetti western type movie. I especially loved the “reversals” and “story world” which is kinda like minimalist world building. Quick question, did you read it’s screenplay? Cause I can’t find it anywhere.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

I haven't. I would love to find a copy.

@zenna4474

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth Fun fact: there never was a screenplay. Sergio Leone held the story in his head only, he never actually wrote a script. I've never heard of anyone else ever doing that, and it's honestly mind-blowing.

simply yes.

Great video.

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Bobby!

You deserve more views mate Say more Gonna pass you to my film class

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers, David! Hope the class finds it useful.

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Love you sir...

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Aw, shucks!

Butterbean at 12:31!

Underrated channel

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers.

YES, IT IS THE GREATEST WESTERN EVER MADE. NOT EVEN CLOSE !!!

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

I agree! (Although I really love For a Few Dollars More, too.)

greatest movie of all time.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

No argument from me! 🙂

well done, it's an outstandin' movie indeed. Are there no copyright problems, if you do a documentary like this? Or did you ask permission? Just curious.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Under Fair Use law you're allowed (in theory) to use short clips for education purposes. But the studios still come down on KZread creators because they want that ad revenue.

Love this video, GBU is my second favorite western; my favorite western(and movie for that matter) is Once Upon a Time in The West, could you consider doing a video on it.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Consider it considered.

@markant9534

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth Did you know that Eastwood turned down the lead role that went to Bronson in that movie as he didn`t want to be typecasted after making the man with no name movies, why was Eastwood called blondie in the Good, the bad and the ugly?

@boblackey1

Жыл бұрын

@@markant9534 The man with no name is a marketing ploy someone at United Artists came up with after the three movies were released in Italy and Spain. Eastwood's character is Joe in the first one released in 1964, Monco in the second released in 1965 and Blondie in the third released in 1966. United Artists bought the rights to release in America in 1966 and asked if they had another and Luciano Vincenzoni, a writer working with Sergio Leone, said they had another about three men chasing a box of gold... but that wasn't entirely true. No firm plans existed to make a third film. But United Artists said they would pay for half of it making the budget much more than before and he told Sergio and they got to work on a script and shooting interiors in Rome and exteriors in Spain began in April of 1966 and the film came together quickly with four guys working on the strip and Morricone struck gold with the music. That is why GB&U is a much grander and larger film and it's excellent. Everything just came together beautifully and has no signs of a film that had short prep time. United Artists began releasing the English versions of the three films in January 1967. Sergio wanted his favorite actor Henry Fonda for the Bad then Charles Bronson when Fonda said no and Bronson turned it down. Clint said none of the bigger actors had heard of Sergio including Eli Wallace who was shown some of the other films and decided to do it even though he had never heard of Sergio and he only knew Clint Eastwood for a TV series. Clint wasn't a movie star when these movies were made but they made Clint a star. Clint then talked Sergio into offering the Bad to Lee Van Cleef even though it is a completely different character than For A Few Dollars More so they could get busy. Lee Van Cleef had appeared in a few episodes of Rawhide and Clint said he use to see Lee around at Universal years ago when Lee was one of the many character actors in Hollywood taking as many secondary roles in feature films and television series as Lee could get. Lee Van Cleef showed up at his meeting with Sergio Leone for For A Few Dollars More wearing a western hat and a raincoat and Sergio, running out of time to find an American actor who would appear in For A Few Dollars More, saw Van Cleef out the window approaching his hotel and told his people " He looks perfect! Give him the money and tell him to be in Rome Monday. I'm not even going to talk with him. If I do I may change my mind." He had Clint signed again but had no luck getting any of the American actors he had in mind until he remembered Lee Van Cleef in a 1952 gangster film called Kansas City Confidential. Van Cleef needed the money and Sergio was suppose to start shooting interiors Monday at a studio in Rome so they hooked up quickly. After those three films did so well in the United States, Sergio was then able to get Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson for his next film but Clint Eastwood turned him down as Clint thought he had done enough foreign films and wanted to go back to Hollywood and now that he had a box office name, do U.S. productions. The first one Hang 'Um High was for United Artists and they wanted Sergio to direct exactly what Clint wanted to get away from. But Clint's new production company was involved too so Clint got Ted Post who had directed several Rawhide episodes to direct the film:)

The G.O.A.T of Westerns ❤

Tuco had to make the movie he was the bad guy yo!..blondie and Angel eyes were the good guys 😇 just like Indio did playing another great pistolero in the movie "for a few dollars more"! Sergio Leone gets mad props like a cop!

HEY SCRIPT SLEUTH! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE?! JUST ANOTHER GREAT SCREENWRITING CHA--[WAILS]

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

Not only is it the greatest western ever, it's also the greatest movie ever. And IMBd is just a ranking compiled by Americans.

Still awesome mate, take care friend.

I really liked it. Can you make reservoir dogs next time?

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Added to the list!

@ygeurus1835

3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much GL

15:18 Made me wonder if something broke in my speakers. oh by the way, you should do a video on the Searchers too

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

You can thank KZread's restrictive measures for that one. 😉 Also: The Searchers, great movie!

Best film ever, best musical score use ever.

@ScriptSleuth

2 ай бұрын

Can't really argue with either statement!

@thecuss6817

2 ай бұрын

I was 15, saw GBU in the theater in 1968. Once I was old enough to shave, have worn the Angel Eyes mustache and stubble look 99% of my life.

Also, it’s kinda funny to see Tuco doing the cross because his actor, Eli Wallach, was Jewish.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, playing a Mexican man.

Lee Van Cleef dressed exactly like one of his childhood heroes in two movies “Spaghetti Westerns’ Wyatt Earp. Lee’s costume is a perfect copy of the famous outfit worn by Wyatt Earp in 1881 in Tombstone Arizona. Lee provided his own clothes as did Clint Eastwood. Lee even used a 12 inch barrel Colt like the one used by Marshall Earp. The Hat, Coat, Shirt, Vest, Tie with Tie pin, Boots, Guns every detail is a Tribute to the most famous Lawman-Marshall in American history. John Wayne often said he made all his characters after Wyatt Earp saying every time he walked onto a movie set he pretended to be Wyatt Earp in the way he walked and talked. Clint Eastwood was also influenced by Wyatt and said he fashioned Inspector Harry Callahan “Dirty Harry” after the most famous Lawman Marshall in history… Wyatt Earp.

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

Lee Van Cleef is just spectacular in all the westerns I've seen him in.

Rango is the best western

@bonniekeating9565

2 жыл бұрын

Rango's look is influenced BIG time by Leones world. THE MAN WITH NO NAME APPEARS AS A ANGEL FOR RANGO

@TomEyeTheSFMguy

Жыл бұрын

One of the best

"Idiots , it's for you" 🤣🤣

It is the greatest

I find it interesting you didn’t bring in the score. Many a score elevate a movie and the score in this one certainly did that.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

The score is truly amazing, for sure! But I'm limiting my channel to only the screenwriting. 🙂

The audio cuts out at 15:21 and comes back in at 15:33.

@ScriptSleuth

8 ай бұрын

Yup, had to cut the audio so I didn't get a copyright strike.

@1001Hobbies

8 ай бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth - Ah, thank you for explaining that. I didn't know if it was something that happened at KZread when they transcoded your video or something else.

The remake off korean movie is so good Good Bad & weird.

Best movie of all fucking time

greatest movie ever

Please make on---- once up on a time in west movie

@scottslotterbeck3796

3 жыл бұрын

I'd say Once Upon a time in the West, High Noon, and The Searchers.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

High Noon is definitely on the list.

I like Clint Eastwood and his movies.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@scottslotterbeck3796

3 жыл бұрын

The spaghetti westerns have so much atmosphere and the music as well.

@philiphalpenny3783

2 жыл бұрын

@@scottslotterbeck3796 These films would be impoverished without the operatic majesty of Morricone's music!

one of My favmovie One of My favdirector One of My favacter One of My fav music director one of My favscreen play one of My favcinemotographer

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

Agreed on all counts!

Angel Eyes may be a nasty piece of work, but he kills a lot fewer than the other two and is the only one whocalways keeps his word

Will you do Avengers Endgame or Infinity War?

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

If a film has screenwriting merit, it's a possibility!

@t.h.acrofilmcinema

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth I mean both movies do but to each is own. Like The main Six original Avengers have Character arcs in the movie and strong self-actualizations in the final act. That it just my opinion.

What about the music?

@ScriptSleuth

Жыл бұрын

The music is absolutely fantastic, of course, but I'm just focusing on the screenwriting.

@TomEyeTheSFMguy

Жыл бұрын

OST isn't necessarily important to screenwriting.

Waiting for HEAT to be covered.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh, that's a good one!

@akshaykodala8307

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth one of my all time favs.

The only real problem with this film is when they ask you your favorite movie, it is a pain in the butt to write out!

@ScriptSleuth

6 ай бұрын

😅

I find it odd that he would place OUATITW as number 2 and seemingly put it down as long winded or meandering. It felt like he spent an equal amount of time praising as bashing it. That said I agree with his list except to switch the number 1 and 2 positions.

"When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.”

@ScriptSleuth

7 күн бұрын

That's my mom's favorite line in the whole movie!

I hope you talk about Lawrence D'Arabia.

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely on the list!

@markant9534

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth Do you think Omar Sharif was a good actor?

@ScriptSleuth

3 жыл бұрын

@@markant9534 Definitely.

Whilst I love the trilogy it holds a special place in my heart but the searchers and true grit original is better the same as hang them high

@TomEyeTheSFMguy

2 жыл бұрын

you mean the 1969 version? Because personally, I'd argue that the 2010 version is better. But, y'know, you do you.

Here's the big secret: Don Quixote.

@ScriptSleuth

2 жыл бұрын

Is Tuco supposed to be Sancho Panza?

@jimmymac9843

2 жыл бұрын

@@ScriptSleuth Yep. Another thing: Sergio used to have material read TO him aloud. That's huge. Don't know how it applies to GBU, but it offers a huge insight into how his mind worked. The man was a Storyteller.

Is this the greatest Western of all time? I'm afraid so buddy.

@ScriptSleuth

6 ай бұрын

😎

Imb rating are a joke!!

Is "The Good The Bad and The Ugly" the best WESTERN of all time? It might be the best MOVIE of all time if you ask me!

@ScriptSleuth

Ай бұрын

I have no argument against that!