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@spartacus2650

22 күн бұрын

If you want an underrated but good Clint Eastwood film which he directed was "high plains drifter". Very unexpected movie and Clint is very dark in that movie

@philshorten3221

22 күн бұрын

if you want an absolute classic missed by other KZreadrs:- ZULU (1964) introducing Michael Caine in a lead role. Actual people, actual events (mostly😉) Fun Fact, the Zulu are played by actual Zulu people, and the Zulu King is played by his real life direct descendant 😎

It's such a great crime that Eli Wallach never received an Oscar for this performance, although he did receive an 'honorary lifetime' award in 2011. Some consolation!! Thanks for this Jade 😊

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

He did such a brilliant job!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

And oh wow that’s cool that he was awarded that at least!

@mikevandenboom5958

21 күн бұрын

@@chrisbanks6659 have you seen him in the movie The Holiday? Perhaps his last role before he passed. He was a sweet man

@chrisbanks6659

18 күн бұрын

@@mikevandenboom5958 I have not - but it's on my list now. Thanks.

Fun fact: the body in Arch Stanton's grave was a real skeleton. It was a Spanish actress that put in her will that she wanted to continue to be in movies after her death so her skeleton was rented out as a prop for years.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Wait that is SO cool especially as someone who was an actress to still be in films postmortem that’s actually badass!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Very metal of her I respect that!

@phila3884

21 күн бұрын

No way! That is some deep-dive trivia.

You're one of the few people who noticed that Lee Van Cleef was missing the tip of his middle finger on his right hand. Lee was a phenomenal actor. Appeared in a ridiculous amount of westerns all throughout the 60s and 70s. That deep voice, piercing eyes and confident rugged demeanor made him a favorite of many casting directors.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

He is so visually striking! His nickname in this being angel eyes was so fitting 😻

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

He was extremely talented in this I’d love to see him in more!

@the98themperoroftheholybri33

22 күн бұрын

He lost the tip of his finger while serving in the US navy, he was a ww2 veteran I believe

@Mr.Goodkat

20 күн бұрын

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 I heard it was building a treehouse for his son.

@robertlehnert4148

20 күн бұрын

The most frequent explanation was building a tree house for his kids.

The scene where the train breaks Tuco's chain was done for real without a stunt double, and according to Eli Wallach, it was almost fatal. Apparently, one of the train cars had a steel step attached which had been overlooked, and it came very close to hitting him in the head.

@PygmalionFaciebat

16 күн бұрын

Oh i wrote almost the same comment. Yes, Eli Wallach said after the take, he will not do this again ''this take has to be good enough, because he will not do it again'' - so the director worked with that take. As you said correctly : it was almost fatal.

Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time In The West" is spectacular as well. It's a top tier spaghetti western. Leone at his prime.

@mrfearfactory94

22 күн бұрын

thumbs up

@jenssylvesterwesemann7980

22 күн бұрын

An absolute must! It might be somewhat more somber, but, to my mind, "Once Upon" but it is peak Leone/Morricone, as far as westerns are concerned. I absolutely love that intro sequence!

@dan_hitchman007

22 күн бұрын

@@jenssylvesterwesemann7980 A master class in suspense building.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the suggestion!!

@NeverMeAlwaysYou

22 күн бұрын

​@@MovieJoob It is THEE greatest western of all time. Once Upon a Time in the West. It is an absolute MUST.😊

Clint Eastwood has been in 66 films, received 11 Oscar nominations, and was given the award 4 times. Golden Globe nominations 13 times, and was given the award 4 times. He has also received numerous other awards related to the entertainment industry.

Jade, this movie has been dubbed a classic since it came out in 1966! Many of us out here have seen it dozens of times, it's that good. I first saw it, maybe 1987, and have watched it at least 15 times.

He shot their hats off as a quick way to show them that he could easily kill them if he wanted to, to try to deter them from fighting back.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Yeah that’s so badass!!

"Make sure the rope is tight, it's got to hold the weight of a Pig!" LOL epic BURN

The great majority of the outdoor scenes were filmed in Spain, during the era of dictator Generalissimo Francisco Franco. "Sad Hill Cemetery" was built by in three days by the hired out Spanish Army, who also served as extras in the bridge battle scenes. Fans have purchased and restored the Sad Hill Cemetery site much as it appears in the movie, but for about $40, you can pay to have your or anyone else's name on one of the wood plank crosses.

The best epic Western movie of all time! All thanks goes to Ennio Morricone, for his musical composition of the movie. Morricone's legacy lives on through rock bands and other forms of art and entertainment.

@spartacus2650

22 күн бұрын

Though I love this movie I got "for a few dollars more" above this one. And underrated Clint movie is "high plains drifter" for me. All amazing movies

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

The score was ICONIC!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

He did a brilliant job!!

Most of the actors in Sergio Leone spaghetti western films were Italian or other non native English speakers... mainly just the American actors spoke English. So, for the English speaking world, the majority of his films were dubbed (and dubbed badly), except for Clint and a few other American stars. It adds some charm to the whole experience. They were also mostly filmed in Europe, doubling for the old West.

"For a Few Dollars More" is my favourite.

@BlueDebut

22 күн бұрын

same. it's so underrated

@spartacus2650

22 күн бұрын

I agree and I'll throw "high plains drifter" as the most underrated by Clint

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the suggestion!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

@@spartacus2650Thank you as well for your suggestion!!

@t0dd000

21 күн бұрын

​@@BlueDebutIt's not underrated in the least. It's legendary.

As someone who lives in tumbleweed country, while we concede that they have a romantic and iconic charm, the fact is that they are a royal PITA -- especially when the wind decides to target a rash of them at your house.

Ennio ❤ Every time I listen to his scores I get emotional, He is one of the few who makes me proud of being Italian.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

So iconic!!

Blonde n taco remained close friends over 50 yrs till taco death Ellie wallach

Tuco is such a likeable character.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

He’s so naughty 😂

an all time classic, watched this so many times when i was a kid.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

I’m so glad I’ve finally watched it!!

This film is phenomenal. It's definitely in my top 10 all time.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

I can fully understand why it’s so iconic now that I’ve seen it!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Brilliant film!

Hey Jade! This is a great movie, hard to go wrong with Clint Eastwood!! Now we know why Marty made that his name in Back to the Future!! 🤣🤣😉😉🙌🙌👋👋✌✌💖💖

Best. Soundtrack. Ever.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Bloody iconic!!

the film is shot in Spain and the skeleton in the tomb at the end of the film is a Spanish actress so in love with her work that she wrote in her will that she wanted to act even when she was dead by renting her skeleton. Leone was struck by the woman's passion and drove over 200 km to go to Madrid and recover the perfectly preserved skeleton of the woman.

Greatest Western

Historical and geographical accuracy was never a emphasis in the Italian Westerns--think more like Opera--but this movie in particular had some interesting details. Unlike earlier Westerns, which often had anachronistic weapons for the time period depicted, the Italian film industry had access to a lot of American Civil War reproduction firearms that had been made by Piretti & other Italian manufacturers, for the Centennial of the US Civil War, just a few years before, So, you don't see any 1973 Colt Peacemakers, but you do see cartridge converted Colt 1860 Army and 1853 Navy revolvers, and Bad/Angel Eyes packs a Remington 1858 revolver. In the gun shop scene, Eli Wallach largely improvised the the taking apart and reassembling his Colt Navy "supergun". Wallach admitted he didn't know anything about guns, but thought Tuco would, and it was a great chance to show the character's competence at weapons and shooting. In reality, handgun parts had to always have some hand fitting work done to make a functional piece, so switching barrel, action, and frame wouldn't be possible, but Eli Wallach made it look SO cool and director Leone had the sense to keep the cameras rolling.

Thanks, Jade! 🤠 This was one of my late brother's favorites. Kudos to director Sergio Leone.

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Aww I’m so sorry for your loss! ❤ it’s an incredible film!

@auntvesuvi3872

21 күн бұрын

@@MovieJoob 🫂

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST is more elegiac, eternal! The end of the old West and his heroes and the begin of capitalism and the modern era (with the TRAIN)! The "Armonica" (Charles Bronson) revenge story is a must from beginning to the end of the movie, and the centre of the entire movie is a Woman (Jill , played by the beautiful Claudia Cardinale). And what can i say about the legendary US westerns movie actor HENRY FONDA, for the first time in an evil part... Simply: THE GREATEST WESTERN OF ALL TIME (together the Good the Bad and the Ugly) according to Rotten Tomatoes and many more!

Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, one of the best characters ever in a Western. Eli Wallach, the man who played Tuco, was a teatotaller, he didn't drink alcohol in real life, so he was REALLY acting when he was drinking. Wallach is also real good as the bad guy Calvera in "The Magnificent Seven", a Western remake of Akira Kurosawa's classic, "Seven Samurai". You may enjoy it as well, a great cast: Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Yul Brynner, Robert Vaughn, Horst Buchholz and Brad Dexter, plus Eli Wallach.

Clint in "The Outlaw Josey Wales" is my favorite of this era. He fired the director part way in and took over. It's a masterpiece! This and "High Plains Drifter" are his best "spaghetti westerns" films.

The best Sergio Leone Western movie is:"once upon a time in the west"this is a true masterpiece.

Eli Wallach actually almost died filming that shot cutting the chain with a train.

in the scene of the handcuffs being broken by the wheels of the train, if you notice the step to get off is very low, and Tuco (eli wallach), risked being hit on the head during the scene. furthermore the scene of the bridge blowing up, was repeated, because by mistake the bridge was blown up before filming began. The bridge was rebuilt and then the explosion was filmed.

Lee Van Cleef has is own string of western movies. Sabata is the first one. It's definitely worth checking out!

Tuco is in pretty good shape. He can wriggle free, rebury the money safely, he's certainly capable of acquiring another horse and gun, then he can go hunt up Blondie and thank him properly.

@tjsogmc

21 күн бұрын

@@tomantush4867 I always assumed that Angel Eyes had a horse nearby and Tuco could also take his gun.

@Mr.Goodkat

20 күн бұрын

@@tjsogmc You can actually see Angel Eyes, horse, look closely.

When my dental hygienist asked me if I'd seen this film, my answer was, "Bloooondie!"

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Hahahaha perfect response! And this would be a dentists nightmare film or at least one of em! Very yellowed, rotten seeming teeth throughout hahaha

Great reaction Jade to a classic movie - so glad you enjoyed it. Is in my top 10 movies of all time, it made such an impression on me as a youngster.

You will also like "A fistful of dynamite" (1971) by the same director, Sergio Leone.

I know i've spent too much time watching and thinking about this epic masterpiece over the last 50+ years. But one thing hit me, that is very striking: all 3 were bad guys. It's just we decided who was less bad than the others. what Clint (blondie) did to Tuco was a glimpse into how bad he was, from the first time i watched the film. But, his taking out the 3 bounty hunters who tried to take in tuco is what seals it. But it did not hit me until many years later: Blondie was as much a bad guy as Tuco and Lee Van Cleef's character.

About 24:27 "how did they film that" ... Answer: the real deal.. no CGI .. no small size model, etc.. And it was only one take. Because it was so dangerous. A part of the train almost hit Eli Wallachs head, and Eli Wallach himself said after the shot : he will not do that again - that ''one take has to be good enough''. So the director used that take.

Great reaction, Jade! I remember going to the Drive-in Theater to see this film as a boy. And I still enjoy watching it to this day! Another Spaghetti Western you would enjoy is "Once Upon A Time In The West", starring Charles Bronson & Henry Fonda, two silver screen icons. I really enjoy your reactions and insight to the movies that you view, and you're one of my favorite YT channels I watch! See you at your next flick show! 🎥🍿😊

Loving your Western journey. Thanks for watching these Classics! So many are just unaware of such groundbreaking works. Kudos - keep it up!

I can't imagine how many piercings I'd have and how blue my hair would have been, had I not seen these kind of movies as a kid. Yoshiaki Kawajiri Akira Kurosawa Ridley Scott Mel Gibson Sergio Leone Early Disney Show it to your kids early and they'll be immune to crazy fads.

This is the final film of this trilogy.

"Unkk, un k, there's no name on it!" If you get a notion I'd recommend Breaking Away 1979, it looks like a bicycle movie but it isn't it has great heart and you'll love it.

Me (seeing the thumbnail): "DROP EVERYTHING !!!"

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Let’s freaking go!! 🤠

This is one of my favourite films of all time. I'm not even a fan of the Western genre.

Listen to the explosions. I don't know what the technical name for it is but they basically used pre-recorded sounds how much of the background and incidental sounds in this film. And you will hear repeat it over and over explosions and gunshots that are the exact same thing. 😅

I saw this movie the first time at a double feature with Live and Let Die in a drive-in in Ohio. I probably fell asleep and was five. Love this movie.

I´m actually not really that much into Western movies, but I absolutely love this one. One of my all time favorites and Clint was/is really one of the coolest guys ever. And I just never knew that all the people in the West back then looked like filthy little Italians 😉

I saw the movie: Kinds of Kindness tonight. Insanity happened. It was weird. Then it wasn't. We talked about donuts.

One of the best movies of all time. The Soundtrack made by Ennio Morricone, especially The Ecstasy of Gold (the one that plays when Tuko runs through the cemetery) and Mexican Standoff (as the name of the score mentions it is the one that sounds when the three of them are having the mexican standoff), are to date one of the best scores that exist in cinema. I recommend a western that takes place in Australia "The Man from a Snowy River" Maybe you already know or have heard about this title being you from Australia. It is based on an Australian poem written by Banjo Paterson.

You need to see No Country for Old Men. One of the greatest movies ever made. Probably the perfect postmodern Western. It subverts all the major tropes of the genre beautifully.

Definitely a classic Western. We used to call them "Spaghetti Westerns", probably because they were quite tasty and left you feeling satisfied. That's my guess, anyway. ;) Don't forget to check out "OPEN RANGE" (2003). It's one of the greats. Terrific reaction, best wishes on getting a bathtub!

@Paul_1971

17 күн бұрын

They are called spaghetti westerns as they were made by italians

@GranpaMike

13 күн бұрын

@@Paul_1971 😃My sense of humor comes from years of reading MAD Magazine as a child. Well, that's what I blame it on, anyway. Even when I put a "winky face" after an attempt at humor, it's common for folks to miss it. In today's social quagmire of PC and wokey-dokey-ness, I figured if I told the truth that a bunch of people from the woke cult would lose their minds and call me a racist in ALL CAPS for associating spaghetti with Italians, even though I'm not the one who invented the phrase. Always easier to circumvent that crowd and deny them an excuse to trigger and go nuts. Thanks for the reply, Paul!

Always enjoy your reactions. Not too long after this came out, a set of spaghetti western comedies that were fun to watch came out. The first was "My name is Nobody"

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! And yeah before going down this western path I had never heard of the term spaghetti western before hahaha!!

Western/Sci Fi: Firefly/Serenity

Another great reaction to a classic ❤

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!! ❤

Try The Outlaw Josey Wales or High Plains Drifter before going in on his later movies like Unforgiven. But do watch all three.

Great reaction Jade! But, I always enjoy your reactions.🙂 Clint Eastwood, as many have mentioned, has done dozens of movies. I have liked everyone of them that I can remember seeing. One of his movies I'd recommend is a lesser known one called Absolute Power. Have a great day!

Still my favourite Clint Eastwood western is The Outlaw Josey Wales. Classic Clint 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 Just on a side note, the should watch the Danish National Symphony Orchestra playing The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Gives me goosebumps everytime.

I’ve never actually seen this one, I’ve only seen clips from it. Thanks for doing it though, westerns are some of the best films

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Oh wow! Well thank you for watching along with me!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

I’m so glad you enjoyed ❤

Yeah, that's Hollywood for you, even this is an Italian western. Tumble weeds were not even common to America during this time period. They came later, although they were never that common. But it was a good movie effect.

My gaming name for the past couple of decades is TucoBenadicto

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Oh that’s brilliant!! I love that 😂

Masterpiece. now watch the Danish national orchestra for their worldclass cover 😊. it's awesome!

70 miles back to town ,yea sure they rode 70 miles on 1 horse and still high day light left. The script writer got that way off from realistic .but no effect on the greatness of it .. Chek out other Clint films like the cop films Dirty Harry series and many other westers as well ,High Plans Drifter The Outlaw Josey Wales .. Another great film --Dirty Mary Crazy Larry 1974 --has not been reacted to yet and that could be a great view catcher .. Taxi Driver-- Robert DeNiro 1976 ,consider that one as well

Great reaction Jade. My Grandfather loved pretty much loved every Clint Eastwood movie but this one was his favourite by far. Love you're prepared to watch all types of movies and actually be engaged in them. Thanks posting, love you & your reactions ❤

Good movie - love Eli Walach (the Ugly) - one of the most underated actors of all time RIP (he was great in Babydoll and top 20 top classic of all time - not one reactor on YT has viewed Babydoll!!!!!!!!!!, and its like Cassiblanca - way way up there, until the 1980's then somehow got forgotten. You asked for Western Movie Recommendations: "Once Upon a Time in the West" is my fav, then " 3:10 to Yuma" (original version of course), then "this one (the one you are watching), then "high noon"

This movie is part of the Sergio Leone/Clint Eastwood Trilogy. The first two were A Fist Full of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.

Another Clint Eastwood western that you might enjoy is called: Hang Em High.

For more westerns, check out Young Guns and Young Guns 2. 😊 They're about the notorious Billy the Kid and his gang. I watched them growing up so they have a special place in my heart, but I still think they're solid movies. Some would disagree, but what else is new .. 🤷‍♂️

For a Few Dollars More (the previous film) is at least as good.

Nice reaction to the greatest western of all time.

The best of the "spaghetti westerns"! 😊. Though Clint was the star...I always thought highly of Lee Van Cleef in this one. So.... Is "No County for Old Men" in the future for you (if so... I'll quit reminding you 😂) Thanks for sharing with us, Jade!

Great movie, great soundtrack, great trilogy. My favorite movie from the dollar trilogy is "For a fistful of dollars", even though usually "the good, the bad and the ugly" gets more recognition because it's a bit longer and a bit more complex

@Mr.Goodkat

20 күн бұрын

You accidently combined the title's of the first and second movies in the trilogy.

@Augustus_Imperator

20 күн бұрын

@@Mr.Goodkat True, it's "A fistful of dollars" while the other is "For a few dollars more", for some reason in the translation they dropped the "for" while in italian they both have it

Too bad you had to mute the music. The score, by Ennio Morricone, is so good that it's sometimes played by symphony orchestras. There's a video of it by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra on KZread that's worth checking out. Hugo Montenegro had a hit record of it in 1968. "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk." - Tuco on monologuing before the word "monologuing" was invented. Other movies with Eli Wallach: The Magnificent Seven The Misfits How to Steal a Million Mackenna's Gold Cinderella Liberty The Godfather Part III

"The Oxbow Incident" starring Henry Fonda

Once upon a time in America is a great Western Movie

Sergio Leone was well known for his facial closeups.

One of the reasons I love your reactions; you intuitively predicted the carriage would be carrying Bill Carson! U got the smart brain!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Aww thank you so much!! I most frequently have the dumb brain but I’m glad it was switched on today 😂😂

Couldn’t watch this fast enough, Jade! And you finally watched a Spaghetti Western. This is my favorite western film and the best of the trilogy. Please watch A Fistfull of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More… they are both excellent! 🖤

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I really enjoyed watching this!! ❤

Hey Jade always happy to see you

Another older classic western is the original Magnificent Seven. Eli Wallach is in it as well.

Nice watching with you again Jade

Very good reaction, you really have a good eye for movies. Thoses actors were amazing. Of course "once upon a time in the west" is not only the best western, but one of the five best movies in the history. The best american western is still "the wild bunch", very rough. By the way, all Sam Peckinpah movies are special, since he was a deep director, but so destroyed by alcool and cocaine. "Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid" is soooo good too, with Bob Dylan for the score...and as an actor. Give a chance to Paul Verhoeven movies like "robocop", "basic instinct", "starship troopers". Maybe "drive", with Ryan Gosling I enjoy watching you !

Bravo.

Check out Dead Man for a different kind of western starring Johnny Depp. I enjoyed it before I really got in to westerns.

Some of this film was lost and had to be redubbed. Eli was still alive at the time and Clint of course did his own dubbing, but they had to get a sound-a-like For Lee as he had died in the 1970's. By that time they got better dubbed voices for the minor characters that were cut.

@catcalvin

20 күн бұрын

Lee Van Cleef died in 1989.

@shinrugal

20 күн бұрын

@catcalvin my bad I just knew he had long since passed before the new version was produced.

TUCO Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez stole the final Sergio Leone trilogy that we cowboy kids replayed in the woods and took out on the plow horses we spent our paper route money on the weekends romping in thru the forrest BUT you must enjoy "A Fistfull of Dollars" & "For a Few Dollars More" and why your movie critics skipped over them 1st is a crime... So Keep on Rockin the reactions & giddyup MovieJOOB

best movie of all time

I think Clint Eastwood, Lee van Cleef and Eli Wallach were the only American actors in the film. The rest of the cast were Italians or Spaniards.

THANK YOU!

The shooting from inside the bath tub and the bridge being blown up plus the end was pretty great. I love how cold blooded Angel Eyes is.

Great choice Ma’am 😂😂😂, thanks for sharing 😊👍✌️🇺🇸

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for joining me!! 🙌

Oh good lord girl, this one! Let me get some popcorn! 😂 I can't wait to hear what you say! ❤

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Hahaha I hope you enjoyed!!

@MovieJoob

22 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching ❤

@dciach12

22 күн бұрын

@@MovieJoob Always!

Clint Eastwood has had a long, and really great career. If you stick with his movies, you'll see some really good stuff! Thanks for letting us watch with you, and follow your great reaction! God bless you!

You could check out It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World from 1963 if you'd like. Great classic comedy with a bunch of big names.

Tuco would be able to get Angel eyes ammo 😁 Once he untied himself

@tjsogmc

21 күн бұрын

@@Josephhikes it would be assumed that Angel Eyes would also have a horse tied up nearby as well. Tuco is in good shape. He can rebury the money, ride into town and get a wagon, then return for the loot.

I want to see how a 3 hour movie gets reacted to in a 1/2 hour. Everybody likes the soundtrack from this movie, check out the Danish National Symphony Orchestra when they play it, it's epic 😀. Firing squads use multiple shooters for 2 reasons, A) it's not easy to shoot somebody who you've been fighting alongside so with multiple shots at least one will be a quick death (hopefully) B) one random person in the squad is firing a blank and they don't know who it is so soldiers can tell themselves,they had the blank. It is not a "classic" western, at least not in the accepted sense. It is iconic enough to be a classic western, but it really doesn't follow or have the "classic" western stereotypes or situations to be a "classic" western. It isn't good vs evil, none of the protagonists really wear "the white hat" so to speak. The Dollars Trilogy created a new type of western with morally ambiguous characters known generally as the Spaghetti Western because of the Italian directors and were shot is Spain and Italy.

one thousand back then is about forty thousand today

The American Civil War saw the northern states, the Union, pitted against the southern states, The Confederacy. Towns weren't normally targets. They were just collateral damage. That mortar round was likely aimed in the general direction of one of the armies. The hotel wasn't a target, just a fortunate casualty.

Ohhh, Joobie Juice! You know I hate for you to watch hateful movies! But this one is a must-see. And the sick thing is this kind of thing used to happen in America and Australia, too, back in the day. The movie is fake, but this is how cheap a life was.