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No movie ever made, not even "Lawrence of Arabia", loses more when transferred to TV than "The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly". While I prefer the absurd minimalism of "For A Few Dollars More", GBU is better cinematically. A stone cold masterpiece. Maybe THE stone cold masterpiece. The desert fires of hell will burn you into your seat.

Posted by Fnarf | February 21, 2007 12:46 PM
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Battle of Algiers is a mindblowing movie. It made me cry and want to throw up.

Posted by Jake of 8bitjoystick.com | February 21, 2007 1:19 PM
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Still bummed I missed my chance to see Morricone in NYC . . .

Posted by Levislade | February 21, 2007 1:50 PM
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I agree with Fnarf (I know, what are the odds?): I prefer For a Few Dollars More, but GBU is genre-defining. It must be seen on a big screen to be fully appreciated. Morricone's scores for both are among the best soundtracks ever, themselves inspiring an entire genre of music. Calexico should be sending Morricone royalty checks (this I say lovingly.)

Viva Morricone!

Posted by flamingbanjo | February 21, 2007 2:35 PM
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@1,4 - yup. But Battle of Algiers is timeless and well recommended.

Posted by Will in Seattle | February 21, 2007 2:56 PM
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