Duck, You Sucker!

If you like western films, boy have I got a movie for you! It's called "Duck, You Sucker!" or "A Fistful of Dynamite" or "Whatever Gibberish Is On That Poster Picture, I Don't Speak Europe Talk." Made in 1971, this was western-master Sergio Leone's follow up to "Once Upon A Time In The West," the second or first best western ever made, depending on my mood. "Duck, You Sucker!" follows a Mexican bandit, played by Rod Steiger, and an Irish revolutionary, played by James Coburn, as they accidentally get caught up in the Mexican Revolution. Leone is great at mixing the personal with the grand in scope, and the landscapes are stunning as in all of his films. I feel there are some serious pacing missteps, but since the special restored edition I watched was cobbled together from countless different edits there's no real way of telling what Leone wanted. Anyway, this film kicks seven ass-units of ass, but don't take my word for it - dadun dun!

RATING: 76%