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Django
What a great ride this one was! For those who do not
know Django is one of the “great” spaghetti westerns of our time and
truly raised the bar for those movies that came after. Telling the tale
of a gunman who travels the land dragging a coffin behind him, this is a
tale fueled by a thirst for vengeance that is pretty damn full on for a
flick that was made way back in 1966.
Interestingly this flick takes place during the
winter as opposed to your usual dusty and dry tales in the Wild West and
the scenes of Django dragging the coffin through the mud are simply
stunning.
There is shooting a plenty on this one with Franco
Nero playing the lead role of Django armed and ready to take out all the
bad guys.
One of the things to remember is that this film was
shot in 1966 and that it is a spaghetti western. I think that the title
is going to lose a lot of younger viewers who are not going to forgive
the technical inconsistencies in the title and also the sometimes crappy
acting.
The quality of the video is pretty good considering
the age of the movie and how long it was left untouched. Of particular
interest is that on this version you can hear Franco Nero recite his own
lines instead of being overdubbed. It was a transitional point of this
actor’s career and for fans it is great to hear how it actually sounded
at the time.
Whilst it’s all there, there are some moments that
are left wanting in the audio department with some sloppy dub work and
also audio clipping. It doesn’t happen all the time but enough to be a
nuisance. The mix is in Dolby 2.0 so don’t go hitting your surround
speakers when they don’t kick in.
The extras on the disc are neat but not enough to
warrant a higher score. It was great to see the trailer and also the
filmographies on the disc, not to forget the featurette but I somehow
think that there could have been more, especially since this has been
released as a 2 disc edition elsewhere in the world.
If you are a fan of westerns, this is a great one and
is well worth the purchase. It’s cheap as chips to buy and you will get
to witness some fantastic early work from Sergio Corbucci who was
masterful at showing how to make great movies on the cheap.
Recommended. |
