Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Tuco Ramirez I think of this movie in thirds. The first third and last third of this movie are fine. The middle third is where it gets bogged down, especially with slapstick scenes that are out of place and gratuitous. Don't blame Terrence Hill or Henry Fonda, they defined the roles and played them well. In fact, all of Hill's slapstick scenes were well played, it's just that most of them didn't belong in this type of movie, which was NOT, strictly speaking, a comedy, nor was it supposed to be one. Reading the other reviews, it seems that it was supposed to be a parody of the spaghetti western genre. This was probably a mistake. Anyway, for it to be successful, it had to stand out on its own which it failed to do. This movie could have been a good one if it took itself more seriously. Unfortunately, the plot was not fully developed with regards to Fonda's character and the mine, it was just hastily explained. This occurred along with the majority of slapstick scenes in the middle of the movie. The saloon scene was not believable. I don't think much of scenes where a character can drink massive amounts of hard liquor and still function okay. Sorry, not humanly possible. The fun house scene was just stupid and unnecessary. Hill and Fonda prevail, but really, gunfights in the dark? Think about it. There was the outdoor urinal scene with Hill and the train conductor, but this was not slapstick, it was your typical spaghetti western situation with a brief comedic moment and a resolution. It was well acted by both Hill and the train conductor. If you like the genre, this movie is still worth watching. It is too bad that Sergio Leone didn't take total control and treat this as another true spaghetti western with some additional parody elements. The script is fairly original, after all. In addition to weak plot development, the trademark Leone attention to detail was lacking. Why was Fonda wearing such a shabby coat? Fonda was believable in his role, but didn't look as imposing as in his previous role in Once Upon a Time in the West. I found out he was about 67 when he was in this movie! He looked really good for 67, the least they could have done was give him a better western wardrobe. In the part of the movie that shows the ship's sailors, I wondered if they were in San Francisco, instead of New Orleans. Does New Orleans ever get so cold that you see people wear sweaters and wool caps? Even the great Ennio Morricone was off in this one. The wild bunch theme music starts off great, then degenerates when Ennio inserts music from Wagner played on what sounds like a kid's toy harmonica? Also bad were the "sped up" slapstick scenes. They did Hill no amount of justice and would have been lame even if the movie was a true comedy. Still, it is worth watching for how Hill and Fonda played their characters and wondering what "could have been".

zardoz-13 The story goes that Sergio Leone felt like he had to top the Italian box office earnings of "They Call Me Trinity" so he came up with the idea for "My Name is Nobody." This lavish international production is a comedy about hero worship and a commentary about American westerns as much as it constitutes a comment about Spaghetti westerns. By the 1970s the Europeans had exhausted the western. According to Sir Christopher Frayling, the Spaghetti western had run its course and had slipped into self-parody, and "My Name is Nobody" exemplified the changing fortunes of the genre. If Clint Eastwood represented the serious, cynical Italian westerns as an iconic hero, then Terence Hill epitomized the low-brow, comedic Euro western hero. Indeed, Leone appropriates some of the things that made Nobody reminiscent of Trinity. Terence Hill drew his six-gun with blinding speed, and he wore his charisma on his sleeve. He was an extremely likable lad and you have to admire the lengths that his anonymous gunslinger went to so that he could immortalize his idol Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda), a legendary gunslinger in his own right. Earlier, Fonda had played a cast-iron villain in Leone's undisputed masterpiece "Once Upon a Time in the West," but here he plays a good guy who is deadly swift on the draw. The problem is Jack is growing old and his sight is beginning to suffer. If any actor other than John Wayne represented the essence of the American western, it would have to be Henry Fonda. Fonda has starred in his share of classic oaters, among them "Fort Apache," "The Oxbow Incident," and "Warlock." When he starred in Leone's "Once Upon a Time in the West," he played a villain as he would in a James Stewart western "Firecreek." This movie is essentially the crossroads of two genres: the traditional American western crosses trails with the revisionist European western, and this distinguishes "My Name is Nobody." It should come as no surprise that parts of "Nobody," like "Once Upon a Time" were lensed in American and a large part of the cast is American. Although it is uneven and "Day of Anger" director Tonino Valerii lacks Leone's operatic staging qualities, "My Name is Nobody" still emerges as a worthwhile western. Incidentally, Sergio Corbucci had used the idea as early as 1964 about a gunfighter with ailing eyesight in in "Minnesota Clay." Anyway, Valerii worked with Leone, and he knew how to stage a scene and make it look good, but he doesn't have the gimlet eye that Leone possessed. Moreover, Leone's westerns and his crime movies are realistic, cynical, and mean-spirited. "My Name is Nobody" is more comic. For example, for sheer hilarity examine the wonderful whiskey glass shooting scene in the bar. Valerii does an exceptional job with it. The opening shoot-out in the barber shop is textbook Leone. The wide angle shot where you see Fonda shoot three men is spectacular. Reportedly, Leone is said to have staged it. Ennio Morricone provides a beautiful score, and the familiar western theme of an older man teaching a younger man is reversed here in classic style. Unlike the Henry Fonda/Tony Perkins' western "The Tin Star," where the older man saved the younger man, Nobody saves Jack Beauregard. Most Spaghetti western spoofs, like the "Trinity" movies were essentially hillbilly westerns with good jokes, "My Name is Nobody" is a comedy, but it has something serious to say. The dialogue is occasionally distinctive: "Two things go straight to a man's heart: bullets and gold." Leone and Vallerii scare up some veteran American character actors, including R.G. Armstrong, Leo Gordon, and Geoffrey Lewis. Sometimes, a scene or two will wear out its welcome, but considering the epic nature and the cinematic referencing, "My Name is Nobody" is a must-see for Spaghetti western fans and western movie fans in general.

dariaspenke My Name is NOBODY: A "classic" western movie of another art! The Story: Original! Well selected actors to portray the two (2) main characters. Henry Fonda - as the cool, yet self-assured laid-back fastest drawing Cowboy (or should I write Cowman?) still alive! Enjoying his Life style of loneliness (but doesn't know he's lonely!). Giving the character the demure of a Classy Gentleman, just don't mess w/him!Whereas, you have Terence Hill, with his boyish humor, admiring FAN of Jack B. who wants to help him retire - leaving a Historical Legend behind that no one, NO ONE could ever be more successful than Jack B. Selecting Terence Hill in this role was the balance between the two main characters. (not to mention Terence's first scene of him in the lake....and all you see are his absolutely beautiful BLUE EYES on that SEXY FACE! OMG!!!!!)The Orchestration: EXCELLENT! Can't get any better - for this particular movie. It was the PERFECT orchestration for this movie! The music is OFTEN used on German TV (especially in Berlin, Germany) simply because it's very lovely, cute and one you'll never forget. It stays with you! In Berlin, you'll often hear it played as background music for a TV show, or someone whistling it as they're walking on the street. (I downloaded it on my computer and on my MP3 player).A really nice movie for a Saturday afternoon! One to keep as a classic for your home movie library!

secondtake My Name is Nobody (1973)The start of this movie is as archetypal and fabulous as any Sergio Leone movie, and it suggests another great stab at the old genre. Even knowing that it's a spoof doesn't take away from the high drama that is really possible with such great filming and pacing. And it reminds you that the earlier Spaghetti Westerns were spoofs, too, in their own way.But the idea is really thin here, and stretched too long, and with some annoying music, so that sometimes you can't believe it's the same film. Henry Fonda is pretty amazing in his stoicism. He never quite winks at us pulling it off. The main lead is little known Terence Hill, who never has a name (or his name really is Nobody), and he's meant to be more cute than cool, a new kind of good guy who's so fast with guns he never has to snarl, but just confidently goes his smiling way. The final showdown reveals the whole concept to things and it's great fun the first time.I totally loved this movie when I was a kid. I just watched The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and maybe I'd had my fill of this kind of excess, with the single idea (supplied by Leone, we are told in big letters) not enough for a full length film.