9/10
The Good the Bad and the Ugly, has been one of my favorite films for a long time, and to watch it again was more than enjoyable. Everything from the characters to the directing, I have always found incredibly interesting and entertaining. This is one of those films, along with Apocalypse Now, and Dr. Strangelove, that I like to see at least once a year, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone who enjoys film.
Of course, the crown jewel of this film is the directing by Sergio Leone, king of spaghetti westerns, and it's safe to say that he gets his point across more than effectively. Every moment of the film has this cool, but bitter sarcasm to it, and this tone is, in many ways, what makes the movie. His mockery of certain aspects of American life is played out very well, where it's not in any way subtle, but isn't completely in your face at the same time. Throughout the film, he tastefully executes everything as it should be as he both pays homage to the classic action western, and mocks it.
In conclusion, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is something I would undoubtedly recommend to any movie goer. For its tense, dramatic scenes, its memorable characters, and its great directing, this movie will be forever timeless. No matter how great CGI gets in the future, this can always be remembered as one of the greatest action movies of all time. I give this film a nine out of ten.
