Adios, Sabata
by Gianfranco Parolini
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Actor: Dean Reed, Gérard Herter, Ignazio Spalla, Sal Borgese, Yul BrynnerDirector: Gianfranco Parolini
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 104 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-05-22
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: MGM
Movie Reviews of Adios, Sabata
Movie Review: potential 4 stars minus 2 for Yule's costume
Summary: 2 Stars
Who is this guy? He is not Sabata. Sabata was cool
Adios Sabata proves that just one seemingly innocuous thing can just about ruin an entire film - something - lets say - like a costume. Someone decided that poor Yule wear a cross between a Las Vegas show costume and an S&M outfit complete with outrageously long tassels a plunging neck line and flared pants. This is so embarrassingly uncool for a Spaghetti western anti-hero that it almost ruins the entire film. Otherwise the film is actually not bad - it has a coherent plot and lots of action and color. Adios Sabata has a darker tone then the original Sabata due to Brunner's hard nosed performance, political overtones and ultra cruel bad guy. The film is even more tongue in cheek and looks more expensive then Sabata. There are more plot twists, acrobats, outlandish gimmicks and gadgets. Yule's overly series performance in that outfit just doesn't make it as Sabata although the rest of the cast is excellent. The soundtrack by Bruno Nicolai is one of his best and perfect spaghetti western fair. The film could have been great.
Summary of Adios, Sabata
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 05/13/2008 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg13Yul Brynner replaces Lee Van Cleef in the title role for 1971's Adios, Sabata, the second and best entry in producer Alberto Grimaldi's spaghetti Western trilogy about the mysterious stranger with an unknown past and a penchant for righteousness, as long as there's serious cash involved. While some fans will miss Van Cleef's iconic performance, Brynner is just as good, even without the tongue-in-cheek attitude affected by the once and future Sabata (Van Cleef took over the part again for Return of Sabata, also released in '71). In fact, with his all-black outfit (replete with open-necked, fringe-bedecked shirt and a ten-foot scarf draped over one shoulder) and gold-plated rifle (equipped with a machine gun-like clip that only enhances his jaw-dropping marksmanship), this is a very cool Yul indeed, notwithstanding a somewhat androgynous vibe (not that there's anything strange about a gunslinger who plays Schubert on the piano, but?). What's more, the film is several notches above both its predecessor (1969's Sabata) and its successor in almost every way; it's wittier, the editing and continuity are superior, the direction's more assured (Gianfranco Parolini, aka Frank Kramer, helmed all three installments), the stunts are more convincing, and the action comes fast and furious (though the fighting scenes aren't especially graphic, the body count is very high). Many of the same actors from the first one reappear here, albeit in different roles, and the story is formulaic--like Sabata, this one involves our hero and his trusty sidekicks attempting to relieve the bad guys of a load of loot that the villains stole in the first place. But Adios, Sabata also has a political element, insofar as the enemy, led by the truly evil Col. Skimmel (Gerard Herter), are occupying Austrians trying to suppress some noble Mexican revolutionaries fighting to keep their country free. As is the case with MGM's DVD releases of all three Sabata movies, there are no bonus features. --Sam Graham
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