My Name Is Nobody
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Movie Reviews of My Name Is Nobody
Movie Review: Comedic spaghetti western
Summary: 4 Stars
"My Name is Nobody" a spaghetti western parody conjured up by the master of the genre Sergio Leone, was aptly directed by Tonino Valerii. Featuring Henry Fonda as retiring legendary gunslinger Jack Beauregard the film featured outstanding cinematography using the scenic panoramas of New Mexico as a backdrop. Leone and Valerii obviously enjoying the production of the flick, particularly poked fun at director Sam Peckinpah.
The plot surrounded the idol worship of young quick draw gunman named Nobody played by Terence Hill for the aged Fonda. Hill conjured up a scenario where the retiring Fonda would go out in a blaze of glory to end his storied career as the fastest gun in the west. Hill contrived to have Fonda shoot it out with the 150 member Wild Bunch as his final act of gunfighting skill.
Featuring endless displays of shooting skills both Hill and Fonda lead the mostly international cast through a series of comedic scenes, far different from Leone's classic hard biting Clint Eastwood trilogy. "My Name is Nobody" however has it's place among the classics of the genre putting a humorous slant on this often edgy and tension filled style of movie making.
Movie Review: Best Leone Western That He Didn't Direct
Summary: 4 Stars
For sure "My Name is Nobody" is a parody of Leone but like the best satires it works as a homage. It doesn't hurt that the master produced and formulated the basic premise of the film. That said Tonino Valerii does a masterful job as Leone's surrogate. Terence Hill is simply wonderful in his comic variation of Clint's man with no name. It's too bad that he wasn't utilized properly in American films. "Mr Billion" and "Super Fuzz", please. Henry Fonda is at his iconic best as the retiring gunslinger. The polar styles of Hill and Fonda work fabulously. If the film can be faulted it's for length and story lapses. There were times I thought the narrative a little incoherent. Lastly, Ennio Morricone contributes a fantastic score. Morricone not only references previous Leone ventures, most prominently "Once Upon A Time in the West", but also cleverly incorporates Wagner. A qualified success but a success nonetheless.Movie Review: A classic that's often overlooked
Summary: 4 Stars
I am reviewing the movie as opposed to the dvd itself. Afterall, it is the movie that we buy the dvd, not all the extras. Now, the movie is really a classic shot with all the campiness of the time. Henry Fonda plays an aging gunfighter looking to get out from under his reputation. Trinity plays an up and coming gunfighter wanting the attention but also has a dream of seeing Henry Fonda single handeling taking on the Wild Bunch, a hundred of the toughest riding outlaws the west has ever seen. The whole movie builds to this moment as Trinity's character leads Henry Fonda into his taking on the Wild Bunch. I consider this one of the great moments in any Western. So if you like your Westerns with drama and a sense of humor, this movie is well worth the money to view.Movie Review: There ain't a shotgun in the place
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a goofy film. Most of the descriptions I read call it a parody of Spaghetti Westerns. That has me thinking Italian "Blazing Saddles." A better point of reference would be the more recent "Shanghai Noon." If you enjoyed that film's blend of action and comedy, you'll probably get a kick out of "My Name is Nobody." Terence Hill is charming and hilarious as wily sharpshooter Nobody, who's scheming to get his biggest hero, gunslinger Jack Beauregard (Henry Fonda)to take on the hundred fifty plus members of the Wild Bunch. Fonda just wants to get on a ship and retire overseas.
Ennio Morricone provides another one of his inimitable scores: a quirky mixture of Moog, strings, and Wagner, which keeps a lively pace right up to the final frame.
Movie Review: A Sergio Leone Production..
Summary: 4 Stars
For those who haven't seen this flick, it is a great movie in a semi-Leone style. Terence Hill and Fonda are most suitably cast in a story of an aging gunfighter who is planning to retire and a younger man who has idloized him his whole life.
For those looking to upgrade, the transfer on this new Image dvd release is FAR SUPERIOR to the older WHAM dvd release.
No extras at all but the main menu does feature several actual scenes from the film with Morricone's score playing in the background. No theatrical trailer.
It is said that Leone himself actually directed two or three scenes from the movie. Reason enough to buy. Give it a watch and see if you can identify the Leone directed scenes...