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[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Ok is it Franco Nero singing in parts of the Keoma theme?

[SuperDevilDoctor Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close SuperDevilDoctor]

Ok is it Franco Nero singing in parts of the Keoma theme?

I always thought it was a drunk Leonard Cohen trying to do a Bela Lugosi impression.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

I always thought it was a drunk Leonard Cohen trying to do a Bela Lugosi impression.

That might be it.

[Ian Jane Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close Ian Jane]

Yeah this movie sucks.
Didn't stop me from getting the DVD though.

Come on KL...And God said To Cain!!

Arrow is putting it out as part of a boxed set!

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detai...lu-ray/FCD2129

In the mid-1960s, the runaway success of Sergio Leone's “Dollars” trilogy gave rise to an explosion of similar productions as filmmakers by the dozen sought to capitalize on this new, uniquely Italian take on the western, characterized by their deeply cynical outlook, morally compromised antiheroes and unflinching depictions savage violence. This specially curated selection gathers together four outstanding examples of the genre from the height of its popularity, all centered around a theme of revenge.

In Lucio Fulci's (Zombie Flesh Eaters) Massacre Time (1966), Franco Nero (Django) and George Hilton (The Case of the Scorpion's Tail) star as estranged brothers forced to band together against the powerful businessman (Nino Castelnuovo, Strip Nude for Your Killer) and his sadistic son who've seized control of their hometown.

In Maurizio Lucidi's (The Sicilian Cross) My Name is Pecos (1966), Robert Woods (Johnny Colt) stars as the eponymous Mexican gunslinger, returning to Houston to settle a long-standing score against the racist gang boss (Pier Paolo Capponi, The Cat O' Nine Tails) who wiped out his entire family.

In Massimo Dallamano's (What Have You Done to Solange?) Bandidos (1967), Enrico Maria Salerno (Savage Three) plays a former top marksman who, years after being maimed by a former protégé (Venantino Venantini, City of the Living Dead), teams up with a fresh apprentice (Terry Jenkins, Paint Your Wagon) to get his revenge against the man who betrayed him.

Finally, in Antonio Margheriti's (Cannibal Apocalypse) And God Said to Cain (1970), the inimitable Klaus Kinski (Double Face) stars as a man who has spent the last decade in a prison work camp for a crime he didn't commit and who, upon his release, immediately sets out to wreak vengeance on the men who framed him.

Featuring a wealth of key Euro cult talent both behind and in front of the camera, Arrow Video is proud to present these four classic westerns in sparkling high definition restorations, three of them produced specially for this release, alongside a plethora of brand new bonus materials.

4-DISC LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS

High Definition Blu-rayâ„¢ (1080p) presentations of all four films
2K restorations of all four films from the original 35mm camera negatives, with Massacre Time, My Name is Pecos and Bandidos newly restored by Arrow Films for this release
Restored lossless mono Italian and English soundtracks
English subtitles for the Italian soundtracks
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtracks
Galleries for all four films
Illustrated collector's booklet featuring new writing by author and critic Howard Hughes
Fold-out double-sided poster featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx
Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeves featuring original artwork and a slipcover featuring newly commissioned artwork by Gilles Vranckx

DISC 1 - MASSACRE TIME

Alternate US dub
New commentary by authors and critics C. Courtney Joyner and Henry Parke
New documentary featuring a new video interview with actor Franco Nero and an archival video interview with actor George Hilton
New video interview with film historian Fabio Melelli
Italian trailer

DISC 2 - MY NAME IS PECOS

New commentary by actor Robert Woods and C. Courtney Joyner
New interview with actor George Eastman
New interview with actress Lucia Modugno
New documentary featuring a new interview with Fabio Melelli and an archival interview with cinematographer Franco Villa
Italian trailer

DISC 3 - BANDIDOS

New commentary by author and critic Kat Ellinger
New interview with assistant director Luigi Perelli
New interview with actor Gino Barbacane
New interview with Fabio Melelli
Alternate end title sequence

DISC 4 - AND GOD SAID TO CAIN

New commentary by author and critic Howard Hughes
New documentary featuring a new interview with Fabio Melelli and a new audio interview with actress Marcella Michelangeli
New interview with actor Antonio Cantafora

[Jason C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jason C]

Now, my tolerance for shonky filmmaking is high, but that's a godawful film. Wonderful cast, but awful film

With that cast, it's always been high want list.

[Sundance Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Sundance]

DISC 3 - BANDIDOS

Alternate end title sequence

A nice way of saying that the end will still be missing from the film except added as lesser quality deleted scene?

There were also three other small cuts on all the 2.35:1 prints that I have seen in comparison to the old garbage 1.85:1 disc from Germany. Maybe around 6 secs in total, including one spoken sentence and some singing. Could be just because of damaged negative or something.

Haven't seen the disc by Artus in France though but heard it ends the same abrupt way?

EDIT: The Artus disc has the ending missing. BUT, there is a HD recording from TV that does have the ending so maybe we'll be alright in the end.

[Darcy Parker Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Darcy Parker]

Do you mean Mathilda May, perchance?

I stand corrected.

[Koukol Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Koukol]

...Those wretched songs are a millstone around the movie's neck.

I agree but I'm not sure a new score would help since the film is way too sentimental for my tastes.




*Spoiler*
The slo-mo climax to save dear old dad never fails to make me laugh.




Years ago when I revisited the great McCabe & Mrs. Miller the Keoma soundtrack made a lot more sense to me.
Still sucks though.:)

[Koukol Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Koukol]

https://arrowfilms.com/product-detai...lu-ray/FCD2129

Cheers!
I hope by including the others it doesn't become a $100.00 release.


Edit~ shit...it's gonna be over $100.00 Canadian

[Jason C Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jason C]

I'd happily see KEOMA re-scored... Those wretched songs are a millstone around the movie's neck.

Agreed. One of the best films in the genre and I can barely sit through it because of the score. Absolutely wretched.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Got that set in today. Figured this weekend will get a few films off it watched.

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Watching a full frame dead center of the screen version of Twice A Judas. Has Antonio Sabato and Klaus Kinski. Sabato gets shot in the head and loses his memory. Betting this would be better if most of the scenes weren't cropped where it is just noses on the edges of the screen talking to each other.

[Nabonga Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Nabonga]

Y'all tripping. The Keoma soundtrack is flipping great! Flawless and amazing. Fits the film beautifully.

[agent999 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close agent999]

Watching a full frame dead center of the screen version of Twice A Judas. Has Antonio Sabato and Klaus Kinski. Sabato gets shot in the head and loses his memory. Betting this would be better if most of the scenes weren't cropped where it is just noses on the edges of the screen talking to each other.

Good old Mill Creek, still bootlegging supposedly PD titles even though they're semi legit now. Think all of the titles are in another Mill Creek 20 film set I have and I recall they mostly look like shite. I guess they cut out the other titles when the rights holders threaten to sue them.

Still, these are quite fun for drunken late night viewing if you want to relive eighties home entertainment. Plus, if it weren't for these Mill Creek sets I would have missed some good stuff.

[Paul L Scholar of Sleaze Find all posts View Profile Close Paul L]

Watching a full frame dead center of the screen version of Twice A Judas. Has Antonio Sabato and Klaus Kinski. Sabato gets shot in the head and loses his memory. Betting this would be better if most of the scenes weren't cropped where it is just noses on the edges

There's a decent Wild East DVD release of this one (paired with AND GOD SAID TO CAIN, as I recall).