Once Upon A Time In America

[fido]

yet another 4 hour movie on Five today (talk about trying to fill the schedule) ..
but i you haven't seen this film before it's a superb classic imo .. made me weep the last time i saw it. hmmm, actually it's on Channel 4.

Edited by fido on Sunday 24th May 21:03

[Northern Munkee]

They're showing Where Eagles Dare at the moment, and have The Wild Bunch on at 11, 12.

WED Richard Burton's only good film, sinister Germans, pure Boy's Own tosh, but well worth a watch.

[philwhite]

I’d put Once Upon a Time in America in my top three films, in fact the poster sits framed above my head as I’m typing. It’s such a criminally underrated film and so tragic it was butchered the way it was by the studio, in its completed form it stands as one of the greatest American gangster films ever made, and in my opinion Sergio Leone is one of the greatest directors who ever lived.

For anyone who hasn’t see it I’d recommend getting the DVD and watching it in small doses, it isn’t an easy film to watch and some of the scenes are quite graphic, but its one if those films that once you watch it it’ll play on your mind for days.

Oh, and James Woods gives an absolutely outstanding performance playing the Psychotic Max.

As you can tell, I love this film!

[LMC]

Is that the one with the ringing phone at the beginning, when they're all in the opium den ? If so, then yes it's a difficult film to sit through but well worth it.

[MoesTavern]

Ennio Morricone does some of his best work for this movie too, the title theme and Deborah's theme in particular are up there with Ecstacy of Gold and The Trio.