10 Spaghetti Western obscurities in decent quality for the price
I figured a list of what's actually included in this set might be useful for anyone thinking of buying it, and if you've tried Video Asia's stuff before you might have some concerns about quality, so hopefully I can help. I haven't actually watched any of the films yet, but I did a quality check and took down the runtimes, so here ya go:
One Dollar Too Many (1 hr., 31 min.) letterboxed, looks like a sharp VHS dub.
The Beast (1 hr. 23 min.) fullscreen, slightly faded print, looks like a fairly good 2nd generation VHS dub. The onscreen title is "Rough Justice."
Blindman (1 hr. 24 min) letterbox, very sharp VHS quality. IMDB lists a longer running time for this, so it may be cut.
Massacre Time (1 hr. 29 min. 30 secs.) letterbox, sharp VHS quality.
Bounty Killer (1 hr. 30 min.) letterbox, looks like a sharp VHS.
Minnesota Clay (1 hr. 27 min. 30 sec.) letterbox, very sharp
7 Dollars on the Red (1 hr. 35 min.)...
More Euro-Westerns - The Drifters, The Gamblers...
The Fast, The Saved, And The Damned, is actually a good box set from Videoasia, three disc with ten spaghetti westerns, westerns that are seldom seen, and bold scenery there is of the Madrid throughout, with plenty of classic shootouts, lots of tequila, and pretty Italian chicks galore. Here's a format of the ten films. 1.1970 - "Rough Justice" a.k.a. The Beast - Klaus Kinski is the deranged gunmen. 2.1971 - "Blindman" - Ringo Starr, Tony Anthony steals the show as the blindman. 3.1966 -"Massacre time" - Django star Franco Nero finds out things are not what they seem. 4.1966 - "Bounty Killer" - Tomas Milian in one of his better roles. 5.1971 - "They Call Him Cemetary" a.k.a. or Graveyard - starring genre greats John Garko, William Berger. 6.1970 - "Price Of Power" - Day Of Anger star Guiliano Gemma takes on a political ride. 7. 1968 - "One Dollar Too Many" - western comedy with John Saxon, Frank Wolff. 8.1971 - "Apocalypse Joe" - Anthony Steffen is in disquise armed with deadly...
Interesting to 'Spaghetti' Fans; Poor Quality DVDs.....
Disappointingly, the last few minutes of "Minnesota Clay" are in Italian only; there are no other audio tracks, and no subtitles. Apparently Asia Vision don't care about these films. I didn't expect great quality at the price, but I did expect the English dubbing to be throughout the movie! In addition, "Minnesota Clay"'s original aspect ratio was 2.35:1, not the approximate 1.85:1 on this disc. It's better than "pan & scan", but it's not as it should be. It is otherwise quite watchable, although not sharp, especially on a large screen. "Blindman" is cut, so the Koch Media DVD of that title is a much better bet. I haven't watched the rest yet; As to the other movies, they may be OK, but with a company that's as careless as Asia Vision, that will surprise me. I'm looking for a better version of "Minnesota Clay" Anyone who wants to see these films as they were intended to be seen would be better off not buying this mess. If price is the only issue, go right ahead.
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