My thoughts exactly. It'll be a blind buy for me as well.

Sabata Trilogy = Great News

These are the best Spaghetti Westerns not directed by Sergio Leone.

That's a good start - BTW, UK & Germany are releasing them along with Death Rides a Horse this month, individually. But I don't know whether Adios Sabata (Yul Brynner) will also be released in UK & Germany together.

Just finished watching the new R2 DVD of Death Rides A Horse. Well worth a tenner (of Her Majesty's pounds that is). The picture quality is immeasurably better than those cheapo jobs on sale at Amazon. No extra's though, not even a trailer. Even so, well worth the dosh.

Was also planning to invest in Sabata, but after seeing the post about the R1 boxset due in October, thought I would wait for that instead.

Does anybody know for sure (or at least some measure of certainty) that Death Rides a Horse is not coming to R1? I'd like to get the R2 but don't want an R1 release to come out right after.

While not specific to any particular DVD, I figured I'd add to this thread the fact that I went to the above exhibit while I was in L.A. last week.

It was at the Gene Autry Museum of the American West: http://www.museumoftheamericanwest.o...xhibits/leone/

It was quite honestly one of the neatest things I've ever witnessed at a museum. They had Eastwood's original poncho, boots, gun and holster that he used and wore during the trilogy. They had Henry Fonda's outfit that he wore in Once Upon a Time in the West, along with Claudia Cardinale's. They also had the saddle that Terence Hill rode in My Name is Nobody. Sadly, I could not take any pictures though.

If anyone is ever in the area, I highly recommend you go. Admission is $7.50 and the exhibit lasts until January 2006.

^Too bad I can't pay a visit down there

In other spaghetti-related news, starting next saturday on IFC, they're gonna have "spaghetti saturdays" with airings of Good/Bad/Ugly,For/Dollars More,Big Gundown and Great Silence. An hour long documentary, "Spaghetti West" will be shown before the movies.

Oh and I picked up that Diamond set of movies. Found a copy at Suncoast. But man, what's with this packaging??

Yeah, tell me about it. I actually didn't pick it up because it looked to be a very poor quality set.

Thanks for the heads-up on IFC...looking forward to the documentary in particular.

Spag. Western Web board said that Diamond set steals from various sources, Wild East & VCI. They ripped off the copies. But as you've already bought it, it doesn't really matter anymore.

Sabata Trilogy seems to have had a price drop before it came out. The msrp was 35.95 and I pre-ordered it at DDD for 25.07. I was just checking today on the release date and saw the msrp was now listed at 29.95 and DDD is now charging 22.49. I cancelled the first order and placed another.

Just a heads-up that the Sabata Trilogy comes out tomorrow 10/18. Did anyone get their copy early?

Nope....but can't wait 'till tomorrow. My shipping update says it should be here by noon.

Mine came today from DDD. They are in the slim Dvd cases (each disc). Have not had a chance to check them out yet though.

Has anyone in Canada purchased The Sabate Trilogy yet? I'd like to know if the packaging is bilingual or not.

Thanks,

Jean Paul

Worth a thread bump to know that Navajo Joe will finally get it's long awaited-R1 release May 13th.

Great news. I've never seen Navajo Joe, but I've always loved the score. I'll get this first day.

I have never seen this to. Will be buying at some point. Almost 2 1/2 years since a post in this thread.

It's a fun movie. I think I said somewhere early in this thread that I enjoyed this one more than Django (Also directed by Corbucci)

Holy crap.

You've no idea how long I've waited for that!

Now, if they could put out a proper (ie. not pan&scan) dvd of The Mercenary as well...

if it's corbucci that directed it then i'll probably check it out.

Same here. The score was used to brilliant effect in Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and especially Election, which also features a priceless homage to The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Is Navajo Joe foolscreen?

It says so on the Amazon site.

Sure hope not...definitely looking forward to this one!

Hmmm. This brings up an interesting point because there's a music difference between the foolscreen and widescreen version.

In the opening scene,
The music is extended untill we go the main title. But in the widescreen version I saw on TCM, the music is not extended and is off synch when matching the main title and it's credits.

I'll try an audio explanation:
<object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hN1bJqU50iA&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hN1bJqU50iA&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>

In the foolscreen version, the opening screaming goes on for about 8 more seconds. Perfectly matching the jump to the guitar lick for the main title, "Navajo Joe".

I really wonder if this is a problem that can no longer be fixed between the versions.

amazon also lists it as being widescreen. probably just another case of amazon not having the info yet so they just put up incorrect info.