For a Few Dollars More (Per Qualche Dollaro in Più) (1965)

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• Graham J

  
  Though not as essential as its predecessor, For A Few Dollars more shows Leone's style evolving. Nice addition with Lee Van Cleef as well.

• Tim S

  
  I think this is the first time that I've rated a Sergio Leone film lower than 5 stars, but I have my reasons. For a Few Dollars More, being the third in the "Dollars trilogy" (or the "Man with No Name" trilogy, if you buy into that marketing strategy), is not… More
  I think this is the first time that I've rated a Sergio Leone film lower than 5 stars, but I have my reasons. For a Few Dollars More, being the third in the "Dollars trilogy" (or the "Man with No Name" trilogy, if you buy into that marketing strategy), is not quite up to snuff with the other entries in the series - or even in the rest of Leone's body of work. First of all, there isn't a clear focus on who is who and what is what... that is we can't really connect with the characters because we have a difficult time latching onto their characters. It doesn't make for very compelling drama. Second of all, Eastwood's character seems to take a backseat in this one. He doesn't do a whole hell of a lot and is even a bystander in film's climactic shoot-out. That just doesn't sit well with me. The ideas are there, the score is great and Gian Maria Volonte's villainous role is just superbly performed, but it feels like a step back to me. I love Sergio Leone's work, but this feels weak, and that's saying a lot being that everything he ever directed is basically a masterpiece of the art form. I don't discount it, but it isn't the strongest entry in the trilogy.

• Tsubaki S

  
  Volonte steals the movie from Eastwood and Lee in many ways.

• Jeff "

  
  Sergio Leone is one of cinema's greatest directors. The second part in his Dollars trilogy, For A Few Dollars More is is an astounding sequel to For A Fistful Of Dollars. This follow up film is grand, and epic. This film is even bigger A Fistful Of Dollars. With every film that… More
  Sergio Leone is one of cinema's greatest directors. The second part in his Dollars trilogy, For A Few Dollars More is is an astounding sequel to For A Fistful Of Dollars. This follow up film is grand, and epic. This film is even bigger A Fistful Of Dollars. With every film that Sergio Leone made, he would outdo the next one. A tremendous, talented director, Sergio Leone is the only director in history to perfect the Western genre and deliver constantly entertaining Westerns. Clint Eastwood returns in top form as the man with no name. Accompanied by Lee Van Cleef who also star opposite Eastwood in the third part: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly, Sergio Leone's second film follows two bounty hunters (Eastwood, Van Cleef) who decide to team up to capture a criminal by the name of El Indio, brilliantly played by Gian Maria Vonlonte. As usual, Ennio Morricone's wonderful talents are used here and he delivers one powerful score. Morricone and Leone were an incredible team and their efforts are legendary. For A Few Dollars More has everything you'd expect from a Leone Western. A great story, mixed with drama and action. Leone was a master storyteller and I admire everyone of his films. I think that his films really revolutionized the way people make movies. For A Few Dollars More is an epic follow to A Fistful Of Dollars, and with that said, it's really hard to pick a favorite Sergio Leone Western. Each of his films are so well crafted and plotted that it's impossible to dismiss him. He was a powerful story teller, but I do not view him as a filmmaker, I view him as an artist. His pictures were art. Simple as that. This is yet another terrific piece of cinema that true film buffs will enjoy.

• David L

  
  When discussing the amazing films of Sergio Leone, the one movie that usually gets lost in the shuffle is `For a Few Dollars More'. This is slightly understandable, since it's just a hair below the impossibly good standards of `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' and `Once… More
  When discussing the amazing films of Sergio Leone, the one movie that usually gets lost in the shuffle is `For a Few Dollars More'. This is slightly understandable, since it's just a hair below the impossibly good standards of `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' and `Once Upon a Time in the West' (among others), but there's no denying that `For a Few Dollars More' is still a terrific movie in its own right. In fact, if judged on its own merits instead of in comparison to Leone's other works, it's nearly a classic. In this film, the Man With No Name (Clint Eastwood), who's now been dubbed `Manco' by a couple of his fellow bounty hunters, is working his way through the Old West, systematically picking off and collecting the reward for despicable criminals and other lowlifes. He's worked his way up to hunting down the most ruthless bandit of them all, Indio (the incredibly underrated Gian Maria Volonté), a depraved killer who's recently escaped from prison. Also on the hunt for Indio, however, is the bounty hunter Colonel Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef), who has a personal score to settle with the killer. The film becomes an interesting three-way game of cat and mouse, as Colonel Mortimer and the Man With No Name struggle to work around (and with) each other, as well as to hunt down Indio, who's decided he's not going to be taken down without a fight. Eastwood's portrayal of The Man With No Name really getting to flourish for the first time in this film - there's glimpses of it in `A Fistful of Dollars', but this is the first time it becomes apparent how weirdly moral the Man With No Name is. He can be a bloodthirsty, brutal bully at times, but he only acts that way around people he thinks deserve to knocked down a peg or two. To women, children (at least the ones that try to steal from him), and others he considers to be `innocent', the Man With No Name is surprisingly deferential, even kind. There's a lot of complexity to the character, and Eastwood pulls it off with some serious style. Van Cleef is also great as Colonel Mortimer, although it's weird to see him in this film as Mortimer and then in `The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly' as the dastardly Angel Eyes - the two characters are such complete opposites. Mortimer is a lot like the Man With No Name - adhering to a strange code of honor, doing heroic things by often unheroic methods. Because of their similarities, the relationship between the two characters is terrific, veering between complete distrust and grudging respect. In a way, `For a Few Dollars' more is one of the first modern `buddy' action movies - the way Eastwood and Van Cleef interact with each other seems eerily like the predecessor to movies like `Lethal Weapon' and `48 Hours'. Director Sergio Leone does a great job with this film as well - the initial meeting between The Man With No Name and Colonel Mortimer is appropriately tense, bordering on near film perfection. So are the scenes with Indio and his gang (watch Indio's storytelling explanation about how he plans to rob a bank), as well as the final confrontation between all the characters -- awesome. Leone also uses the score of Ennio Morricone to great effect, using a haunting little tune from Indio's pocket watch to great effect throughout the film. The pacing, the backgrounds, the shot set-ups - all awesome. Leone's one of the unappreciated film greats of all time. `For a Few Dollars More' is simply a fantastic film; if you haven't already seen this one, rent it immediately.

• Martin S

  
  Better than Fistful of Dollars. You see...back in the days...when you did sequels...you tried to make them better and better...as was the case with these 3 movies....today...you try to make more and more money...tvi....Lee Van Cleef has a pretty good stoneface that sure can compete… More
  Better than Fistful of Dollars. You see...back in the days...when you did sequels...you tried to make them better and better...as was the case with these 3 movies....today...you try to make more and more money...tvi....Lee Van Cleef has a pretty good stoneface that sure can compete with the Clint

• Daniel P

  
  I liked this better than the first in Leone's trilogy, a rare thing for me and a sequel. Here's why: the hero and his objectives were clearer and more accessible from the beginning. While Fistful of Dollars leaves you to deduce that Eastwood's character is playing both… More
  I liked this better than the first in Leone's trilogy, a rare thing for me and a sequel. Here's why: the hero and his objectives were clearer and more accessible from the beginning. While Fistful of Dollars leaves you to deduce that Eastwood's character is playing both sides, in the second film, he has to get to a wanted baddie before Col. Mortimer (Lee Van Cleef) in order to collect a huge bounty. The film that follows is dramatic, action-packed and beautifully shot, a perfect set up to the third and final installment, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, which I can't wait to see. If it's truly the masterpiece it's rumoured to be, then this will be the only trilogy I've seen where the films get better as the series goes on.

• Aaron N

  
  El Indio: When the music ends, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try. Eastwood, Leone and Morricone return to make the sequel...for a few dollars more...to add to the budget. Eastwood is still as cool as ever, but Lee Van Cleef steps into the game as well, and is… More
  El Indio: When the music ends, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try. Eastwood, Leone and Morricone return to make the sequel...for a few dollars more...to add to the budget. Eastwood is still as cool as ever, but Lee Van Cleef steps into the game as well, and is almost just as cool. Van Cleef is given a backstory and motive to go after the ruthless Indio. The movie is essentially about Clint and Lee joining forces as fellow "bounty killers" to go after Indio, who is a very evil man, set to rob a bank. Slick widescreen footage and cool moments follow. This is probably the most underrated of the trilogy, looked over because of The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, but this could be considered just as top notch. The story is better than 'Fistful' with more complexity, but tighter than "Good, Bad, Ugly", has more action with less build up, but for the times when there is build up, you better believe your on the edge of your seat waiting to see what happens. There are some good one liners as well as plenty of 'guy movie' moments, including a shooting match between the two 'bounty killers'. For being a western, there is also reasonably good acting from Van Cleef and Indio, concerning their characters. Once again Morricone's score sets the stage for the movie, giving personal themes, tone and intensity, making everything work out. 'Baby' Red Cavanaugh: I didn't hear what the bet was. Monco: Your life.

• Conner R

  
  It perhaps has the greatest western premise of all time: Two Bounty Killers team up to hunt down and infiltrate a notorious gang of outlaws. Sergio Leone completely topped himself with this incredibly unprecedented sequel/prequel to A Fistful of Dollars. The budget is bigger, the… More
  It perhaps has the greatest western premise of all time: Two Bounty Killers team up to hunt down and infiltrate a notorious gang of outlaws. Sergio Leone completely topped himself with this incredibly unprecedented sequel/prequel to A Fistful of Dollars. The budget is bigger, the story grander and the characters more ruthless. This is the greatest American western that America failed to make. It takes classics like Rio Bravo and The Searchers and improves them in ways they could never have dreamed to. There are no rules, only western justice and big showdowns. I absolutely love the dynamics between the characters in this installment of the Dollar’s Trilogy. Instead of having Clint Eastwood’s Man With No Name go solo again against the villains, Leone paired him with Lee Van Cleef’s Colonel Mortimer, a Union Soldier turned Bounty Killer. Now this was Van Cleef’s first major role and he pulls it off like a well seasoned star. He has such a great look and presence that he holds his own up against a living legend like Clint Eastwood quite easily. The two of them have a great father-son relationship that I think puts this movie at a very emotionally powerful level. Then, for the villains there are Indio and Klaus Kinski. Two equally odd actor’s and amazing characters. While Kinski doesn’t make it all that far in the film, he still manages to be one of the most memorable parts of the film. Indio in many ways is my favorite villain in the series, he is just so over the top and flat out weird that you can’t wait to see what he’ll do next. Sergio Leone really came into his own in terms of style and cinematic scale with For A Few Dollars More. The pacing is excellent, the visuals are unbeatable and the script is perfect. It is a movie that deals with a lot in such a flawless way. The ending is perhaps one of the greatest in motion picture history. The twist is absolutely brilliant and it turns the entire film into one really well executed revenge epic. Ennio Morricone’s score really sends the story away with an even more impressive range than he did with Fistful. All in all, it is very close to beating The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and easily my second favorite Western.

• Chris W

  
  For a Few Dollars More is an improvement over A Fistful of Dollars in every way (except for the music-it's still just as perfect). This is the second best film in the trilogy. It has all the strengths but none of the weakness of Fistful, yet isn't quite (emphasis on quite)… More
  For a Few Dollars More is an improvement over A Fistful of Dollars in every way (except for the music-it's still just as perfect). This is the second best film in the trilogy. It has all the strengths but none of the weakness of Fistful, yet isn't quite (emphasis on quite) the masterpiece that The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is. Leone really hit his stride with this film (stylistically) and just got better. Clint once again gives a great performance, but so do Van Cleef and Volonte. These movies make me really want to be apart of the time period they depict- they make it look so cool.

• Anthony L

  
  Sergio Leone made a perfect trilogy, each one bettering the one before. Eastwood is at the top of his game and the introduction of Lee Van Cleef's character is cinema at its best. I tend not to write too much about my favourite films as I never feel I do them justice, just watch… More
  Sergio Leone made a perfect trilogy, each one bettering the one before. Eastwood is at the top of his game and the introduction of Lee Van Cleef's character is cinema at its best. I tend not to write too much about my favourite films as I never feel I do them justice, just watch and enjoy film fans!

• Carlos M

  
  In his second film of the Dollar Trilogy, Leone starts to polish his stylish direction in a more skilful manner and manages to use a great cast and many unforgettable scenes and dialogues to create a splendid western opera.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"When the chimes end, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try."</i> Two bounty hunters with completely different intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"When the chimes end, pick up your gun. Go ahead and shoot me Colonel. Just try."</i> Two bounty hunters with completely different intentions team up to track down a Western outlaw. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> Many consider this film the most perfectly realized of Leone's trilogy, though I prefer the grander sweep of The Good The Bad and The Ugly. This is the best film in the series to start with, though, being slightly more polished than Fistful Of Dollars, and it's easier to follow as a template of the Leone style. Contrary to popular critical opinion, this is definitely not a 'revisionist' western. What Leone has done has stripped the traditional western story down to its essential elements and flipped it. Basically, this is an ordinary western saga seen through a distorted (or clearer, depending on your viewpoint) lens. All westerns were generally made with the same characteristics, that is, a good guy and a bad guy. The good guy was simple: a lawman or rancher protecting something. The bad guy was usually the more interesting one. Leone made the so called 'good guy' more interesting, and more vicious than the villain. The story becomes the mirror image of the American Western, reflected from the deserts of Spain. Eastwood, despite the dispute of others, is "The Man With No Name", and it's not only his identity that's unknown, it's his motives, his purpose, his origin. He's the focal point of the story, even though here he spends a lot of background time, letting Van Cleef and the others stand out in many striking scenes. This is Leone's genius at work. We never forget Eastwood is there, somewhere. The two great characteristics of the trilogy are the close-ups and the music. These are better done here than in the others. Seeing this film for the first time, I was struck by the faces, which seemed to jump out of the screen from another place and time, definitely not the west of "Gunsmoke". The soundtrack, both stirring and haunting, will be celebrated a century from now. But the most amazing thing about this movie is that a film created on another continent and with a cast and crew of mostly Europeans is considered one of the greatest American Westerns.

• Phil H

  
  Second in the trilogy and the second best. Not as classic as the Good the Bad and the Ugly but a classic all the same. The music and action is top rate as usual. Morricone can do no wrong haha Van Cleef adds real quality and the bounty hunter element is great story material, fits Van… More
  Second in the trilogy and the second best. Not as classic as the Good the Bad and the Ugly but a classic all the same. The music and action is top rate as usual. Morricone can do no wrong haha Van Cleef adds real quality and the bounty hunter element is great story material, fits Van Cleef to a tea. The sequences where Cleef and Eastwood take down individual criminals at the start is pure western gold, its also alittle more sadistic and violent in this chapter, for its time anyway. Lastly check Klaus Kinski as the hunchback, thats a character :)

• Luke B

  
  A great continuation of The Man with No Name's adventures. Here the script is tighter and more interesting. A sort of team up happens and Eastwood/Van Cleef make a fantastic movie double act without getting all "buddy". The music is of course fantastic and is reason… More
  A great continuation of The Man with No Name's adventures. Here the script is tighter and more interesting. A sort of team up happens and Eastwood/Van Cleef make a fantastic movie double act without getting all "buddy". The music is of course fantastic and is reason enough to see the film. The gun fights are well built up and never overdone. Only real problem is the dubbing and sound effects, which sometimes just cut off. Still after a while you kind of get used to it and it is to the stories credit that it overcomes this handicap. A great looking film and one that makes you want to be a cowboy.

• Ken S

  
  So much fun. Van Cleef and Eastwood share the spot light as bounty hunters after the same bandit.

• Cassandra M

  
  This movie is the second best western i have ever seen with The Good, The Bad, The Ugly being first. I disagree with someone who wrote that this movie is not as good as A Fistful of Dollars. This movie is way better than a fistful of dollars. The reason is (as i pointed out in my… More
  This movie is the second best western i have ever seen with The Good, The Bad, The Ugly being first. I disagree with someone who wrote that this movie is not as good as A Fistful of Dollars. This movie is way better than a fistful of dollars. The reason is (as i pointed out in my other post) is that Clint's role or character is better when he has a good supporting member because it gives Clint's character more depth as well as throw a wild card into the mix. Lee van clef is excellent in his role, i still have him labeled as the bad but it was surprising to see him play a good guy in this one. Both bounty hunters have their own styles which meshes really good on the screen. Gian had more depth to this one which played perfectly into Lee Van Clefs character. In a fistful of dollars Gian didn't have much depth at all and some of the characters were annoying. I like how leone tied all of the characters into each other in this one, having all of their stories somehow play a role in the other ones. If you haven't seen this movie i suggest you watch Leone's films in chronological order with A fistful of dollars first, this one second, and finish it off with the good the bad the ugly. You'll be glad you did

• Dean !

  
  One of the best westerns around the sequel to a fist full of dollars. It has some great scenes and gun fights.

• Chris G

  
  Sergio Leone's sequel to A Fistful of Dollars remains faithful to the Leone style, but in a broader spectrum than the previous film. Clint Eastwood returns as the Man with No Name (named Manko) and Gian Maria Volonte rises from the dead and plays a villain that is even more… More
  Sergio Leone's sequel to A Fistful of Dollars remains faithful to the Leone style, but in a broader spectrum than the previous film. Clint Eastwood returns as the Man with No Name (named Manko) and Gian Maria Volonte rises from the dead and plays a villain that is even more psychotic than his portrayal of Ramon in Fistful. The welcome addition to the cast is Lee Van Cleef as Col. Mortimer, a man who appears to be a competitor with Eastwood in the bounty hunter business, but has a more personal vendetta in hunting down Volonte. The supporting cast is also great including a short appearance by the devilish Klaus Kinski as the hunchback that Mortimer torments in the middle of the picture. For A Few Dollars More was the next step in Leone's odyssey to create and operatic western epic (which would be Once Upon A Time In The West). The vastness has grown and the characters have grown from Leone's first film in the Dollars trilogy. It's the classic story of the elder taking the youth under his wing but with the Italian twist. Another classic from Sergio Leone.

• xGary X

  
  "The man with no name" returns in this sequel to A Fistful of dollars in which he forms an uneasy alliance with another bounty hunter to kill the head of an outlaw gang while they hatch a scheme to rob the most heavily guarded bank in the territory. For A Few Dollars More is… More
  "The man with no name" returns in this sequel to A Fistful of dollars in which he forms an uneasy alliance with another bounty hunter to kill the head of an outlaw gang while they hatch a scheme to rob the most heavily guarded bank in the territory. For A Few Dollars More is not considered the best of the series by many, but I personally prefer it to the (damn good) original at least. It feels far more like a true Leone film, is better paced and boasts not one but three commanding presences in the form of Clint, Lee Van Cleef's steely eyed and clinical assassin, and Gian Maria Volonte's sinister bandit. The interplay between the three is fantastic and there are many classic Leone moments including his trademark framing of weathered, characterful faces against epic landscapes. There is more depth to the story as the heist and undercover elements involve layers of deceit and betrayal leading to an extremely atmospheric finale. Add to that Ennio Morricone's score which is once again wonderfully memorable and you have all the ingredients for an all time classic western.

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