Fans told 'if you only see one Western make sure it's this one'

Fans are hailing a Clint Eastwood Western as the "best ever made" and telling people if they only watch one film in this genre, to make sure it's this one. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was released in 1966 and is an Italian Spaghetti Western. It stars Clint Eastwood as 'the good' Lee Van Cleef as 'the bad' and Eli Wallach as 'the ugly.

Set during the American Civil War in 1862, the film follows Joe, played by Eastwood, as a mysterious stranger and Tuco, played by Wallach, who is a Mexican outlaw. The two men form a tricky partnership after Joe turns Tuco in to claim some reward money but then rescues him just before he is hanged. They join forces in a race against a horrific criminal and the entire Union army to find a huge cash prize, which was buried in the desert by a soldier.



The film was a huge box office success and there were plans for a sequel, although this never came to fruition. However, critics were not kind to the movie when it was released as many looked down on Spaghetti Westerns. Reviews were mixed but that did not deter fans from flocking to the movies to watch The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

However, since its release the movie had become one of the classics of its genre and garnered many hugely positive reviews from critics and fans alike. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly now regularly makes it into the top 100 of best films ever made. The movie now has an enviable almost perfect rating on the film review website, Rotten Tomatoes.

One critic wrote: "If you only see one spaghetti Western in your lifetime, this is the one to see." Another said: "There are two kinds of people, my friend. Those who love Sergio Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and those who resist the machismo and gallows humor of what is arguably the definitive spaghetti western.

" And a third added: "The defining spaghetti western pits a charismatic Clint Eastwood against partner and nemesis Eli Wallach and perpetual enemy Lee Van Cleef." Fans also can't get enough of the movie. One wrote: "Probably the most well known spaghetti western movie of all time with many memorable lines, cinematography and soundtrack.

And it has the most iconic ending of all time. Also Clint Eastwood makes one hell of a cool cowboy with his own signature looks and smooth and steady strut." Another said: ""When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk!" This line alone represents everything this movie stands for and i'm all for it.

Master Leone's vision of the American West comes full circle in this powerful epic that delivers everything you could ask from a masterpiece: amazing performances; stellar direction and cinematography; great action; marvelous production design; a intelligent story; and last but far from least: the singlest most powerful soundtrack to ever be conceived." While a third added: "The best Western with maybe my number one director Sergio Leone. And Clint Eastwood who belongs to my top 10 list of actors and directors.

What amazing career Clint Eastwood has. I think if I gather all the movies of Clint Eastwood together and calculate the stars that I give them, he probably be my number 1 actor!" The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is now available to stream on Amazon Prime..