Excited to hear that you'll probably be revisiting
Once Upon a Time in the West in the near future, MartinTeller. Some things to keep in mind for then:
Bloated and boring...
This is wrong.
...with little of GBU's flair or humor.
This is wrong.
Jason Robards is no Eli Wallach...
This is wrong in the scheme of things but debatable in this particular instance.
...Henry Fonda is no Lee Van Cleef
This is wrong in the scheme of things but debatable in this particular instance.
...and Charles Bronson is no Clint Eastwood.
This is debatable in the scheme of things but wrong in this particular instance. Seriously wrong.
The characters weren't as fun and the story wasn't as compelling.
This is debatable but most likely wrong. The implication of there being a huge enjoyment and engagement gap between the two films is most certainly wrong.
The slow shots that in GBU built tension here only tested my patience.
This can't be wrong because it's subjective. That being said: wrong.
Even the music pales in comparison.
This is wrong.
Really a major letdown.
Objectively, wrong; subjectively, wrong-ish.
Rating: 5
This is about right
assuming you mean it's the fifth best film of all time. Or thereabouts.pixote