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Adios, Sabata
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT
EAN: 9786301971256
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 6301971256
Item Dimensions: 100
Label: MGM
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: MGM
MPN: M107587
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM
Region Code: 1
Release Date: May 22, 2007
Running Time: 104 minutes
Studio: MGM
Theatrical Release Date: 1970
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Editorial Review:
Master gunslinger Sabata helps some Mexican revolutionaries steal a wagonload of gold. Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: PG - 13 UPC: 027616075857 Manufacturer No: M107587
Yul Brynner replaces Lee Van Cleef in the title role for 1971's Adios, Sabata, the second and best entry in producer Alberto Grimaldi's spaghetti Western trilogy about the mysterious stranger with an unknown past and a penchant for righteousness, as long as there's serious cash involved. While some fans will miss Van Cleef's iconic performance, Brynner is just as good, even without the tongue-in-cheek attitude affected by the once and future Sabata (Van Cleef took over the part again for Return of Sabata, also released in '71). In fact, with his all-black outfit (replete with open-necked, fringe-bedecked shirt and a ten-foot scarf draped over one shoulder) and gold-plated rifle (equipped with a machine gun-like clip that only enhances his jaw-dropping marksmanship), this is a very cool Yul indeed, notwithstanding a somewhat androgynous vibe (not that there's anything strange about a gunslinger who plays Schubert on the piano, but…). What's more, the film is several notches above both its predecessor (1969's Sabata) and its successor in almost every way; it's wittier, the editing and continuity are superior, the direction's more assured (Gianfranco Parolini, aka Frank Kramer, helmed all three installments), the stunts are more convincing, and the action comes fast and furious (though the fighting scenes aren't especially graphic, the body count is very high). Many of the same actors from the first one reappear here, albeit in different roles, and the story is formulaic--like Sabata, this one involves our hero and his trusty sidekicks attempting to relieve the bad guys of a load of loot that the villains stole in the first place. But Adios, Sabata also has a political element, insofar as the enemy, led by the truly evil Col. Skimmel (Gerard Herter), are occupying Austrians trying to suppress some noble Mexican revolutionaries fighting to keep their country free. As is the case with MGM's DVD releases of all three Sabata movies, there are no bonus features. --Sam Graham
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Rating: - potential 4 stars minus 2 for Yule's costume
Who is this guy? He is not Sabata. Sabata was cool
Adios Sabata proves that just one seemingly innocuous thing can just about ruin an entire film - something - lets say - like a costume. Someone decided that poor Yule wear a cross between a Las Vegas show costume and an S&M outfit complete with outrageously long tassels a plunging neck line and flared pants. This is so embarrassingly uncool for a Spaghetti western anti-hero that it almost ruins the entire film. Otherwise the film ... Read More
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