Spaghetti Westerns 20 Movie Pack

My main reason in purchasing this collection was another online review that indicated one or two of the movies were widescreen prints in great condition. Indeed, this is the case - most importantly Sergio Corbucci's excellent MINNESOTA CLAY; which exists elsewhere in terrible condition on other DVD collections and as a single DVD (Unfortunately, the original Italian ending for this movie - according to Alex Cox's book on Italian westerns - isn't present here - but this is still an excellent print). Also - ARIZONA COLT - here with it's international title of THE MAN FROM NOWHERE is in great shape, with a couple of irritating 'jumps' towards the end, but with what appears to be additional footage spliced in from a German print (made obvious by a sudden drop in picture quality). FIND A PLACE TO DIE is also a great widescreen print, with its haunting Gianni Ferrio theme song and atmospheric locations. Some colour fading at times and an ending that looks a little truncated. JOHNNY YUMA - again, in fabulous condition. From my point of view, these movies alone in this kind of condition made the purchase worthwhile (although I bought mine second hand via Amazon as opposed to the full price). Other stand-outs include THE FIGHTING FIST OF SHANGHAI JOE - which reveals itself to be actually MY NAME IS SHANGHAI JOE (Il Mio Nome e Shanghai Joe) with one of Bruno Nicolai's best music scores. A shame that it's in 4:3 rather than in widescreen, but the over-the-top nasty violence (including arm splintering and eye gouging) seems intact - with a great OTT performance by Klaus Kinski. BEYOND THE LAW - not one of my favourite spaghetti westerns (but with a great music theme by Riz Ortolani) is also in great shape in this collection, with good colour - compared to the various other releases in muddy colour and terrible framing. DEATH RIDES A HORSE - one of my favourite spaghetti westerns - is in 'serviceable' condition here, but is in no way comparable to the official single DVD release, which is not only in pristine widescreen, but contains material that appears to have been cut from this version. Some bummers here, as you might expect. WHITE COMMANCHE exists on other collections - and whereas the novelty value of William Shatner in a spaghetti western might draw your attention - the utterly lousy music score will put you off in the first two minutes. GUNFIGHT AT RED SANDS - with one of Ennio Morricone's first scores - is in an appalling state, looking like a video to DVD transfer ten generations removed from its original source. If this is your main attraction to this collection, look elsewhere - because it can be found in a much better state on other releases. I haven't reviewed the other titles yet (most of which I have individually or on other collections) although I'm hopeful that the prints will be as good as the first titles I've mentioned. On that basis, I'd recommend this collection - but not at the full price requested.

As noted in a previous review, this SPAGHETTI WESTERNS 20 MOVIE PACK contains several films (10) not found in other compilations. I had not seen any of these movies before, but purchased the set for the variety of stellar international actors who appear here (which includes Piero Lulli, Rosalba Neri, Gilbert Roland, Chen Lee, Erika Blanc, and Klaus Kinski, in addition to many great American western actors...for $10 new, postage included, this was a "no-brainer"!). I've not yet watched all twenty movies, but about 3/4 of them, and I can attest already that I've got my money's worth and more! I have especially enjoyed THE FIGHTING FISTS OF SHANGHAI JOE (SEE this, if you haven't yet!), MINNESTOA CLAY, FISTFUL OF LEAD, JOHNNY YUMA, SUNDANCE AND THE KID, DEATH RIDES A HORSE, and even WHITE APACHE (a must-see for fans of Wm. Shatner!). Having other Mill Creek packs of various film genres in my possession, I didn't have high expectations for picture/sound clarity...however, all but a few of these are quite good in that regard. I'm pleased overall with the transfer quality: 4 or 5 of the films are in gorgeous WidescreeN, and another PLUS is that the seemingly ubiquitous "Mill Creek" watermark found on other releases is nowhere to be seen here!!! Mill Creek has also upgraded their packaging, with paper sleeves holding the 'picture disks' (4 films on each single-sided dvd) which feature a graphic of Lee Van Cleef next to CLEARLY MARKED TITLES; these are snugly packed inside a sturdy molded plastic case. Definitely worth more than the $10 pittance I shelled out!

Great collection of western movies made in Italy for both American and European audiences in the 1960’s. All movies have decent English audio, since these movies were made primarily for American audiences. These movies feature great horse riding, great gun fights and super action sequences that are very expensive to recreate today. These movies vary in visual quality, some are of decent film quality but others are poor. None of these movies have been extensively upgraded digitally like the Sergio Leone’s famous westerns. What makes these movies enjoyable is the interesting dialogue and story telling, mostly missing from westerns today which are trash.

Good old movies.

It is a little blury, but the movies are good

These are fun, especially for bad movie night. Heh, we run stuff like this in the background when I get with the guys to game a bit and sometimes we watch the stupidest ones for half the evening.

It says: "Spaghetti Western 20 Movie Pack". Unfortunately there are not 20 DVD's here, only five. Due to this there are four movies on each DVD, making it impossible to provide a good picture quality!. The actual selection of movies met my high expectations. This DVD Box contained the same movies as promised, some of them real spaghetti western classics. The reason for my rather low review, with only two out of five stars, is due to the very poor picture quality. This was for me a huge disappointment that spoiled my high expectations, and pretty much the joy of watching Movies like this. If you only want to watch each movie once I recon this box is OK. If you are a collector, or a huge fan of Spaghetti Westerns, my advice is to buy another!

Absolutely the worst movies I have ever seen. It doesn't deserve a one star rating! Every aspect of these movies are completely unprofessional, including the music, A complete ripoff at any price! Other reviews with higher ratings because the price was so cheap have not done any favors to other buyers. You get what you pay for and I would not watch this mess again if Amazon paid ME!! Because of the low price that I paid it is too costly for me to return it to Amazon so I have to cut my loses and toss it in the trash. I'm very disappointed with Amazon that they would sell junk this bad to anyone and even promote it by discribing it as "exciting!" Shame on you Amazon. Mill Creek Entertainment created this 5 DVD mess with the talent and know how of a kindergardener and I will NEVER by a product made by them again and maybe not even Amazon. This is nothing more than false advertising and lies to get customers to buy into "20 movies - 32 hours" at a very cheap price featuring Lee Van Cleef (in only 4 movies) and Jack Palance (in only one movie). No one associated with making this "Movie Pack" should have made money including Amazon in selling this crap to their good and loyal customers. Shame on you again Amazon. If anyone wants a real "Spaghetti Western" purchase The Clint Eastwood Star Collection - Fistful of Dollars/For a Few Dollars More/The Good, The Bad and The Ugly/and Hang 'em High. A four DVD set is directed by Sergio Leone with music by Ennio Morricone, the masters of The Spaghetti Westerns, and it sells for just under $20.00 and "IS THE REAL DEAL!!"

Great nostalgic Westerns I enjoyed as a teen! Received very quickly in excellent condition!

Mill Creek have done pretty well with this collection. If you like your spaghetti, there is certainly value for money here. I'm never sure with Mill Creek, but I think their statement that all 20 films have been digitally remastered is true enough. Certainly, the picture and sound quality is good, although the sound on a couple of films is a bit boxy. Here is the list: Apache Blood ( 1975 ) -- Ray Danton, Between God, the Devil and a Winchester ( 1968 ) -- Richard Harrison, Beyond The Law ( 1968 ) -- Lee Van Cleef, China 9, Liberty 37 ( 1978 ) -- Warren Oates, Jenny Agutter, Death Rides A Horse ( 1968 ) -- John Phillip Law, Lee Van Cleef, The Fighting Fists of Shanghai Joe ( 1972 ) -- Chin Lee, Find a Place To Die ( 1968 ) -- Jeffrey Hunter, Fistful of Lead ( 1970 ) -- George Hilton, God's Gun ( 1975 ) -- Lee Van Cleef, Leif Garrett, Grand Duel ( 1974 ) -- Lee Van Cleef, Gunfight at Red Sands ( 1964 ) -- Richard Harrison, It Can Be Done Amigo ( 1973 ) -- Jack Palance, Johnny Yuma ( 1966 ) -- Mark Damon, Man From Nowhere ( 1966 ) -- Giuliano Gemma, Minnesota Clay ( 1965 ) -- Cameron Mitchell, Sundance and the Kid ( 1969 ) -- Giuliano Gemma, This Man Can't Die ( 1967 ) -- Guy Madison, Trinity and Sartana ( 1972 ) -- Robert Widmark, Twice a Judas ( 1969 ) -- Klaus Kinski, White Comanche ( 1968 ) -- William Shatner.

Bought it as a gift for someone that likes Westerns. They really liked it. You get lots of movies in this collection.

Ok 1st off this is region free it played on all 3 of my players that aside .This is a very good collection and picture quality is fine for how rare these movies are .pure Spaghetti western heaven ok no Clint but van cleef and palance and bud Spencer make up for that.recommended for the low cost .go get it

For dads who love their western movies. Makes a great gift, good price for 32 plus movies. Thank you for the recommend!