ThiefHott Too much of everything

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Derry Herrera Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Prismark10 Slightly hippyish and silly western of the cool 9 fingered gunslinger Sabata looking for an angle in a new upcoming town which is being heavily taxed by the town's land baron for supposed improvements but its is just a form of legalised theft.Sabata is a wily old fellow, as you are shown in the opening scene. He has all sorts of guns up his sleeve even under his shoe.His grinning sidekick Lt Clyde is constantly caught out by Sabata for pulling a fast one and it signals that the film will contain some amount of double crossing and some more.There are also two acrobats helping along who jump off buildings, stage fights, steal and do all sorts of somersaults in the gangs quest for some gold coins. In fact these two were fantastic, with one of them using his legs like a slingshot as well.Its a strange film, rather hard to follow, maybe because of the poor dubbing and the plot is complicated. Its a spaghetti western shot in Spain. Lee Van Cleef though is shot on with his performance.

SciFiSheriff This is the final Sabata film and it certainly ends the series well. While none of the Sabata films have any connection with each other,to me the film feels like the end of a great motion picture epic- and it is! The plot goes like this; A gunfighter arrives at a tax oppressed town. The gunfighter, Sabata, soon finds out that the town is being run by an Irish baron named McIntock. Sabata hires a bunch of crazed delinquents and sets out to take down the foreigner.The film has probably the most crazy movie openings I have ever seen. I won't spoil it, but by the time the main title screen shows up, your staring at the screen wondering "What on earth was the point in that". And that's what I like about the Sabata trilogy. There are good battles and story lines, but sometimes they throw random scenes in for no apparent reason. The makings of a classic! The storyline is rather interesting, but sometimes it drags it's heels a bit too much. The characters are, Like in the other films, very diverse and have colourful personalities. Sabata wants justice in the town but also wants a share of the gold. His classic 4 barrelled gun appears again which i was really pleased about. There is also a fat guy called bronco who declares everything interesting that comes up to the town by beating his huge drum and making speeches. He joins Sabata in the fight just for the gold. There are also two men called feonda and angel who don;t really have much dialogue or character but they both have different ways of killing people. Feonda makes a slingshot by lying down, stretching the slingshot between his legs and firing, mostly at people on top of buildings or at a faraway distance. Angel however is a bit more acrobatic, Jumping on people and bouncing about, making it harder for his enemies to fire at him. Finally we have Clide. Clide appears to know Sabata well, however he never seems to be friend or his enemy. He is the most two faced character I have ever seen in a film. (SPOILER)Near the end of the film, he switches sides between Sabata and McIntock several times. (SPOILER Finnished)He is loyal to no-one. All in all the Chacters are extremely well made and are a lot better than a lot of characters in modern movies nowadays.The action is superb but you have to wait for it. The film is packed full of edge of your seat action. I'm talking mines blowing up, massive shoot outs at McIntock's house, saloon fights and just some good old fashioned Explotions. In other words, If you can wait through some of the movie's uninteresting dialogue, you will be very impressed with the action scenes. Eye popping entertainment.By and large, Not as good as the previous Sabata films, but it's certainly worth a watch. A Great end to a fantastic series that I hope keeps audiences attentions for years to come. If you want an all out action fest and want a good laugh at the same time, make sure you watch this instant classic before it disappears!!!!

FightingWesterner Sabata (Lee Van Cleef) is working as a trick-shooter in some sort of psychedelic sideshow, when he runs afoul of a local big-wig by refusing to pay the town's excessive sales taxes. Also, there's a lady-killer lurking about and Sabata's shifty war-buddy hanging around.The production values are good, as is Van Cleef and his assortment of wonderful toys. However, the whole movie is pretty silly and the script a rambling, sometimes confusing mess (Who killed the girl and why?), with a plot that takes too much time to develop.In all, Return Of Sabata is mostly forgettable, with a few good moments surrounded by way too much talk. As a fan of Lee Van Cleef, I wanted very much to like this more than I ultimately did.

cmdrdan2001 I saw this movie on cable television. It played right after The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly. Talk about day and then night.When I saw that it starred Lee Van Cleef, and heard the catchy theme song, I thought, hey, maybe this will be good.But alas, Lee Van Cleef went from the Bad to the Bad Movie. As far as I am concerned, there are only three Spaghetti Westerns, and Return of Sabata is a perfect example why. These imitations don't measure up.Van Cleef makes a valiant effort as the cool cat Sabata who always finds a way to win. But as he is not countered by any competent antagonist, his efforts are wasted. The movies' arch-villain McKintock is evil enough, but hapless (why doesn't he just have a bunch of guys with shotguns assassinate Sabata?) and surrounded by clownish lackeys with no sand.These themes are established early: Sabata always knows what's going on, and Sabata always wins. It seems half the film consists of McKintock's men challenging Sabata to one gambling contest after another, then trying to trick or cheat him, only to find that Sabata cheats better. Many of these scenes end with Sabata pulling a gun at some clever time, including a small-caliber barrel hidden up his sleeve. Somehow no one ever decides to draw before he does, and time and again, a roomful of armed hostiles is mysteriously cowed. Van Cleef wears a Cool Hand Luke air throughout, but the effect is to turn him into a kind of god-figure. He can get the drop on dozens of men at once? Who can challenge him, then, in this town full of cowards? Yawn. The non-gambling parts of this film seem to be inspired by the director belatedly realizing that it needs to involve more than just harping on Sabata's gambling prowess. Even the positive comments on this page admit that the plot is unfathomable in a single viewing. It's worse; it's as though they shot a bunch of random western-themed scenes, then tried to edit them into a movie. The characters are shallow Western clichés with no substance, and their motives are mostly "I'm-with-Sabata" or "I'm-with-McKintock." And what is going on, and why, is rarely explained. At one point, Clyde suddenly jump into a horse-drawn cart and make off with the loot. But he doesn't get far before his cart loses a wheel and Sabata is there to coolly chide him for his impish treachery. What, Clyde was planning to steal the loot? Why did the wheel fall off? How did Sabata know he was going to do it?The entire film is one take after another of Someone Tries to do Something Against Sabata, leading up to Sabata Wins, Hands Down. Even when the movie bothers to explain just HOW Sabata wins, it wears too thin to hold the attention. Kind of like Superman in the Wild West, with no super-villains or Kryptonite. If you've seen one scene, you've seen the whole film. See it if you like bad movies that critics whitewash as "rollicking." But see it for free, it's not worth paying for.