Fluentiama Perfect cast and a good story

ThedevilChoose When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Wuchak RELEASED IN 1970 and directed by Sergio Corbucci, "Companeros" chronicles events during the Mexican Revolution in the 1910s when a Swedish arms supplier (Franco Nero) and a Mexican radical (Tomas Milian) agree to an uneasy alliance in order to rescue the highbrow leader of the counter-revolution, Prof. Xandos (Fernando Rey), who's a prisoner in Texas. Unfortunately for them, a former business partner of the Swede puts a wrench in their plans (Jack Palance). Jose Bodalo plays revolutionary leader General Mongo while Iris Berben is on hand as the babe of the counter-revolution. Karin Schubert has a support role as a sultry prostitute. In the wake of the surprising success of Sergio Leone's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" (1966) filmmakers in Europe and elsewhere tried to repeat the success using the same playbook. As such, "Companeros" is similar to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" with Nero basically in the Eastwood role, Milian in the Wallach part and Palance in the Van Cleef role (generally speaking). Add a catchy score by Ennio Morricone and - voila - you have a new version of that classic Italian Western.These types of Spaghetti Westerns melded the hysterically overdone Italo grand opera with Spanish picaresque convention. A Spanish term, 'picaro' means "rogue" or "rascal", and the picaresque yarn is usually sardonic, featuring the misadventures of roguish protagonists of low stature who live by their wits in a crooked world; and told with realistic and humorous detail. Here Yodlaf Peterson (Nero) and Vasco (Milian) are the two picaros with Palance as the wooden-handed foil.While you can't beat Morricone's iconic score to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," I actually prefer this Western because it has better characters, a better story, WOMEN and superior mindfood. Concerning the latter, "The Good..." had no depth or moral, unless you count "lucre is the all and end all of life." Here there are serious deliberations on the rationalization for revolution and the justification (or not) of its proper or improper execution.Those who favor picaresque Westerns (or stories in general) will appreciate "Companeros" more than me. I mostly don't like the occasional goofiness, but I can roll with it if I have to, which I did. Thankfully, the movie's mostly quasi-realistic, akin to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." It is well done for what it is with several highlights and novelties, including Marsha the hawk and some little turtles (you'll see what I mean).THE MOVIE RUNS 118 minutes and was shot in Almera & Madrid, Spain, and (studio) Rome. WRITER: Too many to cite. GRADE: B/B- (6.5/10)

gavin6942 A Swedish arms dealer and a Mexican peon team up to rescue the intellectual leader of the Revolutionary cause, while taking part in numerous misadventures along the way."Compañeros" is one of Sergio Corbucci's best-known westerns, as well as one of the best-known spaghetti westerns altogether. The film has been compared to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly", as it intertwines the paths of several characters in the middle of a conflict, but takes place during the Mexican Revolution instead of the American Civil War.As well as being a solid spaghetti western, this also happens to be a good showcase for Jack Palance. Being of a younger generation, I am most associated with the older Palance of the 80s and 90s, but he made quite a name for himself in the western genre (as many people did in those days). This is a fine performance worth watching.

adrianswingler I like most all Spaghetti Westerns and love most all the "Zapatista" political ones. I think this is my favorite of the lot, though. It's not a fun movie, but it's just so...fun! Only the best, most critical to the genre, can I watch more than once in a six month period and this one I can watch anytime anyone suggests it. I'm not going to go into all the ways it's arguably the best because this would be a very, very long review, but it's not lacking in any department. The underlying politics is thick and serious and contemporary to its time. The cast is...did I say fun...not to mention extremely talented actors doing some of their best work. That theme has to be the ear worm from hell, though not unpleasantly so, for an ear worm. I give this one 10/10.Food pairing: Venison Enchiladas Rojo with Beans and Rice and Negra Modelo

lost-in-limbo A whimsically breezy surface makes way for a bang-up, ball-breaking and noisy spaghetti western by the talented Sergio Corbucci (the man also behind "The Great Silence" and "The Mercenary"). Actually I might still put those two films ahead of this one. Hell, there was an explosion of excitement ringing from this this highly competent and vivid outing. The cheeky style dripping from the fascinating material was well placed and delivered. Even from the action, the grand state of it feels like something out of a comic strip and how can't you love the flat-out, bloodthirsty machine gun activity towards the finale. What a sensational climax it builds up to! The trio of Franco Nero, Tomas Milian and Jack Palance were nothing but marvellous, and the chemistry between the former two was a blast. But Palance's sophisticatedly leering menace was the real draw-card. Fernando Rey makes for a solid turn too. Ennio Morricone plucks in with a gleefully passionate and killer music score, which is one of his best and the rugged location was captured by Alejandro Ulloa's free-flowing and expressive cinematography that had plenty of poignant scope and detail. Corbucci stews up some inventive directorial flushes amongst the grit, chaos and exuberance. The atmospheric setting hit's the spot and sets up many potboiler and comedic scenes. It can lull at times, and might feel somewhat overlong.The hard-boiled story sticks to something rather stable and less than flashy, but can be thoughtful in its wide arrange of antics and tactics. It's gusty political sub-text (on the treatment of the poor and use of violence to get your point across) can get a bit wishy-washy and preachy, however it definitely makes up for it in other areas like the chewy script with its constant wit and surprises.Over-the-top entertainment equals a totally baroque and enjoyable Corbucci spaghetti western.