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Friday, November 1, 2024

BRUTE AND THE BEAST 1966 (WILD EAST)

This Lucio Fulci western is also known as "Massacre Time".

Franco Nero stars as a prospector named Tom Corbett who returns to his home only to find his brother Jeff (George Hilton) is a drunk and the family estate has been sold to a mysterious man named Mr. Scott (Giuseppe Addobbati).

There are a lot of twists and turns in this movie and some excellent set pieces including where Tom fights Scott's son Jason (Nino Castelnuovo) in which Tom is half killed by a whip.

Fulci shows his directing skills here and one just knew he was bound for greatness. The cast is excellent with Castelnuovo stealing the show as the insane son Jason.

There are tons of shootouts and Nero and Hilton play off of each other quite well, especially in the scenes where they are fighting Scott's army of men.

If you like Spaghetti westerns, you'll no doubt want to see this undiscovered early gem from a director who was destined for much greater things in the coming years.

I will say the movie opens with a bang and never stops. I won't give away anything else. Just see it.

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