Once Upon a Time in the West 4K UHD

Once Upon a Time in the West is a Sergio Leone masterpiece! This was his last spaghetti western picture and features screen legends Henry Fonda and Charles Bronson. I'm not going to go into details on the plot, but it was an interesting story framed with great imagery or the old west in America as seen by Monuments Park and areas of Spain that are supposed to look like America!I want to pay more attention to the 4K restoration and soundtrack. The 4K restoration was professionally and beautifully done by the Paramount’s archive team, L'immagine Ritrovata and The Film Foundation, with special help from Martin Scorsese! They didn't disappoint! Colors are detailed and bright, with great attention to detail and image sharpness. The soundtrack was superb with wide sound stage and detail as well.The Special Features are included on the Blu-ray and shed a great detail of light about the production of this epic film!A must have and for sale on Amazon Price for less than $13.00!

For most people, you'll either love Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Westerns" or dismiss them outright. There's not a lot of middle ground between the two positions. Critics initially panned and derided these films but over the decades they have become much loved and respected by critics and fans alike with many claiming these westerns are among the best of the entire genre. After filming his famous Clint Eastwood driven "Dollar Trilogy" Leone would go on to make this serious magnum opus. A continuing fusion of his particular style of Italian grand opera and his long-standing homage and reinvention of the American western. This iconic film has most all the themes of the genre. Leone borrows from John Ford's "The Searchers", "My Darling Clementine" as well as films like Ray's Johnny Guitar and many others. The operatic style is typical and is right off the bat shown in the opening gun fight scene. A scene which most film makers would have last a minute or two billows up to a 12+ minute movie within a movie. Humor, pathos, tension, irony, violence all packed in to this one scene to introduce Harmonica, one of the main characters of the movie. It's pure Leone. Or the fantastic introduction of Jill, the one main female character. She gets off the train and in one of the great single unbroken shots in all of cinema walks across the platform through the train station and out the other side to a stunning crane carried camera shot of the thriving western town of Flagstone all done to the beautiful, heart-breaking Jill's theme composed by long time Leone collaborator Ennio Morricone. Every time I watch this scene it sends shivers up and down my spine. Again, pure Leone. If you are a fan of modern frenetic paced CGI ladened films then Leone will probably not be for you. But if you love cinema as a pure art form then give this grand opus western a try.This 4K UHD release from Paramount is somewhat controversial to say the least with reviews both here and across the web. And while I agree with most purists' comments on the video presentations' problems it will still be a top-notch in home cinema experience for the vast majority of viewers. There is no doubt that there is some DNR present along with a noticeable lower bitrate that creates a "smoother" picture than is intended by Leone. The gritty, grainy feel to this film is missing here. It is not quite that fatal as I think most viewers including this one will enjoy the excellent color timing and wonderful 3D pop with the Dolby Vision HDR and its now greatly illuminated interiors, glistening sweaty faces and overall detail. The sound is clear and does great service to the wonderful score and the dialog is easy to hear. Most all the special features are ported over from previous disc releases and are quite interesting. This release is highly recommended despite the slightly compromised video remastering and is still a glorious home viewing experience of an absolutely essential western classic.

One of the top 5 best Western films ever. In my humble opinion.Worth getting on 4k ? The answer is yes !

Sergio Leone (The Good The Bad and The Ugly, For a Few Dollars More)classic Western come to 4K Blu-ray. Starring Henry Fonda, Jason Robards and Charles Bronson. This Western which is visual style by Sergio Leone and it's great storyline really takes you to the heart of the Golden age westerns done Italian style. Outstanding Western a must for any Sergio Leone fan

For my money, this is Sergio Leone's best film. It is a long film, but moves along more briskly than the man w/ no name trilogy. The 4K transfer is beautiful. Definitely recommend if you enjoy westerns.

Product received as expected. Great movie.

This is a MASTERPIECE. One of the Greatest Westerns Ever.

Saw this movie when I was a kid in 1969 at the state theater in south city California the images and especially the music are unforgettable a truly work of cinema genius I also recommend buying the soundtrack also the opening credits scene is pure perfection and I will never forget Henry Fonda and his gang gunning down the family and little boy then the train whistle watch this movie on the biggest screen you can get