Two of the most successful Spaghetti Westerns ever made. Terence Hill and Bud Spencer star in these wildly popular spoofs of the Italian Western genre. They Call Me Trinity and Trinity Is Still My Name are presented here for the first time in their theatrically correct anamorphic widescreen ratios. These comedies paved the way for Mel Brooks' Western send-up Blazing Saddles and made international superstars out of the team of Hill and Spencer, ushering in a twenty-five year association for the two actors. Sit back and enjoy a double dose of Western comedy, Italian style!
M**I
Trip down memory lane
My rating reflects the nostalgia factor for me. I first saw this movie in the old Plaza Theater, built in 1913, in Horton Plaza in San Diego around 1970. At the time it was hilariously funny to me, mainly because of the role of Terrance Hill's (Trinity's) brother Bambino played by Bud Spencer. I was so taken with the movie that years later I found it on VHS and played it to death. Then for decades, nothing. I rediscovered this on DVD in December 2019 and grabbed it.Playback quality is a bit rough and it is not nearly as funny to my 72 year old self as it was to my 22 year old self, but there were still laugh out loud moments, and Bambino's sardonic character makes him still my favorite.If you have never watched this movie or are in your 20s or 30s you may not find it funny or entertaining. On the other hand, if you saw and remember this movie and remember enjoying it way back when it's worth grabbing, Well, maybe so, Like I said, the production values were never great even when this movie was first released, and are crude by today's standards. Add in that this appears to be transferred from a tenth generation source, and it could be a painful watch unless you truly loved the movie the way I did and want to take a trip down memory lane because your memory totally goes.
R**S
FINALLY!!!
I've loved these films ever since I saw them in high school, but I could only see them on terrible copies, and have never seen them in widescreen. The previous DVD releases have also been terrible, with awful sound. But the new release has changed all of that.First, the video is a hundred times better than anything I've seen before. While the visuals of the Trinity films will never be anything to write home about, everything is now crisp, there are no video distortions, and best of all, it's in widescreen! Second, the sound is dramatically improved. I can now understand dialog that's always been murky in the past. Trinity has been a great love for me, but showing it to the uninitiated has always been a problem because people would bolt as soon as they saw the horrible copy come on the screen. With the new release, I'm having regular viewing parties and bringing new fans into the fold.The extras are nice, but they're really just the italian movie cards and the trailer. Interesting, but ehh. Still, I'm grateful they're there.Finally, it's great that the two Trinity films are in one collection. Buy this and you're done. Don't be misled by other Terrence and Bud pics which look like Trinity (with some even being renamed Trinity), because they're not part of the series at all.This is the most exciting DVD release for me in years. Buy it, you won't regret it.
T**R
An oldie but goodie
From Trinity to Don Matteo, there's nothing this man can't do!
B**X
Two for the price of two! What could be better?
This box has two movies in one box! And the neat thing is when movie is the sequel to the other movie! And they’re in the same box! What are the chances! I put the movies in the DVR for my dad and they played. It was like a VCR, but only I put them in a DVR. I couldn’t find the rewind button after the movie was done so I just checked at the movie.
P**R
Love these movies.
I have always loved these movies and the others he has made, they are action, comedy, drama all in one.They are older movies but still fun to watch and have to watch whenever I want too.
A**D
Quality reproduction at last!!!!!!!
I shall begin by explaining to other reviewers, why there is a missing sequence in Trinity Is Still My Name. All the other poor quality versions are not official releases. The official Italian released version removed the scene where the mother was talking about having the boys out of wedlock. Italy being predominantly Church based and given the era, it was decided to be prudent. And given that the "spaghetti" western era was at an end at this time, it was decided to leave this scene on the cutting room floor.Hen's Tooth Video have done a magnificent job on these re-productions. The video is crisp and sharp (even being played here in Australia on a PAL/NTSC compatible system. I use a 42" Plasma and these "scale" up to their perfect anamorphic size while no quality losses are noted.I have seen MANY copies of these two movies from all over the world, both PAL and NTSC versions. This set is the best available in English.If you love these two actors as much as I do, then this set is for you. You will not be disappointed. Maybe one day, full on re-mastered versions will be authorized, with all missing scenes and DTS 5.1.
L**Y
Funny as hell
Great funny
S**G
quality !
There was lots of thought that went into the quality of the films presentation and the packaging. looks simple inside but also classy and here the kicker the disc do not move at all once you put back in place.there not going anywhere. like that. this would be a good one to open up and put in a glass frame and hang on a wall.looks graet . think this is a hidden gem for collecting.
J**T
Excellent
It isn't just any western movie. This Trinity, it can be funny at times. But it is worth the watch. They are older films and played just fine in my blu-ray machine.
P**Y
Great films, good quality DVDs
Great films, good quality DVDs. I've heard these are slightly cut from the full but I can't speak for the validity of this claim.
S**.
Capolavoro
Li cercavo da una vita in lingua originale.Ottima qualità e dvd arrivati in condizioni perfette.Consigliato vivamente.Buona visione.
A**S
Classic Spaghetti Western movies with humour injected, parables and life lessons.
I have always got a lot out of these movies. Way more entertaining than the standard American cuts. More accurate historically too. Unique music score. Director nails the right feeling in almost every scene.This movie draws the watcher in, tell an entertaining humourous, to sad range of emotions, throughout the whole story.Full of grey area characters. Rogues and Heroes, and sometimes both.Some times a bit too silly.A simpler time movie.
J**Y
dvd
well done on a great item. i was trilled 2 get thesesend me more details about same trinity films tanx
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