"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1966)

Yesterday, I was watching the classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) on the Tubi channel. 

While watching it, I saw some scenes I don't remember seeing before. Then it hit me, this was probably the extended version that tries to emulate the Italian release that debuted in 2003. 

Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach were brought in to dub the added scenes and an imitator dubbed Lee Van Cleef's (deceased) scenes. Eastwood and Wallach didn't sound like they did in the movie (Eastwood was in his 70s and Wallach in his 80s at the time) and Van Cleef's dubber was a poor imitation.

It was interesting to see, but I much prefer (so do many critics and fans) the international theatrical version that I have on DVD. The additional scenes did not favorably enhance the story. They were more of a distraction. 

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974)

For the first time in years, I watched the 1974 Clint Eastwood movie, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot last night. It co-starred Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis. Gary Busey, Catherine Bach, Dub Taylor and June Fairchild had smaller roles. Screenplay and direction was by Michael Cimino.

I had the movie on VHS (I may still have it but it maybe is somewhere in the garage) and is one of my favorite Eastwood movies. The locations used were in Montana and were nicely shot.

I watched the movie on Tubi/Pluto TV and it was a nice print and, surprisingly, uncut. There were no commercials either! Best of all, it was free!

I remember seeing Thunderbolt and Lightfoot at the Roadium Drive-In in Torrance, California in 1974.