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Per un pugno di dollari (1964)
Groundbreaking Spaghetti Western
Perhaps not as great as Leone's The Good, the Bad and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West, A Fistful of Dollars stands out as the birth of a genre of film that still has a lasting impact upon the movie industry. Not only have many movies been indirectly influenced by this style of filmmaking, but even such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels have direct references to the music, mood, and camera angles of Leone's genius. This film also made Clint Eastwood an international superstar and launched his amazing career. The terrible English dubbing over the non-American actors is sometimes difficult to get used to, but the film on the whole holds together as a classic western.
A Day at the Races (1937)
An Underrated Classic
Though I'll admit it is not on par with the great A Night at the Opera, it is close enough to be considered one of the better comedies of alltime. The same comedic formula that worked so well in the previously mentioned film is applied in A Day at the Races. They even had the same director. Sometimes I wish the Marx Brothers would get more credit than they have received, especially in comparison to the ridiculously stupid 3 Stooges. In any event, Grouch Marx will always be one of my heroes.