Wizard-8
Despite what my summary line reads, I want to state that I didn't hate this spaghetti western. However, I must confess that when the movie reached the end, I was kind of relieved that I didn't have to sit through any more. Things start of promising for the movie - it manages to build a bleak and violent atmosphere, there are some exciting action sequences, and the movie doesn't get to a point where it can be called boring. But it gets dangerously close to being boring. The plot is almost ridiculously drawn out to near the breaking point, with lots of scenes that serve no real purpose. Maybe sensing this, the director does try to spice some scenes up with some unconventional direction and editing, but for the most part it makes the scenes confusing. And the movie has the gall to rip off "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly" in its climatic sequence. This is far from the worst spaghetti western I've seen, but I would only recommend it to spaghetti western aficionados who are also fans of Anthony Steffen and/or William Berger.
charley-54
I love this movie. It is a masterpiece of the genre. It has it's flaws no doubt. The acting is good in places and wooden in others. Overall though it is a very cool film. If you like the Italina westerns, then don't hesitate to check this one out. The cinematography is top-notch, the music and sound effects are great! I especially love the way it starts! Bom bom BOM!!!!!!Anthony Steffen is not the best actor in the genre but he does a satisfactory job here. William Berger is great as always! It contains more of the Django style multi-barrel guns and surreal sequences and moving camera shots with cool angles and experimental shots. The movie does contain some violence towards animals (there is a cockfight sequence).
The_Void
This film was made in the same year as 'Django the Bastard', with the same director and the same actor in the title role. A Noose for Django feels a lot like an afterthought, and I wouldn't be surprised to find that is the case. This film doesn't benefit from as good a storyline as the aforementioned Spaghetti western, and it feels more like a film that has had the name 'Django' slapped on it to help it's selling prospects, as the title character feels very much like he's just been dropped into the plot. The plot highlights the antagonism between Mexicans and Americans in a story about smuggling illegal immigrants into an American township. Towards the start, we see a smuggler ditch his cargo in callous fashion. From there, we learn that there's a bounty on the heads of all illegal smugglers, and this attracts the bounty hunter Django to the fray in order to bring the men to justice. However, Django isn't the only hunter on their trail as he faces competition from other gunslingers. Well, I think this is the basic plot line; the muddled screenplay doesn't exactly make it easy to decipher exact plot details.A Noose for Django is one of the more difficult to find entries in the Django series, and that seems pretty apt it really isn't all that good. Naturally, the film features a plethora of violent gun fights and a handful of gritty characters; but nothing is really explained or done in any great detail, which really leaves the film feeling rather flat. Anthony Steffen gives a performance that is, in my opinion, better than the one he gave in Django the Bastard (albeit slightly); but it's spoiled by the fact that he's eclipsed by his rival bounty hunter and his very cool seven barrelled shotgun! Said gun represents what is probably the only real memorable thing about this film; which really says a lot for it. However, in typical Italian fashion; A Noose for Django compensates for its muddled and rather boring story with style. The atmosphere is dark and gritty and the locations, while obviously cheap, do help the film with regards to the atmosphere as it presents a very minimalist western style. Overall, I can't say that I liked this film very much and don't recommend tracking it down; although there may be something here for Spaghetti western fan.
joeshoe89
I have seen this as No Room to Die which is probably a better title than Noose for Django. It's an excellent letter boxed print but I think the dubbing might be not an exact translation. The plot is about the evil Mr Fargo who is using his gang of wanted men to smuggle illegal workers from Mexico into the USA. For some reason he has them all killed (in one sequence he sends two wagon loads of workers over a cliff down to the river to die) and I'm really not sure of why he does this except to just not get caught smuggling. The bounty hunter Johnny Brandon (I think he's called Django just to sell tickets)is out killing Fargo's men for the reward(s). There is a second bounty hunter Everitt Murdock (IMDB says Sartana but hes called Preacherman because of his black preacher outfit, there is a Santana in the movie but it's not this guy)who carries a 7 barrel shotgun that almost seams like an automatic (where all the shells come from you can only guess). The plot gets complicated as the 2 bounty hunters form a shaky alliance to cash in on the rewards. Is a double cross in the works? The women are pretty but don't have very much to do and there are no nude scenes or love scenes. At the end it all comes down to $40000 which Brandon gives to the woman and says "You know what to do with it" Brandon also has a Bud Spencer imitator who basically throws guys around a lot. The music goes: dum dum dum DUM whenever someone evil gives that stare that he's going to shoot or throw a knife. There's plenty of violence and action but this isn't Django.