cinemajesty Making full use of their on-screen chemistry, actor-duo Terence Hill & Bud Spencer, coming full circle in this Italian produced comic-western gem directed by Enzo Barboni (E.B. Clucher) in 1971 and released to be a massive smash hit with over twelve million moviegoers attending in Summer 1972 in West Germany alone.The story-lines' sequences are fairly simple arrange and connect to a common mainstream audience with two unlikely brothers, Trinitá and Bambino, seeking in each scene the advantage over their opponents to ultimately win a fortune at a poker game, spend it and start the whole process again by riding off into the desert by the end.Filmed entirely in Italy on sound stage in Rome and exteriors shot on location in the Italian region of Abruzzo in order to stand in for the U.S. Middle west, "Trinity II" has pace and rhythm to the picture. The protagonists are the charming outlaws, who everyone can identify with. There are no major shoot-outs or violent torture scenes in a sheriff's prison for example.Nevertheless the spectator has the chance to enter into a ride full of enjoyable moments, which never miss its mark by being just entertainment benefited by a legendary acting duo. The Hill/Spencer connection, which started out with another western in 1967 called "God forgives... I don't" directed by Guiseppe Colizzi in a rather hard-boiled fashion as "Django" (1966) by Sergio Corbucci or Sergio Leone's "For A Few Dollars more" (1965); a picture could not stand up against its predecessor classics.The first collaboration of Terrence Hill and Bud Spenceer of 1967 had not have the commercial outcome as the director and producers wished for. A fact that had to mature another three years to receive its fulfillment in the prequel "They Call Me Trinity" (1970) collaboration, in which finally the comic elements started to break through and shape the acting duo's career, which will last for another 15 years to their final collaboration in season 1984/1985 for "Miami Supercops".© 2017 Felix Alexander Dausend (Cinemajesty Entertainments LLC)

Billy Wiggins Quite honestly, after seeing the first film in this series (THEY CALL ME TRINITY), I was a little underwhelmed, perhaps sold out by my own high hopes. That pic was the breakthrough buddy-comedy-western smash that made Hill and Spencer into superstars. I enjoyed it, liked its meandering pace and whimsical attitude, but was not blown away.Now, after having seen the follow-up, I get it. Everything that was kinda shaggy, kinda loosey-goosey about the first film has been finely groomed here and the difference is notable. The story plays out slowly but steadily, with proper amounts of both slapstick and action, not to mention some damn fine slapstick action.Spencer's Bambino is introduced first, duping a group of crooks out of their freshly cooked beans in hysterical fashion. Not long after the thugs have regrouped from the incident, along comes Hill's Trinity to do the same exact thing! These two gags set the tone for things: The two protagonists are never cocky or cruel in getting their way; rather they use their charm, and occasionally, Spencer's beefy fists if necessary.The boys head back home in time to hear their father's deathbed wish, that they work together to find their way in the world, rather than constantly bickering. Their resulting adventures lead them to aid (repeatedly) a lost farming family, pose as federal agents, and get involved in a monks-versus-gunrunners battle.The general spirit of the film is kind and genial, and for this reason it reminded me of the films of Jackie Chan's Hong Kong heyday. Much attention is paid to intricate gags (several involving food); there are numerous well-staged and complex fistfights; even a running bit with a flatulent baby that would have seemed right at home in a JC flick.Terence Hill's Trinity is a happy-go-lucky layabout that is too lazy to even ride his own horse (he prefers to be dragged slowly behind on a makeshift cot). Trinity is handsome, charming, funny … a great character to be sure. Hill is capable of doing intense (e.g., VIVA DJANGO), so his embodiment of Trinity speaks as much to his acting chops as it does his personal charisma. As for big Bud Spencer, as Bambino he is the sour to Trinity's sweet. Perennially grumpy, the character owns an underlying air of geniality that seems at odds with his willingness to swing his fists around. You get the feeling Bambino begins each fight with a big resigned sigh, as if he'd really rather be elsewhere. The two actors had appeared together in films several times before this series, but it was the Trinity and Bambino personas that really clicked with audiences of the day.So if you are curious about the fuss over TRINITY, I'd just as soon recommend that you skip right to TRINITY IS STILL MY NAME to get the full gist of Spencer and Hill at their best. 8/10 stars.

TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews I don't know, maybe it's that I didn't grow up with them, the way others have, the fact that I'm not American, or a variety of factors, but I've never been much for the classic Westerns. As with films regarding historic events, and films further back than a few decades, Westerns are something that I just don't make it a point to watch unless there's something special about it, someone talented at the helm or a major significance to that particular production. I watched this years ago, and I must admit that I didn't pay that much attention on this most recent viewing. It's just not really my genre. Some of the situations, action and dialog are admittedly good in some of these films, though. Technically speaking, this is good. Camera, editing and sound are fine. The fights look convincing enough, it does look as if the punches connect(though I wouldn't guess that they actually did). At one point in the film, an unusual and unexpected group dish out some physical violence. One fight plays a lot like a football game. The humor includes some repeated gags and jokes, and one running toilet humor joke. The dialog has its moments. I recommend this to fans of Westerns and comedies set in the Wild West. 7/10

stamper I saw this film (as I've seen all Bud Spencer / Terence Hill films) synchronized in German, so I cannot really speak for other versions of the film, but as far as the German version goes, this is a really great film. The synchronization is very well done and the lines are very funny. The voices suit the actors very well and the rough tone of the film fits very good into the story and the characters as well. The story is also good and so are the numerous fighting scenes throughout the film. This is one to enjoy. I've been seeing this film every now and then for the past ten years of my life or so and I'm still not tired of it, just like I'm not tired yet of many other Spencer / Hill films, for instance Lo chiamavano Trinità …, to which this film is the sequel. Try this one out in German synchronization, for I cannot guarantee entertainment in any other language. 7,5 out of 10