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A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (Ragione per vivere e una per morire, Una)

A Reason to Live, A Reason to Die (Ragione per vivere e una per morire, Una) (1972)

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Release Date: Dec 27, 1972 Wide

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A dishonoured army officer saves the lives of some hardened criminals on condition that they help him regain his honour. Will they live up to his expectations?

Unrated,

Western

Jul 1, 2007

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It's the basic Dirty Dozen story. A ragtag bunch go on a mission. And overall, meh. The ending is epic, but the journey there is stale. The only decent parts besides that, are the assembling of the group, all members standing in a hangman's noose as they are offered the job. The other is a scene where the men (in Confederate uniforms) tell a southern town that the South has won, causing dancing in the streets.

Original rating: 30%

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The above above was written on 12/13/12. The following review was written 5/9/13

So when I first saw this movie, it was around two in the afternoon in the middle of the summer. Which means I had just woken up when I had decided to watch it on TV. Not commercial free TV. Local TV. Which probably didn't help my original opinion.

Yes, as the younger me stated, it IS The Dirty Dozen formula, in all of it's glory. The acting is very well done, James Coburn and Bud Spencer proving to be amazing actors.

I stated the journey in between recruiting the men, and the final battle was stale. Oh how wrong was I! It was great! Full of deception, clever lines, and overall entertaining scenes.

It was commercial free too, bought it on a DVD of "12 Western Classics," at the store. The picture quality was also very good, far superior to the TV version.

New (and improved) rating: 90%
December 12, 2012
Not Liberty Valance
Nathan Thomas
From the writer who brought you your favorite Italian "Escape from New York" knockoff, "2019: After the Fall of New York" and also the writer of the beautiful coming of age tale, "Belle epoque" is this tale of a disgraced Union colonel leading a group of condemned prisoners on a suicide mission in this Civil War era, spaghetti western reworking of "The Dirty Dozen." James Coburn is good as the colonel and Telly Savalas and Bud Spencer help give the film some additional color, but the film is hardly up to Sergio Leone standards, though what film really is? It's not a top tier spaghetti western, but it's still a pretty good one.
April 19, 2013
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