Blood River (1967) or "God Forgives ... I Don't!
This is a review of the uncut version, not the cut 'comedy' version."Dio Perdona...
I've never really appreciated the whole Terence Hill and Bud Spencer phenomenon the way that some people apparently do. I don't think they are any better as a duo than any other two random actors that could have been thrown together at that time, and as far as comedy goes, let's just say they are no Laurel and Hardy.
I always love Hill-Spencer's movies since 1976 when l'd watched the first one, since then every movie from both l watched in fullness on "Dio perdona...lo no!
This film begins with a train carrying a dignitary to a small town in the wilderness. However, once it pulls into the station it comes to a sudden halt and it's then that the residents of the town realize that all but one man on the train have been shot and killed.
Even though it stars Terence Hill and Bud Spencer don´t expect this to be a light-hearted comedy flick like the Trinity westerns. Realistic clothing, dusty dark intense atmosphere and a downright good script make this one a winner.
I'm not sure why American-International chose to theatrically release in the U.S.
Among all the spaghetti-westerns I have seen(maybe 50) this one belongs to the better ones. It has in fact a pretty complex story line with revenge, false accusation, treasure-hunt and buddy relationship elements which cannot be told in one sentence.
This film is one of many films with Terence Hill and Bud Spencer that I can see over and over again without getting bored. It has a dark attitude and the acting is more serious than the Trinity films but have a light comic touch over it anyway.
