Adiós, Sabata
Adiós, Sabata
PG-13 | 22 September 1971 (USA)
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Set in Mexico under the rule of Emperor Maximilian I, Sabata is hired by the guerrilla leader Señor Ocaño to steal a wagonload of gold from the Austrian army. However, when Sabata and his partners Escudo and Ballantine obtain the wagon, they find it is not full of gold but of sand, and that the gold was taken by Austrian Colonel Skimmel. So Sabata plans to steal back the gold.

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Jeff (actionrating.com)

See it -I bet you didn't know Yul Brynner was in a spaghetti western. Well this is one of my favorite spaghetti westerns, and it's as "spaghetti" as they come. You've got crazy-looking guns, plenty of camera close-ups, and even a cowboy who specializes in kicking musket balls at the enemy. An insanely fun western that will keep you entertained with its plethora of action-packed, over-the-top gunfights and battles. Brynner plays the stereotypical cowboy lead character, but the plot isn't stereotypical at all. The story takes place in Mexico, where a revolution is brewing against the Austrians. You know you want to see a movie featuring cowboys vs. Austrian soldiers! An underrated western that shouldn't be taken seriously, but should seriously be taken…home from the store…when you buy it. 5 out of 5 action rating

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SciFiSheriff

After seeing the first film, Sabata, I was just thirsting for spaghetti western goodness. Then I uncovered 2 of the film's sequels; Adios Sabata and Return of Sabata. This review will only be on Adios sabata but be sure to check my other reviews for the rest of the 3 films.Now onto the movie. Man. It's hard to do this film justice! This movie is truly a hidden gem in the western archive of movies and is extremely underrated. If I ruled the country I would have the movie poster slapped on every wall i could get my hands on. PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS FILM.The plot line goes like this; A gunfighter, a bunch of trigger-happy Mexicans and a 2 faced gringo start raiding waggon loads of gold off a Austrian colonel. He doesn't take kindly to this so he tries to exterminate them with the full might of the Austrian army.The plot line is a lot deeper than the first, with interesting plot twists and characters. The characters are really diverse and no character is the same. There is Sabata who seeks justice and gold at the same time. There is a honourable Mexican who executes people he doesn't like. Before his self-proclaimed executions, one of the Mexicans dance on the table and when he stops dancing, he shoots. Then there is also septembre who fires small grey metal balls from his shoes (I don't know who made this, but they are bonkers!). Finally there is an artist who has a bad memory. All the characters were well made and Had some good scenes of dialogue. The action is fantastic. In fact, it's the main part of the film! There is constant shootouts;Shootouts in a barn, shootouts in a deserted castle in the middle of nowhere, shootouts at a saloon- lets just say if you love action, you would be crazy to miss this fantastic action extravaganza. The battle at the end is simply fantastic. We've got Gatling guns blazing, bombs exploding and Austrian solders flying everywhere. It's loud, fun and exhilarating. Even if you don't like story of the whole film or if you don't like the fact Lee van clef isn't in it, at least watch it for the battle!Sabata this time around is played by The Magnificent Seven's Yel Brynner. Many western fans don't like the film, or dismiss it entirely just because Lee van Cleff isn't in it, thus making it rubbish. The film isn't even intended to be a Sabata film and it isn't one over in Spain. Istead, the main character is called Indeo black. It got the name Adios sabata when it hit America. The company wanted to cash-in on Sabata, which was popular at the time, so they could pocket some more money. To me, it doesn't matter who sabata is played by as long as he is Sabata. The ironic thing is, the reason Lee Van Clef couldn't do the role is because he was staring in a sequel to one of Yel's movies, The magnificent seven ride!This is probably one of the best westerns ever made and one of my favourite films of all time.If you want some fun, laughs and good old entertainment, pay sabata a visit.

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The_Void

I didn't like Sabata, or Return of Sabata; which begs the question; why did I watch Adios, Sabata? Well basically because I got the set on DVD. This film is set apart from the other two owing to the fact that unlike them, it doesn't star Lee Van Cleef. I thought this might condemn the film to being even worse than the first two; but Yul Brynner steps in and does a fairly good job with the title role. The plot does not follow on from the other two films and is just your basic Spaghetti Western stuff, with the title character this time helping a bunch of people steal some gold. The first thing I noticed about this film is that the music is a lot better than it was in the last one and there isn't so much of the jokey style, which is welcome. The plot is a bit of a problem as it's rather confusing and this makes things difficult to follow. It's also not all that interesting, which doesn't help. Director Gianfranco Parolini does well with the Spaghetti Western style and the cinematography is not bad. Overall, I can't say I'm a fan of this film; or of the series on the whole, but at least this third entry isn't any worse than the other two.

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lastliberal

Long before the Terminator, Sabata (this time Yul Brynner in his only spaghetti western) uttered the infamous words, "I'll be back." This is the second of Gianfranco Parolini's Sabata trilogy, but it is not a sequel, as the characters and story are different. Like the first, it is also written by Renato Izzo, who went on to write the video nasty Night Train Murders after finishing the trilogy.Brynner had the cool look that probably got him the Westworld gig a few years later.Ignazio Spalla is back from the fist film, but with a different name (Escudo). Maybe he changed it to hide.Sabata joins Escudo and revolutionaries trying to overthrow Austrian Archduke Maximillion, who ruled over Mexico as an imperial dictator; of course, Sabata was only after gold. Others were as well, so it was not a walk in the park.It is fortunate that the Archduke had plenty of soldiers to sacrifice to the cause.Well, Lee Van Cleef, Ignazio Spalla, and Aldo Canti will be back in the final Sabata film.

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