Movie to bring on a desert island

Rating: 10/10 (6 March 2000)

I first saw the movie when it was screened in the theaters in Rome. It was "love" at first sight. I am a big fan of Leone's works, and this was his final masterpiece. Great filming, great actors, great locations, great story, and some mystery...James Woods acted like never before of ever after and De Niro was amazing. And the "flash-back/non flash-back" screenplay is something never seen before, only Leone could have done that.
Since then, I have watched this movie something like 30 times, and never get bored of it. I was amazed to learn that in the States, the movie was cut by half 2 hours instead of 4. WHY?
Anyway, I hope to be able to see the director's cut soon. I'll leave with a question: Sergio was planning a movie about Stalingrad before his death....would that have been another masterpiece? Too late to know.