Product: Spaghetti Western Bible, Vol. 4: Trinity (1973)
Rating: 4.0
A real surprise from Videoasia
Though it's very light on actual westerns, this is a must for Hill/Spencer fans as it's the only way to see many of these films letterboxed, uncut and in English. Plus the quality is better than usual for Videoasia, even if it's the usual "4 movies per disc" routine we're used to. NOBODY IS THE GREATEST (aka A GENIUS, TWO FRIENDS AND A DUPE, the onscreen title) is the full Euro cut in scope, and LITTLA RITA OF THE WEST is presented in its uncut European version, in scope, with all the musical numbers intact, and the English dub finally included (with the songs still in Italian, of course). Forget the overpriced, VHS-sourced garbage DVDs of these two titles released by "Televista" also for sale; this is definitely a better value. Also included are Bud Spencer's entertaining cop films, FLATFOOT, FLATFOOT IN HONG KONG, FLATFOOT ON THE NILE and FLATFOOT IN AFRICA, all letterboxed and in English (I'm assuming sourced from the Italian DVDs, which weren't English friendly). Then you get the Hill/Spencer team ups, ALL THE WAY BOYS (in scope but, like the Wham! disc, still the 90-minute reissue cut instead of the 105-minute one released on US tape), and I'M FOR THE HIPPOPOTAMUS in a widescreen version that, again, is more pleasing than the crud from Televista. Not bad at all for $17, and definitely cheaper than shelling out for the import discs of each title.