HEY AMIGO! A TOAST TO YOUR DEATH! Is a typical low budget spaghetti western offering from 1970. It displays a notably tougher edge than some, laced with real grit throughout, and there's a notable undercurrent of sexual threat and violence that makes it difficult at times, although there's not really anything too explicit here. The usual plotline has a lone hero tracking a band of outlaws who've committed a stagecoach robbery, although it gets more complex than that. Crisp photography and well staged action make it fairly enjoyable.
4 Reviews
A bad plan is still a plan
unbrokenmetal21 February 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Bandits are coming to a small town and capture the inhabitants. When the stagecoach arrives, they shoot the guards and steal the whole vehicle including the gold it carries. Williams (Wayde Preston) hunts down the bandits and their leader Burnett (Rik Battaglia) but surprisingly nobody knows where the gold has been left. Williams begins a search together with his funny sidekick El Loco (Marco Zuanelli, "Once Upon A
Time In the West")...
The construction of the whole plot is weird. First, we don't get any exposition of the characters and what they want. Williams stands around like a spectator and only begins to do something when it's too late for the coach drivers. Second, the plan of the bandits is idiotic. If they want to capture the stagecoach, they can do this outside in the desert, they don't need the whole village population as witnesses. Third, the villain is shot in the middle of the running time, and then a search for the gold is added, as if the writer realised that a movie is too short at 50 minutes. It feels like the final duel took place in the middle already and the rest is an epilogue.
Altogether it's an interesting movie with good camera work, a typical title song by Carlo Savina and a great role for Marco Zuanelli, but it's not going to be used at the school of script writing.
The construction of the whole plot is weird. First, we don't get any exposition of the characters and what they want. Williams stands around like a spectator and only begins to do something when it's too late for the coach drivers. Second, the plan of the bandits is idiotic. If they want to capture the stagecoach, they can do this outside in the desert, they don't need the whole village population as witnesses. Third, the villain is shot in the middle of the running time, and then a search for the gold is added, as if the writer realised that a movie is too short at 50 minutes. It feels like the final duel took place in the middle already and the rest is an epilogue.
Altogether it's an interesting movie with good camera work, a typical title song by Carlo Savina and a great role for Marco Zuanelli, but it's not going to be used at the school of script writing.
A Gritty But Average Spaghetti Western with Wayde Preston
zardoz-1319 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
'Doc' Williams (Wayde Preston of "Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die!") tracks down a gang of murderous outlaws who have held-up a stagecoach and gunned down all the guards and then in standard-issue Spaghetti western style have turned on each other. This rugged sagebrusher opens with the homicidal outlaws slipping into a drowsy little frontier town at dawn. Williams is splashing water on his face from a horse trough when he is caught off-guard from the robbers, so he cannot thwart their immediate plans. Afterward, these ruffians round up all the residents and take them hostage. Imagine the surprising reception the stagecoach guards find awaiting them when they pull into town and are mowed down by the gang. Now, the outlaws get the next big surprise. When the gang leader, Barnett (Rik Battaglia of "Shoot, Gringo... Shoot!"), blasts the chain off on the strongbox, which he had calculated had $150 thousand in gold coins, he is shocked to find nothing but rocks in the money bags! This plot revelation evokes memories of Sam Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" (1969) when those outlaws discovered they had shot their way out of a border down for several bags of steel holes! "Gatling Gun" director Paolo Bianchini's "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace," AKA Ehi amigo... sei morto! Serves up a pursuit western with Doc trailing the Barnett and his gangs into Mexico. Along the way, our grim but determined hero encounters a desert packrat, El Loco (Marco Zuanelli of "Once Upon a Time in the West), who rides a burro. Before the robbery takes place, El Loco had crossed trails with Barnett's trigger-happy gang and managed to survive the encounter. Meantime, the citizens of the town label Doc a "coward" because the outlaws caught him without a six-shooter. Now, Doc vows to find them and recover every dollar of the stolen loot. Along the way, he forms an alliance with El Loco.
Basically, "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" qualifies as a typical, nihilistic Spaghetti western with a high body count and a rape scene. Bianchini's earlier oaters "God Made Them... I Kill Them" (1968), "I Want Him Dead" (1968) and "Gatling Gun" (1968) were several notches better than "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace." Carlo Savina's orchestral score lacks the bells, whistles, and clanking spurs of a classic Spaghetti western, but it forges atmosphere as does "Ruthless Four" lenser Sergio D'Offizi's widescreen cinematography of the striking Spanish landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Almería, and Andalucía, Spain. The town sets appear substantial, but they have a ramshackle appearance. "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" suffers from a convoluted screenplay by "His Name Was King" scribes Roberto Colangeli and Renato Savino. At one point, Doc suspects El Loco has take the gold for himself and hidden it into a pipes of a church organ. Remember, the bad guy heroes in "Any Gun Can Play" found the stolen gold in the organ pipes of a church. Wayde Preston is appropriately stoic as the protagonist, while Marco Zuanelli makes a loquacious sidekick. Spaghetti western fans may recall Zuanelli played Wobbles in Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time in the West." Relentlessly grim with little let-up in the violence and a rape thrown him to heighten the hell raising, "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" qualifies as an average Spaghetti western.
Basically, "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" qualifies as a typical, nihilistic Spaghetti western with a high body count and a rape scene. Bianchini's earlier oaters "God Made Them... I Kill Them" (1968), "I Want Him Dead" (1968) and "Gatling Gun" (1968) were several notches better than "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace." Carlo Savina's orchestral score lacks the bells, whistles, and clanking spurs of a classic Spaghetti western, but it forges atmosphere as does "Ruthless Four" lenser Sergio D'Offizi's widescreen cinematography of the striking Spanish landscape of the Tabernas Desert, Almería, and Andalucía, Spain. The town sets appear substantial, but they have a ramshackle appearance. "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" suffers from a convoluted screenplay by "His Name Was King" scribes Roberto Colangeli and Renato Savino. At one point, Doc suspects El Loco has take the gold for himself and hidden it into a pipes of a church organ. Remember, the bad guy heroes in "Any Gun Can Play" found the stolen gold in the organ pipes of a church. Wayde Preston is appropriately stoic as the protagonist, while Marco Zuanelli makes a loquacious sidekick. Spaghetti western fans may recall Zuanelli played Wobbles in Sergio Leone's "Once Upon A Time in the West." Relentlessly grim with little let-up in the violence and a rape thrown him to heighten the hell raising, "Hey, Amigo, . . . Rest in Peace" qualifies as an average Spaghetti western.
So-so Spaghetti Western blends noisy action , violence , twists and high body-count
ma-cortes31 July 2023
An average Western regarding a revenge story with plenty of violence ,shoot'em up , thrills and frantic action . Dealing with a postman officer , Dove Williams (Wayde Preston) , track down a group of cutthroats who have robbed a stagecoach in Texas . He faces off the dangerous leader of the nasty gang , Barnett (Rik Battaglia) , and his villainous henchmen : Manolo (Raf Baldassarre as Raf Baldwin) and the rapist Black (Aldo Berti) . Along the way, our brave , valiant hero Dove Williams teams up with a desert roguish crook , El Loco (Marco Zuanelli) , who rides a donkey .
It's full of action , exaggerated characters , shootouts with high body count , loads of violence , but also displays some exciting surprises in its uneven screenplay with full of thrilling as well as twisted and bloody events . It's a short budget film with usual actors , professional technicians, evocative production values and passable results . However, the environment is quite poor with dilapidated towns and a few people, a gloomy and decadent environment showing the early end of the Spagetti Western genre that a little later originated its last rattles at the Seventies . The film relies heavily on the continuous relationship between the relentless revenger played by American Wayde Preston and the resourceful rogue performed by Marco Zuanelli . "Ehi amigo... sei morto! (1970)" is an ordinary western with breathtaking showdown between the protagonist , a postman officer become a gunslinger , against his relentless enemies , an ominous band led by Barnett . Stars Wayde Preston who's a little wooden , but he ravages the screen , kills , shoots , hits and runs . As Wayde Preston playing the hunk gunfighter playing in his usual hieratic style . Here U. S actor Wayde Preston taking his turn as regular avenger , a grim but daredevil hero . Preston was briefly a U. S. TV star in the late 1950s. Preston was born in Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos. Working for TV , he took the title role of Christopher Colt in three seasons of the Western show 'Colt .45', a spinoff from his guest appearances on the more successful 'Tenderfoot'. Like Clint Eastwood he emigrated to Italy to achieve fame and fortune, however his roles were relegated to second-class Spaghetti Westerns . As he performed : Vivo per la tua morte (1968) , L'ira di Dio (1968) , Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi (1970) , A Man Called Sledge (1970), Ehi amigo ... sei morto! (1970). And other appearances in all kinds of genres , such as : Anónima de asesinos (1966) , Hollywood man (1976), Smokey and the judge (1980) and Captain America (1990) . Being accompanied by other Italian actors , Spaghetti regulars , such as Rik Battaglia , Marco Zuanelli, Raf Baldassarre , and Aldo Berti as a violent rapist stands out
There is plenty of thrills and run-of-the-mill action in the movie , guaranteeing some crossfire or stunts every few minutes . The film is fast moving including twists , turns and being entertaining enough but resulting to be a mediocre flick . It contains atmospheric cinematography , although somewhat dark , photographed by by cameraman Sergio D'Offizi in the Dino Laurentiis studios, Roma, and Lacio, Italia , but no Almeria . Nice score by composer Carlo Savina in Spaghetti style , including an enjoyable leitmotif and catching song . The motion picture was middlingly directed by Paolo Bianchini and he often used the pseudonym as Paul Maxwell. At this film he inclined toward violence and too much action . He made various ¨Spaghetti¨ such as Ehi Amigo... Sei Morto! , 1968 Lo Quiero Muerto , 1968 God Made Them... I Kill Them and ¨Spy genre¨ such as 1969 Devilman Story , 1968 Superargo, 1967 Hypnos Follia Di Un massacre , 1966 Il Gioco Delle Spie . Rating : 5/10 , a routine Western , though passable for some typical Spaghetti scenes.
It's full of action , exaggerated characters , shootouts with high body count , loads of violence , but also displays some exciting surprises in its uneven screenplay with full of thrilling as well as twisted and bloody events . It's a short budget film with usual actors , professional technicians, evocative production values and passable results . However, the environment is quite poor with dilapidated towns and a few people, a gloomy and decadent environment showing the early end of the Spagetti Western genre that a little later originated its last rattles at the Seventies . The film relies heavily on the continuous relationship between the relentless revenger played by American Wayde Preston and the resourceful rogue performed by Marco Zuanelli . "Ehi amigo... sei morto! (1970)" is an ordinary western with breathtaking showdown between the protagonist , a postman officer become a gunslinger , against his relentless enemies , an ominous band led by Barnett . Stars Wayde Preston who's a little wooden , but he ravages the screen , kills , shoots , hits and runs . As Wayde Preston playing the hunk gunfighter playing in his usual hieratic style . Here U. S actor Wayde Preston taking his turn as regular avenger , a grim but daredevil hero . Preston was briefly a U. S. TV star in the late 1950s. Preston was born in Denver, Colorado, Estados Unidos. Working for TV , he took the title role of Christopher Colt in three seasons of the Western show 'Colt .45', a spinoff from his guest appearances on the more successful 'Tenderfoot'. Like Clint Eastwood he emigrated to Italy to achieve fame and fortune, however his roles were relegated to second-class Spaghetti Westerns . As he performed : Vivo per la tua morte (1968) , L'ira di Dio (1968) , Sartana nella valle degli avvoltoi (1970) , A Man Called Sledge (1970), Ehi amigo ... sei morto! (1970). And other appearances in all kinds of genres , such as : Anónima de asesinos (1966) , Hollywood man (1976), Smokey and the judge (1980) and Captain America (1990) . Being accompanied by other Italian actors , Spaghetti regulars , such as Rik Battaglia , Marco Zuanelli, Raf Baldassarre , and Aldo Berti as a violent rapist stands out
There is plenty of thrills and run-of-the-mill action in the movie , guaranteeing some crossfire or stunts every few minutes . The film is fast moving including twists , turns and being entertaining enough but resulting to be a mediocre flick . It contains atmospheric cinematography , although somewhat dark , photographed by by cameraman Sergio D'Offizi in the Dino Laurentiis studios, Roma, and Lacio, Italia , but no Almeria . Nice score by composer Carlo Savina in Spaghetti style , including an enjoyable leitmotif and catching song . The motion picture was middlingly directed by Paolo Bianchini and he often used the pseudonym as Paul Maxwell. At this film he inclined toward violence and too much action . He made various ¨Spaghetti¨ such as Ehi Amigo... Sei Morto! , 1968 Lo Quiero Muerto , 1968 God Made Them... I Kill Them and ¨Spy genre¨ such as 1969 Devilman Story , 1968 Superargo, 1967 Hypnos Follia Di Un massacre , 1966 Il Gioco Delle Spie . Rating : 5/10 , a routine Western , though passable for some typical Spaghetti scenes.
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