Product Details

• Actors: Yul Brynner, Dean Reed, Ignazio Spalla, Gérard Herter, Sal Borgese
• Directors: Gianfranco Parolini
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: MGM
• DVD Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Run Time: 104 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301971256
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #98,978 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Adios, Sabata" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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ADIOS SABATA - DVD Movie

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars ADIOS SABATA is a densely plotted, somewhat tongue-in-cheek western yarn, July 13, 2010

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William T. Wiggins (New Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adios, Sabata (DVD)

The director, writer, and producer are all the same, and we have several supporting players returning, but Brynner supplants Van Cleef as The Man With The Gunsight Eyes. Does it work?

Well, yes, to a point. ADIOS SABATA is, like the other movies in this series, a densely plotted, somewhat tongue-in-cheek western yarn. In each of the Sabata films, I promise you, you will lose track of who is plotting against whom, and with which ne'er-do-wells on his side. There will also be moments of wry humor, along with acrobatic stunt work. And stuff will blow up, and people will be improbably shot from a long distance away.

All of that happens in ADIOS, but it happens with Brynner at the helm, so the charisma factor is lessened by a notch or two. Where Van Cleef had steel-eyed machismo and a barbed tongue, ol' Yul provides an exotic gypsy-style appeal, all flowing frills and phallic rifle. For real, this Sabata looks like a backup dancer in a Vegas revue, with his all-black outfit and open-shirt styling. As for the sense-of-humor aspect of the character, Brynner's unusual accent tends to give those sardonic Sabata one-liners a bit of a Schwarzenegger feel, but still yet, he's charming, so it works.

Brynner, like LVC, has a great supporting cast to back him up. Returning from the first film (in different roles) are the stolid Gianni Rizzo and the boisterous Pedro Sanchez. American ex-pat Dean Reed is present as a handsome, sleazy sidekick; Gerard Herter portrays a cruel Colonel; and the wonderful Sal Borgese shines as Sabata's mute, music-box-obsessed cohort. All are excellent, with Borgese and Sanchez really notable for fine work.

Gianfranco Parolini/Frank Kramer, who handled the direction of all three Sabata flicks, is equally capable of staging big, booming explosions and a subtle eyebrow tilt; I'd say he's more adept at the latter. He gets a lot from a knowing glance, curious peek, or simple crossing of legs, putting each actor's business to great use in moving the story.

At 1 hour 44 minutes, ADIOS SABATA gets a little long, with its protracted showdown and search for gold. That said, the pic is an ably-produced, entertaining Spaghetti Western, good of its type, and recommended to fans of its star and genre enthusiasts. 7/10.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Campy but sorta fun Spaghetti Western, November 4, 2009

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Ryan Agadoni (Whittier, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adios, Sabata (DVD)

This was my first foray into non-Leone Spaghetti Westerns. This one features Yule Brynner instead of Lee Van Cleef in the title role.

It's not a great film. But it does have some really cool bits of style and creativity that are hallmarks of the genre.

Gimmicky weapons: check. Sabata has a shortened rifle similar to Josh Randall's in Wanted Dead or Alive, though this one is clip fed for some ridiculous reason. Honestly, it doesn't make a lick of sense. Allow me to nerd-out on the gun for a moment: Sabata has to use his other hand to push the clip through manually, and it doesn't appear to increase his magazine capacity by more than one or two rounds. What's more, it would make the gun even more inaccurate since he wouldn't be able to steady the gun with his fore hand. Of course, we still see Sabata making amazing shots from hundreds of yards away. This makes Blondie shooting Tuco's rope look like stark neo-realism.

Further weapons gimmicks: the Hungarian (right?) Colonel uses a model ship with working cannons to dispatch a dude he doesn't want to pay. One goofy mute guy who likes to flip around like a monkey is also a dead-eye with the ol' "iron ball on the toe of your shoe."

It features a very creative villain death: the Colonel has had a portrait painted of him, and at the end he is facing off against Sabata in the same room as the portrait. The Colonel ducks behind the portrait just as Sabata whips a knife at him, which stabs into the portrait and then is dragged diagonally down it as the Colonel falls behind it. Pretty cool.

There are some other elements (Sabata's costume, the "Dance of Death," and the fat revolutionary dude's speeches whenever someone dies) that are half cheesy/ half funny.

Worth a rent if you like the genre and aren't expecting a Good Film.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars camp western, August 26, 2009

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David B. Morgan "dogboy" (texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adios, Sabata (DVD)

If the Yul Brynner costume puts you off this western you are missing the entire campy gay feel of this outrageously over the top spaghetti western. Yul struts and spins with his tassels circling him in an over the top parody of Van Cleef or Eastwood. I keep ecpecting him to blow a kiss. This movie is good fun but is also iconic of what brought the genre down with every B star and second string tough guy thinking anyone with an italian sur name can be Leone and they are not. But I still can not help smiling at the gimmicks, the acrobatics, and the costumes. Throw in a few scenery chewers and it is perfect rainy afternoon fun.