The Unholy Four

In the last 12 months i have added BLINDMAN, REQUIESCANT, FACE TO FACE & DAY OF ANGER to my western collection. After so many years of neglect I am glad to see some studios taking the Italian/Euro western genre to top quality release status for fans like myself. THE UNHOLY FOUR looks great here in Blu-Ray. The night scenes seem to be imbued with a touch of Mario Bava gel lighting style and director Enzo Barboni kind of mimics older directors like Sidney J Furie or maybe Hitchcock with some neat gimmicky camera work throughout. The extreme close-up shots of rifles and revolvers going thru their mechanical motions during an ambush seem to make the action that much more intense. UNHOLY also has one of the best saloon brawls of any western I've ever seen, complete with a kind of Jackie Chan vibe to the proceedings. Woody Strode is the American ringer in this spagwest and tho he only speaks about ten words (not counting the church choir audition) he has great presence here. As for the audio...Italian with English subs or English dubbing. Both good. Take your pick. On the downside, I didn't care overmuch for the musical score as it seems to be styled after Hollywood movies instead of what you might expect from a spaghetti western. Not terrible but no Ennio Morricone either. Also, the only bonus materials on tap were trailers from 2 (excellent) examples of the genre, NAVAJO JOE and SABATA. Bottom line here is that this movie isn't in A FISTFULL OF DOLLARS league but it does have well filmed action scenes, a high body count and some attractive females. I also appreciate studios that produce a quality product worth purchasing & that's why I give this film 5 stars. Soooo..If you & your friends are tired of watching THE SEARCHERS on TCM for the 100th time, give this movie a shot. Your guests will appreciate it.Some Blu macaroni combat in the future would be sweet as well.

One of the better package deals from Wild East, The Forgotten Pistolero and The Unholy Four - two good solid spaghetti westerns that deliver all the goods - plenty of gunplay, good plots, music scores, stunning cinematography of the Madrid, and most of all, Italian action at it's finest. Both films run from eighty to ninety minutes each, all on one disc, these Wild East transfers are surprisingly good with full screen and widescreen optional. The Forgotten Pistolero is a story of a desperado who seeks out his childhood friend to help solve a murder from the past and to resolve a revenge that has been long awaited for all those involved. The Unholy Four - a man called "Chuck Mul" suffers from amnesia. Mul escapes from an insane asylum, trying to remember, regain his identity, and his forgotten tormented past. An investigation is made to find out who the real culprits are involved in a strange conspiracy, setting off the fireworks in the end, one of the finest staged gunfights ever captured on film. starring Woody Strode, Leonard Mann, and Peter Martell.

Very nice print and the audio is crisp and clear. Very good Italian western. Very underrated in my book. Kino release is barebones but very affordable! Highly recommended!

Two Italian Westerns. One based on a classical piece from Antiquity.

i've been waiting for these movies for a long time.I remember when iwas very YOUNG(around 1974)my mother took me to the cinema to watch "The Unholy Four" which was popular at that time,thanks to Amazon ,and their picture qualities is good. KEEP UP WITH GOOD WORK

It really bothers me when a reviewer that that does not know what they are talking about gives a bad review to a dvd that deserves better and anyone that is a true spaghetti western fan would appreciate them.These two films are both top notch efforts ,I have a extensive collection of spaghetti westerns and collect all of the Wild East ones I can get my hands on ,they clean up these films and usually put two films that have a common factor on each release.The films here are above average ,I have viewed both multiple times, they are well paced,well acted and have excellent scores ,the theme for The Forgotten Pistolero stands out,its beautifully done score is by Roberto Pregadio that has a very Morricone style and is his best work, it stands in the top ten of spaghettii western themes.Disregard the bad reviews these are great films.

I liked Unholy Four more (now available on Blu-Ray) but both films are good with fairly good transfers.

The movies were both good, they belong to the better ones in the spaghetti western genre. In my opinion, the Forgotten Pistolero was better than the Unholy 4 with a nice story and interesting actors. What annoyed me most, though, was the relatively poor quality of the films.

Great little flick.

great double bill of action great dvd a must for all spaghetti western fans