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TIL the term "Spaghetti Western" refers to Western films made in Europe. It's called such because most of these films were directed by Italians. (en.wikipedia.org)

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[–] iamericandre 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly it was supposed to be a little bit of an insult.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

Hardly. Sergio Leone reinvigorated the Western genre. Compare A Fistful of Dollars by Sergio Leone to The Quick Gun or Bullet for a Bad Man both by R.G. Springsteen and released the same year. There is simply no comparison in terms of style or pacing. Wife wants to go to dinner so I might add some later.

Edited for spelling.

[–] suction 4 points 3 months ago

You’re not wrong but you fail to understand the insulting nature of reducing a nationality to its favourite dish, burger boy.