Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Bergorks If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

Bezenby Yet another comedy western from Italy, and to be honest I spent quite a lot of the running time wondering if I'd watched this particular story of two mismatched brothers after an inheritance before, or if it was just that the story was that similar to some other 'inheritance/brothers' film I'd watched in the past, before realising I had watched it before about two seconds before it ended. Richard Harrison plays Jessie (a blonde blur on my copy), a fanny rat leaving a trail of debts and carpet monkeys all over the West. Jessie wants to open the greatest brothel the West has ever seen, but he has no money, so enter Donald O'Brian as Lester (a dark blur on my copy) – Jessie's half-brother who is a tee-total Mormon who wants to build a church who informs Jessie that they have both inherited some land from an Uncle. The rest of the film involves the brother's japes as they try to earn cash to fulfil their dreams.And what japes! Throughout the pixelated, blurry mess, you'll half- witness the brothers continually losing money because of Lester's trust in the local banks (who are continually robbed by a blur called Poker), forced to wash dishes by Chinese bar owner George Wang (a blur with a stereotypical Chinese accent), robbed at gunpoint by the psychotic vague outline of Luciano Rossi, and just plain trying to rip off each other. What saves all this virtual cataract experience is Richard Harrison's natural acting (much better here than in the more serious films he appears in) and Donald O'Brian's usual over the top shenanigans. There's plenty of action thrown in amongst all the painful comedy displayed by these Westerns by this point but then again if I spend my time wondering if I've seen a film before, then how memorable is it going to be to someone who couldn't give a crap?Oh, and if you like the soundtrack it's your lucky day because it plays almost constantly throughout the film.

Wizard-8 With the success of the two of the "Trinity" spaghetti westerns starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer, it was inevitable that other Italian film producers would try to copy the formula, which is what "Jesse And Lester" is. Like the "Trinity" films, the two main characters are half-brothers, and to further the connection there's a town by the name of "Trinity"! I wouldn't mind this copying had this clone been funny, but it isn't. Richard Harrison and Donald O'Brien aren't exactly actors known for their comic skill, and the two of them have absolutely no chemistry put together. Not only is the movie desperately unfunny, there is no real plot to speak of - it's just one vignette after another with no real connection to each other. I usually love spaghetti westerns, so it should be real clear how bad this effort is if even I hated it.

Woodyanders Charming, blithely amoral devil-may-care rogue Jesse Smith (nicely played to the suavely cool hilt by Richard Harrison, who also co-directed this film) and peaceful, devout straight-arrow Mormon Lester O'Hara (a lively and credible performance by Donald O'Brien) are estranged half brothers who reunite after receiving a sizable inheritance from their deceased mother. The wildly contrasting mismatched duo get into all kinds of trouble while trying to claim said inheritance. Directors Harrison and Renzo Genta relate the story at a constant quick pace, maintain a lighthearted tone throughout, and pitch the amusing lowbrow humor at a very broad, yet still enjoyable level. Moreover, the plentiful outbursts of gunplay and fisticuffs are staged with considerable aplomb, with a fierce rough'n'tumble barroom boxing match between Jesse and a hulking brute rating as a definite thrilling highlight. Harrison and O'Brien display an engagingly spiky chemistry in the leads, with sound support from Gino Maturano as ruthless one-eyed bandit gang leader Poker, Anna Zinnemann as brassy prostitute Elena Von Schaffer, George Wang as an irritable Chinese restaurant owner, and Federico Boido as wily outlaw Blondie. Carlo Savina's bouncy, jaunty score further enhances the infectiously bubbly merriment. A perfectly amiable diversion.

django-19 This easy-to-like Italian western comedy was one of the many early 70s knock-offs of the financially successful "Trinity" films starring Terence Hill and Bud Spencer. Although I've always liked the Hill/Spencer vehicles, JESSE AND LESTER is to me a much better film. First of all, Richard Harrison possesses a charisma and sexual appeal that Hill has never had--he's also an actor with a lot of depth and plays the charming rogue character very well. And Donald O'Brien is quite convincing as the devout Mormon. Also, the film is beautifully shot and a pleasure to watch throughout. And that comes through even on the cheap Venezuelan video I own. While the film may run a bit too long (comedies, for me, tend to work better when approx. 80 minutes), it is a little- known gem that should appeal to any fan of the Trinity series... or anyone who likes a good western comedy.