The Beast

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Audience Member This Movie is from the Spagetti Western Bible Vol 3. This Movie has Many Names, The Beast, The Bell and Rough Justice, none of which seem to fit. Klaus Kinski popped up in a sizable number of spaghetti Westerns throughout the 60's and early 70's; he was usually cast in secondary parts as nasty villains. Kooky Klaus lands himself a juicy lead role as Crazy Johnny Laster, a foul, twitchy, and deranged sex maniac who comes up with a plan to abduct a lovely heiress in order to obtain her considerable inheritance. Johnny and his gang become wanted fugitives after the plan goes disastrously awry. Writer/director Mario Costa ably crafts a sordidly compelling portrait of a severely sick and twisted piece of sniveling low-life work: the plot unfolds at a steady pace, the tone is appropriately gritty and serious, and the exciting action scenes are staged with real skill and brio (the shoot-outs in rock quarries are especially gripping and thrilling). Ironically dressed in white, oozing oily charisma from every rotten pore, and jumping on beautiful women every chance he gets, Kinski's Johnny makes for a fascinatingly creepy and monstrous brute. Kinski is simply spectacular as this gloriously repellent character; he receives fine support from the luscious Gabriella Giorgelli as sweet, fiery saloon girl Juanita, Steven Tedd as the cheery Riccardo, Giovanni Pallavicino as ruthless band gang leader Machete, Giuliano Raffaella as smart lawyer Gary Pinkerton, and Paolo Casella as Johnny's sensible parter Glen. Kudos are also in order for Stelvio Cipriani's moody and spirited score. Well worth seeing for Kinski fans. 3 Stars 5-15-13 Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Audience Member Mexicano couple agrees to a plan hatched by 'Crazy' Johnny (Klaus Kinski) to swindle the inheritance of a young woman. Kinski says the plan has minimal risk but obviously discounts his own erratic behaviour from that assessment. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Western where four bandits kill a man and his daughter for his money only to be hunted by a Mexican gunslinger for a reward. It is apparent that Trans World Entertainment does not know who Klaus Kinski is as they incorrectly label him on the box. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Western where four bandits kill a man and his daughter for his money only to be hunted by a Mexican gunslinger for a reward. It is apparent that Trans World Entertainment does not know who Klaus Kinski is as they incorrectly label him on the box. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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