Light the Fuse... Sartana Is Coming

Half a million dollars in gold and twenty million dollars in counterfeit money are enough reason for Sartana to be relaxed with the gun. His opponents are gangs, a fake general with an army, a sheriff and the seductive widow of an accomplice. According to the motto "It's better to stink than die early", he delivers a fight that is second to none with the help of his robot Alphine and his bulletproof death organ.

Just reading the above and you know what you are in for: double twists, triple twists, deception, greed, endless gunfights and a high body count. From the opening to the end "Light the fuse ... Sartana is here" is one fun ride. It has a standard spaghetti western premise but done with panache and energy. The plot moves along as Sartana gets into one trouble to the next. He's like Sabata with his array of gadgets ( such as the big piano where he lets out a tune with gunfire). It's wacky, sometimes bizarre (robot) but it's imaginative and its OTT approach is part of its charm. I reckon this is the second best Sartana western, the first best is "I Am Sartana, Your Angel of Death."

There have been quite a lot of "spaghetti" western and taking notes from other succesful ones was not being considered a bad thing. Now one of the stranger things is the dubbing thing. Most of those movies had actors from all over Europe (sometimes all over the world, this has an East meets West vibe) and everyone was talking their own language on set. That means there is not one language track that would satisfy everyone - you'd have German, Italian, English, Spanish and other languages intermingled.

Puritst will not get a track like that as I understand, so you have to be ok with dubbing. I hope I didn't bore you with my explanation, but I think it is important to know. Having said that, this gives you everything you need (gun fights/shootouts) and then some. A neat entry into the Sartana saga ...

Always loved Spaghetti westerns but never go in expecting much! The action sequences are always top notch but acting usually not so much but this gem had it all. Really surprised at the amazing story that unfolded as well... No real supririses as much as just a really solid story! Again acting was on point, an A+ for action and the score! Can't wait to sit down and watch my next Santana film!

From early scenes of sadism to light hearted duplicity this movie is the entire genre's trajectory of tone and attitude. (Excepting the political phase) Supercool hero, good soundtrack, epic body count in a fantasy American west . Silly genre exercise but entertaining. Lets partner up!

Sartana infiltrates a sadistic frontier prison in order to bust out an inmate accused of stashing half a million dollars in gold. However, getting the inmate out proves to be easier than uncovering the whereabouts of the missing loot, located somewhere in a town full of crooked characters with shady intentions.

Another fast-moving entry in the official Sartana series, starring Gianni Garko, there's a lot of twists and turns, with Sartana seemingly able to read minds, tell the future and see in all directions at once!

There's loads of gun-play and a fairly interesting mystery regarding who exactly has the gold. It's not quite groundbreaking cinema, but it'll do.

One gripe though, there isn't one single likable character in the whole movie, not even Sartana!