Wuchak Released in 1969 and directed/written by Giuseppe Colizzi, "Boot Hill" stars Terence Hill as Cat Stevens, a hunted and wounded man who hooks up with a circus troupe and the oppressed citizens of a small town in the Southwest to take on Honey Fisher (Victor Buono) and his murderous gang who corruptly gain leases on valuable gold-yielding land in the area. Woody Strode plays one of the trapeze artists. "Boot Hill" is the last film in a trilogy that started with "God Forgives... I Don't!" (1967) and "Ace High" (1968), all starring Terrence Hill as Cat Stevens. It was then rereleased as "Trinity Rides Again" to cash in on the later success of "They Call Me Trinity" (1970) and "Trinity Is Still My Name" (1971) even though "Boot Hill" has nothing to do with those movies, except that Terrence and Bud Spencer star in them.The main reason people complain about this movie is not due to the quality of the film itself, but rather the lousy fullscreen pan & scan 1:33:1 reduction print, transferred to VHS from 16mm and then transferred from VHS to DVD and typically sold for a buck or less. This crappy version often cuts out the speaker during a scene (!). The movie itself, however, was filmed on anamorphic 35mm in 2:35:1 Techniscope, and was meant to be seen in the widescreen format.In regards to the film itself, it's a spaghetti Western in the tradition of Sergio Leone's "Dollars" trilogy. I like it better than the first two "Dollars" movies, but it's not technically as good as 1966's "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly." There are several things I appreciate about "Boot Hill." For one, Terrence Hill is as good or better than Clint Eastwood and it's surprising that he didn't become more popular. Secondly, the traveling circus sets this movie apart from other Westerns. Thirdly, it's nice to see a black character in a Western as one of the protagonists. I can only think of two other Westerns off the top of my head that have done this (not including Mario Van Peebles' "Posse" from 1993): "Duel at Diablo" (1966), with Sidney Poitier, and "The Gatling Gun" (1971), also with Strode. Fourthly, there's a cool Ennio Morricone-like score by Carlo Rustichelli. On the negative side, the story's kinda muddled and the circus girls aren't as prominent as they should be. In fact, the latter is made out to be a joke when the high wire act starts to perform and the audience boos because they're all male, lol. I also don't like the title "Boot Hill" because I can't figure out why it's the name of the movie; I'm assuming it's the name of the main town in the story, which they should've made clearer at some point. The movie runs 97 minutes and was shot in Almería, Andalucía, Spain.GRADE: B-

cowboy12156 I consider myself a movie buff, but I have not seen any of the Trinity movies. I won't let this movie stop me from seeing them when I get a chance though. This movie was terrible. I'm not sure where this movie stacks with the rest of my rated one movies, but I'm sure it's down there aways. Since I rate my movies, I'm forced to sit through some pretty awful movies. I got this movie in a 20 movie pack for $5 in a Wal-Mart $5 bin. So the price was worth it to be able to rate 20 movies that I haven't seen and be done with any of the bad movies that I don't have to watch again and this movie is one of them. I won't say don't watch it because everyone has their likes and dislikes but if you do like this movie, than let me recommend "Jessie James Meets Frankenstein". Or " Napoleon Dynamite rides with the Dalton Gang".

Tom Willett (yonhope) Hi, Everyone, The DVD copy I have is not great quality. If it were beautifully restored it might be better. My copy gives me the impression the camera operator held the camera in one hand and a candle in the other.The movie might be the best ever Western/Circus/Musical/Comedy/Action film ever to combine Little People, Cowboys, Land Grabbers and Trapeze Artists. It is never as much fun as the Trinity movies I loved.Terence Hill looks OK when it is possible to see him. Usually he is in the dark. The gunfights are passable, but often I had no idea who was the good guy getting shot or the bad guy getting punched.Victor Buono does a fine job being bad.The basic story line is excellent. The cast is fine. The telling of the story is where it falls apart.If you get a chance to buy this one, called Boot Hill in the U.S., I would recommend not buying it. This is that rare old movie that could be remade better today. This could be a good vehicle for John Travolta and Will Smith and Steven Segal (spelling?).Tom Willett, Yonhope

A. Squadrilli Terence Hill & Bud Spencer early pairing. Low budget western with a lot of stars in it. Not the usual by any means.. western-wise or hill/spencer-wise.. 3 years before Trinity, Hill portrays a character named Cat Stevens ( A name that was also his characters in both Dio perdona... Io no! & I Quattro dell'Ave Maria). It can be dull at times but it's a good movie given the chance. I originally wrote a more negative review of this film and after watching it a few more times since I have edited it to lean on the more positive side. Worth checking out & it is made on DVD now. Although the transfer is cassette quality. It does give the film that nostalgic quality & makes the dirt floors & dirty faces look even more filthy.