Il ritorno di Clint il solitario

Trinity is probably wondering why he bothered returning home after a five year stint running from the law. His son Jimmy has turned into a whiny bitch who looks like Jamie Oliver, his daughter Betty doesn't even know who he is, and worst of all, his wife tells him if he picks up a gun again, he can leave for good! C'mon, who else was going to avenge his brother's death?

And what kind of world is this where a man can have three square and a roof over his head, yet can't stand up to the usual evil banker who is using hired goons to force people to sign over their land? That just makes Trinity look like a pussy in front of his own kids! There's also the bounty hunter Klaus Kinski lurking about the place too, chewing on a cigar and eyeing up Trinity. What kind of weapon can you use against Klaus Kinski if you don't have a gun? A mirror?

There were two things bothering me throughout this not bad, not great Western. One was the barman. The IMDb lists him as Gustavo Re, but I'm not fooled. That's the eighties version of Luciano Pigozzi! No doubt he got bored on the set of some Bruno Mattei action flick, invented a time machine, hopped back to 1972, created the Gustavo Re persona, and lived a different timeline until 'Gustavo' 'died' in 1979. Prove me wrong!

The other was the voice actor who dubbed the character Betty. I've heard that annoying voice before (and in no way it resembles a child either). I'm still none the wiser for who this is or what film I've heard it before. It might even be from some eighties Italian horror film, which just raises more questions about this film questionable position in the space/time continuum. And the film stars a Spanish guy going by the name of George Martin, and yet it is directed by a different Spanish guy also pretending to be George Martin.

Otherwise: bad guys, gunfights, inner turmoil, gunfight, film ends. NEXT!

(1973) There's A Noose Is Waiting for You... Trinity!/ Il ritorno di Clint il solitario (The Return of Clint the Solitary)/ The Return of Clint the Stranger DUBBED SPAGHETTI WESTERN

Co-produced, co-written and directed by Alfonso Balcázar directing a Trinity movie that is not related to the other Trinity movies that starred Terence Hill. As a matter of fact, the star's original name is supposed to be named Clint, and is supposed to be a sequel from a previous film called "Clint the Stranger" from 1967, and that the reason for the possible name change for the English dubbed version is to draw viewers to check this out! Otherwise, hardly anyone would have seen this. There is "no" comedy at all, but more of a serious retribution type of movie that consists of inspirations from "For a Few Dollars More". It has Trinity (George Martin) avenging to execute the outlaw who killed his brother. Shown in flashbacks how he was killed that is similar to the flashback in "For a Few Dollars More" with the difference is that it was the Lee Van Cleef avenging his sister. In this one, Trinity's brother gets shot and killed, while the killer went about to assaulting the brother's wife. After he finishes his mission, he then makes the decision to return to his family. Except that Trinity is also a wanted felon with a bounty on his head for breaking out of prison, we find out convicted and sentenced to hang-hence the title, from a corrupt judge and from a corrupt family name called "The Murdocks". He then shoots three people who recognize him, before he heads toward trying to make amends with his wife, Norma (Marina Malfatti) again after being away more than six years.

And just as he was leaving town, a bounty hunter, Scott (Klaus Kinski) was just coming in. Hauling another one of his kills to collect his reward from the sheriff. And as he was leaving, the sheriff then informs him about another bounty of $5,000 if he is brought in alive. Except that Scott does not actually know what he looked like as their is no poster around to show what he looked like. And after asking around, it was then suggested for him to check out another town nearby, except that by the time Scott finally showed up, Trinity had already changed his name for him to be called Joe. Making a promise to his wife, Norma to let him stay considering he won't use his gun anymore no matter how bad the situations are going to be. Leading to predictable results of allowing many good people killed until he is pushed over the edge that consists of a similar set up to a Bruce Lee movie "Fists of Fury" aka "The Big Boss" .

This is the sequel to "Clint el solitario" (1967), again with George Martin and done by director Alfonso Balcázar (who also uses the synonym "George Martin" sometimes).

It's a mediocre italo-western with a typical american family-western storyline: Clint who killed the murderer of his brother in the first movie and therefore was imprisoned escapes from there and wants to get back to his family. His wife and the 2 children had to flee from their home and live on a farm in Texas now. She accepts Clint as a helping hand on the farm just if he lays down his weapons and swears off violence. But soon unscrupulous gangsters want to force them to sell their land and farm. And a headhunter is coming for Clint. So, here it goes...

If you don't like children as important characters of a movie because it often makes them childish, stay away. The acting is second stage professional, nothing special, everything mediocre... But this is more the american style of western, mainly because of the storyline. I can't stand heroes of a Western who don't have a gun on their belly all the time (better: out of their belly). And here you have this family- and farm-crap most of the time. And the wife demanding "No Violence! - or you cannot stay!" - Phhaaa!

Of course it's a trashy italo-version of it with a cheap and dirty setting, really evil and disgusting baddies, some bloody senseless killing and some good punch-fights. And there are some cool blood-red flashbacks to the first part. AND - YOU - HAVE: KLAUS KINSKI - of course he is great, the 100% uncaring headhunter, an invidious mien, but always above everything, long blond hair, smoking cigar permanently - cool as always! In this movie his character has quite a leading role. And I bought this DVD - which was released as "Ein Einsamer kehrt zurück" in Germany - because I love Italo-Western and Klaus Kinski. So it was o.k.! The atmosphere as you could expect it from an Italo-Western is nothing special, most of what you can describe as atmosphere is done by Klaus Kinski. Everything's mediocre - except Klaus Kinski of course!

I was wondering no one commented this movie as it has Klaus Kinski in a leading role and Ennio Morricone did the music.

George Martin returns to his family's farm after six years on the run for killing his brother's murderer. He makes a vow to his wife, never to use violence again, but runs afoul of vicious land-grabbers and ruthless bounty hunter Klaus Kinski.

Billed on some prints as a bogus Trinity sequel, this is actually a remake of a previous spaghetti western, Clint The Stranger, also starring Martin in an identical role with some footage from the previous film used as a flashback.

Both films are about on par, though if watching both, the viewer is liable to decide for his or herself which one is better.

Once again, it's hard to watch Martin, doing his best to remain passive in order to conform to his wife's standards. I personally don't see much virtue in letting people as nasty as they are here, run rough-shot over one's self.

Overall, George Martin is adequate, Klaus Kinski is great, so too is the canned Ennio Morricone score, and this has a good finale. It's okay viewing for fans of the genre who've seen everything else.

Alfonso Balcázar's "Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario" aka. "The Return Of Clint The Stranger" is a Spaghetti Western that is mediocre at best, with a storyline that is normally found in American 'Good Guys vs. Bad Guys' Westerns. The movie is, however, saved by two geniuses: Klaus Kinski, who once again delivers a great performance in an excellent role (the only great role in this, otherwise below average film), and Ennio Morricone who delivers the score. The score is far from one of Morricone's strokes of genius, basically one of the scores where you know Morricone just did them for the money and didn't invest too much time, but it is still capable of partially saving the movie and making it a lot better. This movie's highlight, however, is the bounty hunter character played by the brilliant Kinski, who is basically the only typical Spaghetti Western character in this.

The main character of Clint, played by George Martin, is basically a typical 'good guy' who wants to return to family life after five years of fleeing the law. Five years after killing his brother's murderer, Clint comes back to his hometown, which he finds terrorized by a gang of unscrupulous criminals who want to steal the land from poor local farmers. Furthermore, a mysterious bounty hunter named Scott (Kinski) has been following Clint for the reward on his head.

This movie's storyline is not too original, and the performances are not too impressive either. George Martin may fit in his role, and his leading performance is not necessarily bad, but he is not very charismatic, and his character is far away from the antihero characters my fellow Spaghetti Western fans love. Klaus Kinski's character, on the other hand, is the only true Spaghetti Western character in this, and what a Spaghetti Western character he is. Seeing Kinski play a cynical, long-haired, cigar-smoking bounty hunter in a poncho is a true highlight of this movie, and probably the only aspect which really makes "The Return Of Clint The Stranger" worth watching. This particular role, however, is such a great aspect, that I recommend it for every fan of Spaghetti Westerns, even if just for this role and nothing else.

All in all, "Il Ritorno Di Clint Il Solitario" is a Spaghetti Western that would be rather unsatisfying, if it wasn't for Morricone's score and, mainly, for the great Klaus Kinski and the great role he plays. Therefore it is certainly worth watching. 5/10