True , but Me First and the Gimme Gimmes can cover anything and make it rad . <| sep |> A lot of films from that era are much slower paced . The Good , The Bad and The Ugly is one of my all time favourite films made in 1966 and it ' s sloooooow to get going . A lot of people I ' ve watched it with are like This is boring ! Let ' s watch something else . But I say , No , keep watching . The first hour is all scenesetting and character introductions . There are a lot of wide open shots of beautiful landscapes , long takes with little dialogue , and general scenesetting . You are not really sure where the film is going yet . The second hour is where the story gets interesting , and character development happens . By the third hour everyone I ' ve watched it with has been on the edge of their seat , leaning in towards the television and desperately rooting for the characters because it ' s so tense by that point . Which ones will live ? Which ones will die ? Who will get the gold ? The final showdown is absolutely cracking , but it would not have that impact if you hadn ' t spent the previous 2 12 hours becoming emotionally invested in the characters .