Touted by many as one of the greatest "spaghetti westerns" ever made, and they may not be that far off. A Bullet for the General AKA Quien Sabe? Could be considered a textbook example of how to do it right. Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, and a great cast to boot. Anchor Bay gives this film a spectacular DVD presence; finally the great scope framing can be appreciated, the way it was intended.

A group of Mexican bandits led by El Chuncho (Gian Maria Volonte) and his "straight laced" minister brother (played masterfully by Klaus Kinski) spend their time robbing arms and them selling them for pesos. When they are surprisingly aided in an attempt to rob a train by an American, Bill Tate (Lou Castel) they allow him to join their gang. Moving onward Nino (Bill Tate's new nickname) soon becomes the new brains behind the operation, and eventually leads them to the coveted machine gun ("it's beautiful, more beautiful than any woman"). Eventually there is a split between Nino and El Chuncho, only for them to be reunited under some very bizarre circumstances, to say the least.

A Bullet for the General, is good fun, and there is so much talent behind this one, it almost becomes scary. The scope photography is simply beautiful, the director (Damiano Damiani) takes advantage of all his space in the frame. This is truly the greatest way to enjoy A Bullet for the General, if not the only way.

Anchor Bay has truly done this one justice. Colors are extremely sharp and vibrant. There is some minimal print damage that shows signs of age, extremely minimal though. A few scenes exhibit some grain, but nothing too distracting. For the most part the transfer is quite stunning. The blue skies and sunsets are astounding.

A Bullet for the General is presented in Dolby Digital Mono, and for the most part is fairly pleasing. The soundtrack probably could have benefited from some work, at higher volumes, when multiple sounds are present there is minor distortion. Music cues as well, sometimes suffer from the same level of distortion, it is an extremely minor complain, and I'm probably just being picky. This in no way detracts from the level of enjoyment this film brings. I guess I'm just spoiled by today's standards. I suppose I figure, if they could do it for Bad Taste, why not this? I think a 2.0 remix along with the original mono track could have sufficed. I feel the multiple sounds just needed some separation. All things considered, this is quite a transfer, and a rermarkable viewing experience.

Extras are virtually non-existent aside from American and International trailers (both of which are way too long and give away way too much). No big deal considering the low MSRP, I found this one at Best Buy for $12.99. Overall, this is another fine example of DVD done right by Anchor Bay. I am now looking forward to checking out more of their spaghetti western collection on DVD. Keep 'em coming!