Actors: Jorge Rivero, Pedro Armendariz, Rogelio Guerra, Zulma Faiad, Quintin Bulnes, Rene Cardona, Chano Urueta; Rene Cardona Jr.s bloody Mexi-Western is the story of a hired gun that wants to complete his last big job so he can retire with his prostitute. The job consists of killing a sheriff who keeps himself hidden away inside an old monastery. A series of double crosses culminates with an excessively bloody Wild Bunch inspired massacre inside the monastery. DVD Bonus & Features: Actors Bios, Scene Selection Menu, Trailers, From Rene Cardona, Jr. - Mexicos prolific director of Cult Exploitation Classics! ("Tintorera"), A Mexican spaghetti western in the bloody-violent tradition of "The Wild Bunch" and "A Fistful of Dollars." DVD-5, Dolby Digital 2.0, 98 min, Color, 1.85:1, R, 1974.
J**S
"The King of B-Westerns & Serials...VCI Entertainment ~ Guns & Guts (1974)"
VCI Entertainment presents "Guns and Guts" (1974) (Dolby digitally remastered)...Under director Rene Cardona Jr...the cast include Jorge Rivero (El Pistolero), Pedro Armendriz Jr. (Esposo abandonado), Rogelio Guerra (Prisionero escapado), Zulma Faiad (Chiquita), Quintin Bulnes (Sherriff), Rene Cardona (Monje),Chano Urueta (Fray Jose), Jos? Antonio Mena, Rebeca Silva (Prostituta), Letcia Robles (Prostituta), Diana Selga(Prostituta), Susana Polga (Prostituta),Gladys Vivas (Esposa infiel), Enrique Ponton (Jugador) ----- our story involves gunslinger Jorge Rivero and two escapees Pedro Armendariz Jr and Rogelio Guerra who have a date with destiny in killing a corrupt sheriff Quintin Bulnes...great direction from Rene Cardona Jr. who takes a Mexican cast and turns it into a bloody spaghetti western...can our trio take on the sheriff and his band of legionaires who hold up in a fortified monastery with gattling guns...watch for the fisticuffs between two of the trio as they want the same heroine Zulma Faiad...the shoot out is reminscient of "The Wild Bunch" with no stone unturned when it comes to lead...some tense slow motion scenes as the good guys take out the badmen while never running out of bullets or reloading, great stuff though ----- there is a great deal of entertainment for the serious "film-buff"...all courtesy of VCI Entertainment, who in my humble opinion is the best there is in restoring early serials and features like this one.SPECIAL FEATURES:BIOS:1. Jorge Rivero (aka: Jorge Pous Ribe)Birth Date: 6/15/1938 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal, MexicoDied: Still Living2. Pedro Armendariz Jr. (aka: Pedro Armend?riz Bohr)Birth Date: 4/06/1940 - Mexico City, Distrito Federal MexicoDied: Still Living3. Rogelio GuerraBirth Date: 10/08/1936 - Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, MexicoDied: Still Living4. Zulma Faiad (aka: Zulma Aurora Faiad)Birth Date: 2/21/1944 - Buenos Aires, ArgentinaDied: Still Living5. Rene Cardona Jr (Director)Birth Date: 5/11/1939 - Mexico, D.F., MexicoDied: 2/05/2003 - Mexico, D.F. MexicoSPECIAL FEATURES:1. Original Theatrical Trailer of "Guns and Guts".2. Treasures of the Amazon3. Cyclone4. Island of Lost Souls5. Bermuda Trianglealso from VCI Home Video:1. "Cattle Queen of Montana (Barbara Stanwyck & Ronald Reagan)2. "Tennessee Partner" (John Payne & Ronald Reagan)Own them now on DVD....if you crave action, drama and plenty of adventure then this is the place for all of the above...if you enjoyed this feature check out another as VCI Entertainment presents "Bootleggers" (1974) (Dolby digitally remastered)...Under director/producer Charles B. Pierce, screenplay by Earl E. Smith...the cast include Paul Koslo (Othar Pruitt), Dennis Fimple (Dewey Crenshaw), Slim Pickens (Grandpa Pruitt), Jaclyn Smith (Sally Fannie Tatum)...our story has to do with "Moonshine", running homemade whiskey in the Ozark Mountains...watch the scene with newcomer Jaclyn Smith as she shoots a snake just before skinny-dipping in a mountain stream...Smith turns the tide on Paul Koslo and Dennis Fimple when she steals their cloths at the local swimming hole...funny cues at the general store with some of the oldtimer locals...exciting car chases from the sheriff and their rivals in selling their liquor...the film was renamed "Bootlegger's Angel" because of Jaclyn Smith the star of the TV Show "Charlie's Angels" in which she appeared...much in the same time period as "O Brother Where Art Thou?" from the Coen Brothers many nostalgic settings...the story lines are excellent with outstanding action scenes and production with over an hours worth of entertainmentGreat job by VCI Entertainment for releasing the "Guns and Guts" (1974), digital transfere with a clean, clear and crisp print...looking forward to more of the same from the ''70s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or VCI Entertainment, stay tuned once again with a top notch Westerns from VCI...so saddle up and get ready for some hard riding and adventure that only VCI Entertainment (King of the Serials) can deliver...just the way we like 'em!Total Time: 98 mins on DVD ~ VCI Entertainment 8446 ~ (3/28/2006)
L**.
It's not Peckinpah
OK... I like/love Westerns, and I try and watch allmodern westerns that I can. This one interestedme, because, #1 it is a Mexican Western, and#2 the Sam Peckinpah style violence that Isaw on a Youtube clip... Sadly... It's not verygood...Apart from the Wild Bunch shoot out at the end,it's not that violent, and a bit boring to watch.It's more like a Spaghetti Western, which isn'ta bad thing, and the beginning is quite good,,but, the plot seems to drag on, and some scenesare so badly staged, you wonder what the directorwas doing? But, you do see a few naked ladies,and the end fight scene isn't too bad...Only watch, if you have to see every westernin the world...
J**"
I enjoyed this western
"Guns And Guts" is the story of 3 men, each with different reasons who team up kill a crooked sheriff. This mission proves more difficult than first imagined as he's based in a monastery guarded by his loyal and well armed men..This Mexican western starring Jorge Rivero (The New York Ripper) is an entertaining watch and is basically like a spaghetti western. When the 3 characters meet up you get the character development,humor between them,action as well as some sleaze. The direction is good and there's also some nice cimematography on show. The action is good and the highlight action scene comes at the end and it's brilliant. It's a "Wild Bunch" type slo mo blood bath when they take on the sheriff and his men and is an outstanding finale. In all a good western recommended to spaghetti western fans.
