Blindman (1971) Review

Written by: Bobby Ramos



BLINDMAN (1971)
Starring Tony Anthony, Ringo Starr, and Lloyd Battista

When someone asks you who you think is one of the great actors of the Western you think Clint Eastwood,Lee Van Cleef, Franco Nero. Well I put another man up there with those notorious names and his name is Tony Anthony. A man who went to Italy to make a name for himself as an Actor (Doing a damn fine job of it at that.). Anthony became known for his "Stranger" movies (A Stranger Comes To Town, The Silent Stranger, ect.) but in this particular movie titled "Blindman" he takes an almost Zatoichi approach, playing the role of a Blind Gunfighter who has a contract to take 50 Women to a group of Miners who have paid for the mail order Brides arrival.

Much like the Blind Swordsman, our hero Anthony wield a Winchester rifle to guide him as well as his sharp sense of hearing it's almost like radar when Blindman hears someone about to shoot him he quickly turns in their direction and unload his gun on them. The men who have taken Blindman's 50 Lovely Ladies are 2 Brothers Domingo and Candy (Played by for Beatles Drummer Ringo Starr) who have no intention of giving back the women, But Blindman finds out about Candy's little weakness for a townies daughter by the name of Pilar. Keep in mind this is not a simple crush he seriously is Batshit crazy for her, though despite many attempts to get her back to his Octopus Garden she always denies him and even goes on to say "I Will Never Be Your Woman" (Any of you who think of White Town right now are showing your age by doing so.). Ringo does an amazing job as a Mexican Psychopath I am sad to see he didn't take any more roles like this one. Although he was pretty insane or at least getting flashbacks when he decided to become a Micro sized conductor for Thomas The Tank Engine (Yeah it wasn't just Carlin).



Now you may be asking yourself what makes Mr.Anthony different or even big enough to stand on such a high pedestal, WELL it's not just the way he carries himself or the way he looks shooting his gun, it's a matter of him bringing some vulnerability to his role, by that I don't just mean him getting beat up once, no he always seems to have a grasp on the situation but then gets screwed in the end but please don't let that scare you away cause Blindman always makes them pay for their crimes.Now I have seen this movie before but every time I did, the bad dark tinted quality would always put me to sleep even the skipping over of parts (clearly made by bad editing) would just seem to ruin the movie experience, But this being my second selection from Cultcine.com it was not only just a pleasant viewing but also almost like watching a whole different movie, this is COMPLETE, and above all CLEAR. No bad cuts no dark picture, all perfect presentation as well as some clips that I did not see in the other versions, which sadly I have come to realize that even the version I saw had cut out some Violence even some dialog that basically shows you how serious Tony Anthony took his role as Blindman.This movie is an awesome title to have in your collection so I say pic it up Uncut and Remastered at cultcine.com. That's 2 for 2 on great buys from this site so I got a feeling about the next one I am gonna partake in.

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