I haven't quite seen anything like this before. Not that it was anything all that incredible, but it was pretty interesting and, I think, unique. In a way, though, the central plot is basically a variation on Sam Peckinpah's "Straw Dogs" in a Western setting. I had heard this movie was an attempt by Fulci (whose zombie movies I am familiar with) to "top" Corbucci's "Django".... I kind of thought that Chaco was going to rip the girl's fetus out of the womb, because that's the only thing that would actually have topped Django! This movie is not more shocking, nor I think is it truly a better film than Django, but it's certainly one of the better "imitations." I found it very odd the combination of the music and the setting... the early part of the film set it up as much more of a lighthearted film than it actually ends up being. I have a feeling a whole lot of audiences probably walked out of the theater when Chaco started flaying that guy.
Not recommended for the squeamish.... this is closer to a cannibal flick (in fact, now that you mention it.....) than it is to a classic Western.
Not recommended for the squeamish.... this is closer to a cannibal flick (in fact, now that you mention it.....) than it is to a classic Western.