In "Quel maledetto giorno d'inverno... Django e Sartana all'ultimo sangue", Hunt Powers (Jack Betts) plays Django. Now, oddly, in this followup film, Powers plays Sartana!! This is really odd, as both films were from Demofilo Fidani (often nicknamed 'The Ed Wood of Spaghetti Westerns')!! You'd think he'd remember or care about who played who! Confusing, huh?! In Italian westerns, the producers played very fast and loose with the name 'Django' (in Fidani's, VERY loose). Following the success of the original "Django" (with handsome Franco Nero),other Italian filmmakers realized they could name ANYONE Django and the public might be fooled into thinking these other films here sequels--which they weren't! Now, to further confuse things, Tarantino has come out with a new film--"Django Unchained"--yet another film that has nothing to do with Django! Confused? I would certainly assume so!

Black Burt Keller and his gang abduct Jessica Colby after wiping out everyone else at her ranch. Django and Sartana follow these thugs into Mexico to rescue the lady and punish these baddies. Unfortunately, most of this film isn't very interesting. The plot described above isn't enough for the entire film and as a result, the film seems to meander a lot. On top of that, the just just isn't interesting at all and is full of poorly constructed scenes. My favorite bad scene is near the beginning. After the shooting begins on the ranch, ranch hands CONTINUE their work hauling things---just waiting to be shot!! A few do ride away, but one guy is hauling a basket and another a barrel---long after the baddies start shooting everyone. You'd THINK they'd hide or fight back but these knuckleheads keep working until (surprise) they are shot also. Duh.

By the way, on the DVD that contained this and "Django Meets Sartana", there is a '7 Gold' symbol in the bottom corner throughout the film and it's annoying. Also, an occasional yellow dot appears in the left corner--presumably to hide some other DVD producer's copyright symbol. This, combined with a faded print is one more reason to pass on this sub-par film.

A band of vicious outlaws lead by the crazed Black Burt Keller (an amusingly nutty and robust portrayal by Gordon Mitchell) abduct the feisty Jennifer Colby (lovely blonde Simonetta Vitelli) and decide to flee to Mexico. Shrewd bounty hunter Django (a sound and engaging performance by Jack Betts) and saintly roving gunslinger Sartana (a solid turn by Franco Borelli) join forces to rescue the poor lass from the gang's vile clutches. Directors Demofilo Fidani and Diego Spataro offer a nifty and enjoyable pairing of two iconic spaghetti Western characters: the simple, but effective story unfolds at a constant snappy pace, the stirring outbursts of raw violence include the expected thrilling shoot-outs and a handy helping of rough'n'ready fisticuffs, and Borelli and Betts make for charming and likable protagonists. Moreover, Mitchell has a ball as the gloriously unhinged Keller; he's very funny as he talks to his own reflection in a mirror while playing cards. Coriolano Gori's twangy and lively score hits the harmonic spot. Ditto Joe D'Amato's polished cinematography. The climactic confrontation between our heroes and the bad guys makes inspired use of stylized slow motion. A fun flick.

There is a whole lot of riding in this Demofilo Fidani western starring Hunt Powers (Jack Betts) as Django and Chet Davis as Sartana. Also on view is Gordon Mitchell as a deliciously insane bandit leader who spends a lot of time talking to himself in the mirror. Also playing poker against himself in the mirror... Shots of horsemen riding along the horizon take up screen time and build the slim story up to ninety minutes or so of questionable action. Fidani has been compared to Ed Wood, but this one is pretty well done, with a top-notch score, plenty of extras milling about in the backgrounds, some nice town sets, a few gorgeous ladies, and an incredible stunt team who flop and twitch when they're shot; no slumping to the ground for them, they usually fly from twelve to fifteen feet when shot. Fans of the genre just might have a good time with this one; others beware!