Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		4.0
Audio		3.5
Extras		5.0
Overall		3.5

Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie Review

Reviewed by Jeffrey Kauffman July 13, 2023

The term "Spaghetti Western" and the name of Sergio Leone are probably going to be forever linked in many film fans' minds, but as a number of labels and perhaps especially Arrow continue to prove, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery as they say, and in this particular instance there were seemingly hordes of filmmakers out to "flatter" Leone with their own take on this often rather provocative (sub?)genre. Blood Money aggregates a quartet of rather interesting films, all according to some descriptive verbiage on the slipbox included with this set "centered around the theme" of the title of the collection. Each of the four offers interesting introductions by Italian journalist and critic Fabio Melelli, and he points out both some connections between some of the films, as well as some perhaps unexpected tethers to Hollywood in some cases as well. The films' production dates range from 1967 to 1970 and offer an admittedly somewhat formulaic approach to both plot and character, all within the general confines already proscribed by Leone, but each of the films has some interesting elements either intrinsically or again in some cases with a certain "meta" aspect. As usual with these Arrow collections, technical merits tend to be solid and the supplemental content is outstanding.

For reviews of the four films in this set, please click on the following links:

$10,000 Blood Money Blu-ray review

Vengeance Is Mine Blu-ray review

Find a Place to Die Blu-ray review

Matalo! Blu-ray review

Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Video quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

Audio quality of each film is assessed in the above linked reviews.

Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Supplements on each disc are detailed in the above linked reviews. Additionally, this is another nicely packaged release from Arrow that comes in a slipbox with an O-Ring cover. Each of the four keepcases feature reversible sleeves, and the box also holds a folded mini poster and another really nicely appointed booklet.

Blood Money: 4 Classic Westerns Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

This may in fact be a set for genre completists, but it offers some rather interesting films that show how exploratory some of the proponents of the "Spaghetti western" could be. Technical merits are generally solid, and Arrow provides a handsomely packaged release with excellent supplements. Recommended.