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That was an excellent one.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

"Winnetou - 3. Teil" or "Winnetou: The Last Shot" is, as the title already gives away, the third chapter from the Winnetou franchise and it had its 50th anniversary last year. As such, it is a German language movie that was produced by West Germany, Italy and Yugoslavia, like some of the other installments. The director is Harald Reinl, not yet an Oscar nominee at this point, but easily among Germany's most successful filmmaker. The ending in this film may be among the most emotional moments from the franchise, but the really sad thing is that the rest of the film, which means everything that happens in the 75 minutes before, does not work in a way that lets the ending appear really heartfelt and authentic. The stories and characters are as generic as in the previous (and later films) and Brice is once again very forgettable as the title character. I wish they could have cast somebody else. The talent is not there in terms of Brice, just the looks, and this description also fits this film (and the franchise in general). It is all about the costumes, landscapes and sets where the action takes place. But the actual plot and story fall very short just like the acting and writing in these films in general. They have not aged well at all by today's standards and compared to some other western films from back in the day, especially American ones. I do not recommend "Winnetou III". Not at all.

Sorry but this movie isn't worth watching and I'm only 12 minutes into it. It's out of focus and this may be hard for non Americans to understand but The dialogue and slang in no way comes close to the American west. The cinematography is decent and I like the way they processed the film for color but this doesn't cut it as a western. OK 30 minutes into the movie and it still is terrible and I'm now changing the channel. Sorry but Germans should stick to things they're good at like making cars. Germans are talented people of that there is no doubt. but making westerns is not one of them. I have not read any of Karl Mays books so I can not say if his novels about the west were any good but this movie adaptation is not good but this may be a reflection of his time. Not a reflection of his talent.

After the success of the two previous Winnetou movies, completing the trilogy was inevitable and a commercial must, but part 3 was facing a difficult task nonetheless: the audience knew from the novels that Winnetou would die - could that mean the end of the Karl May series or would the screenplay change the story so radically as to let the hero survive? The makers came to the perfect solution: let him die, but regardlessly continue the series afterwards, anyway. It was the least they could do for the novel which was hardly used because obviously it was not very film-able, considering that after Winnetou's death, it continues for another 126 pages with Old Shatterhand's further adventures. I don't think the movie is remembered for much else than the death sequence, though, because the story is too simple: Winnetou and Old Shatterhand ask the governor for help to keep peace, while a villain tries to start war with the Indians. It is an excellent piece of craftsmanship under director Reinl, who really managed to create a style that was distinguishable from all other westerns. But "Silver Lake" and "Winnetou 1" were not exceeded by "Winnetou 3" anymore.

This very romantic western-movie made nearly every woman cry, who saw the dying. But with fun (Ralf Wolter at his best) and well invented turns, the plot becomes not predictable. Here Pierre Brice and Lex Barker are positioned in a better way than in Winnetou 2; possible reason the director Reinl. After all one of the best Winnetous and with very good Music (Martin Boettcher).