Some quick thoughts:
I love your barbecue reviews.
You've already gotten a chunk of negative feedback on this perspective so I'll try to be gentle.
And everyone's entitled to his/her opinion ...
But maybe, just maybe, you were in a bad mood or harboring some sort of negative energy when you watched because I'm shocked that you of all people didn't enjoy it.
Yes, his movies are slow. Yes, the dubbed dialog can be ridiculous at times, at least until your brain adjusts and no longer pays attention to it.
And, yeah, Leone loves to go from extreme close-up to extreme wide-angle shots.
But holy shit, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a masterpiece. It and Once Upon a Time in the West are better than any Western not named Unforgiven. (This is where the turns have tabled and most would say I'm nuts.)
They're very different movies, of course. The Good is more of an Incredible Journey meets slapstick comedy, and Once Upon a Time is much darker and more serious in tone.
Ennio Morricone's score alone puts The Good far beyond most Westerns. And Eli Wallach (RIP and 🤘hook 'em!🤘) stole every fucking scene he was in.
OK, enough fanboi-ing. Back to your regularly scheduled programming.