Akira Kurosawa's rousing Seven Samurai was a natural for an American remake--after all, the codes and conventions of ancient Japan and the Wild West (at least the mythical movie West) are not so very far apart. Thus The Ma... more »gnificent Seven effortlessly turns samurai into cowboys (the same trick worked more than once: Kurosawa's Yojimbo became Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars). The beleaguered denizens of a Mexican village, weary of attacks by banditos, hire seven gunslingers to repel the invaders once and for all. The gunmen are cool and capable, with most of the actors playing them just on the cusp of '60s stardom: Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn. The man who brings these warriors together is Yul Brynner, the baddest bald man in the West. There's nothing especially stylish about the approach of veteran director John Sturges (The Great Escape), but the storytelling is clear and strong, and the charisma of the young guns fairly flies off the screen. If that isn't enough to awaken the 12-year-old kid inside anyone, the unforgettable Elmer Bernstein music will do it: bum-bum-ba-bum, bum-ba-bum-ba-bum.... Followed by three inferior sequels, Return of the Seven, Guns of the Magnificent Seven, and The Magnificent Seven Ride! --Robert Horton« less
Arthur R. Valencia | Exeter, California United States | 08/05/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Please take note of name of Studio and the high price. I will hold out for a MGM Blu-Ray release. The movie, itself, is a full 5-Star production in every since of the word. A must have."
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FRANCIS A BIES | PIERRE, SD 57501 | 08/02/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED OLDER WESTERN AND THIS ONE CANT BE BEAT. VERY GOOD PLOT AND ALWAY KEPT ME INTERESTED IN WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. ALOT OF THE ACTORS ARE THE OLDER ACTORS AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB IN THIS MOVIE. I WILL WATCH IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
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Jack H. Smith | South Charleston, West Virginia United States | 08/01/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"The quality was top notch and I will now enjoy this movie without commercials and editing of content."
Great film, great music, great fun!!!
Robert Beck | Spring,, TX United States | 07/29/2010
(5 out of 5 stars)
"A classic story that is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai. The cast is incredible (except of course Horst Buchholz). Good usage of humor combined with a straight forward dialogue, kept the cornball factor to a minimum. The plot also explores the end of the era of the gunfighter and the modernization of the old west. And who could forget one of the greatest motion picture scores of all time. Elmer Bernstein's score is instantly recognizable and makes the soul soar every time we hear it! Ask any couch potato/western loving real man if he had his choice between The Magnificent Seven and Dances with Wolves, we all know what will be the answer!!"