"I've never rode shot gun in a hearse before." The Magnificent Seven is without question one of my favorite movies of all time. In some ways it is perfect. I'm just going to rally off all the reasons I like it and then hope that you watch it for yourself.
1 The Music: I'm not sure when movie theme music went out of style but this here is an instant classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45KAjt7v4t4
2The Cast: I'm pretty sure that any movie with Yul Brenner and Steve McQueen is going to be amazing, but add Charles Bronson, James Coburn, and Robert Vaughn *Yes, The man from UNCLE", to the mix and you have yourself an all-star team.
3 It's a remake: Yup, one of my favorite movies is a remake. I as general principle abhor remakes, but the fact that The Magnificent Seven, and the Seven Samurai are so different and yet so the same makes both movies better for watching.
4 Cowboys and Mexican Bandits: Nuff said'
The things I like in this movie change every time. This time I noticed that Calvera was played by the same actor as "very very old man" in a horrifying rom-com with Jack Black and Kate Winslet. I also saw him still on the silver screen in "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps". Way to love your craft Eli Wallach http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908919/
After watching this I want to see more of Charles Bronson in everything. He is what Chuck Norris wishes he was.
This go around my favorite character was Lee, the vaguely southern gun for hire who never shoots until the last 3 minutes. He found his courage and went out in a blaze of glory redeemed. (Good story.)
Ratings:
Love Classics? : See it
Hate Classics? : See it
Real Cowboys: See it
Wannabe Banditos: See it
Couples: See it
On a scale from 103 Degrees and 98% humidity to 76 degrees and crisp by an evening campfire, I give The Magnificent Seven 4.4 out of 5 stars.
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