The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
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Movie Reviews of The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Pure Americana
Summary: 1 Stars
1,000 Duke Wayne epics wrapped into one, this movie's unending and overwhelming popularity should be no surprise to anyone. I figure, with tongue only partially in cheek, it must subconsciously represent the American historical view of himself: Heroically riding with both guns blazing to the rescue of poor, repressed and freedom-loving people. How else could anyone overlook, on top of all the cliches in this movie, one of the silliest, dumbest sequences in the history of movie-making: The scene where Bruce (oops, James)Coburn draws from his belt, then drives his trusty knife into the fence post as he collapses, shot dead. I realize that this review isn't going to be popular, but forgive me, I've been wanting to vent my spleen since it was released. What's worse, this dumb, adolescent piece of Hollywood Americana keeps popping up on the movie channel of my tv.Movie Review: The Magnificent Seven 1960 (Special Edition)
Summary: 5 Stars
* Genuinely Magnificent . The Very Finest of the Genre ever made ! * Spetacular gun battles , epic-sized heroes and an-all star cast includes Yul Brynner (1915-1985 James Coburn (1928-2002) , together with Eli Wallach (1915 -) , Steve McQueen (1930-1980) and Charles Bronson (1921-2003) , make THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN a legend among Westerns . Spawning three sequels and succesful television series and featuring Elmer Bernstein (1922-2004) score , this stunning remake of THE SEVEN SAMURAI (1954) is a hard-pounding adventure . Merciless Cavera (Wallach) and his band of ruthless outlaws are terrorizing a poor Mexaican village , and even the bravest lawmen can't stop them . Desperate , the locals hire Chris Adams (Brynner) and six other gunfighters to defend them . With time running out before Calvera's next raid , the heroic seven must prepare the village for battle and help find out the courage to take back their town ... or die trying ! . High Quality Transfer . Highly RecommendedMovie Review: beautifully done classic
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always been the kind of gal to choose "Sleepless in Seattle" or "Six Days, Seven Nights" or "Pretty Woman over movies like "Young Guns", "Tombstone", or "The Magnificent Seven". The idea of guys shooting at each other for no blatantly apparant reason never really appealed to me. To be completely honest, I've fallen asleep through every single "Western" I've ever watched. I've decided that it was definately time to change that.
On the recommendation of my boyfriend, I decided to give "The Magnificent Seven" one last shot (haha) before I swore off these types of movies for good. I'm shocked to admit that I actually enjoyed it and found myself silently cheering for the "good guys". The way the villagers found strength in themselves to fight against Calvera was beautiful. I caught myself mourning the death of Charles Bronson's character right along side the children from the village who idolized him.
So the dialog is forced and sounds ever so scripted. It got to the point where I didn't care and found myself lost in the idea of companionship and unity over a common goal. Whether or not this genre is your normal cup of tea, I highly recommend the movie as a classic that everyone should see.
Movie Review: Classic
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the original ensemble cast westerns. Pre Silverado/Tombstone but very well done. Still stands up after all these years.Movie Review: The myth, the pattern, the archetype
Summary: 4 Stars
One of these western films that was competing with young TV only by the size of the screen and the color. That will not last forever. So the rhythm is still slow and the picture is often centered on the faces and the general attitudes or postures of the characters. The story is simple though: the good suffering and submissive Mexicans or Indians who work hard, the banditos who exploit these farmers and the Yankee mercenaries who are going around fighting for the good cause of work and freedom. They are seven and only three will survive and two come back. They risk their lives for nearly nothing, twenty dollars, but for the sake of adventure and to prove they are the best shots, the best human beings, the best planners. The twist in this film is that they are successful first, then defeated and then successful again. That proves the point. They are ready to die to defend human decency, human freedom, justice, and to teach with their death how to fight, resist and conquer one's own freedom. A very light touch of romance is added, just enough to prove the point that man loves freedom and justice more than anything else. But let's say that four dead out of seven, fifty seven per cent casualties, that is poor productivity, even in the wild wild west.
Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University Paris Dauphine & University Paris 1 Pantheon Sorbonne