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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 12, 2024 19:17:05 GMT
I'd originally seen The Magnificent Seven (1960) back in 2017, just before seeing the remake. Rewatching it now because I just saw Seven Samurai (1954) and wanted to compare the samurai version to the cowboy version. Also, Tubi has all the sequels so I'm planning to view those next. What could be cooler than two movie badasses like Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen sharing the screen?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Jan 15, 2024 16:52:25 GMT
It's been days since I watched this series and the remake, and I'm still humming and whistling that theme like a jolly old fool. Damn you, Elmer Bernstein!
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 15, 2024 21:39:14 GMT
I think the Seven Samurai was more realistic and more poignant (the scene where Mifune holds the war orphan, "This child is me!").
The scene where the gunfighters serve food to the peasants made me want to throw something at the screen.
There is no way real gunfighters would so something like that. It is sooo corny. The Seven Samurai addressed the same idea (that the peasants were sacrificing to provide for them) but didn't go that way also--we see the peasants attack the raiders so they weren't made to be quaint innocents.
The Seven Samurai sure was a long movie to watch that had no score. I don't remember any music.
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Post by mortsahlfan on Jan 15, 2024 23:06:06 GMT
Seven Samurai is a 10/10 in my book, but I was bored with "The Magnificent Seven" despite Steve McQueen being one of my favorite actors. I will watch his show, "Wanted: Dead or Alive (as I do every single night)
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Post by taylorfirst1 on Jan 16, 2024 22:03:33 GMT
"The Magnificent Seven" is one of the greatest westerns ever made.
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Post by Old Aussie on Jan 17, 2024 21:37:59 GMT
I like it more through the years - probably since I stopped comparing it to the Samurai. Star power can do a lot, and this is packed with big ones.
A nice rendition of the music -
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