Magnificent 7 - the remake

[rawhide]

Just watched the new Magnificent 7 at the local theater. If you like Denzel and westerns made in the style they were made when those of us over 50 were young, I think you'll like it. Lots of fast draws and shoot outs with single action army revolvers and Winchester rifles, a little trick riding, some archery and knives, and of course good guys and bad guys.

While the firearms, gear, tack and attire look authentic, don't expect a historically accurate western, but a good old fashioned shoot'em up western.

http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Magnificent_Seven,_The_(2016) Internet Movie Firearm data base

 

[bigfug]

My son and I really enjoyed it as did his great grandad and my mom.

 

[druryj]

Thanks for the review! I think I can get the wife to go to this one.

 

[grwd]

im disgusted that they remade this, you cant top mcqueen, bronson, vaughn, and no mexican could have done better than wallach.
Im going to go OD on memberberries now

 

[adamsredlines]

Saw it at the drive-in this weekend...good movie!

 

[aarondhgraham]

One question,,,

Did they use the original theme music anywhere in the new movie?

Aarond

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[tRidiot]

I was very glad to see they made it in a way that made it relatively kid-friendly. We look at the ratings at http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ and we were super pumped to see it had a 3.6.4 rating which makes it appropriate for my son. We'll prolly go see it sometime soon.

 

[Wheel Gun]

Now, for comparison's sake, watch "Seven Samurai" starring Toshiro Mifune. This was the original 1954 movie that spawned the first "Magnificent Seven". It was directed by Akira Kurosawa and is a great film.

 

[Larry Morgan]

One question,,,

Did they use the original theme music anywhere in the new movie?

Aarond

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The only place I noticed the original music was during the closing credits. The new song had a few hints of the original melody. The movie was pretty entertaining.

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I was digging it a lot until the extreme overestimation of the suppressing fire capability of an era correct Gatling gun. I know it's all fantasy anyway, but for whatever reason that put me over the top a bit.

 

[bulbboy]

Pretty good movie - worth seeing if you like westerns