The Magnificent Seven (Special Edition)
starring: Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Eli Wallach, Robert Vaughn
directed by: John Sturges
directed by: John Sturges
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Spectacular gun battles epic-sized heroes and an all-star cast that includes Academy Award winners Yul Brynner and James Coburn together with Steve McQueen Eli Wallach and Charles Bronson make The Magnificent Seven a legend among westerns.Spawning three sequels and a successful television series and featuring Elmer Bernstein's Oscar-nomiated score this stunning remake of The Seven Samurai is a "hard-pounding adventure" (Newsweek) and "an endruingly popular" (Leonard Maltin) cinematic classic.Merciless Calvera (Wallach) and his band of ruthless outlaws are terrorizing a poor Mexican village and even the bravest lawmen can't stop them.Desperate the locals hire Chris Adams (Brynner) and six other gun fighters to defend them.With time running out before Calvera's next raid the heroic seven must prepare the villagers for battle and help them find the courage to take back their town... or die trying!System Requirements:Starring: Yul Brynner Eli Wallach Steve McQueen Charles Bronson Robert Vaughn Brad Dexter James Coburn and Horst Buchholz.Directed By: John Sturges.Running Time: 128 Min. Color.This film is presented in "Widescreen" format.Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 027616861078 Manufacturer No: M108736
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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 Magnificent 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
Spectacular gun battles epic-sized heroes and an all-star cast that includes Academy Award winners Yul Brynner and James Coburn together with Steve McQueen Eli Wallach and Charles Bronson make The Magnificent Seven a legend among westerns.Spawning three sequels and a successful television series and featuring Elmer Bernstein's Oscar-nomiated score this stunning remake of The Seven Samurai is a "hard-pounding adventure" (Newsweek) and "an endruingly popular" (Leonard Maltin) cinematic classic.Merciless Calvera (Wallach) and his band of ruthless outlaws are terrorizing a poor Mexican village and even the bravest lawmen can't stop them.Desperate the locals hire Chris Adams (Brynner) and six other gun fighters to defend them.With time running out before Calvera's next raid the heroic seven must prepare the villagers for battle and help them find the courage to take back their town... or die trying!System Requirements:Starring: Yul Brynner Eli Wallach Steve McQueen Charles Bronson Robert Vaughn Brad Dexter James Coburn and Horst Buchholz.Directed By: John Sturges.Running Time: 128 Min. Color.This film is presented in "Widescreen" format.Copyright 2000 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 027616861078 Manufacturer No: M108736
Amazon.com essential video:
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 Magnificent 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
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- Crucifying Celluloid Cows
One generous star, and that's for Elmer Bernstein's lasting score.
This and three sequels? Hollywood's creative genius is fathomless.
Watch the original (Kurosawa's Seven Samurai), forget this misadventure. If Hollywood insisted on copying it with this ungulated-whore, they should have deleted some of Samurai's flaws. The whole romantic interlude is un-necessary. The M7-Bucholz/Samurai-Mifune clown is just plain distracting to the dramatic momentum in many, many scenes. The surrender; ... Read More
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- Classic Western
Based off the Japanese 7 Samurai story. This movie has a great blend of characters with good acting and a great soundtrack. Classic western and among the favorites of many people who enjoy the genre.
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- ONE OF THE GREAT WESTERNS
THE SEARCHERS HIGH NOON RIO BRAVO RED RIVER AND M7 5 GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE.
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- A classic museum piece
Seeing some stars from my youthful moviegoing at the peak of their careers almost always gives me a pleasant twinge of nostalgia.On that level, The Magnificent Seven works well, but only for about 30 minutes.After that, the load of Hollywood hokum that was injected into what was already a pretty uninspired job of writing and directing gets in the way.As others have noted,it's jaw-droppingly unlikely that a vicious bandito will turn loose a handful of gringos who have just slaughtered half the bandito's ... Read More
Rating: - Some thoughts on a classic film
Last year, a theater in Manhattan was doing a retrospective of United Artists films.I decided to see "The Magnificent Seven" again on the big screen.Seeing it left me with a stange feeling of sadness.
This film was released in 1960.At the time, Yul Brynner was still a superstar and Eli Wallach was a fairly established actor.The rest of the cast were still young and fresh.Steve McQueen was still doing "Wanted-Dead or Alive" on TV.He was still three years away from superstardom with "The Great Escape." ... Read More
- Crucifying Celluloid CowsOne generous star, and that's for Elmer Bernstein's lasting score.
This and three sequels? Hollywood's creative genius is fathomless.
Watch the original (Kurosawa's Seven Samurai), forget this misadventure. If Hollywood insisted on copying it with this ungulated-whore, they should have deleted some of Samurai's flaws. The whole romantic interlude is un-necessary. The M7-Bucholz/Samurai-Mifune clown is just plain distracting to the dramatic momentum in many, many scenes. The surrender; ... Read More
- Classic WesternBased off the Japanese 7 Samurai story. This movie has a great blend of characters with good acting and a great soundtrack. Classic western and among the favorites of many people who enjoy the genre.
- ONE OF THE GREAT WESTERNSTHE SEARCHERS HIGH NOON RIO BRAVO RED RIVER AND M7 5 GREATEST WESTERNS EVER MADE.
- A classic museum pieceSeeing some stars from my youthful moviegoing at the peak of their careers almost always gives me a pleasant twinge of nostalgia.On that level, The Magnificent Seven works well, but only for about 30 minutes.After that, the load of Hollywood hokum that was injected into what was already a pretty uninspired job of writing and directing gets in the way.As others have noted,it's jaw-droppingly unlikely that a vicious bandito will turn loose a handful of gringos who have just slaughtered half the bandito's ... Read More
- Some thoughts on a classic filmLast year, a theater in Manhattan was doing a retrospective of United Artists films.I decided to see "The Magnificent Seven" again on the big screen.Seeing it left me with a stange feeling of sadness.
This film was released in 1960.At the time, Yul Brynner was still a superstar and Eli Wallach was a fairly established actor.The rest of the cast were still young and fresh.Steve McQueen was still doing "Wanted-Dead or Alive" on TV.He was still three years away from superstardom with "The Great Escape." ... Read More
