Retro Review - The Magnficent Seven (1960)

With the 37th remake of the 1960 remake of the Japanese film Seven Samurai coming out next weekend, I thought it would be a nice time to rewatch the original remake. ...that was a bit confusing.

So how does it hold?

Directed by John Sturges
Based on Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa
Starring
Yul Brynner
Eli Wallach
Steve McQueen
Charles Bronson
Robert Vaughn
James Coburn

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[markgilbertjr]

I’ve been keeping up with your content across multiple channels over the years. The first ever video I saw of you was the 2016 magnificent seven review! Congratulations, man!

[jamesthompson]

My only problem is something they can’t help but due to the sound quality, I couldn’t really understand the plot as the characters sound like they’re mumbling

[ChrisDurban]

Ha! I have that shirt! Great review! I haven't seen the original, but you got me a little curious to see it. I'm super excited for the new one. So excited I got a really cool western themed video I'm posting Tuesday afternoon which I'm super excited about! Great review, love your channel!

[stevejohnson]

Well done. I think that is a very accurate summary of the film. With such a amazing cast and score, I can’t help but play what-if scenarios in my head, regarding alternate endings. I think they were on the verge of a near-perfect movie but missed by a tiny-yet-significant bit. Like, what if when they return to the town after initial defeat, they hatch a mission-impossible style plan involving everyone which goes well at first, but then falls apart leading to some impromptu badass knife moves from Coburn and self-sacrificing heroics from Vahan before the rest of the cast lays waste to the bad guys?

[sal]

Not really, I never even seen the original one, but would like too.

[tomcabler]

the only complaint I have is its hard to hear you on my IPhone going to check out the new one this weekend and wanted to hear this review first!

[jordandavidschreiber]

Nice review, I'll try to check this one out before I see the new one!

[Rockstar-bqfm]

Have you watched any of the sequel movies? Yul Brynner did another that was probably the worst of the 4, George Kennedy did the second best imo and Lee Van Cleef did another.

All are worth a watch if you haven’t seen them, especially Guns of the Magnificent Seven. The George Kennedy one

[hangoverreviews]

Nice review! Again, I agree with you! My favourite 60's movie is probably The Italian Job.

[SirTyJensen]

I'll give The Magnficent Seven a shot sometime. I will definitely give the remake a shot next weekend.