"They were seven - And they fought like seven hundred!" One of the best western films of all time, The Magnificent Seven is about a small farming village in Mexico. Terrorized by a robber and his band, the villagers hire seven gunmen to defend them.
Pros: There are western cliches, but somehow they all seem to work. For instance, instead of a man with a past riding into town and freeing it from a tyrant, The Magnificent Seven features seven such men. Some of these men, Chris Adams (Yul Brynner) and Vin (Steve McQueen) in particular, are very honorable, while one could make a case that they all are. It's nice to see a movie with true heroes. Chico (Horst Buchholz) is an amusingly hotheaded guy. The soundtrack is one of the greatest I have ever heard.Cons: Some of the Mexicans have "wandering" accents that fade in and out. I find the girl, who has only a very small part in the movie, to be really annoying.
My Rating: OK (violence, mild sexual reference)
Picture from hippomovies.com
My Rating: OK (violence, mild sexual reference)
Picture from hippomovies.com
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