Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016) by Maleficento — 26 Sep 2016

You have got to be kidding me. A new low is upon us in not only movie making but for the western genre. I strongly recommend that Mr. Fuqua, the director take this film off his resume. It takes away from all his good work.

Denzel? What in the world were you thinking as well as Ethan Hawke and all the rest of the cast. First of all, just go see the original and anyone who does will immediately come to their senses with little of no effort and understand without explanation how good a Western can be.

You will probably watch it twice as I have seen it maybe 30 times. That is where the word "magnificent" belongs and not in this remake in any way. Mass random shootings & killings with might makes right is not suspense or good story-telling.

This movie came across as hollow and plastic for script, acting and plot. This is movie is like a video game of some sort where you get to pick a character and then kill as many people as you can. Mindless in presentation, severe lack of character development, egotistical parading of look at me I am in a Western and riding a horse and shooting guns is more of a display of embarrassment that I had for all the people in this movie.

Here's an interesting thought. Why didn't all these folks just get together and make a movie any movie? Calling this a remake? I am surprised that critics are not all over this and telling the truth about how bad it is.

Methinks the fix is in. All I can say is that if anyone likes this type of Western portrayed here, in this way and style, The Western as we know it is doomed at least for this generation. Shame on everyone in this movie for charging money to go see this.

A refund is in order for all plus an apology. Enough said....