Review of The Magnificent Seven (2016) by Marc5477 — 26 Dec 2016
Unnecessary remake. It brings nothing interesting to the table and it a pure money grab. I don't mind remakes if they try to bring something new to the table like good humor or new twists but this one is pretty straight forward and honestly, there is no reason for it since the original movie was already good.
The Seven Samurai remains the best of the pack and if your brain is too weak to enjoy subtitles then even the old 1960 western remake was ok (I forget what its called). Anyway, if you are young and have never seen the originals then this might be an ok film but honestly the bad guys were a weak point in this one.
They were not intimidating nor intelligent which really brought down the story. In the original film, the village was facing an indomitable foe since it took place in a time of turmoil. The original foe did not select the village specifically rather the bad guys were more like a wave sweeping the country and that made them much more intimidating that some band of morons who follow a megalomaniac.
I would skip it, especially if you have seen the original.
This review of The Magnificent Seven (2016) was written by Marc5477 on 26 December 2016.
The Magnificent Seven has generally received positive reviews.
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