HF Magnificent Seven 2016

[major bill]

Just got back from seeing Magnificent Seven 2016. The move had s couple of "people" in it with Civil War Confederate connections. I am still thinking about if it should be considered as good as the original. Regardless, it is worth watching if you like westerns. One suffering from PCSD.

 

[major bill]

It was good but not really "magnificent". You decide, Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen or Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.

 

[Dee]

I haven't seen it yet, nor the original. But I won't lie.I do have the hots for Denzel and Chris. Just sayin' ... My friends and I are planning to see it this weekend.

 

[major bill]

Denzel has hair, Yul Brynner had no hair.

 

[diane]

I think it's kind of like comparing the two True Grit movies! You can't beat John Wayne as Rooster Cogburn but Jeff Bridges sure made him his own. Denzel Washington does the same thing, and Ethan Hawke is surprisingly good in the same way Val Kilmer was surprisingly good as Doc Holliday. The theme song, though, left much to be desired although that's a great version of House of the Rising Sun.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iteRKvRKFA

 

[Sbc]

It was good but not really "magnificent". You decide, Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen or Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.

This remake is heresy! lol can't beat the original cast for star power.

 

[major bill]

Star power. Denzel or Brynner? Not so sure. McQueen or Pratt, well maybe a lean towards McQueen, but Pratt is very good. Bronson is OK but not great as an actor.

 

[MaryDee]

Haven't seen the current one yet, and probably won't. IMHO, the Brynner/McQueen western was far inferior to the original, Akiro Kurosawa's Seven Samurai.

Of course it's not about the American Civil War....

 

[major bill]

Academy Awards, Brynner 1 of 1. Washington 2 of 6. unless you are stuck in 1960 it looks like Washington beats Brynner.

 

[major bill]

We could look at it this way all the actors in the original 2 out of 4 Academy Awards. Remake Washington by himself 2 out of 6 Academy Awards, so Washington beats all the actors in the original all by himself with more nominations.

 

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[JPK Huson 1863]

I'm sure it is a great remake but someone has to pass a law no one is allowed to remake any more Steve McQueen movies. It's just sacrilege.

 

[Sbc]

Star power. Denzel or Brynner? Not so sure. McQueen or Pratt, well maybe a lean towards McQueen, but Pratt is very good. Bronson is OK but not great as an actor.

Robert Vaughan, Eli Wallace, James Coburn no comparison

 

[tonijustine]

Academy Awards, Brynner 1 of 1. Washington 2 of 6. unless you are stuck in 1960 it looks like Washington beats Brynner.

Brynner was 100% successful of receiving the award he was nominated for. Washington was successful only 33% of the time.

Just saying.

 

[diane]

I'm sure it is a great remake but someone has to pass a law no one is allowed to remake any more Steve McQueen movies. It's just sacrilege.

Steve McQueen - there was one of him and that's all what there was, there ain't no more!

 

[TFSmith121]

It was good but not really "magnificent". You decide, Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen or Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt.

Yeah, but who would go see a film called "The Moderately Successful Six"?

Best,

 

[NedBaldwin]

Just got back from seeing Magnificent Seven 2016. The move had s couple of "people" in it with Civil War Confederate connections. I am still thinking about if it should be considered as good as the original. Regardless, it is worth watching if you like westerns. One suffering from PCSD.

Saw it last night as well. It was fun and I thought parts of it were well done but the original is a my favorite of mine and this one came up short at times.

Regarding the Civil War connections, my understanding from the dialogue was that Denzel's character fought for the US and Hawke's character fought for the CS and that they met during the war.

 

[major bill]

Well Denzel's character had met the character of Peter Sarsgaard the villain in the movie, when his men had raided Lawrence. I was not sure that Sargaard was suppose to be Quantrill during the 1863 raid or lead the men in the 1856 sacking of Lawrence.

What did yo think of Ethan Hawke as a ex Confederate sharpshooter with PTSD?

 

[NedBaldwin]

Yeah, but who would go see a film called "The Moderately Successful Six"?

Best,

I would describe the movie as "Magnificent Seven and the Gunfight with the O.K. Script"

 

[JOHN42768]

Once you have seen the original movie, remakes just don't cut it . Very few TV spinoffs survive. I enjoy watching reruns of the original movie.