HF Magnificent Seven 2016

[MaryDee]

During my last Europe trip (2001), I got to watch Ben-Hur dubbed into Italian (I slept through part of it) and Patton dubbed into French. I was amused by the profanity translations in the latter! In the case of Patton, it was pouring rain outside and I was trying to dry a very soggy tent in the hotel room, so I was kind of stuck. If it hadn't been so wet, I'd have been out exploring the town on foot.

Like @Waterloo50, I much prefer the original language with subtitles to dubbed dialogue. However, if the original is in a language I know, I try to avoid looking at the subtitles, which usually aren't all that accurate a translation.

 

[Schwallanscher]

could also be a crispy chicken with french fries

 

[Waterloo50]

During my last Europe trip (2001), I got to watch Ben-Hur dubbed into Italian (I slept through part of it) and Patton dubbed into French. I was amused by the profanity translations in the latter! In the case of Patton, it was pouring rain outside and I was trying to dry a very soggy tent in the hotel room, so I was kind of stuck. If it hadn't been so wet, I'd have been out exploring the town on foot.

Like @Waterloo50, I much prefer the original language with subtitles to dubbed dialogue. However, if the original is in a language I know, I try to avoid looking at the subtitles, which usually aren't all that accurate a translation.

I spent some time in Italy and its quite an easy language to pick up, I always feel very self conscious when trying out a new language, once, when I was in France, I couldn't remember the correct word for milk, I spent a week drinking black coffee which I can't stand. I took a bus in France, I thought to myself that it would provide me with the perfect opportunity to practice my French, problem was everyone on the bus wanted to try out their English on me.

 

[Patrick H]

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

You got that right!

 

[Patrick H]

I have not seen this movie yet. I might or I might not. I remember the original so well because I am old enough to remember when it was new and fresh. Furthermore, I know even that fine film was a re-interpretation of "The Seven Samurai", which I never saw. I have wondered how this new movie can ever make up for excellence in acting and direction--even with today's technical magic. That technical magic will, doubtless, woo many younger viewers. That's okay, too.

...in the end, I have decided this: I might turn out to be a helluva movie, but the music score can't possibly hold a candle to the original.

 

[major bill]

I think in the new movie they should have used some Atlanta Hip Hop to add some "Southern" music for the two Confederate rolls in the movie. Not sure what a Confederate sharpshooter would have thought of Atlanta Hip Hop, they might not even recognize it as "Southern" music because hip hop does not sound too much like "Dixie".

 

[Brenal]

The Magnificent Seven is one of my all time favourite films. Return of the Seven was OKish, Guns of the Magnificent Seven and The Magnificent Seven Ride were both dire, truly awful, and then the short lived ,2 series ,made for TV programs, were terrible. I will go this week to watch this new remake but I go with some trepidation and with my fingers crossed.
On the plus side the remake of True Grit was pretty good and the remake of 3-10 to Yuma was very watchable.

Finally got to see this today, I really enjoyed it.
Downside, why did they make us wait until the end titles before playing that iconic music?

 

[Nathanb1]

Three things: Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, James Coburn.

 

[GELongstreet]

Watched it today, too. Not bad I have to say. A few of the characters appeared a little bland to me, mainly the bad guy in comparison to Eli Wallach in the original. And Chris Pratt is playing Chris Pratt again, but okay, this was expected. Still pretty enjoyable; and well produced. Now I just need my sense of hearing back as my local cinema tends to be so loud that every explosion, shot or bell ring hurts me, too ...

 

[Northern Light]

I thought the PTSD in Hawke's character was good, too. Kind of reminded me of Kevin Costner's Union sharpshooter with PTSD in Open Range. My dad has a little of that from WWII - when I was a kid you woke him from long distance...lean over, shake a foot and yell "Wake up, Dad!" then duck! He would come awake swinging and he was a boxer.

My Dad was also a WWII vet and the only time he ever hit me was one day when my mother told me to wake him up from a nap and I was standing right next to the edge of the bed when I shook his shoulder. He was so devastated that he had hit me, I thought he might cry. I was so surprised that I just stood there with my mouth open!

 

[Northern Light]

That movie really upset Churchill, in fairness to the USA, the story was supposed to be a composite of some American actions, it was perhaps made a little too soon after the war. Anyone watching that movie wouldn't have know that the Brits were even there. That's probably why the British 14th Army are still known as the forgotten army.

The issue is that the Brits are always portrayed in a very odd light, just take a look at this scene from Band of Brothers, what British tank commander would ever have ignored a warning of a hidden German tank? it just wouldn't happen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yKbEHpykf8

For some reason, Hollywood always seems to portray the British as buffoonish, stupid, or insignificant. Canadians get worse treatment. According to them, Canada wasn't even in the 2nd World War, we were to busy apparently being Dudley DoRight .

 

[Northern Light]

Go watch Exodus: Gods and Kings. They tried it. It was terrible

Sort of like Gods and Generals?

 

[Northern Light]

Was speaking generally. Most Brits have never been modest about King and country regardless of geography or era.

Of course the Yanks are always so humble and unassuming!

 

[Northern Light]

I can't stand Jeff Bridges and his mumbling in True Grit. Seemed as if he'd had a stroke

Really? I thought he was hilarious! And Maddie was just perfect, much better than what's her name, who was an annoying little twit.

 

[Northern Light]

Not that I speak Klingon or anything but I have been told that some Trekkies have written a Klingon dictionary. How does that work I wonder! Are there any Trekkies/Trekers on the forum,
According to Wiki, there is a difference between a Treker and a Trekkie.

So my children tell me. I am neither. I spent hours of my youth be bored to death by it when my brother watched it. Small house , one TV. Blahhh!

 

[Northern Light]

what is a serious trekkie? a guy who wears a starfleet uniform?

No, someone who has watched all the TV series, has seen all the movies, and is dumbfounded to learn that I have not, nor have any intention of ever watching any.

 

[Northern Light]

I think that Panzer Lehr were also in that area of operations.
The Canadians have a lot to be proud of, I think that in recent years, they were credited with the killing of Michael Wittmann, having said that its still open to speculation, its a bit like who killed Von Richthofen.

My Dad was there.

 

[Northern Light]

I have absolutely no idea what DS9, TAS, Galaxy Quest or Memory Alpha is, now I feel like I'm missing out.

You are not. Trust me.

 

[Northern Light]

Now I'm really confused, you just wrote Von as von, lower case, is it Von or von?

Lower, like Robin of Locksley.