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First Reviews for "The Magnificent Seven"
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Oh ok, that's cool then. The original is still on my bucket list of movies.
Where did you get Adam Sandler from? Lol
Hmm I really enjoyed the new Ben-Hur for what it was. Morgan Freeman was slightly out of place I thought though lol
lightskintwin
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I enjoyed it as well. Was a nice western not super serious like some in the past. I kinda hoped we would have gotten a
I also enjoyed seeing the wife go from victim to helping over the course of the film despite everyone trying to tell her not to.
Also Pratt just felt... annoying. I Much more enjoyed the Mexican guy performance. Somes scenes of him just standing there, he really looked the part.
ending scene of the 7 riding off into the sunset. But it didnt happen what with four of them dying.
I also enjoyed seeing the wife go from victim to helping over the course of the film despite everyone trying to tell her not to.
Also Pratt just felt... annoying. I Much more enjoyed the Mexican guy performance. Somes scenes of him just standing there, he really looked the part.
More_Badass
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Have you seen the first or Seven Samurai?
It feels odd to call The Magnificent Seven a remake. Yes, it's yet another adaptation of the Seven Samurai story, and it shares the name of a 1960 film that adapted the same story. Yet, it feels like a throwback picture in the basest sense. Absolutely no attempt is made to really modernize the story, except for adding more brutal violence than was allowed in the past. The cinematography and score (the latter partially thanks to the late James Horner) feel rather wonderful in their traditionally epic sense. Fuqua's direction is on point better than it has been in his last few films and Pizzolatto and Wenk's script fluctuates from serviceable to entertaining in a broad sense.
The acting is really fantastic. Washington commands the screen, as he should as the lead of the film. Pratt is very entertaining, and Hawke hams it up appropriately while elevating his character. D'Onorfio steals the show with his utter destruction of the scenery, although Sensmeier is a close second with fantastic presence. Bennett feels forced at points, but otherwise is decent. Sarsgaard is just okay, but he doesn't have nearly enough to work with.
The setpieces are really thrilling, with thankfully enough spacial awareness to allow them to really sing. The only issue with the film, and it's a big one, is that its throwback nature is, at points, offensive and, other points, just generic. That said, thanks to Fuqua's phenomenal direction and the great ensemble, The Magnificent Seven lives up to its title in the realm of blockbusters, and is still a good movie.
The acting is really fantastic. Washington commands the screen, as he should as the lead of the film. Pratt is very entertaining, and Hawke hams it up appropriately while elevating his character. D'Onorfio steals the show with his utter destruction of the scenery, although Sensmeier is a close second with fantastic presence. Bennett feels forced at points, but otherwise is decent. Sarsgaard is just okay, but he doesn't have nearly enough to work with.
The setpieces are really thrilling, with thankfully enough spacial awareness to allow them to really sing. The only issue with the film, and it's a big one, is that its throwback nature is, at points, offensive and, other points, just generic. That said, thanks to Fuqua's phenomenal direction and the great ensemble, The Magnificent Seven lives up to its title in the realm of blockbusters, and is still a good movie.
That's good going take GF then she loves Pratt and liked Hun since I made her watch I Saw The Devil, Bittersweet Life and Good Bad Weird.
Sounds like this just a solid put up feet and relax film
SolidChamp
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Bahaha, this gif is pure perfection.
Fuqua is such an inconsistent director. Obviously Training Day is his best work, but everything since then was middling-to-awful.
The Equalizer pissed me off quite a bit with how much it squandered the overall premise and solid action scenes with horrible cliches, an uneven tone and pacing, and a ridiculously over-the-top, mustache-twirling evil Russian. The movie suffered even more because it was following the far superior John Wick which was leaner and had far better directing.
The trailer for Magnificent Seven feels like hardcore, general audience pandering to the maximum.
People should redirect their movie-going bucks towards HELL OR HIGH WATER, which is fucking amazing.
Saw it. Better than the reviews made it seem to me.
Okay, it probably isn't as deep as the 1960 version or Seven Samurai, doesn't carry the central theme of contrasting peasants/farmers with warriors, but otherwise I think it did a fair job of telling the story considering the 50-year difference between the movies. The performances of the seven really do hold up the movie a lot. They even preserved more of the character archetypes than I thought. Action scenes are pretty good. May parents'll probably love it.
Okay, it probably isn't as deep as the 1960 version or Seven Samurai, doesn't carry the central theme of contrasting peasants/farmers with warriors, but otherwise I think it did a fair job of telling the story considering the 50-year difference between the movies. The performances of the seven really do hold up the movie a lot. They even preserved more of the character archetypes than I thought. Action scenes are pretty good. May parents'll probably love it.
WadiumArcadium
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Caught it today with my dad and we both enjoyed it. I wasn't expecting much but it was better than I though it would be. There were some decent laughs and Denzel's performance was good. Definitely nothing to rave about but a solid popcorn flick.
War Peaceman
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Well they fooled me with their pseudo Lawrence
sixteen-bit
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how does Ethan Hawke (45) look older than Denzel Washington (61)
Thought it was okay. Fun for the character moments and action.
Does the original and/or the Seven Samurai give the characters better motivation? That was my huge problem with it. There was literally no reason for any of these characters past Denzel's to go on this mission. Every time somebody else joined, I just kind of chuckled. Reminded me of an RPG with tons of throwaway characters that would join you just because.
Black don't crack, meign. ;P
Does the original and/or the Seven Samurai give the characters better motivation? That was my huge problem with it. There was literally no reason for any of these characters past Denzel's to go on this mission. Every time somebody else joined, I just kind of chuckled. Reminded me of an RPG with tons of throwaway characters that would join you just because.
Black don't crack, meign. ;P
I have never really been a fan of westerns..
But I love the cast and it looked like it was well made so i gave it a shot.
I saw it last night and WOW it was such a fun flick.
The 7 members were all very fun and charismatic.
Loved Pratt & Manuel. Best of the bunch.
The explosions going off in the cinema, sounded so fierce!
But I love the cast and it looked like it was well made so i gave it a shot.
I saw it last night and WOW it was such a fun flick.
The 7 members were all very fun and charismatic.
Loved Pratt & Manuel. Best of the bunch.
The explosions going off in the cinema, sounded so fierce!
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