View in iTunes. Sep 23, 2016 Jody Mullins as Caleb Frankel, Leni's farmer husband who is murdered by McCann. Their first recruit is Sam Chisholm, a famous U.S. The Magnificent Six and 1/2 was a British comedy film series for the Children's Film Foundation.Based on Hal Roach's popular Our Gang series of shorts, "Six and 1/2" followed a group of seven children on their fun misadventures. It's not like it'll revolutionize how people put together action sequences in westerns, but it is a top-notch scene regardless. [54] It is also director Fuqua's second biggest opening and Washington's fourth biggest. But, once again, they don't really do much with any of these characters and the stories they might have had to tell. Plot - The seven title characters are hired to protect a small village in Mexico from a group of marauding bandits . Cinemark The Magnificent Seven: Directed by John Sturges. Well, really, the only major stars here are Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke. [8], Since his grandmother was the prime influence on the film, every day after filming, Fuqua would ask himself if she would have had fun watching it. Exclusively on @StarE. Which makes sense the original inspired The Avengers, which published its first comic three years after it was a hit. [35][36][37] Other locations include St. Francisville; Zachary, Louisiana; Jackson, Louisiana: Ridgway, Colorado; and New Mexico. You're frettin', you're sweatin'. When Fuqua met studio executives to see possible actors for the film, and saw that they were all white. When an Indian village is threatened by ex-Confederate soldiers, several villagers head out to seek help. It also features an incorporation of Elmer Bernstein's theme from the 1960 film. The site pointed out that "the trick is keeping their budgets reasonable," unlike The Lone Ranger, which cost $215 million to make, and Cowboys & Aliens, which cost $163 million. The Seven liberate the men held at the mine, taking the explosives stockpiled there and spending the next week fortifying the town and training the townspeople. [21] When newspapers started reporting about a rivalry, Brynner issued a press statement saying, "I never feud with actors. Contemporary reviews were mixed to positive. While the movie is certainly never dull, I feel like there's a big chunk of the movie, prior to the Battle for Rose Creek, where the movie just stands still. Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt in The Magnificent Seven. The 2008 J-pop song "goe Diamond" by AKB48 also used part of the main theme. He's Steve McQueen. But a lot of these movies took a black and white approach to the genre and its characters. About two-thirds of the film is good, tough . And for most of the time, this film works. The ensemble cast includes Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz[4] as a group of seven gunfighters and Eli Wallach as their main antagonist. This The Magnificent Seven has the dour ending without the high points preceding it. After imploring Bogue to repent, Chisholm begins to garrote him; Bogue tries to pull a hidden revolver, but Emma kills him. And, even with the training, they're not great with the firearms to begin with. "For me," he said, "this is more than just making movies. [45] Television advertisement began during the summer, when the trailers were paired with the NBA finals and BET Awards, as well as the 2016 Summer Olympics. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Both the 1960 original and the 2016 remake follow the same general story that was put forward by Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai a town full of innocent villagers need help because a gang of bandits keep . [8], Fuqua has loved western films since discovering the genre at the age of 12, and said that his grandmother, with whom he would watch films such as Shane (1953) and The Searchers (1956),[9][10][11] was a key inspiration during the remake. During the interval required for his "recuperation", he was free to appear in The Magnificent Seven. [42][43][44] A group of mercenaries, including ones played by George Peppard (as a character known only as "Space Cowboy") and Robert Vaughn (playing essentially the same character as in The Magnificent Seven) defend farmers from space raiders on the planet Akir, home of the Akira (named after Seven Samurai director Akira Kurosawa). The Magnificent Seven has the stars and the production values to open big, and probably will. Robert Vaughn, who died on November 11, 2016, was the last surviving member of the seven, and Rosenda Monteros was the last surviving cast member until her death on December 29, 2018. the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. After everything is over, Emma, in a voiceover, remembers the seven fondly and thanks them for their noble sacrifice. When he asked to test the voice for Fuqua, the director refused to listen, instructing the actor to surprise him with it in his first scene, which resulted in a delighted Fuqua laughing so hard that he almost ruined the take. The genre has had several recent box office flops, such as Cowboys & Aliens (2011) and The Lone Ranger (2013), but has also found success in films like True Grit (2010) and Django Unchained (2012). The villagers celebrate, believing Calvera will not return. You're almost there! [25] Washington did not watch Western films growing up, as it was the end of the Western era in cinema. No, the reason I hate to say that I'm unfamiliar with it is simple and that is because the original movie is a remake of what is regarded as one of the finest movies ever made, as well as Akira Kurosawa's masterpiece, and that is, of course, Seven Samurai. In 1992, the main theme of The Magnificent Seven came into use on a section of the Disneyland Railroad at Disneyland Paris. (Varse Sarabande issued this album in 1996, and reissued it in 2004.). PG-13 (Sequences of Western Violence|Historical Smoking|Some Language|Suggestive Material), Genre: Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCf5CjDJvsFvtVIh. New York City: Citadel Press. I don't hate it for the reasons that you'd think, which that the Magnificent Seven is regarded as a top-notch western. Brass Duet. Some days later Calvera and his bandits arrive in force. The youngest and tiniest of the Magnificent Seven, 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu fought through the lingering pain of a stress fracture to make her mark on the Atlanta Games. The Magnificent Seven (song) from the album Sandinista! Regal See production, box office & company info, (screenplay "Shichinin no samurai") (uncredited). Here is my review. [28], Manuel Garcia-Rulfo described his character Vasquez, a bandit on the run from the law, as someone who loves gunfighting. [5] It spawned three sequels, a television series that aired from 1998 to 2000, and a 2016 film remake. (also known as The Magnificent Seven 4) is a 1972 Western film and is the third and last sequel of the 1960 western, The Magnificent Seven. Box Office", "With 'The Magnificent Seven' and 'High Noon' remakes, will the western ride again? Chris takes his gun and puts it on desk. And that's the case here as well and, for the most part, it's all practical, which makes this even more impressive. [3] We wont be able to verify your ticket today, but its great to know for the future. Anyway, as I mentioned, I have my issues with this movie in terms of its character development, but the strong casting, likable characters and the excellent action still add up to make this a good movie. On their way to the village, they are trailed by the hotheaded Chico, an aspiring gunfighter whose previous attempts to join Chris had been spurned. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and take on the raiders. The film's closing lines echo the last words of the source film, sfn error: no target: CITEREFBrynner2006 (, Best Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture, highest-grossing films in the United Kingdom, highest-grossing Hollywood film ever in the Soviet Union, list of American cinema's 100 most-thrilling films, "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections", "Complete National Film Registry Listing", "The Magnificent Seven (MGM Home Entertainment release)", "Updating an Icon: The Magnificent Seven", "Re-Done From Japanese, 'Magnificent Seven' Due Into 1,000 Situations", "The Magnificent Seven (1960) - JPBox-Office", " ", "Could 'The Magnificent Seven' be the film that finally revives the Western film genre? Fuqua does his best to update the Western for the modern audience, but doesn't capture what made those films great in the process. The opening horn riff in Arthur Conley's 1967 hit "Sweet Soul Music" is borrowed from the theme. [25], In the United States and Canada, the film earned $2.25 million in theatrical rentals[26] and was a box office disappointment, but proved to be such a smash hit in Europe that it ultimately made a profit. Either way, he's too much fun to watch. U. During the making of the film, Yul Brynner (Chris) remarked that Eli Wallach was too benevolent. On the advice of his agent, McQueen, an experienced race car driver, staged a car accident and claimed that he could not work on his series because he had suffered a whiplash injury and had to wear a neck brace. They are impressed by Chris Adams, a veteran Cajun gunslinger, and approach him for advice. Subverted by the end of the first arc - the village they were protecting is rubble, there are few if any survivors among the villagers, and the heroes' "victory" is . In desperation, several of the villagers travel to a Texas border town in . These were introduced in the 1930's. On the other side of that, however, is the fact that there's actually very little character development done within the seven mercenaries hired by this town to get rid of this industrialist, Bartholomew Bogue (a great, villainous name), who's trying to force them out of their land with the help of his Blackstone agents, who kill several of the homesteaders to prove their point. In terms of Chisolm, though, this is all revealed in the climax of the movie, as he's choking Bogue in the church. They debate their next move and all but Harry, who believes the effort will be futile and suicidal, agree to return and fight. The theme was included in a scene of the James Bond film Moonraker. The sun will sink and we'll get out the door. [11], Brynner approached producer Walter Mirisch with the idea of remaking Kurosawa's famous samurai film. It's no good for man to work in cages. 8 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 25 American film scores. 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