Thursday, September 29, 2016

Seven Samurai / Magnificent Seven

Kurosawa's (Ran) masterpiece. Written and directed by him in 1954. A poor Japanese village is under attack by bandits and a group of Samurai with no masters join together despite the fact they are outnumbered. All in all, I say: SEE IT
The 1st remake starring Brynner (King & I), McQueen (The Great Escape), Bronson (Once Upon a Time in the West), Wallach (Cocoon), and Coburn (The Great Escape) all starred. Gunfighters help a Mexican village. I love this western. All in all, I say: SEE IT
A 1998 remake starring Close (Without a Trace), Biehn (Terminator), and Perlman (Beaiuy & the Beast) star. This was a 22 episode tv series. IMDb writes, "When an Indian village is threatened by ex-Confederate soldiers, several villagers head out to seek help. They recruit seven men, each with unique skills, who return to the village and take on the raiders. Following this, the men take up residence in a small town, making their skills available to those in need.". All in all, I say: SKIP IT
Washington (Training Day), Pratt (Jurassic World), Hawke (Training Day), Lee (RED 2), and D'Onofrio (Full Metal Jacket) all star. They try to save a small western town from an evil man who wants to mine the area. There is more character back story which is nice. The gun play is decent. All in all, I say: SEE IT

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