So I recently watched The Magnificent Seven (2016) and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgard) seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (played by Denzel Washington) for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.
This film was a lot of fun. In today's Hollywood, remakes are commonplace and usually classics we as film goers love are the ones that often get remade and this is no different. The Magnificent Seven (1960) is just an all-time classic western film and even the film it is based off of (Seven Samurai) is one of the greatest films of all-time so this current film has a lot to live up to. Compared to those two films, this film is a lot of fun and while it doesn't have the story development, there is a lot of action and a lot of great characters to help the film move along. First off the cast is just absolutely tremendous and they all have their shining moments that make them standout and be unique. Denzel Washington just has so much fun in his role and it helps when you've got his friend Antoine Fuqua behind the camera.
Chris Pratt wasn't his usual self in this film and it was a nice change of pace to see him in a somewhat different role. However the true star of the film is Vincent D'Onofrio who is just as crazy as he usually is in his roles and he steals the film from the very moment you meet him. The action scenes are phenomenal and it makes you wonder why Fuqua doesn't make more of these types of films because it seems he has a handle on the genre. The film relies on good characters and the comedic timing of those characters and the jokes in the film are fabulous although some feel forced and unwanted. The story just feels like your everyday and unoriginal film that we've seen over and over again and it just didn't feel fresh. Overall this is a fun time at the movies and although it wasn't a home run film, it's a film to help the western genre get back on track. I give The Magnificent Seven (2016) an 8 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of The Magnificent Seven (2016), what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Looking to mine for gold, greedy industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgard) seizes control of the Old West town of Rose Creek. With their lives in jeopardy, Emma Cullen (Haley Bennett) and other desperate residents turn to bounty hunter Sam Chisolm (played by Denzel Washington) for help. Chisolm recruits an eclectic group of gunslingers to take on Bogue and his ruthless henchmen. With a deadly showdown on the horizon, the seven mercenaries soon find themselves fighting for more than just money once the bullets start to fly.
This film was a lot of fun. In today's Hollywood, remakes are commonplace and usually classics we as film goers love are the ones that often get remade and this is no different. The Magnificent Seven (1960) is just an all-time classic western film and even the film it is based off of (Seven Samurai) is one of the greatest films of all-time so this current film has a lot to live up to. Compared to those two films, this film is a lot of fun and while it doesn't have the story development, there is a lot of action and a lot of great characters to help the film move along. First off the cast is just absolutely tremendous and they all have their shining moments that make them standout and be unique. Denzel Washington just has so much fun in his role and it helps when you've got his friend Antoine Fuqua behind the camera.
Chris Pratt wasn't his usual self in this film and it was a nice change of pace to see him in a somewhat different role. However the true star of the film is Vincent D'Onofrio who is just as crazy as he usually is in his roles and he steals the film from the very moment you meet him. The action scenes are phenomenal and it makes you wonder why Fuqua doesn't make more of these types of films because it seems he has a handle on the genre. The film relies on good characters and the comedic timing of those characters and the jokes in the film are fabulous although some feel forced and unwanted. The story just feels like your everyday and unoriginal film that we've seen over and over again and it just didn't feel fresh. Overall this is a fun time at the movies and although it wasn't a home run film, it's a film to help the western genre get back on track. I give The Magnificent Seven (2016) an 8 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of The Magnificent Seven (2016), what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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