Les 7 mercenaires

This one has it all: great characters, great music, great plot. Yes, it's an adaptation of The Seven Samurai, but it's more of a homage than anything, and puts a unique, Old West/American spin on the whole thing. Each of the Seven is well-drawn, and given enough character time that you care for those who live and those who die. The concept of a "team" of specialists has contributed to dozens of movies since M7's release: there are any number of western TV shows (Wildside, Outlaws, Brisco County, and the eventual TV series M7 itself) who owe their existence to the concepts introduced here. Although Yul Brynner is the "star," it is also an interesting predecessor of the "ensemble" movies of later years, and lays the groundwork for much of those as well.

The magnificent seven is for me one of best westerns ever made,this film has everything ,great group of big actors that worked brilliantly together and everyone of them give a film a dose of uniquenes and their characters were rich in personality and likeable and badass in same time,brynner and mcqueen give two best performances of a group but bronson and vaughn very also great in it,wallach as villain was also very useful and intimidating,gun fights are for that time very good made and they still hold up today,score is also one of most regonisable ever and it fitted in a story in a awesome way,magnificent seven is simply said one of my favourite westerns of all time

Astonished at this film's low rating on this website. Almost all reviewers trot out the mantra that this is a remake. So was Hamlet. But Hamlet was better than its predecessors. And so was this film. Perfectly directed, perfect script, perfectly performed. Splendid score. Exciting and engaging in every respect. Philosophical. Its only flaw was that both the principal heroes survived. Also, Buchholz was faintly annoying. The direction, otherwise and in particular, was superb, almost balletic, especially in the composition of its scenes, and the movements of the actors. Great film. Undated. Haven't seen many better. Worth re-watching many times. Made stars of all its actors, except for Brad. This review isn't meant to be helpful

A wonderful classic beautifully scored and shot. There are so many moody looks between characters, and little movements or idiosyncrasies that just make each of the gunmen seem so real. Apparently, there were big egos behind the camera that caused these acts of showmanship, but unlike most films where the egos clash, here they just build the characters up without harming them. Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen are just wonderful, and James Coburn and Charles Bronson both put in equal performances. There's just nothing about this film that you can fault, the script is kept light when required and the stunning score lifts up and the acting is huge but never too much. This is a must see…again and again.

I've seen both the American and Japanese versions many times, and while everyone agrees about which one is better, the American version has some virtues: 1) Our heroes are selected by the farmers when they defend a dead Indian's right to be buried in the same place as white people; therefore they are seen as champions of social and racial equality by the farmers. 2) A magnificent villain played by Eli Wallach. 3) Charlie Bronson's relationship with the village boys. And some tremendous faults: 1) Combining the Young Student and Crazy Fool characters; some of the most poignant scenes in the Japanese version involved the interaction between these two. 2) Not filming the final battle in the rain. And of course many more of each. It's an interesting discussion. Both are great movies that shouldn't be missed. Remember that Kurosawa gave John Sturges a sword in appreciation after seeing his film.