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Is this film agenda-filled garbage or a fun time at the movies?

posted 8 years ago by kayrayzeekat
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Today, we live in a world where the word that rhymes with "baggot" gets censored in the broadcast version of "Wolf of Wall Street" but all of the nudity, sex, drug use, and profanity remained untouched - at least on the channel I watched it on the other night. "Magnificent 7" sounds fairly lame from what I have read. Are there any positive reviews from IMDb readers out there, or should I continue to not support Hollywood''s garbage factory by streaming movies for free if they aren't worth paying to see? M-7 looks like safe and forgettable PC crapola.

[–] nocakeforyou 8 years ago

I don't know how to respond to this, except to say that it is a fun, enjoyable action movie with a great cast.

[–] Movie_Riggs 8 years ago

I'm with you. OP, you can read my review to see what I thought of it. A lot of aspects to like if you ask me.

[–] Kompressor_Fan 8 years ago

The film had no agenda. It's not meant to be deep. It's just a good, old-fashioned fun Western.

[–] gungfugilman 8 years ago

It's a pretty straight forward movie, you can tell from the trailer if you will like it or not. I liked it, fun cast, blazing action, could have used more character building moments, but a fun time for me.

[–] kayrayzeekat 8 years ago

Why are the filmmakers reluctant to use the original score?

[–] gungfugilman 8 years ago

I'm just guessing they wanted a more modern sound despite the Western setting, they did use the original before the end credits.

[–] kayrayzeekat 8 years ago

I notice that in most remakes or reboots, they either tease the original soundtrack or completely "modernize" the sound. The granddaddy of this practice was the god-awful soundtrack created for the 80's reboot of 'Dragnet'. The current version of 'Hawaii 5-0' bastardized the original (and great) theme as well. Just observations.

I think it would've been a fun risk for the filmmakers to use the same soundtrack as the original "Magnificent 7" - only re-recorded, once again, using an orchestra. Filmmakers need not fear the original source material. Rather, they should embrace it. Typically, remakes and reboots are too weak to leave a mark on their own anyway. This film will never have the staying power of "7 Samurai" or "M7 1960".

[–] whitebuddha187 8 years ago

Two reasons. It didnt fit the tone of the film and its janes horners final score before he died in a plane crash.

[–] ndharp 8 years ago

As somebody who frequently gets annoyed at PC and Liberal trends in movies (Don't get me started on Zootopia) I didn't sense any sort of agenda in this flick. In fact, I enjoyed the fact that a diverse cast was able to "bust balls" in a way that seems to be on the decline. If political correctness is the thing that's holding you back from checking this film out, I'd say go ahead and see it. It isn't monumental by any means, but you'll enjoy your 2 hours a hell of a lot more than you would with most modern releases.

[–] taran-rod 8 years ago

The movie itself was fun, but the fact that it was almost completely bloodless just to assure the PG-13 rating kinda turned me off.

[–] Jack_LesCamela 8 years ago

It's a pretty hard PG-13 for all that. The 1960 movie isn't exactly a gritty and violent epic either.

[–] Johnator 8 years ago

Yeah but the 1960 version was a GOOD movie unlike this one.

[–] whitebuddha187 8 years ago

I love the original but this was still a solid movie

[–] Jack_LesCamela 8 years ago

Don't kid yourself. This was good movie. The 1960 one was a great movie though. And Seven Samurai towers over both.

[–] Smokey_T 8 years ago

The first third it was ok, the second third was ok but nothing really happened, the last third was dumber than a bag of hammers.

The original was much better.

The Seven Samurai was in another league.

[–] BrunoAntony 8 years ago

Stop whining like a rhymes-with-baggot over the "PC agenda".

IMO, it sounds like you are too sensitive to watch this film. You may burst into tears at the sight of a black cowboy.

[–] bluenotejazz 8 years ago

Stop whining like a rhymes-with-baggot over the "PC agenda".

IMO, it sounds like you are too sensitive to watch this film. You may burst into tears at the sight of a black cowboy.

Precisely.

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