The Magnificent Seven remake... (1 Viewer)

[Winston T. Boogie]

I did not see Seth Rogen do his Green Hornet thing but I mean these are not serious characters and it's all just cartoonish fiction so I don't see any problem in tinkering with these characters from version to version. I thought Adam West was the definitive Batman because he got exactly how goofy a guy running around fighting crime dressed like a bat is. Adam West destroys Christian Bale's Batman...which honestly is a train wreck of epic proportions.


The Lone Ranger is not a "serious" character so I don't really think there is anything wrong with how he is played in Verbinski's film. He also is not "The Lone Ranger" for most of the film because the film is about how he came to be "The Lone Ranger."


Tonto is the one telling the tale and so we are basically seeing the Lone Ranger and the story through his eyes/memory. I liked this idea and yes, it was a tribute to Little Big Man. Verbinski's film is celebrating things he loves about westerns and movies in general. I think that makes it a very fun film if you also like westerns and older films. Honestly, I'm not a fan of Disney films generally. I don't go to see much that comes out of the House of the Mouse. I have to say The Lone Ranger was not a very Disney film in my opinion as it is pretty violent, features hookers, a whore house, open fetishistic sexual behavior, cannibalism, genocide, a rather large dose of that Spaghetti Western nihilism, and a general nasty streak. All this and threw in some political and social messages as well. Which I thought really made the film interesting. It also made me wonder who the film was supposed to be aimed at and if Disney knew what they got themselves into. The only other Disney film I can recall getting so weird (and it was mainly at the end) was The Black Hole.


Personally, I thought it was a far better film than all the super hero/giant robot/this movie is one long product placement garbage that passes for summer entertainment...but that's just me.

 

[Tony J Case]

First image off the set. Plus the trailer is dropping tomorrow, so I'm told.

 

[Tony J Case]

We've got movie sign!

 

[Robert Crawford]

We've got movie sign!

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this remake.

 

[Tony J Case]

Okay, after finally watching the thing - it doesn't look too bad. It needs more Elmer Bernstein, but it doesn't raise red flags or send me screaming for the hills (which, when you are a remake, avoiding those two conditions is a solid win). I'll probably check it out.

 

[SamT]

Hopefully it's good. I'm not impressed with the teaser trailer. It didn't do anything to me, good or bad.

 

[Tony J Case]

It didn't do anything to me, good or bad.

What about The Ugly?

 

[Rick Thompson]

Other than being more graphic, bloodier, grubbier and louder, I don't see the point.

 

[Robert Crawford]

Other than being more graphic, bloodier, grubbier and louder, I don't see the point.

The film isn't for your demographic. The film will do well with those that haven't seen the original or have no affinity for it.

 

[Tony J Case]

No more point to remaking Magnificent Seven than Battle Beyond the Stars, A Bugs Life, The Seven Magnificent Gladiators, Duel of the Seven Tigers, Samurai 7 or The Wild East had.

 

[SamT]

 

[AshJW]

Don't like the music from 1:51 on. The international trailer has other music, like that better.

Anyhow I can't wail to see this.

 

[Robert Crawford]

I'm officially geek for this remake!

 

[Tino]

Me too. Looks awesome.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

Currently sitting at 64% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Musically, we seem to be in a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that Horner had completed seven suites of music for the film based on the screenplay, which his assistant Simon Franglen was able to align to the finished movie and flesh out into a full score. So we're getting one more, posthumous James Horner score. The bad -- possibly unforgivable -- news is that Elmer Bernstein's iconic themes from the original apparently do not appear until the end credits, which seems like a colossal missed opportunity.

 

[Neil Middlemiss]

Currently sitting at 64% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.

Musically, we seem to be in a good news/bad news situation. The good news is that Horner had completed seven suites of music for the film based on the screenplay, which his assistant Simon Franglen was able to align to the finished movie and flesh out into a full score. So we're getting one more, posthumous James Horner score. The bad -- possibly unforgivable -- news is that Elmer Bernstein's iconic themes from the original apparently do not appear until the end credits, which seems like a colossal missed opportunity.

In a recent interview Simon Franglen discusses that point and the reasoning he offers makes sense.

http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=16491

 

[George_W_K]

Looking forward to seeing this one. I've never seen the original which I'll have to check out also. But, I enjoy westerns, Denzel's movies, and Antione Fuqua's movies, so three a good chance I'll enjoy this one.

 

[RMajidi]

In a recent interview Simon Franglen discusses that point and the reasoning he offers makes sense.

http://www.filmmusicmag.com/?p=16491

A wonderful interview. Thanks for sharing.

Loved this statement:

"Ultimately it was an easy decision to make. After all, it was a cowboy film. We all dream of scoring a cowboy film."

Magnificent!

 

[AshJW]

I've never seen the original which I'll have to check out also.

You really should do that, I love that film.

And the original original - The Seven Samurai - is also worth it. Especially in the long version.

 

[Chris Will]

I've listened to the soundtrack and I must say that it is a very good score. I'm glad they decided to use Horner's compositions and they really shine. Bernstein's theme was a nice way to end the album and does feel like the way Giacchino used the Trek theme in the new movies. I really enjoyed the album and it was nice to have one last Horner score.