The Magnificent Seven | 9/23/16 | Reviews coming in - not exactly Magnificent

[JennaJ]

23 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

i'd agree. i really think hollywood trying to pigeonhole him into the badass category is a mistake. MCQUEEN HE AINT.

 

I don't know... a badass? From the trailers he comes off to me as very much playing the comic relief role of the movie.

I feel like he's acting more badass than he actually is, which fits really well into Pratt's wheelhouse from Guardians.

 

Pretty much every single character besides him looked more badass to me in this trailer (well, not including Peter Sarsgaard, I guess).

Personally, I couldn't be happier that they didn't try to force him into some stoic silent hero type. I think he's gonna be awesome. 

[Ethan Hunt]

Can we talk about his fake laugh though (in the trailer)... That thing is atrocious

[JennaJ]

6 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

Can we talk about his fake laugh though (in the trailer)... That thing is atrocious

 

 

[Hatebox]

11 minutes ago, JennaJ said:

 

I don't know... a badass? From the trailers he comes off to me as very much playing the comic relief role of the movie.

I feel like he's acting more badass than he actually is, which fits really well into Pratt's wheelhouse from Guardians.

 

Pretty much every single character besides him looked more badass to me in this trailer (well, not including Peter Sarsgaard, I guess).

Personally, I couldn't be happier that they didn't try to force him into some stoic silent hero type. I think he's gonna be awesome. 

 

He's kind of like his Jurassic World character: the 'funny badass' who's neither particularly funny nor particularly badass.

[Ethan Hunt]

He was super lame in Jurassic World, don't think he looks anywhere near as bad here

[CoolioD1]

23 minutes ago, JennaJ said:

 

I don't know... a badass? From the trailers he comes off to me as very much playing the comic relief role of the movie.

I feel like he's acting more badass than he actually is, which fits really well into Pratt's wheelhouse from Guardians.

 

Pretty much every single character besides him looked more badass to me in this trailer (well, not including Peter Sarsgaard, I guess).

Personally, I couldn't be happier that they didn't try to force him into some stoic silent hero type. I think he's gonna be awesome. 

it just feels like everyone made a premature judgement on that "new harrison ford" thing.

[JennaJ]

15 minutes ago, Ethan Hunt said:

He was super lame in Jurassic World, don't think he looks anywhere near as bad here

 

I thought the script for Jurassic World was super lame. Based on this trailer alone I can tell this is much better. 

 

8 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

it just feels like everyone made a premature judgement on that "new harrison ford" thing.

 

Eh, that's basically just similarities between Star-Lord and Han Solo IMHO.

No one is "the new Harrison Ford", we still have the original.

 

Edited July 18, 2016 by JennaJ

[Hatebox]

5 minutes ago, CoolioD1 said:

it just feels like everyone made a premature judgement on that "new harrison ford" thing.

 

I can take or leave Pratt, but I can see why studios chomped at the bit. They've been desperate for an all-American action mega-star for so long now they'll take anyone who even slightly fits the profile.

[JennaJ]

9 minutes ago, Hatebox said:

 

I can take or leave Pratt, but I can see why studios chomped at the bit. They've been desperate for an all-American action mega-star for so long now they'll take anyone who even slightly fits the profile.

 

Well can you really blame them? Every movie he's led in the last few years has over-performed compared to expectations. Obviously that's not all (or even mostly) on him, but at the very least he's great at choosing roles that fit him in crowd-pleasing movies. 

You can definitely tell he's being considered a major draw for this movie based on the way it's being promoted. We'll see if it pans out.

[The Futurist]

My taste in movie stars is better and more refined than yours, which is likely very basic & too GA friendly.

 

 

[Ethan Hunt]

Just now, JennaJ said:

 

Well can you really blame them? Every movie he's led in the last few years has over-performed compared to expectations. Obviously that's not all (or even mostly) on him, but at the very least he's great at choosing roles that fit him in crowd-pleasing movies. 

You can definitely tell he's being considered a major draw for this movie based on the way it's being promoted. We'll see if it pans out.

Yeah the trailer is 50% Pratt 40% Danzel 10% everyone else

[4815162342]

10 hours ago, Telemachos said:

I apologize for dooming this movie to failure. 

 

 

 

 

[4815162342]

4 hours ago, CoolioD1 said:

i'd agree. i really think hollywood trying to pigeonhole him into the badass category is a mistake. MCQUEEN HE AINT.

 

Yeah. He's more of a Brendan Fraser in The Mummy type.

[The Futurist]

Pratt is bound to have a way more interesting, diverse & long career than the Mummy dude.

 

 

[EmpireCity]

11 hours ago, 4815162342 said:

 

Yeah. He's more of a Brendan Fraser in The Mummy type.

 

No.  Not even close.  

 

Pratt is great in this. 

[JennaJ]

34 minutes ago, nilephelan said:

 

No.  Not even close.  

 

Pratt is great in this. 

 

Have you seen it, nilephelan? 

 

I'm very excited for this, and I really like Pratt, so that's great to hear.

[Plain Old Tele]

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[4815162342]

2 hours ago, nilephelan said:

 

No.  Not even close.  

 

Pratt is great in this. 

 

What I said was a compliment. Fraser in The Mummy is a great example of a competent, swaggering, but occasionally goofy hero.

[Mikasa Ackerman]

The international trailer has gotten me pretty excited for this. I'm mainly sold on the quality of the cast, but it looks like it might be a fun blend of western tropes and modern action. It might even break into my top 5 modern westerns.

 

1. 3:10 To Yuma

2. The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford

3. Bone Tomahawk

4. Django Unchained

5. True Grit

 

 

Edited July 19, 2016 by Mikasa Ackerman

[Jonwo]

Westerns generally don't well OS with the exception of Django but I imagine M7 will do well OS cos of Denzel and Pratt plus it also helps it's the first action film of the fall.