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

[SchumacherFTW]

Hehe this was exactly the movie I've been craving for months. Simple good guys vs bad guys story and a lot of fun. Kicked ass! 

[Avatree]

I enjoyed it enough. Didn't know what it was about and haven't seen the original but I thought it was quite good fun.

Edited September 24, 2016 by Treecraft

[4815162342]

One thing I think this film actually did better than the original is that we got a somewhat fleshed out character for the villagers with Haley Bennett.

[catlover]

Just saw it and it was good. It wasn't the best movie ever thanks to the its predictable story, but I loved the characters (great cast!), enjoyed the actions, humor, and drama. I had so much fun. Denzel and Chris Pratt were charming as always.

Spoiler

I was surprised how they killed most of the seven. But then I vaguely remembered that many of the seven died too in the original. It did add drama and emotional aspect to the movie, which is good and one of the reasons I liked it.

 

[filmscholar]

The personalites and actors made this movie to me.  The story of course wasn't anything groundbreaking but the chemistry of the cast had me invested in each character.   Denzel, Hawke, Pratt and Vincent stole the show for sure.   Pratt was the man, had me laughing the whole time.  He was too funny.   I stayed through the whole credits to hear James one last time.  It was very sad.  R.I.P. JAMES.

 

 

 

 

 

[CoolioD1]

I don't exactly hold the first mag 7 in high regard I think it's a moderately fun, disposable flick with a cool cast and that's pretty much how I'd describe this movie too. 

[Jay Beezy]

43 minutes ago, filmscholar said:

The personalites and actors made this movie to me.  The story of course wasn't anything groundbreaking but the chemistry of the cast had me invested in each character.   Denzel, Hawke, Pratt and Vincent stole the show for sure.   Pratt was the man, had me laughing the whole time.  He was too funny.   I stayed through the whole credits to hear James one last time.  It was very sad.  R.I.P. JAMES.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I noticed moments in the score that featured a particular cue similar to a cue in Avatar in this track (skip to 0:34).

 

 

Edited September 24, 2016 by Jay Beezy

[filmscholar]

4 minutes ago, Jay Beezy said:

 

I noticed moments in the score that featured a particular cue similar to a cue in Avatar in this track (skip to 0:34).

 

 

 

Yeah I caught that, I also felt there were cues/similarties from his "Willow" Score.  It was a crazy trip down memory lane. 

[Fancyarcher]

7 minutes ago, Jay Beezy said:

 

I noticed moments in the score that featured a particular cue similar to a cue in Avatar in this track (skip to 0:34).

 

 

 

Sounds like his infamous danger motif (which actually was in the film), which was first used in Wrath of Khan actually.

Edited September 24, 2016 by Daniel Dylan Davis

[RichWS]

You hear something from another Horner score in every Horner score. 

[Jay Beezy]

15 minutes ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

Sounds like his infamous danger motif (which actually was in the film), which was first used in Wrath of Khan actually.

 

I was just remembering the last movie I heard it in.

[Fancyarcher]

24 minutes ago, RichWS said:

You hear something from another Horner score in every Horner score. 

 

You could say the same thing about a lot of composers of course. That's still his most notable and reused theme throughout his scores though. It's basically a trademark of his.

 

17 minutes ago, Jay Beezy said:

 

I was just remembering the last movie I heard it in.

 

Makes sense. I was just pointing it out. I actually kinda shed a tear when I heard the danger motif in The Magnificent Seven.

Edited September 24, 2016 by Daniel Dylan Davis

[4815162342]

51 minutes ago, Jay Beezy said:

 

I noticed moments in the score that featured a particular cue similar to a cue in Avatar in this track (skip to 0:34).

 

 

 

He used that music cue in almost every blockbuster/larger-scale score he did. It's origin as far as I can tell was Khan's theme in Star Trek II.

 

 

The track kicks right off with it.

Edited September 24, 2016 by 4815162342

[JennaJ]

Came back from this a short time ago and I had an absolute blast in it. Loved Denzel, Pratt and Hawke best. Did not see the original so had nothing to compare this to.

As someone who'd not traditionally a Western fan this was a really fun ride.

 

The Horner soundtrack was really good IMHO. Felt familiar yet still fresh and I love the allusions to the original theme.

 

Would give it a B+, enjoyed it from start to finish.

[Jay Beezy]

I do know Horner has used previously motifs repeatedly in his films. I was just hoping to hear them one last time, which is one of the things I did during this and I found one I recognized.

Edited September 24, 2016 by Jay Beezy

[Sam]

Gonna be channeling Jay Hollywood here.

 

B- 

[RichWS]

1 hour ago, Daniel Dylan Davis said:

 

You could say the same thing about a lot of composers of course. That's still his most notable and reused theme throughout his scores though. It's basically a trademark of his.

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Sure they do. I wasn't necessarily knocking him. I love Horner but he did blatantly reach into the same bag of tricks more than anybody.

[The Futurist]

1 hour ago, RichWS said:

You hear something from another Horner score in every Horner score. 

 

Well imagine if your favorite artist released 5 albums a year and 130 albums overall ...

[Fancyarcher]

8 minutes ago, RichWS said:

 

Sure they do. I wasn't necessarily knocking him. I love Horner but he did blatantly reach into the same bag of tricks more than anybody.

 

I know. The themes for Battle Beyond The Stars, WOK, and Krull are eerily similar for example, and in the last decade before his demise (RIP!), he was basically rehashing a LOT of his music, more then even usual.

 

I love the guys work, and rehashing doesn't usually bug me since composers do it general, but Horner is probably the most blatant example I can think of in terms of more modern composers (Zimmer would probably be a runner-up).

Edited September 24, 2016 by Daniel Dylan Davis

[RichWS]

 

 

The difference is while almost every composer reuses certain motifs, Horner glaringly reused whole themes. It's like he would come up with a really good one and then say, "Yeah, let's roll with that for a few scores." Again, I'm a big fan of his. I'm merely making an observation that many have discussed for a long time.