I’ve seen a lot of Westerns but amazingly, I’ve never seen The Magnificent Seven (1960). It’s so good. What a classic. There’s a remake planned with Denzel Washington taking over the role that Yul Brynner made famous but the 1960 film is actually a remake itself of the Japanese masterpiece Seven Samurai.
The music is so good in this. No wonder it won an Oscar for the soundtrack and this score has been used countless times since. I can’t get it out of my head.
The cast is flawless with especially notable performances by Steve McQueen being his ultra-coolest and Eli Wallach (of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly fame) as a perfect bad guy to root against. Brynner is the anchor, the old Western stunts are so fun to watch, the charisma oozes off the screen. So many memorable scenes. This is one of the best Westerns ever made.