It occurred to me while watching that by now, there must be a few decades worth of new movie goers who have never heard the Marlboro theme since cigarette commercials were banned from TV. But you hear it here over the opening credits and repeatedly afterwards as it complements the action on screen. I don't know if the music has an actual real title, but if you were around during the era, you'll know exactly what I mean.
I guess like most viewers, the original Magnificent Seven is the film I like best out of all the permutations. Except for George Kennedy and James Whitmore, the rest of the cast here is a B list of actors that fails to compare with the likes of McQueen, Brynner, Bronson and Coburn. Since the story line is a retread as well, the case for originality goes out the window too.
Still, there were a few novelties, like the Mexican villagers buried up to their necks, which was only the beginning of their torture. The 'cave of the rats' prison sounded intriguing too, but in hindsight they must have been referring to human rats because I don't think I saw any of the furry kind. Probably the best thing going for the picture was the dialog with gems like my summary line and little Emil's "How big do you have to be to die"? But one thing about the story still bothers me, and that's when the Seven ambushed the Mexican soldiers the first time and they wound up surrendering. Why didn't they just ride away?
I guess like most viewers, the original Magnificent Seven is the film I like best out of all the permutations. Except for George Kennedy and James Whitmore, the rest of the cast here is a B list of actors that fails to compare with the likes of McQueen, Brynner, Bronson and Coburn. Since the story line is a retread as well, the case for originality goes out the window too.
Still, there were a few novelties, like the Mexican villagers buried up to their necks, which was only the beginning of their torture. The 'cave of the rats' prison sounded intriguing too, but in hindsight they must have been referring to human rats because I don't think I saw any of the furry kind. Probably the best thing going for the picture was the dialog with gems like my summary line and little Emil's "How big do you have to be to die"? But one thing about the story still bothers me, and that's when the Seven ambushed the Mexican soldiers the first time and they wound up surrendering. Why didn't they just ride away?