Magnificent seven
Ok, I have to admit I like this. In fairness as the 'original' was a remake of seven samurai its somewhat difficult to argue about this getting another makeover. It could have been a turd but Antoine Fuqua knows how to deliver an action scene, I actually gave a shit wether the characters lived or died and it throws in some nice ideas like the villain being a southern robber baron in order to take a few sideswipes at modern capitalistic greed and giving the 'coward' PTSD from the civil war, therebye strengthening his character arc and ultimate redemption. Its far better than it has a right to be. My only gripe is the score can never (and isn't) be better than the first films.
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