Akira Kurosawa actually liked what John sturges did with the magnificent seven so much that he gave him a ceremonial samurai sword and sturges said that that was his biggest accomplishment in life
@pwnorbepwned
Жыл бұрын
For a fun parallel, a German studio asked Hayao Miyazaki if they could cut up the Nausicaa movie to make a wholly different movie. Miyazaki sent them a samurai sword with an engraving etched into the side of the blade. It said, in English for some reason, “No cuts!”
@MrDeejf
Жыл бұрын
When the greatest filmmaker of all time says "you done good, kid", it kinda doesn't matter what anybody else says.
@RealTechZen
Жыл бұрын
If you want an easy way to pick out some of the absolute BEST movies of the past 50 years, look for 2 names; on cinematography - Caleb Deschanel, and on casting - Susie Figgis. J. K. Rowling wrote some childrens' stories, but Susie Figgis found the three unheard of child actors who made J. K. Rowling famous. God said, 'Let there be light.', and Caleb Deschanel said, "Thanks. I'll take it from here."
@MrAndreasSaw
Жыл бұрын
@@pwnorbepwned No German Studio. It was for the Movie "Mononoke Hime" aka Princess Mononoke and it was Miramax/Weinstein in the US, who tried to trimming Mononoke down. And the Japanese Studie send the Sword with "no Cuts" engraved to Weinstein.
@zaftra
Жыл бұрын
@@RealTechZen lol, Daniel Radcliff was the drippiest actor there is, he got the gig due to nepotism, and the books were already world famous.
@chrisofeasttennessee780
Жыл бұрын
Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn appeared together again 3 years later in "The Great Escape".
@framergod69
Жыл бұрын
great movie as well
@hughjorg4008
Жыл бұрын
Steve McQueen and James Coburn trained with the legendary *BRUCE LEE* . The three of them were the first mix-martial artists.
@garryiglesias4074
Жыл бұрын
Charles Bronson: Once Upon a Time in the West, James Coburn: Once Upon a Time The Revolution (Duck, You Sucker).
@chrismaverick9828
Жыл бұрын
@@hughjorg4008 Chuck Norris and Kareem Abdul Jabar were also among Lee's students. One can only dream and marvel at what fantastic things would have evolved had Bruce Lee not been murdered.
@joerogers9413
Жыл бұрын
Chuck Norris actually lost a fight once....to Bruce Lee!
@cryptocat9712
Жыл бұрын
Simply one of the greatest westerns of all time! What a cast not to mention one of the memorable sound scores!
@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
Жыл бұрын
The filming.
@Hexon66
Жыл бұрын
The score is the best thing about the movie. That's praise and criticism.
@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
Жыл бұрын
@@Hexon66 " Simply one of the greatest westerns of all time! " " What a cast " The cinematography and the setting.
@Raving
Жыл бұрын
Another of the best westerns ever made that has an awesome soundtrack is The Professionals. Also has a stellar cast. Burt Lancaster, Lee Marvin, Claudia Cardinale, Jack Palance, Woody Strode, Robert Ryan. Lee Marvin is one of those actors that has that cool factor dripping from every pore. Matched only by James Coburn and Steve McQueen. He rocks that Army Campaign Hat and M1911 in this movie like no one else.
@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710
Жыл бұрын
@@Raving Hello, yes this is a highly enjoyable movie. It's a best western. If I'm travelling and choose to stay at a motel I will stay at a Best Western Motel such as the one located in Tombstone, Arizona. Otherwise I open my bedroll atop a picnic table wherever I find one along my route. Though the ones at the Good Neighbor Sam Campgrounds in Tres Cruces, New Mexico are only four feet long. Therefore, they are too short. So, if there I open my bedroll on the sidewalk next to the swimming pool. " Hey! "
@Dokhollywood007
Жыл бұрын
Chis was played by Yul Brynner whom I had the pleasure of meeting once. I cannot say anything less than to say he was classy, humble, generous and kind. A true gentleman to the fullest extension of the word.
@jimmys50
Жыл бұрын
This movie is also a good example of how music plays an important role in a movie
@theworldisfascinating
Жыл бұрын
When you said, “Isn’t he the guy from the good, the bad and the ugly?“ I was just so happy for you! I love that you know all these movies now! Love your channel!
@carlosurdaneta4361
Жыл бұрын
And yet... I was astounded to see that, apparently, she doesn't even to know what John Wayne looks like!! What???😱 How's that possible???😲😊
@MrDeejf
Жыл бұрын
@@carlosurdaneta4361 She's seen _one_ movie of his. Give her time.
@catrionacolville2192
Жыл бұрын
@@MrDeejf haven't seen a single John Wayne film and I know exactly what he looks like. She has no culture at all and lacks so much knowledge. She thought John Wayne was president. I likely know more about US presidents than she does and I'm Scottish.
@leemacpeek2698
Жыл бұрын
True, she has much to learn. However, that is one of the charms of watching her channel. I am glad you know so much US culture.
@MrTech226
Жыл бұрын
That guy was legendary actor, Eli Wallach. Eli lived to 98 in 2014. His last acting job was in 2010's Wall Street sequel, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
@Cadinho93
Жыл бұрын
Calvera's line, "If God did not want them sheared, he would not have made them sheep." It sums up the character's predatory world view so perfectly. Also, one of the greatest things about films from this era is the musical scores and Elmer Bernstein was one of the best.
@yaimavol
Жыл бұрын
Like every member of the World Economic Forum
@ChicagoPadre
Жыл бұрын
And she never ONCE acknowledged the magnitude of that timeless score! She's an idiot !!
@46theud
Жыл бұрын
Calvera's view of the villagers, is also the view of politicians and preachers, of people.
@goldenager59
Жыл бұрын
@@46theud The _less deserving_ politicians and preachers, to be sure... 😉
@nikkislovesyou
Жыл бұрын
Just to clarify Cassie, when they are teaching the farmers to shoot and he says: "tighten the butt up to your shoulder" he's referring to the butt of the gun! The thick wooden end. He was basically saying: "hold the gun closer into your shoulder so it doesn't thrust backwards when you fire". I hope that helps! :D
@BogeyTheBear
10 ай бұрын
Bascially, "don't let the rifle pick up any speed before it hits your shoulder."
@jamesk0ua
Ай бұрын
Cassie, further, he is asking the farmer to squeeze the trigger, not yank, or push it left or right as to throw off the aim, but a deliberate squeeze straight backward until the shot is fired. And while we know you are a "fan" of "fanning" the colt 1873 revolver, actually "fanning" of the hammer while holding down the trigger can wear out or break the fairly delicate internal parts of the mechanism. These things look good in movies, but in real life were not done all that much.
@robertwong4060
Жыл бұрын
Very cool that you recognized so many actors and the movies they were in. The "deeper meaning" is that the hired gunmen know that they themselves are morally/spiritually compromised. Their fight against the bandits is righteous but not enough to be absolved for the lives of violence they lead. "The meek (the farmers) shall inherit the Earth", etc. etc. My favorite scene is when Bernardo (Charles Bronson) scolds the boys for thinking their fathers are cowards.
@bentels5340
4 ай бұрын
That, and they know the time of the gunslinger is drawing to a close in The West. Life as they know it is ending and they have nothing to show for it.
@DrownedInExile
2 ай бұрын
@@bentels5340 "Rented rooms you live in, check. Home, none. Wife, none. Prospects, zero."
@FeaturingRob
Жыл бұрын
- Calavera was Eli Wallach....who played Tuco in 'The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly'. He was a lot of great characters! If you ever saw 'The Holiday' with Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz, he played Arthur the old screenwriter Kate Winslet befriends. - Chris was played by the amazing Yul Brynner. Among his greatest roles...The King in the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical 'The King and I', a role he not only won the Best Actor Oscar for but the Tony Award for TWICE actually (he played the role 4.625 times on stage during his life!). He was Rameses II in 'The Ten Commandments' opposite Charleton Heston as Moses. The black costume and hat he used again for the Michael Crichton film 'Westworld' playing The Gunslinger (kind of a similar premise as Jurassic Park, but with androids). Brynner was a huge star in the 1950s and 1960s. - Vin was played by Steve McQueen aka The Cooler King Hilts in 'The Great Escape'. - Bernardo was played by Charles Bronson aka Danny, The Tunnel King in 'The Great Escape'. - Britt was played by James Coburn aka Sedgewick, the Manufacturer in 'The Great Escape'. He affected an Aussie accent for that one. - Lee was played by Robert Vaughn...This is where I mention ANOTHER version of this same story on film from 1980. 'Battle Beyond The Stars' was a space opera version and Vaughn played the exact same character in it, except his name was Gelt. The production design and art design were by James Cameron (of The Terminator, Avatar, True Lies, and Aliens fame), and the score was by James Horner (Braveheart and Titanic). It was low-budget and kinda goofy...but has charm. It also pays homage to 'Seven Samurai' director Akira Kurosawa.
@goldenager59
Жыл бұрын
Well for you, mentioning *Battle Beyond the Stars,* a particularly dear fave of mine for many years. It was my introduction to the "Seven" myth and led me eventually to the Sturges and Kurosawa visions, in that order. I like to think of it as justification for cheesy sci-fi, which if done well can lead you down any number of more profound pathways. 😎
@Rystefn
Жыл бұрын
Awesome notes on Yul Brenner, who absolutely was one of the greats. But it's kind of wild watching that followed by basically "also Steve was there" like Steve McQueen wasn't one of the biggest stars of his day, too. Also, c'mon. "Charlie Bronson's always got a rope" was right there.
@david5544g
Жыл бұрын
Eli Wallach was legendary... To go from Tuco, and Calvera, to the loveable Arthur Abbott in The Holiday is amazing. He was great at everything.
@unclejoker9975
10 ай бұрын
Also, McQueen wasn't happy that he didn't get more lines. If you watch him, you'll notice that he is always fiddling with something. Brenner started getting annoyed by him doing this and upstaging others from the background. Brenner threatened to take his hat off and block him out of the scene completely if he kept it up.
@CSC52698
Жыл бұрын
Eli Wallach said he took the role because even though Calvera was a very small on-screen role, all they kept saying was, "He's coming back.", and he loved that. As do I. Classic writing.
@CaptainQueue
25 күн бұрын
He was the best actor in the film IMHO.
@vincentsaia6545
Жыл бұрын
The movie was Yul Brynner's idea. When he approached John Sturges to direct Sturges, an admirer of Akira Kurosawa, said he would not direct a retelling of SEVEN SAMURAI without Kurosawa's permission. Kurosawa subsequently contacted Sturges and gave him his blessings saying he was an admirer of Sturges's work.
@asterix7842
Жыл бұрын
Kurosawa was a fan of American westerns and intended The Seven Samurai to be an homage to them.
@jcorbett9620
Жыл бұрын
James Coburn (Britt) was also a huge fan of The Seven Samurai, having watched the movie at least 15 times. He campaigned to have the same role in The Magnificent Seven as the expert swordsman in Seven Samurai (Kyūzō), and played his character in a similar way.
@cuffzter
Жыл бұрын
@jorluo Having just seen Cassies reaction to the Seven Samurai, the Magnicifent IS a pale copy of it. But you have to realize that the Magnificent 7 had the intended audience of those that hadn't seen the original, so naturally the audience back in the day were awestruck anyway.
@hulkhatepunybanner
Жыл бұрын
*My mom saw Yul Brynner in "The King and I" on Broadway when she was a kid and she loved his performance.* Apparently, NYC public schools took students to see Broadway shows back then.
@susanalexander6721
Жыл бұрын
@@hulkhatepunybanner I so love Mr. Brenner. Your Mom has a treasure to remember.
@kenpullig1652
Жыл бұрын
George Orwell said, “People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” Movies like this remind me of that quote. And those rough men know they will never have that life of peace. So, when Chris says "The farmers always win, we lose," I think he is saying something similar. Those who create and live in peace win, those who live violently cannot.
@sashipman51
Жыл бұрын
A version of That Orwell line reappears in A Few Good Men in the famous "you can't handle the truth " final scene.
@waterbeauty85
Жыл бұрын
That's a great way of putting it. It sort of reminds me of when Capt. Nathaniel C. Fick, author of "One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer," said "I believe that combat diminishes the soul...and permanently" talking about the lasting after effects of fighting in war and the need for psychological support for veterans when he appeared in a documentary about the Marine Corps.
@Quotenwagnerianer
Жыл бұрын
One could turn that around. Without rough men willing to do violence on anyones behalf, there would be no disturbance of the peace in the first place. ;)
@Mailed-Knight
Жыл бұрын
@@Quotenwagnerianer There is nothing rough about those who tend to incite violence they tend to slimy little perverts. You have also forgotten that wild animals exist.
@bearcatXF
Жыл бұрын
No, he didn't say that. See > "Rough Men Stand Ready": Neither Churchill nor Orwell" ( The Churchill Project, Hillsdale College) Excerpt: "While neither Churchill nor Orwell uttered the words, they held the same attitude toward the defense of liberty. [okay...] In ordering a bombing attack on Germany in 1942, Churchill exclaimed: "Let 'em have it. Remember this. Never maltreat the enemy by halves." Of course those principally receiving 'it' would be non-combatant women, children, old people and babies ...but you get the point.
@Jerome616
Жыл бұрын
Bernardo’s character has always had a special place in my heart. as a child I heard his words and it made me understand my fathers sacrifice, and now I’m the father and the words strike me in a different way.
@Kasino80
Жыл бұрын
And Bronson acts the hell out of every line.
@JasonRule-1
Жыл бұрын
Bernardo, the one of the seven who was chosen by the children to provide flowers for his grave is Charles Bronson. He stars in one of the most iconic Westerns ever: Once Upon a Time in the West.
@drhkleinert8241
Жыл бұрын
It was the first big role for Bronson and Buchholz in US Cinema. Before this Bronson had only small roles as comparse (indians or as thug in Vera Cruz)
@jamesk0ua
Ай бұрын
Yep, that was a VERY good one.
@mrwidget42
Жыл бұрын
Chris was referring to holding the butt of the rifle tight against the shoulder as you fire, so the recoil doesn't launch a wood misile and break the arm bone.
@dongilleo9743
Жыл бұрын
I found out about that the first time I fired a 12 gauge shotgun. The natural fear is to hold the gun away from your shoulder to avoid the recoil. All you end up doing is giving the gun stock a running start before it slams full speed into your shoulder. If you hold it tight, the recoil ends up just being a strong push.
@grahamtravers4522
Жыл бұрын
LOL. She was thinking of another kind of butt ... 😆
@PiraticalBob
Жыл бұрын
Three of the actors in this movie were also in *The Great Escape.* Steve McQueen (Cooler King Hilts), Charles Bronson (Tunnel King Danny) and James Coburn (The Australian). Yul Brynner, who played Chris, you might recognize from *The Ten Commandments, where he played Rameses.
@Carandini
Жыл бұрын
Maybe 'Westworld' will be another for the list of movie reviews...
@randallwright1973
Жыл бұрын
@@Carandini oh, I love the Westworld movie! Need to watch it again.
@mercednoriega4086
Жыл бұрын
So let it be written. So let it be done.
@roykliffen9674
Жыл бұрын
I always loved this movie. It's exciting with marvelous characters. But when I finally watched The Seven Samurai I was blown away; it's a true masterpiece.
@bobkarafin
Жыл бұрын
Even if this movie hadn’t been a classic, it would’ve lived forever because of its wonderful and iconic soundtrack by Elmer Bernstein. The music was used by Marlboro cigarettes in their advertising all through the 60s…
@RetroClassic66
Жыл бұрын
13:19 This is Horst Buchholz. He was a German actor who appeared in more than 60 feature films from 1951 to 2002. During his youth, he was sometimes called "the German James Dean". He is perhaps best known in English-speaking countries for this role, as Chico, as a communist in Billy Wilder's ONE, TWO, THREE (1961), and as Dr. Lessing in LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997).
@AmericaSpeaks1
Жыл бұрын
Trivia: James Cagney couldn't stand him in "One, Two, Three" and he almost came to blows with him.
@junosaxon4370
Жыл бұрын
I loved the film One, Two, Three. Both funny and interesting in post war Berlin.
@davidschecter5247
Жыл бұрын
Elmer Bernstein's score makes this great film so much greater. One of the greatest music scores of all-time.
@JJ_W
Жыл бұрын
The main theme is so majestic.
@erocrush
Жыл бұрын
It’s like another character. It’s hard to believe it’s the same composer who scored “Robot Monster.”
@JJ_W
Жыл бұрын
@@erocrush And _Airplane!_ .
@SirHilaryManfat
Жыл бұрын
And then Bernstein went and made another of the greatest music scores of all time, with The Great Escape.
@Joe-hh8gd
Жыл бұрын
@@JJ_W Marlboro agreed with you. The movie theme was their advertising theme as well, for many years.
@danielmatthews1522
Жыл бұрын
The Magnificent Seven is one of the most introspective Westerns ever made. It dances around the difficult topics of honor, fighting, the cost of killing, the life of a warrior, and the things that matter most in life. At its heart it dismantles the glamour of the lone gunman, and shows how difficult a path it is to do something great in a world where mistakes are lethal.
@goldenager59
Жыл бұрын
I, personally, have long held Bernardo's monologue to the boys about their fathers' unsuspected bravery to be one of the most significant scenes in all of cinema, if not of all storytelling. 🤠
@TheHockeywitch
Жыл бұрын
I always thought there was no way anyone wouldn't be able to recognize Yul Brynner after watching him once in any movie. That face and especially his voice is unmistakable. He was great as Ramses in The Ten Commandments.
@roykliffen9674
Жыл бұрын
Especially in his role as gunslinger in Westworld; heck he even wore the same outfit.
@randallwright1973
Жыл бұрын
And king Mongkut of Siam in The King and I.
@randycliff4045
Жыл бұрын
Imposing in any movie or on stage, I was impressed with the power of "The Journey (1959)" with Deborah Kerr, 3yrs after they starred in "The King and I (1956)". Brynner was born in eastern Russia, and his Major Surov is my favourite of his various Russian characters.
@waterbeauty85
Жыл бұрын
I remember a film historian in the commentary track of a "Magnificent Seven" DVD described Yul Brynner's voice as being "like a pronouncement from God."
@dnish6673
Жыл бұрын
Butt tight in the shoulder made me lol
@TheWadetube
Жыл бұрын
James Coburn was the knife guy, he was a student of Bruce Lee's and could handle himself in a fight. He was in a romantic adventure opposite Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant and Walter Mathou in the movie CHARADE and it's quite romantic, you'll love it to death.
@walterrutherford8321
Жыл бұрын
Coburn was a fine actor. Loved his voice. Last movie I saw him in was Payback with Mel Gibson and Lucy Liu in one of my favorite roles. Hubba hubba.
@drhkleinert8241
Жыл бұрын
Same with McQueen who studied under Lee, too and was on of the caskettakers at Lees funeral.
@gildavis8266
Жыл бұрын
Carly you, and your sister, are adorable! Every time I see you, or the both of you, doing one of your segments exploring these older movies I smile. The message in this one is simply a good story is always worth re-telling. And the fact that all of the principles in this film are gone really doesn't matter because their work speaks for itself. That will never change. Please keep doing what you are doing because I enjoy watching younger people being exposed to the magic of great cinema.
@justinamerican8200
Жыл бұрын
"Meat's back on the menu!" Cassie turning into a straight up savage.
@mandotranspo
Жыл бұрын
tryin to touch shoulder to butt and squeeze had me rollin
@Laurelin70
Жыл бұрын
Or, you know, Ork.
@susanliltz3875
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brenner got to see him in “THE KING AND I” great movie, great charisma, musical!! Him and Deborah Kerr together!! Movie magic!!
@nonMuggle
Жыл бұрын
Cassie would love that!
@RosaLichtenstein01
Жыл бұрын
Brynner.
@petervfl
Жыл бұрын
Don't forget "Moses" ;)
@Vinterfrid
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner!
@RosaLichtenstein01
Жыл бұрын
@@Vinterfrid Indeed. :-)
@maingun07
Жыл бұрын
I remember when I was a young tank crewman and the first combined arms exercise I went on. I was just a loader, but sitting up on the edge of the hatch I could see all 17 tanks in the company rolling through the desert in a wedge formation. I couldn't help but have this theme playing in my head. 100% awesomeness!
@lbh002
Жыл бұрын
I am not a spiritual person, but there is something about a team working together that I feel in my soul, if I had one.
@maingun07
Жыл бұрын
@@lbh002 I hear ya and that's what I felt at the time. 68 pistol wearing gunslingers riding 17 iron monsters totaling nearly a thousand tons of steel and over 12,000 horsepower all moving in one formation covering about a kilometer in width. It was seminal moment for me. That's when I knew we were a family albeit a highly dysfunctional one. We were drunks and brawlers and insubordinate and general troublemakers. We regularly failed inspections and always had at least one person with an Article 15, but when we were doing what we trained to do, it felt like we could take on the whole Soviet army by ourselves.
@rickymoore1905
Жыл бұрын
Horst Buchholz who played Chico was German. He was known as the German James Dean. He was in an excellent comedy with James Cagney titled "One, Two, Three".
@thomassmith-s4i
7 ай бұрын
Yep. And it's interesting that the gunman at the cemetery gate also spoke with what sounds like a European accent. And yet, the movie is so good, it sweeps you right up and you just ignore these improbably linguistic oddities.
@jonm1114
Жыл бұрын
I have a tip for you. One of the greatest westerns ever made is "Shane". That movie, I think, will explain to you exactly why Chris and Vin rode away at the end feeling like only the villagers had won while the gunmen who had helped them had been among the losers. I recommend you watch "Shane" as part of your exploration of Hollywood westerns. It is a true classic.
@storbokki371
Жыл бұрын
The leader of the group was played by the actor Yul Brynner. You should really see him in the 1956 film "The King and I", a true classic. Yul Brynner also played an Egyptian Pharaoh in the classic movie "The Ten Commandments", also from 1956, with Charlston Hestor playing Moses.
@judithturner1593
Жыл бұрын
Cassie should've recognized Yul Brynner from her 'The Ten Commandments' reaction she did a couple years ago... I think she's the only reactor in all of KZitem who's reacted to it! (Other reactors go for the animated 'The Prince of Egypt'. )
@南条英機-n5c
Жыл бұрын
Ull Brenner bought the copyright of Sevens Samurai from Japan. He bought it with his pocket money. Interestingly, Yul Brenner was born in Sakhalin, Russia. It is an island immediately north of Hokkaido. Akira Kurosawa is born in the south of Hokkaido and is famous for Akita dog in the north of the whole Japanese archipelago. Ull Brenner is Russian and Sakhalin half. He understood the samurai mind well.
@stevenhernandeznon-profitf968
Жыл бұрын
For me Yul is one the most charismatic performers ever on screen!
@AmericaSpeaks1
Жыл бұрын
And before "The Terminator" and Arnold Schwarzenegger, there was Yul Brynner in "Westworld" (The original, not the remake)
@keithbrown8490
Жыл бұрын
Trivia - Watch near the start when Brynner and McQueen first appear to ride the hearse. The two sales guys who are paying for the hearse , one of salesmen is character actor Bing Russell the father of "Tombstone's" Wyatt Earp Kurt Russell !
@robertwelsh4094
Жыл бұрын
Have you ever seen the Battered Bastards of Baseball about Bing Russel's Portland Baseball team?
@johnnyskinwalker4095
Жыл бұрын
what's a hearse
@keithbrown8490
Жыл бұрын
@@johnnyskinwalker4095 That's the horse drawn carriage taking the coffin to the graveyard.
@johnnyskinwalker4095
Жыл бұрын
@@keithbrown8490 ah got it.
@JC-rb3hj
Жыл бұрын
One of the three Mexican farmers that hired the gunman was my elementary school principle. He was always popping up on shows as I grew up. He was the gardener on a show called "Father Knows Best. " His name was Natividad Vacío'.
@imaginationsmusic1985
Жыл бұрын
As young folk who grew up watching classics, I remember that being a favorite episode of mine of Father Knows Best. 🥺 he seemed like a cool and sweet guy. Thanks for sharing that with us!
@thealexanderllanos
Жыл бұрын
honestly, cool story.
@thrillalova1212
Жыл бұрын
I can't look at Yul Brynner without thinking of Westworld (movie,not series)...So good 👍
@quwykxz
Жыл бұрын
He must not have been a very good PRINCIPAL, since it seems that you were never taught to know the difference between "principal" and "principle"...
@sergioh336
Жыл бұрын
@Thrillalova I can't see Yul Brenner other than as the king in the King and I! Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera lol
@jeffdetmer4681
Жыл бұрын
Cassie, a bit of a P.S. to my previous comment. This movie was filmed entirely in Mexico. Both outdoor scenes and in studio. Also when they were teachung the farmers to shoot, LOL, he meant tuck the butt of the rifle tight into your shoulder. Not his actual butt. You are so adorable. Also Yul Brenner kept his hat on because he was bald. I guess he thought it didn't fit with the character???? Oh and 2 more quick things which you may hear in future movies. When he said squeeze, he meant not to jerk the trigger back but to gently squeeze it. Better accuracy. And finally, that thing you like when they kind of slap at the hammer of their pistols when they are shooting is called fanning. Not always as accurate but happens a lot in the movies.
@JasonRule-1
Жыл бұрын
Seeing the depth of your emotional reactions makes watching these movies special.
@TheTerryGene
Жыл бұрын
Steve McQueen, after this film and The Great Escape”, went on to become one of the biggest stars in the world before dying at the young age of fifty. Virtually every one of the Seven (save Brad Dexter as Harry Luck) became major stars in the ensuing years. The reason for the cleanliness of the farmers in this film was to assuage the concerns of the Mexican government. An earlier movie, Vera Cruz with Gary Cooper and Burt Lancaster, had depicted the peons’ clothing as dirty. By the way, one of the two peddlers who paid for the burial at the beginning of the film was played by Bing Russell, who was Kurt Russell’s (Tombstone) father.
@perolavhavik2585
Жыл бұрын
I grew up on a farm. No farmer can work and be this clean for a day, let alone a week. The idea was to respect the Mexican farmers by showing them in shiny white clothes, but to me it just looks funny and it takes me out of the movie.
@garfieldsmith332
Жыл бұрын
Yes the Mexican government and censors really came down hard on the film company. Apparently they also insisted that the 3 men went to town to buy guns so they could fight the bandits. They did not want the Mexicans to hpre men to fight for them. With the problems of dealing with the government and the lower production costs in Spain all the sequels were filmed on Spain.
@brandonangstman
Жыл бұрын
Cassie, those men playing the bandits, those are real mexican bandits! The director payed them off to keep the crew safe when they filmed in Mexico, and Eli Wallach started talking to them and befriended a couple of them, they needed some extras for the film so Eli convinced the director to hire some of the guys guarding the set. They genuinely loved Eli Wallach and really treated him liked he was their leader.
@bigbow62
Жыл бұрын
"That was my first mistake... generosity" " We deal in lead friend" 🤠 So many great lines in this classic ✌️🙂
@erocrush
Жыл бұрын
“I’ve been offered a lot for my work...but never everything.”
@modernjosephus356
Жыл бұрын
I actually use the "So far, so good" story every time I am about to say "So far, so good". 😅
@richardyett3985
Жыл бұрын
Yul Bryner was in "King And I", "Ten Commandments" & "Westworld". Westworld was a Sci-fi film from 1973 and Yul Plays a cowboy robot.
@angelomaurizio1668
Жыл бұрын
This movie reminded me of the comedy The Three Amigos. It was a comedy released in 1987 that features Chevy Chase, Martin Short and Steve Martin. Its pretty much a parody of the Magnificent Seven - very similar storyline but only three are used rather than seven.
@mserinjohnson
Жыл бұрын
I think she should watch it. I think she would enjoy it.
@unclejoker9975
10 ай бұрын
Do you even know what a plethora is?
@chunksaflyin
Жыл бұрын
"How do you get your butt tight in your shoulder?" Will be one of my favorites from now on, especially with the look on her face. THE BEST! This is a classic and one of my favorite movies. Just in case no one has said it yet, that term means to keep the butt of the weapon tight against your shoulder because the recoil or kick of the weapon when fired can hit hard and could break a bone. A couple of good westerns are Shane - 1953 and Silverado - 1985 with Kevin Costner. I'd also love to see you react to the Yul Brynner movie The King and I - 1956. I think you'd love it. Great reaction all around, thank you for sharing yet again.
@harley4230
Жыл бұрын
I was confused on what she meant at first but started laughing so hard when I finally realized what she was confused about. I then started laughing even harder once she attempted to get her butt tight in her shoulder lol. It's a great Cassie moment.
@charlize1253
Жыл бұрын
A western with a love story: HIGH NOON, starring a young Grace Kelly and the legendary Gary Cooper. It's the greatest western of all time, ranked #32 on the AFI list of greatest movies of all time. It's movie that Jon McClane and Hans Gruber banter about in "Die Hard"
@StuartKoehl
Жыл бұрын
Still ranks behind The Searchers, in my opinion. But both films address aspects of the American mythos.
@sashipman51
Жыл бұрын
High Noon was not just a western. it was an allegory for McArthyism's grip on Hollywood. Like the townsfolk, so many cowards failed to stand-up for their colleagues when they needed them most.
@michaelg2529
Жыл бұрын
I genuinely respect and appreciate you reaction videos but OMG Cassie, "Pull the butt into your shoulder" and then you attempt the contortion. You're priceless.
@AdmiralJota
Жыл бұрын
I wonder if she's figured out yet that he meant the butt of the rifle.
@whoarocket
Жыл бұрын
I am just at that point in the video and cracking up at that. Cassie, the butt of the rifle is another word for the stock--that long wood part at the back.
@tomcolby5821
Жыл бұрын
She also didn't understand that Charles Bronson wanted the farmer to squeeze the trigger. Well, she is Canadian....; - )
@adamplace1414
Жыл бұрын
The actor who played the dapper member of the seven, Lee, was Robert Vaughn. He had a career that carried up until he died a few years ago. My favorite character on the BBC show Hustle was played by him.
@junosaxon4370
Жыл бұрын
Nice to see The Magnificent Seven again with you. I liked the relationship between Charles Bronson's character and the three boys and the scene where they put flowers on his grave as they promised, a very touching moment. Some of my favourite actors are in this film, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn. If you like Steve McQueen you should see The Sand Pebbles, it's another one of my favourite films with McQueen. I hope you get to see it. Take care.
@charlie2640
Жыл бұрын
It's amazing the staying power of this story and the ability to translate to different forms. "Battle Beyond the Stars" and "Bugs Life" are also retellings and I'm sure there are many more.
@hansolo1225
Жыл бұрын
Three Amigos
@Hexon66
Жыл бұрын
Yet none have surpassed Shichinin no Samurai.
@adamp2029
Жыл бұрын
Three Amigos, A Bug’s Life, and Galaxy Quest are all comedic takes on this. They’re all “what if the hired guns weren’t really the heroes the oppressed people thought they were?” But, of course, they all do become heroes by the end.
@ellef7730
Жыл бұрын
I'm glad to see someone mention "Battle Beyond the Stars" I don't think "7's week" will be complete until it gets a view. I think it is interesting to compare/contrast Robert Vaughn's roles in both movies.
@johnharkness7114
Жыл бұрын
Eli Wallach (the 'bad guy') is a true genius. Before being type cast as a villain, he starred in a mostly forgotten film "The Tiger Strikes Out" where he is a frustrated postman who decides to kidnap a cute young thing but ends up kidnaping and older woman (played by his wife, Anne Jackson), and random madcap hilarity ensues. It is also famous (or should be) as the first movie which Dustin Hoffman has a (extremely minor) role
@Robert-un7br
Жыл бұрын
I’ve seen it. It’s a little known gem.
@Manu-rb6eo
Жыл бұрын
He was also able to play in different languages, he was with French legendary actors like Bourvil and Belmondo and David Niven in the French film the brain.
@randycliff4045
Жыл бұрын
You'll have to watch "The Holiday (2006)". While the two couples are the leading characters, Eli Wallach is a mere 90yrs old playing a role that steals the show and always makes me smile. He's brilliant at any age, in any role.
@Divamarja_CA
Жыл бұрын
@@randycliff4045 I feel like she’s made reference to The Holiday before. I believe she’s seen it and loved it!
@obvious-troll
Жыл бұрын
This movie’s cast was absolutely stacked!
@NeetkaAbru
Жыл бұрын
Your channel gives me hope. I've been shopping around for awhile now trying to find a movie reaction channel that doesn't watch the same movies as everyone else. I know it makes me sound like a cranky old lady (likely because I AM a cranky old lady) but so few of them show rom-coms or comedies that rely on great writing and acting rather than slapstick and one-liners. I'd love to see your reaction to The Sting (Paul Newman & Robert Redford), The Goodbye Girl (Richard Dreyfus & Marsha Mason), All of Me (Steve Martin & Lily Tomlin), Brian's Song (James Caan & Billy Dee Williams), It Happened One Night (Clark Gable & Claudette Colbert), The Birdcage (Robin Williams & Nathan Lane), Dave (Kevin Klein & Sigourney Weaver) - I could go on a lot longer but I imagine it's getting annoying so I'll stop. You have a great channel, keep it up!
@RetroClassic66
Жыл бұрын
14:28 This is Robert Vaughn. He was an American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His television roles include the spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; the detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series The Protectors; Morgan Wendell in the 1978-1979 miniseries Centennial; General Hunt Stockwell in the fifth season of the 1980s series The A-Team; and grifter and card sharp Albert Stroller in the British television drama series Hustle (2004-2012), for all but one of its 48 episodes. He also appeared in the British soap opera Coronation Street as Milton Fanshaw from January until February 2012. In film, in addition to this role, he was also notable for his roles as Major Paul Krueger in THE BRIDGE AT REMAGEN (1969) with George Segal and Ben Gazzara, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of DEMON SEED (1977), Walter Chalmers in BULLITT (1968) with Steve McQueen, Ross Webster in SUPERMAN III (1983) with Christopher Reeve, General Woodbridge in THE DELTA FORCE (1986) with Lee Marvin and Chuck Norris, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in THE YOUNG PHILADELPHIANS (1959) with Paul Newman, which earned him a 1959 Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
@coyotefever105
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner, I say this as a heterosexual male, made bald look beautiful
@LordVolkov
Жыл бұрын
He does the cowboy look in the original Westworld too. Just sayin...😉
@SJ-GodofGnomes21
Жыл бұрын
Agreed
@CloneByDesign
Жыл бұрын
In an era where your hair was everything, he did the impossible.
@donlatt
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner used the same look of the man in black for his role in West World. He also has a great tough guy role in the "Ultimate Warrior" 1975. You missed a great line where they get shot at on the hearse " Did you get elected ? " "No. But I got nominated" Great movie.
@gog583
Жыл бұрын
I also liked him in "Children of the Sun".
@ianstopher9111
Жыл бұрын
@@gog583 Don't you mean Kings of the Sun? Also starring Brad Dexter.
@gog583
Жыл бұрын
@@ianstopher9111 Yeah, that's probably it. been a while since I've seen it. But to confirm, it's the one where Yul Brenner play an Indian (and involves Milans, or Incas, or Aztecs. )..
@ToylandChairman666
Жыл бұрын
Robert Vaughn, who plays Lee, was the last surviving member of the original seven until his death in 2016. He later appeared in the sci-fi retelling BATTLE BEYOND THE STARS (1980) and even guest-starred on a few episodes of the TV series THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1998-2000).
@paulanerruhrpott6188
Жыл бұрын
She needs to watch Battle beyond the stars!
@terencejay8845
Жыл бұрын
And...he was a Man From Uncle.
@matthintz9468
Жыл бұрын
And he co-starred in Bullit with Steve McQueen!
@joerogers9413
Жыл бұрын
He also appeared in an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues that's basically a modern day Magnificent Seven.
@blueboy4244
Жыл бұрын
I know him from 'the man from U.N.C.L.E.'
@gutz1981
Жыл бұрын
"Butt against your shoulder" is the butt of the rifle to keep it steady and to handle the recoil. "Squeeze" in terms of the trigger. You never pull, you squeeze it to avoid missing the target you are locked on.
@hurricane1951
Жыл бұрын
"That man from The Great Escape" is Steve McQueen, possibly the biggest male lead in movies at that time.
@luckyskittles8976
Жыл бұрын
Fun reaction. Yul Brynner shaved his head when he did "The King & I" on stage and decided to keep it that way. You need to do the "King & I" the movie 1956 with Yule Brenner & Deborah Kerr a musical.
@AMortalDefiant
Жыл бұрын
It's hard to go back. I shaved my head when I graduated high school, and haven't gone back in 20+ years. It's very liberating, it saves a lot of money on barbers, and the scalp is very sensitive. An interesting sensation is feeling snow melt on your scalp. And Brynner totally rocks the look, so I'm glad he kept it that way.
@jethryk
Жыл бұрын
A really good John Wayne western is El Dorado with Robert Mitchum and The Godfather's James Caan. It's a lighter movie than Westerns are normally, I think you would really enjoy it.
@clintizzo7693
Жыл бұрын
And/or The Sons Of Katie Elder, basically the same thing but with Dean Martin.
@michaelstach5744
Жыл бұрын
I prefer Rio Bravo but…
@YukonCaribou
Жыл бұрын
The Searchers, Thats the best John Wayne western I think personally, followed by The Cowboys.
@davidsharpe1611
Жыл бұрын
El Dorado is good, though my favorite John Wayne movies are Big Jake and Chisum.
@seanmorehouse2834
Жыл бұрын
Cassie becoming the kind of person that throws Lord of the Rings references into everything is what this channel is all about.
@BobBlumenfeld
Жыл бұрын
You're right!
@AMortalDefiant
Жыл бұрын
That was so out of left field, I had to rewind a few times. 😂
@nicks3766
Жыл бұрын
Hear, hear!
@o0pinkdino0o
Жыл бұрын
Cas is no longer a girl that has not watched movies. One of us ! One of us ! One of us !
@oakinwol
Жыл бұрын
I'm here for it!
@shanem4703
Жыл бұрын
The part of the rifle that butts up against the shoulder is called the buttstock, or referred to as the butt of the rifle. He was telling them to keep the butt of the rifle tight against their shoulder to prevent injury from the recoil upon firing, and keep the aim more accurate. It was adorable though watching you do your experimental butt / shoulder jig trying to work out the logistics of his meaning.
@TheKasualkid
Жыл бұрын
One of the best movie scores of all time. A super memorable theme.
@thomast8539
Жыл бұрын
Cannot wait for Cassie to get around to watching Shane (1953).
@nedporkus8602
Жыл бұрын
if there is a single movie that encapsulates the whole mythology of the American Frontier it is Shane.
@porflepopnecker4376
Жыл бұрын
Greatest western of all time!
@Emma-3010
Жыл бұрын
"Shane" was remade by Clint Eastwood as "Pale Rider" in 1985. The two films might make for another "twofer" for Cassie. BTW, "Shane" stars Jean Arthur, an ageless beauty who began her career in the silent era. She did a LOT of great films. I'd love to see Cassie watch "If You Could Only Cook" or "The More the Merrier."
@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713
Жыл бұрын
The lead actor is Yul Brynner. If you want to watch a good John Wayne western, react to Rio Bravo.
@michaelmacdonald334
Жыл бұрын
Rio Bravo is one of my favorite John Wayne movies.
@nitaweitzel822
Ай бұрын
@@michaelmacdonald334is that the one with Dean Martin and Rick Nelson?
@michaelmacdonald334
Ай бұрын
@@nitaweitzel822 yes, yes it is. Probbably my favorite Western... well, at least top 5.
@PapaEli-pz8ff
Жыл бұрын
I saw this film at the Brevoort Theater in Brooklyn, New York when it was first released in 1960. I was ten years old at the time. It remains one of my all-time favorite films! Great selection, Cassie 🤠
@donnieloco4909
Жыл бұрын
I was born Jan 08, 1950. Same birth DAY as Elvis & David Bowie but younger of course. I see you were also born in 1950. We grew up with the best music & movies didn’t we? I also loved this movie.
@whoarocket
Жыл бұрын
Cracking up moment part two was Cassie saying the scene needed music and choosing "Here Comes the Hot Stepper", of all things! And the attempt to sing it was fantastic too.
@kenlawton1531
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner, born a Russian in Vladivostok. Amazing actor, you should react to The King And I. His signature movie and theatre production that he performed 4,625 times on stage. Very romantic film, you'd love it.
@mishkatown8625
Жыл бұрын
As a result of not recognizing the woodcutter and knife thrower were also from the Great Escape, I deduct two points from Cassie. In this movie, Yul Brynner, best known for his role in The King and I, played the lead role.
@Robert-un7br
Жыл бұрын
Yul was cool! Do you remember how he re-created this look for the first of the three sequels to this movie and as the gunslinger robot he played in the movie ‘Westwood’ and it’s sequel ‘Futureworld’.
@davidmaldonado1111
Жыл бұрын
Cassie reacted to the 10 Commandments part 1 and 2 and still didn't recognize Yul aka "John Wayne" Brynner. "So let it be written! So let it be done!"
@Robert-un7br
Жыл бұрын
@@davidmaldonado1111 strange how he was also named Chris in that one too. Pharaoh Chris II. 🤔
@3dbadboy1
Жыл бұрын
When he talks about tightening the shoulder, he means to press the shoulder tight against the butt of the rifle. If there's any space between them, the rifle will kick back and slam against the shoulder or arm and injure him, not to mention miss the target most likely.
@McPh1741
Жыл бұрын
Another really good ensemble cast western is “Silverado” starring Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Scott Glenn, Kevin Klein, and a bunch of others. It had a story similar to this.
@christianemden7637
Жыл бұрын
While I agree that Silverado, is an excellent movie with a fantastic cast, I would strongly disagree that the stories are even remotely similar.
@Nevets1073
Жыл бұрын
@@christianemden7637 I think the plot is actually pretty similar in a lot of ways. It's about a group of guns who decide to do the right thing against foes who outnumber them and have way more power over the people. But it definitely has a different tone than "The Magnificent Seven", that's for sure.
@thepayne7862
Жыл бұрын
Such a great Western.
@russelturner5771
9 ай бұрын
Not sure how the two movies are similar.
@jefferybarnett6056
Жыл бұрын
The Butt of the rifle is the part that fits against your shoulder. Keeping it tight against your shoulder reduces the recoil a bit allowing for more accuracy and the rifle doesn't beat you up as much. The larger the caliber of the rifle, the more recoil against your shoulder ( generally ). Also, chaps are worn to help prevent chaffing and protection from brush and briars while on horse-back...they won't stop a bullet. As a chick flick recommend: I think you and your sister would love The King and I, which stars Yul Brenner, the leader of this group of seven. This movie ( The Magnificent Seven ) was jam packed with big named stars, all great in their own right. You were correct early on when you recognized Eli Wallach as being in The Good The Bad and The Ugly..He performed for over 60 years.
@joesky011
Жыл бұрын
The theme song to this movie has been regarded as one of the top 25 American film scores. It was written by Elmer Bernstein who wrote the soundtracks to many big movies including The Great Escape, My Left Foot, even comedies like Airplane, The Blues Brothers, Ghostbusters and more. This theme song was also used in the TV commercial for Marlboro cigarettes...."come to where the flavour is, come to Marlboro country". 😄
@Daniel24724
Жыл бұрын
...and the soundtrack of "THE 10 COMMANDMENTS" ! 🤷♂
@larrywong6331
Жыл бұрын
Tom Selleck was one of the Marlboro actors in the commercial.
@merlinsclaw
Жыл бұрын
While I laugh every time Cassie gets a name wrong, it continually amazes me that she doesn't just read the names of the actors at the beginning of the movies. 🤣
@Kasino80
Жыл бұрын
That's not exclusive to Cassie 😁, a lot of reactors don't pay attention to that.
@PrinceofArfon
Жыл бұрын
I know she's not alone in this, but it amazes me too! I rarely go into a movie without checking the cast first, and if not before then I definitely will after. People worked hard on the movie and I want to know who they are!
@Mr59Kenzo
Жыл бұрын
cracks me up how disappointed she gets if it's not a happy ending.
@Kasino80
Жыл бұрын
@@Mr59Kenzo especially seeing how the Samurai ended 😁
@russellmassey9324
Жыл бұрын
@@PrinceofArfon I once recommneded a film to a reactor, giving the title, the year and the names of the leads. I got told off by her for giving spoilers! Apparently she doesn't want to know the names of the actors in films she is about to watch. I really can't condsider anything that would appear on the film poster as a spoiler!
@torreyholmes7205
Жыл бұрын
Love the viewing of these 3 stories all in one week. Two more westerns to consider: "Shane" is a rather noble western from the 1950s and "The Wild Bunch" was made in 1969 is a more jaded look at Western violence from an era when people were dealing with Vietnam and Good and Bad were not clear cut. Both movies also touch on the idea that somebody wins, but it's not always the protagonists.
@sdkelmaruecan2907
Жыл бұрын
"High Noon" would be a good one, too
@PrinceofArfon
Жыл бұрын
"Shane" is wonderful and so powerful, but far sadder than "The Magnificent Seven." She should see it, but it's good to be prepared for tragedy!
@perolavhavik2585
Жыл бұрын
More "must see" westerns: The Searchers, True Grit (both of them), Once upon a time in the West, Red River and the Man with No Name-trillogy starring Clint Eastwood
@Hexon66
Жыл бұрын
Definitely "The Wild Bunch". For what it's worth, a much better (classic, in fact) iteration of the final battle as an assault, rather than defense. A deviation in this film from the original Seven Samurai that I never felt really worked. The assault on Agua Verde and Mapache, The Battle of Bloody Porch, however, is brilliant. kzitem.info/news/bejne/wK-pvKOMbKpmjaQ
@browniewin4121
Жыл бұрын
You recognized Steve McQueen from The Great Escape, but didn't recognize Charles Bronson the wood chopper as having been in the same movie as one of the tunnel kings. Yul Brenner was a big star, his most famous role was on stage and screen in The King and I (1956) for which he shaved his head and then kept it that way the rest of his life. He is also well known for The Ten Commandments (1956), West World (1973).
@Vinterfrid
Жыл бұрын
Yul Brynner!!!
@chardtomp
Жыл бұрын
James Coburn was in that movie as well.
@Jessica_Roth
Жыл бұрын
Or James Coburn (Britt) as Sedgwick, the Australian guy who makes all the equipment and gets away when the French Resistance gets him to Spain. John Sturges directed both films, so it's not surprising he brought back several of the same actors.
@hughjorg4008
Жыл бұрын
*James Coburn* (the knife thrower) was in THE GREAT ESCAPE too. He's the one escapes by crossing the border between France and Spain.
@thomastimlin1724
Жыл бұрын
Elmer Bernstein's musical score for this is magnificent by itself. Yes that's Eli Wallach from The Good the Bad and the Homely...Steve McQueen from the Great Escape. Charles Bronson, the "wood chopper" was also in the Great Escape as "Danny the tunnel King."
@rodneybarton-hall3867
8 ай бұрын
Music for 'The Great Escape' - Elmer Bernstein.
@brycehiigel235
Жыл бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite westerns. Side note. When he talking about the snugging the butt to the shoulder he was talking about the butt of the firearm. You want to snug up to the shoulder so the recoil is closer to a push on the shoulder however different calibers have harder recoils. He was also talking a bout squeezing which is when you pull the trigger to fire the firearm. If you jerk the trigger it affects the accuracy. So squeezing evenly helps.
@charlessheifer2264
Жыл бұрын
Cassie - Here are ten John Wayne westerns to choose from for reaction: 1. "The Searchers"; 2. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (co-starring James Stewart); 3. "Rio Bravo"; 4. "The Sons of Katie Elder"; 5. "Stagecoach" (1939 version); 6. "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon"; 7. "Hondo"; 8. "Red River"; 9. "Rio Grande"; 10. "Fort Apache". Every single one a classic!
@kanem5moone
Жыл бұрын
You forgot 'The Cowboys', she would absolutely love that film
@chetcarman3530
Жыл бұрын
Newcomer Steve McQueen giving established lead actor Yul Brynner a Masterclass in scene-stealing and focus-pulling.
@SJ-GodofGnomes21
Жыл бұрын
Actually no, he tried it in the riding the wagon up the hill scene at the beginning.... Constantly fidgeting with his neck tie, trying to scene steal.... Yul famously stopped him and said.... You keep trying to draw the attention to yourself, all I have to do is this.... And he lifted his hat. Yul Brynner was a master and Steve the pupil ... Not to say that Steve wasn't great... But Yul was next level
@SJ-GodofGnomes21
Жыл бұрын
Steve later said, he was in absolute awe of Yul Brynner and Charles Bronson
@samuraiwarriorsunite
Жыл бұрын
He was The Terminator before The Terminator
@larky368
Жыл бұрын
@@SJ-GodofGnomes21 Exactly! McQueen always had to ham it up to look cool. Brynner WAS cool just by breathing and staring.
@chetcarman3530
Жыл бұрын
@@SJ-GodofGnomes21 watch the movie again & do some more fact-checking.
@murrayroodbaard207
Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: there was some rivalry on set between main stars Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen. Steve thought he was the bigger star and he constantly did things to make the audience notice him, like play around with his hat. Yul got tired of it and said "You know, the only thing i need to do is take off my hat and people will stop noticing you." Steve then stopped showboating.
@darrellsmith8957
Жыл бұрын
The movie was made in Mexico in 1960 there was a strike in Hollywood so they had to go to Mexico. Yul Brenner loved the seven samurai and wanted to make a western version. This is also one of the most star studded movies because of the strike. When my kids were little I made them watch it once a year because of the live lessons (teach them about the price of corn)watch this movie about once every 6 months and you will understand it better
@LokRevenant
Жыл бұрын
I think the ending means that the moral victory of coming back even when they didn't have to is more important than who won the fight. The farmers get to continue farming. That's what they were fighting for. Yes, four of the seven died, but they died fighting for a worthy cause.
@cornelldgreen
Жыл бұрын
Also, in both, the "we lost" might refer to the fact that the victory is not in what you fight or die for, but what you live for. Noble cause or not, the samurai/gunmen fought for pay. The farmers fought to protect their families and defend their way of life, against superior forces.
@keng4847
Жыл бұрын
Not only was Steve McQueen also in the "Great Escape, so was Charles Bronson. He was the gunfighter befriended by the little kids in "The Magnificent 7", and in The Great Escape," he was the claustrophobic tunnel digger. And James Coburn was also in "The Great Escape". He was the knife-thrower in "The Magnificent 7" and in "The Great Escape" he was the escaped prisoner who successfully escaped the country by riding a bicycle. And you've seen Yul Brynner before. He was "Chris" the bald gun-fighter in "The Magnificent 7", and you saw him before in the "Ten Commandments" as the Pharhah who ultimately LET MOSES' PEOPLE GO.
@garrymoore2161
Жыл бұрын
And, he was the King of Siam in Anna and the King.
@dougsdiscourse8939
Жыл бұрын
@@garrymoore2161The King and I. Rex Harrison was the king in Anna and the King.
@The101Shadow
Жыл бұрын
@@dougsdiscourse8939 there was TV series under that name and Yui was main cast
@dougsdiscourse8939
Жыл бұрын
@@The101Shadow Thanks for the info, I didn't know.👍
@losthor1zon
Жыл бұрын
@@The101Shadow - Yul Brynner played the King of Siam in the musical; Harrison played in the non-musical version. Brynner played the King of Siam for years on stage. Maybe decades. This was both before and after the film. I heard him interviewed by Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show. Brynner told how a violinist once asked him if he didn't get bored playing the same part over and over. He told the violinist "Play me an A." The man did. He told him, "Now play exactly the same A." The violinist started to play, then stopped, got angry, and cursed at Brynner. 🤣 He said that for him the role was never the same twice.
@TheRealMediaMan
Жыл бұрын
I HIGHLY recommend. “The Thing From Another World “. A classic horror film but one that still holds up today. And given the recent high level government discussions it’s more timely now than ever. It’s a great film. And still creepy to this day
@kuribayashi84
Жыл бұрын
Robert Vaughn (Lee) would go on to play basically the same role in _Battle Beyond the Stars,_ a fun little 1980-Sci-Fi-remake of _The Magnificent Seven._
@tremorsfan
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest theme songs ever.
@bmbirdsong
Жыл бұрын
You know, of course, that A Bug's Life has a rightful place in the Magnificent Seven playlist.
@chadbailey7038
Жыл бұрын
“Only the farmers won, we lost”. The thing about Westerns I love is that they show us the difficulties of life. Yes, they do tend to be sad. And have a through line of adversity or hard luck. But that’s life. And what always sucks me in is seeing 1 person (or a few people) trying to do right versus the MANY out there in the world trying to hurt them. Because I feel that’s a metaphor for life. You vs. the odds, hard knocks and tough life. “Only the farmers won and we lost”- To me that means that unfortunately doing the right thing doesn’t always mean to you win out in the end. Good guys finish last. Just like in life sometimes. These hard and rough guys who live a rough life got to see what it would be like if they were different people and they loved it. But unfortunately it was just a tease… because they won’t ever get the luxury of that kind of life. These cowboys are only on Earth to help bring that joy to others… never getting to taste it themselves 😢.
@Jessica_Roth
Жыл бұрын
It also means that the farmers got to keep their land; the men of violence lost. And Chris includes himself in that group. He's glad of what he accomplished, but he knows he'll never know that kind of peace (as you wrote).
@MrDeejf
Жыл бұрын
The reason for the ending ("we lost") in both movies is that the world is changing, and there is no place for the samurai/cowboys in the new world. It's not meant to be a statement of despair or total defeat, but more a melancholy observation of that which cannot be changed. In fact, that sentiment and ending state is one of the major components of the myth of the west as it exists in the American imagination. Without getting into spoilers for any particular movie, the image of the hired gun, or professional gunman, who has defended the forces of civilization successfully, but cannot join the characters whose lives he has saved and must ride off into the distance alone, is _primal_ and key to understanding many of the greatest westerns ever written or filmed. There is a quality of Moses to it: he brought his people to the Promised Land, and saw it, but could not enter it himself. On another note, it's a canard among certain kinds of critics (and non-critics) to claim that "such and such actor can't act". They usually reserve this disdain for popular masculine actors who play masculine men --- John Wayne and Charles Bronson got it a lot. Anybody who thinks Bronson cannot act has never seen this movie, in particular the scene where he tells the boys how courageous their fathers are, and what a coward he is by comparison.
@nitaweitzel822
Ай бұрын
Clint Eastwood wore the same boots on all his Westerns. They were his personal boots. Cool
@tehawesomeface1337
Жыл бұрын
You reacted to the epic film ‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’. I think you are ready for the next step. That film was the third film of a trilogy. The first film was ‘A Fistful of Dollars’. This film was also inspired by Japanese director Akira Kurosawa, who did ‘The Seven Samurai’. Kurosawa did ‘Yojimbo’ which starred actor Toshiro Mifune, the ‘rogue’ member of the Seven Samurai. Yojimbo inspired Western films that led to ‘The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly’, and Mifune’s portrayal of the ‘samurai with no name’ led to Clint Eastwood’s ‘man with no name’ cowboy. I became an author and illustrator of samurai history, inspired by the films of Akira Kurosawa.
@larrywong6331
Жыл бұрын
Clint Eastwood, played in the Good Bad and The Ugly, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Clef, and Clint directs a lot of good movies.
@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188
Жыл бұрын
Many years ago I saw Akira Kurosavas first film, made during the war, and still with his love for the traditional Japanese and a dislike for the West! His villain wears a suit, as his crooks mostly uses western weapons, as in Yojimbo, The Samurais and also one of his last films. The battle in the end are won with Portuguese guns, imported to Japan
@RuphusR
Жыл бұрын
You should watch Silverado (1985) with Kevin Costner, Scott Glenn, Kevin Kline, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, and Brian Dennehy. Its a fantastic western with a great cast and a similar story.
@classiclife7204
Жыл бұрын
Cassie deserves hazard pay for doing the same story back to back, Japanese and American style.
@ericsinger2692
Жыл бұрын
I have seen this movie. Perhaps a dozen times or more. Each time I see it, I noticed something that I did not notice before. This is one of the greatest movies, not just Western movies ever created
@LordVolkov
Жыл бұрын
Combining the young samurai and the wild man into one character hurts Magnificent Seven for me. Still, the cast is great. I particularly enjoy James Coburn (the knife thrower) and Robert Vaughn (the gambler) here. Robert Vaughn would feature in another Seven Samurai remake - Battle Beyond the Stars
@markadams3976
Жыл бұрын
and playing the same character too.
@tinderbox218
4 ай бұрын
Love seeing her make the connections in her head when she remembers what other classic films she saw this or that actor in. 👍🎥
@fallenhero3130
Жыл бұрын
If you like westerns from this era, THE WILD BUNCH (1969) is a good one too.
@neilgoloy3582
Жыл бұрын
The character named Chris is Yul Brynner, who appeared in the movie THE KING AND I in 1956, one of his most popular roles as an actor. You can find John Wayne in movies such as The Undefeated (1969) and The Alamo (1960) just to name a few. Many thanks, blessings to you and yours.
@BobBlumenfeld
Жыл бұрын
Not to forget Wayne's debut in Stagecoach in the 30s, one of the first "adult westerns."
@kingleech16
Жыл бұрын
Some of my favorite John Wayne films were The Searchers and The Quiet Man, even though they are absolutely on the opposite ends of the hope vs cynicism scale. Although now that I'm thinking about his filmography, I keep thinking of others I really like...
@mechagodzilla5660
Жыл бұрын
They feel like they lost because they made 6 great friends, and then lost 4 of them. While it's a huge burden lifted from the town, they're moving on and are only taking with them the painful memories of the struggle. As bystanders, we share the village perspective of a huge victory, but it most have been very sobering for the surviving 3.
@shadowqueen99
Жыл бұрын
Great reaction! This was one of my first exposures to older classic movies - watched it in my teens and loved it! I was laughing when you were trying to figure out how to put your butt into your shoulder- not sure if you were just joking but they were talking about the butt of the gun!
@vlofvl
Жыл бұрын
Need to recognise the fantastic sound track to this movie
@pauld6967
Жыл бұрын
The butt of the rifle is the portion of the stock that you place against your shoulder as you aim along the sights. Yul Brynner was telling them to pull the butt of the rifle in tight against the shoulder pocket. Charles Bronson was telling the farmer to squeeze the trigger. Steady pressure rather than trying to suddenly jerk it. The motion, Cassie, that you keep making is called "fanning the hammer" or just "fanning." It is a staple in Westerns but in reality, it is horrible for accuracy.
@chrismais
Жыл бұрын
I chuckled when she said Steve McQueen was cute. A ladies man decades past his death.
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