Magnificent 7

The Seven Samuari is a film still pending to be watched in my IMDB Top 250 films, and one that I am saving for a long, rainy day.  The remake of the 60's was a fan favourite of my granddads and one that I saw a few years ago and based on the caliber of the cast list, it is always one I wanted to return to on a nostalgic base as well.

When the remake of the remake was announced I has a little trepidation, how do you replace Bronson, McQueen, Vaughn, Coburn, Wallace? Who could do this justice? Well of course you cast the ever infallible Denzel Washinton, the lovable Chris Pratt, the amazing D'Onofrio to name a few.

I was thoroughly entertained from the word go, Denzel played the main part excellently and Pratt as his support was just divine.  The stand out for me was D'Onofrio.  I was not expecting the monstrous grizzly bear of a man to have the voice that was emitted, just perfect.

Some great gun fights and exciting sieges make the Magnificent 7 (2016) a very entertaining couple of hours

I have a little secret passion for westerns, one that I didn't realise I had until watching this remake (of a remake),  I came home with an urge to watch Young Guns, The Good The Bad & the Ugly, Back to the Future Part II, ok, so I may not have the best choice of western but it is still a great genre, Without it we would not have the Wilhelm Scream!