Magnificent Seven (film remake) - Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke

[Neil]

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Magnificent-Seven-Cast-Starting-Look-Magnificent-70101.html

The fact Washington is in this instantly interests me!

[bassman]

I grew up watching the original. It's a staple of the Western genre, so obviously this version had a lot to live up to. Even with the exceptional casting and competent director, it still feels like there's something missing. Some sort of spark that made the original great but I can't put my finger on it.

However, that's not to say this is a bad film. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing another modern Western, a genre almost forgotten, and this film delivers on the desires of the little boy in all of us to be cowboys. In fact, most of this film is "awwww yeah!" moments just strung together. Six shooter Western porn, if you will.

If you're a fan of the original seven, samurai, or westerns in general, it's definitely worth a viewing. 7/10