THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960) | FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION

[@mohammedashian8094]

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]

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]

When the greatest filmmaker of all time says "you done good, kid", it kinda doesn't matter what anybody else says.

[@RealTechZen]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, and James Coburn appeared together again 3 years later in "The Great Escape".

[@framergod69]

great movie as well

[@hughjorg4008]

Steve McQueen and James Coburn trained with the legendary *BRUCE LEE* . The three of them were the first mix-martial artists.

[@garryiglesias4074]

Charles Bronson: Once Upon a Time in the West, James Coburn: Once Upon a Time The Revolution (Duck, You Sucker).

[@chrismaverick9828]

@@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]

Chuck Norris actually lost a fight once....to Bruce Lee!

[@JC-rb3hj]

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]

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]

honestly, cool story.

[@thrillalova1212]

I can't look at Yul Brynner without thinking of Westworld (movie,not series)...So good 👍

[@quwykxz]

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]

@Thrillalova I can't see Yul Brenner other than as the king in the King and I! Etcetera, etcetera, etcetera lol

[@jimmys50]

This movie is also a good example of how music plays an important role in a movie

[@nikkislovesyou]

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]

Bascially, "don't let the rifle pick up any speed before it hits your shoulder."

[@jamesk0ua]

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.

[@cryptocat9712]

Simply one of the greatest westerns of all time! What a cast not to mention one of the memorable sound scores!

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

The filming.

[@Hexon66]

The score is the best thing about the movie. That's praise and criticism.

[@clutchpedalreturnsprg7710]

@@Hexon66 " Simply one of the greatest westerns of all time! " " What a cast " The cinematography and the setting.

[@Raving]

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]

@@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! "

[@kenpullig1652]

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]

A version of That Orwell line reappears in A Few Good Men in the famous "you can't handle the truth " final scene.

[@waterbeauty85]

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]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@mrwidget42]

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]

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]

LOL. She was thinking of another kind of butt ... 😆

[@robertwong4060]

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]

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]

@@bentels5340 "Rented rooms you live in, check. Home, none. Wife, none. Prospects, zero."

[@Dokhollywood007]

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.

[@vincentsaia6545]

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]

Kurosawa was a fan of American westerns and intended The Seven Samurai to be an homage to them.

[@jcorbett9620]

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]

@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]

*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]

​@@hulkhatepunybanner I so love Mr. Brenner. Your Mom has a treasure to remember.

[@Cadinho93]

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]

Like every member of the World Economic Forum

[@ChicagoPadre]

And she never ONCE acknowledged the magnitude of that timeless score! She's an idiot !!

[@46theud]

Calvera's view of the villagers, is also the view of politicians and preachers, of people.

[@goldenager59]

@@46theud The _less deserving_ politicians and preachers, to be sure... 😉

[@theworldisfascinating]

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]

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]

@@carlosurdaneta4361 She's seen _one_ movie of his. Give her time.

[@catrionacolville2192]

​​@@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]

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]

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.

[@Jerome616]

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]

And Bronson acts the hell out of every line.

[@FeaturingRob]

- 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]

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]

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.

[@joec5544g]

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]

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.

[@susanliltz3875]

Yul Brenner got to see him in “THE KING AND I” great movie, great charisma, musical!! Him and Deborah Kerr together!! Movie magic!!

[@nonMuggle]

Cassie would love that!

[@RosaLichtenstein01]

Brynner.

[@petervfl]

Don't forget "Moses" ;)

[@Vinterfrid]

Yul Brynner!

[@RosaLichtenstein01]

@@Vinterfrid Indeed. :-)

[@danielmatthews1522]

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]

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. 🤠

[@PiraticalBob]

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]

Maybe 'Westworld' will be another for the list of movie reviews...

[@randallwright1973]

@@Carandini oh, I love the Westworld movie! Need to watch it again.

[@mercednoriega4086]

So let it be written. So let it be done.

[@michaeldavis2001]

Chris was Yul Brunner. The wood chopper was Charles Bronson (Danny in The Great Escape. You spotted Steve McQueen from The Great Escape, but you missed the knife throwing James Coburn, the Canadian (?) who escaped in The Great Escape!

[@sixstanger00]

The message behind the ending - "Only the farmers won; we lost" - referred to the earlier scene where the "Seven" lament about how gunfighters are not afforded the luxury of a normal life; they can't settle down, get married, have children, or not have to worry about whether someone is about to shoot them in the back. The farmers "won" because their village was saved and they now have peace of mind that Calvera will no longer be terrorizing them. The farmers have their land, crops, homes, families, quiet lives, etc. They also learned to defend themselves. The surviving members of the Seven "lost" because gunfighters know only two things - death and money. They didn't earn any sizeable fee for their efforts, and some of them were killed during the process. In effect, they came out it with nothing to show for their efforts. Another layer to this line probably refers to Chico, who fancied himself a gunfighter, but was clearly a farmer at heart. "Only the farmers won" --- Chico was the only member of the Seven to come out ahead; not only did he stumble into an idyllic, peaceful lifestyle, but also captured the heart of a beautiful young woman.

[@TheHockeywitch]

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]

Especially in his role as gunslinger in Westworld; heck he even wore the same outfit.

[@randallwright1973]

And king Mongkut of Siam in The King and I.

[@randycliff4045]

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]

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]

Butt tight in the shoulder made me lol

[@CSC52698]

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]

He was the best actor in the film IMHO.

[@roykliffen9674]

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]

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]

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]

Trivia: James Cagney couldn't stand him in "One, Two, Three" and he almost came to blows with him.

[@junosaxon4370]

I loved the film One, Two, Three. Both funny and interesting in post war Berlin.

[@davidschecter5247]

Elmer Bernstein's score makes this great film so much greater. One of the greatest music scores of all-time.

[@JJ_W]

The main theme is so majestic.

[@erocrush]

It’s like another character. It’s hard to believe it’s the same composer who scored “Robot Monster.”

[@JJ_W]

@@erocrush And _Airplane!_ .

[@SirHilaryManfat]

And then Bernstein went and made another of the greatest music scores of all time, with The Great Escape.

[@Joe-hh8gd]

@@JJ_W Marlboro agreed with you. The movie theme was their advertising theme as well, for many years.

[@justinamerican8200]

"Meat's back on the menu!" Cassie turning into a straight up savage.

[@mandotranspo]

tryin to touch shoulder to butt and squeeze had me rollin

[@Laurelin70]

Or, you know, Ork.

[@keithbrown8490]

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]

Have you ever seen the Battered Bastards of Baseball about Bing Russel's Portland Baseball team?

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

what's a hearse

[@keithbrown8490]

@@johnnyskinwalker4095 That's the horse drawn carriage taking the coffin to the graveyard.

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

@@keithbrown8490 ah got it.

[@alolkoydesigns]

Jame Coburn was in a series of tongue in cheek 007 styled movies where he played a character named Flint which were the inspiration for the Austin Powers movies.

[@tomtom34b]

Steve McQueen wasn´t the only actor who was in the great escape as well. Charles Bronson (the guy with the flowers on his grave) and James Coburn (the knife-thrower) were in the great escape.

[@michaelg2529]

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]

I wonder if she's figured out yet that he meant the butt of the rifle.

[@whoarocket]

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]

She also didn't understand that Charles Bronson wanted the farmer to squeeze the trigger. Well, she is Canadian....; - )

[@noirgatherer]

Another Akira Kurosawa Samurai film turned into a western later is Yojimbo (turned into Clint Eastwood’s A Fistful of Dollars). Also worth seeing.

[@rick3792]

Also turned into a gangster movie Last Man Standing with Bruce Willis

[@BobBlumenfeld]

So is there another sub-category of westerns like "spaghetti westerns," maybe called "sushi westerns"?

[@noirgatherer]

@@BobBlumenfeld samurai films are the Japanese equivalency of westerns. The studio productions were done the same with large reused city sets used from film to film and endless wardrobe lots that were signed out to set actors over and over again in all the films. Akira Kurosawa was heavily influenced by John Ford and other filmmakers later influenced by Kurosawa.

[@storbokki371]

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]

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 KZbin who's reacted to it! (Other reactors go for the animated 'The Prince of Egypt'. )

[@南条英機-n5c]

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]

For me Yul is one the most charismatic performers ever on screen!

[@AmericaSpeaks1]

And before "The Terminator" and Arnold Schwarzenegger, there was Yul Brynner in "Westworld" (The original, not the remake)

[@RetroClassic66]

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.

[@JasonRule-1]

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]

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]

Yep, that was a VERY good one.

[@seanmorehouse2834]

Cassie becoming the kind of person that throws Lord of the Rings references into everything is what this channel is all about.

[@BobBlumenfeld]

You're right!

[@AMortalDefiant]

That was so out of left field, I had to rewind a few times. 😂

[@BrightVictory308]

Hear, hear!

[@o0pinkdino0o]

Cas is no longer a girl that has not watched movies. One of us ! One of us ! One of us !

[@oakinwol]

I'm here for it!

[@nicholasbartonlaw341]

You must watch Shane (1953) if you are into westerns. One of the most famous westerns ever made. The acting is superb, and Alan Ladd, perfectly cast, plays the archetypical cowboy.

[@rabbitandcrow]

Oh yeah. Shane is dynamite

[@shanegraham2500]

@@rabbitandcrow Thank you! 😁

[@TheTerryGene]

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]

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]

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.

[@NeetkaAbru]

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!

[@Cherokee9898]

The part of the rifle that rests against your shoulder is called the stock also nicknamed the “butt.”

[@maingun07]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@luckyskittles8976]

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]

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.

[@McPh1741]

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]

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]

@@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]

Such a great Western.

[@russelturner5771]

Not sure how the two movies are similar.

[@adamplace1414]

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.

[@TheWadetube]

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]

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]

Same with McQueen who studied under Lee, too and was on of the caskettakers at Lees funeral.

[@chunksaflyin]

"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]

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.

[@bigbow62]

"That was my first mistake... generosity" " We deal in lead friend" 🤠 So many great lines in this classic ✌️🙂

[@erocrush]

“I’ve been offered a lot for my work...but never everything.”

[@modernjosephus356]

I actually use the "So far, so good" story every time I am about to say "So far, so good". 😅

[@tbirdUCW6ReAJ]

Yul Brynner, I say this as a heterosexual male, made bald look beautiful

[@LordVolkov]

He does the cowboy look in the original Westworld too. Just sayin...😉

[@SJ-GodofGnomes21]

Agreed

[@CloneByDesign]

In an era where your hair was everything, he did the impossible.

[@richardyett3985]

Yul Bryner was in "King And I", "Ten Commandments" & "Westworld". Westworld was a Sci-fi film from 1973 and Yul Plays a cowboy robot.

[@BogeyTheBear]

15:30 Yes, it was. 17:00 And as a result, the government of Mexico imposed particular rules: The Mexican villagers had to be pristine at all times; They had to have a hand in the fight and not be completely useless; and it had to be explained the Mexican government _did_ supply help, but the village was too small to justify nothing more than a temporary garrison. 23:21 If you're wondering what was the whole point of all this, the ultimate plan was to get guns to the villagers (it's why the three went up north in the first place). Which is why Chris demanded Calvera's guns here. If the villagers had the arms to defend themselves, their mission would be complete.

[@charlize1253]

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]

Still ranks behind The Searchers, in my opinion. But both films address aspects of the American mythos.

[@sashipman51]

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.

[@jethryk]

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]

And/or The Sons Of Katie Elder, basically the same thing but with Dean Martin.

[@michaelstach5744]

I prefer Rio Bravo but…

[@YukonCaribou]

The Searchers, Thats the best John Wayne western I think personally, followed by The Cowboys.

[@davidsharpe1611]

El Dorado is good, though my favorite John Wayne movies are Big Jake and Chisum.

[@ToylandChairman666]

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]

She needs to watch Battle beyond the stars!

[@terencejay8845]

And...he was a Man From Uncle.

[@matthintz9468]

And he co-starred in Bullit with Steve McQueen!

[@joerogers9413]

He also appeared in an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues that's basically a modern day Magnificent Seven.

[@blueboy4244]

I know him from 'the man from U.N.C.L.E.'

[@gutz1981]

"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.

[@gildavis8266]

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.

[@mechagodzilla5660]

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.

[@ianmorrisonmovienutcase5713]

The lead actor is Yul Brynner. If you want to watch a good John Wayne western, react to Rio Bravo.

[@michaelmacdonald334]

Rio Bravo is one of my favorite John Wayne movies.

[@nitaweitzel822]

​@@michaelmacdonald334is that the one with Dean Martin and Rick Nelson?

[@michaelmacdonald334]

@@nitaweitzel822 yes, yes it is. Probbably my favorite Western... well, at least top 5.

[@brandonangstman]

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.

[@lichstein7972]

18:41 OK so.... the end of a rifle that you hold against you shoulder is called the butt. So he means that you should hold the gun tight against your shoulder so that it doesn't hurt you when it fires. It does not mean pull your bottom against your shoulder as that would be counter-productive. Easy mistake to make though, so don't worry about it.

[@angelomaurizio1668]

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]

I think she should watch it. I think she would enjoy it.

[@unclejoker9975]

Do you even know what a plethora is?

[@mishkatown1]

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]

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]

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]

@@davidmaldonado1111 strange how he was also named Chris in that one too. Pharaoh Chris II. 🤔

[@bmbirdsong]

You know, of course, that A Bug's Life has a rightful place in the Magnificent Seven playlist.

[@3dbadboy1]

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.

[@michael007ish]

Masterpiece! That's a rare feat to have a remake just as good as the original.

[@thomassmith-s4i]

The remake wasn't even close. There should be a law against remaking classics.

[@thomassmith-s4i]

Absolutely- the music makes the whole film. The great Elmer Bernstein's greatest work.

[@jeffdetmer4681]

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.

[@UsuallyTrolling]

This movie’s cast was absolutely stacked!

[@charlie2640]

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]

Three Amigos

[@Hexon66]

Yet none have surpassed Shichinin no Samurai.

[@adamp2029]

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]

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.

[@merlinsclaw]

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]

That's not exclusive to Cassie 😁, a lot of reactors don't pay attention to that.

[@PrinceofArfon]

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]

cracks me up how disappointed she gets if it's not a happy ending.

[@Kasino80]

@@Mr59Kenzo especially seeing how the Samurai ended 😁

[@russellmassey9324]

@@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!

[@JasonRule-1]

Seeing the depth of your emotional reactions makes watching these movies special.

[@tehawesomeface1337]

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]

Clint Eastwood, played in the Good Bad and The Ugly, Eli Wallach, Lee Van Clef, and Clint directs a lot of good movies.

[@finncarlbomholtsrensen1188]

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

[@pauld6967]

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.

[@keng4847]

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]

And, he was the King of Siam in Anna and the King.

[@dougsdiscourse8939]

​@@garrymoore2161The King and I. Rex Harrison was the king in Anna and the King.

[@The101Shadow]

@@dougsdiscourse8939 there was TV series under that name and Yui was main cast

[@dougsdiscourse8939]

@@The101Shadow Thanks for the info, I didn't know.👍

[@losthor1zon]

@@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.

[@torreyholmes7205]

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]

"High Noon" would be a good one, too

[@PrinceofArfon]

"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]

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]

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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/larWh6KMaN1okNE

[@shanem4703]

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.

[@tinderbox218]

Love seeing her make the connections in her head when she remembers what other classic films she saw this or that actor in. 👍🎥

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

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]

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.

[@donlatt]

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]

I also liked him in "Children of the Sun".

[@ianstopher9111]

@@gog583 Don't you mean Kings of the Sun? Also starring Brad Dexter.

[@gog583]

@@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. )..

[@johnharkness7114]

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]

I’ve seen it. It’s a little known gem.

[@Manu-rb6eo]

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]

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]

@@randycliff4045 I feel like she’s made reference to The Holiday before. I believe she’s seen it and loved it!

[@jefferybarnett6056]

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.

[@RetroClassic66]

4:49 The man in the middle here, in the brown hat and suit, is Bing Russell, Kurt Russell’s father.

[@chetcarman3530]

Newcomer Steve McQueen giving established lead actor Yul Brynner a Masterclass in scene-stealing and focus-pulling.

[@SJ-GodofGnomes21]

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]

Steve later said, he was in absolute awe of Yul Brynner and Charles Bronson

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

He was The Terminator before The Terminator

[@larky368]

​@@SJ-GodofGnomes21 Exactly! McQueen always had to ham it up to look cool. Brynner WAS cool just by breathing and staring.

[@chetcarman3530]

@@SJ-GodofGnomes21 watch the movie again & do some more fact-checking.

[@thomast8539]

Cannot wait for Cassie to get around to watching Shane (1953).

[@nedporkus8602]

if there is a single movie that encapsulates the whole mythology of the American Frontier it is Shane.

[@porflepopnecker4376]

Greatest western of all time!

[@Emma-3010]

"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."

[@charlessheifer2264]

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]

You forgot 'The Cowboys', she would absolutely love that film

[@karenlkvm]

Eli Wallach Is one of my all time favorites. My two favorite films with Wallach are not westerns. Check him out in THE MISFITS (1961) with Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, and Montgomery Cliff. My favorite Wallach performance is in BABYDOLL (1956) with Carroll Baker and Karl Malden. He steals the show!

[@wakkadakka9192]

Kinda fun fact - the village elder an old man is played by Vladimir Sokoloff. A guy was born back in Russian Empire in 1889 long before commies. Studied acting in Moscow then immigrate to Berlin and played in many silent films, worked with Wilhelm Pabst. Then he immigrate to France, did many movies there, worked with Jean Renoir. Then before war he immigrate once again now to US, became a Hollywood actor. Starred in 116 films in total. Ended up on Hollywood cemetery. Guy who was born on the other side of the world, who started in b\w silent films, ended as actor in modern Hollywood movies with stars. what a crazy life he had

[@nitaweitzel822]

Was he in the Milergo Beanfield War?

[@wakkadakka9192]

@@nitaweitzel822 no, he died in 1962 The Milagro Beanfield War was in 1988

[@browniewin4121]

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]

Yul Brynner!!!

[@chardtomp]

James Coburn was in that movie as well.

[@Jessica_Roth]

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]

*James Coburn* (the knife thrower) was in THE GREAT ESCAPE too. He's the one escapes by crossing the border between France and Spain.

[@TheRealMediaMan]

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

[@LokRevenant]

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]

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.

[@brycehiigel235]

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.

[@shadowqueen99]

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!

[@MrDeejf]

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]

Clint Eastwood wore the same boots on all his Westerns. They were his personal boots. Cool

[@DWrathborne]

Hope you'll also check out Battle Beyond the Stars as well. The 1980 sci-fi that merges the Magnificent seven with a Star Wars/space opera aesthetic. It even has Robert Vaughn playing a futuristic version of his M7 character.

[@cookcountyjoe]

One of the best westerns ever made. Chris was played by Yul Brynner who won an Oscar and a Tony for the movie and stage versions of The King and I. He also played Ramses in The Ten Commandments. Steve McQueen (Vin), Charles Bronson (Bernardo) and James Colburn (Britt) were huge stars who all appeared in the Great Escape. Steve McQueen in particular was a very good actor, if you ever get a chance watch him in movies like The Sand Pebbles, Papillon and The Towering Inferno. Eli Wallach (Calvera) was a great character actor in many movies.

[@charlieeckert4321]

And, yes, Eli Wallach was The Ugly in YG,TB & TU.

[@RetroClassic66]

5:09 This is character actor Whit Bissell, who has appeared in dozens of films and TV shows over the years. He often portrayed doctors, scientists, or military officers. He’s one of those famous faces who appears in lots of movies but is never a star; “hey it’s that guy again!” is what’s usually heard when you see him in a movie. Whit Bissell.

[@jonm1114]

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.

[@neilgoloy3582]

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]

Not to forget Wayne's debut in Stagecoach in the 30s, one of the first "adult westerns."

[@kingleech16]

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...

[@rogerjefferson6218]

You should add "Battle Beyond the Stars" 1980 to this list. It's "Magnificent Seven" in space and even stars one of the guys from this one.

[@arakuss1]

I just made a post about Battle Beyond the Stars before I chanced on your post.

[@ericsinger2692]

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

[@junosaxon4370]

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.

[@jamespfp]

41:05 -- RE: "We Lost... How can we get a Feels Good Win out of that?"; The Old Man and Chris agree because the people who had formed the Magnificent 7 are over half of them dead. They are poorer for having lost friends of that caliber, as it were, but there is very little to grieve over. Compared to the senselessness of warfare on the scale of nations, a small skirmish like at this village does seem to be worth it for the life of the nation, itself. I personally think Kurosawa did more to establish the value of the masterless samurai, AKA ronin, who were working as mercenaries but all of them good people. It makes their deaths more tragic, and also makes the sacrifice all the more important. We need to see the very worst of things happen to the very best of people to be able to truly know what they're made of.