The Magnificent Seven (1960) Movie REACTION! 

“He brought a knife to a gun fight……..and won” Killer line Madison.

The project was Yul Brynner's idea. When he approached director John Sturges, who was an admirer of Kurisawa, to direct he refused to do a remake of SEVEN SAMURI without Akira Kurisawa's approval whereupon Kurisawa contacted Sturges and told him he was a big fan of Sturges's movies and gave his blessing.

My buddies and I spent an entire Saturday afternoon watching this movie when it came out in 1960. We stayed for three showings. One of my all-time favorite westerns with the most iconic western soundtrack ever created. Nice reaction, Madison! ❤

“The graveyards are full of boys who were very young, and very proud…”

Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen, and James Coburn were together again a few years later in the classic "The Great Escape" (1963), which is based on real events in WW2.

Eli Wallach's performance as Calvera is one of my favorite movie Western bad guys - great lines, great delivery - just on the right side of being over the top. Every scene he's in is great.

One of the very best movies! That cast is chuck full of Hollywood royalty. Brenner, McQueen, Bronson, Coburn, Wallach and Vaughn are legends.

Lee (Robert Vaughn) is not a literal deserter: he's making an analogy between his condition as a man who's lost his nerve and deserter on a battle field. When I first watched this movie, he was the character I felt the most sympathy for.

I have combat related PTSD, so Lee's story resonates with me more than it does for most people.

Lee is the one who unleashes the villagers and enables the actual rebellion. I always felt that he knew this and knew this was going to be the last thing he did. You can see it in his body language: he has done something liberating and is "ready".

Brons's speech about fatherhood should be broadcast nationwide every father's day.

In the first take of the scene when the Seven were riding across the stream, Steve McQueen leaned down from his saddle and scooped water out of the stream with his hat, and Charles Bronson stretched his shoulders, flexing his arms and twisting his waist. They were trying to stand out from the others and steal the scene. Director John Sturges, seeing the actors' attempts to upstage each other, turned to the persn next to him (I think it as his director photography) and said "This is going to be a long shoot."

“Es mejor morir de pie que vivir de rodillas.” ― Emiliano Zapata. "It's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees."

When Eli Wallach's grandson saw Calvera get shot, he asked Wallach "Grandpa, couldn't you outdraw Yul Brynner?"

The "Man from Uncle" an underrated actor.

Robert Vaughn winning the William Shatner Award for acting.

Eli Wallach said he wished he could holster his gun smoothly without looking like the actors who played the Seven could, but he always had to look to get it into the holster. Some people just have a better 3 dimensuonal sense of their body position, but I thought that it accidentally helped define the character. It gives the impression that the Seven are skilled professional warriors while Calvera is a just a brutal professional bully.

The Seven Samurai is a classic. I first saw it in high school, well over 30 years ago now. After seeing The Magnificent Seven, Akira Kurosawa got in touch with John Sturges and said he thoroughly enjoyed the film. He went on to say that everything he took three hours to say with The Seven Samurai John Sturges said in half the time with The Magnificent Seven. If you want to see another great Steve McQueen film, watch The Great Escape. He also played a battalion chief in the San Francisco Fire Department in my all-time favorite disaster movie, 1974's The Towering Inferno. There is another movie from the 80's called World Gone Wild, a post-apocalyptic action movie that can be described as The Magnificent Seven meets Mad Max. Kind of an interesting movie.

My first encounter with the basic story line was "Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)"! Its just silly how often Seven Samurai has been remade at this point, Magnificent is stellar. Yes Seven Samurai is a long film but it sure doesn't feel that way when you're watching it. Would love to see a reaction for that one, maybe make it a two parter?

This is one of Hollywood’s favorite plots. They return to this well over and over. One of my favorites is Three Amigos, which is a parody of this. Then Pixar’s A Bug’s Life is basically The Magnificent Seven, but with the twist of Three Amigos in that the heroes are performers thinking it’s a gig.

@32:45 If you watch closely you can see that Bronson actually broke the bed when he sits down to smack the child, the child to Bronson's left even breaks into a quick smile just before he dips his head.

A great western, and possibly the best music score of any western. Three of the actors in this movie are in another movie made a few years later. Bronson, Coburn and McQueen all are in The Great Escape. Definitely worth watching.

I liked it when Harry is dying, and Chris lies to him so he can die thinking it was worth it to try to win the biggest payoff in his life. It let Harry go out on terms he could accept.

Horst Buchholz said that Yul Brynner wasn't that fast, so Buchholz had to telegraph to Brynner that he was about to clap by swinging his hands outward slightly before clapping them together.

This is my favourite Western. The characters are much more deep than in the remake, or even many other Westerns. When you watch this movie several times you will notice more and more small details of how good this movie is. It is not just about the action and how brave these men are while fighting the bad guys but also how human and vulnerable their characters are. For example, the scene where Bernardo is hitting the kid and tells the three boys how brave their fathers are in caring and working their whole live for them under miserable circumstances and that he himself doesn't have 'the courage' to even start a familie of his own shows how humble a character he is. By pointings out to them that carrying a gun does not make you a hero or a great man further shows his self-effacing personality. Throughout the movie there were many such beautiful and fascinating moments which more fully underscore the main characters. Great acting, great story and great cinematography. It does much honor to the original Japanese movie "The Seven Samurai" (1954) where it was based on. Btw, "Shane" (1953) with Jack Palance and Alan Ladd is an other great Western movie you surley will enjoy.

Iconic movie theme that got a lot of use later in Marlboro cigarettes TV commercials. Shane is another classic western that's a must see for lovers of the genre.

Ahh, Whit Bissell!. In the 60s I had to get up early, like 5:30 AM, to get myself going and shovel coal into the furnace, etc. before getting ready to walk a mile to the school bus stop. A local radio show began at 5 AM and I usually listened to a bit of it. One day Bissell was in town and he was interviewed live that morning. He and the host DJ sang "Winchester Cathedral" for laughs. I don't know why it was a joke.

Since you're into Westerns, "Appaloosa" w/Viggo Mortensen & Ed Harris. A very underrated, but really good Western IMHO.

Amazing classic The Magnificent Seven starring Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, James Coburn, Robert Vaughn, Charles Bronson and Eli Wallach. This was my dad favorite film R.I.P. dad😞 thank you so much Madison great reaction and this film is a remake from the classic film Seven Samurai directed by Akira Kurosawa👍👍👍

I hadn't seen the movie in years but, as I got close to retirement, that line, "There was a time when I would have gotten all three," kept running through my mind.

"Brought a knife to a gunfight and won" 🙂

I find it hard to believe that Madison hasn't seen The Magnificent Seven until now.

"Changing sheeps into a sheepdogs", that's a lesson for all of us in these days. Anyway, good time to watch "Three Amigos" if you haven't yet. It's hilarious.

"The beacons are lit. Gondor calls for aid!" LOL, you are precious Maddie. Thanks for another great reaction and review. As was posted earlier I would also recommend My Name Is Nobody.

The story is that Yule Brenner (Chris) was intended to be the main star, but Steve McQueen kept trying to upstage him, and it became somewhat difficult between them on set.

James Coburn was a fan of "Seven Samurai," and his favorite character in that movie was the stoic master swordman Kyūzō, so he was overjoyed when he got the role of Britt who is the Magnificent Seven's version of Kyūzō.

I was ten years old when this film came to the theaters back in 1960. It became an instant favorite of mine. Thank you so much for sharing, Madison

A film historian pointed out that Vin's chaps and bandana implied that he had been a cowboy (that he had worked herding cattle before turning to gunfighting), that O'Reilly's denim outfit implied that he was a down to earth working class man, and that Lee was dressed like a riverboat gambler. I thought those were interesting visual character cues.

15:10 "I love this music so much." I remember watching this as a rerun on television ......1969/1970....I was 6 (ish) years old. ....we were staying at my Aunt and Uncle's and the adults all commented on the music..... just uplifting and hopeful .....powerful.

The pretty Mexican girl, "Petra", Roseada Monteros, passed away in 2018 at the age of 88.

One of the greatest classic American Western with one of the greatest casts ever with a great score.

If you haven’t seen it … LITTLE BIG MAN … is a hidden gem in the western genre.

In the days before the internet it was a great trivia question to name the Magnificent 7. Most people could get 6, as they were all pretty well known movie stars except for Horst Buchholz but he was remembered because it was his Hollywood debut movie. The most unknown actor was Brad Dexter (Harry Luck) as he was mostly a support actor in his movies. I personally spent months trying to find out his name as there was no IMDb back then. It’s a great movie from my youth. Special mention to Eli Wallach, he plays a great baddie. ❤️🤘🎸🎻🇦🇺

"If God didn't want them to be sheared, he would not have made them sheep" sums up Calvera's world view as human predator. It reminds me of a real life convicter m**derer who, during his sentencing, said "You're either predator or prey, and I sure as hell ain't no prey."

A dark twist on this theme is the great Sam Peckinpah’s The Wild Bunch. In that film cowboy gunman oppose a greater form of tyrannical evil than their own individual corruption. There’s no hope of redeemed honor, just a way of spitting in the eye of blind fate. It’s a must watch!

Having seen both, I have to say that I like this version better than the modern remake. Someday I’ll have to watch Kurasawa’s original.

This score and the score for "The Big Country"(1958) are the quintennial western scores of the big star power westerns.

I hope you have plans to react to the original "true grit" starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell and Robert Duvall, oh,and Strother Martin is also in it,it's such a great movie!

If he was from Chicago, there was a 10 story building in 1884, the Home Insurance Building. It was built by William LeBaron Jenney.

You ought to watch "The Blob" (1958). Early Steve McQueen in a "California upper middle class teens rule the night" drive-in flick.

YES!!! One of my favorite Western movies! This is actually a remake of Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai from 1954. The plot of the movie was spoofed or made homage in other movies like The Three Amigos, A Bug's Life, and Galaxy Quest. I highly recommend the 2017 remake with Denzal Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, and Vincent D'Onofrio.

Bernstein's score is iconic.

"Only the farmers won. We lost." Thanks for watching one of my favorite westerns.

The comedy version of this is one of the funniest movies of all time, The Three Amigos!

In the final battle when Lee kicks in the door he gets all three of the banditos inside.

I love how everybody keeps saying this is a Seven Samurai remake...like it's not in the opening titles of the movie. 😂 I love both this and the remake. The 2016 version had the last James Horner score before he passed. My big negative with it was how it became a revenge story instead of a protector story at the end. Pratt did an amazing job of echoing McQueen and to this day I still pronounce "Ar-KAN-sas" because of Denzel. Lol

Thank you for this reaction Madison Thames! I'm shocked that you left out Chris' line "I've been offered a lot before, but never everything". It's one of the best lines in movie-dom, and even though the offer was likely the smallest offer he'd ever gotten for his services, he meant it literally, not sarcastically.

This “magnificent” theme by the great Elmer Bernstein was used as the theme for Marlboro cigarettes in commercials in the 1960s, back when they used to have cigarette commercials on TV.

Calvera explained why he lets them go: he doesn't want friends of the Seven coming down for revenge. That's the same reason he keeps his word and gives them back their guns: he's being practical, and figures he's beaten them. He doesn't figure on anything happening after that.

Rosenda Monteros as Petra and Jorge Martinez de Hoyos as Hilario played their parts so well.

The meaning of the title is expained in the opening monolog, the conversation with the El Paso sheriff and the conversation with his uncle at the end. As well as the conversation with his wife.

Madison: have loved westerns my whole life. This movie was probably my third favorite, behind High Noon and Shane, for a long time. It’s more like number 10-15 now. Top of the list and highly recommended: The Wild Bunch!

The theme for this is always in everyone's top 5 movie scores. It was written by Elmer Bernstein, one of the best soundtrack composers ever. Another great soundtrack of his is The Man with the Golden Arm.

The famous theme was used for Marlboro cigarettes.

I highly recommend "Hard Times" with Charles Bronson, Strother Martin (Cool Hand Luke) and James Coburn.

This movie had Super-Star Actor Steve McQueen, Stars Yul Brenner, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, James Coburn, and Eli Wallach. And a cast of great actors, to fill out the 7, and a great supporting cast. Of course, the music score by Elmer Berstein was outstanding.

So many famous actors in this, though not all famous at the time; like The Great Escape, which has McQueen, Bronson, Coburn again as well as many others

Strongly suggest you view the "The Seven Samurai" by Kurosawa, either for your own enjoyment or for a reaction. Steve McQueen in "The Great Escape" is also a great film. My favorite Kurosawa is "Yojimbo", which is another samurai film!Q!

Something many miss is one of the villagers who go to recruit the seven is Jorge Martínez de Hoyos. He played Po Campo in "Lonesome Dove" ... Po is the Mexican cook who joins the cattle drive North, walking or riding in his wagon ..

Perhaps the greatest film score of all time.

The algorithm let me down. This had been up for HOURS before I saw it and MAN THIS is a "Madison Movie."

Iconic soundtrack by the great Elmer Bernstein. Little known trivia: A young John(ny) Williams played piano on this score.

At last, someone who recognized the cool shot of Calvera riding out of the village. I thought i was the only one who appreciated that shot. ... Oh, and where's your cowboy hat? 😉

Spit-take at your "The beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!"

Hi Madison unfortunately I am a tactical defense instructor and it's the only position that apparently I am well suited to 😔😪but your reaction to this movie gives me hope and acceptance. Madison quote: Gunmen are the sheepdog great metaphor for warriors or protectors THANK U SUPER REACTION❤

Brynner and McQueen two very cool dudes.

Great reaction to one of my favorite movies. I love your comments and passion. What a cast of Hollywood legends and a memorable soundtrack....

Hi Madison. There is a movie you need to watch. Several of the cast members from this movie are in it. The Great Escape! A truly great movie. Enjoy!!

Eli Wallach, in1966, played Tuco, in the GOOD, BAD, & THE UGLY, WITH CLINT EASTWOOD. STEVE McQueen, played with Paul Newman in the TOWERING INFERNO, Charles Bronson did DEATH WISH FILMS. YUL BRENNAR PLAYED RAMASSEES, IN the religious film by CECIL B. DAMILE, CALLED THE 10 COMMANDMENTS, Along side of Charlton Heston, Edward G Robison, Vincent Price, ectra!!!

Classic Western with a classic theme song. Nice reaction.

Loved this classic movie Madison , thanks for a fantastic video

I love this movie and your reaction to it. One of the things that Seven Samurai gets a little better is that in that movie, the villagers are not really worth saving. They are weak, venal, and selfish but the Samurai have agreed to protect them, so they do. Makes the Samurai just a bit more noble than these cowboys protecting people who deserved protection.

I can't watch your reaction at the moment,but I do want to thank you for reacting to this movie. As someone born in 1961 this was one of my first favorite westerns,and ensemble flicks. Promise to watch very soon and already gave a thumbs up!

My avatar is from The Seven Samurai- it’s their swords after the final battle. Most died, the rest gave up killing after helping the villagers.

One of the greatest soundtracks of a movie,..ever!

There have been more than a few Samurai movies that have been adapted and remade as Westerns. Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa inspired The Magnificent Seven (1960) and (2016) and Battle Beyond the Stars (1980) as well as A Bug’s Life (1998) from Pixar and 13 Assassins (2010), The Seven Magnificent Gladiators (1983). Yojimbo, also by Akira Kurosawa was the inspiration for A Fistful Of Dollars (1964) staring Clint Eastwood as well as Last Man Standing (1996) with Bruce Willis, The Warrior and the Sorceress (1984) with David Carradine. Akira Kurosawa's body of work is incredible and are masterworks of film, both Steven Spielberg and George Lucas list him as a major influence. Ran (1985) which is a Samurai telling of King Lear is as perfect a film as I have ever seen.

The Elmer Bernstein music score is superb! The Magnificent Seven(1960) is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. The producers bought the remake rights for $250. The Magnificent Seven Ride(1972) tried to emulate the Sergio Corbucci anti-Westerns of the time.

they had a fun TV show in the 90s called magnificent 7. it's worth a look of you are feeling adventurous

Yul Brynner said about his character Chris "He's a dirty bum. The only things clean about him are his gun and his soul."

Once Upon A Time In The West. (1969) Henry Fonda, Claudia Cardinale, Charles Bronson, Jason Roberts.

The first modern skyscraper was created in 1885-the 10-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago.

Not for nothing, but the first 10 story building in the entire world was built in 1868 in New York City. By the time this film takes place, in 1890, there were skyscrapers in not just New York but Chicago, Detroit, Saint Louis, Dallas, and Los Angeles.

And THE GREAT ESCAPE was the next movie from John Sturgess and features many of the same actors from this. Fantastic movie, fantastic subject for a reaction-- classic.

"Only the farmers won. We lost. We always lose." The won the fight, but what did they gain? They lost some good friends, and still have no place they can call home. Chico hung up his gun and decided to settle down in the town, but Chris and Vin know that's not the life for them.

The young cowboy is Horst Buchholz from my home country germany. Also he passed away meanwhile - 2003.

If you like this kind of plot, watch “The Three Amigos,” if you’ve haven’t already. Basically this, but with a lot of humor thrown in. Steve Martin, Chevy Chase and Martin Short are great in it. 😂

Your next Steve McQueen movie should be The Great Escape.

And in a perfect world there is a Shepherd.

You definitely would love “Guns For San Sebastián” from 1968. Outlaw mistaken for a priest teaches a town to defend themselves from the bully (Charles Bronson as the villain).....

I noticed your book so I checked out the book trailer. Fine job, I will be looking for it. Congratulations young lady, very impressive!