Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 4. March 19 1979
The Magnificent Seven
The Magnificent Seven
This is real Hollywood at its best. "The Magnificent Seven" is a western remake of Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai", a powerful story of conflict between a samurai band and the villagers they purport to protect. The Japanese film is already close to a western in all its chief features; John Sr urges' Hollywood version forgoes some of the depth of theme but lacks nothing of the action, suspense and compelling attraction of its lead characters. Quite simply one of the best westerns around, from the maker of "Gunfight at Ok Corral", "The Great Escape" and "Ice Station Zebra". Starring Yul Brynner Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen.