Classic Movie Review - the Magnificent Seven

Magnificent Seven is all times the best western movie, which can be enjoyed with all ages at theater or at home viewing the DVD. A simple village story but very well narrated and directed which spell bound the viewer to his seat till the movie ends. The movie contains action, romance, lovely soul touching music and great stunts with guns.

The movie is made in 1960's and won Academy award in 1961. Movie was directed by John Sturges near the Mexican village.

The Main Plot of the Movie - Classic Movie Review - The Magnificent Seven
The story is based on simple plot ; the movie starts with a scintillating music with wonderful western pictures and the casting beings.

Calvera (Eli Wallach) a bandit comes to the Mexican village and he and his fellow bandits loot the village and when one of the villagers tries to intervene Calvera coolly shoots and kills him. He also threatens the villagers and promises to come back again.

The poor villagers, who are basically farmers, went to the Wiseman and priest of the village for his advice. On his advice three villager's travel to the border town to buy guns to defend them selves.

On reaching the border town they are witness to a strange but brave act by Chris (Yul Brynner) and Vin (Steve McQueen) burying a old villager with a stiff opposition by village strong men.

This act leaves a great impact on the villagers mind on Chris and they persuade him to help them to defend from Bandits. Chirs helps them to find gun men who can help them from bandit Calvera.

Seven men were engaged who had some special talents, then they all start their journey to the village. Calvera comes back to find that the villagers hired gun men, after brief fight runs to the ruins only to comeback to take revenge.

Calvera surprisingly comes and attacks the gang they are caught unaware, but Calvera with one condition spares all of them provided they leave the village at once. But Chris and his other member decide to return and fight against Calvera, except Harry. But as the story unfolds Harry comes to the scene and rescues Chris from death. Bernardo is killed protecting children he had befriended; Lee overcomes his fear of death and kills several men before he is killed. Britt is also slain. Seeing all these villages too come and fight against Calvera and his gang of bandits.

Last only three scurvies Chico who decided to stay back in village along with his love Petra. Chris and Vin both rides back and the story ends with a note that "Only the farmers won. We lost. We always lose."

Casting:-
Yul Brynner - Chris Adams
Eli Wallach - Calvera
Steve McQueen - Vin
Charles Broson - Bernardo
Robert Vaughn - Harry
Roseenda Monteros - Petra

Site to Purchase the DVD's

http://www.amazon.com/Magnificent-Seven-Complete-Second-Season/dp/B00000F2YC

http://www.800-buy-movies.com/GeneralDVD/41211D1_Magnificent_Seven_dvd.htm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054047/