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A Man Must Do What A Man Must Do

Advantages: a classic
Disadvantages: If you don't like Westerns you can't enjoy it.

I know what a Western is, believe me, I´ve seen approximately five during my not so short lifetime. Heehee, of course I know that you expected to see a bigger number, but there you are. As if this weren´t enough to disqualify me, I´ve never written a f ...

MALU 23.09.2002 · Read full review
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The Gallous Cowboys - on DVD

Advantages: Takes me back to my youth.
Disadvantages: It's over 40 years old...therefore so am I! Do I need to be reminded of such things?

...expect everyone has a few memories from their childhood that stay with them, and can be dragged up from the depths now and then, dusted off and given a bit of a polish. Maybe a first pantomime, or a favourite food. I was brought up in Edinburgh in th ...

stevethesleeve 19.02.2002 · Read full review
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Only The Farmers have Won

Advantages: Refreshingly different
Disadvantages: Slow at times

...It's funny how things change (actually it isn't, but bear with me as I've spent 10 minutes trying to come up with this intro and it seems to be working this time). Style and fashion runs throughout everything and Hollywood is no different. The western may ...

TheNeil 06.03.2002 · Read full review
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The build up beats the action

Advantages: Cast; direction and pace; music
Disadvantages: Nothing for me

The more recent infatuation with remaking Japanese films is not an original concept. Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film, Seven Samurai, is not such a well known film, but the chances are you'll be somewhat more familiar with John Sturges' 1960 film The Magnificen ...

pmcds 07.02.2011 · Read full review
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Working like a mule every day - This is bravery

Advantages: The actors, the music, the scenery, the direction
Disadvantages: A remake of the Seven Samurai

The Magnificent Seven Why am I writing a review on the Magnificent Seven? The answer is I don’t really know. I watched the Last Samurai last night and it made me think of the Seven Samurai, which made me think of the Magnificent Seven. Also, I watched ...

MAFARRIMOND 26.05.2004 · Read full review
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