Thursday, 29 November 2012

seven times three


Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969)

Directed by Paul Wendkos this second sequel stars George Kennedy, James Whitmore and Monte Markham. Mexicans fighting against the corrupt government seek the help of American gun fighters to free one of the leaders of the revolution.

Compared to the first sequel this film at least tries to use a different plot which is not bad but hardly distinct from a number of similar westerns. It is hard to imagine anyone replacing Yul Brynner and while George Kennedy does nothing wrong he just does not have the same or a similar screen presence. The execution of the film is mostly good apart from an over reliance on the musical score for the original film which does not necessarily fit the action here.

3/5

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