The Magnificent Seven

The Magnificent Seven (1960)

Perks: You might consider it blasphemy, but we find this remake of Kurosawa's epic masterpiece, "The Seven Samurai," much more entertaining than the original. Perhaps that's because it stars the familiar faces of Yul Brynner, Charles Bronson, Steve McQueen and James Coburn, and it’s a delight to see these fine actors at such a young age playing virtuous archetypal heroes.