# A remake of The Magnificent Seven **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094 "2010-08-04T02:41:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/21 "2010-08-04T23:45:09Z")
Set it during World War 2, add five more guys, don’t let 'em shower…! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/22 "2010-08-05T01:27:40Z")
Guys, guys, guys, you’re missing out on the central concept of the original movies, which was of course “7”. And the obvious thing to do with “7” is retool ANOTHER successful movie at the SAME TIME, thus DOUBLING your creative avoidance factor. So, “Snow White and the Magnificent Dwarves.” Evil warlord and henchmen chase a beautiful princess around a rural village, and the only ones who will defend her are seven magnificent dwarves. Perhaps throw in a few dinosaurs while we’re at it. Now we’re thinking! Let’s do lunch! ---
**Author:** ![Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba8739/32.png) [@Backwater\_Under\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Backwater_Under_Duck)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/23 "2010-08-05T01:31:08Z")
With zombies. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/24 "2010-08-05T02:01:21Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Guys, guys, guys, you’re missing out on the central concept of the original movies, which was of course “7”. Make one of them a twisted, self-righteous serial killer who picks off the others one by one in gruesome but creative ways. “Magnificent Se7en.” ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f08c70/32.png) [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/25 "2010-08-05T03:56:48Z")
I hear Grumpy has an ax to grind. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/26 "2010-08-05T04:02:35Z")
Do it with mutants. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2010, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/27 "2010-08-05T04:22:21Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Guys, guys, guys, you’re missing out on the central concept of the original movies, which was of course “7”. And the obvious thing to do with “7” is retool ANOTHER successful movie at the SAME TIME, thus DOUBLING your creative avoidance factor. So, “Snow White and the Magnificent Dwarves.” Evil warlord and henchmen chase a beautiful princess around a rural village, and the only ones who will defend her are seven magnificent dwarves. Perhaps throw in a few dinosaurs while we’re at it. Now we’re thinking! Let’s do lunch! This one needs to be a porn flick. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/28 "2010-08-06T04:19:14Z")
> [@Enderw24](#): > > I like this concept, but most studios don’t have the budget for seven big named actors. Let’s just make it 3. You can even go meta and make them washed up actors. > And the “evil, illegal, Mexican…” blah blah blah. Just call the bad guy “infamous.” Viewers will get the idea. Would you say this thread has had a\* plethora\* of sarcastic responses? ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/29 "2010-08-06T06:46:21Z")
> [@TheBoltEater](#): > > > [@Enderw24](#): > > > > I like this concept, but most studios don’t have the budget for seven big named actors. Let’s just make it 3. You can even go meta and make them washed up actors. > > And the “evil, illegal, Mexican…” blah blah blah. Just call the bad guy “infamous.” Viewers will get the idea. > > Would you say this thread has had a\* plethora\* of sarcastic responses? I see what you did there. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2010, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094/30 "2010-08-06T07:28:32Z")
The Mag 7 is a fun western, but not even in my top 10 westerns. The 7 Samurai blows it away. If you haven’t seen it, see it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-remake-of-the-magnificent-seven/549094.md?page=1)