The ‘making of ‘extras included on this Blu-ray do a good job of explaining why this reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai is such a classic, but all you really need to do to understand why it’s such a beloved film is sit down and watch it. The story, about a band of American gunfighters banding together to protect a small Mexican village from a gang of marauding bad guys (lead by Eli Wallach), is compelling, but it is the performances that will say with you. Director John Sturges gives each actor plenty of time to establish his character, which in the case of this cast means making each good guy act as cool as he can. The scenes of Yul Brynner and Steve McQueen subtly upstaging each other are a delight. The fight scenes are explosive and well choreographed, too.
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