Monday, April 17, 2017

A bear wearing people's clothes

Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai has endured many renditions before, so another one won't hurt. A little western town is harassed by an evil gold digger, so the simple peace-loving townsfolk ask for brave gunslingers for help. Little nuances to the original, bodycount hundreds greater, and purely on technical details this is cool enough on its own right.

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What is given, may be taken away

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