Thanks Jonathan, Ed, and John. I know I can rent on Amazon but I was hoping to get off on the cheap!
I guess it was a good try, so now I’ll have to pry open my wallet. :-) > On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:43 PM, Jonathan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > > John and Harry, the 1960 version of Magnificent Seven was based on the 1954 > Akira Kurosawa film that started it all: Seven Samurai. It looks fairly dated > now (it was filmed in B&W, too), but was pretty much a masterpiece at the > time. The characterization of the many and various characters is very good > and quite entertaining. It firmly established Kurosawa as a master director > and Toshiro Mifune as a powerhouse leading actor. > > It is one of my favorite films, although I really like some of Kurosawa’s > later stuff quite a bit, too. > > It is hard to find a decent used copy for cheap, as there are probably not a > lot of collectors who would let theirs go. You can rent it on Amazon, though, > I see. > > Oh, and I do not have a copy of it myself, or I’d let you borrow it. The last > time I saw it was on a rented VHS. Sorry. > > Jonathan > > > > > >> On Jan 6, 2017, at 8:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: >> >> From: John Robinson <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [MacGroup] videos >> Date: January 6, 2017 at 8:00:31 PM EST >> To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >> <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: Topics related to Apple and Macintosh computers >> <[email protected]> >> >> >> Harry, >> >> Maybe the link and the screenshot will help. >> >> John >> >> >> https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=The+Seven+Samura >> >> >> >> <PastedGraphic-1.png> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On Jan 6, 2017, at 7:29 PM, Harry Jacobson-Beyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> This isn’t Mac related but I’m looking for two videos and who better to ask >>> than we geeks. >>> >>> I just saw the 2016 version of "The Magnificent Seven." I would like to >>> borrow the original antecedent for this movie “The Seven Samurai” and the >>> 1960 (I think) film "The Magnificent Seven.” >>> >>> So if you live in Louisville and have copies of these movies you would be >>> willing to lend me, please email me off list. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> Harry Jacobson-Beyer >>> [email protected] >>> 502.417.4885 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> > > -- > Jonathan Fletcher > [email protected] > > Kentuckiana FileMaker Developers Group > Next Meeting: 1/24/16 > > Sent from a device not known for spontaneous combustion > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> _______________________________________________ MacGroup mailing list Posting address: [email protected] Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
