These are two of my favourite Westerns ever, but The Wild Bunch wins it for me. Both movies have excellent action sequences, epic scale, and all-star casts, but The Wild Bunch holds up better than The Magnificent Seven for me. Just as the movie depicts the death of the wild west, it also depicts the death of the artistic restraints that held directors back up until the late 1960's. The film has spectacular cinematography, tastefully graphic violence, and a unique setting among Westerns. The closing and ending sequences are two of the most thrilling, satisfying, and memorable scenes ever.
It might be my favourite film of all time.
The Wild Bunch - 2
The Magnificent Seven - 0
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