PLEASE this is a remake of the old japanese film The Seven Samurai! and that was MUCH better
I wasn't saying that it was better than the 7 Samurai, just that it was a good remake.  I prefer Samurai films to westerns usually.  
Fistful of dollars is a remake of Yojimbo too, and it's a great movie, with Clint Eastwood even, but I still like Yojimbo better. 
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