The Magnificent Seven: The first action movie!Who's excited to see the new Magnificent Seven movie?! I sure as hell am and will be seeing it this coming week. I've been a western fan since I was about 14 and have collected just about every worthwhile western movie ever made. Trust me, that's hundreds. It's interesting to see the evolution of the genre over the decades as they reflect as much about the time they were made as the era they portray. My rambling journal will have three parts. I'd like to explain the history of the genre, how it gave birth to the modern action movie and why the Magnificent Seven is an important development and hopefully the start of more western films.The Wild West was a period so unique in history that it was being mythologised as it occurred. The cult of celebrity was strong as east coast city dwellers longed for tales of adventure and danger on the frontier. Custer, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill were all living legends in their own lifetimes. In fact, it may be suggested