Howard Thompson of `` The New York Times '' called the film a `` pallid , pretentious and overlong reflection of the Japanese original '' ; according to Thompson , `` do n't expect anything like the ice-cold suspense , the superb juxtaposition of revealing human vignettes and especially the pile-driver tempo of the first `` Seven '' . ''
Howard Thompson of `` The New York Times '' , said the movie was a `` pallid , pretentious and overlong reflection of the Japanese original '' . He also said : `` do n't expect anything like the ice-cold suspense , the superb juxtaposition of revealing human vignettes and especially the pile-driver tempo of the first `` Seven '' . ''