- Actors: Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, M. Emmet Walsh
- Directors: Barry Sonnenfeld
- Writers: Brent Maddock, Jeffrey Price, Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Peter S. Seaman
- Producers: Barry Josephson
- Language English
- Classification: 12
- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: 9 Oct 2000
- Run Time: 106 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004Y3QB
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 57,562 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Wild Wild West, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty), was one of the box-office smashes of the summer of 1999 but was raked by critics and embraced by audiences. Based on the 1960s TV adventure show that starred Robert Conrad, this film re-imagined Secret Service agent James West as Will Smith, adding Oscar-winner Kevin Kline as his sidekick, agent-inventor Artemus Gordon. President Ulysses S. Grant puts West and Gordon on the trail of malign genius (and former Confederate soldier) Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh) in a story about racism, partnership and world domination. The special effects are lavish, even garish, but not all that special; they're not enough to elevate a mundane and familiar plot. Even Branagh, playing a man who only exists from the waist up--literally--can't find the juice in this lumbering affair. Still, the fast-talking team of Smith and Kline is a nimble one. Smith's affable charm and Kline's subversive wit win many points, though not nearly enough.--Marshall Fine
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21 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Oh dear, oh dear - could it be that, yet again, the closeted community of film critics has missed the point entirely? Fulminous rumblings about historical innaccuracy are magnificently irrelevant when applied to this film, which seems not so much a Western or a straightforward action movie as an earnest attempt to create the first true 'steampunk' film. For those who don't know, or simply don't care, about science fiction (and shame upon you, you staid stay-at-homes), 'steampunk' is a label popularly applied to recent works of fiction that take the essence of 'cyberpunk' (outlandish hi-tech, meganational companies and conspiracies, and hard-as-nails streetwise lead characters) and transplant it into the latter half of the nineteenth century. It's often a joy to see how 'steampunk' writers rise to the challenge of rebuilding (or is that prebuilding?) technology that we take for granted today with the science and resources available a century ago. 'Wild Wild West' satisfies. The trick of using Leonardo daVinci's sketches is an old one, but a particular delight is the scene in which Artemus Gordon makes literal use of the old adage that a dead man's retinas will retain the last image he sees. And if you were expecting the plot to be given to you on a plate, why didn't you buy one of the swathes of dreary romantic comedies or monotonous 'hi-octane' thrillers that pollute the shelves of your local video store? 'Wild Wild West' is for thinkers, dreamers, and above all those who can appreciate a little imagination.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
If you couldn't give a damn about accuracy and just want to watch a film for a good laugh, this is the one for you. Packed to the brim with wacky inventions and stupid ideas this film is one of the greatest i have seen in a good number of years
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
Wild Wild West despite being a highly slated film by critics it is an action - packed witty and charming movie. Kevin Kliine and Will Smith are hilarious. Kenneth Brangh co-stars as the baddie who has lost both of legs in a freak accident so he builds lots of things to do with legs for himself. I would buy this video, if only I diden't have it on DVD. It kind of is trying to spoof westerns in a way. The acting is good.
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Good fun
Blast from the past, silly, but enjoyable, romp. Will Smith et al in good form, obviously not a classic, hints of Steampunkery.
Published 5 months ago by Mr. M. A. Green
Stupidly Entertaining
This film is ridiculous. It is brilliantly strange and wonderfully unique to anything else out there. Read more
Published 9 months ago by The Doctor
Worst Film ever?
To say that Wild Wild West is the worst film ever is somewhat an insult to all other 'worst films', as it is truly bad. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Ben Fellini Rider
Weird Science
The combining of Smith and Kline is inspired and Branagh is a memorably weird villain. Endlessly inventive and compulsively watchable. Pity there hasn't been a sequel.
Published 15 months ago by Dominic Swayne
WILD WILD WOMEN OF THE WEST
"WILD WILD WEST" is an excellent action packed movie,and as this films story has already been mentioned by previous reviewers,
i will just add the following,certainly acted... Read more
i will just add the following,certainly acted... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. W. J. Wright
amazing
the dvd is amazing and in outstanding condition also it was delivered very quick Wild Wild West (widescreen version) [DVD] [1999]
Published 19 months ago by lorraine
DVD
Brilliant film, the kids love it! Arrived within a few days & well watched all ready.
Published on 13 July 2009 by helcat
AN INSULT AND A TRAVESTY!
When I was a kid I loved the original tv series. It used to be shown very late at night on what was then I.T.V. Read more
Published on 22 July 2007 by chiggs58th
Wild Wild Wayward
If you expect "Wild, Wild West" to be a remake of the 60s TV show, you'll be disappointed. If you expected to see some great special effects, you'll probably be disappointed there... Read more
Published on 20 May 2007 by Jay
Wild Wild West
Look, let's get one thing straight, this film was never meant to be a serious attempt at an accurate historical piece or even a believable, credible thriller. Read more
Published on 3 Feb 2005 by Rich Milligan
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