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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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DVD Special Features
Full Arsenal of Behind-the Scenes Documentaries
Will Smith and Enrique Iglasias Music Videos
Stills Gallery
Interactive Menus
Theatrical Trailer
Scene Access
Language in Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Subtitles: English/Arabic/Romanian/Bulgarian/English for the hearing impaired
Sharpshooting Enhanced Features For Your DVD-ROM PC
Artemus Gordon's Mind-Projection Theatre Reveals A Trainload of Behind-the Scenes Clips
Two Genre Essays
The Steel Assasin Interactive Game
Web Events and Chat Room Access
Original Theatrical Web Site
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This deserves a five, simply because it is both a new slant on a wide range of current topics, set in the fantastic vision of the Victorian "Deus ex Machina" ideal of being able to find a mechanical solution to every problem harnessing the power of steam. The acting is superb, Kenneth Brannagh as the mad 'half man' genius inventer is the perfect foil against which to set Will Smith.
What more can one ask. Great film, amusing, innovative and with some pertinent provocative bits to challenge our own ideas and attitudes.
What more can one ask. Great film, amusing, innovative and with some pertinent provocative bits to challenge our own ideas and attitudes.
28 of 33 people found the following review helpful
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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.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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this is a great film for a old film it has romance,comedy,action the lot in it and no matter what film will smith is in it is a great film
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3.0 out of 5 stars
you get what you see
I ordered this as i had never seen the film before, the DVD came quickly, worked fine, the film was what i expected, although i enjoyed it much more than i thought i would. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Natalie Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wild Wild West (widescreen version) [DVD] [1999]
If you are into westerns with a touch of fun and gadgets then this film has all of that. i bought it because i do 3D modelling and there is plenty from ILM.
Published 2 months ago by Michael Fealy
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good quality for the price
An old DVD I know - replacing my VHF videos, so didn't want to pay a great deal for them.
Very good price.
Very good price.
Published 3 months ago by JIH Goodwill
3.0 out of 5 stars
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 17 months ago by Mr. M. A. Green
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stupidly Entertaining
This film is ridiculous. It is brilliantly strange and wonderfully unique to anything else out there. Read more
Published 21 months ago by The Doctor
1.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 19 April 2011 by Ben Fellini Rider
5.0 out of 5 stars
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 on 27 Feb 2011 by Dominic Swayne
5.0 out of 5 stars
amazing
the dvd is amazing and in outstanding condition also it was delivered very quick Wild Wild West (widescreen version) [DVD] [1999]
Published on 2 Nov 2010 by lorraine
4.0 out of 5 stars
DVD
Brilliant film, the kids love it! Arrived within a few days & well watched all ready.
Published on 13 July 2009 by helcat
1.0 out of 5 stars
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
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