Wild Wild West (DVD 2000)

will smith is a great actor and if you like him you will love this film just great the whiole way through amazing

Will Smith is the shining light in this otherwise average film. It just didn't seem to click and they were trying way too hard on the special effects.

In a noisy collision of saloon-bar horsing around, buddy movie friction and Jules Verne fantasy, the second of an ongoing collaboration between Will Smith and his Men In Black director Barry Sonnenfeld arrives with a swirling tailwind.

Based on a lesser-known 60s telly show, Smith re-invents the lead character of Captain James T West as a cool, maverick gun-slinger - a man of unorthodox action, but dedicated to his job.

On the insistence of President Ulysses Grant (Kevin Kline), he is reluctantly paired with intellectual inventor Artemus Gordon (Kline, again) to find vicious Southern General Bloodbath McGrath (Ted Levine). The hunt leads swiftly to villainous mastermind Dr Arliss Loveless (Kenneth Branagh), hewn in half during a Civil War skirmish and now seething with sufficient rage and hatred to plot the overthrow of the fledgling United States.

But plot, shmlot. This is all about having fun.

It's about splicing genres and having huge, mechanical contraptions stomp through Western towns. It's about Salma Hayek offering voluptuous glamour as an escaped Loveless showgirl. It's about runaway horses, runaway trains and grand style stunt sequences. And it's about the indefatigable Will Smith phenomenon: the combo of summer adventure movie and themed hit single accompaniment that's becoming something of a tradition.
This tradition is probably responsible for the undeserved critical hammering received in the States.
Yes, there are flaws, and agreed, it perhaps lacks some of the wit and quirkiness of Men In Black, but the saving grace for MIB was that it ducked under the journalistic radar.

How telling that while The Lost World and Batman & Robin were copping the flak in 1997 (as WWW is now), the surprise sci-fi comedy enjoyed the benefit of positive comparison.

This time, everyone has seen it coming and for some reason much of the press seemed to expect something other than an excessive, expensive summer blockbuster. But that's precisely what it is: flashy, extreme, transient entertainment, gaudy, popcorn, multiplex fodder in keeping with the holiday spirit. And frankly, there's nothing wrong with that.

And although some of the jokes are squashed by blaring effects and more time might have been allowed for Smith and Kline to stretch their comedy legs, there's a lot to enjoy here.

It looks fab, a sort of 19th century sci-fi design with industrial revolution technology - all rivets, steam power and great hunks of cast iron. Sonnenfeld manages that notable trick of maintaining momentum in a movie overly reliant on complicated visuals. And of course he has Smith as his champion.
If you don't go for the Will Smith routine then admittedly you're probably better off going elsewhere, but he's already a major player in Hollywood - a one-man green light for prospective projects, a box office guarantee.
People will flock to Wild Wild West and so they should. It's not Smith's best movie by a long chalk but his charming full-on presence is attractively buoyant at the centre of this slice of cinematic hokum.

It looks fab, a sort of 19th century sci-fi design with industrial revolution technology - all rivets, steam power and great hunks of cast iron. Sonnenfeld manages that notable trick of maintaining momentum in a movie overly reliant on complicated visuals. And of course he has Smith as his champion.

I bought this movie for my son because he is a Will Smith Fan. It is a great action film with plenty of laughs.

Starring (amongst others) Will Smith, Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh...

What a great movie and certainly not what I expected... The name implies it's a western but thats only part of the story. A bucket load of great devices - just imagine James Bond's inventory if it was steam powered !!! Lots of very funny moments, great effects and lots of action !

Although you shouldn't expect the usual Will Smith blockbuster such as independance day, this is a great family movie with lots of fun and after all you can now get it for just a couple of quid on Ebay now so its well worth it.

This film is rated 12 - I think this is due to the slightly raunchy start in the western saloon bars but to be honest if there was a 10 rating I think it would be more appropriate.

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I bought the movie because i think will smith only ever makes great movies. He is and all round great actor. This movie set in the west in the old days has great characters and great acting all round.
It is a must see
It will make you laugh and you'll want to watch it again.

im a big fan of will smith and i love all of his films
but this is a must have dvd for a dvd colection.
its funny and get striaght to the point. the whole family loved it

We all know Will Smith films are terrible and this is no different! storyline and characters are awful and the acting non-existent BUT the set design and gadgets are fantastic!! this film is so steampunk it hurts and any fan of the genre will own this film, as i now do and i won it for 1p!!

We love this film. It's funny, sexy, technical, poignant, clever, witty and thrilling. Try it! JMA

Its a bit of bond but set right back in the good old horse riding days but with lots moden tools and weapons! You make you laugh so hard you'll end up crying! enjoy!!!

i saw this film and as i had not seen it i thought that i wood like to see it and i had to have it and that is why i what it and so i did and when i got it it was a good film and i was so hppy that i had won it