WTF Happened to WILD WILD WEST (1999)?

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  • WTF Happened To This Movie? - The JoBlo series that looks at troubled productions, curious creative decisions, box-office failures, surprising successes, and cult favorites!
    The year 1999 had a massive impact on cinema with movies like FIGHT CLUB, THE SIXTH SENSE, MAGNOLIA and THE MATRIX. And then there was… WILD WILD WEST. This expensive big-screen adaptation of a 1960’s Western spy show featured Will Smith at the apex of his fame, some Oscar-level supporting talent, a respected director and of course, a giant mechanical spider. How did these impressive ingredients result in such a spectacular disaster? Saddle up and find out “WTF Happened to WILD WILD WEST!”
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  • @RobotLVS
    @RobotLVS 2 года назад +171

    I love this movie. Nothing makes any sense, the comedy has aged poorly, and the entire thing feels like a bad joke. It's amazing.

    • @blackroute1527
      @blackroute1527 2 года назад +5

      I always viewed it as a Men in Black knockoff

    • @HartyBiker
      @HartyBiker 2 года назад +4

      It's so cheesy and crap that it's almost like watching one of those "movie" movies and as a result it's actually kind of funny, but for all the wrong reasons.

    • @TK2692
      @TK2692 2 года назад +5

      The comedy was bad at the time, so I don't think it's accurate to say that it aged poorly. But the fact that some studio spent millions of dollars, only to have a movie like Wild Wild West to show for it, will always be funny.

    • @cartergomez5390
      @cartergomez5390 2 года назад

      It's supposed to be like the wild west shows. Have you been to arizona or Disneyland? They do it all the time 💯

    • @fredbloggs8072
      @fredbloggs8072 2 года назад +2

      Sorry, but for me it doesn't even have "so bad it's good" going for it. It's just really, really bad (apart from the awesome, steampunk, giant mechanical spider, which deserved to be in a better film.)

  • @Apethantos
    @Apethantos 2 года назад +249

    "...but then all of a sudden... like, a giant fucking spider shows up!" - Kevin Smith

    • @DanVillainFilms
      @DanVillainFilms 2 года назад +25

      “And I’m thinking… good lord this is a piece of shit.”

    • @robertrada4783
      @robertrada4783 2 года назад +13

      Someone managed to get me into one of those college appearances. The Superman story and the Prince story are forever etched into my mind.

    • @BrokenCurtain
      @BrokenCurtain 2 года назад +1

      Ah, a man of culture.

    • @AGoat1971
      @AGoat1971 2 года назад +1

      Kevin Smith is a known liar though.

  • @Wordgoblin
    @Wordgoblin 2 года назад +24

    "Breath of fresh ass" is, to this day, one of my favorite movie lines ever.

  • @dinosaur9492
    @dinosaur9492 2 года назад +244

    The wild Wild West is the cinematic equivalent of when you used to mix all the flavors at the soda machine into one cup.

    • @DanielBMS
      @DanielBMS 2 года назад +2

      Always have been

    • @Mak10z
      @Mak10z 2 года назад +9

      that was called a Suicide where I grew up. walk up to the fast food person.. and say can I get a large suicide, and they knew what ya meant :p

    • @AeneasGemini
      @AeneasGemini 2 года назад +6

      This is literally what I do every time I go to the cinema, no wonder I love this movie

    • @phydeux
      @phydeux 2 года назад +1

      @@Mak10z - Ditto! Though we used to also do that with Slush Puppies and Slurpees. I'd do half a cup of Slush Puppy slush and two shots of every flavor. No wonder I'm a diabetic now.

    • @greatdaneacdc
      @greatdaneacdc 2 года назад

      It’s called swamp water ! In these here parts!

  • @liamsworld3260
    @liamsworld3260 2 года назад +473

    Loved this as a kid, it’s awful but always gonna have that place in my heart.

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 2 года назад +25

      A guilty pleasure

    • @mynameismarkchun
      @mynameismarkchun 2 года назад +24

      Genuinely the most entertaining dumpster fire ever produced

    • @thedarkonestaint6105
      @thedarkonestaint6105 2 года назад +11

      When I first saw it at age nine, when it released, I loved it. I watched it a few years ago and boy oh boy, nostalgia should stay in the past.

    • @liamsworld3260
      @liamsworld3260 2 года назад +20

      Plus that song was fire, got the sunglasses from burger king too, yeah formative years and stuff

    • @chatolo1
      @chatolo1 2 года назад +6

      @@liamsworld3260 Got the spider from burger king lol

  • @takaotsu3592
    @takaotsu3592 2 года назад +154

    Oh gawd now the wild Wild West song is stuck in my head again after so many years.

    • @goat_to_hell
      @goat_to_hell 2 года назад +14

      Hell yeah and Sisqo’s tiny self singing the chorus. Wiggy wiggy scratch yo yo bang bang

    • @alienboy1322
      @alienboy1322 2 года назад +10

      I don't care what anyone says. That song is awesome.

    • @homelessjesse9453
      @homelessjesse9453 2 года назад +3

      Awwww...........HELL NAH!

    • @8584zender
      @8584zender 2 года назад +9

      @@alienboy1322 It should be, it sampled Kool Moe Dee's classic.

    • @sudilos1172
      @sudilos1172 2 года назад +3

      Tooo
      The Wild Wild West

  • @izzynobre
    @izzynobre 2 года назад +91

    Actually, Will Smith himself has addressed passing on The Matrix on his vlog. It had nothing to do with "wanting to step away from scifi", he said he legit didn't understand the script at all, thought the Wachowskis were a little crazy, and that the bullet time premise didn't make any sense.

    • @AeneasGemini
      @AeneasGemini 2 года назад +35

      Tbf, the Wachowskis *are* a little crazy, but it's a bit weird for Will Smith (and his nutjob family) to judge anyone for that.

    • @tobysgamingworld1550
      @tobysgamingworld1550 2 года назад +4

      @@AeneasGemini DAMN lol. That’s facts.

    • @ppumpkin3282
      @ppumpkin3282 2 года назад +2

      The Matrix bores me, I just can't get myself into something that is so far fetched. It requires to much suspension of common sense to and belief to buy into it. I know a lot of people love it, but its not for me.

    • @lakojake4215
      @lakojake4215 2 года назад +5

      Bullet time wasn't the premise in the Matrix, it was just a special effect. lol
      The premise is they're in the Matrix, a simulation created by AI.

    • @Der_Z0nK
      @Der_Z0nK 2 года назад +5

      @@ppumpkin3282 Sounds like you overthink movies a bit?

  • @cmdrcriton
    @cmdrcriton 2 года назад +99

    The two best things about this film are Selma Hayek and Eric cartman singing "wild , wild west" on south park.

    • @Zerofightervi
      @Zerofightervi 2 года назад +28

      To be fair the two best things are attached to Selma Hayek.

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 2 года назад

      Salma* (she’s Mexican. Maybe you were thinking of Selma Blair?)

    • @Zerofightervi
      @Zerofightervi 2 года назад +3

      @@gregbors8364 Or perhaps it's just a spelling mistake?

    • @gregbors8364
      @gregbors8364 2 года назад +2

      @@Zerofightervi yeah, probably…. I didn’t express that very clearly… maybe the OP was thinking of the name “Selma,” as in “Selma Blair,” since “Salma” isn’t an English name, and not Selma Blair herself. Those two actresses really don’t resemble each other

    • @martymart6143
      @martymart6143 2 года назад +2

      @@Zerofightervi you beat me to thar comment 🤣

  • @GamerArcad
    @GamerArcad 2 года назад +49

    I genuinely love this movie. I think you can still enjoy a movie even if it isn't "good" by most standards. It's a classic from my childhood that I like to revisit every now and then.

    • @justthisguy1948
      @justthisguy1948 10 месяцев назад

      Nah it’s trash I agree you can enjoy a movie even if it’s not “good”

  • @DanVillainFilms
    @DanVillainFilms 2 года назад +151

    I saw this in the theater and South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut on the same day. This movie makes me laugh at points, I know it’s not great but there are definitely moments.

    • @denijajackson4661
      @denijajackson4661 2 года назад

      It is great

    • @chatolo1
      @chatolo1 2 года назад +5

      Nah it's shit lol still liked the burger king spider toy 😂

    • @RichV20
      @RichV20 2 года назад +7

      There were so many fun and funny movies that summer. Wild Wild West was not one of them. I had so much fun and laughed my ass off with my friends watching South Park in the theatre.

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 года назад +4

      True, it wasn’t horrible, (well it was at points)! Certainly not a good or great movie! Will Smith just played himself, as usual, no real acting there. The spider was not the killer of this film, just a stupid plot and writing.

    • @DanVillainFilms
      @DanVillainFilms 2 года назад +6

      She’s a breath of fresh ass…
      What?
      What?
      You said “ass”.
      No I didn’t, I said she was a breast of fresh air.
      Made me laugh. Sue me.

  • @bodacious117
    @bodacious117 2 года назад +60

    Idc what anyone says I always enjoy watching this movie.. btw that mechanical spider at the end is a technical marvel and still holds up today

    • @DarthMetool
      @DarthMetool 2 года назад +2

      Here, here! I really enjoyed this movie. I still love watching it.

  • @matthintz9468
    @matthintz9468 2 года назад +143

    "It was actually Barry Sonnenfel who ultimately approved the massive, motorized arachnid, although he admitted it was one of the factors that ruined the film." Okay, I'm going to take an unpopular opinion here, the spider didn't ruin the film. Honestly, the spider was one of the better parts of the movie (except that they gave away the mystery of its existence in TV advertisements, trailers, interviews, and behind-the-scenes documentaries). This movie had a lot more going against it that ultimately derailed its quality. The spider may be a good punchline because of Jon Peters, but it really wasn't the issue. So many other things were the issue.

    • @Dularr
      @Dularr 2 года назад +18

      I still love the story that the spider was going to be in Superman Lives! With Brainiac as the head of the spider. When they canceled Superman Lives, he decided to move it over to Wild Wild West.

    • @user-zp4ge3yp2o
      @user-zp4ge3yp2o 2 года назад +15

      The spider is the most memorable thing about it.

    • @javi__...
      @javi__... 2 года назад +25

      The spider is definitely not what ruins the movie. It's the bad writing and cringe jokes.

    • @WayStedYou
      @WayStedYou 2 года назад +12

      The spider, Salma Hayeks tits and Will Smith are the only three things I remember about this movie having not seen it in 15+ years.

    • @blackwolf4653
      @blackwolf4653 2 года назад +3

      @@WayStedYou don‘t forget Bai Ling‘s ass. 😏🔥

  • @Zombiesnyder13
    @Zombiesnyder13 2 года назад +119

    I think the effects aged pretty well

    • @nathanhold4755
      @nathanhold4755 2 года назад +6

      I was just thinking the same

    • @Seriona1
      @Seriona1 2 года назад +1

      That's maybe of the few good things about the movie.

    • @cleverusername9369
      @cleverusername9369 2 года назад +2

      So did Salma Hayek

    • @DeclanMBrennan
      @DeclanMBrennan 2 года назад

      Some nice effects and props but a total confusion in aggregate that may have single handedly killed off the Steampunk aesthetic.

  • @Christopheromoan
    @Christopheromoan 2 года назад +15

    I don’t care what anyone says I love this movie. I saw it in theaters. No regrets.

  • @dnasty312
    @dnasty312 2 года назад +50

    "Now that's... a whupin'."
    Still use this classic quote to this day

    • @whiteironmg
      @whiteironmg 2 года назад +7

      Boy, we may not a woodpile on deck, but you're gonna get a whooping anyway!

    • @dnasty312
      @dnasty312 2 года назад +3

      @@whiteironmg Well... that struck a nerve.

  • @justinjohnson1989
    @justinjohnson1989 2 года назад +31

    I remember seeing this in theatres when I was 10 and still to this day I consider it one of my favorites. I think like many films like this when I was young, I saw it in rose colored glasses and never really saw the flaws it has, but I still hold it as a guilty pleasure/childhood favorite. Honestly, the jokes and one liners are ones I still quite with my friends who also share a love for this movie.
    “who will remain nameless: JIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!!!”
    Also, this was my first Kenneth Branagh film, which I find kind of hilarious once I found out he was a prominent Shakespearean actor 😆

    • @MartyMcFly88
      @MartyMcFly88 2 года назад +3

      I don’t know why this movie is hated so much, I think it’s fun

  • @williamblakehall5566
    @williamblakehall5566 2 года назад +90

    I loved the show, it was steampunk before anyone even knew steampunk was a thing -- and seeking out that sensibility would have helped a lot. I find the spider to actually be rather neutral and distracting -- it was not that I minded so much as the terrible writing. The original characters got ditched altogether -- Robert Conrad had a decent "cool -- for a square" vibe and Artemus Gordon was primarily a master of disguise, not a Q to West's Bond. Lusting after yet another Will Smith 4th of July completely overlooked the obvious fact that Smith's signature cockiness had zero to do with James West. The Addams Family worked because it embraced the "spooky is cool" vibe even better than the show could. When you ditch the essence of what you are allegedly paying homage to, you're asking for trouble.

    • @loganholmberg2295
      @loganholmberg2295 2 года назад +11

      Yeah no...steampunk dates all the way back to the 80s and even earlier. There's 20000 leagues under the sea with Kurt Douglas, the first half of Miyazaki's career, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen and tons of 50s and 60s scifi that have steam punk in it. Heck you can even call 1902's a trip to the Moon the first steampunk. Lile everything in this movie its just a copy of earlier and better movies.
      But if you like it thats cool. I like watching it once in a while cause I still think its kinda funny.

  • @anthonyglaser929
    @anthonyglaser929 2 года назад +23

    When Tom Cruz rebooted the Mission Impossible series from the 60's he brought it to current and amped up the action. If they had done the same thing with Wild Wild West they could have really turned this into a multi episode block buster series. But instead they turned it into a farce of the original show, what a shame.

    • @ChaseSchleich
      @ChaseSchleich 2 года назад +7

      It's called Wild Wild West, as in, the Wild West. Not sure they could have brought it into current day. Old West/Steam punk could work if done right. They just had an idiot producer and star with too big of an ego in the way. It just didn't work.

    • @Pdalow
      @Pdalow 2 года назад +1

      @@ChaseSchleich Dude, he obviously means bring it up to modern filmmaking standards. Compare this hokey nonsense to the other westerns being made around the same time.

  • @BugsyFoga
    @BugsyFoga 2 года назад +28

    I’m a massive sucker for all things steampunk, so I definitely have a soft spot for this film.

    • @bridgetschlaefer5249
      @bridgetschlaefer5249 Год назад

      Do you like the '60's TV Show? That one is so good. The Gadgets are very useful.

  • @GlennDavey
    @GlennDavey 2 года назад +13

    This movie ticks all the boxes for a genuine Western with Sci-Fi trimmings. I grew up on it, and it influenced many of my interests. It's funny Red Dead Redemption with a dash of Undead Nightmare.

  • @dwharbin
    @dwharbin 2 года назад +6

    I so loved the original show, was so excited when I heard they were making a movie....and I'm positive I'll never be so disappointed by a movie again.

  • @nyyfandan
    @nyyfandan 2 года назад +23

    This answers a lot of questions, except for WHY he was so obsessed with the inclusion of a giant spider. That's so random and bizarre. It's like the movie started with a giant spider and worked backwards from there.

    • @Cristobolon
      @Cristobolon 2 года назад +8

      Check out Kevin Smith's story on that subject

    • @patfer1189
      @patfer1189 2 года назад +4

      Peters was notorious with being obsessed with some 'creative' idea until he got his way.

    • @suedenim
      @suedenim 2 года назад +6

      The funniest thing to me is that, apparently after years of trying to include his giant mechanical spider into one film after another, all inappropriate, he finally was producing WWW, the one movie where a giant mechanical spider fits PERFECTLY with the source material... and then didn't want it!

    • @suedenim
      @suedenim 2 года назад +9

      @@Cristobolon The short answer is that Peters thought spiders were nature's perfect killing machines or something. Like he saw a Discovery Channel documentary and it stuck with him for years.

    • @phantomzone2725
      @phantomzone2725 2 года назад

      @@suedenim I'm surprised he wasn't involved on Eight Legged Freaks' production. That movie screamed "HI JON PETERS!!!!" from beginning until the end.

  • @TheSwordfish009
    @TheSwordfish009 2 года назад +8

    Wild Wild West is entertaining. Never understood the hate behind it.
    I'll never forget the disturbing spider-leg paraplegic villain and the beheading contraption. EXTREMELY creative.

    • @c_huntermc
      @c_huntermc 2 года назад

      I'm not gonna lie, I actually liked this movie!

  • @SuperFanboy101
    @SuperFanboy101 2 года назад +3

    Another guilty pleasure of mine. I always thought Will Smith and Kevin Kline's characters butting heads with each other was funny. And the actor playing Loveless always looked like he was having a lot of fun playing the villain.

  • @MrNateSPF
    @MrNateSPF 2 года назад +13

    I must say the dynamic between Smith and Kline was one of the redeeming qualities. They ignored the formula rules that one guy must be over the top silly at all times and the other guy is always the straight man. Rather passing it back and forth in different ways trying to one up each other, which was fitting canonically with the characters.

  • @kgizzle92
    @kgizzle92 2 года назад +47

    I had this on VHS…I loved it…especially the scene where you see Salma Hayek’s cheeks…8 year old me was in Heaven!

    • @MechaJutaro
      @MechaJutaro 2 года назад +10

      Highlight of the movie. Today, including a scene like this in a lighthearted kids movie would have everyone calling for the cancellation of the entire cast and crew

    • @rolmos310
      @rolmos310 2 года назад +1

      That was heaven hell yea

    • @bigmeknurgle
      @bigmeknurgle 2 года назад

      I preferred Loveless's squad of culturally diverse corset-wearing femme females.
      "I have them square in my sights, sire."
      _"As do I Munitia, as do I."_

  • @morkorson4196
    @morkorson4196 2 года назад +5

    This film is my guilty pleasure, whenever it's on I always catch it.

    • @phanttomracer
      @phanttomracer 2 года назад

      yup same.. it is empty calories, eye candy.. will watch it , no matter what part of the movie i catch it in..

    • @LordAKiraAndou
      @LordAKiraAndou 2 года назад

      this and league of extraordinary gentlemen are my if l have had a shit week l will put them on with a big bowl of pop corn and laugh my arse off

  • @Guinea779
    @Guinea779 2 года назад +1

    I still have that theme song stuck in my head

  • @Jushwa
    @Jushwa 2 года назад +3

    Watching money burn on screen is exactly how I would describe this atrocity of film. There was a couple Dad jokes that were funny

  • @jbktpl1245
    @jbktpl1245 Год назад

    7:54 That scene is a fever dream in a half, especially when his tassels start to spin and shoot fire! 😅😅💙🤣😽

  • @claiminglight
    @claiminglight 2 года назад +3

    We had like 5 movies growing up. This was one of them. And my siblings would watch it over, and over. And over.

  • @ThatSoddingGamer
    @ThatSoddingGamer 2 года назад +5

    This is one one of the 'so bad it's good' movies. Mind, I haven't watched it in years at this point, but I remember it being fun enough, in an absurd sort of way.

    • @minisithunknown5568
      @minisithunknown5568 2 года назад +1

      I call it very bad funny type of movie, except all the actors were great.

  • @fumeck1674
    @fumeck1674 2 года назад +35

    We snuck into this movie when it came out, and despite getting in free, I still feel ripped off to this day.

  • @whiteironmg
    @whiteironmg 2 года назад +12

    I love this movie. Especially the villain... he has the best lines!

  • @DVX_BELLORVM
    @DVX_BELLORVM 2 года назад +4

    What I remember most about this film (other than its earbug tie-in song by Will Smith that got crazy amounts of airplay) was getting a pair of Wild Wild West sunglasses from Burger King. They were actually kind of cool looking and I kept them in the passenger armrest for anyone riding shotgun in my 1992 Toyota Camry.

  • @kilotun8316
    @kilotun8316 2 года назад +2

    They were on point with that soundtrack, but for me, I think this film is primarily hitting the nostalgia button. After all, it came out just as I was finishing middle school...

  • @tjroelsma
    @tjroelsma 2 года назад +13

    To me the main problem of this movie was that it didn't really seem to focus on anything and therefore it became a mess.
    The steampunk setting in the Wild West might have worked had it been used more persistently, but the movie basically flipped between being at times a pure western, at times pure steampunk and rarely a blend of the two. On top of that the main characters didn't seem to have much chemistry nor consistency, which is always a bad thing for a movie and it made the jokes fall flat.
    It's a shame, as the movie has some interesting scenes and themes that might have worked had they been worked out and integrated better.

  • @comedian416
    @comedian416 2 года назад +19

    I saw this in theaters. What a memorable time thinking it wasn't that bad on the way home....? The next morning... uhh yea pretty awful

    • @minisithunknown5568
      @minisithunknown5568 2 года назад +2

      I saw it on video cassette. And I laughed my ass of because it was too bad funny. Listening to the end songs with the art in the background made it so good. I thought all the actors were great for this bad movie.

  • @monteestowes1245
    @monteestowes1245 2 года назад +3

    I saw this in theater opening day. Before we left for the theater, Will was doing an interview and the reporter asked him how he felt about the movie.
    Will was... apprehensive. I tried to tell my parents but they didn't listen. They later regretted it.

  • @bryanfountain
    @bryanfountain 2 года назад +5

    This movie is not bad. I rewatch it all the time. Everyone's performance is brilliant.

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 2 года назад +19

    Really like this movie. It is silly entertainment and nothing beyond that.

  • @John.Angell
    @John.Angell 2 года назад +5

    One of the most painful cinematic experiences of my life. WHY WILL WHY???

  • @StonedMexicanGuy
    @StonedMexicanGuy 2 года назад +9

    The big spider from Kevin smith comes to mind

  • @gregorymatthews1235
    @gregorymatthews1235 2 года назад +1

    This movie got heavy rotations on T.V. stations TNT & TBS.

  • @phydeux
    @phydeux 2 года назад +4

    I actually love this movie in spite of its flaws, mostly because I'm a sucker for gadgets and was born too late to see the original show. And as long as you watch it expecting a silly romp, it's a lot of fun. Critics tend to ruin things by going in with expectations.

  • @JonnyBlaze3536
    @JonnyBlaze3536 2 года назад +2

    I don't remember fight club but i remember watching wild wild west and the matrix ... I like the matrix and wild wild west till this day .

  • @anonfaceless6088
    @anonfaceless6088 2 года назад +4

    Was far better then it had any right to be. Still has a place on my shelf though. Guilty pleasure

  • @adamcollins915
    @adamcollins915 2 года назад +2

    Will Smith was so modest he called 1999/2000 the Willenium.

  • @asifkhan4822
    @asifkhan4822 2 года назад +11

    This was the movie that killed Will Smith stronghold on the 4th July weekend (which he staked a claim since Independence Day). The tie in Will Smith title pop video cost more than the movie. Basically it was a total mess, Smith actually turned down The Matrix for this.

    • @marktownsend1982
      @marktownsend1982 2 года назад +8

      Thankfully he did. We wouldn't have the Matrix as we know it!

  • @SimonAshworthWood
    @SimonAshworthWood Год назад +1

    This is actually one of my favourite films. I find it a lot of fun and I like it more than most popular films, e.g. the Matrix, the John Wick series, the Fast & Furious series, the Bad Boys series, most crime & cop films, any John Wayne films, any Elvis films, etc..

  • @LeonardoKlotz
    @LeonardoKlotz 2 года назад +18

    I love the steampunk genre
    It is so unique and so underused

    • @bubbytumby8509
      @bubbytumby8509 2 года назад +1

      RUSTY GEARS BRO

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 2 года назад +1

      @@bubbytumby8509 👍👍👍💯💯💯💯

    • @mrworld2112
      @mrworld2112 2 года назад

      you might enjoy the 1st season and a half of the original show, so take a look. another steampunk show i enjoyed was the short-lived "Legend" starring Richard Dean Anderson and John de Lancie. And don't forget "The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr." either.

  • @DirtySouthJR
    @DirtySouthJR 2 года назад +1

    "Wheeeelll I'll be a monkeys uncle, how did we arrive in this daaark situation" I'll never stop quoting that in my best Loveless voice

  • @DoctorQuackenbush
    @DoctorQuackenbush 2 года назад +15

    Before watching this video: the problem was that it was made.
    After watching the video: same.
    And, Branaugh's accent was acceptable. He should be more embarrassed that he was in the movie. Also, Kline is better than that.
    (For the record, I was a big fan of the original show. Conrad and Martin worked very well together.)

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 2 года назад +1

      The problem was that it was made
      The Disney Remakes: OK

    • @LionsGateCorp
      @LionsGateCorp 2 года назад +4

      Agreed. Smith is no Conrad, plus Martin's humor was spot on.

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 года назад +2

      Branaugh should be more embarrassed by that horrible “man-scaped” beard and mustache!

    • @Geezer-yf8hv
      @Geezer-yf8hv 2 года назад +3

      The original Wild Wild West WAS a cool fantasy show that crossed the cowboy genre with the (at the time), very popular James Bond movies with all the gadgets and over the top villains! Will, tried, but it just didn’t go over. The supposed “government technology” was too damn unbelievable, even if it was set in the current day!! They REALLY lost me when they took the decapitated head and turned it into a projector to see what was the last thing he saw. I called Instant BS, and could not support another detail of this movie after that!!!

  • @catastrophicdesign
    @catastrophicdesign 2 года назад +1

    i was in the 4th grade when this movie came out and loved it so much, If i remember correctly it was kind of advertised more so as a kids movie, but adults went to see it and hated it

  • @tyskbulle
    @tyskbulle 2 года назад +5

    Loved this film as a kid.
    I still find it memorable, mainly due to its steampunk setting and ideas.

  • @Schmidt54
    @Schmidt54 2 года назад +1

    Wild Wild West certainly was not a bad movie in the sense we have bad movies today. It is a wild ride that doesn't make too much sense, but at its heart it is a film that is watchable.

  • @tkskagen
    @tkskagen 2 года назад +7

    "Almost" worth watching again...
    Had me sold with the Soundtrack though!

  • @lukeneville4806
    @lukeneville4806 2 года назад +1

    My strongest memorie of the movie was going to burger King to get the jim west sunglasses in the kids meal

  • @CornishCreamtea07
    @CornishCreamtea07 2 года назад +7

    I saw this a few years ago, I had only ever seen a trailer for it back in the day. And honestly, I sort of felt nostalgic for it even though as I said this was my first time watching it. It really did feel like the sort of Movie I would have watched in the 90s, and I have to admit that I actually liked that. Admittedly once the Movie got to the part where they have those metal discs around their necks, I started to loose internet, once the spider showed up I lost all interest.

  • @Syndur
    @Syndur Год назад +1

    I have no movie-critic training or anything like that, so I simply liked it.
    This is generally a common theme, though. There are praised movies that don't watch all, or praised movies that I have watched once and never again. I just don't know what makes movies good or bad.

  • @RicardoCon94
    @RicardoCon94 2 года назад +3

    I still remember the kids meal toys from Burger King this movie had. I think I used to have one of them.

  • @gaoutlaw
    @gaoutlaw 2 года назад +4

    The only good things about this film are Will Smith’s stylish costumes, and Salma Hayek’s heaving bosom.

  • @stiimuli
    @stiimuli 2 года назад +4

    Flaws aside the kid in me always loved the giant robot spider.
    I still dig it. Don't judge me.

  • @Rysaiah
    @Rysaiah 2 года назад +2

    “Im surprised you didn’t have it on a spring loaded contraption that shoots out your ass” - West
    “That’s the first place Loveless would have looked.” -Gordon

  • @ThisIsTheRoad
    @ThisIsTheRoad 2 года назад +3

    I'm so stoked for Bradley Cooper's portrayal of crazy-ass Jon Peters! :D

  • @howdy000
    @howdy000 2 года назад +1

    Imagine being a dedicated actor and going into a script reading in full character... Only to find out later, they didn't realise it was you acting and they were gonna replace you, without telling you. 😐 Then expect you to be 100% good and ready for shooting tomorrow...

  • @LeonardoKlotz
    @LeonardoKlotz 2 года назад +8

    Have anyone seen LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS?
    One of the segments ("Good Hunting") is pure steampunk

  • @atrocious7766
    @atrocious7766 2 года назад +1

    Much like Star Wars Episode 1, I loved this movie as a kid and still love it today, no matter what people say.

  • @adamf1980
    @adamf1980 2 года назад +4

    I love this movie.
    South Park would later parody the movie with Cartman as Jim West and Clyde Frog as Artemis.

  • @scottmcclary594
    @scottmcclary594 2 года назад +2

    Over 20 years later and I still forget Selma Hayek is even in this movie everytime I watch it, I don't think this movie is that bad!

  • @bangslamwham88
    @bangslamwham88 2 года назад +3

    Kevin Smith wasn't lying. Jon Peters is indeed well coifed.

  • @riazuddin4920
    @riazuddin4920 2 года назад +2

    It's weird that Smith was so successful in the 90s and yet made huge mistakes in not taking certain roles which has led to him having barely a single blockbuster post 2000.

    • @majestic3850
      @majestic3850 2 года назад

      Um Men in Black 2, Pursuit of Happyness, Ali, I,Robot...

  • @BClocals
    @BClocals 2 года назад +3

    So glad will smith turned down the matrix neo role. Cant even imagine him playing neo because Keanu Reeves owned that role.

  • @ajwuk46
    @ajwuk46 2 года назад

    My older sister refused to take me to watch this at the cinema. When I finally got to watch it at 9 year old and I loved it and still do. Cool gadgets and characters for a kid.

  • @christophergolias3610
    @christophergolias3610 2 года назад +3

    Loveless was such a great villain.

  • @hawsrulebegin7768
    @hawsrulebegin7768 2 года назад +2

    That thumbnail got my attention. Well played.

  • @CRITTERBUSTERS
    @CRITTERBUSTERS 2 года назад +10

    I remember seeing Wild Wild West when I was 11 years old and liking it, I watched it again when I was 20 and was like…Meh. Not the worst movie ever made but definitely an expensively bland one.

    • @WG55
      @WG55 2 года назад +3

      Yes, it is bad, but not on the level of _Batman & Robin_ or _Battlefield Earth._

  • @BitcoinMotorist
    @BitcoinMotorist 2 года назад

    Oh man, I had forgotten all about Will Smith in drag and you brought it back

  • @loganholmberg2295
    @loganholmberg2295 2 года назад +12

    Thank god Wil Smith wasn;t in the Matrix, After hearing how he uses his star power to get script rewrites imagine what a trash fire he could have turned that movie into? Mr Reeves on the other hand is a humbleman who through his dedication to fullfilling a role makes him one of the greatest action movie stars ever. Still.

    • @minisithunknown5568
      @minisithunknown5568 2 года назад

      I never thought of that. But I agree the Mr. Reeves was the best for The Matrix. But I thought all the actors in this movie were great.

    • @weston407
      @weston407 2 года назад

      his name is keanu

  • @donovan5656
    @donovan5656 2 года назад

    One of my favorite childhood films.

  • @nmiller248
    @nmiller248 2 года назад +6

    I always loveedddd Wild Wild West growing up. Only to find out like 20 years later it go horrible reviews. To this day, I don’t understand why. It’s fun, free entertainment. It didn’t change my life, but was worth multiple watches IMO. 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @budje
    @budje 2 года назад +1

    I wasnt a big fan back then, but recently watched it with friends and quite some nice drinks, and than its suddenly very nice :-)

  • @LastBastian
    @LastBastian 2 года назад +6

    Enjoyed this when it came out. As did everyone else I know. ...Never knew it supposedly sucked until just recently. ??

  • @Pupeyes
    @Pupeyes 2 года назад

    Omg I had forgotten about Short Circuit. I loved that movie as a kid. Haven’t watched it since.

  • @calsnow6807
    @calsnow6807 2 года назад +3

    this movie was nothing like those others, i remember liking it when i was a kid, now i dont think its 200 million worth good but a good popcorn movie for sure

  • @jdemmett88
    @jdemmett88 2 года назад

    I love your videos dude. Top 5 youtuber for me.

  • @chasehedges6775
    @chasehedges6775 2 года назад +8

    There are 2 good thing about this film: Bai Ling and Salma Hayek

    • @StonedMexicanGuy
      @StonedMexicanGuy 2 года назад

      Neither of those are good

    • @chasehedges6775
      @chasehedges6775 2 года назад

      I disagree but fair enough. I wish they hadn’t killed off Bai Lings character. What a waste

    • @thatdrewrivers
      @thatdrewrivers 2 года назад

      @@chasehedges6775 I loved her in The Crow, she was deliciously creepy.

  • @thedddemon
    @thedddemon 2 года назад

    Huge improvement in the vocal delivery of this episode! Excellent content as always!!

  • @thereisaspoon9108
    @thereisaspoon9108 2 года назад +4

    Though I haven't seen it in a while, I actually liked this movie it's silly, fun and unique with the steam punk elements and I find Batman & Robin and Battlefield Earth unwatchable.

  • @jonnyfennessy9812
    @jonnyfennessy9812 2 года назад +1

    At 19yrs old,all I cared about was trying the Western whopper at B.K. Another relic of the times,when fast food did tie in's with summer blockbusters.

    • @feck2594
      @feck2594 2 года назад

      I forgot about that whopper and was also 19 at time, dang that's funny . At least the burger didn't suck .

  • @chrisz5z
    @chrisz5z 2 года назад +8

    Too me it's entertaining, has some funny bits, & doesn't take itself seriously

    • @moxiemaxie3543
      @moxiemaxie3543 2 года назад

      Yeah people take it too seriously but I think it's because they wasted so much money on it

  • @MYTUBE427
    @MYTUBE427 2 года назад

    Such a great movie to learn more about! Thank you

  • @DaveC74
    @DaveC74 2 года назад +4

    How did this happen two words: Jon Peters

  • @MardukGodSlayer
    @MardukGodSlayer 2 года назад +1

    There are many things I will never understand in this world, one being how so many people can mistakenly think that Wild Wild West isn't a god damn masterpiece.

  • @AMD7027
    @AMD7027 2 года назад +3

    I actually walked out. It was just too too miserable to sit thru.

    • @Harry-nn4px
      @Harry-nn4px Год назад +1

      Same here. One of the pioneer Woke "Whitey Bad" movies.

  • @MrHuff05
    @MrHuff05 2 года назад

    I loved this movie growing up. I didn't know any better. Will Smith has such charisma and charm that even when a movie is trash you can still find some enjoyment while watching it.
    Plus Selma Hayek is gorgeous. Gotta have that eye candy.

  • @furbusms
    @furbusms 2 года назад +6

    I don't what everyone is talking about, I loved every second of this movie, especially when I grew up and understanding the dirty jokes. I will admit the cross dressing threw me off at first but again when I grew up I understand it.

    • @donovanchilton5817
      @donovanchilton5817 2 года назад

      I mean...it's objectively bad, but you do you.

    • @deraltetrekkie6088
      @deraltetrekkie6088 2 года назад +1

      @@donovanchilton5817 No movie is *objectively* bad. People can *say* it's bad, many people can say it' sbad, but since movies are works of art and art is subjective, no movie can ever be *objectively* bad - even if 99,9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999% of movie goers say "Yeah, the movie is shit", there is at least one person, that says "Screw you, it's good."

    • @minisithunknown5568
      @minisithunknown5568 2 года назад

      @@donovanchilton5817 It was bad funny. The end song is just too catchy for its own good.

  • @SmokeyChipOatley
    @SmokeyChipOatley 2 года назад

    This movie holds the record for being the only movie my dad ever explicitly forbade me to watch as a kid. I was 11yrs old at the time and being a huge Will Smith fan at the time and since it was being promoted EVERYWHERE I was naturally excited to see it. By chance my dad got to see it before me and he absolutely HATED IT. Loathed it. I made the mistake of exclaiming how excited I was to eventually see it and his reaction caught me completely off guard. Never have I seen him so worked up and just plain angry over a movie before. He’s one of the nicest and easy going people I’ve ever known and he just simply barked out “You are NOT ALLOWED to watch that… EVER! Understand!?” Then he just stormed off yelling obscenities in Spanish. Several days later I tried to prod for a better explanation by justifying that it was “only PG13” and I instantly knew I had made a huge mistake. Keep in mind I was a pre teen and my dad has always been uncomfortable discussing sex, even to this day and responded by saying “There’s no sex or naked ladies it’s just the biggest piece of sh## movie I’ve ever seen and I don’t want my children watching that god damn *chingadera* [Mexican Spanish word for piece of sh##]! End of discussion!” I swear to this very day I have honored his wishes and have never seen more than 5min of WWW from flipping past it on cable. From what I understand he really did me a favor that day pre-y2k. Thanks pops.

  • @emancoy
    @emancoy 2 года назад +3

    In an alternate timeline, Will Smith is Neo?

    • @thatdrewrivers
      @thatdrewrivers 2 года назад +1

      They did one of those Deep Fakes putting Will in to the Matrix, worth a look if you haven't seen it :)

    • @bubbytumby8509
      @bubbytumby8509 2 года назад

      would have been awful

  • @itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208
    @itsyeeoledskoolfurry3208 2 года назад

    Short Circuit was one of _THE SADDEST_ family movies _EVER_ It made me cry back when I watched it as a kid.