Wild Wild West (1999). Hot Hot Mess.
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2024
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Stam Fine Reviews takes in a deep breath to look at Wild Wild West for the arbitrary reason that the film came out 25 years ago. Wild Wild West resurrected a 60's spy/western hybrid series as a summer blockbuster, reuniting the director and star of Men in Black and turned out to be an expensive movie that didn't quite light the box office on fire. It was successful, just not successful enough to recoup its enormous budget.
Stars Will Smith, Kevin Kline, Kenneth Branagh, Salma Hayek, Ted Levine. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. - Zábava
Screw the internet haters. Wild Wild West is a fun movie. So many one liners came from it.
I love this movie as a kid. Much later in life I would find out through the power of internet that people hated it.
It's okay, you were just a kid then 😉
Still like it. It's an entertaining movie
I wasn't a kid any more but I still loved this movie.
I also was a fan of the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
I really must have bad taste.
@@bart2019 Well, that's not for me to agree with you...
I recall in junior high that my friend and I were entertained by it. I didn’t know it was so universally hated until I was older. I just thought it was movie theater entertainment fluff, no dumber than the next blockbuster
I watch this movie in the theaters as a kid, I think for some reasons the giant mechanical spider and all of loveless machine just fascinate me and I enjoyed the entire movie and had a great time cause I guess giant mechanical spider looks super cool as a kid.
Ahtal Ka vibes
hello my fellow giant mechanical spider lover. I'm 31 and I don't remember a single thing from this movie other than giant mechanical spider. It was definitely cool. If it wasn't cool I wouldn't still remember it.
@@spartan456 spinny boob tassels
that's the only other thing I remember.
I know I’m in the minority here, but I have always enjoyed this movie. I never got the hate it gets.
i KNOW RIGHT? This movie had it all but critics are snobbish %^^$$## son's of $$#@@%^
To be fair to Will Smith, he did admit many years later that he would have ruined The Matrix had he accepted the role at that point in his career.
Yeah, say what you will about Keanu's brand of underacting, but he ended up being absolutely perfect for Neo.
Ah, I was actually trying to remember which famous movie he turned down to do WWW, and I thought it was Titanic. The thing is, he would have ruined The Matrix at ANY point in his career.
That's exactly right. We have to be thankful for this movie, otherwise the matrix would suck and John Wick would be a fever dream
He had enough hits in thee 90s, so it's okay haha
I did not know that fact until this video, but they really matrix dodged a bullet on that one. It would have just been a dated late 90's Will Smith movie instead of the timeless classic it has become.
Everytime I see that giant, mechanical spider, Kevin Smith's voice echoes through my head, "...But then all of a sudden, like a giant-f*cking-spider shows up!"
Exactly what I was thinking, Jon Peters and his ridiculous giant spider.
Ha! You beat me to it! It's here if anyone wants to watch it: czcams.com/video/Wo2KB1dEDdk/video.htmlsi=6pWhlLylyUZM2Ffa Say what you want about Kevin Smith as a director, but he is a fantastic lecturer and storyteller. His interview of Mark Hamill on his "Fatman on Batman" podcast years ago (about 3 hours long!) is one of the best interviews - period - I have ever heard.
Maybe, it's because I was 9 when I watched this movie in theatre but i always remember it being good.
It is good. This guy is literally british
Sheesh. Remember that soundtrack?
@@jxw457 No, don't be silly.
I saw this in the theater. At one point this guy in the row in front of me stood up and said, "Horseshit!" and then walked out.
Wild Wild West... A 170 million movie tie in to the best pop song of 1999 of the same name!
Salma Hayek, Bai Ling and Musetta Vander were hot in corsets and that's the only good thing about this shitty movie. Funniest thing is that Robert Conrad, the original James West, went to the stage and accepted those multiple Golden Rapsberries this movie rightfully collected. Good Show, Bob!
The Blackadder cut was genius. Top work Stam Fine.
Criminally underrated film, loved it as a kid and still do as an adult.
Back then I would have watched Salma Hayek reading the newspaper for two hours (in her underwear) so I actually paid to watch this film.
I paid to see it in the theater and she was the only thing I remember. Everything else I tried hard to forget.
Fun Fact: Richard Donner (who directed original episodes of Wild Wild West) was going to direct the movie with Mel Gibson as Jim West, but they left because dealing with Jon Peters was too crazy and they made Maverick instead… I would of loved to have seen there take on the movie
I think there's a key difference between the adaptations the highlights the problems with WWW very well. Maverick was very much in the style of the original, with a bit more action and sillier comedy for a modern movie audience. It never strayed from the concept of gambler who'd rather just mind his own business getting wrapped up in stuff and having to use his wits, rather than guns, to solve his problems. They understood that the charm of the lead actor is what made the show and and would make the movie.
While he had a varied career and did play against type at time (e.g. Woodrow Call in Streets of Laredo), Maverick was pretty much Garner's bread and butter character. He played variations is Support Your Local Sheriff, The Great Escape, and The Rockford Files (which he pretty much described as Maverick in the present day).
Maverick is a much better film than WWW,saw both in the cinema,WWW had a TOO long intro musical score/scene,I couldn't wait till it ended. LOL. TRULY enjoyed Maverick tho,nice action scenes,good humor and not TOO silly situations that made me chuckle or laugh.
I do love Kenneth Branagh in this movie, he’s eating more scenery that a giant spider at a fly convention lol
That's the thing. It only really works when everyone else buys into it being that kind of movie.
I was 8 when this movie came out, but I liked it. I watched it many times back then and enjoyed it. Many kids my age did.
You know what..? You actually convinced me to finally watch this movie. It looks like a very specific kind of bad. It's like the creators were convinced that every single trick they have will be SO COOL when they end up being laughably lame - but at the same time the jokes are not self-aware and they keep on coming thinking they're the best jokes ever.
This isn't "so bad it's good" movie, it's "so lame it's badass" it seems.
I'm probably one of the few people here to recognize the "RCA Victor - His Master's Voice" sight gag. I didn't think it was clever nor funny but at least I spotted it.
It’s a very silly and fun film, it’s in the same vein as the Brendan Fraser mummy. It doesn’t take itself seriously and is a good time.
WWW really fought it out against early internet domain names.
The TV show was original, stylish, even hip, especially those superb opening credits. But this thing. . .
This movie was a desecration of the TV series.
Made tons of money?
This movie is hilarious and I implore anyone who hasn't seen it to watch it, I never stopped laughing or grinning.
This movie was amazing and every shot in this critique proves it, super cool!
I'm a big fan of the original series. This film is not Wild Wild West. About the only thing I can say good about it is, the costumes were spot on great. HOT HOT MESS is a good name for it.
Jim West was one of the first Characters to get Race Swapped in Movies.
Any movie with mid 1990s Salma Hayek is worth watching. End. Of. ❤
I still wear my Burger King glasses on the reg
I liked it as a kid. However, now that I’m a wise adult who has set aside childish things, I still like it
This is similar to the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen in that both were steampunk-ish concepts with lots of potential and good ingredients on paper, but just somehow still turn out bad.
Will Smith has dressed up so often as a dancing girl I'm starting to think it's a stipulation of his contracts.
I remember seeing this at the movies and loved it as a six year old boy. The actor who played Loveless did a fantastic job and his performance is very underrated in my opinion and I’m sure others…. Also Will Smith did some of the soundtrack and those tracks were always on the radio back then around 99’-00’.
Jesus… I never realized at the time how many of these tv shows from the 50s and so on were made into movies. A few that pop in my head The Saint, Maverick, McHale’s Navy, The Brady Bunch, Starkey and Hutch, Dukes of Hazard, Chips, Swat… good god…
You forgot The adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (2000) with Robert De Niro and a truly forgettable version of I Spy. All but Maverick lost more than what they cost to make.
I have a soft spot for
This movie, since I grew up with it. But compared to the show I can see why it was hated.
Honestly this movie isnt bad. I can understand people not liking the western scifi mix, which made me love the movie. It was like mib but a western and no aliens.
This is wild west crossed with steampunk, for what a sci-fi western mix would look like, watch a TV Show called "Firefly" with Nathan Fillion playing the main character
@@AleksandrPodyachev steampunk is just scifi set in the past.
@@AleksandrPodyachev though its commonly associated to the victorian era.
This movie and the Burger King collab were my life back in the day
The only Wild Wild West worth mentioning...aside form the original...is The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. HINT. HINT. HIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNT.
The song Wild Wild West sampled a Stevie Wonder tune, so of course it slaps. :D Also, Will Smith is such a charismatic actor (his real-life antics notwithstanding) that this movie is still watchable, even if not very good. Plus...Salma Hayek.
Good review. I think the main culprit here is whoever wrote the screenplay. Effects good, actors capable, costuming & music fine -- script abysmal, deeply unfunny, and crass as hell: cringe before cringe.
What was so frustrating about this movie is that it completely ruined the perception and legacy of the original 60s tv show which I was a fan of watching in syndicated reruns. It’s a great premise with cool characters and a really unique steam punk aesthetic that was just completely shat upon thanks to this. It’s now an IP that no one will touch or revisit even though I think it could still make for a great film or series.
No, it's better left alone. If dumb studio execs shat this out in the 90s, just imagine what they would do to it now.
@@LifeWithPico Like with most IP cash grabs the problem with this film and others is that they wind up being made by people that have no real affinity or love for the material. You don’t need to be a fan to make an adaptation work but when it comes to an IP that has become as niche or as tarnished as this one it can only remotely work if the creative team behind it actually gives a fuck about the story and IP.
@@langleymneely You nailed it!
Lost in Space already came back to Netflix despite a lackluster 90s reboot. Wild Wild West will be back, too. It's only a matter of time.
Loved this as a kid and the burger king toy tie in 😂
Why _on earth_ has Stam still only got ~60k subs. Mystifying.
10:02 I think you can count The Phantom and The Shadow here, too. It was a few years late to the party, but I'll add Get Smart as one of the moderate successes.
25 years later, still forgot this exists. But The Phantom Menace dominated that year (and Summer).
The best reaction I heard about this film was a review that was titled, “Men in Bleccch!”
Sounds like a Mad magazine movie parody.
My corvid brain is drawn to all the brass in this movie
I always liked this movie and I'm not stopping now
I don't care what you say bro, this movie is dope and the graphics holds up really well. It's engaging the whole way through and I always loved the story line. The music video and the live performance at an awards show back in the 90s had me hooked as well.😂😂🔥
🎵🎵🎵Big Will Dru Hill, Big Will Dru Hill, The Wild Wild, the Wild Wild West!!!!🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
Just watched it again on netflix not long ago it was nostalgic and funny. Everything from the plot to cinematography to dialogue is so early 00s
This movie slaps, a real breath of fresh ass. I love it.
As a 10 year old smack dab in the target demographic, I can assure you this was the perfect 1960s Friday night action TV show. Especially in the James Bond era.
Good luck making that into the 1999 summer movie blockbuster.
You're ten years old but you remember the 1960s? Are you Marty McFly?
Loved this film as a kid, the PC game was the worst thing tho! Let's face it, we are all glad Will did this instead of Matrix! LOL Do LOVE the theme song though... it's a bop!
Very much apart of my childhood lol i loved this movie 😂❤
Another great vid. Keep them coming
I have this on VHS and I remember not even finishing it.
In the TV series, Loveless was played by the superb Michael Dunn. This guy, however. . .
I loved this movie as a kid! One of the first movies I ever saw in the theatre
As a kid i loved this movie
Well I'm one of the weird ones who loved this film 😂 think I went to see it in the cinema and got the spider as a happy meal toy after 😅 and as I'm 33 now it's a quirky pleasure film
I always enjoyed this movie 🎥
Well thanks for rewatchign this so I don't have to. I think your compilation of many of the scenes represents about what I reember of the film, so that's enough.
I've always loved this movie, as a kid and adult! It may have its issues but it's still a fun action movie.
had this on vhs as a kid. good little flick.
This movie got me into steam punk so I will forever be grateful for this coming out. It’s a great movie if you turn your brain off and just enjoy the view.
When I was younger the movie seemed fun
In its favor: this was one of two movies (the other being "Dogma") that cemented my late-'90s crush on Salma Hayek.
Wild Wild West was a good movie. It will be appreciated someday. There will definitely be a stage version to hit Broadway.
I love this movie
I love this movie!! 😊
God damn hilarious from beginning to end. 🤣👍
I was a HUGE will Smith fan when this movie came out and from the first time seeing the trailer I thought it looked absolutely terrible and was sure I'd never watch it
I fell asleep during this movie. In the theater.
At least you had good seats.
Consider yourself lucky. It was so bad it still comes back to me in my nightmares!
@@jahbad01 Trust me I know how bad it was I only fell asleep right near the end. It was free midnight viewing because my sister worked for the theater but I still left wanting my money back
The giant mechanical spider was something of an obsession of producer Jon Peters. He'd been attached to a Superman reboot that never happened that Kevin Smith was hired to write. Apparently did he not want Superman to fly or have a cape, but also insisted he had to fight a giant mechanical spider. He literally wouldn't give that up.
Yes…I was wondering how long it would take for someone to bring Jon Peters up.
He did well for himself, considering he started out as Barbara Streisand’s hairdresser (no joke).
In Peters' defense, Superman didn't fly in the early comics.
@@ricardocantoral7672 indefensible...nobody wants to see Superman NOT fly
I unironically love this film, flaws and all.
Two biggest problems were the outlandish steampunk conventions and the two stars both thinking they were the lead and the other guy was the sidekick.
I loved this as a kid back then but I still find some parts are still funny today
I love the film and my daughter watched the dvd of it a few times.
I loved the song “wild Wild West” with Dru Hill and Smith more then the movie
On the slim chance MSSP wouldn't exist without this movie I'd say it's a must for humanity, no matter the quality. Dog Bless to all.
While I always remember WWW stars Will Smith, I always forget who appears with him and who the villain is.
"Kevin Kline? Are you sure because that sounds like a mistake? Kenneth Branagh? Why?"
Loved this as a kid.
This movie was awesome as a kid and going back to it now its just a fun turn you brain off time
I feel like watching this movie would make me feel like I have the flu.
You were far too generous when you said some jokes worked.
Too generous in implying this film had any jokes.
I always kinda enjoyed this film, and never understood the lambasting it got.
You mention Will Smith's star losing some shine due to Wild Wild West. Hey, Kevin Kline's too! Remember, he had co-starred with 💥Meryl Streep in Sophie's Choice.
Honestly, I love this movie. It's fun as hell and does the whole "retro tech" in a way that is somewhat believable. I actually think in today's world, this movie would track extremely well. Kline and Branagh bring a Shakespearean level to their roles and Smith delivers his trademark bravado which is a nice dichotomy to both formerly mentioned characters. It's a good film. Herd mentality on the internet is real.
The worst part is that when you search for Escape Clubs - Wild Wild West, YT seems to think you’ve lost your actual mind and we’re searching for this movie.
I loved the movie
I actually really like this film but I also love Howard the duck. Both are just silly fun that don’t take themselves seriously.
This movie was made for kids because I loved it as a kid. Watched it back to back sometimes
I never understood the hate for this movie, its fun
"It slaps" 😂
Did you know the guys who wrote this movie also wrote both Short Circuit movies?
I remember seeing this in theaters when I was 16 in Bellingham, Washington with two older girls I didn't know very well. They just happen to be going. I remember being mostly unimpressed, particularly with the end dance sequence. But Kevin Kline seemed to be actually trying.
Kevin Kline is fantastic, I wish he was in more.
This movie is stupid as all hell and i love it! Branagh makes one of the most entertaining villains in history
Will Smith was too big of a star at that point and it turned the movie into a vehicle for him rather than something that was good in its own right.
This film was trash.
Will Smith was / is trash too.
I liked this movie a lot
This movie is so funny. I don't know why people hated it so much.
Where I live, I am up far too late or far too early to be this early to this vid 😅
I always liked this movie a lot 😂
The director had a weird obsession with spiders and forced all of this in himself
You get a like just for the Blackadder reference. 😃👍🏻
Saw it in the theater and on the same day South Park, Bigger, Longer and Uncut. Whereas I don’t think this movie is better at all, I also think it’s pretty damn fun, funny. I truly don’t get all the hate.