Wild Wild West (May 29th)

[Boob-Ray]

Wow! I'm surprised to find so much dislike for this film. I enjoyed it the few times I saw it, and will definitely be picking this up, since it's been years since I've seen it. Every time I looked for it on DVD I couldn't find it.

I knew nothing about it the first time I saw it...it surely wasn't what I thought it was going to be. I did not expect it to have such a sci-fi/fantasy bent...and full of unexpected ridiculousness, crazy mad-scientists with steam-powered inventions!

But that's what I loved about it. It was so off-the-wall and original. I truly think it's one of those rare movies that people don't get and therefore trash, but history and pop culture never forget. I've seen shows and/or films reference it's Victorian-era sci-fi aspects...which I found fascinating. I have no idea if that aspect is unique to this film or not (but for me, that's when I first saw it) but it was fascinatingly rendered. Really captured the imagination.

Cult classic, perhaps.


EDIT: I think I like it even more now that I know there's so much disdain for it!!