Directed by: Michael Crichton
Written by: Michael Crighton
Starring: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Dick Van Patten
I have always been wary about this movie. Knowing that it was a science fiction movie from the 70's about a wild west theme park, I always thought What could be so interesting about that? Even the fact that Yul Brynner was in it couldn't stir any interest.
Maybe it was because I have repressed memories of the wild wild west section of movie world. Maybe a woman in line for the log ride shouted at me for carving a cock into a table. Maybe that moment still haunts my fragile memories...
Anyway I gave the film a go and guess what? It fucking rocked my shit. Turns out that there is a trillion interesting things that could happen in a wild west theme park.
In the not to distant future there is a corker of a theme park. There are three different themes; castle world, Rome world and west world. On each of these little 'worlds' are life like robots that act as civilians in their environment. A guest can interact with these robots in any way they please. This includes kill them, have sex with them... actually that's about it.
The film follows a couple of geeks (I've forgotten the characters names) that head out into west world. They have a raucous, knee belter of a time with prostitutes, bar fights and a gun fight with a robotic YUL BRYNNER. However things start going a little crazy at the theme parks control centre as the scientists begin to notice that the robots are going off of the script. They are also becoming quite violent toward the guests.
This is a hell of an entertaining movie. Although its a little bit dated. That doesn't matter. It's all in the concept. The casting of Yul Brynner as a cybernetic bogey man is genius.
Yul Brynner wasn't acting in this film (only on the bits where he died). He spends the whole movie walking around like a real bad cunt with a posture you just don't see any more. I'm sure that that is how Yul Brynner walks all of the time whether it's to take out the bins or get some milk from the corner shop. Yul Brynner is what makes this movie fantastic, I couldn't imagine anyone else in this role (maybe Lee Van Cleef).
Yul Brynner, Yul Brynner. There. I have mentioned Yul Brynner nine times in this relatively short review. This film gets four Yul Brynners out of five Yul Brynners.
- Review by Patrick Donohue
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