I've seen Wild Wild West an embarrassing number of times. For some reason, it was the one and only bootleg VHS we owned when I was a kid, and I watched the hell out of it.

This movie is so goddamn stupid and I just don't understand how everyone doesn't have a soft spot for it. I mean.. a gigantic terrible CGI robotic spider? Come on. That is so stupid that it can't not be badass.

Plus if you ever happen to find yourself watching it with me, you will have the pleasure of me flawlessly singing the end song in its entirety to you. And you will enjoy it. 'Cause you don't wanna see my hand where my hip be at.

Viewed on Netflix

In the late 90's, Will Smith was Mr. Summer Blockbuster.
1996- Independence Day
1997- Men In Black
1998- Enemy Of The State
It looked like he could do no wrong, then...
1999- Wild Wild West
It was such a disaster, director Barry Sonnenfeld has still yet to recover.
He's been reduced to making Men In Black sequels to keep working.
Kevin Kline was once a highly touted actor. His career hasn't been the same since.
It seems Selma Hayek is the only one to come out unscathed.

This is how bad Wild Wild West is.

Also..I understand the obligatory Will Smith song during the end credits but what's with the Enrique Iglesias song?

Just awful.

Bombastic, meaningless, but suitably fun, Barry Sonnenfeld's "Wild Wild West" is a typical, empty blockbuster. The sci-fi-tinged Western, based on the mid-1960s television series, does not offer much in the way of depth; but a stellar cast and capable energy turn it into something engaging. Sonnenfeld wrings the charisma out of his characters and makes the most of the story's semi-steampunk pretensions. The film's charms may only be skin deep, but they are enough to make for a noisily enjoyable experience.

none of the parents guides mention this but you can see will smith's dick & balls in the first scene of wild wild west. it must be like when john ritter's balls fell out on threes company?? also this movie rules

Bizarre Genreüberschneidungen, die mir schon immer besser gefallen haben als den meisten.
Etwas übertrieben ist die Tabu-Mischung eines Steampunk-Western schon, viele Gags schießen hart am Ziel vorbei und das Spiel der Darsteller variiert von befremdlich zu overacted, aber das brutale Chaos Wild Wild West bringt durch seine andersartige Gestalt als Adventure-Actioner mit absurden Sci-Fi-Kniffen ziemlich Spaß.
Die Chemie der Lead-Men kommt und geht je nach Dialogschwäche, aber ein sympathisches Gespann geben Will Smith und Kevin Kline allemal, auch die hoch budgetierten Effekte treffen den ungewöhnlichen Tonus des Filmes, nur wirklich furchtbar bleibt Kenneth Branaghs Performance als überdrehter Bösewicht Dr. Arliss Loveless.
Der Plot lebt nicht von Intelligenz oder Spannung, wodurch ich diesen wilden Mix aber zu schätzen weiß ist die unschlagbare Kreativität mancher Szenen und technischer Erfindungen innerhalb der Fiktion, Wild Wild West verbindet seine Überzahl wirrer Ideen zu einem bombastischen Westerncomic, dessen Trashgehalt aus jedem Scharnier raucht, aber ein unvergleichliches Filmerlebnis zusammenschustert, das Originalität beweist, die viele abschrecken wird.

this is exactly what i believe hbo’s westworld is like and i refuse to find out otherwise.

A steampunk action comedy? That never seems to jump off thae ground. Instead it stumbles through gags that you’d think we’d want to see, they’re visually appealing, for once you can accuse a ridiculously looking big budget, bombastic comedy of going for style over substance, even though this spent most of its fortune on a metal tarantula (that I won’t lie, looks pretty damn cool), Will Smith’s paycheck, and whatever prosthetic makeup they did to make Kenneth Branagh look like- well like that.

Me compre el VHS por 2 pesos en un Blockbuster y la vi más veces de las que puedo recordar

I MEAN COME ON

I love it but god is it creepy towards women

It's ridiculous, but in that "Batman and Robin" sort of way. So ridiculous you can't help but ignore the awful decisions you see on screen.

This movie is bad!

I have quite a few thoughts on this movie. Namely that is easily should have spawned a franchise of techno-cowboys and rivaled Men in Black. Second this has some top tier acting from Will and Branagh. And it having a low rating is a sign of people not enjoying fun. I genuinely had a blast watching this. It has a 17% on rotten tomatoes and I unironically don't get it. It is so fun, maybe people wanted more shitty CGI, but I love the miniatures.

P.S. "No more Mr. Knife guy" is top tier Smith.

Really fun steampunk western flick from back when Will Smith was on a hot streak