Wild Wild West (1999): Buddy Cops and that Giant Spider
Beth and Michelle ride into the Wild Wild West, a bizarre Western-steampunk mashup starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline that somehow turns buddy-cop charm, Civil War styled gadgetry, and a giant mechanical spider into one of the strangest major box office flops of the late ’90s.
For fans of the classic TV show, it was a disappointment. For fans of Men in Black, it lacked the magic of nostalgia. So what could go wrong?
This movie had all the ingredients for a wild, fun adventure, but instead it steered that giant spider straight over a cliff. Beth and Michelle dig into the missed potential, the…
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