WILD WILD WEST, THE/MAVERICK SET

An incredible pairing of movies!! Both iconic TV shows from the
60's! Both with incredibly good cast members!! But light years in
difference between the two!! While Maverick is one of the all-time
greatest western/comedies ever made(perhaps even the best!!)
The Wild, Wild West falls incredibly flat!!

Maverick(1994):

Maverick is one of those movies that I can(and have) watch
over and over and never get tired of! Starring Mel Gibson in
a roll that seems tailor made for him, it also has Jodie Foster,
James Coburn and the wonderful (and original Maverick) James
Garner! And to top it off, some of the greatest old time western
stars and a myriad of country western musicians! What a great
movie!! A+

From Amazon.com:

Inspired by the 1960s TV series that starred James Garner in
the title role, this lightweight Western from 1994 proved to be
a surprising box-office hit. Well, maybe not such a big surprise,
since it's from the star and director of the Lethal Weapon movies,
and operates with a similar combination of mainstream plotting
and easygoing humor. Mel Gibson stars as card-playing gunslinger
Brett Maverick, who meets up with wily gambler Annabelle Bransford
(Jodie Foster) and a marshal named Zane Cooper (James Garner,
trading his old role to Gibson) on his way to the World Series of
poker in St. Louis. Maverick's trying to raise the $5,000 needed
to join the high-stakes contest, but that's easier said than done
due to a lot of unscrupulous competition and a twisting plot of
tricks and deceptions. It's all played for laughs and action, so the
movie never wears out its welcome, despite a running time
that could've used a good trimming. It's also fun to see the
rapport between Gibson and Garner, as if the present and
former Mavericks were a kind of surrogate son and father,
bonded by their mutual skill in charming and conning their
way through tight spots. Director Richard Donner also pays
tribute to old Westerns by casting veterans of the genre in
cameo roles (including Bert Remsen, Dub Taylor, and Denver
Pyle), and Gibson's Lethal Weapon costar Danny Glover pops
in for a surprise appearance. None of this really adds up to
much since the movie makes no pretense about taking itself
seriously, but that's precisely why audiences found it so
entertaining. --Jeff Shannon

What a great Television Show!! What a lame movie!!!
Truly one of the worst movies I've ever seen that
wasn't silent, Spanish or Arabian or from any other
country!! This has a terrible "plot", the acting is
beyond childish, and honestly a complete waste of
my time to have watched - TWICE!! I just couldn't
remember what it was that I found so appaling! Turns
out to be everything, except perhaps the very, very
begining! It started with great promise and then
died immediately!! If you want to see the Wild, Wild
West, watch the series! D-

A review from Amazon:

One of the box-office smashes of the summer of 1999, this film
by director Barry Sonnenfeld (Men in Black, Get Shorty)
was raked by critics but embraced by audiences. Based on
the 1960s TV adventure show that starred Robert Conrad,
this film reimagined Secret Service agent James West as Will
Smith, adding Oscar-winner Kevin Kline as his sidekick,
agent-inventor Artemus Gordon. President Ulysses S. Grant
puts West and Gordon on the trail of malign genius (and
former Confederate soldier) Dr. Arliss Loveless (Kenneth
Branagh) in a story about racism, partnership, and world
domination. The special effects are lavish, even garish, but
not all that special; they're not enough to elevate a mundane
and familiar plot. Even Branagh, playing a man who only exists
from the waist up--literally--can't find the juice in this lumbering
affair. Still, the fast-talking team of Smith and Kline is a nimble
one. Smith's affable charm and Kline's subversive wit win many
points, though not nearly enough. --Marshall Fine

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LIST OF STAR TREK/STAR WARS DVDs
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Music playing is:
Theme From The Wild Wild Smith:
By: Will Smith!