Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show DVD

Advantages: Reasonable Special effects
Disadvantages: Plot, Acting

...that the filmmakers have tried hard to recreate the wackiness of the original 60's show but whereas in a recent remake of another 60's hits 'Lost In Space' they got it wrong by treating it too seriously in this case they overdid the campness to such extent that you find it difficult to see beyond the special effects and action sequences an follow any kind of cohesiveness story. On suspect that the main problem is that while the original show was camp/slightly off the wall without really trying 'Wild Wild West' the film is self-consciously trying to hard to recreate the 60's chic feel of the original. On to the performances… as far as Will Smith goes he's one of those actor that you either like of hate and this is true of all his performances (except Ali!) since he ends up playing himself. Surprise, surprise in this we find him as a wisecracking, woman... Read review

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Advantages: The complet series of a very original comedy.
Disadvantages: The laughter track in series 1.

...First off Wild West is a much underrated comedy; I only became aware of it in 2002 when the second series aired. I decided to watch it because it had Dawn French in and I am a big fan of hers. Having not watched the first series I was worried I might not understand the plot, but I got straight into it, and it was fantastic. A quotation on the cover summarises this sitcom perfectly; “The Vicar of Dibley meets the League of Gentlemen”. However, I was shocked to find out the writer was none other then the creator of “Men Behaving Badly”, Simon Nye. I would have never guessed Simon Nye would have written such a dark and whimsical comedy series, when his well-known comedy is completely opposite, that’ll teach me to make assumptions! An odd thing about Wild West is how much the series changed between one and two, in terms of feel... Read review

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Advantages: based on a true story, has a very personal and touching feel to it, good performances
Disadvantages: Long/drawn out so may bore some, where he ends up may seem a little convenient

...Caprio and Shane West (which is random but there you go lol). Vince Vaughn was also good as Wayne Westerberg, I'm a fan of Vinces so I had to mention that lol and Hal Holbrook, as I previously mentioned, also gave a very good performance, I felt. The camerawork is quite good in parts and it certainly does add to the atmosphere of the movie, some scenes at the end of the movie are particularly dramatic and during the movie, showing off the natural beauty of the landscapes Chris found himself surrounded by, so the cinematography is quite impressive in parts. **Important note/warning! In the next two paragraphs, I note things which could, by some, be seen to be slight spoilers or could give you a clue to the possible outcome of the movie. I always try not to give spoilers but I felt I wanted to add these points, that it added to my review and I... Read review

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