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This is a very underrated movie as far as I'm concerned. It was so
original at the time. It's about a Fantasy Island type of resort
(before fantasy island was thought of) called Delos. A high-tech
Fantasy land that offers its visitors a choice of three different time
periods like: Roman World, Medieval World and Westworld. The movie
obviously gets its name from the last one listed. James Brolin and
Richard Benjamin play two vacationing buddies who choose the Westworld
option, where they play out their fantasies of the Wild West. Delos is
populated by realistic, humanlike robots that are programmed to cater
to every guest's fantasy. Yul Brynner stars as a robot that's
programmed to play the role of a black-hatted gunslinger. It's a
blast at first when the guys are called into a gunfight by the
Brynner-bot and they win the draw each time. Until, all of the
machines start to go berserk. The robot gunfighter no longer wants to
play, he really wants to kill. He then chases Richard Benjamin's
character all over Delos. This is The Terminator long before the
Terminator came out. A lot of stuff that keeps you on the edge of
your seat. |
