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Westworld

1973
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 28m
A futuristic amusement park becomes a deathtrap when the androids and computer systems used in it begin to murderously run amok. (imdb)
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Westworld

1973
Sci-fi, Suspense/Thriller
1h 28m
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Rated 02 Dec 2013
55
32nd
I played a lot of Theme Park back in the day, and with that normally useless game-knowledge in the back of my head I wonder; how the hell does Westworld turn a profit?? Costs for transport, repair and personnel are in no way compensated by the 1000 dollars a day that its 15 visitors pay. IMMERSION RUINED. On top of that the pacing is horrid, the characters are bland and the decent premise is wasted on uninteresting filler. Brynner going all Terminator-y was cool though.
Rated 27 Dec 2006
71
37th
Despite being riddled with plot holes and science that makes little sense, it's a fun romp based on a clever premise. The movie is at its worst when it's indulging in corny Western clichés, most egregiously in the bar fight scene. But it gets pretty cool in the final act, and I loved the synthesized score. It's interesting as a precursor to Terminator, you can see a lot of the same elements and themes. I imagine it's only a matter of time before Hollywood remakes this, starring Will Smith.
Rated 29 Nov 2017
67
50th
There's a very good film in here somewhere, but it gets lost amidst some dodgy pacing and bland stretches. The underlying concepts and the mighty Yul Brynner salvage it somewhat, however. It has occurred to me that I haven't read anything by Crichton. At least, I don't think I have. The films based on his books are generally pretty good, so perhaps I should. When Richard Benjamin grins, he reminds me of Rowan Atkinson. See this if you like theme park mismanagement films and proto-Terminators.
Rated 20 Dec 2019
63
43rd
It's such a stupid idea that people in the future will want to spend time in the past. Now let me get back to reading up on the new Jumanji/Charlie's Angels/Star Wars/Black Christmas/Ghostbusters/Terminator/Bill&Ted/Cats/The Matrix/Halloween/Mulan/The Grudge/Bad Boys/The Invisible Man/Sonic the Hedgehog/Top Gun/Fantasy Island/The Witches/Coming 2 America/The Craft/Godzilla vs. King Kong/Saw/Candyman/West Side Story/Rebecca/James Bond/Dune/Dolittle/Legally Blonde/Scooby Doo/Spongebob/Poirot/etc.
Rated 24 Nov 2016
48
24th
horrible lead character and flat filmmaking ruin potential classic. i want to live in the universe where kubrick directed this.
Rated 02 Oct 2016
5
19th
'Westworld' has a fun premise with a lot of potential, but too often it's squandered by lethargic pacing, underwhelming world-building, and an underdeveloped story. That being said, the score's effective, and Yul Brynner makes for an intimidating cowboy-Terminator.
Rated 28 May 2009
61
45th
The third act is dynamite, but it's slow-going getting there. Crichton, playing filmmaker for the first time, just isn't capable of pulling it off. The direction is especially off, as the movie takes its amazing concept and, impossibly, makes it boring with a wildly inconsistent tone and goofy "Old West" music. Brynner is a total badass here, playing The Gunslinger like an early model Terminator. Crichton would later perfect these ideas with Jurassic Park. Watch The Simpsons' spoof instead.
Rated 11 Oct 2015
70
53rd
"Come on, Pete, let's go fuck some robots!"
Rated 02 May 2007
71
60th
This is one "cult classic" that I think could do with a remake. Sure it won't be great... it probably won't even be good. But there was something missing from this 70's version.
Rated 28 Sep 2007
46
27th
I really dig the premise of this movie, and Yul Brynner is cold as hell in this, but overall it just didn't pull it off. It's a cool idea for a movie, but it ended up being far more boring than it should have.
Rated 11 May 2017
65
33rd
The premise is interesting, but the execution is off. Either that or the film hasn't aged well. Would probably have been better served with someone other than Crichton at the helm. At least the violence seemed to be shot Peckinpah style. Not sure the other worlds were needed. Brynner is fine, but the leads could have been better. The comparisons to Jurassic Park are obvious, and the latter was much better served by a different director.
Rated 16 May 2007
78
84th
Classic cult thriller, Yul Brynner certainly makes a great "andriod gone bad". Very enjoyable and incredibly cheesy.
Rated 15 Nov 2014
67
38th
Cool concept and plenty of good scenes but the bland characters and clumsy pacing drag it down somewhat. Also it's a bit awkward and uneven with the various ideas it's flirting with. Still interesting and entertaining enough by today's standards.
Rated 04 Feb 2017
92
85th
Really loved this. Watched after watching Season 1 of the new 2016 series Westworld. Everyone says the pacing is bad, but I enjoyed the slower pacing of the movie.
Rated 18 May 2010
71
44th
An uneven but interesting classic sci-fi film. Michael Crichton's bad directing hurts the film, mostly in the form of awkward pacing. Yul Brynner has by far the best performance as the evil gunslinger robot, James Brolin is good in his role, and Richard Benjamin is passable, otherwise the ensemble cast isn't noteworthy. Overall it seems like there are around 20 minutes of a great film, and the rest is filler.
Rated 02 Aug 2010
1
5th
Mr Bean gets chased through the desert, gets thirsty, and feeds discharge to robot prostitute who subsequently gets that melted mouth feeling. Epic.
Rated 20 Apr 2011
83
72nd
Great concept and while the execution is flawed it has that special something that makes it a captivating experience anyway.
Rated 08 Apr 2012
65
58th
Sometimes you just want to see Yul Brynner's face melt off.
Rated 28 Feb 2012
70
63rd
At a futuristic wild west theme park, the robots go haywire and a malfunctioning gunslinger android relentlessly pursues the park guests. Enjoyable combination of science fiction and westerns with lots of gunplay and some nice slow motion squib shots. There's a bunch of dumb comedy mixed in for no real reason, but Yul Brynner uses his piercing glare to great effect as the robot killer.
Rated 08 Nov 2013
33
7th
Despite his writing talent, Crichton had no understanding of the language of film. What should feel like escalation feels overlong, repetitive, and torpid. Critical turns in the story go almost unnoticed and comic relief scenes fall on their asses, exacerbated by an inert score and wildly inconsistent cinematography. The climax lacks any tension whatsoever. Ironically, for a story about the human need to feel in control, the film could've worked if Crichton had ceded the directing reins.
Rated 31 Jan 2014
74
57th
Makes absolutely zero sense and is riddled with missed opportunities, but it's put together so well you kind of forget sometimes. Yul Brynner is just god damn terrifying.
Rated 25 Apr 2012
84
82nd
Very fun journey to the 1970's World Of Tomorrow, where people travel in hovercrafts, fight robot knights and cowboys and sleep with robot prostitutes, all while sporting feathered hair and really tight bellbottomed pants. Spectacularly ridiculous and fun.
Rated 23 Dec 2018
67
43rd
Simultaneously way ahead of its time and incredibly dated - this is one of the most 70s movies ever! Like many novelists who make the jump, Crichton doesn't quite get film pacing, leaving many scenes feeling extraneous. The Jurassic Park book is basically the same thing written better. That being said, the third act is excellent, and Crichton occasionally comes up with some brilliant imagery. Just needs the fat trimmed and the good content expanded on.
Rated 06 Feb 2011
75
45th
Cameron and Spielberg both proved that all Crichton needed was a better director.
Rated 09 Jun 2013
86
69th
One day, I plan to make a Crichton-inspired theme park with areas based on books like Congo, Sphere, Timeline, Eaters of the Dead and The Great Train Robbery just to name a few. The trick to making it all work would be sparing some expenses. You see, that's what went wrong with Westworld and Jurassic Park.
Rated 07 Dec 2013
80
86th
Do not play God. Heed your over-reliance on technology. Crichton's themes, while hardly groundbreaking, are evergreens, and the world he's thought up is fun and well explored. A marvellous oddity of a film.
Rated 05 Apr 2016
70
63rd
A great performance by Brynner in a movie far ahead of its time given recent thinking on cyborgs and virtual realities.
Rated 20 Jan 2017
60
48th
I'm no big fan of remakes, but Westworld always struck me as being a perfect candidate: it's a great idea imperfectly executed by an inexperienced director. In Crichton's defense he demonstrates some understanding of how to use space in the frame, but the film is sluggishly paced, tonally uneven and the acting is extremely variable. It also takes too long to build momentum. The final act is best with Brynner the bald wonder as a relentless killing machine in tense pursuit of Benjamin.
Rated 27 Oct 2012
72
41st
Brynner as a robot offing a bunch of people in a western theme amusement park sounds like fun to me, but Crichton really let us down on this one. Thankfully, he left most of his other sci-fi movies to be directed by someone else.
Rated 16 Oct 2010
68
65th
A favorite from my childhood, it is definitely dated but I love the idea of it and I love Yul Brynner.
Rated 15 Jul 2015
55
24th
Jurassic park for LARPers. The dialogue lacks any real zest & the directing is similarly flat, but at the same time that typical 70's futurist art direction just happens to best accompany any kind of dystopian plot-line.
Rated 21 Nov 2009
74
83rd
Yul Brenner as a the Terminator before Arnold. Good flick.
Rated 18 Dec 2016
78
32nd
Reasonable, but was wondering when the point was going to emerge when it ended.
Rated 24 Oct 2017
76
70th
Terminator 3: The Westening
Rated 14 Jun 2011
71
73rd
Crichton gives his _Jurassic Park_ premise an initial run-through with this fun sci-fi thriller. Well done on an obviously tight budget, with Brynner great as a prototype of Schwarzenegger's Terminator character: an android who keeps coming back again and again every time it's "killed".
Rated 26 Jun 2013
75
63rd
A good idea that suffered from a handful of unnecessary explanatory and comic scenes. Yul Brynner saves it with his inscrutable but extremely menacing robot cowboy performance. I was tempted to say I would have wanted more of him in it but I don't think that is true.
Rated 06 May 2012
63
67th
A seriously creepy thriller by sci-fi writer turned director Michael Crichton. It has little something that sets it apart from usual sci-fi movies of that era. 70's mustache riding Benjamin was a fitting lead, but Yul Brynner is a real star here. He and the soundtrack are the reasons why this film is so creepy. While it's not a great movie, it is thought provoking. And I'm pretty sure that it inspired Terminator directly.
Rated 10 Oct 2011
65
17th
Second viewing; I liked it a little better this time around, but it still doesn't really do it for me. Never particularly tense or thrilling, and stylistically it's not quite as timeless as many of its peers.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
83
70th
Classic cult western horror giving Brynner a showcase for his cold gunfighter alter-ego. Ok so the plot has holes and there have been more recent improvements on the theme (Jurassic Park, Terminator, I-Robot) but this is a pathfinder film which still works on many levels today.
Rated 12 Sep 2010
55
54th
Full of plotholes, some horrible acting and direction, but the concept makes for a great sci-fi classic.
Rated 02 Sep 2013
65
30th
Haha, actually an awesome story! Oddly enough, the machines going wild is not explained during the movie and I thought it was pretty funny how the scientists died of suffocation within a matter of minutes :P. Veryyy weird ending (you dont find out if the only remaining goodguy makes it out and he's left with a very bizar look on his face :D). The bald badguy machine is pretty gay as he's only after the 2 main goodguys :D, even after being "killed" twice.
Rated 18 Jan 2014
75
77th
Yul Brynner significantly reminds me of T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgment Day. I'm sure James Cameron was inspired from this character.
Rated 30 Oct 2010
77
48th
The robots at this futuristic amusement park may look completely human, but the logistics involved in maintaining them isn't going 2 score any points 4 verisimilitude. And while Brynner is a perfectly creepy predecessor 2 Cameron's Terminators, the story's Computers-Take-Over storyline feels as routine as the overly long set-up. Crichton does provide some necessary subtext in terms of dissolute (& dissolution of) humanity & parallels 2 slavery, but only the former really makes sense.
Rated 21 Jul 2011
94
79th
lots of people wanting a remake of this, I disagree. This is a classic if I ever saw one. Cheesy in parts, goofy in others, but awesome because of yul brynner, oh man is that guy creepy. What a great character this was. I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, the beginning had me wondering a bit, I won't lie, but once it gets into it, the movie is quite intense.
Rated 20 Mar 2018
72
46th
The tone is very odd- the shift to robot uprising isn't handled well at all.
Rated 14 Jul 2018
45
30th
Another example of a film very much a product of its time. Westworld definitely feels as if it has lost some of its magic through the years, not least of all because of comparisons with the currently on-going HBO TV series, which encapsulates the gist of the otherwise brilliant idea in a superb and contemporarily resounding way. It is no surprise to mention that the 1973 film is slow paced and has a lot of the distinct "seriousness" of the era, i.e. Rollerball type of roll-eye methods.
Rated 15 Jul 2018
70
57th
With decent effects and some genuine dread, this 70 sci-fi movie shows that these violent delights will have violent ends. Oldie, but a goodie.
Rated 16 Jul 2018
73
28th
Michael Crichton is a much better writer than he is a director. Just check any of his attempts to verify that. This, the most famous with his name on it, is quite the quiche Lorraine. The character development is non-existent, and the rudimentary attempt at backstory is very rough around the edges. The few scenes where Yul Brynner is stalking and shooting people, and his demise (visually referenced in Terminator 2?) are the only highlights. Like a lot of 70s sci-fi, it really has not aged well.
Rated 27 Aug 2011
53
36th
Average movie, brilliant premise.
Rated 20 Jan 2013
68
58th
Great sense of unescapable danger from the villain. Cool setting too.
Rated 17 Jan 2016
64
44th
The idea is cool and all and damn if brenner wasnt fantastic, and its the prototype for a handful of total classics, but it doesn't go any further than "what if robots killed" and even then its budget limited the film showing the full extent of this carnage and instead made it mano a roboto for way too long esp when the only really exciting part of the action is brenners cold face. Falls into the category of "great history, less so entertainment" for me
Rated 11 Jan 2017
70
4th
A bit dated and linear.
Rated 16 Apr 2009
80
67th
Nice mixture of ideas, first the later idea of what became "Terminator", second the idea of amusement park realised in later "Jurassic Park".
Rated 04 Aug 2007
50
36th
Not as daring as it wants to be; Crichton just isn't a very good director. But Yul Brynner capitalizes brilliantly on the character he played in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN. A lot better than THE TERMINATOR, a movie that owes quite a lot to this one . . .
Rated 20 Feb 2007
74
52nd
Westworld Onde ninguém tem alma estreava há 50 anos em Los Angeles. Gosto bastante do conceito desse filme, mas nunca fui muito fã do resuldado geral. Dizem que a primeira temporada da série baseada em Crichton é muito boa, quem sabe um dia eu dê uma olhada. Box Versátil Clássicos Sci-fi Volume 5.
Rated 11 Dec 2008
75
59th
Incredibly badass robots chase people slowly.
Rated 12 Oct 2016
65
50th
It's amazing how bleeding edge Michael Crichton was with some of his observations. Dated but if you're in the mood, or just getting in to the HBO serious not a bad flick.
Rated 18 Oct 2019
70
83rd
eng; [westworld]; in einem park können besucher alles machen was sie wollen, da die protagonisten alles andoriden sind - bis diese rebellieren.;
Rated 08 Jul 2016
46
11th
Interesting idea ridiculously executed.
Rated 11 Dec 2017
73
22nd
I love the TV show. This? Not so much.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
80
62nd
Stupid, but entertaining.
Rated 27 Dec 2015
40
28th
As the original 'Jurassic Park' the antiquated craftsmanship has turned 'Westworld' into a fossil in it's own right. If considered the original 'The Terminator' it hobbles over the finish line as a second rather indifferent entry into the series, starring Christian Bale. Today I learned that Michael Chrichton is no fan of theme parks.
Rated 16 Dec 2011
59
51st
Yet another film with an interesting premise that is completely wasted afterwards. Interesting to watch though, but drowns in clichés from time to time...
Rated 04 Oct 2016
75
67th
There's greatness here, but pacing is an issue. The machines' rebellion also remains a bit of a question mark.
Rated 22 Jan 2017
55
70th
Michael Crichton brings an interesting premise to the screen. It's amazing how dated the control room scenes have become.
Rated 21 Jun 2019
2
21st
The general conceit is interesting, and it offers a lot to kick around: an early conception of computer viruses, frail masculine power fantasies, the American infatuation with the West. It even functions as a precursor to The Terminator, and this may all have renewed significance in a time when VR is gaining traction. But the simple and unfortunate truth is that the execution - dialogue, performance, costuming and setting, effects and audiovisual design - is all rather silly.
Rated 18 Apr 2015
82
63rd
Classic camp sci-fi
Rated 07 Jun 2008
63
18th
Extra points for that awesome medieval scene. At least I think it was this movie.
Rated 20 Dec 2012
40
7th
An interesting idea, poorly done. Yul is great, but everything else sucks
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
39th
A super cool idea that starts to flag as it plays out.
Rated 04 Aug 2012
2
4th
Westworld primarily focuses on the theme of technology run amok, and very little... if anything... on the rest. Crichton's theme-park-gone-fubar plot would be repeated in Jurassic Park, while the idea of robots gone berserk would appear a decade later in a low-budget piece featuring a then unknown Austrian muscle man, and in some other cyberpunk flicks since.
Rated 22 Apr 2012
69
60th
Yul Brynner looks freakin crazy
Rated 02 May 2008
88
91st
Okay, my rating for this rare movie is based on three things: 1) Yul Brynner 2) Michael Crichton 3) The hilarious Simpson's parody of this movie in the episode set in Itchy and Scratchy land - they managed to jibe Disneyland and pay homage to a great unknown movie all in one fell swoop!
Rated 30 Dec 2011
39
0th
What is the fuss all about? This movie is terrible! IT JUST STOPS
Rated 21 Dec 2017
56
48th
when Im being pursued by a killer robot I too always walk off while it's still operational. Am I doing this wrong?
Rated 23 May 2022
40
13th
Too slow.
Rated 11 Dec 2016
71
33rd
Ever have that dream that some unstoppable monster is chasing you? Ever thought it would make a good movie?
Rated 14 Oct 2016
75
56th
Great idea, great score (in the third act), awesome Yul Brunner. Loads of fun this one.
Rated 01 Mar 2007
50
35th
Pretty good Sci Fi.
Rated 15 Oct 2016
77
77th
Before I started the brand new TV series Westworld (which appeared to have pretty boring and sluggish opening chapter), I wanted to refresh my memory for the Michael Crichton's classic. The film was pure fun. I hope the TV series get better along the story.
Rated 26 Jul 2014
98
90th
I love this film. I hope someday in the future reality theme parks will exist based on this film.
Rated 19 Feb 2017
85
76th
Very interesting concept, one of cult sci-fi s
Rated 23 Dec 2017
94
82nd
A-
Rated 14 Aug 2007
83
88th
Yul Brunner (in the costume he wore for the Magnificent 7) rocks as a robot gunslinger who goes terminator on the patron's arses (particulalrly Richard Benjamin's) after the amusement park controls go haywire. Keep WELL away from Futureworld, the sequel and the TV show it spawned, utter rubbish
Rated 01 May 2016
50
9th
The concept for West World is amazing. I feel this is a perfect example of a movie that would benefit from being remade, because it has great content, but it does not age well. Its execution was too dull for my tastes. It started picking up towards the end but not enough to outshine my previous discouragement.
Rated 02 May 2007
80
68th
Well-done sf movie with a fun premise. Unlike _Jurassic Park_ you can totally see somebody building something like this
Rated 19 Sep 2008
53
78th
Brunner er bare suveræn som robotten der går grassat i fremtidens underholdningsverden.
Rated 24 Aug 2007
45
46th
ok
Rated 12 Jan 2010
75
50th
A satisfying sci-fi/western that in retrospect seems to be a training ground for the concept that would eventually turn into the extremely successful Jurassic Park.
Rated 17 Sep 2007
75
79th
Sci-fi that can still entertain to this day
Rated 20 Jan 2012
55
34th
It's a bit of silly premise, and it resulted in a bit of silly movie. I laughed several times, though I'm not sure I was supposed to. It wasn't a great film, but it was fun to watch regardless.
Rated 06 Sep 2016
55
23rd
Yul Brynner is great. Everything else not so much.
Rated 25 May 2010
76
50th
Awesome 70s sci-fi.
Rated 23 Jun 2012
76
57th
75.625
Rated 06 Nov 2013
65
28th
Gayet ilginç açılış sekansının vaad ettiklerinin altından birçok açıdan kalkamıyor. Gittikçe büyümesi beklenen film, küçülüp küçülüp sıradan bir maceraya sıkışıp kalıyor. Oysa, insanlaşan robotlarla, tüketim toplumu eleştirisinin kesişim kümesinden çok daha şık bir eleman çıkabilirmiş.
Rated 03 Apr 2015
76
43rd
Yul Brynner is cool, menacing, and sexy as the Terminator. We sure are afraid of technology, though, aren't we? Or is this film really about a different kind of fear? Huh.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
75
36th
Dated, but still neat.
Rated 03 Sep 2016
10
56th
terminator was undoubtedly influenced by this. great representation of 70's sci fi thriller.
Rated 07 May 2018
45
18th
Hilariously bad.
Rated 22 Aug 2018
61
49th
The movie builds up tension much better than the HBO series, however in the end many plot lines are left in the air, unfinished.

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