"Get this boy a bib! He needs his mama!"
The Gunslinger (Yul Brynner)
Arrow's Westworld, limited-edition 4K/Blu-ray box set is a welcomed one. Writer/director Michael Crichton's 1973, robot-gunslinger-runs-amok masterpiece was, after all, far ahead of its time, resonating now more than ever in light of computer viruses and fledgling A.I. (It's also Crichton's warmup to Jurassic Park, but Westworld, along with its co-featured Medieval and Roman sectors, is much more ferocious at its cruel, mechanical heart, holstered by a Jerry Goldsmith score that mates high-blazing western with high-tech pursuit.)
The set is loaded with extras, some culled from previous releases and others new to this one: a 4K restoration from the original negative; commentary by filmmaker Daniel Kremer; an android featurette by filmmaker Alexandra Heller-Nicholas; an interview with producer Paul N. Lazarus III; an interview with producer Larry Karaszewski; interviews with stars Richard Benjamin and James Brolin; the Beyond Westworld pilot; an on-location documentary; theatrical trailer and more.
In addition to the above, the disc package contains an interchangeable, poster-art insert, each side featuring Yul Brynner's Gunslinger; six, collectible postcards, which include shots of Brynner, Benjamin, Brolin, and Linda Gaye Scott; plus an extensive collector's book.
Westworld deserves all the accolades it gets, for it stands as one of cinema's most contagious submissions, having spawned a revered sequel, Futureworld, and two, television series (Beyond ... for CBS and a four-season, revisionist turn for HBO), but its influence is felt most in the popular likes of Terminator, Halloween and Friday the 13th, thanks to its resilient ("Why won't he just die?") antagonist.
I love this movie. I love this box set. So will you, if you draw fast enough to purchase it.
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