mrb1980 "More Wild Wild West" had the two original stars, some really good guest stars, the director of the first TV movie, a promising plot line...but someone let this one get away from them.In this final film Jim (Robert Conrad) and Artie (Ross Martin) again reprise their roles as 19th-century Secret Service agents. Albert Paradine II (Jonathan Winters) wants (as usual) to take over the world, so he does battle with West and Gordon. Several familiar faces appear, including Harry Morgan as the Secret Service chief, plus Avery Schreiber and Victor Buono. The film meanders to an inconclusive and unsatisfying ending with Paradine finally being brought to justice (sort of).Like "The Wild Wild West Revisited", the film is played mostly for camp, with lots of silly situations and dialog. Conrad looks as though he's tired of playing his role, although Martin is good as always. When compared to "The Wild Wild West Revisited" on the CBS DVD, this film seems of much lower visual quality, with the colors muddy and the film scratched in places. The movie is still fairly entertaining for fans, but the death of Ross Martin the following year ended any hopes of another reunion. That's unfortunate since this final "Wild Wild West" production is pretty forgettable.

djanb1215 Continuity is ESSENTIAL for any sequel and/or remake! This is why-except for the terrific music video, the remake of Wild Wild West failed(no offense to Mr Branaugh( terribly miscast as a descendant of Dr Miguelito Loveless)Mr Smith and Mr Kline,who didn't even try to capture the character traits that made James West and Artemus Gordon so iconic-one GLARING ERROR-they NEVER referred to each other by their LAST NAMES-it was always Jim/James or Artie/Artemus! ThatThat's what made the first TV- movie Wild Wild West Revisited so good!Their characters were "enjoying" the type of retirement you would have expected and their reintroduction into the Secret Service was also completely accurate! And while there will always be only ONE Dr Miguelito Q Loveless (his duets with Antoinette as well as his verbal eloquent duels with James West were priceless(it was obvious though never spoken(James almost did in the Night Loveless Died when he thought he was talking to his "uncle") that they mutually respected each other)but no one could have been better cast as his son than Paul Williams(who hinted at his father's heart but as many children's perspective only saw the pain that he suffered and blamed them)! That's why this 2nd TV-movie, while the characters of James and Artemus are still true to form, I spent much of the movie trying to figure out who Professor Paradine's father was?! I kept going over in my mind the list of all the villains until I finally realized that for some inexplicable reason the writers had chosen to create a "new former "villain! Then, when I saw Victor Buono as Dr Messenger(clearly and an admirably done spoof of Kissenger)I thought that the "Paradine" character was a McGuffin and kept waiting for the moment when Dr Messenger pulls off the disguise and reveals that he is in fact the inimitable Count Manzeppi! But it never happened! So that's why I only gave it an 8-no fault of the actors Robert Conrad Ross Martin Victor Buono and Jonathan Winters(who I truly liked but would have been better had his character had substance), but of the writers forgetting the key-Continuity!

solar12 The classic espionage TV series The Wild Wild West, which ran from 1965 to 1969 on CBS, was followed by two TV movie sequels: The Wild Wild West Revisited (1979) and More Wild Wild West (1980). The original series episodes ranged from thrilling espionage episodes to more comedic and campy ones, but the follow-up TV movies continued only in the campy and comedic vein. That was considered a let down by some fans of the series who were hoping for something closer to the more serious episodes of the show. I can understand their viewpoint, but I found both movies entertaining for what they were: a fun bit of escapism featuring the reunion of two favorite characters and the actors who played them. The chemistry between these guys can't be beat. Both movies have their weak points, but Conrad and Martin, reunited as an older West and Gordon, make for fun viewing.

Charles Herold (cherold) I only watched about a half hour of this, but since no one else has commented I might as well say something. I had high hopes. The original series was excellent and I recognized the director as the guy who did the very funny Support Your Local Sheriff, but the movie immediately felt a little off. The series was a clever, light-hearted action show with a weird sense of humor, but the movie went for very broad, not especially funny comedy. Martin was in pretty good form but Conrad seemed a little worn out, as though he had become an organic farmer lured back to reprise a role he was no longer too comfortable with. There was also a really dumb British spy.The best thing was Jonathan Winters, who seems to have watched the series and understands that the villains are not comedic buffoons but rather clever, forceful madmen. Unfortunately he wasn't on screen enough in the first half hour to keep me watching.