a5c7b9f00b In 1885, after years of retirement, West is called in from his Mexican home, and Gordon is taken off the roada Shakespearian actor to track down and arrest Dr. Michelito Loveless, Jr. The evil son of their most famous opponent has kidnapped the heads of state of countries from around the world and replaced them with deplicates under his control. West and Gordon must stop him before President Cleveland is replaced, but the job won&#39;t be easythe mad scientist has at his disposal a wide assortment of advanced weapons, ranging from robots to atomic bombs. In 1885, super Agent James West and Artemus Gordon have been in retirement for years. But villain extraordinare Miguelito Loveless, Jr. has somehow replaced the crowned heads of England, Spain, and Russia with exact duplicates under his control, and President Cleveland could well be next. Pressed back into service, and once again aboard their special private train, West and Gordon set out to stop Miguelito from taking over the world. It won&#39;t be easy, for it seems he&#39;s managed to develop the atomic bomb, around sixty years ahead of its time. 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&#39;t be beat. Both movies have their weak points, but Conrad and Martin, reunitedan older West and Gordon, make for fun viewing. This made-for-television movie was my first real taste of &#39;The Wild Wild West&#39;. It was shown in a peak-time slot one Saturday night on B.B.C.-1 in 1987. I enjoyed it then, but having seen the original series like it a lot less. It is now 1885, and both Jim West ( Robert Conrad ) and Artemus Gordon ( Ross Martin ) are no longer on active duty in the U.S. secret service, the former lives in Mexico, the latter is part of a travelling troupe of performers. Robert T. &#39;Skinny&#39; Malone ( Henry Morgan a.k.a. &#39;Colonel Potter&#39; of &#39;M#A#S#H&#39; ), the new head of intelligence, brings them together for a perilous assignment - the son of the late Dr.Migelito Loveless ( Paul Williams ) has kidnapped the President of the U.S.A, Queen Victoria of England, the Tzar of Russia and the King of Spain and has replaced them with perfect doubles. The mad genius has also developed two super-humans he wittily calls &#39;Six Hundred Dollar People&#39;wella prototype atomic bomb. West and Gordon&#39;s problems are further compounded by continual interference from other country&#39;s agents.<br/><br/>The director was Burt Kennedy, whose speciality was comedy Westerns such&#39;Support Your Local Sheriff&#39; and &#39;Support Your Local Gunfighter&#39; ( both starring James Garner ). Unsurprisingly, much of &#39;Revisited&#39; has a jokey feel rather at odds with the more subtle humour of the series. At times it threatens to turn into another &#39;Blazing Saddles&#39;. Conrad and Martin were thankfully young enough to play their roles without looking too ancient, but even so West&#39;s fights are nowhere nearthrillingbefore. And where are his famous gadgets? He gets out of a dungeon with the aid of a lock pick! How disappointing. In the old days West would probably have blown the door off with a tiny bomb produced from his sleeve. As &#39;Loveless&#39;, the cherubic Williams is far more menacing than Kenneth Branagh in the 1999 movie.<br/><br/>Jim and Arte re-teamed a year later for &#39;More Wild Wild West&#39; which featured Jonathan Wintersan invisible villain. It was not much better than &#39;Revisited&#39;, and alas proved to be their swan-song.
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