When I was thinking about starting this Lemmy community, I tried writing down every single Weird West work I’d seen, read, or played. In that list, I added Wild Wild West. But now that I think about it, I’m not sure if I’d call it a Weird Western.
Most Weird West works involve some sort of supernatural or fantasy element added to a Wild West setting. But does steampunk count as supernatural or fantasy? I mean, technically there weren’t any giant steam-powered spiders in the Wild West but is that “weird” enough to qualify? The fact that it was steam-powered makes it harder for me to call it sci-fi. Besides, if I call Wild Wild West a Weird Western, does that mean Back to the Future Part 3 is a Weird Western too? I’m at the point where I’m questioning the definition of the genre to determine whether or not to post something.
Here’s a trailer, and I’m sorry if watching it gets that theme song stuck in your head. The movie isn’t streaming anywhere though.
Man Kevin Smith’s story about the dude behind WWW is so absurd and funny. Absolutely obsessed with making a movie involving a giant spider (machine? can’t remember if it had to be a machine) and it’s basically the sole reason that exists in the movie.