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WESTWORLD HBO series has more in common with BLADE RUNNER than the original…

by Coop Cooper The original 1973 “Westworld” film written/directed by Michael Crichton starred Richard Benjamin and James Brolin as two yuppies who spend a small fortune to visit the adult Theme Park of the future where humans can experience the old 'Wild West' of the late 1800's. Since the characters in the theme park are played by emotionless robots, the guests can visit brothels and shoot any Robot they want without consequence. However, when a glitch in programming causes a robot uprising, they must fight for their lives as they are relentlessly pursued by a villainous gunslinger robot (Yul Brynner) who won't stop until they are dead. That simple setup inspired an entire genre of 'evil robot' sci-fi movies, made most famous by “The Terminator” film franchise. The new HBO series “Westworld” takes a completely different and more complex approach to the idea by telling the story mostly from the perspective of the robots and the behind-the-scenes employees...



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