Review of Westworld (1973) by Dan H — 11 Sep 2016

In the future, a company called Delos offers unique vacation experiences where you can spend as many days as you want in recreations of the old west, medieval times, or ancient Rome. The areas are populated by convincing human-like robots (or androids) that play different roles. Friends Peter (Richard Benjamin) and John (James Brolin) book a stay at Westworld. Unfortunately, it is during their stay where the robots wage a violent, bloody uprising.

This film is essentially the precursor to Jurassic Park (I mean both films come from the mind of Michael Crichton and feature expensive theme parks where the attractions turn on the guests). Some of the special effects aren't great, but the story here is rich and fun. All the actors do great jobs, but I'd say the standouts were James Brolin (who looks a lot like Christian Bale for some reason) and Yul Brenner as a crazed robot from Westworld who has set his sights on Peter. The film is also surprisingly violent ( a lot of deaths).

I highly enjoyed my trip to Westworld, and would gladly recommend it. It's also worth noting that Westworld has elements that inspired The Terminator and Michael Meyers from Halloween.