Westworld   – 1973, 4K 02/21/26

Michael Crichton proved himself smarter than the Hollywood system with this neatly conceived, modestly produced moneymaker. Everyone remembers Yul Brynner’s psycho robot gunslinger, in an amusement park automated for violent thrills and robot sex. Nobody remembers that this might be the movies’ first mention of a ‘computer virus,’ although the ensuing Robot Roll Call Revolt against humanity isn’t really explained. Richard Benjamin and James Brolin have fun with high noon gun-downs, and enjoy their bed-downs with clockwork saloon girls. The well-paced story lets us sort out the future-sex issues on our own. The restored and remastered encoding can’t be faulted, and original actors and filmmakers contribute to the extras. On 4K Ultra HD (only) from Arrow Video.
02/21/26