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* GroinAttack: Jim West to two of Loveless' {{mooks}} on the giant spider's engine deck.
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* PreMortemOneLiner: "No more Mr. Knife Guy.''

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* BulletProofVest

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* BulletProofVestBulletProofVest: Gordon's Impermeable.



* DiabolicalMastermind: Dr. Loveless.



* InstantSedation: Artemus Gordon's sleeping gas billiard balls

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* InstantSedation: Artemus Gordon's sleeping gas billiard ballsballs.


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* TrapDoor: On the command deck of Loveless' giant spider.
* TrashcanBonfire: The former Confederate soldiers have some at their meeting place.
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* FridgeLogic: Okay, [[spoiler:Jim survives getting shot in the check at point-blank range thanks to Artemus' bullet-proof vest. But how could he have possibly survived the 80-foot plummet to the ground below, where we see him landing flat on his back? It should've at least paralyzed him]].

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* FridgeLogic: Okay, [[spoiler:Jim survives getting shot in the check chest at point-blank range thanks to Artemus' bullet-proof vest. But how could he have possibly survived the 80-foot plummet to the ground below, where we see him landing flat on his back? It should've at least paralyzed him]].
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I have, in fact. I just generally don\'t remove the ones I agree with.

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do me a favor and read the note at the top of the crowning moment of funny page


* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Quality and origin of the film aside, it does have some quite funny moments. When all is said and done, it's still Kevin Kline and Will Smith: two exceptionally funny, good actors.
** The entire scene in the desert after they were chased by the giant saws.
-->'''West:''' Gordon, what's your plan for getting this thing off my neck?
-->'''Gordon:''' Excuse me?
-->'''West:''' Well, that's what you're here for, right? You're the master of this mechanical stuff.
-->'''Gordon:''' -laughs- Oh ho ho, I see. ''Now'' I'm the master of the mechanical ''stuff''. As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless -- '''[[LargeHam JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!]]''' -- decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!
-->'''West:''' Gordon, I think you need to calm down.
-->'''Gordon:''' I can't be calm! Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm the Master of the Mechanical STUFF! And I have to help you! You, the master of the '''STUPID STUFF!'''
** "I learned that from a China man!" ''([[GoodOldFisticuffs Whack]])'' "I just made that up."
** "She's a breath of [[FreudianSlip fresh ass]]." "...you said ass." "No, I didn't! I said I like having her on board. She's a breast of fresh air." [[DeadpanSnarker "Let's get some shut ass."]]
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** "I learned that from a China man!" ''(Whack)'' "I just made that up."

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** "I learned that from a China man!" ''(Whack)'' ''([[GoodOldFisticuffs Whack]])'' "I just made that up."



* OverlyLongGag: Loveless and West toss more than a dozen jokes back in forth in a single conversation about Jim being black and Loveless being in a wheelchair with no legs.

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* OverlyLongGag: Loveless and West toss [[HurricaneOfPuns more than a dozen jokes jokes]] back in forth in a single conversation about Jim being black and Loveless being in a wheelchair with no legs.
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* DethroningMomentOfSuck: The "let's get some shutass" scene. Or possibly the entire movie. YourMileageMayVary, indeed.

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* DethroningMomentOfSuck: The "let's get some shutass" scene. Or possibly the entire movie. YourMileageMayVary, indeed.



* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamaspajamas.
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* EyeRemember: Retinal Terminus Theory
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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Actually, aside from West being a comissioned officer, most other characters treat him exactly as you'd expect a black man to be treated in the late 19th century.

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* PoliticallyCorrectHistory: Actually, aside from West being a comissioned commissioned officer, most other characters treat him exactly as you'd expect a black man to be treated in the late 19th century.

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You don't like it, write a review. The main pages aren't the place to say how much you didn't like it.


** "She's a breath of [[FreudianSlip fresh ass]]." "...you said ass." "No, I didn't! I said I like having her on board. She's a breast of fresh air." [[DeadpanSnarker "Let's get some shut ass."]]



* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "let's get some shutass" scene.

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "let's get some shutass" scene.pajamas

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why not? specifically, why is it ok to say something is funny but not to say it's not funny? broad consensus on my side, re: dire unfunniness of this film


** "She's a breath of [[FreudianSlip fresh ass]]." "...you said ass." "No, I didn't! I said I like having her on board. She's a breast of fresh air." [[DeadpanSnarker "Let's get some shut ass."]]



* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas.

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas.pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "let's get some shutass" scene.
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Let me be a little clearer: This isn't the place to complain about the movie.


* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "Let's get some shutass" scene.

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "Let's get some shutass" scene.pajamas.
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yes that is funny


* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas.

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas.pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "Let's get some shutass" scene.
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** Played more realistically, since [=McGrath=] was only down for a few seconds.
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[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Wild_Wild_West_5722.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:300:It's a whole new west, alright.]]
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* DidNotDoTheResearch: It would be pretty hard for ''The Wanderer'' to run from Washington, D.C., to New Orleans just as it would be pretty hard for both trains to run from New Orleans to Utah, as long as [[SarcasmMode Gordon and Loveless did not fit in a stroke of genius]] a device to change gauge on both the cars ''and'' the locomotive ''on the run''. Most of the rail network of the former CSA, south of Richmond, VA, was 5ft (1,524mm) gauge and would stay so until 1886, while the entire network of the North and the Transcontinental Railroad were standard gauge.
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Funny how the "painfully unfunny" scene is listed above as a Crowning Moment Of Funny.


* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "Let's get some shutass" scene.

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* WardrobeMalfunction: The bottom falls out of Salma Hayek's pajamas, leading to the painfully unfunny "Let's get some shutass" scene.pajamas.
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** This film has a 38 at Metacritic with a 4.1 user rating. At Rotten Tomatoes 21 from critics and 31 from users. And Will Smith apologized for it, as noted above. There seems to be a broad consensus that it sucks.

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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character sure does look good. It helps that she spends a good chunk of the film in little more than a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]].

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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character sure does look good. It helps that she spends a good chunk of the film in little more than a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]]. Hayek's character is a particularly egregious example, as she's basically extraneous to the film's plot.


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-->'''Gordon:''' * laughs* Oh ho ho, I see. * Now* I'm the master of the mechanical ''stuff''. As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless -- '''[[LargeHam JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!]]''' -- decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!

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-->'''Gordon:''' * laughs* -laughs- Oh ho ho, I see. * Now* ''Now'' I'm the master of the mechanical ''stuff''. As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless -- '''[[LargeHam JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!]]''' -- decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!



--->'''West:''' I have no idea Dr. Loveless, I'm just as stumped as you are.

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--->'''West:''' I have no idea Dr. Loveless, I'm just as stumped ''stumped'' as you are.



** Actually {{Lampshaded}} by the President: "Not everything requires your method of shoot first, shoot later, shoot some more, and when everybody's dead, try and ask a question or two."

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** Actually {{Lampshaded}} by the President: "Not everything "Mr. West, not every situation requires your method patented approach of shoot first, shoot later, shoot some more, more and then when everybody's dead, dead try and to ask a question or two."
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-->'''Gordon:''' * laughs* Oh ho ho, I see. * Now* I'm the master of "this mechanical stuff." As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless -- '''[[LargeHam JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!]]''' -- decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!

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-->'''Gordon:''' * laughs* Oh ho ho, I see. * Now* I'm the master of "this the mechanical stuff." ''stuff''. As opposed to five minutes ago, when I was calmly and coolly trying to find a solution to this very problem. But then something happened. Someone, who will remain nameless -- '''[[LargeHam JIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST!!!]]''' -- decided to jump over the wire, thereby providing us with that exhilarating romp through the cornfield, and that death-defying leap into the abysmal muck! And here we stand, with that demented maniac hurtling towards our President, with our one and only means of transportation, with Rita as his prisoner, armed with God-knows-what machinery of mass destruction, with the simple intention of overthrowing our government and taking over the country!



-->'''Gordon:''' I can't be calm! Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm the "Master of the Mechanical Stuff"! And I have to help you! You, the master of the STUPID STUFF!

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-->'''Gordon:''' I can't be calm! Oh, no, no, no, no, I'm the "Master Master of the Mechanical Stuff"! STUFF! And I have to help you! You, the master of the STUPID STUFF! '''STUPID STUFF!'''
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* ThisIsGonnaSuck: After Jim West activates one of Loveless' death traps.
-->'''Gordon''': ''[deadpan]'' And now we have to run.
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* MemeticMutation: The Spider Tank, which has since become associated with producer Jon Peters' obsession with giant spiders due to an anecdote from KevinSmith.
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*** DethroningMomentOfSuck. See YourMileageMayVary below.
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*** DethroningMomentOfSuck. See YourMileageMayVary below.
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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character sure does look good. It helps that she spends a good chunk of the film in little more than a [[OfCorsetSexy corset]].

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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character sure does look good. It helps that she spends a good chunk of the film in little more than a [[OfCorsetSexy [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]].

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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character doesn't really affect the plot in any way, but she sure does look good.

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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character doesn't really affect the plot in any way, but she sure does look good.good. It helps that she spends a good chunk of the film in little more than a [[OfCorsetSexy corset]].



* SoBadItsHorrible: God.
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* MsFanservice: [[SalmaHayek Salma Hayek's]] character doesn't really affect the plot in any way, but she sure does look good.


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* SoBadItsHorrible: God.

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