not bad

Rating: 6/10 (21 December 2005)

Since I don't like the Fresh Prince of Belair, I never went to see this movie when it was in the theaters. Leopards never change their spots and no matter how hard he tries Will Smith, like Richard Thomas will forever be identified as 'John-Boy' (from 'The Waltons), Larry Hagman will always be known as 'J.R', (from 'Dallas'), Elizabeth Montgomery could never escape the appellation of Samantha (from 'Bewitched'), will never be anything more in life than the Fresh Prince Prince of Belair. He is after all a goof-ball ham. He destroyed Robert Conrad's prideful series reputation of the original 'Wild Wild West' with his purely irreverent mockery of the 'Wild Wild West (1999)'. Robert Conrad personally accepted the Razzie Awards for that despicable turkey of a movie to express his disgust about what was done to his source material by the Prince. Sources seem to differ who has top billing for 'Independance Day', the Prince or Bill Pullman. Even the TV Guides on cable indicate the Prince has top billing so I didn't want to watch the movie. I did finally watch this movie on cable with great apprehension and preparing to barf at another performance by the Prince, but I was not disappointed. The Prince was heavily surrounded with such real talent during the movie that his presence in the movie didn't have a deleterious affect. United States Marine Officers do not swagger down the flight line. They do not whine and have tantrum. The Prince's impersonation of a Marine office was no less shameful and irreverent as his movie the 'Wild Wild West (1999)'.