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Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
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Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
By djariya at 2011-07-29
Trailer:
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Starring:
Daniel Craig
Harrison Ford
Olivia Wilde
Clancy Brown
Sam Rockwell
Directed by:
Jon Favreau
Screenplay by:
Roberto Orci
Alex Kurtzman
Damon Lindelof
Mark Fergus
Hawk Ostby
Synopsis:
The Old West.. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world. 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don't welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It's a town that lives in fear. But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he's been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents-townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors-all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.
Since this is a pretty big summer movie, might as well get a review/commentary thread going as opposed to the pre-release thread.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I will probably see this on Saturday or Sunday
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I might see it today.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Orndorf (***½): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51096/cowboys-aliens/
Me (**): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51117/cowboys-aliens/
Me (**): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51117/cowboys-aliens/
Last edited by tylergfoster; 07-29-11 at 11:12 PM.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Saw it. Fun movie. Some people must have had their expectations too high. Far from perfect, but very enjoyable. Better than Iron Man 2. Only problem I had was
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Orndorf (***½): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51117/cowboys-aliens/
Me (**): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51117/cowboys-aliens/
Me (**): http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/51117/cowboys-aliens/
Where's Orndorf's review? Both links lead to yours.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I liked it a lot but it felt like it was originally a much longer movie.
Oh and Dolarhyde's son was so totally worthless that I didn't feel he was worth all that fuss.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
First 15 minutes were good, after that the movie became completely worthless.
2/5, only because of the first 15 and Olivia Wilde
2/5, only because of the first 15 and Olivia Wilde
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I feel like the cast was much better than the film they were in. It wasn't outright bad, but it never really grabbed hold of me the way it should have. And the final battle felt too anticlimactic.
On the other hand, I liked Craig's American accent (most of the time) and Ford really stole the show. This makes me wish they'd make some more traditional westerns with the kind of cast this movie had. Forget the alien stuff.
On the other hand, I liked Craig's American accent (most of the time) and Ford really stole the show. This makes me wish they'd make some more traditional westerns with the kind of cast this movie had. Forget the alien stuff.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Forgetting the setting, were alien elements introduced into a western plot device? I get the feeling that instead of making a western with aliens, they've made a period piece with aliens instead.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I liked it a lot, mostly because Craig is so fucking badass in this one. I love Ford but wish they'd played out the conflict between him and Craig longer, since it was more interesting than the Alien stuff... that said, I thought the aliens themselves were a lot meaner/scarier than I had anticipated for this type of film, which was nice to see. I think it could have used a rewrite or two, but I had fun with it.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Can someone post a spoiler-filled review? I don't want to see it but I'm interesting in knowing what the plot details are about.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I liked it a lot, mostly because Craig is so fucking badass in this one. I love Ford but wish they'd played out the conflict between him and Craig longer, since it was more interesting than the Alien stuff... that said, I thought the aliens themselves were a lot meaner/scarier than I had anticipated for this type of film, which was nice to see. I think it could have used a rewrite or two, but I had fun with it.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
BTW, did anyone else notice the plug for Red Bull during the movie?
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Thought it was fun but needed some trimming at the end... The western part was great and would love to see a straight up western with Ford and Craig battling it out because they were standouts in this.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
I thought this was pretty good. It was a fun popcorn flick and I enjoyed Craig and Ford in it a lot. The only thing is I wouldn't have minded seeing this just be a regular western without the sci-fi elements. To me the alien aspect seemed not as fleshed out as it could've been. Still a decent movie though.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
Actualy, the entire cast (not just Ford and Craig) should team up for a straight up western. Would be pretty badass, given the right script.
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Re: Cowboys & Aliens -- Craig/Ford/Wilde -- The Reviews/Comments Thread
This was fairly mediocre, and they wasted a solid premise in "Cowboys and Aliens", and just turned it into a big, loud mess. I'm still not sold on Favreau as a gifted director, more of a promotional PR guy who gets to direct as well.
I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C.
I give it 2 stars, or a grade of C.