Cowboys & Aliens

First 30 minutes was great. Craig being a badass cowboy with amnesia was the best part of the movie.

Middle was decent.

Last 30 minutes was crap. Starting with

Spoiler:
the girl coming back to life and revealing that she is an alien that took human form.

The movie would have been better if it were just "Cowboys." It was way better as a straight up western and started getting worse the moment the aliens attacked.

I too found the first act diverting as an ordinary though decently executed western. Unfortunately the whole reason for the aliens' being here was nonsensical, especially for so advanced a race. Why not just get your gold from any of the millions of uninhabited planets that even we in the 21st century know are out there? To say nothing of asteroids...

Originally posted by Myth
Last 30 minutes was crap. Starting with

Spoiler:
the girl coming back to life and revealing that she is an alien that took human form.

Is that so??

seems they kept idea from the Graphic Novel.

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Enjoyed this movie and it delivers exactly what the title says

only problem i had with it is what were the aliens gonna do with the gold, Seemed to be case of the Underwear gnomes profit plan to me

besides that, 8/10 from me.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Enjoyed this movie and it delivers exactly what the title says

only problem i had with it is what were the aliens gonna do with the gold, Seemed to be case of the Underwear gnomes profit plan to me

besides that, 8/10 from me.

Think one of my main issues, THE main one in fact, was that these incredibly advanced beings (who nonetheless acted like idiot hyenas in person) came all this way to get some gold out of the ground when they could have done the same thing on virtually any rocky planet or asteroid. Why would you bother with a place that had an indigenous population, even one they thought of as "insects"?

And the argument that perhaps planet earth has "more gold", as I've read on other forums, is not supported by any facts in evidence.

I was also troubled by their kidnapping humans for study, when they could just blast people from the sky with blue ray guns whenever necessary. Probe our weaknesses? Silly stuff.

Nice scenery though. And I did like the dog.

With the graphic novel that its based on they're were'nt here looking for gold

they got here only because their ship crash landed and then later on they end up building a communication device in one of the dish to call in more troops.

had the same problem with the logic and rationale behind the gold search portrayed by the movie.

ignoring that, it's an enjoyable movie with those nicely executed visuals and actions.

Originally posted by wolferine
had the same problem with the logic and rationale behind the gold search portrayed by the movie.

ignoring that, it's an enjoyable movie with those nicely executed visuals and actions.

If you've got a mind to, W, check out the original script on Facebook, the comic "Wayout West", which is available on Amazon, and then the 2006 graphic novel. See which you think is best.

I felt it was nothing special.

Could've been a decent Western if not for the sci-fi angle.
Daniel Craig as the lone gunman w/amnesia wondering into a corrupt town would've made a decent story on its own.

I also found that most of the night time scenes were too dark to make out what was happening.

Originally posted by Esau Cairn

I also found that most of the night time scenes were too dark to make out what was happening.

Really?

seems to be you need your eyes checked out.

Originally posted by Kazenji
Really?

seems to be you need your eyes checked out.

Or maybe I was pre-occuppied with my girlfriend.

You do know what a girlfriend is, eh Kaz?

Congrats?

Originally posted by Esau Cairn
Or maybe I was pre-occuppied with my girlfriend.

You do know what a girlfriend is, eh Kaz?

Yeah i do

lucky you i suppose.

What a load of donkey shit. This movie sucked balls.

Plus now somebody's suing the producers for copyright infringement:

http://www.deadline.com/2011/12/cowboys-aliens-sparks-lawsuit-by-author-who-published-story-with-same-title/#comments

Of course, the plaintiff's comic came out 5 years AFTER the original 1989 screenplay posted to Facebook

I noticed for the blu-ray that it has the directors cut not sure what been added back in and if it makes the film better.

Awful film. Loved freddiew's vid tho.