Its not a perfect film and there are questions that could be asked of some of the plot points, but the questions, such as they are, would require irrelevant exposition, which would only serve to hobble the pace of what is essentially a "Men (and Woman) on a mission" movie. Wow i enjoyed this, partially due to the negative reviews here on IMDb (thanks guys) and in part due to Harrison Ford clearly having more fun with a character than he has in a long time. Reviewed by janus-20 8 / 10 Oater this world or oater space, a choice of very poor puns for a GOOD movie. I highly recommend the film to fans of Sci-fi action and old B westerns. It brought me back to the old school B movies.
Im not saying this movie is for everyone and most people will disagree with everything i have just said, but I, on the other hand, can't praise it enough.
There is A lot of battles which are extremely entertaining. As well as the explosions mentioned before, we has huge spaceships blasting people, Indians stabbing aliens, Cowboys shooting aliens etc. There is a lot of action scenes to keep the action junkies happy. For the appearance and weaponry, I think they deserve credit. They have huge, under-arm Lazar cannons that explode large sections of the landscape which is quite entertaining to watch.The aliens' motivation is nothing special but it wasn't TERRIBLE. You see a alien armband on the Daniel Crag's character for most of the movie, but as you get to the end they reveal a lot more. One thing I like about them is their weaponry. Im probably alone in this, but they make me feel like I'm watching an old-school alien ultimatum which is very hard for modern filmmakers to achieve. The aliens in this movie are amongst the greatest of modern aliens. One factor a look at most in Sci-Fi movies is the Aliens. Good acting in general, but don't be going in thinking that there is going to be the best acting ever- because it isn't. Daniel is quite good to,though there is nothing out of the ordinary to talk about. Harrison plays brilliantly, grunting and growling like some savage beast which the character seems to be. It stars great acting legends like Harrison ford and Daniel Crag. The characters are extremely well acted- And why wouldn't they be. The writers did a really good job establishing some great western clichés that seemed to be used a lot in the old movies. You've got an old drunk, the young kid that needs to learn manners, a greedy land owner and of course, a man with no name. The story has all the stereotypical western characters that appeared in the oldies. Cowboys and Aliens seem to mix the two together Assembling a classic western storyline with a modern alien twist- and it works! With a few exceptions like "True Grit" and "3:10 to Yuma", Westerns that have come out in the 21st century have been far from Brilliant status of the older movies. A Posse is established and they set out to find the invaders and reclaim their family members. After the attack, Dolarhyde decides to cut a deal with the man with no name, due to the fact that his armband is some sort of alien weaponry. But before Dolarhyde could get ahold of him, mysterious attackers from the skies assault the town, abducting anyone who stands in their way. After causing chaos with the local Sheriff, he runs into a dirty, good-for-nothing Cattle owner named Colonel Dolarhyde who seems to own the town. He eventually finds a small town in Arizona entitled "Absolution". He also notices a metal armband around his arm which looks like something WAY beyond it's time. The plot goes like this A man wakes up in a desert without any knowledge of of history or his identity.
Did It work? This is my review on Cowboys and Aliens. Now, Paramount Picture attempts to revive the genre again. It has been over 42 years since a "good" Weird west movie came out. Reviewed by SciFiSheriff 10 / 10 Worth it's weight in gold!
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. Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.
But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. 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). The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. A stranger with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. where a lone cowboy leads an uprising against a terror from beyond our world.