Dante Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 (edited) Cowboys & Aliens is an upcoming science fiction western film directed by Jon Favreau and starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Sam Rockwell, Noah Ringer, Paul Dano, Ana de la Reguera and Clancy Brown, based on the graphic novel of the same name. It is to be released July 29, 2011. Trailer The Year is 1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger named Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig) 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 (Harrison 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 traveller Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse 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. I find this title as odd choice for this kind of film but it has it reasons because it base on graphic novel with the same name. Edited November 17, 2010 by Dante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I very much like the imagery of mixing sci-fi and western genres together so I'll be placing this on my watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Yeah I think this is gonna be bad ass. Great cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sméagol Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Hmm, after seeing the poster you posted earlier, and after reading the synopsis.. To me it looks like a case of "sounds interesting but disappoints when you see it". That is a great cast however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nintendohnut Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Very excited for this. Heard about it a few months back before there was any real footage of it and the cast was really exciting, now I've seen the trailer I can't wait to see it. July isn't too far away I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Odwin Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 13 from House! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 James bond and Inadiana jones! ... yeah this is a family film that isn't actually going to be any good as a proper movie. The sort of film that I'd remember as a teenager, if I'd seen it as a wee lad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I very much like the imagery of mixing sci-fi and western genres together so I'll be placing this on my watch list. Shame it didn't work last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayseven Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 it wasn't too bad the time before, though. To a lesser degree, of course. What other ones? Back to the Future III, Wild Wild West (more steampunk I guess!)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Peeps Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Shame it didn't work last time. I loved Serenity nearly as much as Firefly... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The fish Posted November 18, 2010 Share Posted November 18, 2010 Ridiculous concept, looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Link Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 New Trailer http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/cowboysandaliens/ Not really sure what to make of it tbh. Kinda got the feeling from the trailer that it was gonna be a bit weak story wise, and the CGI doesn't look brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero-of-Time Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I went and seen this last night and thought it was a piece of junk. It had very little humour in it, which was strange as I was expecting alot given the name of the film. The characters were flat as can be and I didn't really care for their plight at all. To top it off the cinema screen was busted so it kept flickering dark then light. I went and complained to the manager and scored some free tickets for any film, for me and my mates. That was the best part of the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I was going to see it last night but ended up watching Devil's Double instead, which wasn't much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReZourceman Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Thought it was good and enjoyable enough. Not amazing. Daniel Craig was badass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 You know what annoys me an unnecessary amount? The advertisements: In cinemas now and IMAX Just sounds wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog-amoto Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 I remember when there were little to no adverts and a woman came round with a choc ice tray in the intermission. They also used the curtains as well. No idea why modern cinemas still have curtains in front of the screen as they never use them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bard Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) Shame it didn't work last time. But it totally worked this time: Anyway, this looks to be a heinous piece of shit. Just look at the way they tried to stir up hype for it; fabricated a comic book series that they tried to sell off as if it was a long running line with some sense of prestige. Edited August 19, 2011 by The Bard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 Hotlink borked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Posted August 19, 2011 Share Posted August 19, 2011 (edited) This was a fun movie. It was not a masterpiece. Walking into the cinema expecting a film called, "Cowboys & Aliens" to be a masterpiece would have been stupid. But it was good. Quite funny in parts, which I wasn't expecting. Those aliens shouldn't have messed with James Bond. That dude is rock hard. EDIT! I thought I had posted about this before! (From the General Movie Thread) I saw Cowboys and Aliens last night. It was really good. I thought it was odd that James Bond and Indiana Jones were in the same movie, but my friend explained that they are in the same timeline in the later films, so I guess it works out. It was nice to that Indiana Jones picks up his "can't forget my hat" thing from James Bond originally. Good origin story. Edited August 19, 2011 by Wesley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEVILMURRAY Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 They didn't try getting in a few Han Solo references to punch up the sci-fi aspect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvonne Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 The red letter media guys did a review on it, made it sound pretty fun, though I'm in two minds about going http://redlettermedia.com/half-in-the-bag-cowboys-and-aliens-and-chicaco-comic-con/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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