Cowboyok és űrlények

Egy "elképesztő" ötlet, amely pillanatok alatt tönkretette az Indiana Jones és a kristálykoponya királysága film üzenetét, két órára felfújva. Az elején még jól néz ki: Craig kemény cowboya szuper, a western világ fergeteges, az első kapcsolatfelvétel a földönkívüliekkel mágikus, a humor és a távolságtartás megfelelő, a vizuális effektek tökéletesek, az E.T.-féle alakok pedig lényegesen jobbak, mint vakond a Super 8 filmből. A tűzeseti jelenettől kezdve azonban a jó benyomások kezdenek elszállni, és az ezt követő, olcsó, klisés, gyors érlelésű karakterkapcsolatok és az akciójelenetek logikátlan pillanatai eltemetik az egészet. Az írók úgy gondolták, hogy minél jobban kiélik magukat, annál jobban szórakoznak majd a nézők... Az amerikai prérik marhapásztorai és indiánjai egyesüljetek idealista világban a földönkívüli nácik ellen, akik azt hiszik, hogy rovarok vagytok, és el akarják lopni az aranyatokat! - Bullshit. (2011.09.15)

I don't quite know if there's a more tragic screenplay that sometimes becomes unnecessarily entangled in its simple stupidity, or (again) a desperately flimsy Jon Favreau, who created something resembling a television production without a single ballbusting scene, in which several megastars have accidentally become involved. Although the introduction looks quite hopeful, the rest of the film is full of endless desperate awkwardness, which is ridiculous but in no way entertaining. I wonder what the crew spent the $160 million on. Probably fiery water and windy women. You can see it in Cowboys and Aliens - and this could and should have been really good. But the film would have had to be made by someone who at least has the general ability to drop genre clichés and not just mechanically imitate them (and badly!). (2011.08.10)

I was really excited to see this, even despite the strange and incomprehensible story. I thought that nothing can be more surprising than a fight between the 19th century cowboys and aliens who decide to visit an arid town in the middle of the American prairie. Let’s face it, it was all a load of hogwash, but I must admit that I had fun. The actors were cool. Their performances were standard. Harrison Ford’s might have been a bit better. He’ll probably always be charismatic. In any case, the movie’s main currency were special effects – and the authors really put a lot of work into those. It’s true that the story starts getting insane halfway through, but I didn’t really mind that much. I enjoyed it and I think that at the cinema, this experience would’ve been on a whole new level. (2012.11.26)

Wow! There really isn’t even a pinch of humour. Something like Cowboys and Aliens could never be good this way, even with the greatest genius behind the camera. To make with a serious face a film where a group of cowboys and Indians avert an invasion of aliens that have come to earth to mine gold (oops, spoiler) is mental. If it at least looked good, but no, not even that, it’s just two hours of grey and boredom. Not even the aliens are good! (2011.11.20)

I am afraid that the length and content of the script did not exceed the title of the film, which promised a great adventure, and in combination with the talented creative team, ideal popcorn entertainment. The first approximately 15 minutes are divine, Craig is the ultimate tough guy, the canvas shirts smell of sweat, and everyone is carrying their guns low. Then Ford enters the scene, showcasing the most ridiculous toughness in the history of the Wild West, and everything is crowned by an absolutely asexual outfit à la Olivia Wilde's nightgown. The plot takes place in a total of 3 larger locations (with the majority of them being the wasteland of New Mexico), a larger amount of ILM fantasizing, so you can also search for it under a microscope, which raises the question: where did the 163 million from the budget go? From the beginning of the second third, it's perpetually echoing boredom, which this commercial failure fully deserves. The worst blockbuster from approximately 2-3 years ago. (2012.01.27)