Un'astronave arriva in Arizona nel 1873 per conquistare la Terra, a cominciare dalla regione del selvaggio West. Una banda di cowboy e indigeni intralciano la loro strada.Un'astronave arriva in Arizona nel 1873 per conquistare la Terra, a cominciare dalla regione del selvaggio West. Una banda di cowboy e indigeni intralciano la loro strada.Un'astronave arriva in Arizona nel 1873 per conquistare la Terra, a cominciare dalla regione del selvaggio West. Una banda di cowboy e indigeni intralciano la loro strada.
- Premi
- 1 vittoria e 17 candidature
- Luke Claiborne
- (as Matt Taylor)
- Maria
- (as Ana De La Reguera)
Trama
Lo sapevi?
- QuizDaniel Craig was chosen because of his distinct likeness to Steve McQueen, who starred in I magnifici sette (1960).
- BlooperWhen Jake and the newly-formed posse run into Jake's old gang, he punches one of the members in the mouth, breaking one of his front teeth. Later in the movie this gang member has all his teeth.
- Citazioni
Jake Lonergan: I've been shot.
Meacham: Only two kinds of men get shot: criminals and victims. Which one are you?
Jake Lonergan: I don't know.
Meacham: You got a name, friend?
Jake Lonergan: I don't know that either.
Meacham: Just what do you know?
Jake Lonergan: English.
- Versioni alternativeAn extended version is available on home video running ~17 minutes longer.
- ConnessioniFeatured in The Hour: Episodio #7.104 (2011)
- Colonne sonoreApache War Dance
Written and Performed by The Mescalero Apache Tribe
There's something kooky about the title Cowboys and Aliens, B-movie-ish, yet, exciting, enticing and genius. However, even with the star talents including Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, with the striking Olivia Wilde and excellent Sam Rockwell Cowboys and Aliens still falls short of expectations. The script is bland, every effort has gone into developing the two main leads but at a cost of the rest of the characters, the basic story and plot.
The special and practical effects are well integrated and executed but while fantastic they are nothing that hasn't been seen before, reminiscent of District 9, Independence Day to name a few. Considering director's Jon Favreau fun and exciting Iron-man outings this offering is less satisfying. It's not the mishmash of classic genres that's the problem, it's the lazy, predicable story telling.
The films opening is strong and intriguing, building up to the tension of Ford's character Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde meeting with Craig's Jake; its Jones meets Bond, perfect. Both are excellent giving weight to the proceedings. Horses are flipped, guns and gauntlets go wild, aliens leap and stomp on cowboys. But after the first few alien attacks the film wavers onto familiar territory. Although it has a fabulous cast beneath its hat and sweeping, breathtaking Western landscapes under it's belt - it buckles under it's own weight.
Even with its somewhat serious tone it's not brave enough to explore or commit to its own themes leaving it underdeveloped. But it also omits much needed fun leaving the whole film unseasoned and as empty as the plains of Arizona. Debatably, flop Wild Wild West (1999) infused the sci-fi and Western genre more successfully.
Cowboys and Aliens is entertaining, it looks good, has a superb cast but it's painfully predictable and just not that great.
- amesmonde
- 13 ago 2011
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- Budget
- 163.000.000 USD (previsto)
- Lordo Stati Uniti e Canada
- 100.240.551 USD
- Fine settimana di apertura Stati Uniti e Canada
- 36.431.290 USD
- 31 lug 2011
- Lordo in tutto il mondo
- 174.822.325 USD
- Tempo di esecuzione1 ora 59 minuti
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- 2.39 : 1