Cowboys & Aliens

Una idea «genial» que en pocos segundos echó a perder la impresión del cuarto Indiana, inflada en dos horas. Empieza bien: El rudo vaquero de Craig es genial, el mundo wéstern está bien hecho, el primer contacto con los extraterrestres es mágico, el humor y la perspectiva son precisos, los efectos visuales son perfectos y los de E.T. son mucho mejores que el topo del Super 8. Sin embargo, a partir de la escena del incendio, las buenas impresiones empiezan a decaer, y la cadencia subsiguiente de relaciones cliché de rápida fermentación entre los personajes y momentos ilógicos en las escenas de acción lo entierran todo. Los guionistas pensaron que cuanto más locuras escribieran, más se divertiría el espectador... ¡Vaqueros e indios de las praderas estadounidenses, únanse en un mundo idealista contra los alienígenas nazis que los consideran un insecto y quieren robar su oro! - Mierda. (15.09.2011)

Una gilipollez total, como era de esperar por el título. Afortunadamente, es bastante entretenida y valió la pena verla por las tantas frases divertidas. Indios disparando flechas a criaturas espaciales con arcos es definitivamente lo más loco que se verá en los cines este verano, excepto quizás Los Pitufos. Es realmente muy estúpido. Pero al final hay bastantes cosas ilógicas, Olivia Wilde es tan molesta como el niño mexicano y es una pena que el tipo duro Ford se ablande en el último tercio. ¿Diversión ligera? Sin duda. (11.08.2011)

The women have secrets, the guys have rifles and the aliens have claws. The division of roles is just as clear as in a classic western, which applies also to the character played by Olivia Wilde, who is finally allowed to do more than just soften the impudence of the guys with her presence. Despite that, the climax doesn’t leave any doubt as to whether the good old Wild West needs women or aliens. The director’s filmography leads us to believe the opposite, but Cowboys and Aliens creates a better impression during the purely western scenes, not in the sci-fi elements. The resounding music and the camerawork making full use of the screen, recalling the times when westerns ruled. The hackneyed alien plot is dragged down to earth by the exaggerated seriousness. Though the film would need humour, the scenes without the strange parasites and with a westernised Daniel Craig are sometimes funny, at least because of the actor’s fierce tenacity. Harrison Ford has a smaller presence, though I believe his few lines are appropriately impactful. Cowboys and Aliens is summer entertainment that places minimal demands on the viewer. In some ways, such as its simple understanding of the world and emphasis on outdated manliness, it is reminiscent of the kind of films that are no longer made today. However, it didn’t manage to convince me that I should regret the fact that such films are becoming increasingly rare. 60% (24.08.2011)

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. (27.01.2012)

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! (20.11.2011)