Originally Posted By Ursula Okay, I do NOT want to spoil anything. WARNING Really, I'm warning you... I totally lost it when the one method of transportation caught up with the other method of transportation thus facilitating the transfer of said occupant of one method to the other. Seriously? Seriously. And it just wasn't as fun as I was hoping.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA That was my one 'take me out of the movie' moment too Ursula. Plus, while they were flying along at high speed, he was talking to her. No way. And his hat stayed on.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I'll catch it on bluray. I just don't have the time to go to the movies anymore. All I saw this summer were, Pirates, Cars and Harry Potter.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I think the last movie I saw in a cinema was Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I now wait for movies to come out on pay per view. I just don't enjoy cinemas anymore and I have a rather sophisticated TV system at home to enjoy movies on. That being said, the entire concept behind this movie is just very bizarre. I'm also disappointed with Hollywood, most plots are rehashes of "old" sci fi episodes, books, movies. I just don't understand why nothing "original" is coming out of Hollywood these days. No wonder zombies are more popular than ever.
Originally Posted By mele OT...what are you doing that's keep you so busy, DDMAN? Something fun, I hope? My family gets irritated with me because I don't like to go to the movies much. If I go, I prefer it to be in the evenings. I don't mind paying the extra $2.50 to be there when I want to be there. My husband, OTOH, hates spending the extra $. He wanted to see 'Cowboys & Aliens' last weekend...me, not so much.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 I work four ten hour days, leaving the weekend and Monday's off. But on those days I work part time for the Milwaukee Brewers when they're in town. Which really isn't work truthfully, it's just a fun job. And when I'm not doing that I've had something going on just about every weekend since May.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<He's like today's Steve McQueen.>> Excatly what I was thinking watching him last night. His mouth, squinty eyes and he even had the similar voice inflections as McQueen at times. Details I liked: -The dirty exhaust coming out of the alien planes. -The kid becoming a "man". -The different fighting factions each coming together and yet being able to use their own fighting strategies -The cool Bat-Wing saloon doors -Craig's multi layerd character -Ford's growth -The premise of the aliens needing gold -Wilde's chasing the aliens through the cosmos -The film's pace -The build up to encountering the aliens -Great climax Dislikes - -Could have been a bit more campy - - - -
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ohhh, this is sounding better and better.....not long till the Blu Ray me hopes.
Originally Posted By Youtub >>Wow, we saw it today and hated it. My husband fell asleep and started snoring and I had to elbow him so as to not disturb the other movie-goers.<< I agree, I was very boring. Was there even a story, because I could not find one?
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I agree, I was very boring. Was there even a story, because I could not find one?> The short TV guide synopsis. Citizens of an old Western town are abducted by aliens. A group of citizens head out to rescue them.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Citizens of an old Western town are abducted by aliens. A group of citizens head out to rescue them.>> Sounds like 90% of every western I've ever seen. Oh and I loved the soundtrack. The Western film genre does not bring in huge numbers. Those projects seem to be made more for nostalgia's sake as any other reason.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Great movie, easy plot to follow. My Fiance started laughing as soon as he saw Harrison ford playing the Angry role. Why did he keep acting so peed off all the time??
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<Why did he keep acting so peed off all the time??>. Maybe 'cause his kid was an idiot.
Originally Posted By gadzuux >> - The dirty exhaust coming out of the alien planes. << This was a 'detail' that I DIDN'T like. Do these alien vessels run on diesel? Also, in some ways the story got very similar to Super 8 - in a bad way. The monsters are terrorizing a town, snatching up beloved characters, and then hanging them in suspended animation in a cave somewhere, just waiting to be rescued by our heroes - for days on end. When the heroes finally arrive, a quick slap on the cheek and they're good as new and ready to flee for their lives. Why do the monsters go to the enormous trouble of attacking and grabbing these people and hauling them away to their secret lair? And why keep doing it again and again? Never explained. And why do they want these live humans hanging around? To perform atrocities on them, but only a few people, and only now and then. It was a rather obvious plot device to have cool scenes of aliens attacking cowboys. The aliens have no motive for what they do, but it creates motive for what the townsfolk do - go out and save their people. I didn't dislike this one as much as Super 8, because it was mostly fun to watch and had actors I like, but I do want movies to make some kind of sense - even monster movies.
Originally Posted By Liberty Belle I'm kind of interested to see this, but unsure. This thread has not helped at all with my decision-making! Lol.
Originally Posted By crapshoot << And why do they want these live humans hanging around? >> I have to admit that Spielburg could have killed some of them off for impact. No one would have been offended.
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, here's where the movie that I was totally LOVING tanked in a BIG dang way BIG BIG WAY ...and a MAJOR spoiler ahead ....no, really, super DUPER MAJOR SPOILER!!! ....ok, you've been warned... Olivia Wilde was "reborn" in fire. Why were we worried about her at the end? AND if her race can survive FIRE, what the heck dang issue caused them to lose their planet to the invaders? THAT MADE NO SENSE Oh, and I wasn't at *all* surprised by the moment with Harrison Ford and the Native American - I saw that coming from about five MILLION miles away. I hate predictable junk like that!
Originally Posted By Labuda Oh, and I hope to have helped you make up your mind if you read the above post, catfish!
