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le nubian - Jul 31, 2011 4:16:22 pm PDT #15862 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

ow did this get released in theaters?

I was wondering if it was made for TV! Wayans was just so bad in this film. Really embarrassing. I had to stop after 20 minutes.


le nubian - Jul 31, 2011 4:16:56 pm PDT #15863 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

Cowboys vs. Aliens did not make a lot of $$ at the box office this weekend. It tied with 'The Smurfs!'


Kathy A - Jul 31, 2011 4:29:03 pm PDT #15864 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

I saw C&A on Friday night--definitely no better than OK, but it wasn't that bad for the $7.50 matinee ticket. I thought the final action sequence was where it really fell apart for me; the whole film was building up to that scene, but it didn't match the buildup. Daniel Craig was really good, though, and Adam Beach was quite excellent. Harrison Ford was mailing it in, though. Not enough of Sheriff Carradine, IMO.

After we got out of that show, the theater next door was starting Captain America ten minutes later, so we headed into there (haven't snuck into a movie in a while--I felt like such a rebel!). Much better film!! Really liked it a lot. I know nothing about the Marvel 'verse (never read a comic book/graphic novel in my life) other than what I've seen at the movies or on tv, but I loved seeing Tony Stark's dad and am looking forward to The Avengers next summer.


sumi - Aug 01, 2011 10:09:35 am PDT #15865 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

Oh, I thought that Cowboys and Aliens was silly fun. I made sure I had a giant tub of popcorn and I wish that my ticket has only been $7.50!

But Daniel Craig looks excellent dressed as a gunslinger: I believe he should do that more often.


Scrappy - Aug 01, 2011 1:48:16 pm PDT #15866 of 30000
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

It's my birthday on Saturday and I am picking the movie we go to. Should it be Crazy, Stupid Love or Cowboys and Aliens? CSL got way better metacritc scores, but CaA has Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. I am in a quandary.


Gris - Aug 01, 2011 2:03:46 pm PDT #15867 of 30000
Hey. New board.

When we made that decision, we went with Crazy Stupid Love. And I was happy.


§ ita § - Aug 01, 2011 2:13:08 pm PDT #15868 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

It's your birthday. I say double feature. But I think I liked Cowboys and Aliens more than most people. Daniel Craig was hotness incarnate, and bonus Adam Beach, who didn't even make it into the trailers.


sumi - Aug 01, 2011 3:45:38 pm PDT #15869 of 30000
Art Crawl!!!

Plus, Keith Carradine was excellent as the sheriff.


Polter-Cow - Aug 01, 2011 9:00:25 pm PDT #15870 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

Okay, I really liked The Adjustment Bureau. As much as I love special effects and gunfights and explosions, I could use more interesting sci-fi that doesn't need all those things.


le nubian - Aug 02, 2011 5:52:27 am PDT #15871 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

P-C,

don't you think the plot kind of fell apart and then they went really hand-wavey?