Cowboys and Aliens Review

When I first heard of the movie Cowboy & Aliens, I thought that it sounded like a fun kids movie, well I was wrong. The film starts out in Arizona during the 1800’s, where we meet Jake (Daniel Craig), a local cowboy, who is all bloody and wounded. The local cowboys, headed by Jake, and the Apache tribe have been feuding enemies for a long time. However, everything changes when a spaceship appears in the middle of the night, led by an alien who is determined to destroy the human race to obtain gold. Now the cowboys and Indians must get along, only to fight against their unexpected visitors from outer space. This violent, action packed movie is based on the graphic novel by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.

Rating: Two out of five buckets.
Release Date: December 6, 2011
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 15+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Moderate

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Talking Points:

One thing I really liked about this movie is how the long time enemies (cowboys and Indians) unite to save the lives of innocent people against the alien threat.

A preacher tells a women that when you have faith, things will go well for you. The preacher also tells Jake, “God don’t care who you were, son. Only who you are.”

There are wonderful actors in the film with Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford.

The movie was way too violent for me, not like a Harry Potter violence, but a gross disturbing violence that I didn’t like, and I don’t recommend this for kids.

Sexual Content: Mild

• A character appears naked in front of a fire, we see her shoulders and up.

• Characters kiss, but no other sexual involvement.

Violent Content: Excessive

• There is violence throughout the whole film starting and ending with cowboy Jake. To name a few things; he knees a guy in the crotch, severely punches other characters, and slams a guys face into cell bars.

• There are a lot of intense battle scenes with gun shots and explosions.

• We see a women reduced to a pile of ash from a laser beam.

• The preacher stitched up a wound with a needle and thread.

• The aliens are creepy and scary as they try to kill the humans.

• To sum it up someone is continually being beaten or shot at throughout the whole movie.

Profanity: Excessive

• Swearing throughout the film. The d-word, h-word, a-word and b-word used several times.

Drugs and Alcohol Content: Moderate

• A cowboy drinks a bottle of whiskey.

• Men drink in a saloon.

• Men smoke and role cigarettes.

I am not a huge fan of gross, violent movies. There are many disturbing scenes that are not appropriate for kids. However, it may interest older teenagers that like westerns and sci/fi movies.

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