Customer Ratings & Reviews

Good movie but bad execution.Good,solid performances from Ford and Craig wasted on bland script.

This movie started promising and ended quite boring. The action scenes were entertaining, however the story was very unbelievable.l

I like this movie, but to give it more than 2 stars just seems wrong.

Quality of home release is fine, but the movie itself is disappointing and exemplifies what is wrong with Hollywood. Too many producers, too many writers, too many digital effects, grim plot, no fun, draining to watch. Could have been so much better. What a waste of talent and resources.

This was a terrible movie. The story is impossible & the acting poor. What a waste of time!! If I could give it zero stars I would.

Not Aliens. ..I couldn't wrap my mind around the concept of cowboys and aliens so I can't rate the movie

Really didn't like it. Kind of boring and drawn out. Last like 30 minutes was the best

Did poorly at theatres and that should have been reason enough to not waste money on it.

Not a very good movie. Wife purchased and thought it was a real western!

We enter the story by finding a man (Daniel Craig) unconscious in the desert. He awakes with no memory and discovers a strange device on his arm that, despite numerous efforts, he can’t remove. Before he’s made any real assessment of his situation, he’s discovered by three men who believe he’ll bring them a windfall when they turn him over to the authorities. But, despite his memory loss, he makes short work of his would-be captors and moves on. Victorious but still with no memory. His wandering brings him to the nearby town of Absolution. Its inhabitants are nowhere to be seen until the local preacher (Clancy Brown) discovers him and offers to stitch the wound he (Craig) discovered when he awoke. Unfortunately, they are interrupted when Percy Dolarhyde (Paul Dano), son of the town’s benefactor and all-around miscreant, causes a commotion and accidentally kills a Marshall and (Craig) subdues him. As a result, he’s identified and arrested for crimes he’s previously committed. Our amnesiac’s name is Jake Lonergan and before being transferred, the town is attacked by mysterious creatures first referred to as demons but that are, of course, aliens. Hence the title. I was as wary as anyone when I saw the title of this film. I expected a farce with a poorly written script and star-studded cast. While the cast is chock-full of familiar faces (Olivia Wilde, Keith Carradine, Sam Rockwell and others) the film is engrossing, well-written, and easily one of the better films based on a comic book that I’ve seen in some time.

I have been a fan & collector of Harrison's for over 30 years. I USED to be first in the door opening day for his films. I did want to be there for this one but could not make it. Now, we see latest Bond Craig throughout this movie & he got top billing. Why, the current in the long list of this character. No other hit movies. Now, Harrison. Let's see. Oscar nominated for Witness. Played two famous movie characters Han Solo & Indiana Jones. Long time biggest movie money maker. The film is good. You have seen the ending a million times. The Wilde character, I won’t do spoilers here, you could guess. Could hardly see a lot of the night action. Took forever to see the aliens. Stole part of that idea from "Alien". Normal special effects. One of the talk shows Harrison appeared on to promote the film mention how 3 films in a row he played a grouchy guy. Too many shots of Craig making that touch guy face. A few extras on the DVD-nothing special. No chapter search list. AND, COMCAST COME ON. We now get Comcast advertisements with DVD's. TACKY!! So, a good movie. Pick out the seen before parts from other movies.

Cowboys and Aliens is a good movie. But that's all I can say about it. I was really hoping for something special here. With the Directing/Producing trio of Favreau, Howard, and Spielberg I really thought this was going to be something special. It left me wanting more. It was an interesting spin on the Western genre. The last western sci-fi movie I saw was probably the Wild Wild West and I won't go into that movie... The cinematography and special effects were good, but I would have liked a better storyline and better acting.

I saw this film in theaters. Watching it at home, I was able to disect the story & the characters more and my initial assessment was spot on. This story had a good chance to produce a hokey film but Jon Favreau & the cast teamed up and brought a fresh alien story to light. Aliens have visited this planet for thousands of years. Far too many stories speculate visits that may have occured only in the last 70 years. I'm hoping the film industry takes note & sees the vast number of new stories they can put on film & stop rehashing old ones but still make money.

I was absolutely impressed. By head was where my butt was supposed to be - I was so scared of the aliens! I was wowed by Harrison Ford being such an mean person - kind of nice seeing him play the bad guy! Really enjoyed it!

If you watch movies to be entertained and just escape, this will work for you. Of course you must also like westerns and be a sci-fi fan. With two quality actors leading the way, you can't go wrong...even if the plot fizzles in some spots. A great shoot-em-up with a mix of the old west vs. invaders from the stars all looking for the same thing. I thought it was great entertainment!

It's a very unique take on cowboy and aliens and the plot kept us interested. I would watch again, due to so much action that sometimes you miss everything going on in a movie. And did I mention excellent picture quality? well, its crystal clear.

I am a long time Sci-Fi fan and put off watching this for quite some time. Watching it without any major expectations I was truly entertained. Good pace to the film and a good enough plot to keep me watching for the most part.

The story is outlandish, but the setting is awesome and the cast great. You want to watch this on a big HD screen with a great sound system. Has a few scary moments that may be a bit much for kids but everyone I saw it was entertained.

This won't win any awards but it will be an enjoyable movie on a Saturday night. Interesting story. Great cast. Good entertainment - can't ask for much more unless you are a film snob and aren't easily entertained.

I've watched this movie a few years ago, when I saw it on sale at Best Buy I did not hesitate and I bought it on the spot. I watched it twice already...great addition to my movie library.