{"id":3778,"date":"2011-08-30T22:03:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-30T20:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/zaparents-blog\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2022-01-06T12:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-01-06T10:00:40","slug":"cowboys-and-aliens-an-exciting-3-d-collaboration-of-two-popular-movie-genres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jozikids.co.za\/blog\/lifestyle\/movie-reviews\/cowboys-and-aliens-an-exciting-3-d-collaboration-of-two-popular-movie-genres\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys and Aliens \u2013 an exciting 3-D collaboration of two popular Movie Genres!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0<\/em>This movie is such a clever collaboration of the ever popular western and science fiction genres, so if you want to see something that\u2019s the same, yet vastly different, this movie is the one to pick!<\/p>\n

Starring the yummy Daniel Craig and the even yummier Harrison Ford (for the moms), the gorgeous Olivia Wilde (for the dads) and the cute Noah Ringer (for the teens), this movie will keep the whole family entertained.<\/p>\n

Combining puppets, and Computer Generated animation,\u00a0 the visual effects are awesome and the kidswill definitely be glued to the screen when the Aliens finally make their spectacular 3-D appearance!<\/p>\n

The action takes place in late 1800\u2019s Arizona, and starts when a stranger (Daniel Craig), wakes up in the dessert, with a strange shackle around his wrist, and severe amnesia, which leaves him with no\"\"<\/a>memory of who or where he is. Confused and injured, he stumbles into the \u201cskiet, skop and donner\u201d town of Absolution and quickly discovers that\u00a0 townsfolk don\u2019t take kindly to strangers and that the town is ruled by the all-powerful Colonel Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) and his delinquent son.<\/p>\n

At least this WAS the case, until the town is caught in the grip of fear, as a strange and eerie force attacks the town, and picks the residents off the street, one by one, and spirits them away in a strange alien craft.<\/p>\n

In true hero style, the stranger slowly regains his memory and becomes the town\u2019s only hope of salvation!\u00a0 The crack shot cowboy comes to the realisation that the mysterious shackle around his wrist holds the key to fighting off the alien force, rescuing the abducted townspeople and saving the town.<\/p>\n

Cowboys and Aliens is Universal and Dreamworks latest 3-D offering and is directed by Jon Favreau<\/a> and based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name<\/a>, \u00a0created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The film was released on Friday, 19 August, so if you haven\u2019t already seen it, make a point of doing so this weekend.<\/p>\n

The movie is classified 13 L V and runs for 117 minutes.<\/p>\n

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