[New post] Movie catch-Up: Cowboys and Aliens

Robin Catling posted: ""I know, let's put James Bond and Indiana Jones together in one of those genre mash-up movies. It'll make a fortune." The cynical desperation of this dumb idea is not the surprise. The surprise is that anyone signed off the $150m cheque to make it. You" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Everything Express Movie catch-Up: Cowboys and Aliens by Robin Catling "I know, let's put James Bond and Indiana Jones together in one of those genre mash-up movies. It'll make a fortune." The cynical desperation of this dumb idea is not the surprise. The surprise is that anyone signed off the $150m cheque to make it. You thought Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was a dumb idea? Shakespeare, compared to this. Humourless Harrison Ford mumbles his grumpy way through bad dialog like he's counting down the days toward death, while a badly miscast Daniel Craig is the cleanest, suave-est Western bandit you've ever seen. They both pick up fat cheques whilst staring blankly at a bunch of green-screen special effects while Favreau blows a lot of s*** up. And I wrote that part of the review before I even saw the movie. Read more of this post Robin Catling | August 16, 2012 at 12:12 am | Tags: movie, review | Categories: Culture, Film | URL: http://wp.me/p1uj0o-266 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://everythingexpress.wordpress.com/2012/08/16/movie-catch-up-cowboys-and-aliens/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com