The 4 Most Unfairly Overlooked Sci-Fi Movies Of 2011
Four really good science fiction films which we think more people should have seen, even if they didn’t.
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Cowboys & AliensIf there was a movie released this year that’s less like Attack the Block than Cowboys & Aliens, I can’t name it. It gets wrong almost everything Attack the Block gets right by collecting a series of stereotypes together in what’s basically a vapid action movie without any real social relevance. But one thing it does manage to be, is a lot of fun.
It doesn’t hurt that the film has Harrison Ford to squint into the camera, or Daniel Craig to punch aliens in the head. And of course there’s the premise, pitting cowboys and Indians against alien invaders out in the old West. It’s all ridiculous, but in a completely ridiculous way that sort of just goes with it. It’s been derided by critics and the title’s been laughed at by potential moviegoers, so maybe it’s no surprise that everyone seemed to ignore it in theaters, but Cowboys & Aliens feels like the perfect summer sci-fi movie to me, a classic shoot-em-up with an outer-spacey twist. It’s not the best movie of the year but it’s absolutely worth your time. It’s the perfect rental, and since you likely missed it in theaters, that’s where you’ll see it. Netflix it.
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