Cowboys vs Aliens: did this come from our very own...

[swampyankee]

"Please, please, no" thread?

Because if it did, BAUT should be getting royalties, because somebody in Hollywood has been trolling for ideas

[Swift]

Well, it seems only fair, since the news media trolls Untrue Facts! (!!!) for content.

[Gillianren]

I've read that they want us to take the movie seriously. They are out of luck.

[grapes]

"Please, please, no" thread?

Because if it did, BAUT should be getting royalties, because somebody in Hollywood has been trolling for ideas

Ackk there are 51 pages there, which post?

[ggremlin]

I'm fairly sure that Scy-Fy, auto scans the thread for new movie titles and is the logical source for some adult-themed titles

And no they haven't got around to paying for it yet.

[Jim]

I've read that they want us to take the movie seriously. They are out of luck.

Oh, c'mon! James Bond meets Indiana Jones with the hot bi-sexual doctor from House thrown in? How can you not take that seriously?

Actually, I think what they mean is that it shouldn't be considered camp. It should be taken as seriously as, well, James Bond and Indiana Jones.

[Fazor]

To be honest, I want to see it. I think it looks awesome, and not in an ironically bad way. But the weather is supposed to be nice this weekend (well, as nice as 90+ degrees with ~100% humidity can be) so I'll probably be planning outdoor activities rather than seeing a movie. Maybe a late-night viewing though.

[Garrison]

And if you want to know what other strange combos Hollywood may be planning try this Cracked article(as with almost all Cracked articles there may be stuff that's NSFW, especially in the comments):

32 Insane Movie Ideas Built Out of Existing Movie Titles

Frankly I would pay good money to see most of these, especially number #31.

[Gillianren]

Oh, c'mon! James Bond meets Indiana Jones with the hot bi-sexual doctor from House thrown in? How can you not take that seriously?

Actually, I think what they mean is that it shouldn't be considered camp. It should be taken as seriously as, well, James Bond and Indiana Jones.

Yes. They're still out of luck. When I saw the trailer the first time, there was the standard muttering in the (completely packed) theatre about who wanted to see it and who didn't, and then the title came up, and pretty much everyone in the theatre burst out laughing.

[Fazor]

Yes. They're still out of luck. When I saw the trailer the first time, there was the standard muttering in the (completely packed) theatre about who wanted to see it and who didn't, and then the title came up, and pretty much everyone in the theatre burst out laughing.

Tsk tsk. And if everyone else in the movie theater saw the title card and then jumped off a bridge, would that also mean it's a bad movie? Sure it was hard not to laugh at the title when it ambushed you with it's apparent stupidity. But it's a movie about wild west cowboys fighting tech-sling'n aliens. The title is unabashedly blunt. Any movie that's soo cool that they need not bother with a clever title has to be awesome, right?

[mike alexander]

I certainly intend to watch. After all, a REALLY advanced alien wouldn't care if it was 1877 or 2012, we'd still be centuries behind technologically.

And, of course, there was that incident in Ansby, Lincolnshire in 1345...

[Gillianren]

Tsk tsk. And if everyone else in the movie theater saw the title card and then jumped off a bridge, would that also mean it's a bad movie? Sure it was hard not to laugh at the title when it ambushed you with it's apparent stupidity. But it's a movie about wild west cowboys fighting tech-sling'n aliens. The title is unabashedly blunt. Any movie that's soo cool that they need not bother with a clever title has to be awesome, right?

Have you ever seen the old SNL sketch about "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good"?

And the thing is, I have now seen that trailer, I don't know, five or six times. It is very much not my thing. But Graham will probably go see it without me.

[Garrison]

I certainly intend to watch. After all, a REALLY advanced alien wouldn't care if it was 1877 or 2012, we'd still be centuries behind technologically.

And, of course, there was that incident in Ansby, Lincolnshire in 1345...

When I first heard the title I assumed this would be some sort of B-movie, then I saw the trailer for the first time and saw who was in it and the premise and I couldn't wait to go see it. And I'm thinking Ansby is 'The High Crusade'? Maybe that's another reason why I wasn't fazed by the premise, I've read quite a few books with that sort of anachronistic theme, and cowboys v aliens isn't necessarily the weirdest.

[Fazor]

Have you ever seen the old SNL sketch about "With a name like Smucker's, it has to be good"?

No, but I assume it's the same kind of tongue-in-cheek attitude that my post should be taken with. Not that I'm at all sarcastic about wanting to see it -- I very much do. I just don't have a good argument for why anyone who thinks it looks stupid shouldn't think that.

[NEOWatcher]

Is this the prequel to a ST-ENT episode where the aliens are known as Skagarans?
(I hope I didn't give away the ending)

[Githyanki]

Frazor, theaters have A/C.

I for one, am looking forward to seeing that movie. It's a movie about aliens and can be no worse than War of the Worlds or Starship Troopers.

[Gillianren]

No, but I assume it's the same kind of tongue-in-cheek attitude that my post should be taken with. Not that I'm at all sarcastic about wanting to see it -- I very much do. I just don't have a good argument for why anyone who thinks it looks stupid shouldn't think that.

Fair enough! (The sketch is from the first cast, I'm not sure exactly what year, and points out how stupid a slogan it really is by suggesting progressively worse names for brands of jam. It's really funny.)

[mike alexander]

Yes, I was thinking of "The High Crusade"; or maybe Dickson's stories such as "In the Bone", "Danger:Human," or the masterful "On Messenger Mountain."

And a minor correction. It is "Cowboys and Aliens."

[HenrikOlsen]

It's a movie about aliens and can be no worse than War of the Worlds or Starship Troopers.

Being on fire is no worse than watching War of the Worlds or Starship Troopers. Aren't really saying much.

[Gillianren]

I actually kind of like Starship Troopers . . . .

[CJSF]

I actually kind of like Starship Troopers . . . .

....gets out the duck weighing equipment ;-P

I assumed that this movie isn't taking itself too seriously, based on one of the trailers I saw. Based on the other, I have to agree with mike alexander. We have movies like Skyline, "ID4," and the like. If we assume, for a story's sake, aliens are coming in 2011 or 1996, why not in the 1870s? I think it looks like great fun. The kind of story my dad would laugh at and say, "It's a true story!" when I was a kid.

CJSF

[Van Rijn]

I liked the George Pal version of War of the Worlds, and the original story. I liked the novel Starship Troopers, though there are other Heinlein novels I like more. The movie was pretty horrible, not surprising given that Verhoeven admitted he didn't read the novel.

[Van Rijn]

....gets out the duck weighing equipment ;-P

I assumed that this movie isn't taking itself too seriously, based on one of the trailers I saw. Based on the other, I have to agree with mike alexander. We have movies like Skyline, "ID4," and the like. If we assume, for a story's sake, aliens are coming in 2011 or 1996, why not in the 1870s? I think it looks like great fun. The kind of story my dad would laugh at and say, "It's a true story!" when I was a kid.

CJSF

Right, they could have called it "Battle: Santa Fe" or "Invasion: 1870" or something, but would that make a big difference? We have fantasy, skiffy and superhero movies right and left. If you don't laugh at a title like "Spiderman," "Batman" etc. it's probably only because you're familiar with the character.

[swampyankee]

Frazor, theaters have A/C.

I for one, am looking forward to seeing that movie. It's a movie about aliens and can be no worse than War of the Worlds or Starship Troopers.

When it's 90F and 90% humidity, airconditioning will make up for a lot of sins. On the other hand, I live near the beach

Oh, and I'm sure it can be worse than either War of the Worlds or Starship Troopers, but then, I tend to be somewhat pessimistic.

[Gillianren]

....gets out the duck weighing equipment ;-P

Hey, at least I've never claimed it was a good movie.

[Ronald Brak]

Starship Troopers is a great movie. It's just so - Dutch!

The book is not so good. There's hardly enough cheese in it to cover a pizza, let alone span a galaxy. (The Puppet Masters - now that was a good book. Cheese, paranoia and action mixed together on top of a crisp, flakey base of 1950's unwholesomeness...)

Anyway, anyone familiar with, "Night of the Living Cooters?" I hope I got the title right. It's about Cowboys versus H.G. Wells aliens.

[SkepticJ]

It's actually based upon a graphic novel from a few years ago.

I don't know what's wrong with you people, when I first saw the previews, a big grin spread across my face.

[SkepticJ]

The problem with Starship Troopers, the novel, is that it's freakin' boring. It has monumentally cool ideas for the time, and it doesn't really do anything with them.

Too bad Heinlein didn't write it as a novel for adults, because he certainly had talent for stories when he didn't have to censor himself.

[parallaxicality]

It's actually based upon a graphic novel from a few years ago.

Actually, the graphic novel was based on it, sortof. The movie started out as a title in search of a concept. The comic was a dry run to see if the concept worked.

I don't know what's wrong with you people, when I first saw the previews, a big grin spread across my face.

Me too! Though I think most people on this thread want to see it.

[Noclevername]

A potentially interesting concept in dire need of a better title.