What kind of Blog is this?

I decided to combine two activities, getting in shape on the elliptical machine (hence the title of the blog) and watching movies on my tablet device. What a perfect world! I am a really big fan of the movies and love all genres. You will see discussions on Sci-Fi, Horror, Historical, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Classics, and so on. Watching a movie instantly makes the hour spent working out simply fly by! I have decided to watch movies that I am interested in and then discuss how I enjoyed the movie. Hard to really call it a review seeing that most of the movies have already been released nationally. I will rate each on a scale of 1 to 10 (ten being the best). Most of the movies that I discuss will be movies that appear on Cable TV. So if you were hesitant about watching a particular movie, you can utilize my commentary before you sit down and watch.







Sunday, August 19, 2012

Cowboys and Aliens


I have eagerly been awaiting this movie to show up in my movie list and it did not disappoint.  With an all star line up, this movie was truly entertaining until the closing credits.  In the opening, you meet a cowboy in the desert, wounded and unable to recall anything about himself aside from the fact the he can speak English.  This cowboy (Daniel Craig) makes his way to a fading rural town and instantly runs into trouble.  Taking down the town bully (the son of a bitter old colonel) much to the happiness of the town and eventually being recognized for being on a wanted poster.  He learns of his name as he awaits his fate with federal agents.  His name no longer a mystery, but his past and the odd metal bracelet that he is wearing remains so.  

The town soon becomes tangled in a war with aliens and their only salvation is the mysterious cowboy Jake Longeran wearing the bracelet.  To save themselves, they all join  sides despite their differences and ride off into the sunset to make everything right with the world again.  The movie also stars one of my favorite actors of all time, Harrison Ford.  The rest of the all star cast includes Adam Beach, Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Keith Carradine and Clancy Brown (Some names you may not recognize, but once you see their faces you realize that you have been watching their movies for a long time).

It is a great action and adventure movie with a ton of Sci-Fi mixed in.  

I give it a 9 out of 10.

Next up is "Pysch 9."

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