Cowboys & Aliens invades home video this December
2011-10-06
Despite a silly title, Cowboys & Aliens had the potential to be one of the summer's big hits. It had Jon Favreau in the director's chair, fresh off helping make an unlikely hit franchise out of Marvel's Iron Man. Its catalogue of screenwriters included the golden-boy pairing of Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman, as well as former Lost honcho Damon Lindelof. Its cast united badasses of two generations in Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford. It had both cowboys and aliens. Hell, it even threw in the unfair hotness of Olivia Wilde just to run up the score.
The end result, however, didn't quite live up to that potential. Sure, with a worldwide gross of around $200 million, the movie definitely did okay, but when the reported budget is $163 million that's not the victory it could be. Of course, box office doesn't always equate quality, and when it comes to Cowboys & Aliens I've heard every opinion from "awesome" to "awful" and back again. If you're like me and missed it in theaters, you'll get the chance to judge for yourself when Cowboys & Aliens hits Blu-ray, DVD, download, and On Demand this December 6th, courtesy of Universal Studios Home Entertainment.
Universal hasn't scrimped on the bonus features, so anybody hoping to dive behind the scenes will get a commentary with director Favreau and tons more.