When Jake is at the bar pouring numerous shots of whiskey, his last one was poured without him drinking the previous shot therefore pouring it twice without drinking.
The three cowboys Lonergan meets after first waking up appear very dirty and sweaty, and all of their equipment is old and used.
The cowboy hat he later takes from one of them is obviously new, as it doesn't appear dirty and doesn't have a sweat salt stain where it would rest on one's head.
The morning after the first alien attack, the posse follows the trail left by the alien which, according to the dialog, headed North.
However, the early morning shadows cast by the sun on the the riders and their horses are on their right, which indicates that they're riding Southward.
When dynamite is about to be lit they grab a matchbox made of cardboard, up until well into the 20th century (around the 1940s) matchboxes were made of wood.
When Jake is looking up through the hole in the roof of his house, there are two crossed boards held together by a screw with a recessed head.
The square or Phillips headed screws were not invented until the early 1900s.
When Jake is looking up through the round hole in the roof of his house, the carpenter's pencil line outlining the circle is visible on one of the "damaged" boards.
After the first alien attack it is stated that they will leave at first light, but the next morning from the length of the shadows on the ground it can be seen that the sun is up and it is well into the morning.
When Jake is hit by a member of his old gang, the lower half of his face is quite bloody in one shot but remains perfectly clean in every other.
When Jake is riding towards his house, the scene is a long shot but it can be seen very obviously that the bracelet is missing from his arm.
In the following shot the bracelet is suddenly back on his arm.
After escaping the mine, both Jake and Woodrow are covered in dirt.
In the next take, they are clean.
When Jake Lonergan and Colonel Woodrow Dolarhyde are escaping the alien stronghold, Jake is hit by a blast of dust as they emerge from the cave opening.
In this shot, Jake is clearly covered by dust, however in the next shot, he is again clean.
When Woodrow and the rest of the men on the trail of the aliens arrive on horseback at the upturned boat, it is raining heavily.
However, no rainwater appears to be dripping off the brims of the men's hats.
Bronc (the Mexican in the gang) proposes to travel to Puerto Vallarta.
In 1873 Puerto Vallarta was called Las Peñas.
The name changed in 1918.
You can see that Meacham is breathing after he has been killed by the alien.
After the first Alien attack at roughly 45:20 into the movie when Jake Lonergan rides after the Aliens on his own, his bracelet is seen missing for a few seconds until a close shot where the bracelet is back.
The boot Jake takes from the dead cowboy has a suspiciously clean sole.
At the end of the movie, Jake and Dolarhyde are on the street.
A horse and colt pass then a wagon goes in front of the horses.
After the wagon leaves the colt is missing.
When meeting up with Jake's old gang in the valley, they are told to put their hands in the air.
In one of the shots Ella is seen getting off her horse.
In the next shot, immediately after the previous, she is standing beside her horse, but there is no way she could have gotten off her horse so quickly.
At the first scene when the father gets off his horse, a piece of bright blue equipment (possibly paper) with some tape on it is seen right at the saddle.
The Apache chief needs a translator to communicate with the cowboys, except in the scene where Ella tells them all who she is.
In this scene, there are a few times when the Apaches appear to understand English.
When Jake and the outlaws climb the aliens' tower to place the dynamite, the cigar disappears and reappears from the Mexican bandit's mouth when he catches the bag of dynamite.
- PLOTAlthough Ella explicitly states that the aliens are blinded by bright light and avoid it, they later appear to have no compunctions about fighting in full daylight nor do they appear to be inconvenienced in any way by it.
When Jake walks away from Percy his holster is empty despite the fact that he picked up a gun off the guy he killed, his gun reappears when he enters the bar When Lonergan asked Sheriff Taggart what he was being charged with, one of his charges is "hijacking".
The word hijacking was coined in the 1920's.
Well after 1873.
It's not a bad movie but I think it could have been so much better. On the whole it is entertaining.
I can't believe that I actually paid 13 bucks to see this movie.DO NOT go and see it.
Firstly I would like to say that I loved this movie but unfortunately I didn't. Before I start I cannot understand why a dull and serious movie of this type would have a fun name like 'Cowboy and Aliens'.
Cowboys & Aliens-- two great tastes that taste great together. The cowboys seem to be a homage to many classic westerns, while the aliens are pretty generic, but both workable and believable, if, again, a little flat as far as motivations go-- they want gold, which is a commodity to them as well, and are willing to kill to get it.
Before you see this movie, remember this - it's an action movie, with cowboys and aliens. It's Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig doing what they do best!
OK I'll make this quick. This was the letdown movie of the summer.
Acting: 4/5 Effects: 5/5 Music: 5/5 Plot: 3/5 Ending: 3/5Total: 20/25 Rating: 80%With an all-star cast and great directors, this movie can't help being good. However, it falls short of great.
I thought it was interesting that someone decided that these two could mix and thought done properly could end up becoming a modern day classic. While this film builds a great deal of tension in the beginning with our protagonist and wanted man Jake (Daniel Craig) showing himself to be ruthless cowboy unafraid of taking any action he pleases.
Cowboys & Aliens is not for everyone. It was created for one specific audience: Western/Sci-fi fans.
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