Did anybody watching this film notice the SAA the Harrison Ford character was using? The movie was set in 1873, but how likely is it that pistol would already be available in the civilian market that year?
There were some nice-looking Colt Navys, and a top-break S&W, but that one SAA seemed a bit early if only by a few months.
Also, did anyone get a good look at the lever gun used near the end?
I noticed Harrison carrying the SAA. I thought it was a nice touch. Most characters had breaktops or black powder, and his character, a rich man with a military history, had a very expensive modern gun. Made sense to me.
Let me see if I follow this. In a movie about aliens invading the old West, the part that struck you as fanciful was gun being used that might not have been widely available at the time?
I think excuses like this are silly. I'm a filmmaker and a film nerd, and there's one gimme in every script. Sometimes it's big, sometimes it's not. This one was neccessary for the story, and in the title. If you went to see Batman and suddenly he could fly, you'd take issue with it, despite it not being realistic overall. If you went to see Alien and Sigourney was suddenly telekinetic, again, it wouldn't fit the context of the movie. Pick your battles.
What really got me was that the aliens were flying early 1900 period ships! What a crock!
Sorry, we had crazy spine-shaped arachnaplanes in the early 1900s?
If you're referencing the fact that they were in FLIGHT, at all, and we didn't have flight until the early 1900s, check your source material. Sci-fi Westerns and steampunk Westerns aren't new, and they ALWAYS reference future technology and it's creation with early adaptations. Wild Wild West (the TV show, and the film) had all kinds of crazy new inventions, mostly steam powered. Brisco County Jr was always referencing future technology and cultural trends. Hell, even Eastwood made a makeshift bullet proof vest in A Fistful of Dollars, and used multiple cylinders for a black powder revolver like speedloaders in Pale Rider.
Did you notice how the arrows seemed to hurt the aliens so much more than the pistol shots?
Very disappointing movie over all
We pointed that out. Honestly, when there's no telling when a round hits and when it doesn't, it's almost quantifiable. They rarely showed bullets even impacting, at least you know exactly where a spear hit because you can see it in motion.
I genuinely enjoyed the movie. It wasn't too serious, but not too campy, and the performances were all great. It was a good, fun summer B movie, and I don't know why so many took issue with it. I've seen FAR worse films that are much higher regarded, especially summer blockbusters.
