Here’s where I complain that the concept feels just a bit too gimmicky and endless fanboy commenters respond that the graphic novel is the greatest thing ever and only a RINO would say otherwise. Fair enough; I haven’t read it. But this is pure paint-by-numbers blockbuster material, no? A western — with aliens and wicked F/X? And Harrison Ford? And isn’t that James Bond? And look, it’s the hot communist from the future who tried to save us from the Republican armageddon! All we need now is a superhero element to guarantee a box office gross bigger than Obama’s last annual deficit. Bingo: Directed by Jon Favreau, the man behind “Iron Man.” $500 million or bust!
I think I’m only feeling lukewarm about this because the last high-tech western I saw in theaters went badly. Very, very badly. Exit question: Time to rent “Westworld” and get my appetite back?
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