ET meets Old Hemp

Cowboy and Aliens starring 007's Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Keith Carradine, and Olivia Wilde, for god's sake...now who's not going to be tempted to waste a couple of precious hours of life to watch a flick with that line-up?

Just had to do it, but the hook for us was the nameless Border Collie that showed up in almost every scene, tagging along with Craig in confrontation after confrontation with one big, resource-grabbing ET meanie after another - a credible, and less mangy takeoff of John Wayne’s dog in the classic Western Hondo.

The plot was simple enough. Like most extraterrestrials, they were after earth’s gold, and in the process, kidnapped every other cast member for prodding and experimentation, and…well never mind, it doesn’t matter. It’s just that the collie seems to be the only earthling that seems to know when these velociraptor-sized aliens are around, continually saving the day by barking.

In no way are we biased, but it was an award-winning performance by Casey’s nameless distant cousin with no lines. And the movie, well, of all the cowboy/alien genre movies we've ever seen…this one is certainly one of them.