Cowboys and Aliens Plot Online

We have been hearing a lot about Cowboys and Aliens, but unless you read the comic, you really don’t know what its about aside from making the leap that it might involve Cowboys, and maybe some Aliens.

FilmoFilia has the plot:

1873. Arizona Territory. A stranger (Craig) with no memory of his past stumbles into the hard desert town of Absolution. The only hint to his history is a mysterious shackle that encircles one wrist. What he discovers is that the people of Absolution don’t welcome strangers, and nobody makes a move on its streets unless ordered to do so by the iron-fisted Colonel Dolarhyde (Ford). It’s a town that lives in fear.

But Absolution is about to experience fear it can scarcely comprehend as the desolate city is attacked by marauders from the sky. Screaming down with breathtaking velocity and blinding lights to abduct the helpless one by one, these monsters challenge everything the residents have ever known.

Now, the stranger they rejected is their only hope for salvation. As this gunslinger slowly starts to remember who he is and where he’s been, he realizes he holds a secret that could give the town a fighting chance against the alien force. With the help of the elusive traveler Ella (Olivia Wilde), he pulls together a posse comprised of former opponents—townsfolk, Dolarhyde and his boys, outlaws and Apache warriors—all in danger of annihilation. United against a common enemy, they will prepare for an epic showdown for survival.

Ok, so that’s pretty much what I assumed. We got us some cowboys, and even the titular aliens. Good to go.

Sounds a bit like Independence Day in the Wild West (lets put aside our petty conflicts – we are fighting for the survival of the human race!), but could still be fun.