Cowboys and Aliens

Well, I saw it last night, and it was pretty much exactly what I expected, which was a lot of fun explosions, special effects and chiseled muscles. (How is Daniel Craig's chest not made of plastic?)
The acting and dialogue was a little worse than I'd expected, but I was amused by being able to predict exactly what was going to happen to a character by the way the camera angled on them. This is not a groundbreaking movie. Every single element of it is a reliable old trope, but strung together in a way that's fun if you're willing to turn off your brain. I'm pretty sure it would be an excellent tool for teaching basic storytelling. The opening scene in particular is classically handled, the camera carefully pointing out everything we need to know, and doing it in silence, which is a good thing, because Daniel Craig cannot do an American accent worth shit.

Also, there's a dog. Dog doesn't do anything except hang around people, and I imagine he's there because some exec said, "Hey, throw a dog in there. People love dogs!" And indeed, he is a lovable dog, hooking up with whoever killed his last master.

Now, me being the sort of person I am, I'm most interested in the aftermath of the events in this movie. Slightly spoilery stuff behind the cut:
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