Battle: Los Angeles

[dickey1331]

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Both of my friends saw it and loved it. One even cried during the film which I thought was weird.

[iAM-IncReDiBLe-]

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Was told it wasn't like your typical Alien vs human movie so ima check it out.

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I saw it and its not terrible.

Its full of action pretty intense at some points and there was one scene that was really emotional which is where I think he might've cried

People are hating because they didnt do a long drawn out character development thing - boring

Just go expecting to see some action in a like Black Hawk Down like action


Thats it and thats all. I personally go into movies like that expecting them to try to woo me over with developing characters.... the action more than makes up for it

[thedudedominick]

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It is an intense movie from start to finish. I really like the approach to the whole humans vs aliens thing. Definitely kept everything as believable as possible for a sci fi movie. If you want a deep character driven movie, this probably isn't for you. If you want a solid action/sci-fi movie with good, but not developed, characters then it is a must watch.

About the end... (No real movie facts about what happened, just a general overview but still figured I would put it in spoilers in case you want no idea going to see it.)

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I was glad there was no clear cut us winning the entire war ending. Pretty much left it open to a sequel, but the fact that the end was believable in how we can overcome their superior firepower worked. Movies like this though always leave me with more questions about the aftermath of what we see. How do we stop them in places we can't find the command center? Do we use our numbers over theirs to overcome their superior firepower on the ground?

[cubsfan203]

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Posted in the What Have You Seen thread as well, but personally I wasn't impressed with this movie at all. Yes, it has some nice intense action, but at the same time I haven't seen a more predictable movie in a long time.

The only thing that didn't happen that I expected to happen (which I'm sure a lot of people did as well) was....

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that I expected the Staff Sargeant to die sacrificing himself.

[SPTO]

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For those that have seen it: Was it done in a style of an action oriented war film with the familiar war movie tropes as I suspected a long time ago?

[tyler289]

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For those that have seen it: Was it done in a style of an action oriented war film with the familiar war movie tropes as I suspected a long time ago?

It's a good action movie with a plot similar to Black Hawk Down, but with aliens. The ending is almost identical to Black Hawk Down, actually.

Still really enjoyed it. A fun movie to watch for sure. I didn't expect some mind-blowing plot or deep characters. I just enjoyed it for what it was: a good action movie.

[Sandman42]

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For those that have seen it: Was it done in a style of an action oriented war film with the familiar war movie tropes as I suspected a long time ago?

It has all your cliche war movie characters and tropes. Young leader who doubts himself, seasoned veteran who returns to duty and has to overcome his past demons, Michelle Rogriguez plays Michelle Rodriguez, guys who are dying tell their squadmates to leave him there an let him die, while the squadmates refuse.

[NINJAK2]

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Is it worth spending $30.00 for to take a couple of teenagers or can it wait till video? The last flick I let them pick and pay for was clash of the titans and I was pissed off..It looks like a darker independence day. Please tell me it is better than that trash.

[Cusefan]

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It has all your cliche war movie characters and tropes. Young leader who doubts himself, seasoned veteran who returns to duty and has to overcome his past demons, Michelle Rogriguez plays Michelle Rodriguez, guys who are dying tell their squadmates to leave him there an let him die, while the squadmates refuse.

Funny thing is, go to a real military Unit and you will find those cliche war movie characters. Off the top of my head here are the Cliche Characters I had in my Army Unit:

-The troubles Platoon Sergeant, He had a decorated past but his prime years are behind him.
- The Young, know it all LT
-The bada** Squad leader, you would follow him into hell
- The Cajun, Cant really understand him but he can really shoot
- The Egghead- Smart as a whip but stupid as hell on the streets
- The Goofball friends, the world is exploding around them but they are cracking jokes
- The Immigrant, Just trying to get US Citizenship at any cost
- The FNG- Every platoon in the Military has one

Those Cliches were all people I knew when I served...

Is it worth spending $30.00 for to take a couple of teenagers or can it wait till video? The last flick I let them pick and pay for was clash of the titans and I was pissed off..It looks like a darker independence day. Please tell me it is better than that trash.

I enjoyed the movie but I went in with the expectation that this was a mindless action movie. Its the same reason someone plays Call of Duty, because its fun. I honestly thought it was much better than the critics say it was, but I really did not expect rave reviews.

[SPTO]

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It has all your cliche war movie characters and tropes. Young leader who doubts himself, seasoned veteran who returns to duty and has to overcome his past demons, Michelle Rogriguez plays Michelle Rodriguez, guys who are dying tell their squadmates to leave him there an let him die, while the squadmates refuse.

Thanks, sounds like while it may be thin plot wise it'll hold my interest when I do finally see it.

[dickey1331]

At the theater about to see it.


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[dickey1331]

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Just got done watching the movie. I loved it and really dont understand why its getting negative reviews. I was emotional since Im in the military and kinda hit home a little. Of course

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The Coast Guard Cutter sank. My wife didnt enjoy that too much since Ill be going on a Cutter next. Good thing we dont like Cali

[Moses Shuttlesworth]

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Movie creeped me out...I kept thinking that maybe this is a hint of something to come in the future.

But then again...

[spankdatazz22]

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I'd give it a C-C+. Saw this last week, was somewhat disappointed. Lots of shaky camera effect to simulate frenetic action. The action was okay, but I thought the dialogue was extremely pedestrian - there were many times I felt "geez I could've written better lines myself". I thought it'd be something along the lines of a darker Independence Day by way of Black Hawk Down (which it's NOWHERE near close as good).