We've had Battle L.A. Playing at work since Friday, this is a film I have an interest in so trying not to watch too much, so I don't ruin anything.
Basic story, aliens invade earth, Los Angeles is the last major city that hasn't fallen, US troops wage a valiant last stand to keep it free of alien tyranny.. Lead by Harvey "Two Face" Dent from The Dark Knight, and Ne-Yo who apparently is a singer.
If anybody asks my opinion, it's like Independence Day, without Will Smiths over the topness or Jeff Goldblums geekyness, so much more gritty and realistic. (don't mention Tom Cruise's War of the Worlds, because that was truly awful)
It's the first big special effects film of the year, and nobody that has been in to watch it has said a bad word against it, but I don't believe it's going to do well.
Which is a shame, there used to be a time when you could tell if a film was going to be a blockbuster, back before super special effects were the norm for most films. Nowadays films have to be pretty special to be popular, or have the backing of a hugely successful book series, looking at you Potter.
I went to see it and it was alright, not a film that I would go watch loads a times but it did its job well in showing the aliens invading then soldiers killing them all.
ReplyDeleteBrainless fun, the perfect way to describe the film.
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