Battle: Los Angeles

[Martin]

The movie was alright. Not terrible, as some stated, nor great, but I was entertained for 2 hours, so it's that. The script ain't great at all, but anyone complaining that the characters weren't developped haven't watched Black Hawk Down, because it's the same thing here. Soldiers die. A lot. The movie nearly crumbles in the middle when the paces slow, but the final fight picks it up. It's probably the closest we'll have to Call of Duty: Aliens at War.

And the D-Box was fucking awesome. I want to watch Captain America on this.

[BMichaelKrol]

The movie was alright. Not terrible, as some stated, nor great, but I was entertained for 2 hours, so it's that. The script ain't great at all, but anyone complaining that the characters weren't developped haven't watched Black Hawk Down, because it's the same thing here. Soldiers die. A lot. The movie nearly crumbles in the middle when the paces slow, but the final fight picks it up. It's probably the closest we'll have to Call of Duty: Aliens at War.

And the D-Box was fucking awesome. I want to watch Captain America on this.

Yeah but in Black Hawk Down, William Fichtner doesn't ask Ewan MacGregor to be his little marine. Which, considering the person MacGregor was playing later turned out to be a pederast, could give that movie a whole new creepy dimension.

[Martin]

The part with the kid was shit, but hey, you can't have everything.

[BMichaelKrol]

The part with the kid was shit, but hey, you can't have everything.

True, but that whole section was just embarrassing. I don't really care about the lack of character development -- you're right that it's just not that kind of movie -- but every time the soldiers weren't shouting immediate directions to each other, the movie fails. Badly.

I am an easy mark when it comes to movies and I really, really wanted this movie to succeed (I love the premise), but there's just too much bad stuff to ignore.

ETA: I loved BHD. It's one of my favorite movies, so I get the grunts on the ground concept. B:LA just didn't work for me.

[Bdubbs2010]

Caught this flick over the weekend. Not AS good as I was hoping it would be, but the action kept me entertained.

Overall I thought they did a nice job with the aliens. There is nothing worse than an non existent alien enemy that the movie makers are just too scared to develop.

The movie dragged on for a bit, but I thought they closed it nicely. In the end it gets 2 TAMPONS!

[Abraham Smashington]

2 tampons eh? haha

[Bdubbs2010]

2 tampons eh? haha

Yup, 2 Tampons. Got a problem?

[Ari]

Saw it. Lived up to it's acronym of BLA.

[Nathan]

Saw it. Lived up to it's acronym of BLA.

Well played.