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Battle: Los Angeles

Battle: Los Angeles

2011
Sci-fi, Action
1h 56m
Led by their skillful staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart), a platoon of gutsy Marines, including Santos (Michelle Rodriguez), Simmons (Taylor Handley) and Lockett (Cory Hardrict), fight to protect all humankind from astonishingly powerful aliens who've suddenly invaded Los Angeles.

Directed by:

Jonathan Liebesman

Screenwriter:

Christopher Bertolini

Starring:

Michelle Rodriguez, Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Cory Hardrict, Taylor Handley, Ne-Yo, Michael Peña, Noel Fisher, Will Rothhaar, Ramón Rodríguez, Lucas Till, Joey King

Genres:

Sci-fi, Action

AKAs:

Battle Los Angeles, Battle: LA, World Invasion: Battle LA

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Ukrainian
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Battle: Los Angeles

2011
Sci-fi, Action
1h 56m
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markjpMArkjp
Rated 01 Apr 2011
20
4th
So, the entire world is being invaded by aliens and I have to care about a bunch of random marines making their way into to a random police station of some random city to rescue some random civilians? Where's the president? Where's the drunk guy that was abducted years ago? Where's the scientist? Where's Will Smith? And where is the "Sailing into the night"-speech?
Rated 01 Apr 2011
davidblastDavidBlast
Rated 04 Apr 2011
25
8th
Plays like a special ironic hell for those of us who watched 'Skyline' and complained about it's lack of focus on characters. 'Battle: Los Angeles' is 'Black Hawk Down' with aliens instead of African zombies. The action, the effects, the alien designs, all these are fine, but then the soldiers start talking. Oh God, the talking...
Rated 04 Apr 2011
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 13 Mar 2011
40
14th
If this is the type of movie that's going to come out of Hollywood, then the aliens can keep it for all I care.
Rated 13 Mar 2011
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 08 Jun 2011
24
12th
I woke up this morning as I did every day; as a pacifist hippie that believed most conflicts should be avoided. Oh, what folly! Luckily, Battle: Los Angeles showed me the way. Tomorrow, I will wake up as a Real Man, since I immediately enlisted after seeing this spirit-rousing advertisement and wrote a lengthy email to my pussy-ass government encouraging them to double, nay, triple our military budget. I will do my part to protect our Way Of Life, as God intended. How will you wake up tomorrow?
Rated 08 Jun 2011
overratedoverrated
Rated 30 Mar 2011
4
1st
Being drunk didn't help.
Rated 30 Mar 2011
wwallce4prezWWallce4prez
Rated 04 Jun 2011
33
4th
Aliens. Shooting. Marines are the shit. Honor. Courage. "Maybe I can help- I'm a veterinarian." Yelling. More honor. More Courage. Michael Pena being a badass. Speech. Another speech. "We already had breakfast, sir." Huuu-rah! The end.
Rated 04 Jun 2011
frederikaFrederikA
Rated 01 Apr 2011
35
11th
If you're able to arrest all other brain-activity than those of the limbic system, this live-action version of 1st person shooters like Modern Warfare or Halo3 will be somewhat entertaining... If not, this will be 2 agonisingly long hours. It gets some goodwill for (probably unintentionally) pulling a reverse Shyamalan: making the aliens invade BECAUSE of earth's water.
Rated 01 Apr 2011
mjvmoviemanMJVmovieMan
Rated 14 Mar 2011
50
20th
Hard-boiled 'Black Hawk Down' combat sequences mixed with a 'War of the Worlds' invasion. The action is duck-and-cover blistering, but the writers never set their bar any higher than videogame pyrotechnics. I dig the concept of a 'Call of Duty: Worlds at War' dropping us into Ground Zero with a platoon of confused marines. Sadly, the filmmakers leave the science-fiction aspect wanting. The aliens are embarrassing in their design and function, making for a lazy invasion and a divisive film.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
judge_holdenJudge Holden
Rated 19 Mar 2011
1
4th
My my, what have we here?? Oh, it's another unimaginative sci-fi actioner with stereotypically macho characters lacking anything resembling a personality and a plot as idiotic as the ones you find in video games. Fantastic. I wholeheartedly recommend this to fans of Michael Bay or really just anyone who still wears diapers and gets spoon-fed baby food by their parents. I really don't care if it's 'pro-military/usa', but I do care that it's completely fucking worthless.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
spleenspleen
Rated 27 Jul 2014
67
35th
Let me be the first to say, these Halo cut scenes are getting way too long.
Rated 27 Jul 2014
cinemaasiaCinema_Asia
Rated 14 Apr 2012
40
4th
ARGGHHHRNUGH! MARINE CORP OOH RAH! *CRUSHES BEER CAN ON FOREHEAD* I HAVE TO SAVE MY WIFE! MY SISTER! MY SON OR DAUGHTER! OH. I WANT TO BE A MARINE. U-S-A. MY BUDDY DIED IN MY ARMS! HOO RAH. I WON'T LEAVE YOU/ME/US. *TEAR DROP* Films like this ensure that MIchelle Rodriguez will have an unlimited number of token tough military woman roles well into the future. The end boss fight of this video game was pretty good.
Rated 14 Apr 2012
kasperlKasperL
Rated 05 Apr 2011
30
10th
Subpar action and uninspired creature design might've been acceptable had the movie settled for dumb entertainment. It's dumb allright.. but rarely entertaining. Dime-a-dozen characters (poor Eckhart) spew cheese in a cookie-cutter story. Forced sentiments aren't exactly helped by the intrusively grandiose score which makes it all the more apparent how little you care. Too bland, too predictable, too long. Even if you're out to waste time on something brainless, waste it on something less awful.
Rated 05 Apr 2011
ewp805ewp805
Rated 19 Mar 2011
65
33rd
Explosions, shootouts and Marine hardasses aplenty, this movie does as expected. There are aliens, Marines, helicopters, bombs, guns, Los Angeles and, of course, a battle taking place there. Sure it's packed full of cliches and flat characters, but there's plenty of constantly escalating action and tons of fun to be had.
Rated 19 Mar 2011
jodamicojodamico
Rated 16 Mar 2011
30
3rd
I wouldn't be shocked if I found out this was written by children. A total failure in every way, but special shout-out to the music which CONSTANTLY bites that same Black Hawk Down "strings-at-the-end-of-the-battle" motif - even in the middle of the battles.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
kojilessKojiless
Rated 14 Mar 2011
68
72nd
Somebody definitely has been watching too many armed forces documentaries. The shaky camera with all the quick zooming in and out felt a little overdone at times, but overall, the movie was exactly what I expected. Lots of shooting, exploding, etc. Kind of like Starship Troopers without the humor, sarcasm, bugs...alright. It was nothing like Starship Troopers. Still, the closest we'll get to mindless alien buttkicking without an appearance by the Fresh Prince.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
therealj_roTheRealJ-Ro
Rated 13 Mar 2011
85
85th
Calling this movie "war propaganda" is taking huge liberties with that idea. It's as if any movie that displays the military with any positivity is "propaganda". If you didn't like the movie, you didn't like the movie. But don't just toss around buzz terms to try and sound smarter than you are. Battle:LA is convention done well and feels like the start of a franchise despite mediocre reviews. A bit of a cop-out on the ending, though. Yes, it's pro-military. Have to deal with that. It's worth it.
Rated 13 Mar 2011
obdurateObdurate
Rated 13 Mar 2011
70
41st
Critics stink on this one. I agree that there are a lot of cliches and in a lot of ways it's conventional. However, I felt like there were a lot of intense scenes, especially the beginning. It does great job of escalating the action, introducing obstacles to get by. Sure, the characters aren't fleshed out but the movie mostly takes place in the here and now, showcasing alien colonization. It felt epic and delivered on what it set out to do. Do you want them to sit around and have a tea party?
Rated 13 Mar 2011
giuseppeGiuseppe
Rated 06 Jul 2011
40
4th
This is Independence Day with a lobotomy. American heroes save the world from aliens. You just have to swap US fighter pilots with the Marines. It even comes with the traditional 'let's tell everyone else how to beat them' at the end. But unlike ID, which was at least fun to watch and had a few funny moments, this thing has no redeeming qualities. If you decide to watch it, you'll be glad it's over.
Rated 06 Jul 2011
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 21 May 2011
65
42nd
I have no idea what movie the guy doing the musical score was watching, I bet there was a mixup during post and they just didn't care enough to fix it. You cannot try and convey serious drama 'music' moments in a film like this, it doesn't work at all you need nothing but electric guitar riffs not sappy violin strings. This was one fun rental though I'll never watch again or remember in a few months, WELP.
Rated 21 May 2011
detoxDetox
Rated 17 Apr 2011
21
6th
When I first saw the trailer I thought that this would be a pretty cool action flick with good special effects and good fight sequences. But this crap here is nothing of the above. After 30 minutes I forgot every single name of every single dickhead that runs through the city (didn't know that L.A. hasn't got any civilians, except the ones who can be saved by some marine heroes) and I didn't care for anything that happened.
Rated 17 Apr 2011
bunkenBunken
Rated 08 Apr 2011
30
15th
Well... Parts of BLA works on an entertaining level, especially if you're into cheesy, over-the-top patriotic script writing. Otherwise you problably have to be an american republican or soldier in order to consider BLA a great movie, but then you'll definately sit with a hard on for the entire duration of the film. For the rest of us: Retreat? Hell Yeah!
Rated 08 Apr 2011
doctor7doctor7
Rated 04 Apr 2011
50
30th
I feel weird about Battle: Los Angeles. Normally this type of film has a squad which manages to curiously stay alive except for one member, probably a minority, who bites it. This film has a lot of casualties but I didn't find myself pleased with it's semi-realistic tone. Instead almost exact death is paired with pro-American-sacrifice rhetoric including, at one point, almost back to back self sacrifice. Still the action scenes are fun enough, even if the movie isn't creative in the slightest.
Rated 04 Apr 2011
lonewolf2003Lonewolf2003
Rated 09 Jan 2021
72
51st
An alien invasion told from the POV of soldiers in the frontline. It therefor goes almost straight into the action and wastes no time on backstories of either the characters or the aliens. The former does make that all character do blend together. The later is a plus, cause it doesn't matter to these characters and so shouldn't to us viewers. It succeeds very well in what it sets out to do, conveying this in the thick of it experience of a soldier through pure visceral and visual entertainment.
Rated 09 Jan 2021
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 18 Mar 2018
58
10th
The actors do a good job in this movie. Unfortunately the script is not good. There were not many good scenes or original ideas. Overall this film was disappointing.
Rated 18 Mar 2018
ribcageribcage
Rated 29 Oct 2015
71
61st
Liebesman seems to only be good at shallow shouting and shooting for his films but whatever i had a hell of a fun time watching this one. Liked the nonstop shooting, the setpieces got more intense and loud and shooty each time. Characters did die without me noticing or caring but whatever. Makes a good double feature/military indoctrination session with Battleship. Oh and all the shooting and shouting. I liked those as a cheap action fan, i can't stress enough all the loud shooting and shouting
Rated 29 Oct 2015
sieghardtSieghardt
Rated 14 Sep 2013
30
25th
Action movie without the action. Eloquent script comprised of OOH-RAH and acronyms. Concentrates entirely on the drama of the awful generic characters.
Rated 14 Sep 2013
the_pirateThe Pirate
Rated 21 Dec 2012
13
1st
Terrible story. Terrible editing. Terrible cinematography. Just...TERRIBLE!
Rated 21 Dec 2012
vegablondeVegaBlonde
Rated 13 Feb 2012
1
5th
Ugh, painful. The only character trait that any of them had was "good/tough guy" and the plot was . . . there wasn't a plot. No plot, no characters, only big explosions. Please, don't watch this.
Rated 13 Feb 2012
sophiesophie
Rated 24 Jan 2012
30
13th
Gotta admit I didn't finish watching. But the fact that I don't want to go back there pretty much says it all.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 04 Dec 2011
5
0th
Joint title for worst film of the year along with Dark of the Moon. Incredibly boring, incredibly cliche, incredibly predictable but most of all MIND NUMBINGLY SHIT.
Rated 04 Dec 2011
hankhank
Rated 19 Oct 2011
20
2nd
Basically the worst movie I've ever seen. Not only is it a mindlessly patriotic advertisement for the military, but it's boring, has terrible acting, and the story is beyond worthless. There's too many characters, and you don't care about them. It goes from fast-paced shoot-em-up video game cinematic to a yelling scene with inspirational background music, then repeats over and over and over. Oh, (spoiler) the secret weapon to kill the aliens: missiles. Yeah, regular missiles. That's it.
Rated 19 Oct 2011
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 10 Aug 2011
4
3rd
What a massive piece of utter turd! Bertolini's script is simply the most offensive piece of crap to ever rape my ears! The cliche, obnoxious, irritating characters are even worse! I was desperate for the aliens to kill them all. The casting is stereotypically bland too; "need a female soldier? Michelle Rodriguez is yer gal!" The action isn't anything special either, & considering there is almost two hours of relentless fighting, that's somewhat of a problem! Avoid like herpes.
Rated 10 Aug 2011
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 17 Jul 2011
10
4th
Worse than fucking Skyline
Rated 17 Jul 2011
martrynmartryn
Rated 08 Jul 2011
53
19th
Great special effects and acting from Aaron Eckhart do little to hide a Hollywood style plot that makes this movie much closer to every other shitty action film instead of like Aliens. Going into the theaters I had high hopes, but this film was predictable and dull. Someone needs to punch Michelle Rodriguez in the boobs and tell her to stop playing tough marine characters in every fucking movie EVER. Sick and tired of seeing her. Still, it works as mindless, generic action flick.
Rated 08 Jul 2011
mireMire
Rated 26 Jun 2011
15
2nd
World Invasion would be better than watching this piece of shit.
Rated 26 Jun 2011
misterlizardmisterlizard
Rated 20 Jun 2011
15
17th
10 minutes in a Marine out shopping in full combat gear stops to smell a flower. This movie is made for the kind of people who find that symbolically deep and beautiful.
Rated 20 Jun 2011
grouchoGroucho
Rated 31 May 2011
15
7th
"Neuron-rotting brain candy: an empty action exercise made up of empty calories. That'd be fine, if only it were sweet."
Rated 31 May 2011
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 05 May 2011
47
5th
Mediocrity exemplified. It's not particularly terrible, but despite the explosions it is incredibly bland. There are bits and pieces of character development, but they only serve to highlight how one dimensional the characters really are. There's action but it's visually uninteresting. To top it off the motivation for the battle is pretty shallow and the ending pretty much confirms that. A waste of time.
Rated 05 May 2011
luna6ixLuna6ix
Rated 13 Apr 2011
80
74th
A very good throw away action flick, I'd consider watching it more than once too. The firefights are exciting, the special effects are good, and even though there really isn't too much of a story, that which is there is acceptable. Don't go to this movie looking for captivating writing or anything profound, just check your brain at the door and enjoy some gratuitous action.
Rated 13 Apr 2011
teeceeteecee
Rated 02 Apr 2011
3
0th
Ganske enkelt den værste film jeg har set i flere år, må dog indrømme at jeg grinede lystig mange gange, det var utroligt morsomt at se et makværk af den kaliber...
Rated 02 Apr 2011
natebarriosnatebarrios
Rated 26 Mar 2011
35
7th
There's such a thing as "TOO GENERIC." The most enjoyment you can derive from this film is the "gritty action," (and even that sucks) but other than that, Black Hawk D- I mean, Battle L.A. is nothing special. Eckhart's cool though.
Rated 26 Mar 2011
big_lemonsBig Lemons
Rated 25 Mar 2011
65
9th
Call of Duty with aliens, except you're not playing.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
shahnessshahness
Rated 25 Mar 2011
51
21st
This film is basically just pornography for marines and people who wish they were as bad ass as marines. The aliens aren't alien at all, they resemble a slightly advanced first-world human military (possessing bullets and aircraft). The script probably featured an invading force from China, but was altered to aliens to maximize appeal and profits. I could overlook all of the above if the action wasn't so ho-hum. No memorable set pieces, and the story is pretty bland.
Rated 25 Mar 2011
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 16 Mar 2011
5
0th
Beneath the silly premise is a consistent depiction of military performance, duty and sacrifice that is so unexpected that the film's genre transforms from fantasy to war movie.
Rated 16 Mar 2011
mlpgaffneymlpgaffney
Rated 15 Mar 2011
79
49th
So, critically it's a bomb (Ebert's review is awful at best), but honestly it wasn't that bad. I may be a bit biased due to the fact that I was a Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton and it was nice to see my beloved Hueys and Cobras (and Marines) in action. But for a war movie, it holds its own. Other positive reviews here hit it on the nose - an action movie from the point of view of the Marines fighting - no character development, no unneccessary alien points of view, just good ol' fightin'.
Rated 15 Mar 2011
skiewulfyskiewulfy
Rated 14 Mar 2011
70
91st
Battle: Los Angeles is foremost a war film, where the priority is squarely on the military hardware and the gritty embrace of urban combat. The absence of character depth or naval gazing allegory is refreshing after films like Spielberg's War of the Worlds, where the civilian evacuee was the sole perspective. For my money, I'd rather watch the guys who stay and fight.
Rated 14 Mar 2011
schnofelschnofel
Rated 13 Mar 2011
21
5th
War propaganda at its purest.
Rated 13 Mar 2011
ytadelYtadel
Rated 13 Mar 2011
3
28th
Hoo-rah?
Rated 13 Mar 2011
wardenWarden
Rated 26 Sep 2024
65
75th
It's a good macho action sci-fi film with good pace and shows the reality of war against a brutal alien invasion. It's a simple premise, and i enjoyed the film more than i thought i would. Sometimes there's awkward dialogue and melodrama with characters, but most of the film is good action. It's also surprisingly emotional, as we see the battles and people dying. We get a good look at the aliens and some of their capability, but that's mostly it. It's a straight up fun action sci-fi film.
Rated 26 Sep 2024
capthemfoosCapthemfoos
Rated 08 Aug 2023
50
11th
Interesting concept. Unfortunately that's all there is to it.
Rated 08 Aug 2023
paula1980paula1980
Rated 14 Jul 2023
11
11th
Way overly stretched story. Its beggars belief why aliens would bother to try to invade without any reason.
Rated 14 Jul 2023
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 26 Mar 2023
77
53rd
“Let’s do INDEPENDENCE DAY, but without the high-brow wit and sophistication, and can we throw in some explicit, tasteless paraphrases of BLACK HAWK DOWN and SAVING PRIVATE RYAN?” Hard to fully approve of this ultra gung-ho, cheesy pro-military dirge, but it’s also hard to deny that Liebesman and his cast deliver the goods: a supercharged invasion film that barely stops for a breath in its propagandistic story-telling (John Wayne getting an extended shoutout is presumably no accident!)
Rated 26 Mar 2023
ultrightultright
Rated 14 Apr 2022
84
48th
At first it seems like an alien-zombie-robot shoot 'em up, but quickly reveals that it is a story about the crisis of leadership in unknown situations. Part "Ender's Game," part "Starship Troopers," it delivers enough action to keep its otherwise contemplative plot in check. If you accept that this is cinematic pulp fiction it is quite enjoyable even if uneven rhythm/energy in spots.
Rated 14 Apr 2022
jols93Jols93
Rated 09 Dec 2021
28
8th
This is a bad alien invasion movie from the perspective of the boots on the ground. There was no character development, hell you couldn't tell characters apart. The alien designs were okay, the effects were good, the action was fine but the characters were bland, the plot, and the dialogue were trash. This movie was a boring slog to get through which should not happen in an alien invasion movie which should have you gripping your seats.
Rated 09 Dec 2021
leonardoustaleonardousta
Rated 15 Jan 2019
10
13th
Aliens come to earth. USA takes care of them... [skipwatch]
Rated 15 Jan 2019
hardcoreufohardcoreufo
Rated 05 Mar 2018
53
12th
Normally I'm okay with shaky-cam but this movie made just me feel dizzy. Maybe I'm getting old. Otherwise it's pretty much a Call of Duty campaign in movie form
Rated 05 Mar 2018
nyctalopeNyctalope
Rated 05 Feb 2018
67
23rd
Somehow they made a movie about an alien invasion boring.
Rated 05 Feb 2018
feniusFenius
Rated 17 Dec 2015
85
53rd
A triumph of money over reason to exist. There are worse ways to blow a couple of hours.
Rated 17 Dec 2015
pluggedinPluggedIN
Rated 22 Apr 2014
40
35th
There is, without question, enough self-sacrificial heroism and valor under fire here to fill at least three John Wayne classics. And the never-leave-a-man-behind oorah rings out loud and clear. But as whiz-bang stimulating and salute the flag stirring as the movie may sometimes be, I'm forcibly compelled to quickly return to its abundance of flesh-searing violence, and incessant and battering foul language. (Not to mention the dizzying shaky-cam delivery system.) (pluggedin.com)
Rated 22 Apr 2014
donquixoticdonquixotic
Rated 09 Mar 2014
40
23rd
It is a tale. Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury. Signifying nothing
Rated 09 Mar 2014
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 16 Feb 2014
27
5th
ger; [World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles]; eine invasion auf die erde beginnt, einige soldaten sollen sie aufhalten.; (ein weiteres rekrutierungs-loblied auf die us armee);
Rated 16 Feb 2014
lrampartllrampartl
Rated 26 Jan 2014
73
65th
Corny as all hell, and way over the top - but the action is top notch. I apologize for nothing.
Rated 26 Jan 2014
kingjohnbbqKingjohnbbq
Rated 24 Jan 2014
20
1st
Pretty simple review here. Fuck this movie. It tries so hard to dupe the audience with shitty CGI by making the camera shaky. If this is the future of action films then lord have mercy. Boring plot as well. In a nutshell however, Don't see it. Waste of time.
Rated 24 Jan 2014
mwgerbmwgerb
Rated 07 Dec 2013
26
12th
This could have been a genuinely Not Bad Hoo-Rah style sci-fi movie (a la Independence Day). Yeah, ultimately the story's cliche and overly-patriotic but I could have enjoyed it. Unfortunately, the cinematography is some of the worst I've ever seen and genuinely detracts from the film. I don't know whether they cheaply knocked off video games, Marine commercials, found footage films, or Saving Private Ryan, but it's unacceptable. It's like an even less talented Michael Bay movie.
Rated 07 Dec 2013
abunchofcatsABUNCHOFCATS
Rated 17 Nov 2013
15
2nd
Boring as hell with dumb characters.
Rated 17 Nov 2013
paxtonPaxton
Rated 08 Sep 2013
24
3rd
It's exactly like Starship Troopers without any of the satire. As an aside, I don't even like Starship Troopers.
Rated 08 Sep 2013
perrystroikaPerryStroika
Rated 13 Jul 2013
35
6th
The action scenes make no sense and I can't tell the characters apart from each other.
Rated 13 Jul 2013
nick-hamdenNick Hamden
Rated 06 Jun 2013
40
19th
I like that this war movie was realistic despite being aliens. But it still felt kind of boring. Michelle Rodriguez is trash.
Rated 06 Jun 2013
mclinusamclinusa
Rated 16 Jan 2013
63
6th
A half-decent movie if you turn off your brain and watch the action scenes, with snippets of patriotism thrown in.
Rated 16 Jan 2013
ryan_luedersRyan Lueders
Rated 30 Jul 2012
63
20th
This movie would have been better but it had some major flaws. First of all Aaron Eckhart was not fully utilized in this. I'm a big fan of Eckhart and other than one inspiring speech he just yelled "get down" and "move" a lot. The camera shaking in this made the Blair Witch Project look like it was using the best stabilization equipment on the market. The plot of Aliens coming to steal our water I feel has also been done. There were some good parts but not enough to make this movie great.
Rated 30 Jul 2012
dawolfeyDaWolfey
Rated 03 Jun 2012
25
38th
It's very telling that when searching for this film here on Criticker that when two very similarly named films appeared I suddenly wondered "Hang on, did I watch The Asylum version by mistake?" because it would have explained a lot. Also: LA might have been saved but the war around the rest of the world carries on. Enjoy your tiny, minor, ultimately meaningless victory because this war belongs to the aliens.
Rated 03 Jun 2012
caocaocaocao
Rated 06 May 2012
65
33rd
Packed full of enough explosive military cliches to blast a hole right through those ass backwards aliens. There was actually some decent content here, in better hands it could have been a strong movie.
Rated 06 May 2012
difontaineDifontaine
Rated 13 Apr 2012
38
7th
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare: The Film: The Dry Run. This film is just so eh I can't be bothered to give it a lower score, however much it may deserve it. They are trying to have some characters do some plot I suppose but I still don't really care.
Rated 13 Apr 2012
paradiselostParadiselost
Rated 23 Feb 2012
20
2nd
Boring, stupid and one of the most pointless prologues ever.
Rated 23 Feb 2012
hadleyreisHadleyreis
Rated 15 Feb 2012
61
38th
Upon hearing Ne-Yo's latest release, they declared war.
Rated 15 Feb 2012
outcOutC
Rated 01 Feb 2012
75
37th
Really nice weekend movie. Plot wasn't anything special but good action film. Aaron Eckharts character was only one that I even care a little bit. Editing was little bit wierd at time to time. I suprised becose I really enjoyed waching this film.
Rated 01 Feb 2012
teknicolorteknicolor
Rated 21 Jan 2012
30
16th
Meh, a watchable sci-fi/action flick. I like Eckhart.
Rated 21 Jan 2012
fenixdownfenixdown
Rated 19 Jan 2012
38
5th
I was truly appalled by this movie. No characters, no plot, lame music, horrible special effects, and a whole lot of shouting.
Rated 19 Jan 2012
bingbing
Rated 19 Jan 2012
40
8th
Wall-to-wall explosions. Could have been interesting but wasn't. HOO-RAH.
Rated 19 Jan 2012
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 16 Jan 2012
75
40th
Not bad. Extremely large scale, special effects extravaganza. It's a fun little visual tour of alien apocalypse hypotheticals. Not much more than that. The movie is kind of like playing a video game if you're too lazy to actually play a video game.
Rated 16 Jan 2012
mistersplicemistersplice
Rated 09 Jan 2012
70
64th
7- recommended, good
Rated 09 Jan 2012
aneeroodhaneeroodh
Rated 29 Dec 2011
25
9th
How come the makers of this film failed to realize what this thing was turning into? I mean they watched it several times while editing it, right?
Rated 29 Dec 2011
cmonsterCMonster
Rated 26 Nov 2011
45
21st
Credit where credit is due, this movie perfectly succeeds in what it attempts to do. What it attempts is very shallow and nothing spectacular. I don't actually remember the names of any characters which is a bad sign. There were numerous plot holes, script failures, and logic problems. The aliens looked pretty lame as well. That said it felt pretty real. Cliches aside (there are plenty) it definitely had the air of 'marines in alien invasion.' Does that well and everything else horribly.
Rated 26 Nov 2011
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 19 Nov 2011
22
2nd
Yeah, this could be really exciting -- I imagined something between Black Hawk Down and District 9 --, but the total lack of mystery just makes it look like an alien invasion segment of Call of Duty. And the game would be boring anyway.
Rated 19 Nov 2011
aaasolankiaaasolanki
Rated 27 Oct 2011
68
15th
If you have watched Independence Day or War Of The Worlds then there is nothing really for you to see in this movie. The special effects are good and the movie is slick but those definitely do not make the movie a 'must-watch'...Passable, I would say.
Rated 27 Oct 2011
daffy69697Daffy69697
Rated 28 Sep 2011
65
8th
Ugh!
Rated 28 Sep 2011
tmichaeltmichael
Rated 16 Aug 2011
35
2nd
A film so bland as to appear like a video game demo. I can't name one shot that was not touched by the strange hand of CGI, but then again, 20 minutes in, I just began joking about the film with my viewing partner. Truly a work for the ADD generation, though it ironically captivated the ADD-afflicted in attendance and left us "train of thought"-style thinkers reeling and distracted. Hmph.
Rated 16 Aug 2011
coheedCoheed
Rated 09 Aug 2011
70
58th
Within an alien invasion plot, this film surprised me in that it depicted the hellishness of combat in a way that feels more honest despite its fantastical story. You could argue its American flag waving, but the depictions of the soldiers can be easily interpreted as merely showing the struggle for survival someone would have to face in a situation where it is impossible to avoid violence. Its a controversial statement, but I feel this film should be separated from others guilty of this.
Rated 09 Aug 2011
joseywalesjoseywales
Rated 04 Aug 2011
66
46th
A small slice of pie in an otherwise large story. I kinda liked it. And hey look, it's Michelle Rodriguez being a hardass latina military/authority character again -- wow, haven't seen that before!
Rated 04 Aug 2011
kingcautiKingCauti
Rated 03 Aug 2011
40
23rd
Never has nothing and everything happened so much at the same time before.
Rated 03 Aug 2011
jazzalohaJazzaloha
Rated 26 Jul 2011
58
25th
Watching this made me wonder if the U.S. military is now hiring Hollywood filmmakers to make recruitments. You really can't tell the difference from watching this film. Having said that, I'd guess fans of action films would like this. I liked the stripped down, simplified plot--although the film does lack imagination in terms of the way the protagonists get out scrapes and ultimately defeat the enemy. Still, it wasn't bad as I thought it would be.
Rated 26 Jul 2011
silencersilencer
Rated 17 Jul 2011
55
19th
I want You for U.S. Army. Enlist now!
Rated 17 Jul 2011
zozanZozan
Rated 10 Jul 2011
15
13th
Meets the expectations.
Rated 10 Jul 2011
adalonAdalon
Rated 09 Jul 2011
65
66th
solid action film. Nothing to deep in terms of characters, but balls to the wall action.
Rated 09 Jul 2011
janusjanus
Rated 02 Jul 2011
35
7th
Laughably uninspiring.
Rated 02 Jul 2011
gellattoGellatto
Rated 25 Jun 2011
20
4th
no pude terminar de verla . . muy mala! (Very Bad!)
Rated 25 Jun 2011
stflyst_fly
Rated 25 Jun 2011
26
28th
Average. Trying to cash in on the over-rated 'Monsters' ticket, this film fails miserably on all fronts. Shoddy direction and design, cheesy CGI and monster effects, ham-fisted execution and a muddled plot. Films like these make you truly appreciate the value or waste thereof of free leisure time. Not Recommended.
Rated 25 Jun 2011
jacksokJacksoK
Rated 19 Jun 2011
53
7th
Somebody definitely has been watching too many armed forces documentaries. The shaky camera with all the quick zooming in and out felt a little overdone at times, but overall, the movie was exactly what I expected. Lots of shooting, exploding, etc. Kind of like Starship Troopers without the humor, sarcasm, bugs...alright. It was nothing like Starship Troopers. Still, the closest we'll get to mindless alien buttkicking without an appearance by the Fresh Prince.
Rated 19 Jun 2011
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 15 Jun 2011
54
18th
I didn't think it was as bad as most. It certainly wasn't great, but I did enjoy the Distric 9 meets Saving Private Ryan shooting style. The script is cheeseball and I honestly think the movie would have been better had no one said anything at all. Overall it was very dissapointing after a pretty brilliant trailer.
Rated 15 Jun 2011
snazzSnazz
Rated 15 Jun 2011
50
30th
Got me intrigued early on, but unfortunately it was able to keep that momentum. All in all a fairly watchable movie if you are looking for some simple war/action entertainment.
Rated 15 Jun 2011

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