I wasn't expecting anything more than a decent action flick, and that's what it was. The suspense mostly managed to carry through the talking parts, so it didn't drag too much. The actors did a good job. There was fighting and exploding.
I did the same thing you did, tried to turn my brain off. There were a few things I had to ignore, but I forgot them soon enough. Remember though, all we were seeing was theories and speculation from "experts" as to why they came. If the explanations don't make sense it's not necessarily the movie's problem, it's an in-universe faulty hypothesis. A clever way to avoid plot-holes
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It was simple, but I liked that. Maybe the generals and leaders knew a lot more about the invasion. But the characters in the movie didn't, so we didn't either. They got thrown into the mess with no information, and we watched them survive. That's a lot better justification than most action movies have for lacking a plot.
Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day is a good description. I thought it was worth seeing, as long as you keep your expectations reasonable.
Battle: LA gives us aliens, it gives us an invasion, it even has some lights and noises, however the alien invasion they give us makes no sense. The motivation of our extra terrestrial visitors is briefly covered in various news type segments as colonisation for resources, namely water. Fine. But if they want water why are they attacking LA and a score of other major cities, why not attack say New Zealand? Low defence, hard to get to for humans, surrounded by water. If it’s colonisation, then why only attack a score of cities, and why attack at all unless you are sure of victory? I mean it’s not like you had to show up, and again why not start with a bridgehead and…and…You get my point. I shouldn’t be thinking about this when watching the movie, but I was, and it bugged the hell out of me.
I did the same thing you did, tried to turn my brain off. There were a few things I had to ignore, but I forgot them soon enough. Remember though, all we were seeing was theories and speculation from "experts" as to why they came. If the explanations don't make sense it's not necessarily the movie's problem, it's an in-universe faulty hypothesis. A clever way to avoid plot-holes
.It was simple, but I liked that. Maybe the generals and leaders knew a lot more about the invasion. But the characters in the movie didn't, so we didn't either. They got thrown into the mess with no information, and we watched them survive. That's a lot better justification than most action movies have for lacking a plot.
Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day is a good description. I thought it was worth seeing, as long as you keep your expectations reasonable.
"And it breaks my heart to look around, and see the unimpressed; who can't believe the emperor is dressed"~Fastball
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Battle: LA (2011)
- 16/03/2011 11:36:03 PM
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I liked it.
- 17/03/2011 10:39:33 PM
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This movie might not be killing at the box office but it sure did kill the TV board. *NM*
- 18/03/2011 08:09:00 AM
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