The 15 user reviews on IMBD prior to that time pretty much gave bad reviews so my expectations were lowered. However, except for too much use of hand held camera work, and the usual depiction of alien technologies as being basically advanced versions of our own with the same sort of vulnerabilities, it was an enjoyable and thrilling action ride. A popcorn movie that surprisingly portrayed the military in a positive light. FX’s were great too.
As a resident of southern California, it was kick seeing LA destroyed (again.) Seeing the one shot of the wave swamping the beach the day after the Japanese tsunami was a bit unsettling but all in all I got my money's worth.
That always bugs me too. Any group with the technology to be able to get here from another star would likely have military technology so far beyond ours it would be like the US Marines fighting a Roman legion.
“As a resident of southern California, it was kick seeing LA destroyed (again.) “
Part of that was shot in Shreveport LA.