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Battle: Los Angeles: Movie Review
Neoavatara ^ | March 13, 2010 | Neoavatara

Posted on 03/13/2011 10:09:41 AM PDT by Neoavatara

Battle: Los Angeles is one of those movies and geeks and nerds have dreamed about their entire lives. What would it be like if an alien force came to earth, was openly hostile, and the war began? How would we fight?

This is a war movie, in the truest sense. Its closest Hollywood analogue would have to be Black Hawk Down...which says a lot about this current film. This is not Will Smith in Independence Day, happily flying around killing bad aliens. This is war, in it grittiest Hollywood iteration.

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TOPICS: Music/Entertainment; Society; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: battlelosangeles; entertainment; movies
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To: 429CJ

Sorry for the double post.


41 posted on 03/13/2011 11:38:45 AM PDT by 429CJ (.)
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To: SoCal Pubbie

There have been several SF novels in which a logical reason was given why the aliens had military tech little better than ours, and this can make for a great story.

But just ignoring the tech gap is stupid.


42 posted on 03/13/2011 12:02:07 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Calvin Locke

Sounds like we finally found out who produced The Obama Show.

Or how to create a cheap cheesy knockoff POTUS.


43 posted on 03/13/2011 12:07:39 PM PDT by Eye of Unk ("These people are either at your neck or at your knees" A quote by Winston Churchill)
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To: Halgr
As a Former Marine I enjoyed this elongated commercial for the Marine Corp.

Every meal a banquet, Every paycheck a fortune, Every formation a parade, I love the Corp!

It's going to have to go a long way to get close to my favorite Marine Corp. commercial:


44 posted on 03/13/2011 12:08:02 PM PDT by Dr. Sheldon Cooper (I'm not insane, my mother had me tested!)
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To: pvoce
This was an open love letter to the Marine Corps. Everyone should go see it to prove the liberal critics wrong. Nothing would piss them off more than for a pro-military movie to be a financial success.
45 posted on 03/13/2011 12:09:06 PM PDT by usnamarine89
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To: JerseyDvl

I just can’t stand anything with Helen Hunt in it.


46 posted on 03/13/2011 12:13:37 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: mewzilla

Wasn’t “Earth girls are easy” also set in LA?


47 posted on 03/13/2011 12:14:17 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Dr. Sheldon Cooper

Hudson: “Game over man! Game over!”

Hicks: “Are you finished?”


48 posted on 03/13/2011 12:16:02 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Sherman Logan
Well, the alien technology in this film is by and large superior, however it is just better of a like kind.

For example, as I wrote before the aliens move about on foot, with hand held (though surgically implanted) “rifles” that fire some sort of energy bursts that fry those in the line of fire. Kind of like shooting photon bullets or something. They have air assets that are better than F-18s and the like. But they do not seem to have sensors or thermal imaging to see through buildings.

In the original The Day the Earth Stood Still there was a hint of nanotechnology before the idea may have even occurred to anyone. If you recall, the ramp extended and then retraced from the saucer without a hint of any break or opening in the metal. That shows a different level of technology, not just more gears and better processors.

Of course you paint yourself into a corner if the aliens truly are unbeatable. Either you copy WOTW or the bad guys win. I could see a scenario where the government realizes we can't win, and attempts to send an ark into space with humans aboard in hopes of continuing the species. After a harrowing escape the aliens let the ship go because they aren't concerned with people leaving the planet.

49 posted on 03/13/2011 12:35:45 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: Secret Agent Man

Besides Battle Los Angeles, the original War of the Worlds, Independence Day, the original V miniseries, the remake of Invaders From Mars, and Skyline all are set in or near Los Angeles. There are probably others I am leaving out.

Battle LA, War of the Worlds, Independence Day, and Invaders From Mars all have Marines from Camp Pendleton fighting the aliens. Them! also had I think Army troops against the giant ants fighting it out in the LA River.


50 posted on 03/13/2011 12:43:49 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie; Secret Agent Man; mewzilla; GeronL
All the best shows and classics are or where filmed in the LA area...

Like this opening shot of Opie walking along the lake....

The lake is actually in Franklin Canyon, just north of LA and Beverly Hills... The site and lake are still used for filming and that path you see them walking on, is still there...


51 posted on 03/13/2011 2:23:47 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: All

Er....All the best shows and classics are or were filmed in the LA area...


52 posted on 03/13/2011 2:24:43 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Secret Agent Man
"Wasn’t “Earth girls are easy” also set in LA?"

Duh. But a funnily brainless flick, nevertheless. Pure fluff, but fun.

53 posted on 03/13/2011 2:49:44 PM PDT by redhead ("I think I'm the best fish filleter in the whole third grade." --Piper Palin)
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To: Neoavatara; humblegunner
instead of begging for a hit on your website, why don't you post your entire article? What are ya, some kinda blog pimp?

Thanks for the brief, I'll stay away from the link tho.........

54 posted on 03/13/2011 2:53:13 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
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To: Hot Tabasco; Neoavatara
why don't you post your entire article?

That's a really good question.

55 posted on 03/13/2011 2:57:45 PM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Roger Ebert hated it, so it's probably a great movie. Roger only likes movies that diss conservatives.

That could be factored into Netflix... cool.

56 posted on 03/13/2011 3:01:14 PM PDT by GOPJ (http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php - It's only uncivil when someone on the right does it.- Laz)
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To: humblegunner
That's a really good question.

I've thought you were a pain in the butt on this blog stuff but now I see where you're coming from..........I offer you my apologies.

57 posted on 03/13/2011 3:12:59 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco (Oh Magoo, you've done it again.....)
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To: Hot Tabasco
I've thought you were a pain in the butt on this blog stuff

Some do, some don't. It balances.

I offer you my apologies.

Accepted, but no worries.

If folks don't get my point the failure in communication is mine.

58 posted on 03/13/2011 3:17:10 PM PDT by humblegunner (Blogger Overlord)
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To: dragnet2
Come on Drag, you know I know that! I've lived in So Cal my whole life. Hell, both CSI Miami and NY are filmed in LA!

I was only pointing out how many times LA has been destroyed on film by extraterrestrials!

59 posted on 03/13/2011 4:32:56 PM PDT by SoCal Pubbie
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To: SoCal Pubbie

“As a resident of southern California, it was kick seeing LA destroyed (again.) “

Part of that was shot in Shreveport LA.


60 posted on 03/13/2011 4:54:30 PM PDT by Rebelbase
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