I watched this tonight and must say that I actually really enjoyed it. It was exactly what it should have been. It wipes it's arse with Independence Day (Though it does have a very similar ending) it shits all over Skyline, District 9 and every other balls up invasion movie over the last few years.
It's actually handled more intelligently than you'd think and although it does have a few cheesy moments the script isn't as bad as you might expect. It looks fucking brilliant, the wide shots of LA in flames gave me goosebumps, the CG of the alien technology is never really weak or distracting and the characters aren't the usual annoy bunch of fuck wits that you usually see in a movie filled with marines. It's never going to win an award but it's an entertaining 1:56mins.
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Fuckin' A - I am so fucking excited to see this film. O.o I think I just came a little.The Curious Squid wrote:I watched this tonight and must say that I actually really enjoyed it. It was exactly what it should have been. It wipes it's arse with Independence Day (Though it does have a very similar ending) it shits all over Skyline, District 9 and every other balls up invasion movie over the last few years.
It's actually handled more intelligently than you'd think and although it does have a few cheesy moments the script isn't as bad as you might expect. It looks fucking brilliant, the wide shots of LA in flames gave me goosebumps, the CG of the alien technology is never really weak or distracting and the characters aren't the usual annoy bunch of fuck wits that you usually see in a movie filled with marines. It's never going to win an award but it's an entertaining 1:56mins.
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You'll love it Pawiz, if you like the trailer you won't be disappointed. Some really good bits in it. It's what the alien invasion movies of the past should have been and thankfully it isn't full of ridiculous shit like Signs where the aliens are allergic to water and they come here, it's all relatively immersive and believable within the context of it's own story. Aaron Eckhart does a decent job as front man and the supporting cast get some decent scenes too.
We have no great war, no great depression.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
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Skyline was the movie I thought B:LA was. 
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The Curious Squid wrote:You'll love it Pawiz, if you like the trailer you won't be disappointed. Some really good bits in it. It's what the alien invasion movies of the past should have been and thankfully it isn't full of ridiculous shit like Signs where the aliens are allergic to water and they come here, it's all relatively immersive and believable within the context of it's own story. Aaron Eckhart does a decent job as front man and the supporting cast get some decent scenes too.
Not been so excited about a film since Cloverfield (which is cunting fucking ace)
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Are you saying you liked Skyline?Gawdzilla wrote:Skyline was the movie I thought B:LA was.
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Is this a movie I should watch?
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No, I'm saying I thought B:LA was Skyline. I was sick when Skyline came and went, so I missed it completely.The Curious Squid wrote:Are you saying you liked Skyline?Gawdzilla wrote:Skyline was the movie I thought B:LA was.
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Holy shit man, you're going to jizz yourself at this movie, I actually thought during it that it was quite similar to Cloverfield (which I fucking loved too) The pacing and the build up to the invasion are spot on too.pawiz wrote:The Curious Squid wrote:You'll love it Pawiz, if you like the trailer you won't be disappointed. Some really good bits in it. It's what the alien invasion movies of the past should have been and thankfully it isn't full of ridiculous shit like Signs where the aliens are allergic to water and they come here, it's all relatively immersive and believable within the context of it's own story. Aaron Eckhart does a decent job as front man and the supporting cast get some decent scenes too.
Not been so excited about a film since Cloverfield (which is cunting fucking ace)
Don't get me wrong though, there are a few moments where it does become cringe worthy but they're usually followed by something even more awesome than what happened before. I usually roll my eyes at the whole "AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!" stuff but by the end of Battle LA I was grinning ear to ear with the ending.
We have no great war, no great depression.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
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Yes. Ayaan liked it. I liked it.Twoflower wrote:Is this a movie I should watch?
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You dodged a bullet on that one, Skyline was the shittest film ever. Not even good in a guilty pleasure way.Gawdzilla wrote:No, I'm saying I thought B:LA was Skyline. I was sick when Skyline came and went, so I missed it completely.The Curious Squid wrote:Are you saying you liked Skyline?Gawdzilla wrote:Skyline was the movie I thought B:LA was.
Hey, I've been sick.
We have no great war, no great depression.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
Our great depression is our lives.
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JimC wrote:Ratz is just beautiful...
Where else could you go from the taste of raw egg to licking marmalade off tits in such a short space of time?
Pensioner wrote:I worked for 50 years and that's long enough for anyone, luckily I worked to live not lived for work.
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Is there violence? Blood? Gore? Bad stuff happening to children and animals?Gawdzilla wrote:Yes. Ayaan liked it. I liked it.Twoflower wrote:Is this a movie I should watch?
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And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
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And it's beautiful, that's life
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And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
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Sara, watch the trailers posted above, if you like them you'll like the film. It's a 12 certificate so there's no real gore or anything like that. You see some people getting injured but it's not really graphic.Gawdzilla wrote:Yes. Ayaan liked it. I liked it.Twoflower wrote:Is this a movie I should watch?
We have no great war, no great depression.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
Our great depression is our lives.
Our great war is a spiritual war.
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JimC wrote:Ratz is just beautiful...
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Okie dokie smokey pokey!
I'm wild just like a rock, a stone, a tree
And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I grow, just like a baby breastfeeding
And it's beautiful, that's life
And I'm free, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I flow, just like a brook, a stream, the rain
And I fly, just like a bird up in the sky
And I'll surely die, just like a flower plucked
And dragged away and thrown away
And then one day it turns to clay
It blows away, it finds a ray, it finds its way
And there it lays until the rain and sun
Then I breathe, just like the wind the breeze that blows
And I grow, just like a baby breastfeeding
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I love you Paco. Will you please have my children?The Curious Squid wrote:Holy shit man, you're going to jizz yourself at this movie, I actually thought during it that it was quite similar to Cloverfield (which I fucking loved too) The pacing and the build up to the invasion are spot on too.pawiz wrote:The Curious Squid wrote:You'll love it Pawiz, if you like the trailer you won't be disappointed. Some really good bits in it. It's what the alien invasion movies of the past should have been and thankfully it isn't full of ridiculous shit like Signs where the aliens are allergic to water and they come here, it's all relatively immersive and believable within the context of it's own story. Aaron Eckhart does a decent job as front man and the supporting cast get some decent scenes too.
Not been so excited about a film since Cloverfield (which is cunting fucking ace)
Don't get me wrong though, there are a few moments where it does become cringe worthy but they're usually followed by something even more awesome than what happened before. I usually roll my eyes at the whole "AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!" stuff but by the end of Battle LA I was grinning ear to ear with the ending.
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