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germanturkey · 2010-11-16, 23:39

looks atmospheric enough. they have a lot to live up with to with that trailer.

Bonta Kun · 2010-11-17, 00:20

Oh pretty interesting, this def rates pretty high on my "must see" list.

I liked that trailer, with just the BGM playing leaves me wanting to see it more than usual.

GN0010 Nosferatu · 2010-11-17, 01:13

THEM: http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/BLAAlien.jpg

Renegade334 · 2011-01-13, 14:43

New trailer up:

http://www.battlela.com/

Tiberium Wolf · 2011-01-13, 17:10

Where's Master Chief?

Roger Rambo · 2011-01-13, 20:59

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Originally Posted by Tiberium Wolf

Where's Master Chief?

Still frozen out in space unfortunately.

Also, that trailer gave me a woodie.

-Sho- · 2011-01-14, 12:50

I hope that in this one Humanity will lose for good. Not like crappy Skyline ending -.-

Btw love the bgm : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPH7LXPZFBo

cors8 · 2011-01-14, 22:37

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Originally Posted by -Sho-

I hope that in this one Humanity will lose for good. Not like crappy Skyline ending -.-

Btw love the bgm : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPH7LXPZFBo

I'm pretty sure Humanity lost for good in the Skyline ending, even if it was supposed to give a tiny, tiny sliver of hope.

-Sho- · 2011-01-15, 12:49

Yes , but that was so lame , it looks like a SuperHero has come to life...

germanturkey · 2011-03-12, 00:50

surprisingly kickass movie. the shaky camera work and tense atmosphere really put it above average. plus they're not shy about killing off Marines, which always leads to better experiences. Aaron Eckhart does a good job as the lead, but the script is kind of not good... haha.

GN0010 Nosferatu · 2011-03-12, 00:52

Love the aliens in this movie. They kicked ass and took names.

Kyero Fox · 2011-03-12, 08:09

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Originally Posted by -Sho-

I hope that in this one Humanity will lose for good. Not like crappy Skyline ending -.-

Btw love the bgm : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPH7LXPZFBo

BULL... SHI- it was alright, i thought it was pretty cool how he ya know... kept his "MIND!"

i still hate how people were complaining that the entire movie was within that building. but seriously.. would you wonna go outside? look what happen when they tried

but anyways, i digress... this movie 100 times better.

Roger Rambo · 2011-03-12, 08:39

I suppose it's just a conceptual difference.

I'd rather see a movie starring a bunch of Jar heads than a bunch of LA condo residents.

Holy shit! This movie was fucking incredible!

Badass firefights. The Marines and the Aliens are all competent fighters. Great energy and interaction between the cast. This films like the ultimate action/scifi/war movie.

No wonder the critics hate it

justinstrife · 2011-03-13, 18:01

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Originally Posted by Roger Rambo

Holy shit! This movie was fucking incredible!

Badass firefights. The Marines and the Aliens are all competent fighters. Great energy and interaction between the cast. This films like the ultimate action/scifi/war movie.

No wonder the critics hate it

Agreed on all counts. I will be buying this on blu-ray. Makes me wish I had a bigger TV Though.

GN0010 Nosferatu · 2011-03-13, 18:02

It want to know and see a lot more of the aliens, go here.

http://unidentifiedenemy.com/

james0246 · 2011-03-13, 20:37

The extreme level of the propoganda is a little hard to stomach at times (and just like any alien invasion film, it is extremely hard to stomach the inane reasons for the alien invasion), but some very good action sequences more than make up for lackluster characters (what were the character's names? Let's see, there was Black Marine, Blacker Marine, African Marine, Hot Latino Marine, Butt-Cleft Marine, and Southern Marine. I think there were a few more, but they left even less of an impression...) and a truly awful soundtrack (I can't emphasize enough how truly awful Brian Tyler's score is). C+ or 65/100.

That being said, did anyone see the SyFy version on Saturday night (Battle of Los Angeles )? I only caught the first 20 minutes or so, but those 20 minutes were some of the worst I had ever seen on SyFy...

**Solace** · 2011-03-13, 21:24

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Originally Posted by james0246

That being said, did anyone see the SyFy version on Saturday night (Battle of Los Angeles )? I only caught the first 20 minutes or so, but those 20 minutes were some of the worst I had ever seen on SyFy...

SyFy is often this odd paradox of producing random quality programming in the same breath of producing stuff that makes Roger Corman look like an Academy Award winning filmmaker.

Then again, this is the genius network that thought wrestling on a Science Fiction channel was a good idea. Like much of cable programming, there's so much wasted potential on SyFy.

Roger Rambo · 2011-03-13, 21:52

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Originally Posted by james0246

The extreme level of the propoganda is a little hard to stomach at times

Ummmm, What Propaganda? Propaganda against crustacean alien invaders?

justinstrife · 2011-03-13, 22:30

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Originally Posted by Roger Rambo

Ummmm, What Propaganda? Propaganda against crustacean alien invaders?

I think he thought the movie was a little too Pro-Marines...

I have friends who are in the Marines and have been inside both Miramar and Camp Pendleton. This movie got me pumped up.

james0246 · 2011-03-13, 23:05

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Originally Posted by Solace

SyFy is often this odd paradox of producing random quality programming in the same breath of producing stuff that makes Roger Corman look like an Academy Award winning filmmaker.

I actually love the bad films SyFy produces. They are wonderful pieces of drek. But Battle of Los Angeles...the briefs segments I witnessed were well below the average drek the network produces.

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Originally Posted by justinstrife

I think he thought the movie was a little too Pro-Marines...

Pro-Marines? LOL...

The film felt like a 2 hour commercial for joining the marines (kind of like the great fantasy recruitment ads from the early 90s). This isn't necessarily bad (what with the film being so much fun at times), but besides the lackluster segment with the LT doubting himself, and the later segment where Aaron Eckhart laments his fallen soldiers (which had horrendous dialogue that was too damn manipulative), the film goes out of its way to mythologize the Marine corp, turning its men and women from human beings to Saints and Angels (for example, one of the marines (was it Ne-Yo?) had a fiance that the film made a big deal out of, only to be quickly forgotten in the action. Did she evacuate? Did she die? Was the marine worried? Nothing is known and nothing is shown). Again, this isn't necessarily bad, I just felt B: LA was a little to blunt in its approach.

But, to each their own. I liked the action, and I'll just focus on the action.

That being said, Battle: Los Angeles opened to 36 million. Those are some good numbers.

2010-11-16, 23:39	Link #21
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	looks atmospheric enough. they have a lot to live up with to with that trailer. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2010-11-17, 00:20	Link #22
Bonta Kun Know who you are Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow	Oh pretty interesting, this def rates pretty high on my "must see" list. I liked that trailer, with just the BGM playing leaves me wanting to see it more than usual. __________________

2011-01-13, 14:43	Link #24
Renegade334 Sleepy Lurker Graphic Designer Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nun'yabiznehz Age: 38	New trailer up: http://www.battlela.com/ __________________ << -- Click to enter my (dead) GFX thread.

2011-01-13, 17:10	Link #25
Tiberium Wolf Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Age: 44	Where's Master Chief? __________________

2011-01-14, 12:50	Link #27
-Sho- ~Omedetô~ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !	I hope that in this one Humanity will lose for good. Not like crappy Skyline ending -.- Btw love the bgm : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPH7LXPZFBo Last edited by -Sho-; 2011-01-14 at 13:11.

2010-11-17, 01:13	Link #23
GN0010 Nosferatu Where's the monoeye? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hargenteen Age: 35	THEM: http://i830.photobucket.com/albums/z...s/BLAAlien.jpg

2011-01-15, 12:49	Link #29
-Sho- ~Omedetô~ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !	Yes , but that was so lame , it looks like a SuperHero has come to life...

2011-03-12, 00:50	Link #30
germanturkey Udon-YAAAAAAAA Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 35	surprisingly kickass movie. the shaky camera work and tense atmosphere really put it above average. plus they're not shy about killing off Marines, which always leads to better experiences. Aaron Eckhart does a good job as the lead, but the script is kind of not good... haha. __________________ Aria is the best series EVER. Rewatch Origination with me. Blessed are those who listen to headphones, for they listen to the sound of heaven.

2011-03-12, 00:52	Link #31
GN0010 Nosferatu Where's the monoeye? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hargenteen Age: 35	Love the aliens in this movie. They kicked ass and took names.

2011-03-12, 08:39	Link #33
Roger Rambo Sensei, aishite imasu Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hong Kong Shatterdome	I suppose it's just a conceptual difference. I'd rather see a movie starring a bunch of Jar heads than a bunch of LA condo residents. Holy shit! This movie was fucking incredible! Badass firefights. The Marines and the Aliens are all competent fighters. Great energy and interaction between the cast. This films like the ultimate action/scifi/war movie. No wonder the critics hate it Last edited by james0246; 2011-03-13 at 20:59. Reason: double post...

2011-03-13, 18:02	Link #35
GN0010 Nosferatu Where's the monoeye? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hargenteen Age: 35	It want to know and see a lot more of the aliens, go here. http://unidentifiedenemy.com/

2011-03-13, 20:37	Link #36
james0246 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: East Cupcake	The extreme level of the propoganda is a little hard to stomach at times (and just like any alien invasion film, it is extremely hard to stomach the inane reasons for the alien invasion), but some very good action sequences more than make up for lackluster characters (what were the character's names? Let's see, there was Black Marine, Blacker Marine, African Marine, Hot Latino Marine, Butt-Cleft Marine, and Southern Marine. I think there were a few more, but they left even less of an impression...) and a truly awful soundtrack (I can't emphasize enough how truly awful Brian Tyler's score is). C+ or 65/100. That being said, did anyone see the SyFy version on Saturday night (Battle of Los Angeles )? I only caught the first 20 minutes or so, but those 20 minutes were some of the worst I had ever seen on SyFy...