The real battle here is keeping sleep at bay.
I'll say it straight out: BATTLE: LOS ANGELES is the worst modern apocalyptic alien invasion movie I’ve seen. The sub-genre includes ID4, SKYLINE, the WAR OF THE WORLDS remake, SIGNS, MARS ATTACKS, the current and original V TV movies and perhaps even CLOVERFIELD, though it’s not a perfect fit. I was one of the few to enjoy the November’s SKYLINE, but I’ll join the majority in slamming BATTLE – at least the former had cool aliens and futuristic gizmos.
In a single sentence: Marine staff sergeant Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) and his new platoon must figure out how to destroy aliens attacking LA, sight of the most important battle in a worldwide alien invasion.
I’m so tired of warring over LA. Why not Portland? Or Atlanta? Austin? SKYLINE centers on LA; So did much of the mother of modern sci-fi takeovers, INDEPENDENCE DAY. Most people I know don’t even like LA -- some would even prefer it destroyed. Why not choose a city everyone values and admires? Just not Gotham: it too has been vaporized ad infinitum.
Tip: Invading aliens should be frightening. Or at the very least, interesting to gaze upon. Spielberg’s aliens in WAR OF THE WORLDS were criticized for being generic, yet even they’re infinitely cooler than BATTLE's E.T.’s.
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