Battle: Los Angeles

Name: Battle: Los Angeles
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Released: March 11, 2011
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 37
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Michelle Rodriguez

2011

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BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

Movie Details & Credits

Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 11, 2011

Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Bridget Moynahan, Michelle Rodriguez

Summary: In 2011, what where once just UFO sightings become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they takeIn 2011, what where once just UFO sightings become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before. (Columbia Pictures)… Expand

Director: Jonathan Liebesman

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 112 min

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12	#12 Most Discussed Movie of 2011
73	#73 Most Shared Movie of 2011

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San Francisco Chronicle Mick LaSalle

Mar 10, 2011

The battle in Battle: Los Angeles is grab-the-armrest tense until the last seconds. Read full review

Miami Herald Connie Ogle

Mar 10, 2011

It's the sort of film that's entertaining while you're in the theater. Read full review

Orlando Sentinel Roger Moore

Mar 9, 2011

It's a film of noble sacrifice and "good deaths" but surprisingly few chuckles. Read full review

The New Yorker Anthony Lane

Mar 14, 2011

A lot more fun than bludgeoning, soul-draining follies like "Terminator Salvation" or the "Transformers" films, and, with a decisive trim, it could truly have fulfilled its brief as a bright, semi-abstract pop fantasy, at once excitable and disposable. Oddly, it did once exist in that form: in the first trailer. Read full review

Variety Brian Lowry

Mar 9, 2011

Mostly, this is the cinematic equivalent of a first-person shooter game, one where the Marines possess only slightly more personality than the faceless invaders. Read full review

The A.V. Club Scott Tobias

Mar 10, 2011

It's loud, relentless, and difficult to endure, capturing the experience of ground-level alien warfare with woeful verisimilitude. Read full review

New York Daily News Joe Neumaier

Mar 10, 2011

This one isn't original, or even bearable. By its thudding end, audiences may wish they could be zapped from the theater to escape the buzzing in their ears. Read full review

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Flixtruth

Mar 13, 2011

Great movie!! If you like sci fi & action you should love this movie, if you don't like it you must be a critic! Their saying oh we have seen this all before..... right squads of aliens charging up the beaches in LA! Not sure I have seen that before! They have made about a million loveGreat movie!! If you like sci fi & action you should love this movie, if you don't like it you must be a critic! Their saying oh we have seen this all before..... right squads of aliens charging up the beaches in LA! Not sure I have seen that before! They have made about a million love stories but critics don't complain we had had enough of those. I was late opening night to see Star Wars in 1977 but still got a good seat because no one though it would be any good.......just saying… Expand

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mau1133

Apr 11, 2011

WELL another world invasion movie, so i thought, it was intertaining and i likeed it, and so did my girlfriend. which was a real surprise to me. The movie had a good cast and a lot of gun fights. And well evertything works out at the end as usual.

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Battlerager

Mar 12, 2011

A quality, and easy to enjoy sci-fi/sci-"fantasy action" film. Don't approach the movie as if it is on a pedestal, is there some "Marine Propaganda" in the film? Of course - as much as Independence Day, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan instilled a sense of American-bravado, this filmA quality, and easy to enjoy sci-fi/sci-"fantasy action" film. Don't approach the movie as if it is on a pedestal, is there some "Marine Propaganda" in the film? Of course - as much as Independence Day, Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan instilled a sense of American-bravado, this film does something similar...the good guys are good, and the bad guys are bad. There is no attempt to humanize the invading forces, they are attacking us, and we are defending ourselves - it's as simple as that. There isn't any crazy secret plot., it's a straight action and suspense film with a good science fantasy backdrop to the picture. The music? Any score by Brian Tyler is epic, and it does immerse you in the picture. The action style is a mix of Black Hawk Down/Cloverfield/Documentary style that tries to engage you in the action directly. There are a few epic battle shots that show the overall scenario they are facing, but not many. If you are expecting hundreds of fighter planes like Independence Day (which I loved), you don't see that in this film. This is squad based combat, following the actions of 8-12 marines...and you do get the feeling of being in the trenches with them.

Something I loved, and the Director has mentioned trying to achieve - the aliens move as a military force. They appear to have a hierarchy, leadership, individual actions - it doesn't follow the stereotypical aliens acting as a "hive mind." They have goals, are brutal in their attacks, but function as a military unit. They don't wipe out entire cities AKA some sort of super weapon, they engage in direct combat - one of the few movies to pit Earth forces against Alien invaders on a somewhat similar scale. They have better technology, but they don't overwhelm everything - requiring plot hole trickiness for their defeat.… Expand

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NDiggy

Mar 14, 2011

Its a great popcorn movie, all flash an no substance, which is just fine. Just turn your brain off and enjoy the ride. Aaron Eckhart is a good enough actor that he makes most of the cheesy/stereotypical dialogue work. If you're just looking for a fun throw away movie to go see on aIts a great popcorn movie, all flash an no substance, which is just fine. Just turn your brain off and enjoy the ride. Aaron Eckhart is a good enough actor that he makes most of the cheesy/stereotypical dialogue work. If you're just looking for a fun throw away movie to go see on a Saturday afternoon then this movie fits the bill.… Expand

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Khunter4382

May 31, 2011

Been there, done that. As a hardcore sci-fi fanboy, I was disappointed with this film. There is nothing new here other than maybe the alien's need for water. The story unapologetically demands that it's audience gives it the benefit of the doubt on important plot elements. The action andBeen there, done that. As a hardcore sci-fi fanboy, I was disappointed with this film. There is nothing new here other than maybe the alien's need for water. The story unapologetically demands that it's audience gives it the benefit of the doubt on important plot elements. The action and effects are fairly good and AE gives a decent performance, but ultimately this one is just another kernel in the popcorn bag.… Expand

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MovieGuyBrian

Apr 1, 2011

The title doesnâ

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yoniw18

Jul 10, 2011

It boggles my mind that people give this drivel positive reviews. This movie is completely uninteresting and BORING. Oh but what about the special effects and the action? Sci- Fi channel grade at best. Not worth the dollar to rent from red box

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