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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Columbia Pictures | Release Date: March 11, 2011 | PG-13

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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Mick LaSalle

Mar 10, 2011

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

Connie Ogle

Mar 10, 2011

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

Roger Moore

Mar 9, 2011

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

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

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

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

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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marine215

Mar 21, 2011

People who give this movie below an 8 need to stop being pricks...its a great movie thats more than just a sci-fi thriller...its about being a marine and the pride that comes with it...Marines are out there fighting for out lives and people give them no credit...Marines Semper Fi

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MoodNiatrec

Mar 11, 2011

I found this movie to be exciting and engaging throughout. It was nice to see an alien invasion flick from the perspective of the soldiers fighting the war. Was this the most thought-provoking film I've seen? No, definitely not. It was a solid and enjoyable B-movie that I will surelyI found this movie to be exciting and engaging throughout. It was nice to see an alien invasion flick from the perspective of the soldiers fighting the war. Was this the most thought-provoking film I've seen? No, definitely not. It was a solid and enjoyable B-movie that I will surely recommend to my friends.… Expand

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chinoyray

Mar 17, 2011

7/10.

If you're looking for a War movie and enjoy war movies then Battle: LA will not disappoint. Lots of surprises but the dialogs are just really bad. I would've given this a 9.

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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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