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    Battle: Los Angeles

    Anyone seen this yet? Any good?

    Thinking of going at the weekend but the Empire review has put me off a little bit.


    #2
    Looks poor...

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      #3
      I don't think that this is a film you go along to watch for the interesting plot development and convincing characterisation, as long as the effects are good then the film will have done what it's meant to do.
      Coffee's for closers

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        #4
        Total and utter tripe

        saw it last friday.

        majority of the action is close up and hardly visible - too many head shots of that strong jaw guy from Thankyou for smoking.

        daft aliens.

        basic plot.

        cheesy lines.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Clippy View Post
          Anyone seen this yet? Any good?

          Thinking of going at the weekend but the Empire review has put me off a little bit.

          Yup, we went to see it a couple of WEs ago and it was absolute sh 1te. It's like District 9 meets Independence Day but not as good as D9 and just as bad as ID.

          if you insist on seeing it then download it.

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            #6
            I'm getting old, I'd not even heard of it
            Doing the needful since 1827

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              #7
              6.5/10 on IMDB, I tend not to bother with anything sub 7.5.
              Battle : Los Angeles

              Could be a visual and sound feast but reckon the story line will be a tad thin.
              Never has a man been heard to say on his death bed that he wishes he'd spent more time in the office.

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                #8
                Originally posted by fishface View Post
                cheesy lines.
                what do you want from me ??????

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Scrag Meister View Post
                  Could be a visual and sound feast but reckon the story line will be a tad thin.

                  Yeah a friend who's into all the alien stuff found it disappointing. More like a Marine recruitment video. Basically a non-stop firefight and sod all story.

                  I've seen reviews mention it's equivalent to Black Hawk Down but with aliens. I think that's an insult to BHD, especially as BHD is a close depiction of a real event. The two special forces snipers that sacrifice themselves trying to rescue the downed helicopter crew is particularly poignant as it actually happened.

                  I thought about that yesterday when the news said several civilians had been injured during rescuing the crew of the crashed US jet. Adds a different perspective to what could easily be classed as typical gung-ho yanks.
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                    #10
                    I was musing who's side I'd be on if it was called Battle: Luton.

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