Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Today, I decided to go to the mall for something to do. Check out a movie and do some fun shopping. I’ve been wanting to see this film for quite a long while and finally got to today. On with the review…
Plot/Synopsis: A man named Sgt. Michael Nants (Eckhart), who just retired from the Marines as a Staff Seargent, enjoys life in his home city of Los Angeles. When the city learns that they are about to get themselves in an alien invasion, Sgt. Nants is forced to go to war once again. This time, he will fight an army of aliens instead of humans.
Well, I’d have to say that this film was pretty interesting. People can get confused on what genre this movie is in. People say it’s either an action film, sci fi, or a war film. It’s a little bit of all three. I had a friggin’ blast watching this film. It’s the most fun I’ve ever had watching a film in a long time. It’s a perfect popcorn film that has it all.
The writing was surprisingly really good, the writing made you feel part of the story. It made you feel like an alien invasion can happen in real life, it was pretty realistic. I wasn’t bored one bit and stayed awake throughout the entire movie. The acting was phenomenal. You really got into the characters and made you feel part of them. They really showed their emotion and showed their acting talents. Aaron Eckhart was of course, a great actor in the film, but I liked everyone else too. Michelle Rodriguez is an actress that I love and she did a great job in the film, I was impressed with her too.
This is one of the best musical scores of a movie I’ve heard in a while too. Who ever did the score for this movie, deserves an award or something because this composer made the score very memorable. I would definitely fit the musical score to this film along with other iconic scores such as “Superman”, “Star Wars”, and “Indiana Jones” for sure.
Another thing I was impressed of with the film was the film’s sound. Oh my god. This film was LOUD! When you hear explosions and spaceships flying off the ground, you hear this loud rumbling through your ears as if you’re experiencing an earthquake. So when this film hits on DVD/Blu Ray and if you have a Surround Sound system, watch out and stand back!
The action scenes were such a blast to watch, it was a thrill ride. The thing with the Marines vs. Aliens goes, it actually made you feel like it’s war in real life. I’m sure you’ve seen other war films like “Black Hawk Down”, “The Hurt Locker”, “Saving Private Ryan”, and many more but in “Battle: Los Angeles”, this movie made you feel like you were high on something and watching a totally different war movie. The special effects and cinematography was very well done. The aliens in the film were cool too.
So far, this is the best film of 2011. I’d go see it again.
Score for “Battle: Los Angeles” = **** (4 stars as in “excellent”)
Kev
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