Battleship (2012)
Battleship (2012)
The special effects in the movie are impressive; I watched a regular screening so I can't say much for the 3D. The combat between Earth's naval ships and the alien machines was done well though it wasn't as tense as one could hope for. They're just nice to LOOK at; there's no sense of urgency or dread when the guns are loaded or when the enemy ships arm their missiles. The editing in the action scenes was a bit choppy but thankfully this does little to hinder the fact that they're nice to look at.
The movie wasn't advertised as having a thought provoking story or anything serious; the crew behind the movie knew that they made it to be nothing more than a popcorn movie that doesn't take itself seriously which is why unlike CLASH OF THE TITANS the special effects don't seem to be a hindrance to the simple story. Though I just wish someone took the time to improve the alien design which looked like it was cheaply ripped off from a video game.
But the story itself isn't even worth mentioning; sure, it's a simple alien invasion but that's about all it is, there's nothing more to it. There's no character development, it's extremely predictable and it seems amateurish. There were some good laughs here and there and bits of what could've been character development but never are they expanded. Even for a simple alien invasion movie the dialogue the characters said seemed forced; never do they connect to the audience in some way so when someone goes down or when someone's in danger, you don't feel anything. The writers tried to make things sound more intelligent than they have to and look at the end result; you have a bunch of flat characters spouting unnecessary profound crap.
Release Date: May 18 - 2012 (USA)
Rating: PG-13 for Lntense Sequences Of Violence, Action, Destruction & For Language
MPAA Runtime: 2 hour 11 minutes
Director: Peter Berg
Genres: Action/Adventure ! Adaptation ! War ! Sci Fi
Writers: Erich Hoeber & Jon Hoeber
Production Co: Battleship Delta Productions, Bluegrass Films, Film 44
Filming Locations: Figueroa Hotel - 939 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker and Liam Neeson
Storyline:
Rating: PG-13 for Lntense Sequences Of Violence, Action, Destruction & For Language
MPAA Runtime: 2 hour 11 minutes
Director: Peter Berg
Genres: Action/Adventure ! Adaptation ! War ! Sci Fi
Writers: Erich Hoeber & Jon Hoeber
Production Co: Battleship Delta Productions, Bluegrass Films, Film 44
Filming Locations: Figueroa Hotel - 939 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
Stars: Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker and Liam Neeson
Storyline:
The movie wasn't advertised as having a thought provoking story or anything serious; the crew behind the movie knew that they made it to be nothing more than a popcorn movie that doesn't take itself seriously which is why unlike CLASH OF THE TITANS the special effects don't seem to be a hindrance to the simple story. Though I just wish someone took the time to improve the alien design which looked like it was cheaply ripped off from a video game.
But the story itself isn't even worth mentioning; sure, it's a simple alien invasion but that's about all it is, there's nothing more to it. There's no character development, it's extremely predictable and it seems amateurish. There were some good laughs here and there and bits of what could've been character development but never are they expanded. Even for a simple alien invasion movie the dialogue the characters said seemed forced; never do they connect to the audience in some way so when someone goes down or when someone's in danger, you don't feel anything. The writers tried to make things sound more intelligent than they have to and look at the end result; you have a bunch of flat characters spouting unnecessary profound crap.
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