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Private Custard

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Woodsey said:
All I've heard so far is that its surprisingly dull.

And what is it with people and Independence Day? Maybe you have to be American (I found that speech almost unbearably embarrassing).
That and the smiling dog in peril!

 

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Private Custard said:
I want to see it, just out of curiosity.

But I can't understand comparisons with Black Hawk Down when it's a 12A rated film. It should, in theory, end up like a re-skinned Transformers!

Real war has gore. War films need gore. Gore = 15/18 age ratings. So the result is that good war films should be 15 or 18 rated.
Umm, it's plenty violent. Lots of human deaths, and goeey alien gibs. I felt it was a R rating (didn't check the rating, because I'm old enough). There's plenty of swearing. It didn't feel watered down. Very gritty.
 

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Private Custard said:
I want to see it, just out of curiosity.

But I can't understand comparisons with Black Hawk Down when it's a 12A rated film. It should, in theory, end up like a re-skinned Transformers!

Real war has gore. War films need gore. Gore = 15/18 age ratings. So the result is that good war films should be 15 or 18 rated.
Bang, this pretty much sums up how I feel about this kind of movie. They need to have gore to have a proper "war" against frakking machine aliens. I for one am sick of tired of them trying to make PG-13 movies all the time.
 

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I've been curious to watch BLA (now that's a nice acronym), but now that I see it compared to Independence Day, I'm not so excited anymore.

You see, I agree with what someone said up there, you have to be American (and pretty blinded by patriotism) to enjoy Independence Day, AKA that movie where some aliens invade Planet USA.

Okay, I'm being bitter. That movie had some cool dogfights and explosions, at least. I just hope BLA will add a good story to that mix.
 

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Woodsey said:
Maybe you have to be American (I found that speech almost unbearably embarrassing).
So did I, but only because it's an incredibly pale ripoff of the St. Crispin's Day speech from Henry V:

 

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I'm thinking about taking my GF to go see next weekend, after we get some solid planning in. :3
 

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Seems like Transformers entertainment, so basically stupid entertainment. Might go see it with friends though since nothing else is interesting me.
 

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Huh. Seemed like generic shit that takes itself way too seriously judging by the previews.

I'm honestly more excited for Jane Eyre >.>

Regardless, I'll probably end up seeing it and your constant swearing coupled with caps lock just further solidifies my previous thoughts on the film.
 

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Moeez said:
FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS! Came out of the cinema with a stupid grin on my face. That elated high feeling that I've ONLY ever gotten out of a cinema with Nolan films.
First great film of 2011.

I've been so disillusioned with action movies recently. And then this movie hits all the right spots by giving depth to everything. This is BLACK HAWK DOWN in LA, with mechanical aliens. And no misanthropic pretentious wankery you get from other alien, monster, or disaster movies.
REALLY??? I havent seen it yet, it just blew my mind that this turned out well. I really didn't expect it to, but i've been thinking about it in the back of my head for the past few weeks. Hopefully it gets the recognition it deserves and dosen't turn into another "District 9" , which was a really well made alien movie with no hype. Also, I share your view of Nolan films, Inception is the only movie I've spent literally weeks thinking about, and the Dark Knight is probably the best sci-fi drama, if not the absolute best, movie ever
 

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PowerC said:
Moeez said:
FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS! Came out of the cinema with a stupid grin on my face. That elated high feeling that I've ONLY ever gotten out of a cinema with Nolan films.
First great film of 2011.

I've been so disillusioned with action movies recently. And then this movie hits all the right spots by giving depth to everything. This is BLACK HAWK DOWN in LA, with mechanical aliens. And no misanthropic pretentious wankery you get from other alien, monster, or disaster movies.
REALLY??? I havent seen it yet, it just blew my mind that this turned out well. I really didn't expect it to, but i've been thinking about it in the back of my head for the past few weeks. Hopefully it gets the recognition it deserves and dosen't turn into another "District 9" , which was a really well made alien movie with no hype. Also, I share your view of Nolan films, Inception is the only movie I've spent literally weeks thinking about, and the Dark Knight is probably the best sci-fi drama, if not the absolute best, movie ever
The sarcasm is strong in this one.
 

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Bags159 said:
PowerC said:
Moeez said:
FUCK YEAH MOTHERFUCKERS! Came out of the cinema with a stupid grin on my face. That elated high feeling that I've ONLY ever gotten out of a cinema with Nolan films.
First great film of 2011.

I've been so disillusioned with action movies recently. And then this movie hits all the right spots by giving depth to everything. This is BLACK HAWK DOWN in LA, with mechanical aliens. And no misanthropic pretentious wankery you get from other alien, monster, or disaster movies.
REALLY??? I havent seen it yet, it just blew my mind that this turned out well. I really didn't expect it to, but i've been thinking about it in the back of my head for the past few weeks. Hopefully it gets the recognition it deserves and dosen't turn into another "District 9" , which was a really well made alien movie with no hype. Also, I share your view of Nolan films, Inception is the only movie I've spent literally weeks thinking about, and the Dark Knight is probably the best sci-fi drama, if not the absolute best, movie ever
The sarcasm is strong in this one.
Why, I wasn't being sarcastic? is my naivete acting up again?
 

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I'm a sucker for disaster, end of the world movies. Cloverfield, 2012, Day after tommorow. Movies I probably shouldn't like but I just get so entertained by them I can't stay away. This falls under this category checking it out saturday night. Ill probably share this guys opinion
 

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powerC said:
Why, I wasn't being sarcastic? is my naivete acting up again?
Oh, I thought you were being sarcastic. Your post just seemed too satirical to be true. :(
 

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This looks like Skyline...except actually good, in a popcorn movie kinda way.
 

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Im going to see it. Critics are bullshit and they never rate any movie positively. I am willing to bet that this movie kicks ass despite what all the douche bags that hate life say.
 

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I never trash movies... I always seem to find positive things to say about them and try my hardest to enjoy it even if it is bad.

Battle Los Angeles... I would have bet good money I would have come away happy from this movie but it is very very bad. It is dull and cliche filled total trash.

It is full of horrible cliches (and not even good expected cliches).

This is like an independance day spin off.. "mean while on the ground some generic stereo-typical US marines shoot at nothing and blow more up than the aliens whilst Will smith does the good stuff up in the air"

I doubt very much that they had any kind of military expert as a consultant during production. The dialogue and the action scenes are just wrong.

But by far the most infuriatingly rubbish part of this movie is the fact that the characters are continually banging on about how "we are the last ones" or "no one else is left it is up to us" But in the background the aliens are always fighting from street to street, who are they fighting? It seems to me that this was an great idea but they ran out of money after the first week of shooting so they filled the rest of the movie with copy paste crap scenes from different angles.

But dont get me wrong... go and see this movie! if only so you can share the amazement and bewilderment I now feel toward the OP's comments.

Passing remark... try and count how many times they shout "staff sergeant" I bet you give up before the movie is half way.
 

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BulletBoom said:
I doubt very much that they had any kind of military expert as a consultant during production. The dialogue and the action scenes are just wrong.
Actually, they did. Aaron Eckhart mentioned that in interviews, the whole cast went to boot camp for 3 weeks. They lived that kind of life, Big Brother style. Eckhart was corrected at many stages for their dialogue, like saying "chopper" instead of "helo".

They showed the film at Camp Pendleton, and the marines approved of it.