Battleship (Berg, 2012) The Reviews Thread
05-21-12, 12:42 AM
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05-21-12, 06:32 AM
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05-21-12, 09:34 AM
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Liam Neeson should be ashamed of himself for such a blatant cash grab. Whoever thought this was ever worthy of being produced should be shot.
Truly one of the dumbest ideas for a movie....ever.
The fact that this was made shows how little Hollywood thinks of movie goers. The "They'll watch anything" mentality is alive and well in Hollywood.
Hopefully the idiots of America (and other countries) will be just smart enough to know terrible when they see it and refuse to pay to see this garbage.
Truly one of the dumbest ideas for a movie....ever.
The fact that this was made shows how little Hollywood thinks of movie goers. The "They'll watch anything" mentality is alive and well in Hollywood.
Hopefully the idiots of America (and other countries) will be just smart enough to know terrible when they see it and refuse to pay to see this garbage.
05-21-12, 09:35 AM
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05-21-12, 09:35 AM
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Believe it or not, I was rather entertained by "Battleship". They did a good job building up Taylor Kitsche's character (somewhat street smart slacker who gets a second wind in the Navy, only to have his stubbornness threatening to sink his own Navy career until the aliens show up and he has to lead and show his grit). This is very much like a Michael Bay summer blockbuster, but with heart and an outlook that everyone can make a difference, regardless of perceived limitations.
All I can say, even with the trappings of the Battleship game (the aliens' artillery looking like Battleship pegs), and later the game grid comes into play rather nearly, it was a fun movie to root for the humans in spite of overwhelming odds and firepower.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
All I can say, even with the trappings of the Battleship game (the aliens' artillery looking like Battleship pegs), and later the game grid comes into play rather nearly, it was a fun movie to root for the humans in spite of overwhelming odds and firepower.
I give it 3 stars, or a grade of B.
05-21-12, 09:37 AM
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^^^ I agree with most of Patman's review except for Taylor Kitsch. He just didn't work for me as the lead of Battleship.
05-21-12, 09:44 AM
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Ah yeah I didn't realize the artillery looked like pegs, that was a nice touch, looking back. During the beginning with the antics of the scientists at the satellite station it was beginning to look like it would go into overly comedic territory, but then one of them got killed and the other dude was balanced out by Brooklyn Decker and the Army guy.
Rihanna was pretty bad though.
Rihanna was pretty bad though.
05-21-12, 09:47 AM
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05-21-12, 10:03 AM
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Yeah and that site that has all of her lines makes it seem even more laughable. Her longest line delivery was when she was talking about her dad for 3 sentences.
Alexander Skarsgard was pretty wooden when he was yelling at his brother, but his character was good.
Also, Taylor Kitsch enters the navy at 26 and is all of a sudden a commanding officer and a star soccer player? Not sure how much time passed so it's possible it could have been a few years but still...
Alexander Skarsgard was pretty wooden when he was yelling at his brother, but his character was good.
Also, Taylor Kitsch enters the navy at 26 and is all of a sudden a commanding officer and a star soccer player? Not sure how much time passed so it's possible it could have been a few years but still...
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05-21-12, 03:01 PM
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It wasn't great, I'd say 2/5, but better than what I expected with all of the bitching in the Box Office thread. What was the point of the people meeting at the Pentagon if they literally made zero decisions the whole time? Also the after credits scene was beyond useless.
05-23-12, 04:07 AM
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Liam Neeson should be ashamed of himself for such a blatant cash grab. Whoever thought this was ever worthy of being produced should be shot.
Truly one of the dumbest ideas for a movie....ever.
The fact that this was made shows how little Hollywood thinks of movie goers. The "They'll watch anything" mentality is alive and well in Hollywood.
Hopefully the idiots of America (and other countries) will be just smart enough to know terrible when they see it and refuse to pay to see this garbage.
Truly one of the dumbest ideas for a movie....ever.
The fact that this was made shows how little Hollywood thinks of movie goers. The "They'll watch anything" mentality is alive and well in Hollywood.
Hopefully the idiots of America (and other countries) will be just smart enough to know terrible when they see it and refuse to pay to see this garbage.
The reaction of some here reminds me of when the Thing prequel came out last fall and people were insistent that they were gonna like it... no matter what! "All I wanna be is entertained for two hours" seemed to be the common refrain...
Have standards. They're good for you.
Have standards. They're good for you.
05-23-12, 05:11 AM
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I'm with you guys. I didn't even bother watching the Transformers movies so why would I want to watch an even shittier knockoff of them? I haven't heard anyone say they were highly anticipating this movie, and virtually no one seems to be walking out of the theater raving about how great it was. The best reaction it's generated so far seems to be "it wasn't that bad" - what kind of endorsement is that?
Is that a usable enough pull-quote, Eddie Egan?
05-23-12, 10:08 AM
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I'm with you guys. I didn't even bother watching the Transformers movies so why would I want to watch an even shittier knockoff of them? I haven't heard anyone say they were highly anticipating this movie, and virtually no one seems to be walking out of the theater raving about how great it was. The best reaction it's generated so far seems to be "it wasn't that bad" - what kind of endorsement is that?
05-23-12, 01:21 PM
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Saw this today with my wife and our friend. We all liked it. It was cheesy fun and an entertaining way to spend a couple of hours.
05-23-12, 04:30 PM
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05-23-12, 05:38 PM
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It was like a Sy Fy original movie with a Big budget.
Very cliche ridden. Main character is a rebel who needs to be softened up. Girlfriend is Generals Daughter.
Brother is in military. Death happens to motivate main character into changing.
Girlfriend part wasn't needed and the guy with the fake legs was horrible.
EFX were fun.
Very cliche ridden. Main character is a rebel who needs to be softened up. Girlfriend is Generals Daughter.
Brother is in military. Death happens to motivate main character into changing.
Girlfriend part wasn't needed and the guy with the fake legs was horrible.
EFX were fun.
05-24-12, 02:09 AM
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Re: Battleship (Berg, 2012) The Reviews Thread
Well Michael Bay is, but the rest is fine. But there's a big difference between dumb fun and just plain dumb. Battleship appears to be firmly entrenched in the later camp. But who knows, maybe I've severely misjudged it. Maybe every trailer, the HBO EPK featurette I saw, and practically every review I've come across, is just way off base. I kind of doubt it, but who knows. In any case, my opinion shouldn't diminish your enjoyment of it.
05-24-12, 07:00 AM
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I was actually thinking this the other day...it's better than a Sy Fy movie, but it DOES play like a first episode of a new TV series. I kept thinking if the same story was on TV, people would be raving about it...as a theatrical film though, the acting isn't quite up to par.
05-24-12, 07:38 AM
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It was like a Sy Fy original movie with a Big budget.
Very cliche ridden. Main character is a rebel who needs to be softened up. Girlfriend is Generals Daughter.
Brother is in military. Death happens to motivate main character into changing.
Girlfriend part wasn't needed and the guy with the fake legs was horrible.
EFX were fun.
Very cliche ridden. Main character is a rebel who needs to be softened up. Girlfriend is Generals Daughter.
Brother is in military. Death happens to motivate main character into changing.
Girlfriend part wasn't needed and the guy with the fake legs was horrible.
EFX were fun.