Battleship (2012) DVD Movie Review

Genre:  Action & Adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Rated PG-13 for profanity and intense violence.

Length: 131 Minutes

Short and sweet Summery:

Inspired by Hasbro's classic naval combat game

The plot is simple. During a series of International Naval war games in the Pacific, an alien invasion force lands in the ocean around Oahu ( third largest of the Hawaiian Islands). It followed a signal that scientist had been transmitting from a series of satellite dishes based on the island. The aliens extend a force field around the islands and the surrounding ocean, trapping three naval ships within the boundary. Can the Navy defeat the aliens before they're able to call for reinforcements?

The Good:
It’s loud (if you like that sort of thing) Special Effects are good, but not spectacular.

Has similarities to Armageddon (1998), Transformers (2007) and Independence Day (1996) (if you liked those movies).

Filled with patriotism and fearlessness in the face of an overwhelming alien invasion.

Has a back story of a young guy who desperately needs to prove himself, first to himself, then to his older and more responsible brother, and then finally to win the girl he is in love with.

The Bad:

Movie starts off slow (first ten minutes).

Any scene with Rihanna.
Cliche line after cliche line

The aliens are really, really stupid.

Lots of holes and improbabilities.

Bottom Line:

It is not a memorable film.But it does have some redeeming qualities and at times is a  fun comedy style alien invasion flick.

What sex , and age group might best appreciate? 12- 14 year old boys.

Directed By: Peter Berg
Written By: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber Starring:

Taylor Kitsch - Lieutenant Alex Hopper

Alexander Skarsgard - Commander Stone Hopper

Rihanna - Petty Officer Cora Raikes

Brooklyn Decker - Samantha Shane

Tadanobu Asano - Captain Yugi Nagata

Hamish Linklater - Cal Zapata

Liam Neeson - Admiral Shane

Peter MacNicol - Secretary of Defense

John Tui - Chief Petty Officer Walter Lynch

Jesse Plemons - Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy Ord

Gregory D. Gadson - Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales

Jerry Ferrara - Sampson JOOD Strodell

Adam Godley - Dr. Nogrady

Rico McClinton - Captain Browley

Joji Yoshida - Chief Engineer Hiroki

 Other Reviewers- One-Line- Opinions:

• Andrew Harrison of Q magazine called the film "crushingly stupid"
• Giving it a B+ grade, Lisa Schwarzbaum of Entertainment Weekly also praised the story saying, "For every line of howler dialogue that should have been sunk, there's a nice little scene in which humans have to make a difficult decision. For every stretch of generic sci-fi-via-CGI moviemaking, there's a welcome bit of wit."
• The Washington Post gave the film a three-star rating out of four commenting it is "an invigorating blast of cinematic adrenaline". 
•  Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a "rotten" score of 34% based on reviews from 190 critics, and reports a rating average of 4.6 out of 10

Review by Paul Grant (follower of Basho)

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