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When a fleet of mysterious ships wage war against the Earth, only the crew of the USS Iowa, the last American battleship, can prevent global armageddon.
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You Sunk My Battleship: Another Asylum Knock-Off Only For Lovers Of Bad Movie Mayhem
May 18, 2012
Format:Blu-ray
3 1/2 stars for Asylum (or bad SyFy) Fans
1 1/2 stars: Everyone Else
I have to credit the cheapie studio The Asylum for creating an entirely new movie term (or at least beating it into mainstream consciousness). They have created the Mockbuster. Every year, the studio seems to look at the upcoming summer movie releases and then tries to replicate the larger studio offerings. The SyFy network will then broadcast these low budget endeavors on the same weekend that the original flicks hit the theater. It's actually pretty funny. However, last year, things struck a little too close as Asylum released "Battle of Los Angeles" as "Battle: Los Angeles" was in theaters and a confusion in the DVD market upset a number of consumers. Maybe that's why this year Asylum found itself in a legal battle with Universal Studios over this particular movie. As "Battleship" opens wide in movie houses, Asylum had readied "American Battleship" for the SyFy crowd on the same weekend. But with an impending lawsuit, the title has recently morphed into "American Warships" even as the movie remains a blatant copy of its more extravagant cousin.
I never expect much from an Asylum film, most are shot in a few days with a couple of nickels as the budget. But sometimes bad movie magic strikes. Some of the endeavors have been brilliantly bad (I mean that as a compliment) while others have just been bad bad. "American Warships" is actually a movie that benefits from lowered expectations because, by Asylum standards, it seems much more accomplished than some of their other offerings. Sure it's still silly, but it's a fun and entertaining silliness. The CGI effects are better than anticipated (once again, by Asylum standards, not feature film). But what takes this a step up from the ordinary are the committed performances. Note, I didn't say good--I said committed. It's so over-the-top delightful. For a bad movie to work, the actors have to convince you (often with limited resources and extreme line readings) that the fate of the world rests in their hands. I believed it here even when it was wooden and painfully overwrought.
Mario Van Peebles finds himself the captain of a battleship when a strange attack by alien forces seem to have crippled our ordinary defenses. As circumstances grow more dire, some hard decisions need to be made. As the attacks continue, the only option available may be a nuclear one. Of course, the implications of this aren't very pleasant but may be inevitable. Helping with these hard decisions, the cast also boasts an appearance by Carl Weathers as a General and Johanna Watts (surprisingly likable) as a lieutenant. Can the invasion be stopped? Will our heroic troops survive?
I truly struggle when reviewing bad movies. Why? Because for me, there is a difference between watching something for free and paying to own it on DVD. To be fair, many of these SyFy movies are rated by viewers that saw them on TV for free. I could watch nonsense non-stop at home on SyFy and be happy enough. Most of what I watch, however, I would not pay for or recommend to someone else for purchase. So my honest suggestion with "American Warships" is to catch it for free before deciding whether to invest. It's not something that I would choose to revisit anytime soon, but I've seen much worse from Asylum. And I had a fair share of laughs with this one. KGHarris, 5/12.
1 1/2 stars: Everyone Else
I have to credit the cheapie studio The Asylum for creating an entirely new movie term (or at least beating it into mainstream consciousness). They have created the Mockbuster. Every year, the studio seems to look at the upcoming summer movie releases and then tries to replicate the larger studio offerings. The SyFy network will then broadcast these low budget endeavors on the same weekend that the original flicks hit the theater. It's actually pretty funny. However, last year, things struck a little too close as Asylum released "Battle of Los Angeles" as "Battle: Los Angeles" was in theaters and a confusion in the DVD market upset a number of consumers. Maybe that's why this year Asylum found itself in a legal battle with Universal Studios over this particular movie. As "Battleship" opens wide in movie houses, Asylum had readied "American Battleship" for the SyFy crowd on the same weekend. But with an impending lawsuit, the title has recently morphed into "American Warships" even as the movie remains a blatant copy of its more extravagant cousin.
I never expect much from an Asylum film, most are shot in a few days with a couple of nickels as the budget. But sometimes bad movie magic strikes. Some of the endeavors have been brilliantly bad (I mean that as a compliment) while others have just been bad bad. "American Warships" is actually a movie that benefits from lowered expectations because, by Asylum standards, it seems much more accomplished than some of their other offerings. Sure it's still silly, but it's a fun and entertaining silliness. The CGI effects are better than anticipated (once again, by Asylum standards, not feature film). But what takes this a step up from the ordinary are the committed performances. Note, I didn't say good--I said committed. It's so over-the-top delightful. For a bad movie to work, the actors have to convince you (often with limited resources and extreme line readings) that the fate of the world rests in their hands. I believed it here even when it was wooden and painfully overwrought.
Mario Van Peebles finds himself the captain of a battleship when a strange attack by alien forces seem to have crippled our ordinary defenses. As circumstances grow more dire, some hard decisions need to be made. As the attacks continue, the only option available may be a nuclear one. Of course, the implications of this aren't very pleasant but may be inevitable. Helping with these hard decisions, the cast also boasts an appearance by Carl Weathers as a General and Johanna Watts (surprisingly likable) as a lieutenant. Can the invasion be stopped? Will our heroic troops survive?
I truly struggle when reviewing bad movies. Why? Because for me, there is a difference between watching something for free and paying to own it on DVD. To be fair, many of these SyFy movies are rated by viewers that saw them on TV for free. I could watch nonsense non-stop at home on SyFy and be happy enough. Most of what I watch, however, I would not pay for or recommend to someone else for purchase. So my honest suggestion with "American Warships" is to catch it for free before deciding whether to invest. It's not something that I would choose to revisit anytime soon, but I've seen much worse from Asylum. And I had a fair share of laughs with this one. KGHarris, 5/12.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Joyce
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Bought for husband and he really enjoyed watching it. If you like sci-fi like we do and like ships, you may like this movie
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By D. Ham Sr.
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Not all at similar to "Battleship" Hasbros Production. The Movie is less than B rated, the Ships looked phony or bad, the acting was really put on and terrible, The Navy Seals in this were not like the real Navy Seals, the "Martians" were like real bad puppets, the plot left a whole lot to be desired and not even 1/10th as cool as "Battleship". Yep I bought it even after reading some bad reviews and they were right on the money as far as the critical ones went. If you have seen both "American Warships" and "Battleship" then "Battleship" has to have been superior.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
great movie
i love any movie with an iowa class battleship, i will by another copy soon love love love it !!!!!!!
Published 4 months ago by thomas f shannon
5.0 out of 5 stars
one reason only
The only reason I got this is because my grandson was in the movie. He is a budding star and even though the movie was not so great (he admits it himself) he was terrific (yes I... Read more
Published 6 months ago by connie lott
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Battleship
I enjoyed this movie very much. The action scenes with the Iowa class Battleship is the best . Its great seeing the Battleship doing what it was meant to do. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Frank Gawlik
3.0 out of 5 stars
battleship knockoff treats our servicemen with respect.
The actors in this one did a fine job on the small budget they had. Mario Peebles is a very believable and heroic captain the u.s. Iowa. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Michael Dobey
5.0 out of 5 stars
good stuff
acting was good and bad, but Some Exciting show. Action. Some boring shots. Also corny way there was so little ammo. Low budget, but OK.
Published 9 months ago by Ivan R. Karnes
4.0 out of 5 stars
About as Good as "Battleship" Maybe Even Better
Nothing could have surprised me more than coming to this conclusion, especially after having sat through nearly a dozen trailers for other The Asylum movies I'd never want to watch... Read more
Published 10 months ago by fredtownward
1.0 out of 5 stars
American Warships - 5 thumbs down!
Absolutely the worst movie I've ever seen. So bad I had to return it. Bad acting. Bad FX. Bad directing. Bad script. Did I leave anything out? Read more
Published 10 months ago by CanadianPhoenix
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE BIG STICK IS UNDER WAY
This film is an Asylum mock-buster of the film "Battleship" and addresses some of the issues of that film, such as how does a Battleship welded to a pier suddenly has fuel and... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael
3.0 out of 5 stars
GOOD FILM
OBVIOUSLY, THESE PEOPLE HAVE RIPPED OFF THE THEATRICAL RELEASE OF 'BATTLESHIP' STARRING RHIANNA BECAUSE THEY MADE THEIR OWN VERSION OF IT. Read more
Published 12 months ago by andemoine winrow
3.0 out of 5 stars
American Warships
This isn't too terrible of a movie. The graphics were not too bad. There were a lot of old cliches in the movie though. Overall not too bad. Read more
Published 12 months ago by bhysell
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