Battleship

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An international naval coalition becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage a hostile alien force in this epic action-adventure. Stars Taylor Kitsch and Liam Neeson.
  • Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård
  • Directed by: Peter Berg
  • Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
  • Release year: 2012
  • Studio: Universal Studios
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Synopsis: An international naval coalition becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage a hostile alien force in this epic action-adventure. Stars Taylor Kitsch and Liam Neeson.
Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård
Supporting actors: Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Liam Neeson, Peter MacNicol, Jerry Ferrara
Directed by: Peter Berg
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller, War
Runtime: 2 hours 12 minutes
Captions and Subtitles: English Details
Release year: 2012
Studio: Universal Studios
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language
ASIN: B008N1LL42
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Theatrical Release Information
  • US Theatrical Release Date: May 18, 2012
  • MPAA: Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language
  • Production Company: Universal Pictures, Hasbro, Bluegrass Films, Film 44
  • Filming Locations: Figueroa Hotel - 939 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA | USA | California, USA | Auckland, New Zealand | Hong Kong, China

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Lots of action with very good special effects. M.Jones  |  299 reviewers made a similar statement
Aliens attack, they just destroy our planet because they are aliens. ooglek  |  63 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
252 of 301 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film has for only purpose to entertain us and in this aspect it is highly succesful. The main hero is very likeable, the leading girl charming, the display of military hardware impressive, the aliens naughty (and ugly and stupid!), the scenario doesn't make much sense, the CGI effects are EXCELLENT, US Navy is the best, US government is incompetent - in one word, everything is as it should be in a movie made to go nicely with your popcorn on a Friday evening. WARNING! Some SPOILERS incoming at six o'clock!

The main hero, Lt. Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) is a troubled young man who after messing up a lot in his early life finally joined the US Navy and by some extraordinary miracle managed to become an officer in charge of weapons on board of USS "John Paul Jones", a very powerful destroyer of "Arleigh Burke" class. He is however poorly noted by his superiors and is generally considered as a disappointment and a failure. The unexpected alien invasion during a naval exercice will suddenly force him to take command ("Who is in charge now?" "Hopper!" "We are so dead!") and lead his men into a particularly deadly fight against a vicious and resourceful enemy.

Other than his messy life style Alex Hooper has also another "problem" - his gorgeous, sculpturally beautiful girlfriend Samantha (Brooklyn Decker). She loves him, he loves her and they are engaged to be married - but her father hates his guts and for reasons which you will have to discover yourself his agreement to their marriage actually matters...
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72 of 89 people found the following review helpful
Format:Blu-ray
I can remember as a younger father playing the Hasbro game with my kids. I also have a vague recollection of playing a version as a kid myself using a pencil and paper but that could be just dead brain cells floating around. Speaking of dead brain cells...with a movie like "Battleship" it is usually a good idea to set the bar low (pick a Michael Bay movie) and just relax. For me, I use the second "Transformers" movie "Revenge of the Fallen" as my standard.

Here we have some early scenes that actually aren't bad and begin to flesh out the characters. The focus is on bad boy, Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch) who somehow becomes a U. S. Navy officer at the insistence of his big brother, Stone (Alexander Skarsgard) who already is a Commander. Unless memory again fades, having been in the Navy myself it is unlikely that they would accept a drunken felon into their officer corps (i.e. Alex) but maybe things have changed.

While this is a minor nit not worth picking, there are so many other flawed aspects of the film, it can't be taken seriously. The good news is that the movie is wildly, if absurdly, entertaining. It is decently constructed with a beginning, middle and an end. The movie is extremely loud at times, especially when the alien visitors take offense at being threatened and launch their razor sharp ball bearing thingies. I mean, the Earthlings did invite them, right? All is well that ends well, especially when you have the mothballed (yet battle ready!) U.S.S. Missouri easily launched with a skeleton crew (pun intended).
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118 of 150 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars WHO'S NEXT IN CHARGE? April 21, 2012
Format:Blu-ray
The film starts with a NASA announcement that they are sending signals to a nearby "Goldilocks" planet to see if there is any life. We then switch to a bar scene where Alex (Taylor Kitsch) is "celebrating" his birthday with his naval officer brother Stone (Alexander Skarsgård). He sees a young lady at the bar attempting to score a chicken burrito...which leads us to some comical events and then the opening credits.

After the credits, the film jumps some undisclosed years ahead. Alex is a full lieutenant in the navy on a ship (normally takes 8-10 years to rise that high). The girl, Samantha (Brooklyn Decker) happens to be the daughter of the Fleet Admiral (Liam Neeson). They want to get married. The admiral loathes Alex because he is a gross underachiever. Everything is fun and games until...the subplots come together. At this point we can write the rest of the script. The alien ships were akin to transformers.

I must apologize, but I enjoyed the film. The inane plot continuity issues and science was Asylum grade from beginning to end. I could be here all day writing about how absurd things were. But unlike an Asylum film, they didn't cheat us on a soundtrack which ranged from Henry Mancini to AC/DC. We had quality actors playing likable characters with some decent lines. And no one can beat WWII vets during an AC/DC music montage.

Think of the movie as "Independence Day" light with cheese. Good fun, good action, break out the popcorn and park your brain at the door.

No sex, no nudity, near F-bombs.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Guilty pleasure September 3, 2012
Format:Blu-ray
It's the hackneyed formula plot of humankind being knocked on our butts by aliens or monsters, picking ourselves up off the mat and whipping butt. See "Independence Day" et al. This plot goes back far enough and has been employed frequently enough that it earned a brilliant parody in "Mars Attacks."

But forget that (except for the reprise of the Jim Brown fight scene - parodying the parody!). Overlook that the acting makes Keanu Reeves seem like Sir Laurence Olivier. This works, if only as a guilty pleasure.

It's got more plot clichés than Jennifer Aniston has had heartbreaks, but it still gets your adrenaline going, partly due to a decent soundtrack. If you're down from watching one government screw-up after another, strap it on and watch your navy kick some serious alien tail.
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1.0 out of 5 stars lame
this is suppose to be from the board game please tell me where the aliens come in with it. through the whole movie the navy is fighting against aliens that should be in the... Read more
Published 8 hours ago by al
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it, love it, love it
Interesting story, cute love match, wonderful special effects- this was a great movie. Right from the beginning I was involved and was pulling for the lovers and for the Navy!
Published 3 days ago by harlequin hotty
4.0 out of 5 stars Battleship
I like the fact it not a blood and gut type move and no profanity as well. I give it PG 13
Published 3 days ago by Robert
5.0 out of 5 stars excelent picture
when I saw this picture the first time I wanted to get it on DVD and now I got it and the same day I received I got my grandson to see it excellent
Published 3 days ago by Dr Manuel Diaz
3.0 out of 5 stars X Navy people shouldn't watch it.
Being retired Navy I tend to pick apart movies made about the Navy and this one was no exception. It was an okay movie but it could have been much much better had they consulted... Read more
Published 4 days ago by William D. Shedd
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Sci-Fi
I really liked this movie because I loved the special effects and the awesome sound quality. I don't believe this was as big a hit at the box office as it should have been but I... Read more
Published 4 days ago by zozo
3.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect the world,,,
and u wont be disappointed, fun fantasy trip and the mighty mo prevails again, those bad aliens had better not enter our air space/12 mile limit/our tropical paradise ever again
Published 5 days ago by uclantoo
5.0 out of 5 stars movie for young boys
My son, 12 loves this movie and it is also one his sister and other family enjoy watching. So it is a happy medium when picking a movie that the family can watchl.
Published 6 days ago by Michele Eggers
5.0 out of 5 stars I like action movies...
Maybe it is a little "out there," as I have read in other reviews, but I watch action movies to "escape," and you can certainly escape with Battleship.
Published 7 days ago by Michael Garrett
5.0 out of 5 stars good movie
Good movei love the special effects in it i will cherish it till the end of my life or longer !
Published 8 days ago by jeff schaffer
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