Battle Los Angeles: Blu Ray review
Battle Los Angeles
Rating: M
Released by Sony Home Entertainment
Do you like alien invasion films?
Do you like
plenty of shooting?
Do you like a minimal plot
which sees a leader looking for redemption after the loss of troops in former
combat?
Do you like stuff blowing up?
If you've answered yes, then move along, this review
won't matter to you. Because right after you've read the title, you'll be firing
up the DVD.
It's about a platoon of marines
recently returned from combat, who've suffered the loss of their own thanks to
the decisions of Aaron Eckhart's staff sergeant.
24 hours later this crew of gung-ho grunts (including one who's about
to marry, one who's got post-traumatic stress, one who's a marine on the brink
of retirement - just the regular collection of cliches) is heading into battle
when a series of meteors land at strategic points around the world.
Pretty soon, it's clear this is an invasion force -
and the marines are one of the last lines of defence in the war against this
unnamed extra terrestrial army.
It's got the tenets of a B movie,
a war film and an FX spectacular thrown in - as well as the predictable Iraq
allegory (the aliens are after our resources; they use water for fuel ... subtle
it may not be).
But visually, its style is
impressive - it looks like a war film with its handheld cameras, verite style
following the marines as they try to save civilians from behind enemy lines
(which resemble war-torn streets of Iraq). It really gets you into the heart,
paranoia and uncomfortable nature of battle.
If
you're after an adrenalin-filled spectacle for two hours, full of bullets, bangs
and boys (and slightly dodgy alien FX), then it's for you - ultimately, it's not
adding anything new to the genre but is distracting enough.
Extras: Behind the battle, Aliens in LA, Creating LA - reasonable
pieces
Rating: 6/10
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