Battle: Los Angeles Reviews
November 30, 2020
The creators have definitely played their video games and watched their alien invasion films.
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| Original Score: 7/10
April 2, 2020
I was impressed that Battle: Los Angeles explored the reality of "tough calls" and didn't pander and suggest that there is always a black and a white. So while it isn't a great film, I felt it did a good job of exploring this issue.
September 10, 2019
While this one won't change your life, it will entertain you for a couple of hours.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
February 16, 2019
It could be better (particularly in some of its dialogue), but on the whole, Battle: Los Angeles is a good example of its genre.
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| Original Score: B+
January 8, 2019
So, yes, Battle: Los Angeles is, despite its extraterrestrial additions, a standard-issue war flick. It's a solid one, though.
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| Original Score: 3/5
September 28, 2012
Just the worst, most clich-ridden bunch of faceless cannon fodder you've ever had the misfortune to watch die.
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| Original Score: 3/5
September 9, 2011
Eat some leatherneck lead, E.T. -- and semper fi, space scum!
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| Original Score: 3/5
May 12, 2011
Wears its valor and vigor on its sleeve daring to be old-fashioned in its depiction of American heroism. The spirit of "Semper Fi" hasn't been this much fun in a long time.
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| Original Score: B+
May 4, 2011
... lock-and-load sci-fi - "Full Metal Jacket" meets "War of the Worlds.
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| Original Score: 3/4
April 29, 2011
From beginning to end, this thing just keeps jackhammering at your nerves. Sure, there are a few moments of comic relief, both intended and not.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
April 22, 2011
Action packed from beginning to end, "Battle: Los Angeles" is the bigger, badder brother to "Independence Day."
April 16, 2011
It's a decent night out, provided you know what you're in for.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
April 2, 2011
An out-of-this-world blast.
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| Original Score: 4/5
March 24, 2011
Don't expect too much more than a gritty tour of duty against ET's angry cousins and you'll be totally satisfied.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 24, 2011
For all its (many) flaws and derivative story elements, Battle: Los Angeles still has all the mindless fun and excitement of a really good high school food fight.
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 22, 2011
Lower your standards and enjoy the ride.
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| Original Score: B-
March 20, 2011
One doesn't approach a movie like this expecting Shakespearean drama. Unlike some films with loftier ambitions, Battle Los Angeles pretty much delivers what it promises:
March 20, 2011
A realistic war movie gives way to melodrama and a really poor second half.
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| Original Score: 6/10
March 19, 2011
rather than actively fighting the clichs inherent in this genre, they have consciously, even joyously, embraced them
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| Original Score: 3/5
March 18, 2011
... probably better than it has any right to be.
Original Score: 3/5