Battleship received a lot of negative reviews when it first hit theaters. Many thought it lacked originality, others thought the acting was bland or the plot left something to be desired. But I say to all of those critics and reviewers who had nothing but negative thoughts to blow it out your steam pipes; Battleship is darn near the perfect popcorn movie.
Battleship has everything a great, mindless, sci-fi military action film fan could want: solid acting by a impressive cast, lots of amazing special effects, a cool story filled with plenty of fun characters, an alien invasion, and let’s not forget the most important part, a freaking... “Battleship Blu-ray Review” – Jess C. Horsley, MovieManiacs.net
Battleship received a lot of negative reviews when it first hit theaters. Many thought it lacked originality, others thought the acting was bland or the plot left something to be desired. But I say to all of those critics and reviewers who had nothing but negative thoughts to blow it out your steam pipes; Battleship is darn near the perfect popcorn movie.
Battleship has everything a great, mindless, sci-fi military action film fan could want: solid acting by a impressive cast, lots of amazing special effects, a cool story filled with plenty of fun characters, an alien invasion, and let’s not forget the most important part, a freaking... “Battleship” – Kevin Brackett (Review St. Louis)
I remember the exact moment that I heard Battleship was going to be made, based on the classic game of naval warfare. I was at the Tivoli, before a movie started, and I couldn’t help but to laugh at the idea. Sure, they took another great Hasboro property and turned it into a successful franchise – but Transformers is different. They have lovable characters, giant robots transforming into cars and planes, and a history of television shows to build off of. What does Battleship have? A handful of boats, and white and red pegs. But to my disbelief, they actually turned it into a pretty decent action movie.
Alex Hopper (Taylor...
Battleship – Reelworld (Kent Tentschert/Carol Hemphill)
THE PLOT:
After the discovery of a planet outside the solar system that may sustain life, Earth begins transmitting a signal to its potential friends.
In response, Earth is visited by five hostile spaceships armed to the teeth. Trapped within a strange impenetrable “Bubble Shield” is a three-boat contingent, two from the United States, one from Japan.
The ensuing battle is lopsided with two boats being lost.
The remaining vessel, the “John Paul Jones” is captained by Lieutenant Alex Hopper (Taylor Kitsch), an intelligent maverick who has been squandering his skills.
As Hopper’s girlfriend tries to stymie the aliens on shore who are... Bookmark Us
