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Synopsis

For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world – Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It’s up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered before. –Inbaseline

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MikeEverleth

3Aug12

Liked the grittiness of the fighting scenes, like a regular war movie but with aliens as the enemy. In the end, though, isn't this just a remake of Independence Day? And the corny dialogue... Ooof!

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makeyourself85

25May12

Felt like a "army recruitment" film to me. Visuals were good, but the script sucked.

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Superfly

25Feb12

THIS IS POLLOS

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enrico

12Feb12

Inguardabile

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BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Review.

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Don’t be fooled by the ad campaign for Battle Los Angeles, making it look like something more than a generic sci-fi action film. It isn’t. It is pretty much a generic sci-fi action film but one that takes
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Second BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Trailer Is Just As Impressive As The First

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
The second trailer for Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles has arrived on Apple and all there really is to say is “Yes, please.”If Liebesman’s goal was to take the intelligent, pseudo-verite style
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Alien Invasion Flick BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Gets A Surprisingly Moody First Trailer

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
While I’m certain that a more conventional ‘look at all the famous people blowing stuff up’ trailer will be coming down the line shortly, I must say that I am very impressed with the first trailer for
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Get Up Close And Personal With The Alien Tech Of BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
You’ve got to love it when the marketing people behind a film understand what fans want. And the team behind Battle: Los Angeles clearly do. Want to kill an hour or so getting into the nitty gritty of
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BATTLE: LOS ANGELES Super Bowl Trailer

By Twitchfilm.com on April 29, 2011
The Battle: Los Angeles trailer that aired during the Super Bowl has arrived online and – like everything else associated with this particular film so far – it look astounding.It appears to these eyes
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When the title of a film sounds like it has been conceived on a tissue in McDonalds, you should stay away from it

By Henrik Schunk on January 13, 2012

Oh Boy, what is there to expect from a film that literally tells you all you need to know through its title. Well, its a battle in Los Angeles, that’s it.

The film starts out quite decent, the…  read review

Entirely forgettable.

By junkie on June 28, 2011

Battle: Los Angeles is a film about a Hollywood studio’s reluctance to invest a little more money towards searching for an original script. It is also a film that demonstrates the recyclability…  read review

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