Ever since the Battle: Los Angeles teaser came out in November, this alien-invasion saga has managed to get under people’s skin in a way that most movies in the genre don’t even attempt.
With a new trailer out today, giving a broader look at the movie’s tale of soldiers (led by Aaron Eckhart) seemingly completely out-gunned by the extra-terrestrial attackers, that feeling of dread only deepens. Part of it is Icelandic musician Johann Johannsson’s creepy, lonely electronic voice on the song “The Sun’s Gone Dim and the Sky Turned Black.” Check it out:
We’ve seen Earth get its butt kicked countless times, but here it seems… wow, kinda hopeless. That’s impressive for an apocalyptic alien movie (even if it’s a good bet the humans rally in the final reel and save the day). For now, the trailers give Battle: Los Angeles a real sense of tragedy, not to mention artfulness. And mystery — what the hell was that thing rising up at the end?
Well this movie can’t come out soon enough! I friggin’ love movies like this and I luv Michelle Rodriguez! Always kickin’ a*s and takin names! WHOO!
eh, its been done so many times, and that seen where all the young marines jog past the older drill master is straight out of an old Tommy Lee Jones movie where he trains helicopter pilots – kind of a Top Gun, but for helicopters back in the 80s.
This movie looks like it might actually kill it, the song is kinda emo annoying though.
true that, they should have the great band Big Time Rush sing the music for it, think about it, 4 hockey playing buds from Minnesota come to Hollywood to make it big in the music business with the great producer Gustavo Rocque only to have aliens spoil the fun – but they fight back with their good looks and great sound!!!
Are they setting this up as a franchise? I want to see Battle: London.
What I love about Independence Day is that the U.S. military totally kicks ass. Looks like this movie might have that too…but yes, this trailer makes everything look totally hopeless.
Ya see, that was Avatar’s problem. How more symbolic of the American military can you get than the guys in the private security force in Avatar. And then they’re painted as bad guys who eventually get killed by the natives. Kinda weird. Look at the first transformers. I want to see my military kick alien ass.
Actually, if you paid attention to Avatar at all, they made it quite clear that the soldiers on Pandora were HIRED GUNS, not active military members. Think Blackwater, not the U.S. Army.
If you want to split hairs, the guy on the moon who was proud of being a Marine and took the warrior code seriously was actually, you know, the HERO.
However good or bad the movie ends up being you have to give them props for creating a kick ass trailer.
*yawn* War of the Worlds meets Transformers. Bored now.
Michelle Rodriguez is playing a kickass chick? NO EFFING WAY!? And the twist is, she’ll most likely die.
I also suspect she’ll wear many tank tops.
silly felix, she’ll only wear one. and it’ll be uber tight.
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You almost make that sound like a bad thing… Did you see Avatar in 3D?
And she’ll most likely be scowling through most of her scenes.
Ugh I really want to write this movie off as terrible… but I can’t.
I hear you. I remember the trailer was the first thing that got me to start thinking the Star Trek remake had a chance of turning out alright, and sure enough it was fun and original. I want this movie to be awesome, but with the premise, and even the movie name, I’m not going to keep my hopes up. The trailer though, certainly looks good.
You almost make that sound like a bad thing… Did you see Avatar in 3D?
Michelle Rodriguez has become the best go-to sexy/angry/macho/Latina actress we’ve had since that chick with the huge gun in Aliens.
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This looks REALLY good. Can’t think of the last good invasion film we’ve had. Dakota Fanning’s screaming ruined War of the Worlds for me.
Part of me hopes they put their balls to the wall and have the aliens win, though. They need SOMETHING to make it really stand out. Maybe that can/should be it.
… District 9??
Not really. They weren’t exactly invading us, were they? All they wanted was to leave.
Every day another movie/TV show comes along showing Star Visitors as evil, out to destroy mankind. Why don’t they show a movie about them coming and helping earth fix many of our problems? I guess there wouldn’t be enough blood and guts in a movie like that and all the mindless people who get off on it wouldn’t watch it. oh well…
There are more and more UFO sightings each day, the Cabal is trying their best to scare people of earth so when the “good guys” do arrive we will shoot first and ask questions later. Killing our chance of peaceful coexisting with Space Beings.
Too many people compare our own violent behavior as the norm and expect other races to be just like them. Oh no they couldn’t possibly be much more advanced and beyond violence then us. Think of the Star Trek or Babylon 5 series, there were many different races that got along, and brought hope to us all.
Paul is coming out soon. It’s all about friendship. But it’s a comedy so…yeah, I see what you’re saying.
Agreed.
That’s what District 9 is for. People who like to speculate in their fiction, rather than the black and white macho viewpoint so often represented otherwise. C:
Excited for it! I am a fan of Rodriguez and Eckhart and a a sucker for a disaster movie, alien invasion, military butt kicking movie.
Did I see Hoyt Foytenberry???
You did. He’s a cutie.