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JamesG · 05-18-2012, 07:36 PM

Movie Reviews: Battleship

Stupid.

That’s the general consensus of critics reviewing the big-budget, board-game-based, sci-fi epic Battleship, about aliens bent on destroying the world.

Take Amy Biancolli’s review in the San Francisco Chronicle:

“It’s loud, it’s large, it’s stupid, and its best gag involves a chicken burrito. It features Taylor Kitsch wearing many more clothes, and maybe one more facial expression, than he did in John Carter.

Rex Reed in the New York Observer remarks that it appears aimed at:

“summer audiences with a high tolerance for stupidity and low expectations.”

Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal observes that at some point in the movie, audiences may feel that they’re looking at one more “extinction-level event, one that threatens the end of logic, storytelling, characterization, hearing and maybe even the movie business as we know it.”

However, he does allow that some of the lines in the script “rise above intentional stupidity into inspired idiocy.”

But Linda Barnard in the Toronto Star regards the movie simply as:

“the loudest, dumbest alien-invasion movie based on a board game since, well, ever.”

That’s a sentiment shared by Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News, who describes the movie as:

“the worst humans-fighting-aliens movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot of humans-fighting-aliens movies.”

But some critics simply advise to forget trying to make sense of the script.

Roger Ebert comments in the Chicago Sun-Times:

“The film eventually comes down to lots of scenes in which things get blowed up real good.”

Neil Genzlinger in the New York Times suggests moviegoers regard Battleship:

“the way they would a macaroni dinner - familiar and easy to eat and not particularly nutritious.”

-IMDB News

MrCleveland · 05-19-2012, 10:03 AM

Why the hell would anyone make a movie about the Board Game "Battleship"? There might as well be a movie for "Monopoly" or "Life".

ShamelessFanGirl · 08-18-2012, 02:17 PM

Battleship (2012)

I saw this in the theater and wasn't impressed by it. Perhaps because part of it had to do it was produced by the people behind Transformers but I felt the story wasn't very good of course what do you expect when you make a film based on a board game? The only thing that really sold this film to audiences was the special effects but that was it. Of course while they were good that still didn't change my opinion on this film. The movie still was terrible.

05-18-2012, 07:36 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,136	Movie Reviews: "Battleship" Movie Reviews: Battleship Stupid. That’s the general consensus of critics reviewing the big-budget, board-game-based, sci-fi epic Battleship, about aliens bent on destroying the world. Take Amy Biancolli’s review in the San Francisco Chronicle: “It’s loud, it’s large, it’s stupid, and its best gag involves a chicken burrito. It features Taylor Kitsch wearing many more clothes, and maybe one more facial expression, than he did in John Carter. Rex Reed in the New York Observer remarks that it appears aimed at: “summer audiences with a high tolerance for stupidity and low expectations.” Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal observes that at some point in the movie, audiences may feel that they’re looking at one more “extinction-level event, one that threatens the end of logic, storytelling, characterization, hearing and maybe even the movie business as we know it.” However, he does allow that some of the lines in the script “rise above intentional stupidity into inspired idiocy.” But Linda Barnard in the Toronto Star regards the movie simply as: “the loudest, dumbest alien-invasion movie based on a board game since, well, ever.” That’s a sentiment shared by Joe Neumaier in the New York Daily News, who describes the movie as: “the worst humans-fighting-aliens movie I’ve ever seen. And I’ve seen a lot of humans-fighting-aliens movies.” But some critics simply advise to forget trying to make sense of the script. Roger Ebert comments in the Chicago Sun-Times: “The film eventually comes down to lots of scenes in which things get blowed up real good.” Neil Genzlinger in the New York Times suggests moviegoers regard Battleship: “the way they would a macaroni dinner - familiar and easy to eat and not particularly nutritious.” -IMDB News
	Last edited by JamesG; 05-19-2012 at 04:19 PM.

05-19-2012, 10:03 AM	#2
MrCleveland Drew Carey from Hell Forum Star Join Date: Nov 10, 2007 Location: The City of Cleveland, in The State of Cleveland, in The United States of Cleveland Posts: 14,227	Why the hell would anyone make a movie about the Board Game "Battleship"? There might as well be a movie for "Monopoly" or "Life".
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08-18-2012, 02:17 PM	#3
ShamelessFanGirl Great Power and Resposbility Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 16, 2011 Location: Kentucky, USA Posts: 581	Battleship (2012) I saw this in the theater and wasn't impressed by it. Perhaps because part of it had to do it was produced by the people behind Transformers but I felt the story wasn't very good of course what do you expect when you make a film based on a board game? The only thing that really sold this film to audiences was the special effects but that was it. Of course while they were good that still didn't change my opinion on this film. The movie still was terrible.