Battle: Los Angeles

lookout123 · 03-12-2011, 11:52 PM

I have to tell you that this movie is horrible. The acting is less than stellar, the plot is about as deep as a 13 year old boy's cleavage, and from a military standpoint it is tactical bullshit. It is also the best $8 I've spent in a long time.

If you put Signs, Black Hawk Down, and Halo together, Battle: Los Angeles would come out.

It's so awesomely horrible that it is a must see.

smoothmoniker · 03-13-2011, 02:37 PM

I can't wait. I get a perverse thrill from seeing LA in any kind of post-apocalyptic or blow-em-up flick where places I regularly see in real live get utterly destroyed. Going out with a group of guys next week to see it. For some strange reason, our wives aren't interested ...

Razzmatazz13 · 03-14-2011, 02:17 AM

Well that review is unfortunate but expected... the husband really wants to see it, and when we were at the theater on Friday the lines were into the parking lot for the 9pm showing. Haven't heard from the guys whether they liked it or not.

(We ended up not being able to see any movie that night because for some reason the only civilian movie theater within 50 miles is cash only, and we only had $4 on us. So we went to wal mart and bought blazing saddles instead from the $5 rack. Woo!)

lookout123 · 03-14-2011, 02:24 AM

Please don't misunderstand Razz. I'd gladly pay double my $8 to see it again. It was horribly awesome or awesomely horrible. Take your pick.

smoothmoniker · 03-22-2011, 06:12 PM

Saw it on Sunday night - an awful movie, but a good time!

I like Roger Ebert's summary, "To call this movie science-fiction is an insult to the words 'science', 'fiction' and the hyphen in between."

lookout123 · 03-22-2011, 10:44 PM

That may be the first Ebert quote I've ever agreed with.

Pete Zicato · 03-23-2011, 10:50 AM

I like this one:

Quote:

But if you do not have some secret place in your soul that still responds even
a little to brave cowboys, beautiful princesses and noble horses, then you are
way too grown up and need to cut back on cable news.
-- Roger Ebert (Review for Hidalgo)

smoothmoniker · 03-23-2011, 11:14 AM

Sweet! I worked on that film - played on the ending credits song.

Pete Zicato · 03-23-2011, 11:24 AM

Cool. Keyboard?

Griff · 03-23-2011, 12:25 PM

Awesome! I loved that film.

Gravdigr · 03-23-2011, 04:19 PM

I see you folks like a little more realism in your alien-invasion movies...

smoothmoniker · 03-23-2011, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Cool. Keyboard?

Actually, it was a bizarre session. The producer didn't book a proper band, she just hired people she thought it would be cool to hang out with. Then, when it came time to record the parts, whoever was closest and / or could fumble their way through on the instrument grabbed it and played it.

I ended up playing keyboards, nylon string guitar, percussion, singing background vocals, and writing string parts.

Because it was Disney (Buena Vista), it was a union session, which means you get paid an extra session rate for each new instrument you play. It was the best paying session of my life, ever.

Then ... they ended up cutting the song from the movie! It was released on the soundtrack and on the DVD, but not in the theatrical release.

You gotta love movie budgets, where they can afford to blow $50k on a song, then NOT use it! Those of us over on the music side of the industry can barely manage to scrape together $50k to make a whole album these days.

Pete Zicato · 03-23-2011, 10:43 PM

Amazing. If you ever have the time/inclination it would be cool if you'd write up some of your experiences.

smoothmoniker · 03-24-2011, 12:36 AM

http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=20554

03-12-2011, 11:52 PM	#1
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Battle: Los Angeles I have to tell you that this movie is horrible. The acting is less than stellar, the plot is about as deep as a 13 year old boy's cleavage, and from a military standpoint it is tactical bullshit. It is also the best $8 I've spent in a long time. If you put Signs, Black Hawk Down, and Halo together, Battle: Los Angeles would come out. It's so awesomely horrible that it is a must see. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-13-2011, 02:37 PM	#2
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	I can't wait. I get a perverse thrill from seeing LA in any kind of post-apocalyptic or blow-em-up flick where places I regularly see in real live get utterly destroyed. Going out with a group of guys next week to see it. For some strange reason, our wives aren't interested ... __________________ to live and die in LA

03-14-2011, 02:17 AM	#3
Razzmatazz13 Vicariously, I live... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,221	Well that review is unfortunate but expected... the husband really wants to see it, and when we were at the theater on Friday the lines were into the parking lot for the 9pm showing. Haven't heard from the guys whether they liked it or not. (We ended up not being able to see any movie that night because for some reason the only civilian movie theater within 50 miles is cash only, and we only had $4 on us. So we went to wal mart and bought blazing saddles instead from the $5 rack. Woo!) __________________ I have some people I need to have smoted. ~ SteveDallas

03-14-2011, 02:24 AM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Please don't misunderstand Razz. I'd gladly pay double my $8 to see it again. It was horribly awesome or awesomely horrible. Take your pick. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-22-2011, 06:12 PM	#5
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	Saw it on Sunday night - an awful movie, but a good time! I like Roger Ebert's summary, "To call this movie science-fiction is an insult to the words 'science', 'fiction' and the hyphen in between." __________________ to live and die in LA

03-22-2011, 10:44 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	That may be the first Ebert quote I've ever agreed with. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-23-2011, 11:14 AM	#8
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	Sweet! I worked on that film - played on the ending credits song. __________________ to live and die in LA

03-23-2011, 11:24 AM	#9
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Cool. Keyboard? __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-23-2011, 12:25 PM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Awesome! I loved that film. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-23-2011, 04:19 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I see you folks like a little more realism in your alien-invasion movies... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

03-23-2011, 10:43 PM	#13
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Amazing. If you ever have the time/inclination it would be cool if you'd write up some of your experiences. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

03-24-2011, 12:36 AM	#14
smoothmoniker to live and die in LA Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,090	http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=20554 __________________ to live and die in LA

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