just watched the film, in surround here and am watching it again.....Direct Tv Pay per view...
freaking badassed film.......whooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
awesome.
Jonathan Liebesman intended the film to be a realistic depiction of an alien invasion in the style of a war film, taking inspiration from the films Black Hawk Down, Saving Private Ryan, and United 93 for his documentary style of filming.[7][8][9] Liebesman also drew inspiration from YouTube videos of Marines fighting in Fallujah for the look of the film.[10][11] As a result the film was not shot in 3D as the director felt that combined with the handheld camera style of shooting would make the audience "throw up in two minutes."[8] Instead standard film was used, intercutting footage from three different cameras.[7] The filmmakers tested shooting the film digitally on a Red camera, but found the camera could not capture the same quality image as standard film.[7] The film was shot for a PG-13 rating, as the director felt making the film overly gory did not suit the more suspenseful tone they were trying to achieve.[7] Screenwriter Chris Bertolini tried to include humour and suspense as well as action, which he felt were important elements to help draw the audience into the drama.[7]
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There was military support for filming, including some scenes filmed at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in California. Numerous Marine units assisted in filming, including infantry from 2nd Battalion 1st Marines, MV-22 Ospreys from VMMT-204 (based at Marine Corps Air Station New River in North Carolina), CH-46 Sea Knights from HMM-268 and HMM-774 (based in Camp Pendleton and Naval Station Norfolk, respectively), and reservists from 3rd Battalion 23rd Marines based in Belle Chasse, Louisiana.[18]
I've gone the opposite way with critics and watched a movie they liked and literally hated it and wished I had never spent the money to see it. Now I pay for dollar movies at a Blockbuster Kiosk and if I hate it, not much is lost in the transaction. I very rarely go to see movies in the theaters anymore. Battle for LA was one I did want to see at the theater but never got around to it. It didn't stay out long from what I can recall. It was on my list to watch on DVD, though.
I have not done red box yet, as I have to spend gas money and time to get there, seeing as all I have to do is press the "buy" button on direct Tv, @4.95, it's worth it for the all day ticket, especially if you have the recorder set up....
It should be on for at least 2 more weeks.....tune it in.
I think I will watch it again with the volume cranked on my home stereo, since my wife always gives me a dirty look when I start knocking pictures off the wall.
Well duh, take the pictures off the wall first.
My wife would rather just take the more "sensible" route and tell me to turn in waaaaaay down.
I used to do them for DVDs but the delivery here has been haphazard at times. I just cut that off and now I only have the streaming but I'm thinking about getting rid of that as well. We have the Blockbuster kiosks all over the place here and since I don't rent 9 movies a month it doesn't make sense to me to keep it.