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Offline MAN OF BLUES

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Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« on: July 04, 2011, 04:37:50 PM »
just watched the film, in surround here and am watching it again.....Direct Tv Pay per view...


freaking badassed film.......whooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

awesome.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2011, 05:36:54 PM »
Agreed, fast paced, good flick.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2011, 05:55:08 PM »
Really?
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2011, 07:08:29 PM »
Not stop action.  I was annoyed by the overuse of the term "EFF OH BEE" ................................. we say "FOB".  Very entertaining film none the less.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #4 on: July 04, 2011, 07:42:41 PM »
Quote from: MAN OF BLUES on July 04, 2011, 04:37:50 PM
just watched the film, in surround here and am watching it again.....Direct Tv Pay per view...


freaking badassed film.......whooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

awesome.

Holy Crap, Angela and I just finished watching it 20 min ago, TOTALLY ONE BAD ARSE MOVIE............ way better that I thought it would be.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2011, 08:48:44 PM »
I could watch this one again. The military ops were much more realistic than "War of The Worlds"
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2011, 10:57:31 PM »
Very Cliched but still entertaining. 
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« Reply #7 on: July 05, 2011, 06:31:48 AM »
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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]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle:_Los_Angeles

I liked the movie. I try to not pay attention to what the critics say. They have a different job than mine. My job is to go get lost in the pic and enjoy it for what it is. There are too many times that I listened to them and then when I rent the video and I wished I had seen it in the theater. According to the Wiki above they said that RottenTomatos only gave it a 35% rating. Just goes to show.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #8 on: July 05, 2011, 06:47:48 AM »
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.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #9 on: July 05, 2011, 08:10:19 AM »
Redbox FTW. It's hard to criticize a movie when you only paid a dollar to see it.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #10 on: July 05, 2011, 10:35:29 AM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on July 05, 2011, 06:47:48 AM
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.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #11 on: July 05, 2011, 11:13:20 AM »
Quote from: MAN OF BLUES on July 05, 2011, 10:35:29 AM
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.

My wife does NetFlix, which for around $10 a month we can have 2 movies at a time.  She just places a movie in the queue and we have it delivered in a couple days.  When we are done, we just drop the watched movie in the mail and another movie shows up in a day or two, no gas wasted.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #12 on: July 05, 2011, 11:28:49 AM »
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.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #13 on: July 05, 2011, 11:45:05 AM »
We got the movie last week and I was planing on watching it over the weekend but didn't. I'm really looking forward to watching it now!
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #14 on: July 05, 2011, 11:51:12 AM »
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.
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #15 on: July 05, 2011, 12:01:29 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on July 05, 2011, 11:51:12 AM
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.    :D
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #16 on: July 05, 2011, 12:03:19 PM »
Quote from: Conrad on July 05, 2011, 12:01:29 PM
Well duh, take the pictures off the wall first.    :D

My wife would rather just take the more "sensible" route and tell me to turn in waaaaaay down. 
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #17 on: July 05, 2011, 12:11:32 PM »
Yeah, my wife doesn't like me to turn anything up. If I ever watch an action flick when she is gone then I might turn it up. Unfortunately she is usually there  ;)
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #18 on: July 05, 2011, 12:13:15 PM »
Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on July 05, 2011, 12:03:19 PM
My wife would rather just take the more "sensible" route and tell me to turn in waaaaaay down.

That's what my wife says too. I tell her that I didn't buy two subwoofers along with all those other speakers and all that equipment with all them watts to turn it down.  :o
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Re: Battle Los Angeles.....wohoooaaaaaaaaaaaaa
« Reply #19 on: July 05, 2011, 12:14:00 PM »
Quote from: VirginiaJim on July 05, 2011, 11:28:49 AM
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.

My company supplies all the LCD displays for those BB kiosks Jim, you're welcome...  ;)
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