George's Wonder Blog » Movies http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog Food, Finance, Work-at-Home and other things that interest me. Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:59:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Battle: Los Angeles aka World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2011/0402/entertainment/movies/battle-los-angeles-aka-world-invasion-battle-los-angeles/ http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/2011/0402/entertainment/movies/battle-los-angeles-aka-world-invasion-battle-los-angeles/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 03:36:57 +0000 George http://www.divergentstudio.com/georgeswonderblog/?p=766 Battle: Los Angeles starring Aaron Eckhart, Ramon Rodriguez, Ne-Yo, Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan and Michael Peña was a great movie (yes, that’s an official rating from yours,truly). Also called Battle: LA it was sort of like Independence Day 4 meets District 9, and I say that loosely because the movie’s plots aren’t too similar. Of the two, ID4 had a closer plot to Battle: LA.

The combat scenes were pretty intense even though the movie garnered a PG-13 rating, and in the beginning scenes of the movie the mysterious Aliens are not shown. For me, the movie was very good at creating suspense and an air of mystery surrounding the Marine’s enemy and how devastating the Alien attacks and tactics are.

Here’s a summary from IMDB (click the link for more info):

A Marine Staff Sergeant who has just had his retirement approved goes back into the line of duty in order to assist a 2nd Lieutenant and his platoon as they fight to reclaim the city of Los Angeles from alien invaders.

BATTLE: Los Angeles Trailer

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IMDB Plot Summary, Cast, More
World Invasion: Battle Los Angeles Offical Websites
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The Joes and Cobra are treated to a super-upgrade of technology since the last cartoons I saw as a kid. If you can, I would recommend checking out the movie, even if you aren’t a GI Joe Fan since you will also be able to follow the story line and enjoy the hi-tech super-battles that permeate the movie.

Check out the Official GI Joe: Rise of Cobra site.

GI JOE RISE OF COBRA (Youtube Video)

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This funny movie is worth watching and features some amazing stars and American History. Oh, I never found any cool maps of the Smithsonian Institution National Archives, so if you did, please drop a comment below.

Official Website

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian Trailer

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UNRELATED: Prince of Persia Movie Trailer

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It seems I’m in a minority group with those who thought Terminator Salvation was a great BLAST of a movie. There was very little I didn’t like about the movie, and I can’t think of anything I didn’t like about it.

The ever-important John Connor has grown up, Skynet has come to life and executed Judgment day and mankind struggles to survive. Terminator Salvation is set in the future of the first 3 Terminator movies and after we’ve lost the battle to destroy Skynet before it comes to life. As evidenced in the trailer below, everything in the future is not as had previously been known… it seems Skynet has used its travels to the past to gather intelligence.

TERMINATION SALVATION TRAILER:

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When credits roll if you get up and walk away you aren’t going to miss anything.

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