Battleship

[Niltusk]

The lead actor in Battleship can't catch a break. He played John Carter in that movie, and that flopped too.

Yeah, I knew John Carter was doing bad, but I didn't know it was that fail after 11 weeks.

 

[The Josh]

The lead actor in Battleship can't catch a break. He played John Carter in that movie, and that flopped too.

Sad thing is both movies were quite fun and John Carter was a pretty damn good flick.

 

[jye4ever]

I'm shocked, just shocked!

 

[Project_A]

Maybe he's cursed? :O

 

[CelticPredator]

He was also in that godawful Wolverine movie.

 

[Devil_666]

I think the best thing that dude has ever been in was a Hot Toys True Type package as a bootleg head sculpt.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Friday Night Lights is awesome. It too was ratings dud though.

 

[jye4ever]

I think the best thing that dude has ever been in was a Hot Toys True Type package as a bootleg head sculpt.

 

[mojo customz]

i just wish there was another studio besides lollywood making flicks, it has gone downhill for a while and i do not see smart stuff at all,
the nolan stuff -----a bit smart though
it seems they are either dumbing us or think we just are----
hot girl for the men/hot guy for the girls/explosions/loud metal music or a hans zimmer score---and we will cheer-----freggin get real
this sorry excuse of a transformers 4 is just another blunder----

 

[Darklord Dave]

Poor Taylor Kitsch. Two huge budget bombs in a single quarter. I thought he was great in JC, but here - not so good. He was shackled by an unappealing, poorly written character, but some actors can work with that. Taylor really couldn't. I also didn't like the jingoistic Valentine to the Navy that this film is either - I get it Peter, you like the military.

But all that aside - I enjoyed the movie. The action is cool and fun, the aliens aren't just cannon fodder (as in Avengers) and they managed to make a tie-in to the board game that is pretty ingenious.

The aliens were particularly interesting - I'm sure there is a complex backstory there that someone spent a lot of time with. The fact that they are fairly noble and act like we'd like to think our soldiers would act is probably tied to Berg's whole philosophy on warfare. This made them a bit more realistic than if they were out to slaughter widows and orphans.

I also enjoyed the whole Japanese angle - setting it in Pearl Harbor during RAMSIC (is this a real thing?) and

Spoiler

having a pretty significant Japanese character is kind of brilliant.

The girlfriend's story was a bit unneeded but the differently-abled actor did a fine job. I'm sure Berg was going for a "The Best Years of Our Lives" thing, but honestly he could have achieved the same results with CG. The whole story seems forced to just get this guy in the film.

Sure a lot of the movie doesn't make much sense, but I think the critics are being overly harsh because it's based on a board game. They were convinced that a game like that couldn't be translated to film, so they were predisposed to hate it. Unlike Transformers which has a narrative history, Battleship defies adaptation. What they did though, stands up pretty well.

 

[intothevoid]

The lead actor in Battleship can't catch a break. He played John Carter in that movie, and that flopped too.

And don't forget HT cancelled his Gambit figure

 

[jye4ever]

And don't forget HT cancelled his Gambit figure

 

[meanstreak]

I don't think the actor is to blame, he just picks movies that have not been marketed properly (John Carter) or that generally look ____ty (Battleship)

He needs a better agent and manager asap.

 

[Project_A]

He needs a better agent and manager asap.

I wish him luck, maybe he needs to take a break from acting.

 

[The Ween]

Just got back from Battleship and I really liked it! I definately recommend it.

 

[The Ween]

Not surprised but it was a fun film and I will buy it when it comes out on blu-ray.

I plan on buying it as well.

 

[The Ween]

The lead actor in Battleship can't catch a break. He played John Carter in that movie, and that flopped too.

And it was good as well. It's really too bad people listen to critics so much.

Stop going by Rotten Tomatoes!!!!

 

[Matt S]

Oh come on. Mindless action flicks like this are good to have around. It give folks a chance to just go see something that doesn't require a lot of thought but fun to just watch for visuals if nothing else.

But we already got the Avengers!!!!






(kidding)

 

[jye4ever]

Just got back from Battleship and I really liked it! I definately recommend it.

I'll definately rent it.

 

[Matt S]

My dad texted me last night and said he liked it, so maybe rental for me....