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The aliens sank our "Battleship."
A new trailer has been released for Universal's upcoming "Battleship" movie (yes, as in the classic board game with the little pegs), and Internet viewers are definitely not yet sold on the 2012 film.
The trailer shows giant Transformer-like aliens attacking America's ships at sea off the coast of Hawaii. Viewers of the first trailer know that Liam Neeson plays the admiral who must fight back against the invaders. His character is also the dad of model Brooklyn Decker's character and the commanding officer of her boyfriend, played by Taylor Kitsch. (Singer Rihanna plays a naval weapons specialist!)
The trailer makes the most of the film's board-game connection, immediately reminding audiences that it's "From Hasbro, the company that brought you 'Transformers.'"
Reaction on Deadline.com to the new explosion-packed preview was almost universally negative.
"Shia LaBeouf is looking pretty smart now to have passed on this," writes one viewer.
"Transformers on the water," says another.
The board game inspiration, of course, comes in for more than a little criticism. One Deadline reader, though, notes that since everything in the film except the title has to be made up from scratch, the fact that it's board-game-related doesn't mean it will be horrible.
Another reader hopes that Neeson will deliver the classic line from the game commercial: "You sank my battleship!" (The weapons hitting the ships do look a little peg-like.) And one fan awaits the inevitable movie version of Monopoly, noting "That'll be a long one though."
Seems pretty clear to us even as we roll our eyes at the board-game connection that a title like "Battleship" could indeed produce a good action film. But this trailer, and the one before it, which featured more of the Decker-Kitsch romance, isn't selling us.
What do you think of the "Battleship" trailer? Generic action-alien film, or some hope?
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meh.
What's next? Minesweeper...with ALIENS!!! No, no, Hungry Hungry Hippos, THE HORROR MOVIE! Wait wait, Connect Four, A CYBER PUNK THRILLER! Oh, I've got it! Apples to Apples, a children's CGI comedy movie!
Doesn't matter to me. I love movies with a lot of explosions and things getting destroyed. :D Disaster movies don't need much of a plot anyway. :D I will be watching it. Oh and I am a 50 something female that drools over action and disaster movies. :D
Oh, sure, I'll watch Battleship...WHEN IT COMES OUT ON RIFFTRAX!
That movie is going to flop like Gigli. If you are going to make a bad movie, make it bad like Plan 9 From Outer Space. At least that movie was so bad it was enjoyable. I think I would rather watch Spice World than Battleship.
Oh, lighten up, Gael. Do you have any appreciation for how difficult it is to do realistic CGI of water in action ?
Good CGI water does not make a good film. People who think it does, like you, are what is wrong with American cinema. This movie is obviously awful but if it didn't have the board game tie in it would at least not come across "as" stupid.
I'm going to totally pay $10 to go see some CGI water effects!!! Seriously, how many times have you heard people talking about a film having "awesome water CGI!"?
I thought they already made this movie.............. its call battle los angeles
This looks awesome. I will be taking the family to see it. Good entertainment.
Soooooo "Miss"
Is it me or is this a mere continuance of the Battle Los Angeles plot? That movie sucked in a very special way.
It is blatantly obvious this movie is more special effects than compelling plot. I will not be watching.
Total miss.
"Shia LaBeouf is looking pretty smart now to have passed on this," writes one viewer. I'm sorry, but Shia's going to have to work a whole lot harder to look like he's got any brainpower.
Otherwise, I just watched the trailer for this last night and it looks AWESOME! Can't wait for it to come out. Yes, I'm a 20-something year old female who loves summer blockbusters full of CGI and explosions every once in a while. Looks like it's going to be decent.
A movie not starring Shia LaBeouf is actually a selling point.
And the fact that the US no longer has any active battleships somehow got overlooked I guess.
When is tick tac toe coming out, or connect 4?
Hey I was only gonna see it because it had Alexander Skarsgard (Eric from True Blood) but it doesnt sound like he is a star in this one so maybe I can wait for the DVD.
Popcorn movie! Not too much substance, plenty of action. Sit back and enjoy.
Bring back Battlestar Galactica - better than any "battleship" movie.
This is one for the 1 buck rent machines.
O M G! Can not Hollywood come up with something new? Have all the good writers of Hollywood passed on leaving no talent behind? Does anyone wonder why cable is doing so well?
I'll wait for Redbox. I hope this does not do well. Next they will have Hungry Hungry Hippos and Old Maid!
Having only saw the 1st trailer in an actual theater, I can say at least one good thing will come of it, that being another one of "Hollywood's most overused catch phrases:
Liam: "Fire the guns!"
Underling: "Which ones sir?"
Liam: "ALL of them!"
Screw this lame Battleship trailer, check out this bad ass EPIC trailer for the biggest studio film ever: