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Battleship

  • 2012
  • PG-13
  • 2h 11m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
263K
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POPULARITY
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Battleship (2012)
A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.
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A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

  • Director
    • Peter Berg
  • Writers
    • Jon Hoeber
    • Erich Hoeber
  • Stars
    • Alexander Skarsgård
    • Brooklyn Decker
    • Liam Neeson
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    263K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,830
    67
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Jon Hoeber
      • Erich Hoeber
    • Stars
      • Alexander Skarsgård
      • Brooklyn Decker
      • Liam Neeson
    • 1KUser reviews
    • 396Critic reviews
    • 41Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Alexander Skarsgård
    Alexander Skarsgård
    • Commander Stone Hopper
    Brooklyn Decker
    Brooklyn Decker
    • Sam
    Liam Neeson
    Liam Neeson
    • Admiral Shane
    Rihanna
    Rihanna
    • Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Lieutenant Alex Hopper
    Tadanobu Asano
    Tadanobu Asano
    • Captain Yugi Nagata
    Hamish Linklater
    Hamish Linklater
    • Cal Zapata
    Peter MacNicol
    Peter MacNicol
    • Secretary of Defense
    John Tui
    John Tui
    • Chief Petty Officer Walter 'The Beast' Lynch
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy 'Ordy' Ord
    Gregory D. Gadson
    Gregory D. Gadson
    • Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
    Jerry Ferrara
    Jerry Ferrara
    • Sampson JOOD Strodell
    Adam Godley
    Adam Godley
    • Dr. Nogrady
    Rico McClinton
    Rico McClinton
    • Captain Browley
    Joji Yoshida
    Joji Yoshida
    • Chief Engineer Hiroki
    Louis Lombardi
    Louis Lombardi
    • Bartender
    Norman Vincent McLafferty
    • Old Salt
    Stephen Bishop
    Stephen Bishop
    • JPJ OOD
    • (as Stephen C. Bishop)
    • Director
      • Peter Berg
    • Writers
      • Jon Hoeber
      • Erich Hoeber
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    7ksj870

    More Fun Than It Has Any Right To Be

    On a certain level, there's no way I can claim that Battleship is a good movie in any conventional sense. The plot is incredulous and the script couldn't be riddled with more holes if you unloaded a shotgun at it. Even the idea that the movie is based on Hasbro's classic board game of the same name is rather disingenuous: yes, there is a battleship involved in the action, almost all of which takes place at sea, but other than that any resemblance to the game we all grew up playing seems purely coincidental. And I certainly don't remember any aliens in the game I had.

    But somehow, despite it all, Battleship stays afloat. There's a certain energy and enthusiasm to the film that is infectious, even via the big screen. The story may not make a whole lot of sense, but it is a lot of fun. The extravagant special effects—merely par for the course in any modern would-be blockbuster—are one factor, but spectacular as the many explosions, gunfights, and various displays of pyrotechnics are, there's more to it than that, an overriding sense of fun that makes all the conventional weaknesses of the film meaningless.

    Certainly, the cast seems to be having a lot of fun on screen. Taylor Kitsch, who stars as Lt. Alex Hopper, is an empathetic hero whose struggle to overcome his personal weaknesses is ultimately played out with the fate of the world at stake when he finds himself and the crew of his Navy destroyer in the wrong place at the wrong time—and smack in the middle of an amphibious alien invasion. Alexander Skarsgard plays Alex's older brother and mentor, a Navy Captain to whom Alex feels he has been a shallow disappointment. The gorgeous Brooklyn Decker does an adequate job as Alex's girlfriend, Samantha, whose father just happens to be the Admiral of the fleet, and played by the great Liam Neeson in a typically authoritative performance. The only real weak spot in the cast is singer Rihanna, making her big screen debut and looking like it. One can only hope that if Rihanna pursues further acting roles, she'll improve…a lot.

    The plot isn't deep, but it does have some positive aspects, incorporating elements of personal redemption, self-empowerment, and self-sacrifice, all concepts that more movies would be well-advised to advance. And while the movie is in a sense very violent—once the aliens arrive, things start to blow up at a rapid clip—there's nothing especially graphic or bloody. The dialog isn't Oscar-worthy, but is sometimes quite witty.

    In the end, Battleship is a prototypical summer actioner. It's nowhere nearly as good as The Avengers, but as a very different type of film is still worth seeing if big-budget mayhem is your thing. If you're okay with a movie that doesn't stimulate your brain and requires only that you go along for the fast-paced ride and enjoy the show, Battleship is surprisingly entertaining.
    7kaz_aam

    A naval Star Trek film

    A 6-star movie but I gave one additional for fun factor. It has battleships, aliens, explosions and cheesy effects. What can ask for more to spend a saturday night?
    8jacob2i

    Forget the bad ratings. Watch the movie. It's fun.

    I'm not sure why everyone is complaining about this movie. It's an action movie - not a deep social commentary or a romantic comedy.

    Yeah. It had plenty of implausibilities but so what. Every movie has them.

    It was well made, hero's and bad guys who had just enough weapons to be dangerous but not dangerous enough to secure the environment.

    But again. This is a feel good, Cowboys & Indians movie.

    Well I enjoyed it a lot and I'm kind of hard to please. It simply was not as bad as everyone says it is.

    I liked the choice of actors even the two from Friday Night Lights.

    The guy who played the injured sailor was pretty funny.

    And what's a movie without your resident geek. Check.
    7gonzoville

    What "Battle LA" could have been.

    OK, first of all, yes, this movie has more holes than the surface of the moon. Some of the plot points, tactics, technical gaffes, etc. etc. etc. are so bad and stupid as the be insulting. Seriously, if you are up on your military technology at all it's best to go to this movie seriously drunk so that you won't care about the dumbness.

    That said, it's actually a pretty fun movie. And, yes, I think it's better than Battle Los Angeles or even the latest Transformers. Why? Because this movie didn't make the same critical mistakes of trying to have Acting in the damn film. Nothing slows down a good action flick like a damn love story in the background, or the hero dealing with his feelings or, worse still, putting brats in the line of fire. Battleship had none of that - just a bunch of thick-headed do- gooders doing what they do best and not really learning a whole lot about anything, including themselves, in the process.

    Another thing I like is that there is an appreciation for the warships and the people who serve on them. The timing of the ACDC music for the going-into-battle scene is perfectly done. You can't help but smile.

    The alien technology is actually pretty imaginative and the animation is good. It's not as over- the-top as Battle LA - where there was so much going on you get overwhelmed. But when the aliens want something blowed up, they do so with conviction. Mind you, some of the technical deficiencies of the alien technology will leave you wondering how these creatures managed to cross a galaxy. But try not to worry about that - the writers sure didn't.

    The cast is OK. Neeson is decent as the admiral or whatever, and even Rihanna does an acceptable job. We're not talking about "Apocalypse Now" kinds of performances, but it wasn't horrible either. It was at least semi-believable.

    Look, this ain't no "Bedford Incident". But it's a pretty decent way to kill a couple hours and snarf down some popcorn. All the folks griping about the technical problems - well, it's all true - but who cares? This movie doesn't pretend to be realistic. Hell, in the credits it's "Based on the game by Hasbro," so go in prepared and enjoy.
    7reesedorrycott

    Disengage Brain, Enjoy.

    How this movie needed to be based upon any game I have no idea, all I can say about it is that my wife and I sat back, decided to ignore the obvious impossibilities and enjoy the movie. Doing that it was a fun time with my wife, however as a Science Fiction writer myself I still cringed more than I every want to admit.

    What I will say in critic is something that Asimov and Clarke both agreed upon. "Never ask your reader to disbelieve more than one thing." Whomever wrote this screenplay really badly ignored that warning. Still in all it was a heck of a lot better than anything that the SciFry channel has ever put out.

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The veterans of the U.S.S. Missouri that Stone Hopper mentions are real life vets of the U.S.S. Missouri. Some served in World War II.
    • Goofs
      When the full reverse command was given, an underwater view showed the propellers reversing their rotation. Arleigh Burke destroyers utilize reversible pitch propellers and therefore do not change their rotational direction during reversing maneuvers, they simply change the pitch of the blades to provide reversing thrust.
    • Quotes

      [after Hopper's tactic destroys the alien ship]

      Captain Yugi Nagata: I can't believe that worked!

      Alex Hopper: Yeah, Art of War, "fight the enemy where they aren't." After all these years, that finally just clicked.

      Captain Yugi Nagata: But that's not what it means.

      Alex Hopper: ...Really?

      Captain Yugi Nagata: Not even close.

    • Crazy credits
      There is an additional final scene after the end credits.
    • Connections
      Featured in Projector: Battleship (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Interstate Love Song
      Written by Dean DeLeo, Robert DeLeo, Eric Kretz and Scott Weiland

      Performed by Stone Temple Pilots

      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.

      By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 18, 2012 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Battleship: Batalla naval
    • Filming locations
      • O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Universal Pictures
      • Hasbro
      • Bluegrass Films
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    • Budget
      • $209,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $65,422,625
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,534,825
      • May 20, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $303,025,485
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 11 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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