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Film 44
Hasbro Studios
Universal Pictures
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The battle for Earth begins at sea.
When mankind beams a radio signal into space, a reply comes from ‘Planet G’, in the form of several alien crafts that splash down in the waters off Hawaii. Lieutenant Alex Hopper is a weapons officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones, part of an international naval coalition which becomes the world's last hope for survival as they engage the hostile alien force of unimaginable strength. While taking on the invaders, Hopper must also try to live up to the potential that his brother, and his fiancée's father—an Admiral—expect of him.
The Movie Mob
Jan 16, 2023 · via TMDB
**Battleship might have sunk at the box office, but it's still an entertaining disaster to enjoy if you have some time to spare and nothing else to do.** I literally watched this movie in theaters on my honeymoon - not the greatest choice for the first movie as a married couple, but thankfully she stuck with me 😂. Battleship swung for the fences in hopes of being the next Transformers and struck out. I can't say that it was a surprise that a movie based on the board game where you blindly guess where your opponent's boats are on a grid wasn't a mega-hit. There wasn't much there, to begin with, but sprinkling an alien menace on top makes everything better, right? Sadly, it did not. The effects weren't quite there, and some of the acting and characters were outrageously bad. But even with all that being said, Battleship, with the right expectations, is still an entertaining movie! Taylor Kitsch is a fun actor. Rihanna makes a feature film debut. Liam Neeson pops up. Aliens are blown up. Shut your brain off and embrace the nonsensical goofy action.
Dark Jedi
Dec 19, 2017 · via TMDB
I have to say that I enjoyed this movie. The visual effects are great, the alien designs are interesting and there’s lots of explosive hardware flying around. Although not exactly a very logical/practical design I did like the cool rolling “balls” of destruction that the aliens where using. Seeing the “Mighty Mo” in action was of course an additional plus. It’s really a shame that these magnificent floating fortresses have become obsolete. However, the enjoyment brought by this movie was almost purely one of visual effects. Well, I generally like Liam Neeson as well but not much else in this movie was of any higher standards. The story is the usual Hollywood stuff. The holes in the logic are big enough to drive, well, a battleship through. For instance, the aliens can come from far away, navigate between the stars, but they cannot avoid accidentally colliding with a satellite in earth orbit? Come on. It unfortunately becomes even worse when they decide to fire up the Missouri. I could live with the fact that there’s no way that a handful of veterans could have gotten that ship into running state. I could even live with the fact that the film ignores that it would take days to fire the ship up from cold storage even under optimal circumstances and with a full crew. But what really got me pissed off is when they drop the anchor to make a “hand break turn” and turn the ship around on a dime actually sliding the ship on the water. What the fuck !!! How utterly ignorant, dumb, stupid can you become as a Hollywood producer/scriptwriter/director? I’m actually being kind to these morons now because if the people that wrote that scene is not total idiots then they are assuming that the audience are such idiots which would be even worse. That part alone dropped it two stars for me. I still gave it 6 out of 10 because I enjoyed the visual effects and the sea battles so much.
John Chard
Dec 5, 2015 · via TMDB
It rhymes with ship! Actually that's a little unfair, for those after a two hour plus movie of noise and robotic like destruction, then this has a modicum of popcorn frivolity about it. But it's all so vacuous, any semblance of a story is given over for a chance to show some Transformers effects work, the human characters constantly an afterthought as they play second fiddle to another CGI action scene. It feels like an extended toy advertisement, the acting is sub-standard and the editing - appropriately enough for the film's setting - is akin to a bout of sea sickness. The action sequences all carry a familiarity about them, while like their human counterparts, the alien foe here are devoid of any rhyme or reason as to their motive and being. Cash infused metallic porn at its most tiresome. 5/10
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Taylor Kitsch
Lieutenant Alex Hopper
Alexander Skarsgård
Commander Stone Hopper
Rihanna
Petty Officer Cora "Weps" Raikes
Brooklyn Decker
Sam
Tadanobu Asano
Captain Yugi Nagata
Hamish Linklater
Cal Zapata
Liam Neeson
Admiral Shane
Peter MacNicol
Secretary of Defense
John Tui
Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch
Jesse Plemons
Boatswain Mate Seaman Jimmy "Ordy" Ord
Gregory D. Gadson
Lieutenant Colonel Mick Canales
Jerry Ferrara
Sampson JOOD Strodell
Adam Godley
Dr. Nogrady
Rico McClinton
Captain Browley
Joji Yoshida
Chief Engineer Hiroki
Louis Lombardi
Bartender
Stephen Bishop
JPJ OOD
Dante Jimenez
JPJ XO Mullenaro
Austin Naulty
JPJ Fireman
Sebastian James
JPJ Scat
Damien Seanard Parker
JPJ Helibay Sailor
Carson Aune
CIC Gunner
Doug Penty
CIC Watch Supervisor
Josh Pence
Combat Systems Coordinator
Peter Berg
JPJ 2nd Gunner
Lloyd Pitts
JPJ Port Gunner
Anthony Czumalowski
JPJ Sailor
John A. Weaver
JPJ Sailor
Phil Neilson
JPJ Sailor
Dane Justman
Sampson OOD
Drew Rausch
Sampson XO
Yutaka Takeuchi
Myoko XO
Rick Hoffman
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bill Stinchcomb
Marine Commandant
Gary Grubbs
Air Force Chief of Staff
David Jensen
NASA Director
Mike Meldman
Commander Meldman
Joe Chrest
JPL Controller
Billy Slaughter
BIP Technician
Griff Furst
BIP HQ Controller #2
Terri Battee
BIP Journalist
David Kors
BIP Scientist
Christopher McGahan
Cal's Jr. Tech
Kerry Cahill
Cal's Female Colleague
Liz Wicker
Female Newscaster
Michelle Arthur
British Newscaster
Natalia Castellanos
Spanish Newscaster
Dan Cooke
Hawaiian Newscaster
Leni Ito
Japanese Newscaster
Jay Jackson
American Newscaster
Jackie Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Robin Atkin Downes
Soccer Announcer
Zach Selwyn
Soccer Announcer
Citizen Cope
Singer at Bar
Cora Yamagata
Convenience Store Owner
Frank Cassavetes
Grizzled Gunner
Thomas McCurdy
Admiral Shane's Aide
Rami Malek
Watch Officer
Ray Mabus
Reagan CO
Dennis M. Keating
Old Salt
George O'Hanlon, Jr.
Tourist Guide
Marcus Lyle Brown
Regent Land Commander
Kyle Clements
Regent Sea Commander
Kevin P. Kearns
Jimmy
John Bell
Angus
Conor McCarry
Ronnie
Gerardo Celasco
Ensign Chavez
Teresa Alvarez
Reporter (uncredited)
Luing Andrews
Admiral Jack (uncredited)
Tim Blanchard
Regent (uncredited)
Raj K. Bose
Singaporean Captain (uncredited)
Edward J. Clare
Scientist (uncredited)
Paul Edney
U.S. Navy Captain (uncredited)
Kerry-Ann Ellington
Navy Wife (uncredited)
Kasey Emas
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Faith Fay
Harrison (uncredited)
Jaq Galliano
Alien Regent / Thug (uncredited)
Mickey Graue
Baseball Kid (uncredited)
Christopher Lee Herod
Marine (uncredited)
James Koons
Petty Officer (uncredited)
Anthony A. Kung
Japanese Soccer Player (uncredited)
Wes Martinez
International Anchor (uncredited)
Ed Moy
Japanese Sailor (uncredited)
Arlene Newman
Naval Officer
Adam J. Reeb
Petty Officer 3rd Class (uncredited)
Jane Runnalls
Naval Officer (uncredited)
Ben Skorstad
Camera Ship Pilot (uncredited)
Kristen StephensonPino
Hot Chick (uncredited)
Kelly R. Thomas
Alien Ground Commander (uncredited)
Joseph Wilson
Alien Regent Scientist / MO CAP (uncredited)
Michael Wozniak
Journalist (uncredited)
Barack Obama
Self (uncredited)
George Hull
Conceptual Illustrator
Harald Belker
Conceptual Illustrator
Oliver Scholl
Conceptual Illustrator
Neil Spisak
Production Design
Chris Haarhoff
Camera Operator
Tobias A. Schliessler
Director of Photography
Chris Haarhoff
Steadicam Operator
Louise Mingenbach
Costume Design
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Department Head
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Department Head
Chad Wiebe
CG Supervisor
Robert Weaver
CG Supervisor
Jason Kwan
Cinematography
Joe Farrell
Digital Supervisor
Kevin Scott
Stunt Coordinator
James Lew
Stunt Double
Mark Vanselow
Stunt Double
Shauna Duggins
Stunt Double
Angela Meryl
Stunts
Janene Carleton
Stunts
Sala Baker
Stunts
Tara Macken
Stunts
Peter Berg
Director
Melissa Lawson Cheung
First Assistant Editor
David McGrory
Electrician
Michael Romano
Electrician
Caitlin McKenna
ADR Voice Casting
Jamie Castro
Casting
Chu Chen-On
Line Producer
Peter Berg
Producer
Scott Stuber
Producer
Gregory King
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Darren King
ADR Editor
Nick Glennie-Smith
Conductor
Darren King
Dialogue Editor
Kevin Kaska
Orchestrator
Steve Jablonsky
Original Music Composer
Chris Scarabosio
Sound Designer
Shaughnessy Hare
Sound Designer
Beau Borders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Darren King
Supervising Sound Editor
Gregory King
Supervising Sound Editor
Glen McIntosh
Animation Coordinator
Shannon Triplett
VFX Production Coordinator
Jeanie King
Visual Effects Producer
Chris Harvey
Visual Effects Supervisor
Craig Hammack
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pablo Helman
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erich Hoeber
Screenplay
May 18, 2012
Aug 28, 2012
DVD, Blu-ray
Jan 17, 2017
4K UHD
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