I had this really bad feeling about this movie even when I was watching the trailers which came in about a month or 2 back. Not that the trailers were badly made. Just that sinking feeling which says, “GAWD not another movie about the end of the world”. And then someone sends you a joke which says, “Ever wondered why in all Hollywood movies, all the aliens of the world attack only the US”? A simple and straightforward rhetoric. So I am guessing that our average director Jonathan Liebesman (Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Killing Room) wanted to keep the angle from that silly joke covered. And he started the movie that was about an invasion of the world as the title so aptly indicates. So this one is not just about an invasion of the United States but encompasses most geographies that mean a bit to them such as Europe and South Asia and China and Japan and the likes. But mind you that’s only the beginning. You have to remember that Hollywoods first responsibility is towards the less than 400 million people that inhabit the states. And therefore the second part of the title – Battle for Los Angeles. So there is no lack of clarity that this movie is about a bunch of aliens who invade all of earth together. But since we have less than half an hour, we will no focus on what happened in the city of Los Angeles during this invasion and how there were a bunch of unknown people who turned out to be unlikely heroes thanks to this opportunity that life decided to present to them and eventually succeed in bringing down one of the most technologically advanced aliens to have invaded earth – correction – invaded Hollywood.
The story follows Staff Seargent Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) who is about to be moved into training from a field role. Why is that? Because on his watch 3 seargents lost their lives. A story – on a serious note – that would haunt most of us for a really long time. But SSgt. Nantz’s exit from the field will prove to be short lived due to the sequence of events that have been explained in the previous paragraph of this write up. He is now called back to lead a bunch of marines (gawd – why is it that every US soldier in a Hollywood movie has to be a marine?) to help get back a bunch of civilians who are stuck in an area that has been attacked by aliens. And the rest as they say is history
Such a short paragraph for the story? But that’s all there is. Yes there are a couple of angles explored about how one of the marines is the brother of another who was killed on Nantz’s watch. And the choice of Michelle Rodriguez who seems to be the only female marine ever to be born in the United States. There is also eye candy in the form of Bridget Moynahan who comes onto screen for all of 3 minutes and 28.5 seconds. Damn!!! Just when you think there is something to look forward to in an otherwise drab and boring end of the world movie, you get reminded that all good things in the world must come to an end. Come on Jonathan Liebesman. Surely you cannot be such a spoilsport. I am glad I got this one out of the way on a Saturday night after India lost to South Africa. Trust me, it made me feel so much better that there could actually be something worse than losing a closely fought cricket game which may decide our future in this world cup. If I were you, I would give World Invasion a pass. I give it 4 on 10 for the solid use of special effects and for some semblances of acting shown by some of the better known names.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3897661977/
The story follows Staff Seargent Michael Nantz (Aaron Eckhart) who is about to be moved into training from a field role. Why is that? Because on his watch 3 seargents lost their lives. A story – on a serious note – that would haunt most of us for a really long time. But SSgt. Nantz’s exit from the field will prove to be short lived due to the sequence of events that have been explained in the previous paragraph of this write up. He is now called back to lead a bunch of marines (gawd – why is it that every US soldier in a Hollywood movie has to be a marine?) to help get back a bunch of civilians who are stuck in an area that has been attacked by aliens. And the rest as they say is history
Such a short paragraph for the story? But that’s all there is. Yes there are a couple of angles explored about how one of the marines is the brother of another who was killed on Nantz’s watch. And the choice of Michelle Rodriguez who seems to be the only female marine ever to be born in the United States. There is also eye candy in the form of Bridget Moynahan who comes onto screen for all of 3 minutes and 28.5 seconds. Damn!!! Just when you think there is something to look forward to in an otherwise drab and boring end of the world movie, you get reminded that all good things in the world must come to an end. Come on Jonathan Liebesman. Surely you cannot be such a spoilsport. I am glad I got this one out of the way on a Saturday night after India lost to South Africa. Trust me, it made me feel so much better that there could actually be something worse than losing a closely fought cricket game which may decide our future in this world cup. If I were you, I would give World Invasion a pass. I give it 4 on 10 for the solid use of special effects and for some semblances of acting shown by some of the better known names.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi3897661977/
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