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.
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Battleship
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.
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When Battleship came out, it was savaged by the critics, some of it for good reason but my familiar trope once again is, if you’re going into a movie like this and expecting an Oscar contender, then that’s on you, not the movie.
Battleship uses a marketing technique that wasn’t possible even 20 years ago. It’s not uncommon for someone to stumble across a movie on TV and not knowing much about it, they are intrigued by the beginning or certain scenes. I had NO intention of watching this movie but the first 15 minutes were enough to suck me in and I cared enough about what happened that I watched all 2+ hours of it. Yes, it has its flaws and some of it doesn’t make any sense at all but there’s enough entertainment value if you care to look for it. A better title would have helped significantly but for some goofy alien war shoot-outs, you can do a lot worse.