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Battleship (2012)

PG-1304/11/2012Thriller, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction2h 11m
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The battle for Earth begins at sea.

Overview

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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    Taylor Kitsch

    Lieutenant Alex Hopper

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    Alexander Skarsgård

    Commander Stone Hopper

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    Rihanna

    Petty Officer Cora 'Weps' Raikes

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    Brooklyn Decker

    Sam

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    Tadanobu Asano

    Captain Yugi Nagata

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    Hamish Linklater

    Cal Zapata

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    Liam Neeson

    Admiral Shane

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    Peter MacNicol

    Secretary of Defense

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    John Tui

    Chief Petty Officer Walter "The Beast" Lynch

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 sequence...