Two New Clips From ‘Battle: Los Angeles’ Exhibit Scope And Tension
At 2010 San Diego Comic-Con, the worldgot their first glimpseofJonathan Liebesman’sBattle: Los Angelesand I was far from impressed. The footage looked slick, but it felt more like a war film than the epic alien invasion movie I was yearning for. Of course, the film was 8 months away at the time and the visual scope was still being developed. Since then, with each and everyclip,trailerorcommercialthat’sbeen released, my anticipation and expectations have grown. It’s obvious now that Liebesman has blended small war movie characters with huge alien action in a way that has endless potential.Battle: Los Angelesis just under three weeks away and before we find out if it delivers on its promise, we can watch a few short clips from the film that speak to its tension and humanity.
The first clip,courtesy of IGN, is from the beginning of the film and shows some of the news coverage talking about the importance of what we’re about to see. It’s just over 30 seconds.
This second clip,courtesy of Yahoo, is from during the invasion and feels very much likeBlack Hawk Down. Plus, it also looks like they’re fighting in the backyard of my first Los Angeles apartment, which is nice. It runs 55 seconds.
Those clips, theawesome marketingand the fact that Liebesman got a huge franchise film likeWrath of the Titansbefore this movie was even released all point toBattle: Los Angelesbeing something special. Basically the opposite of whatSkylinewas.
Are you expectingBattle: Los Angeles, with its March release date, to be up to the of the quality of a300orThe Matrix? And where do you think it’ll rank with other beloved alien invasion movies?
