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Battleship (2012)
Ground breaking no, bit of fun Yes
To say it got bad reviews is a bit of an understatement, so I didn't hold up much hope of it being top film from the get go. Not sure if that helped but I have to say I enjoyed it.
Storyline is, well it's not exactly new or that complex, aliens invade earth and group of folks try to stop them. So don't expect anything ground break on that front. But take the basic story line, add in a massive dollop of cheese and you're not far off the film.
It pretty obvious what will happen, but if you put that to one side and just enjoy the action and where the film goes than its not as bad as people seem to say.
If you like a twisting well built storyline then this film isn't for you at all, but if you just want an action flick to kill a couple of hours then I have seen films much worse than this.
I;d give it a 6/10 just as a pure action film.
My recommendation would be watch it, don't expect too much and you'll probably find you enjoy it.
Amsterdam Heavy (2011)
Bad, simple as
When I saw the description of the film it sounded pretty good. Action, adventure and some real fighters thrown into the mix to keep the fighting realistic.
Then I actually watched it, talk about a complete and utter let down. The acting was, how shall we say it, pretty dire. The fight scene's looked like they were shadow fighting. The locations just seemed to be seedy strip bars and back alleys that could have been filmed on the back lot of any film studio. And then the main known actor is in it so little that if you blink you miss him, yes for the keen eyed amongst us you will notice he's actually in it twice.
The idea of the plot is an interesting idea, although a twist on nothing original but the way it has been put to screen is complete garbage.
Then finally the ending, (prepare for spoiler) The film just end's mid story. Off he tootles to go get his wife back, if she is still alive that is, and the ending credits come up. Eh? is that it, I actually sat there for a minute or so expecting something more to happen. Its almost as if they suddenly realised budget had run out and all they had left was a train fare home (if you ever watch the film, which isn't recommended, you will understand that comment).
If I could give this film a negative figure I think I would. Don't bother