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Must Watch: Awesome Full Theatrical 'Battle: Los Angeles' Trailer
by Alex Billington
January 11, 2011
Source: Yahoo
Damn this looks so frickin' badass! Sony Pictures has just released a new, full theatrical trailer for Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles, the high-energy action flick described as basically Black Hawk Down meets an alien invasion in Los Angeles. Aaron Eckhart leads an ensemble cast of young Marines who are brought in to fight the aliens, and they meet up with Michelle Rodriguez and Bridget Moynahan along the way. I really like the characters and actors, I love the style and how insanely gritty this looks, I love all the action, the effects look great, I really love it, this is going to be awesome. Watch the new trailer below.
Watch the full theatrical trailer for Jonathan Liebesman's Battle: Los Angeles from YouTube:
You can also watch the newBattle: Los Angeles trailer in High Definition on Yahoo
A young Marine platoon, lead by Aaron Eckhart, faces off against a surprise alien invasion in Los Angeles.
Battle: Los Angeles is directed by South African-born director Jonathan Liebesman, of Darkness Falls, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning and The Killing Room previously, but he is really breaking out in a good way with this. The screenplay credit, according to IMDb, goes solely to Christopher Bertolini, of only The General's Daughter and Madso's War previously. Sony / Columbia Pictures will be bringing Battle: Los Angeles to theaters everywhere starting on March 11th this spring! Doesn't that look awesome or what?
107 Comments
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a little long imo for a trailer for this movie. but that was beyond epic! this movie is going to be beyond epic
lego on Jan 12, 2011
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One can only hope... Even so, I'll still be in the theater watching this come March....
Marc McKenzie on Jan 12, 2011
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this is how transformers should have been !!!!!!!
Jojo on Jan 12, 2011
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k this movie may or may not suck hardcore but holy crap is that an awesome trailer! THAT is how you make a trailer, hollywood. stop showing everything. just make me excited enough to see it
Josh on Jan 12, 2011
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@Josh: Agreed. I'm hoping for a film that's worth watching. Still, the trailers--this and the first--are freakin' awesome, and really grab the attention. Whoever cut them definitely knows their stuff. Oh, and what's with the "I don't want a happy ending" moans from some people? Jeez....had a bad day at work or something?
Marc McKenzie on Jan 12, 2011
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Yes please.
Knawx on Jan 12, 2011
8
If the movie doesn't manage to live up to the trailers, I might have to go out and club some baby seals.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
9
Awesome blossom...extra awesome
SmallWorld on Jan 12, 2011
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Great trailer! I'm in and will be there opening night! Song is if anyone's wondering is Johann Johannsson "The Sun's Gone Dim"
Xerxex on Jan 12, 2011
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Great trailer! I'm in and will be there opening night! Song is if anyone's wondering is Johann Johannsson "The Sun's Gone Dim"
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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Thanks.
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
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Do they just recycle the same clip of michelle rodriquez in every war movie with aliens? I guess she must be doing something right. Other than that i like the trailer.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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that was frickin awesome. hope the movie is just as good.
Jlware29 on Jan 12, 2011
15
wow... goosebumps!!!!
locos on Jan 12, 2011
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EPIC!!!!! I just had a spazz attack from how kick ass that trailer was. Clearly a socio/political message that is a needed slap to the face of the US of A too. Wow!
Brandon on Jan 12, 2011
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I don't see how an action flick would be a slap to the face... but I agree it looks like there might be some sort of message there.
Phillip Gockel on Jan 12, 2011
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the exact opposite. its saying hey america you're bad ass. keep it up
jeff on Jan 12, 2011
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Funny, that's kinda the "message" I got out of it too. LOL
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
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exactly, the only thing that could fight America is aliens from space
Enrico_pena on Mar 10, 2011
21
looks cool, music at the end reminded me of Portal
Josveta on Jan 12, 2011
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i second that. looks like GLaDOS might be making a cameo.
Nick S. on Jan 12, 2011
23
I like that song now lol
Terry the Saint on Jan 12, 2011
24
Now that's what I'm talking about
fancy pants on Jan 12, 2011
25
Not digging the song, but looks good.
Mike P. on Jan 12, 2011
26
Fuck!!! I was in the middle of watching it and then I had to go somewhere, so I put my laptop on sleep only to come back and find that it's not available anymore! FUCK!!! I really wanted to watch the rest of it too.
esophus on Jan 12, 2011
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I was half expecting "Mad World" to start playing the whole time I watched the trailer. I would also love to see, if this gets franchised, the sequels set in other major cities, ie Battle: Hong Kong, Battle: Paris, Battle: London. Pretty damn incredible.
David on Jan 12, 2011
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nevermind its working.
esophus on Jan 12, 2011
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Epic is an understatement!
esophus on Jan 12, 2011
30
um.. i usually watch these at work... can u embed these???? LOL
KING on Jan 12, 2011
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That soldier smiling at the end of the trialer should be taken out. Too much info.
esophus on Jan 12, 2011
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A-MAZ-ING
tommyturner on Jan 12, 2011
33
Now THIS trailer actually gave me goosebumps, unlike the teaser.
Rasta on Jan 12, 2011
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wow - what hit me was the intensity of the action and how (even though it's an sci-fi story) they've captured the fear and horror of war. this is going to be epic. (i'm already wanting this on bluray!)
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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The Aliens coming in from the ocean toward the reporter gave me chills. Hope this is actually decent. There have been too many good trailers for awful films lately.
Traveler on Jan 12, 2011
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Chilling. But we better not win, that would be stupid...
Cruzer on Jan 12, 2011
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i'd be surprised if there was a "winner" by the end. i think (as others do) this war has the potential to span more than one movie.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
38
But why?
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
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I love that song. The song was playing in my head the whole time i was watching this trailer. This looks like the way you do an Alien Invasion film. This may be the best one since INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Joe on Jan 12, 2011
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its called "The Sun's Gone Dim" by Johann Johannsson. if you were wondering.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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What a fitting song title. +1 for being on the ball with the info as well Xerx because that's exactly what I was scrolling through the comments for. Thanks.
floppytall on Jan 12, 2011
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Gotta admit Xerxexx, that the song was a perfect fit for this trailer and the first teaser. I hope the movie is good, because these trailers have been excellent. Whoever put them together did a damned good job.
Marc McKenzie on Jan 14, 2011
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Looks great. I fear for an Independence Day ending though...
Peter on Jan 12, 2011
44
me too
srdiaz on Jan 12, 2011
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pete - what i REALLY fear is a "war of the worlds" ending. i hope they don't find out that that the aliens have some simple weakness to something.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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that ending was awesome. it was awesome in the book (HG Wells at his finest) and awesome in the movie. humanity couldn't save itself. they would have been obliterated except for the aliens' lack of tolerance to bacteria
Josh on Jan 12, 2011
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it was good ending for that film - i want something more original -even if it's the end of humanity.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
48
This looks freakin awesome as hell cant wait
Trevorscherer55 on Jan 12, 2011
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/SWEET JESUS!
NeoSlyfer on Jan 12, 2011
50
Black Hawk Down meets District 9.......if it has good acting and story ....than in should be epic
Bol18_2000 on Jan 12, 2011
52
Ok, now I'm excited. The other 2 trailers were meh. This looks epic.
Kimbo748 on Jan 12, 2011
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This trailer alone captures the hopelessness that that one movie that I already forgot the name of lacked, the one with the dude from Scrubs.
Carlos on Jan 12, 2011
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Godamn this is how you make an alien invasion movie. Frickin epic.
JimD on Jan 12, 2011
56
EPIC! When the song begins to play... just epic!
Isildur_of_Numenor on Jan 12, 2011
57
wow just wow that was just fricking awesome & epic!
A5J4DX on Jan 12, 2011
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Yeah they should cut the smiley dude out at the end of the trailer saying wee done it and the big what ever it is thing comming out of the groung looks a bit "War of the worlds" to me in a sense that they have been there for a while. But yeah a quality trailer and i bet a good fun invasion film.
Oioi on Jan 12, 2011
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I'm sure the trailer will be great but I'm going to force myself from watching it. I deliberately avoided the final two trailers for District 9 and I know the film was better for going in blind. The trouble when filmmakers put iconic shots in a trailer is that you then look for them in the final film, which in my mind detrimentally affects your viewing experience. I'm certainly looking forward to seeing the film.
Payne by name on Jan 12, 2011
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payne, i've watched this trailer several times and each time i watch it, the scenes are riveting.........this is gonna be a GREAT movie.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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I think this is going to be great, I am actually in this trailer. I am in the armory between :43 and :47
James on Jan 12, 2011
62
Looks good but it better not have a dude that changes into an alien at the end
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
63
It's sad that the end credit sequence was the best part of Skyline. They should have made THAT the movie. Dude turns into an alien and wrecks shit up would have been a much better story.
TenaciousV on Jan 19, 2011
64
Trailer looks great, but that's the same thing a lot of people said about Skyline. I hope this movie is a lot better than that crapfest.
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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"Trailer looks great, but that's the same thing a lot of people said about Skyline." Not me.
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
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Looked terible like 2012, Skyline or awesome like Avatar, Tron legacy ? Check this out !
Mybabyhate on Jan 12, 2011
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Huh? LOL
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
68
GODDAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kim on Jan 12, 2011
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Wow. Wow. Wow. It's Like District 9 with a budget. Except nothing like it. LOVING IT
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
71
FUCK yes.
Robbie on Jan 12, 2011
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IM STOKED!
Anonymous on Jan 12, 2011
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AMERICA FUCK YEAH!
Caesar on Jan 12, 2011
74
Coming again, to save the mother fucking day yeah!
Anonymous on Jan 13, 2011
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Simper Fi!
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
76
Wow. Very well done.
Frank on Jan 12, 2011
77
Its War of the worlds/Independence Day again with a different spin on it.But it does look awesome! Wanna see it!!
Maxalnutt on Jan 12, 2011
78
that looks pretty sick
sukkyu on Jan 13, 2011
79
F*cking hell!...as we say in dear old Blighty.
Sleepykid on Jan 13, 2011
80
Looks good. Nothing special.
i have no name on Jan 13, 2011
81
Blasphemy!
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
82
Either way this plays out, One of the best trailers I've ever seen!
McWilly on Jan 13, 2011
83
lick my ass and suck on my BALLS! AMERICA FUCK YEAH
Jiv on Jan 13, 2011
84
Goddamn....... ID4 looks like a comedy compared to this.
cinemabandit on Jan 13, 2011
85
awzome 😀
DaftPUNKfan on Jan 13, 2011
86
Looks good but im really hoping this doesnt turn into a 'skyline'. That was quie horrible. The SFX in this just look amazing. Looks like solid acting aswell
guvna on Jan 13, 2011
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i was just on youtube watching this trailer in HD and one person had this comment: "is that stephen hawking singing the song?" the more i listen to it, the more it sounds like him.
Anonymous on Jan 13, 2011
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the guy who sings it Icelandic...just sayin.
Anonymous on Jan 14, 2011
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hey, buddy! don't take the comment the wrong way - i dig the song and think it's perfect for the movie. when i was watching it on youtube i just scanned the comments for anything interesting/crazy and i saw that steve hawking comment. it hit me as funny because the voice kind of sounds like him. hope i didn't rustle your feathers!
Anonymous on Jan 14, 2011
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The trailer wasnt that great but i do still want to see this tho. Why is Michelle Rodriguez always the same character in movies lol. Glad to see Aaron Eckhart in this, if you ask me, he was the best in actor in The Dark Knight.
DaveTheRave on Jan 13, 2011
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WAR OF THE WORLD RIP OFF! STILL WATCH IT THOUGHT
WR on Jan 13, 2011
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why capitalize every word?
Anonymous on Jan 14, 2011
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One of the BEST trailers I've seen in a while.
John Doe on Jan 13, 2011
95
Looks good. Hope it's not another Skyline. Can't take seeing another piss poor Sci Fi flick that dosen't live up to the hype.
Brnc1986 on Jan 13, 2011
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I'm in. Only red flag is timing. March = Bad films. Hopefully not a sign.
writebrained on Jan 14, 2011
97
Then maybe this one will beat the odds and be a great March film. Heck, getting a summer blockbuster-type film in March has got to be good, right? Only thing to do now is wait and see, I guess...and keep re-watching the trailer(s)!
Marc McKenzie on Jan 14, 2011
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well this is for sure not like skyline, the whole movie doesn't "happen" in an apartment with Sg.Batista on the case (mios dios)...it looks good, it will be good. Good enough to say "i want my money back".
RedGuy on Jan 14, 2011
99
I thought 300 broke that trend.
Cody W. on Jan 16, 2011
100
Has anyone here ever played PS3's Resistance Fall of Men ? This looks like the movie, if the idea comes from that, it'll be great.
Zephyr on Jan 15, 2011
101
How can you say you like the characters? There's barely any semblance of character development in the trailer. Limited dialogue is a concern here. I've heard the script is cliche-ridden.
ASFan on Jan 15, 2011
103
visual effects are not so brilliant,digital explosions are mannered and ...i will be wait for another trailers and movie.
Smartpandora on Jan 20, 2011
104
Looks like they recycled Terminator 4, Independence Day, Transformers, 2012, and War of the Worlds. How original...
The Searcher on Jan 21, 2011
105
It look like something like skyline but better they should put this in 3D
Polancodanny on Jan 24, 2011
106
of course in the end we kill all the aliens and the cute girl ends up with the basketball star.
bubbaskunk on Jan 30, 2011
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Battle Los Angeles: Big Brother's Latest Big Budget Brainwasher Last Saturday we used a gift card to go and see the new "Battle: Los Angeles" flick, a psyops collaboration between Pentagon war profiteers and TinselTown CGI geeks in which a Few Good Men accompanied by a couple of forgettable kids and has-been hotties Hoo-Rah their way from product placement to product placement in what is no doubt the first installment of a perpetual war for our planet's most precious resource (in this script water, not oil). Aside from making millions for Hollywood movie moguls, the purpose of this propaganda piece is to reverse the American military's real-world role as a resource aggressor and, during the suspension of disbelief, imprint on the minds of the audience that sacrificing our sons and daughters if not ourselves in an endless and ever-expanding war for riches and resource control is both honorable and a patriotic obligation.
WatchingFrogsBoil on Mar 21, 2011
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