Negative Script Review for Battle: Los Angeles

It’s been less than two weeks since I reported on an upcoming new sci-fi movie about aliens invading L.A., and U.S. soldiers having to fight them on the streets, then someone has located the script and has reviewed it. In a word, it sucks. Really, really sucks, apparently. Now I don’t know if I was really expecting a whole lot, but the review is incredibly negative. But on the plus side, the reviewer does give us more information on what the movie is about, and some of the main characters that we’ll be following in this, what I like to call, “Blackhawk War of the Worlds”.

From Latino Review, who reviewed the script, here’s the basic plot:

Some light shines down into the Pacific Ocean next to Los Angeles. At first, these streaks of light seem like a type of northern lights, but people realize they’re actually objects splashing down into the water – and they’re not just falling, they’re slowing down, essentially landing, before they hit the water.

Out of the water, figures emerge – human-like at a distance, but definitely not human. They walk on two feet at first, but on land suddenly crouch down on all fours and race forward, ripping apart whoever is in their way.

People freak out. City’s evacuated. Good guys sent in to blow them up. SGT. NANTZ is given a troop of GENERIC MILITARY TYPES to lead to fight these guys.

It’s not as easy as they thought – aliens have super-powered, low-flying space ships and the aliens basically have guns in their hands.

Along the way to wherever, the military types find some CIVILIANS in a community center – a few parents, their kids, and the teacher. One kid is AUTISTIC or something and generally non-responsive to stuff but started acting weird when the aliens invaded.

Now, with all odds against them, Nantz and his men try to lead the civilians to safety.

That’s the basis for the movie. The rest of the article reviews it. It ain’t pretty. You can read for yourself at LR’s site here.

Well, I don’t know if I really expected the movie to be all that great, but I was excited about a major sci-fi/action movie with a big Hollywood budget. I’ll reserve judgment until more information on the movie shows up online.