BATTLE: LOS ANGELES

This received some attention at the San Diego Comic Con, where it was first seen this summer; the rest of the population finally gets to see what the fuss was about. Decent cast involved: Aaron Eckhart (Thank You For Smoking), perennial tough-girl Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar), Bridget Moynahan (Lord of War).

I haven't seen Skyline which just hit theatres Friday--and I'm not sure if I will after some pretty terrible, predictable reviews are coming in--but this looks infinitely better and believable. As believable as an alien invasion can get I suppose. It's funny how many films from the same vein always appear to be released within the same few weeks. Battle is one in a long line of extraterrestrial takeover flicks. This time Los Angeles is under siege. If we're lucky the aliens will take out Hollywood so they stop producing shit.

All kidding aside, this doesn't look half bad. But I'll reserve judgement until seeing the finished product.