DVD
REVIEW: BATTLE: LOS ANGELES
6/12/11
OVERVIEW: The battle for Earth’s survival begins June 14th, in the year’s #1 sci-fi action thriller BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, storming onto DVD, Blu-ray and Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack, from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. From producer Neal H. Moritz (Fast and the Furious series, xXx) and director Jonathan Liebesman (upcoming Clash of the Titans 2) comes this pulse-pounding tale of a U.S. Marine squadron fighting off hostile alien invaders bent on colonizing our planet, starring Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) and Michelle Rodriguez (Avatar, Machete). After dazzling audiences around the globe with its stunning special effects, intense action sequences and a cast that also includes Ramon Rodriguez (Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen, The Taking of Pelham 123), Bridget Moynahan (I, Robot, Lord of War), Ne-Yo (Stomp the Yard, Save the Last Dance 2) and Michael Peña (Crash, Million Dollar Baby), BATTLE: LOS ANGELES arrives on Blu-ray, Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and DVD ready to shock sci-fi and action fans with eye-popping picture quality, earth-shaking sound and non-stop suspense.
SYNOPSIS: For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world -- Buenos Aires, Seoul, France, Germany, and China. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant (Eckhart) and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've ever encountered before. BATTLE: LOS ANGELES was written by Chris Bertolini (The General’s Daughter) and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Ori Marmur (The Green Hornet, The Bounty Hunter). Executive producers are Jeffrey Chernov (upcoming Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Star Trek) and David Greenblatt. It was distributed by Columbia Pictures and has a run time of approximately 116 minutes. It has been rated PG-13 for sustained and intense sequences of war violence and destruction, and for language.
DVD: The film is
presented in widescreen with a 2.40:1 aspect ration preserving its theatrical
format. Sony
Pictures Home
Entertainment has done it again with this transfer. Not only the picture looks
excellent in this release, also the sound it is good. A
Dolby Digital English, Thai, Spanish and French 5.1 Surround providing a nice complement to the
picture it also includes English, Korean, Chinese, Thai, French and Spanish
subtitles.
In terms of special features
the DVD includes four decent behind-the-scenes featurettes. Behind The Battle, Aliens in LA, Preparing for Battle
and Creating L.A. in LA.
VIDEO:
Widescreen (2.40:1) [16:9 Transfer]
AUDIO:
English,
Thai, Spanish and
French 5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles - English, French, Korean,
Chinese, Thai and Spanish
SPECIAL
FEATURES:
Behind The Battle
Aliens in LA
Preparing for Battle
Creating L.A. in LA
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