It’s like another war while
Transformers are fighting in the urban area. A war in the ocean between the
robots from other planets with an advanced combat technology against an
outdated battleship from a museum- the USS Missourri.
Summary? Just a plain defensive
act of the United States Navy from an alien invasion. Their mission is to cease
the invaders from transmitting data to their mother planet maybe for a back up
or maybe queuing them to send more troops.A film from the company that brought
us the TRANSFORMERS.
THE KICK
The story writer must be kicked
for losing some important characters at the end. These characters have made the
war victorious. Had it not been for the extra appearance of these extras, the
lead act would be left useless. So, why the hell the director missed to
recognize their heroic acts during the recognition of heroes for a job well
done? The grandpas, the world war II veterans deserve a clap clap! Their
presence hyped up the scenario as they give the viewers another kind of hope
with smile on our faces. It’s rare to see oldies to hold and fire a 50caliber
guns. Isn’t it?
The boy genius is gone in the
picture so sudden. The plot dropped him after saving one’s life. He deserved a
recognition too. He was part of the victory of the battleship war but he was
left behind.
We were also curious of the
detection capability of the aliens. Green means the subject is harmless and you
are a threat if you turn red. This mechanism has drawn excitement to us viewers
waiting for a twist on it since aliens see us humans, according to their eye
gadget thingy, in GREEN mode. The cast didn’t even recognize it until the end
of the show. The excitement about this thing was dropped that easy. I was kind
of frustrated on this portion, I expected too much but it is not a big deal.
The retired coronel with an
artificial robotic legs act so lousy. Yeah, he sounded good but as an army
there has to be a magic. A kind of authority in his voice and the way he threw
his words. Sorry for that, as much as I want to sympathize him but there was an
awkwardness.
THE KISS
Of course, I don’t want to end
this review with negative thoughts on your mind. The totality of the film is
excellent. Entertainment wise, it passes the standard of the movie goers.
I would like to kiss the HASBRO
for creating such CGIs. As I have said, it’s like I am watching Transformers
here. The alien battleships are creatively crafted as it really give us an
impression of awesomeness. As I have learned, rendering a computer generated
water splashes and waves take months to completely become a moving ocean.
The USS navy ships are
astounding. You would feel that there is really a war going on there in the
pacific ocean. The director did not fail to let us comprehend the plot by
providing visuals that are not just friendly to eyes but to our shallow minds.We
are not soldiers,are we?
It is supposed to be hard to understand since
the dialogues are authentically from commands inside military style of
communication.
I love the portion when “Papa Chen” , a Japanese
commander ordered the US navy to this and to do that after his battleship from
Japan was wrecked. I remember the textbooks I have read. The Japan-USA in World
War II was terrifying. I think, on this part, the director wanted us to feel
friendship despite of dreadful past. (I called the captain Papa Chen since he
looked like the Philippine newest actor who had his break in ABS-CBN’s soap My
Binondo Girl)
The explosions and the war scenes
are not overdone. Very entertaining. Despite of flaws, Battleship is worth
watching and highly recommended to people who want to kick some aliens’ ass!
P.S. Rihanna is a no sexy here.No butt exposure or whatsoever. I didn't expect she acted so well. Her presence in the navy was so strong!Kudos.
