Battle Los Angeles Page #2

Synopsis: Los Angeles and other cities around the world are being bombarded by meteors that seem to be slowing down once they hit the earth's atmosphere. The earth is suddenly being invaded by space aliens that have landed off the shore of LA, and who begin killing everybody along the beach. The military is ordered into action. Marine Staff Sergeant Nantz (Aaron Eckhart), who was about to retire, is reassigned to a new platoon. The platoon, flown by chopper to the forward operating base at Santa Monica Airport, is being led by a new 2nd Lt. Martinez (Ramon Rodriguez). They are sent on a mission to rescue some civilians who are trapped at the police station within alien territory. They only have 3 hours to complete their mission and get out before the Air Force bombs that zone.
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Jonathan Liebesman
Production: Sony Pictures/Columbia Pictures
  1 win & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
37
Rotten Tomatoes:
35%
PG-13
Year:
2011
116 min
$83,537,651
Website
1,308 Views


I'll see you soon, bro.

See you soon.

Motown, give me boots.

I'm going skiing.

Oh, that's how you do it, baby.

Here they come.

Don't mess this up, man.

They cannot know that you a virgin.

How do you know l...

Who says I'm a virgin?

We know you are. Look at your face.

What are you telling her?

Telling her what?

Oh, come on, you guys.

You're killing me.

That dog gonna hunt! Damn, Daktari,

you can play, man.

We have courses in Nigeria, lmlay.

Sh*t. How am I supposed to know,

man? It's an American game, right?

Adukwu's our Navy corpsman.

He's like a medic.

No, not like a medic. Medic is

the Army. I'm a Navy corpsman.

Well, sailor, yes.

I came here to become a doctor.

Slow down.

That's like number five.

How many have you had?

No, I'm good.

- Now, this guy here, Mr. Lenihan...

- Hey.

...his mom signed

so he could join up at 17.

And I look after him because this boy

don't know his ass from a hot rock.

- Not on my truck, dude!

- Easy, now. Easy, buddy.

- Oh, yeah!

- Not on my truck.

- Toast. To Lenihan.

- To Lenihan!

Good luck, rookie.

Retreat, hell!

- Emergency developing throughout

NASA and the space community.

We now know that meteors will land

off the coasts of eight different cities...

...and that number could k eep rising.

Evacuations now under way

in Southern California...

...moving the population back

from the coastline.

But a lot of curious people

are clamouring for views.

- What are you doing up so early?

- Lieutenant. Still gotta get used to that.

This thing right?

- Here. You want me to do it?

- It's tricky.

They gotta be parallel to the deck.

That's the whole thing with these bars.

- Don't forget to call Mr. Gilliam, okay?

- Okay.

- Call me later.

- I'll call you later.

That's my baby. All right.

Let's go! Move!

Quick time! March!

Marines! Into the trucks and report

to your company! Let's go!

Move it! Let's move!

Move it!

- Load them up!

- Move it!

What's going on, first sergeant?

Meteors hitting off California now...

...but they got the whole

goddamn base being mobilised.

I'm bringing you back to the company,

Mike. They need you.

First sergeant.

All hands on deck, staff sergeant.

- You heard we might be mobilising?

- Yes, sir.

Moving you up to squad leader.

It's a big responsibility,

but you can handle it.

Thank you, sir.

Staff Sergeant Beck is being replaced

by Staff Sergeant Nantz.

What do you know about him?

He's a very dedicated Marine.

Don't bullshit me, corporal.

What'd you hear about his last tour?

Just the grimy details

that everybody else already knows.

But at the end of the day,

you're our lieutenant...

...and we take our orders from you, sir.

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Christopher Bertolini

Christopher Bertolini is a film writer and producer who is known for writing screenplays for films such as The General's Daughter and Battle: Los Angeles. more…

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