The Battleship Movie Trailer Is Here!

[Dr. wonderful]

*Read article*
*re-read article*

Spoiler: my reaction.

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WEEP. WEEP FOR MY SANITY CAUSE IT HAS BEEN SUNKEN BY BATTLESHIPS.

 

[SmilingKitsune]

Against all odds this film is now on my radar, Liam Neeson's presence ensures it'll be at least watchable for me, and the film overall looks a lot better than I was expecting when I first heard of the film's existence.

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Spoiler: WOOOOOOW, I was not expecting much from this film at all, but to just rip of Transformers?

 

[Gerhardt]

This is so shameless it has to be commended. I really really really hope there is some straight-faced parody in this movie. I can see it now...

"Sir... our Battleship... They..."
*cue lip tremble*
"....They sunk it."

It has to have characters named Admiral Milton and Colonel Bradley.

 

[Vigormortis]

Is it just me, or did those things the alien craft fired at the battle-cruiser look distinctly like the pegs from the board game?

Either way, I'm not sure whether to laugh incessantly at this trailer or cry with my head in my hands.

Still, can't be any worse than Transformers 3 or The Smurfs, right? Right?!

 

[NinjaTigerXIII]

If this movie doesn't have the phrase, "You sank my battleship" then I will demand my money back. Because I mean really, why make a Battleship movie, lol, without that iconic phrase?

 

[Captain12345]

Please tell me this is a well-done elaborate prank.

^^This.
Please PLEASE tell me Liam Neeson is behind all this just for fun.

 

[rsvp42]

Is it just me, or did those things the alien craft fired at the battle-cruiser look distinctly like the pegs from the board game?

It's not just you. That's exactly what they were. I can't believe it. Trying to translate board game rules into real life situations is just so contrived. I cannot think of any good reason for this to exist. Even as a cash-in it's a hard sell. Sure we all have nostalgic memories of this game, but did anyone honestly want to see it come to life in ways that RTSs haven't already satisfied? Transformers is one thing. We played with robots and made them fight, so seeing it on the big screen can be a thrill, but a strategy game like this? I can't imagine this is satisfying some untapped demographic. It'll make the same money as any generic action flick, but I can't imagine the Battleship brand will give it much of a boost...

 

[Azmael Silverlance]

Wait...WHO said that this is an actual movie based on the board game and not just a movie named battleship because it has...well battleships in it?
Also holy shit Liam Neeson? Wtf is he doing there . . . . that alone kinda makes me excited about this movie.

 

[Nuke_em_05]

Excellent strategy casting Liam Neeson. It guarantees that many people will see this movie for at least three independent reasons:

1. Liam Neeson is in it, so it must be good.
2. Liam Neeson is in it, so people who must see Liam Neeson movies will see it.
3. Liam Neeson is in it, so people will want to see if he is enough to redeem an otherwise ridiculous premise.

Liam Neeson aside:
I'm wondering how the girlfriend/daughter dynamic ties in to the "alien" encounter.

So the "aliens" just want to play the game for real? Like they shield off an area, jam radar, and shoot the crap out of each other? Or do the aliens not have their radar/equivalent active? What's the endgame? "Battle to determine fate of planet based on naval combat skills"? Why not just wipe out the battleships?

Are they "aliens" or is it lost ancient tech (or entire race) or something?

They were dead all along, weren't they?

Other than that:
Pretty CGI and guns and explosions!

I'll probably wait for Netflix streaming, if that.

 

[Dr Snakeman]

This looks utterly ridiculous.

And it has Liam Neeson in it.

...

There is no way I'm going to miss this movie. XD

 

[Mezzo.]

At first I was all "Oh dear lord..."

Then Mr. Neeson showed up and I was all "YOU CUNTS!!!!"

 

[GrizzlerBorno]

I thought this was joke until I saw Liam Neeson.

Same here. I literally stared at the screen for a full 10 seconds AFTER the Yahoo ad was done because I STILL couldn't understand what the fuck I just saw.

 

[LordMithril]

They did it, they really did it. *flabbergasted*

Now we wait for the trailer of "Space Invaders"

 

[EvolutionKills]

Just because Liam Neesan is in it doesn't mean it will be good.

If ever an article was deserving of the "wtf" tag...

And I was so hoping for someone to scream "THEY SUNK OUR BATTLESHIP!!!"

Indeed. So was I. A clear missed opportunity there. If they had aimed to play this entire movie up as a "Down Periscope"-style spoof, there would have been potential.

Well, they just took the name because they thought it was marketable. This is action movie #48776a and they tagged the name on because it involves the Navy, and is probably inspired by the success of Michael Bay.

Also, I get the feeling that the aliens saw Solid Snake's photos from the Tanker Incident and decided to make a ship based on it. Maybe the crew will be populated by Japanese girls in bikinis.

They're pulling a 'Starship Troopers' all over again. This was probably floating around as a screenplay with a different name. Somebody had the bright idea that because it had boats in it, they should license the name 'Battleship' and slap it on the movie, with some superficial elements added to ties then together. Add a little bit of Micheal Bay, put it in the oven at 400F and cook for 2 hours.

'Starship Troopers' was originally called 'Bug Hunters' or something similar, until somebody noticed a few superficial similarities to the Robert A. Heinlein novel of the same name. So they renamed the main character Rico and made him a citizen of Buenos Aries. That being said, while the movie was a terrible representation of the book, it was a terribly awesome B-movies in it's own right. I live the book and the movie, for very different reasons.

 

[Zenn3k]

You sunk my plot device!

 

[MarsProbe]

You have got to be kidding me! I'm usually tolerant of seeing trailer for badly conceived movies, but if this starts up in the cinema, I may actually have to flee the theatre.

Damm, I'm just so taken aback by this, I can't really come up with anything else to say about this.

 

[Sansha]

I trust Liam Neeson - he wouldn't have signed for this movie if he thought it was crap.

It looks good, but... aliens? Come the fuck on.

 

[War Penguin]

Oh god, Liam Neeson, why? You can do so much better than this! I know you can! Why do you lower yourself to do... this?!