While Americans may be fighting the good fight against alien invasion on the shores of LA in Battle: Los Angeles, a similar fight rages on in South London. Though instead of marines and heavy artillery, London's taking them on with teen gangs and super soakers. Check out the trailer for Attack The Block starring Paul (coming to theaters this Friday) and Shaun of the Dead alum Nick Frost.
The 2011 Moviegeddon is seriously in love with aliens. Maybe there should be a movie where we just give up the planet. Not necessarily lose, but just leave instead. I hear Mars is nice this time of year. Anyway, Attack The Block lands in the UK on May 13, but no word as to when it hits the shores of the US.
My background: Aliens never really get old for me. I'm a huge scifi fan, so whenever Earth gets involved in some sort of invasion, it's definitely usually a fun ride. Aaron Eckhart is a pretty good actor in my opinion. I've checked him out in Meet Bill, Thank You For Smoking, Paycheck, and of course The Dark Knight. His roles generally seem to inhabit somewhat duplicitous characters, but he definitely does a good job playing it up and making it different each time. Also, I've never been to Los Angeles. Let's go to the review.
Review:Black Hawk Down meets Independence Day. Ooh-rah!
If you haven't heard of the slew of alien packed films heading to theaters this year, kicking off with Battle: Los Angeles today, then you've missed out on J.J. Abrams and Steven Spielberg's latest. Super 8 takes place in some town, some where, where a group of kids are filming a video using a super 8 camera when there's a train crash that seems to be more than an accident. You know what, here's a better synopsis from [Shock Till You Drop]:
"In the summer of 1979, a group of friends in a small Ohio town witness a catastrophic train crash while making a super 8 movie and soon suspect that it was not an accident. Shortly after, unusual disappearances and inexplicable events begin to take place in town, and the local Deputy tries to uncover the truth – something more terrifying than any of them could have imagined."
Check out the latest full-length trailer.
I'm excited for this one since it looks like a return to Spielberg's earlier days (even though he is only a producer), and Abrams clearly knows what he's doing behind a camera. You can expect this new alien ride to land June 10.
Are you a fan of ridiculous comedies starring guys who refuse to grow up? Sigourney Weaver? Aliens? Well if you're not a fan of aliens you're going to have a hard time with majority of this year's blockbusters, but if you are into all the other stuff, and Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, then you'll probably into Paul. Paul is the story of the aforementioned gentlemen traveling the US when they encounter an alien outside of, you guessed it, Area 51. Still interested? Check out the red band trailer even if you're not, it could change your mind.
Early reviews are in for the film and state while it may not be up to par with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, it's still a fun ride. Count me in. Paul hits theaters March 18.
