Asylum is perhaps the most consistent motion picture production company on the planet. They have shown an uncanny ability to produce one piece of utter trash after another. Battle for Los Angeles is, unfortunately, well rooted in this tradition.
Other than ripping off a number of science fiction movies BfLA started off as just another poor CGI, no plot, badly acted, and technically flawed Asylum production. Then, after the introduction of poor game quality alien killing machines and an unbelievable ninja-like female fighter, it seemed that there might actually be a theme developing -- parodies of a plethora of science fiction movies with a few shooter games thrown in for good measure. Sure enough, Independence Day, Close Encounters, Tomb Raider, MIB, and others all flashed by. Perhaps if there had been anyone in the production staff with even a slight amount of talent, original thought, or imagination, they might have pulled it off.
Unfortunately, like everything produced by Asylum, the movie fails to live up to expectations, unless those expectations are for a bad movie. Unexpected, unexplained, and just plain ridiculous plot twists coupled with improbable events and situations eliminate any ability to suspend disbelief and leave the viewer wondering if the writer's job was anything other than stringing together a preselected set of parodies.
Topping off the movie's problems are poor CGI (especially early in the movie), an obvious lack of military knowledge, and one predictable scene after another.
The movie seemed to be played as a serious parody. As such, it failed. If it had been played for humor, it might have had a chance -- at least to the extent that it already was able to produce howls of laughter at how silly some of the scenes were when played on the level.
Other than ripping off a number of science fiction movies BfLA started off as just another poor CGI, no plot, badly acted, and technically flawed Asylum production. Then, after the introduction of poor game quality alien killing machines and an unbelievable ninja-like female fighter, it seemed that there might actually be a theme developing -- parodies of a plethora of science fiction movies with a few shooter games thrown in for good measure. Sure enough, Independence Day, Close Encounters, Tomb Raider, MIB, and others all flashed by. Perhaps if there had been anyone in the production staff with even a slight amount of talent, original thought, or imagination, they might have pulled it off.
Unfortunately, like everything produced by Asylum, the movie fails to live up to expectations, unless those expectations are for a bad movie. Unexpected, unexplained, and just plain ridiculous plot twists coupled with improbable events and situations eliminate any ability to suspend disbelief and leave the viewer wondering if the writer's job was anything other than stringing together a preselected set of parodies.
Topping off the movie's problems are poor CGI (especially early in the movie), an obvious lack of military knowledge, and one predictable scene after another.
The movie seemed to be played as a serious parody. As such, it failed. If it had been played for humor, it might have had a chance -- at least to the extent that it already was able to produce howls of laughter at how silly some of the scenes were when played on the level.