In this author’s opinion the movie battleship kicked
ass! I know the reviews have been less
than favorable and it can’t hold its own against the awesome cast of Super
Heroes in Avengers, but I still loved it!
These days’ going to the movies is a luxury that you have to weigh into
your budget. It’s not like when we were
kids and it was nothing to buy a bag of popcorn, a soda pop and go watch a
movie for a couple of bucks. Nowadays
when it costs you $75 - $100 dollars to fill your cars tank up and a movie
costs $8.00, and the popcorn and soda cost you more than the movie, you choose
carefully if you can afford to go at all.
Battleship didn’t have a deep plot, the main character was
just this side of an idiot but he was entertaining. The interaction between the main character
and the Japanese guy were some of the best parts in the movie.
For Veterans and fans of the old World War II sea battle
movies this is a must see. For fans of
the USS Missouri, one of the stars of the movie, it is a must see. The way they treated the part where the new
Navy meets the Veterans of the Navy to sail and operate what is currently a
Museum piece was priceless in my book. I
don’t mean to spoil anything, but this young commander and the new Navy guys
walk up to a collection of old retired sailors from the Missouri who the day
before were at a ceremony honoring them.
The dialogue and interaction between the sailors old and new was
awesome! Most of the people in the
theater were yelling with me. “Hell
Yeah!”
The aliens were BAD ASS, their weapon systems unique, devastating
and scary. I would describe it as
Independence Day on steroids! The
special effects were incredible, from the alien ships, to their weapons and
destroying three destroyers, to the most amazing part making the USS Missouri
come alive again.
For those who aren’t familiar with me or my blog, I reside
in Independence, MO. The home town of US
President Harry S. Truman. The Second
World War in the Pacific was officially ended on the deck of the USS
Missouri! She served her country from
1944 until 1955 when she was decommissioned.
She fought in the battle of Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and shelled the Japanese
mainland. She later served throughout
the Korean War.
THEN, 30 years later in 1984 she was pulled out of dry dock,
refitted with new up to date weapon systems and put back into service AGAIN for
her country! She later served in the
first Gulf War! Very few ships have ever
had such a glorious and extended life as this battleship.
Is the idea of hoping aboard the Missouri and taking off to
fight aliens preposterous? Yes, but no
more so than The Avengers! That’s why we
go see movies! I have stood on the deck
of the Missouri since she was placed in Pearl Harbor. I walked through the ship. To see them cut the mooring lines with
torches, light the boilers (no nuke power on a battleship), and just drive her
out of Pearl Harbor was incredible! I
thought seeing that was better than the alien ships!
To see the spray of the Pacific come up over her bow as she
slammed her way through the sea stirred my heart. To see the giant turrets swivel over the side
of her deck and then fire all at once moved my soul!
I write Science Fiction novels and my first novel is about a
Navy Ship called the USS Whisper. I was
born on an Air Force Base and myself am a ex-Tank Crewman from the U.S.
Army. I grew up watching the old War
movies and loved the ones with the ships fighting.
Midway, Tora Tora Tora, In Harm’s Way, The Enemy Below
To catch a glimpse of the USS Missouri in action again was
magical! It was worth every freaking
penny it cost to get in there.
I just wanted to add my two cents worth after hearing about
the bad reviews of this must own movie.
When it comes out on DVD I will gladly add it to my collection of war
movies!
Remember that my book “Whisper” will be on sale on Amazon
this weekend for .99 Cents!
The sequel will be out in a month or so, so there is still
time to read the first one if you haven’t read it yet.
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