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Originally posted by Orguss:
Technically, there were two movies for the television series, as well.

Not counting them, but the movie Stargate left it vague which military service was working on the Stargate project while the series assumed it was the Air Force since it was at NORAD.

Totally forgot about the Transformers, but I think for this competition, we're looking at "normal" US military. No Colonial Marines, no Stargate task force, no covert units working alongside other aliens.

And CSlinger....War Machine better than Battleship?!?!? To each their own I suppose.

Here's a review that includes a trailer:

"Critics have described the film as a blend of “Predator” and “Transformers,” which is a polite way of saying nobody is going to win an Oscar for this film, but the explosions and over-the-top special effects might..."

Complete article:

https://www.navytimes.com/off-...cenario-with-aliens/

I had a some free time last night with two stinky dogs in my lap, we were entertained with War Machine

Maybe not completely in the genre requested but the military plays a role in "Mars Attacks!"

Bonus point is that Slim Whitman is a WW2 Navy vet.

I was fine with most of it until the final act which was terrible.

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Originally posted by Prefontaine:
I was fine with most of it until the final act which was terrible.

I agree.

War Machine is a schlocky sci-fi/military action film, so I wasn't expecting greatness, but I was still disappointed.

The first half or so is fine. They don't pull any punches with the violence. The machine design is kinda neat and it succeeds at being menacing. And the CGI is actually not bad. But the second half fell flat, and the final scene is just groan-inducing levels of cheesy.

Plus, who the hell decided that a 71 year old was a good choice to play a Sergeant Major in the 75th Ranger Regiment?! (At least Sam Elliot was only 58 in We Were Soldiers, and Clint Eastwood was only 56 in Heartbreak Ridge, which would be uncommon but not impossible.)

It's definitely more in line with Battleship than Battle Los Angeles in quality. I'd rate it a 3.5/10. Watch it only if you're real bored and can't find anything else.


And their prop/uniform folks need to be beaten with a sack of doorknob. Holy crap, the soldiers' appearance and gear sucked throughout. They very clearly bought the cheapest Temu grade crap they could find (complete with that weird overly bright Chinese multicam knockoff fabric where the tan is actually pink), then tossed it on the actors with zero regard for how it should realistically be worn.

I'm talking plate carriers hanging below their beltlines, floppy carriers without even simulated plates, random pouches hung every which way, empty chest rigs, things on backwards, caps and patches all kinds of fucked up. Just awful. B-Movie levels of cheap and terrible uniforms/gear setups.

I struggled through War Machine last night and was very surprised to see there would be a II.

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Originally posted by AllenInAR:

Will Smith was a Marine aviator, so they get the credit.

Married to a stripper…

They cut the screen where he bought a Mustang GT on a 22.5%APR loan

OohRah!

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Do the United States Colonial Marines in Aliens count?

It sure as hell counts for me, it was the first movie that came to my mind!!

This one goes in the loss column.



Of course, most of us weren't born yet.

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Originally posted by egregore:
This one goes in the loss column.



Of course, most of us weren't born yet.

Should it be a loss if the Martians were ultimately defeated while there were still remnants of the military remaining to fight them?

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Originally posted by pedropcola:
I didn’t hate hate War Machine. Now, I did audibly groan at multiple points. I also thought dragging 7 around was retarded and even with a full auto “I believe” button it was a tough one to swallow.

They set it up for a sequel and I can only believe it would be awful.

I guess musclehead had to try to carry somebody out of somewhere alive after he didn’t quite make it with his brother.

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Originally posted by trapper189:
Do the United States Colonial Marines in Aliens count?

Yeah, the aliens kinda dominate here.

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posted by Orguss: Should it be a loss if the Martians were ultimately defeated while there were still remnants of the military remaining to fight them?

What movie did you see? That never happened. What remained of the military was in full retreat. It was germs that did them in.

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Not a movie, but put the 1962 Mars Attacks trading card set in the win column. Mars Attacks cards images Wikipedia article