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Battleship (2012) - A Blockbuster with a Familiar Formula

The Plot

"Battleship" (2012) is a mindless blockbuster that delivers on its promise of action and spectacle. While it may not be the most cerebral film, it's a fun ride for fans of sci-fi and action movies. If you're a nostalgic fan of the board game or just looking for a light summer flick, you might enjoy "Battleship."

Universal Pictures spent millions acquiring the rights to the board game from Hasbro. The challenge was creating a plot from a game that involves calling out grid coordinates (e.g., "B-4"). Writers Jon and Erich Hoeber solved this by creating a "sensory" element: the aliens are sensitive to sunlight and rely on a peg-like projectile system, visually referencing the game pieces. The grid system was integrated into the naval combat scenes via radar and buoy sensors. Battleship -2012-2012

The Key "Battleship" Moments:

What it is, is a beautiful, stupid, earnest, loud, and deeply sincere monument to a very specific era of blockbuster filmmaking. It is a movie where a slacker learns to be a leader, where an old battleship outruns physics, and where the final solution to an alien invasion involves turning off GPS and using a compass. Battleship (2012) - A Blockbuster with a Familiar

9. Trivia & Production Notes

USS Missouri (BB-63)

For many fans, the highlight of the film is the final act involving the . When the modern destroyers are lost, the survivors are forced to "reactivate" the legendary World War II battleship, which had been serving as a museum. The challenge was creating a plot from a