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Battle: Los Angeles
 March 11, 2011
Hey, alien invaders! It
’
s not 2012 yet! You
’
reearly! Check your Mayan calendars again!You
’
re not supposed to destroy Los Angeles untilnext year! Don
’
t you guys go to the movies atall? And this calendar screw-up is just one of themany flaws in your plans for world domination!Don
’
t you know what a few plucky Marines cando when pressed against the wall ofoverwhelming odds?
One Word Movie Review: Unbelievable
Let’s assume you’re an alien race capable of inter 
-planetary travel on a massive, armada-like scale to simultaneously attack adozen coastal cities around the world.
Let’s also assume you are incredibly
difficult to kill and capable of deploying a drone air force of suchsuperior firepower that the combinedarmed forces of the world is wiped outon the first day on conflict. However,and this is the biggest assumptio
n of all, let’s assume
these resourceful, precision-planning indestructiblealiens have never read their Greek classics, particularlythe one about the warrior Achilles and his one secretweakness: his heel. So, in theaters this weekend is
 
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where a combination of “B” moviestars, Louisiana tax breaks and an executive “greenlight” for a re
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tread of H.G. Wells’
War of the Worlds
 invades the darkness of doom we affectionately call thelocal cinema.We love apocalyptic tales of world-wide destruction fromplagues, aliens or good old Mother Nature (sadlyreminding us once again on Thursday how vulnerable weare to earthquakes, tidal waves and nuclear meltdowns).The tragedies in Japan are a real backdrop to the fictionaldestruction of Tokyo and other world centers at the handsof these despicable alien invaders. However, given this
movie’s budget, we only get to see bits of Los Angeles(Hollywood’s favorite city for cinematic catastrophes),
mostly out of windows or shrouded in smoke and fog.
The alien’s Achilles heel this time is not a weak immune
system incapable of fighting influenza but a centralizedcommand and control system easily found and destroyedby a few well-guided missiles. Oh, if only these aliens hadspent a few hours watching Netflix or cable TV to learnhow easily a band of actors with grimy faces and clichédialogue can discover and destroy vast armies by strikingat exactly their one weak spot.If, at some unfortunate future moment, we really face adire situation where our planet faces extinction at thehands of alien invaders, we should convene a standingcommittee of Hollywood screenwriters to identify theirweak spot and the exact cross-section of ethnic andsocially-damaged warriors needed to save us.
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