Not by me - I went to see The Avengers at IMAX.

Anyway - Burke over at StrategyPage does a fine job. For some reason, I like this.

At this point, we should remember Mark Twain’s remark that Wagner’s music is better than it sounds. Battleship is actually more fun than a description of it sounds. Once the action starts it’s nonstop. The movie looks great, and you can sit there and ogle your choice of the special effects, the extensive Navy hardware, or Brooklyn Decker. It’s a summer movie, big, loud, mindless, and fun if you don’t think about it too much. It’s an unusual blend of patriotism and PC. The movie’s heart, at least, is in the right place. The idea of taking an old World War II battleship out to take on alien invaders actually does have a certain inherent coolness to it. (Besides, who would want to see a movie called Littoral Combat Ship?)

Hat tip DC.

 

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Good review, makes me want to see the movie even more ... when it comes out on DVD!

I think I'll even spring for the BluRay! Same idea though, just can't quite justify the theater for this one.

Wow, Tony you are committed! I was only going to check it out from the library.

What can I say, I'm a sucker for the Iowa class. Your original post got Brad and I chatting about Under Siege on IRC. Pretty boiled down to being worth it for the ship and the cake.

Yeah you're right about that.