Battleship | -2012-2012

During the RIMPAC exercises, the alien ships arrive, disabling global communications with an energy pulse. The aliens erect a massive, indestructible dome-like force field that traps three U.S. Navy destroyers (USS John Paul Jones , USS Sampson ) and one Japanese destroyer (JDS Mikuma ) inside Hawaiian waters, cutting them off from the rest of the fleet.

The film's climax serves as a massive love letter to naval history. With modern destroyers decimated, the surviving crew enlists the help of retired naval veterans to reactivate the USS Missouri (BB-63), a decommissioned World War II-era Iowa-class battleship. Battleship -2012-2012

: At 2 hours and 11 minutes, some find the runtime excessive for such a simple plot. 2012 Video Game Review During the RIMPAC exercises, the alien ships arrive,

Upon its release in May 2012, Battleship faced a brutal uphill battle. It opened just weeks after Marvel's The Avengers , which completely monopolized the global box office. The Financial Reality The film's climax serves as a massive love