What does Battleship the movie have to do with Battleship the board game? Not much, really. There are no alien invaders in the game, and I never once thought about a cute guy winning over a girl by buying her a chicken burrito while playing Battleship. In fact, the movie version doesn't even use the "You sunk my Battleship" line. But, other than having nothing much to do with the game that inspired it, is this sci-fi action film worth sinking some money into to check out in theaters? Read my review for the answer:
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What to Expect When You're Expecting features a cast of attractive people acting like you'd never catch people acting in the real world. And that right there is the problem with What to Expect in a nutshell. The dialogue sounds like, well, a movie script and not normal, free-flowing conversations, and the situations are Hollywood-ish all the way through. Read the review:
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Taylor Kitsch stars as a Navy officer who, through a series of unfortunate events, is forced to lead the way in a battle against aliens in Battleship. Kitsch, recently seen starring in John Carter, was named the Male Star of Tomorrow at this year's CinemaCon (the annual gathering of theater owners) and in our interview before he picked up his award, he talked about reuniting with Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) for this sci-fi adventure loosely based on a board game. Kitsch also chatted about action scenes, injuries, and his role in Oliver Stone's Savages:
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Eli Roth (Cabin Fever, Hostel) has found backing for his latest project, a horror thriller titled The Green Inferno. Worldview Entertainment will finance and produce the film which Roth co-wrote with Guillermo Amoedo.
Roth's expected to start production on The Green Inferno in Peru and Chile this fall. The film marks Roth's first movie as a director since Hostel 2. Roth's been keeping busy producing - and even acting - since the Hostel sequel, but has been absent from the director's chair since 2007.
Details on the plot are being kept a secret, but given that it's based on an original story by Roth, you know it's going to be twisted.
Commenting on Worldview's involvement, Roth stated: "I've had an amazing few years producing, writing and acting, and am very excited to get back in the director's chair. I've been working on this idea for several years, and was inspired by filming in Chile and cannot wait to get back. Worldview backs my vision and believes in me, and is giving me the support I need and the freedom to take risks and make something daring and terrifying. I believe this will be the scariest and most intense film I have made to date. I want to audiences worldwide to feel my return to directing was worth the wait."
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