Release Date
May 18, 2012
DVD Release Date
August 28, 2012 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Peter Berg
Writer
Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Cast
Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Asano Tadanobu, Liam Neeson
Studio
Running Time
131 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language
Peter Berg (Hancock) produces and directs Battleship, an epic action-adventure that unfolds across the seas, in the skies and over land as our planet fights for survival against a superior force. Based on Hasbro’s classic naval combat game, Battleship stars Taylor Kitsch as Lt. Alex Hopper, a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones; Brooklyn Decker as Sam Shane, a physical therapist and Hopper’s fiancée; Alexander Skarsgård as Hopper’s older brother, Stone, Commanding... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
In May, Universal Pictures released a sci-fi action movie with a $260 million budget with the misguided thinking that people wanted to watch a cheesy movie based on a nearly unrelated classic Hasbro game. This said movie, which will remain nameless until the next sentence, earned $300 million worldwide, but after marketing and print costs are taken into account, it can only be described as a massive flop. Full movie review »
