History Film / Battleship

* InsufficientlyAdvancedAlien: They only equip their "marines" with a hand spike, and both their war machines and their ground troops can be beaten by [[spoiler:a 1940s warship and a disabled ex-boxer.]]

* InsufficientlyAdvancedAliens: They only equip their "marines" with a hand spike, and both their war machines and their ground troops can be beaten by [[spoiler:a 1940s warship and a disabled ex-boxer.]]

* RankUp: The first time we see Alex, he's an unemployed, drunken burglar. Next time we see him, he's somehow a lieutenant in command of a missile destroyer.

* PreMortemOneLiner: From the trailer, Rihanna's character gets one in as an alien footsoldier standing on the deck of a ship finds himself standing [[BoomHeadshot directly in the line of fire]] of [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverKill one of the turreted guns.]]

* ArtisticLicenseShips: It would be quicker to point out the things the movie gets right. The most egregious abuse of physics and seamanship though involves [[spoiler: a handful of destroyer crewmen and crusty old veterans managing to successfully prep and arm a decommissioned battleship within an hour, let alone getting the 50,000 ton vessel to jack knife like a stunt car.]]

Battleship is a sci-fi action film released in the Summer of 2012, directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, very loosely based on the board game {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and a grid and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy.

Battleship is a sci-fi action film released in the Summer of 2012, directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and very loosely based on the board game {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and a grid and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy.

Battleship is a sci-fi action film released in the Summer of 2012, directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and based on the board game {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and a grid and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy.

Battleship is a 200 million dollar Summer 2012 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and based on the board game {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and a grid and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy, and use them to justify the lack of radar. According to the director, the aliens were actually just coming to say "howdy, we got your phone call and came on over", so despite all the trailer talk of invasion and giant balls of death it's apparently a giant misunderstanding.

* RecycledInSpace: ''BattleLosAngeles'' [[AC: in the ocean!]]
** Or, more appropriately, Transformers [[AC: in the ocean!]]

* TheMovie: Of the board game. If ever there was a legitimate use of the "Not Making This Up Disclaimer" pothole...
** Apparently, Universal had the rights and wasn't doing anything with them. Hasbro wanted them to pay a penalty, and then Peter Berg came along and offered to direct. Then they apparently decided to give him 200 million to work with.

** Or, more appropriately, TransFormers [[AC: in the ocean!]]

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: Some plot elements shown so far come right out of left field(Aliens, [[Film/{{Transformers}} transformer]]-like weaponry, [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome peg projectiles]]), which must make you wonder...

* ItsRainingMen: The aliens have [[DropPods one man pods]] that they launch into a Hawaiian forest in the trailer.

* ItsRainingMen: The aliens have one man pods that they launch into a Hawaiian forest in the trailer.

* DontTouchItYouIdiot: One of the main characters is sent with two others on a zodiac to get a closer look at the alien structure when the fleet spots it, and one of his companions cautions him against getting closer when he finds a surface he can walk on. Naturally, he walks over and buts his hand on a wall, apparently initiating a reaction and launching him about 50 feet backwards.

Battleship is a 200 million dollar Summer 2012 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and based on the board game {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and a grid and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy, and use them to justify the lack of radar. According to the director, the aliens were actually just coming to say "howdy, we got your phone call and came on over", so despite all the trailer talk of invasion it's apparently a giant misunderstanding.

* TheMovie: of {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}, as noted.

Battleship is a 200 million dollar Summer 2012 film directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and based on the board game TabletopGame/Battleship. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy, and use them to justify the lack of radar. According to the director, the aliens were actually just coming to say "howdy, we got your phone call and came on over", so despite all the trailer talk of invasion it's apparently a giant misunderstanding.

* TheMovie: of {{TabletopGame/Battleship}}.

* TheMovie: of {{TabletopGames/Battleship}}.

Battleship is a 200 million dollar blockbuster directed by Peter Berg and starring Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, and Rihanna, and based on the board game TabletopGame/Battleship. Yes, the one with red and white pegs and "you sunk my battleship!" The movie will feature aliens as the enemy, and use them to justify the lack of radar. According to the director, the aliens were actually just coming to say "howdy, we got your phone call and came on over", so despite all the trailer talk of invasion it's apparently a giant misunderstanding.

* TheMovie: of TabletopGames/Battleship.

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