THE LANDSHARKS (Battle: Los Angeles) EXPLAINED

[@Big_E_Soul_Fragment]

Landsharks being a splinter group from their homeworld would explain why they look underequipped for an invasion force

[@jimmyseaver3647]

Indeed. RoanokeGaming has a video trying to expand further on the idea of what they were like and where they came from. He posits that they were an aquatic species that was waging a war against either machines or a rival, land-based species.

[@alpineassault]

Well that sucks. Sad to see our planet almost got successfully invaded by an underequipped force of alien outcasts 😭

[@alpineassault]

@-E- Would've been hilarious if all their lives they've been so focused on having technologically advanced space flight capabilities that when they get here all they have as weapons are pointy sticks lol

[@usernamealreadytaken9330]

@@jimmyseaver3647 If they actually wage war against sentient AI and loses, that's just Quarian from Mass Effect but thats also explain why they so underequip. Even though they have access to space faring technology.

[@kevinc8955]

They still have to have near or total speed of light travel to realistically get anywhere. A metal shell the size of a basketball fired at the earth at 99% the speed of light would kill everyone on the planet.

[@yisus4681]

I really like this movie, specially because one force weren't stupidly overpowered by the other and it was pure chaos and house to house warfare. Unlike a lot of alien invasion movies where the aliens are easily dominating yet humans somehow find a way to destroy them, here we see how it was an actual full scale war.

[@Hugh-Jassoul]

Just the kind of action we need.

[@sliderdimension]

Yes it was nail biting action.

[@Scottishlandwarrior]

I like this movie where it is the point of view from a military unit and we get snippets of news of what is happening in other countries but in that awful remake of war of the worlds where we hear almost nothing about the war with the rest of the country or world except info from one news crew while Battle:Los Angeles is not my favorite alien invasion movie that goes to Independence Day this movie is a close second.

[@yisus4681]

@RubiiX but it's stated in the movie they were taking the water and within a day the water level had already decreased significantly, so they were most likely just going to blitz, take as many resources as they could and leave.

[@yisus4681]

@RubiiX all you said is pure speculation just like what I said tho. Also if they could build machines to travel lightyears across while fleeing their home planet I'm pretty sure they could do it again on earth. So saying that this is a colonization and they couldn't take the water and leave isn't really valid

[@lordhighunggoy5156]

It's a good grounded scifi movie, specifically because of how different it is compared to other titles like this. As someone else pointed out, the house to house fighting is more something you would see in a modern war movie, not an alien invasion

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Absolutely!

[@logankowalyk2580]

That was one of my favorite parts of this movie. It wasnt just a full on domination, it was an actual invasion. With a force they've never faced before and similar technologies. So there were tactics involved and the fights were more interesting

[@dianapennepacker6854]

It was so underrated. It was my favorite till Edge of Tommorow and then the Expanse. Wish we saw more of it. Like a counter attack. Never realized just how many variants there were.

[@lordhighunggoy5156]

@@dianapennepacker6854 well yea, but not realize the variants is part of the problem of the movie. It was good for what it was, but the visual style itself wasn't good. Maybe it was the quality of the CGI, but parts of the movie are hard to see really well due to lighting, camera angles, etc. Again, I think it was a good grounded movie, but understand why a lot of people didn't like it.

[@dianapennepacker6854]

@@lordhighunggoy5156 People are picky. That is why! I see where some are coming from, but they'll go watch Transformer and act like it should be the Notebook. Or there should be huge character arcs. Enjoy the movie for what it is and not for what you want. It takes time to develop characters and this movie didn't have enough budget or time to get it in. It is an action movie that is gritty. I see your complaints which are reasonable, but others... JFC. Enjoy the movie for what it is suppose to be.

[@TheTyrantOfMars]

This movie deserves a sequel so damn badly!

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Agreed!

[@steingrimurolikristjansson112]

Agreed also!

[@erushi5503]

Yeah, it leaves a lot of things hanging for me

[@eddietowers5595]

I concur, too. "Battlefield: Los Angeles". ABSOLUTELY deserves a sequel. This movie was so well done, I'm surprised it's under rated.

[@aurorajones8481]

LOL and what have some half ass script coupled with a stupid plot with huge FX? Just what we would get if you did pull that trigger. Thinking about this...They come back and try again? I don't see a sequel? We cant go to them, or maybe we could, hense stupid plot. DO IT!

[@DKArmstrong]

The alien design is excellent. I also find the popping of the thrusters on there ships really satisfying.

[@BananaMan-vg7dm]

Very reminiscent of the Multiple Kill Vehicle prototype. I can definitely see its inspiration there.

[@ryeguy7941]

The FX gives me District 9 vibes.

[@BalkanRedneck]

There's one small moment in this movie that's always stuck with me. During one of the firefights, one of the aliens gets shot and starts crawling back into cover. Another alien runs up and starts dragging him while also providing covering fire, just like a human soldier/marine would do for their injured buddy

[@Floydian4everr]

Maybe they're quick learners that observed and learned

[@Daryavahush]

@@Floydian4everr nah. i think it came natural (or a part of training) just like how we humans'd usually help one another.

[@reliablethreat23]

I remember reading an article when this movie first came out where one of the writers said that the reason why the aliens came to earth is because they were the losing faction of a war on their planet. They attacked earth out of desperation not out of malice. I always thought that was pretty cool. They needed our resources for their race to survive!

[@cykeok3525]

They could have come and asked for help, but it makes sense that they'd just invade. They have no way of knowing whether humanity would help them if they were at our mercy. A surprise attack would have seemed like their best chance at securing enough resources to survive.

[@masstv9052]

@@cykeok3525 opening up a line of trade between the aliens and the humans would have worked better in the alien favor. The humans, especially military, would love to get their hands on alien tech that is above our own, even if it's not like other Sci-Fi movies with world devastating technology. They still have biomechanical technology that we don't have. SO trading that technology for resources to save their race, would have made a lot more sense than an invasion when the aliens were already under resourced, and losing the war on their home planet, opening up another front against humans while there low on resources was just idiotic.

[@cykeok3525]

​@@masstv9052 Yeah, I think it shows how a lack of trust can lead to horrific consequences, when things COULD have actually gone well. The alien leaders must have been worried humanity wouldn't be friendly, so they'd have to take things by force.. and they must have also thought that they didn't have enough numbers to successfully invade without a surprise attack. So I'd guess they made a surprise invasion without even trying diplomacy first, fearing that humanity would not be friendly. Realistically, the fact that they were a credible military threat would actually keep the more aggressive human leaders honest. It's always easier to negotiate when you have a strong military, even if you don't intend to use it. Meanwhile, the more reasonable human leaders would definitely easily agree to trade water for advanced technology. I mean, seriously, how hard a decision is it for a country to make? WATER for ADVANCED TECH! Easy choice.

[@besomewheredosomething]

@@cykeok3525 But how much water? In the movie they mentioned a marketed reduction in the sea-level. Perhaps Antarctic ice? Perhaps they invaded because they needed/wanted it all and as such knew we wouldn’t negotiate for that.

[@ynkybomber]

Ya but they passed by a billion sources of available water that was not being protected by marines. Hell they could have easily gone to Europa. Just as much water with no battle.

[@mitchellshuttleworth3204]

I had already said this back when Roanoke did a video about the Landsharks, I love this movie. Its really bad but I just can't help but enjoy it especially the aliens and how they wage war against the soldiers. No planet killers, no starships with super lasers, not even causing plagues, tsunamis or even cutting the power, just boats on the ground and making landfall. You gotta admire the director for taking an Independence Day scenario and making it better in my eyes.

[@yisus4681]

It's not really bad, it's just not the best movie ever lol but it's super enjoyable and that's honestly what movies like these should be aiming for, if you enjoyed it then the movie served it's purpose

[@nickmitsialis]

I always called the aliens 'Squid', based on those strange tendrils they seem to have; Then again, if you're a fan of military Alternate History fiction, I recall a guy on IMDB(RIP!) call this movie the 'Team Yankee' version of Independence Day (if you're a fan of the book)

[@danielduncan6806]

This movie is not bad, on the contrary, it is quite good at what it does. For the kind of movie it is, it was one of the best at it.

[@MrBombs-ez4vx]

I disagree on it being bad, but couldn’t agree more on everything else. Honestly would have love to seen it continued.

[@RealQueenBowsette]

I can remember when i was 16 and i saw they sold it in the Netherlands where i live and i was like mom buy it for me please please lol and she bought it and i watched it to me it was awesome. I still have the dvd and im going to extract it into a mp4 so i can store it on my pc

[@zionleach3001]

I don't understand why people didn't like it. I would love to see a sequel.

[@danielduncan6806]

No. Just stop already. Have you learned nothing at all? Just because you like a thing doesn't mean a sequel is necessary. Just like it for what it is and leave it at that.

[@zionleach3001]

@@danielduncan6806...Good point. I *DON'T* want to know how Hollywood will screw this up with politics. Or even worse make the humans the bad guys and the Landsharks are misunderstood victims.

[@user-DrKritz115]

@@danielduncan6806 imagine whiteknighting a fucking movie

[@bonchidude]

@@user-DrKritz115 This movie was implausible.

[@eDumke87]

Battlefield London?

[@FordamSHD]

Underrated and The most realistic Military act, also if you look at the Aliens closely throughout the film. They actually care about their own kind

[@jacobsalter8653]

Yes they do

[@Floydian4everr]

Not really actually

[@botep5529]

This movie kinda reminded me of Halo ODST. Just something simple about a group of soldiers doing their part to fend off an invasion.

[@kamikazelemming1552]

This is definitely what a Halo movie should be like. Forget adapting the games, just do a simple story about Marines on some planet taking down a Covenant operation. In other words, something similar to the shorts from the Halo Legends series, but as a full-length film

[@960Lionheart]

Had no idea they were called land sharks. Always learn something from this channel. Love it guys!

[@donovam2773]

Because it's a cool name

[@seanpatrickcain2]

@@donovam2773 Sure is

[@ThePartisan13]

Yeah I always thought they were called "Ants". Because they were directly called that a couple of times in the movie.

[@josesanchez1011]

@@ThePartisan13 I thought the same. Funny thing is that i would sometimes put on Spanish subtitles for the movie and they regularly had the aliens being called "hormigas" which is Spanish for Ants.

[@dracodracarys2339]

CANDYGRAM

[@Bhead69]

The ending always gives me chills. Very reminiscent of black hawk downs, where hoot gears up to go straight back into the fight

[@filmcomicsexplained]

I was thinking the same thing in my first watching!

[@Beanie-Sandals]

It always reminded me of Gears of War and Black Hawk Down with a bit of War of The Worlds I hate how there was never a sequel

[@jonathanpazarriaga]

Never knew there was so much lore behind this movie, this channel never disappoints!

[@daniellevaughn4598]

I was thinking the same thing. I must've missed something. Was this a comic or regular book before the movie?

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

@@daniellevaughn4598 its from interviews from the director

[@Z33Garage]

This movie needs a sequel REALLY BADLY. So good in terms of grounded scifi films.

[@raymondfellers9430]

Eh maybe not, because most sequels are done REALLY BADLY. It's a very well done stand alone story. A sequel would probably just be a cash grab for the studios.

[@sliderdimension]

Love this movie. They should totally do Battle: NY, or Battle: Tokyo, etc etc etc

[@Seriona1]

The next movie was rumored to be Paris.

[@gabrielarquillo3355]

@@Seriona1 when will that come?

[@Seriona1]

@@gabrielarquillo3355 I'm guessing never, this was mentioned a couple of years after the first movie.

[@gabrielarquillo3355]

@@Seriona1 hmm, cause the director of the movie said he was already working on a script in 2015. He said “the budget is going to be larger for the sequel”. I don’t know, i mean he could still be working on the script. Scripts takes a long time to make and it takes time to create the story. Hopefully a sequel comes cause i loved the movie. The action, the storyline, etc it was not like any other alien invasion movie, this one was different. It felt sort of real, like there are no huge flying space crafts with lasers or something, it just felt like it was real and a ww2 invasion but the enemy is from space.

[@Seriona1]

@@gabrielarquillo3355 It appears the entire film only took 2 years to shoot and I can't get a hard answer on how long the script was but based on this knowledge. We should of already had a 2nd movie years ago so I am assuming if they are still working on it, it is either being done slowly or it's stuck in dev hell.

[@Miiidge]

One of my favorite sci fi war movies! Every decision the characters made felt real and logical. It immediately got added to my dvd collection.

[@qifuhyue3568]

Letty should ask Dom for help, the team can defeat the aliens with family

[@abrahamnarvaez1730]

“Dom no the mother ship is shielded” “Maybe but no shield can stop family” V8 mustang bomb detonates in the heart of the ship Dom uses a alien drone to escape He crashes into the local prison The rock punches the ruble away pulls out dom and hands him a carona Family

[@stupidandboot4507]

@@abrahamnarvaez1730 that would be unrealistic. If he didnt family, of course.

[@jashardwallington]

Family

[@chrish8229]

Family

[@SCP--fj2jr]

_"I have an Army!"_ We have *Family*

[@smmalafa1]

I can’t believe this never got a sequel. A true tragedy in modern cinema remakes and reboots.

[@SMunro]

Well, given the galactic habitable zone covers millions of stars in the Norma Arm with Hawaiian beach climate making even rogue planets in interstellar space potential earths with oceans, movies about aliens looking for water out here twice as far from the galactic centre as the galactic habitable zone little more than colonialism fiction.

[@amp4105]

@@SMunro 😱😱Sci fi movie fiction :O No way!!!!

[@SMunro]

@@amp4105 :-p you rube. I happen to like a more realistic scifi. Like maybe aliens nesting at the bottom of caves in atmospheric wells below the lunar surface. We know organisms live in caves, isolated for billions of years. We know other kinds of atmosphere (heavy molecules like CO2, NO2, Methane) collect at the bottom of deep caves even on the Moon. Maybe Astronauts on the moon exploring caves and tunnels while mining run into an ecosystem and the lunar colony is wiped out... then Space Marines are sent in to find out what the hell happened.

[@Baeztk]

It’s finally here!!!!! I requested this so long ago and got so excited when I saw it in my notifications

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thanks for tuning in Sergio!

[@indridcold8433]

The ants being an ousted subgroup makes a lot of sense. It seemed as if the invasion force fought with desperation and with nothing to lose. During the actual invasion, the stealing of water was taking place at the same time. It is as if the ants are ravenous with starvation. If they die, it was better than starving.

[@NamelessMarine]

This movie sure brings back memories.

[@theolddarksoul1129]

Yeah it had one of the best trailers ever made & it was one of the most disappointing movies

[@Kier4n99]

@@theolddarksoul1129 Evil Dead remake takes that spot (although I secretly love that movie)

[@captainpinky8307]

it wasn't THAT long ago....

[@Crimsomreaf5555]

battle LA and battleship were criminally underated movies. I still wish for these movies to get sequels

[@Kuweiyo]

This movie was awesome. Unfortunately I found it in the rollback bin at Walmart. Certainly deserves a sequel

[@morbidcorpse5954]

Should have taken it and placed it in its proper place in the DVD section under sci fi. I am mesmerized by this movie because I am very interested in how they got here. If there was an alien attack I think this is how it would be. No laser guns, or orbs or craziness. Just a real life form with real weapons and believable technology.

[@danielduncan6806]

"I like this, it needs a sequel" the sequel comes out. "This movie sucks!" Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.... You never learn, do you? No, no you do not.

[@ThePartisan13]

Needs a godamn TV series

[@morbidcorpse5954]

@@ThePartisan13 Nope. Knowing today's culture it will be made safe with comedy, an all inclusive cast so not to offend anyone, and multiple love interest with little to no focus on the aliens.

[@tempest411]

@@danielduncan6806 Ok, it needs a TRILOGY, AT LEAST!!!

[@icemav5740]

What I love most about this movie, and what differentiates it from others of it's kind, it's that it is a full scale war. Its brutal, scary and genuinely terrifying, especially considering how real it actually feels

[@grapeshot]

I like the infantry battles depicted in this movie different from your usual alien invasion movies. A lot of house by house street fighting. Also like the end part of the movie, let's take back Los Angeles.

[@HelenaSan425]

Land sharks? King shark: *allow me to introduce myself*

[@ADogNamedStay]

I think they mean LANshark

[@TheBlazicans]

What about Street Sharks?

[@shikikankillzone4239]

Loan Sharks: *"Pathetic"*

[@sjones5616]

Mud shark.

[@jacobfoster9185]

Criminally underrated good science fiction and good underdog soldiers film

[@JerBuster77]

I watched this in a movie theater next to a bunch of young Marines. Safe to say based on their loud reactions that they loved the film.

[@N3tech]

Honestly the ship design is really cool in this movie. I really appreciate how they look like the have actual control systems with RCS thrusters.

[@ardoronro6677]

When I saw the trailer for this movie back in the day, I though it was a sequel to District 9. Never the less it was a good movie. Need more grounded scifi like this these days.

[@ryeguy7941]

Understandable, it has District 9 vibes, and it only came out 2 years after District 9.

[@arch1107]

i remember this movie was not well received, but seen like this, it had alot of good things in its favor a shame it didn't got a sequel, there was alot to tell in that story i think

[@starkilr101]

Theory: The queen in The Faculty is from their planet and she simply got here before they did

[@Asianevermore]

That’s a very sound theory… a film theory, aaaand cut.

[@starkilr101]

Update: They came to her planet and she arrived as an escape

[@filmcomicsexplained]

It's the only logical explanation! lol

[@starkilr101]

@@filmcomicsexplained thank you, film overlord

[@robertagu5533]

Either way... they both apparently failed.

[@rebel1717]

YAAAAAAAAAASSSSS!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've requested this a lot, and you have no idea how happy I am to see you review these aliens!!!

[@starringsparrow6523]

I've been waiting for a video about the landsharks in battle Los Angeles for the longest time

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

One of my MOST DEFINITE favorite movies of ALL TIME ABSOLUTELY loved and enjoyed watching this vid about the Landsharks from Battle:Los Angeles

[@c.8565]

Ahhhh yes. Such a great underrated movie.

[@henz3458]

I'm a huge fan of this film. Needless to say I watched a lot of analysis videos about this but I've never known the aliens were called landsharks up until now and some other infos which are basically new to me. This speaks volume of how good this channel is for me. Respect!

[@lucasahumada6913]

6:14 you never really see anyone fire while their bayonet is in the enemy still,so the fact that they did is not only fucking badass but it reminds me so much of the imperial guard

[@darthkenobi8931]

Wish would have made a sequel i loved the grounded warfare between the two. Love the Marines perspective

[@chrisd997]

Amazing channel with your fascinating and calm narration. The movie was amazing

[@SelectStart89]

I watched this movie 4-5 times already and still it feels fresh everytime I watch it.

[@psychogoreman198]

Haven't seen this but may have to give this a watch.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Do it!

[@lectornox]

I always thought it was crazy that the Earth military forces actually thought that a species who flew in interstellar space ships to Earth did not have an air fleet capable of maneuvering in the Earth's atmosphere! Lol

[@Kriscuit_Bonkin]

With so much chaos, they probably wanted to be Optimistic.

[@Analitique]

I’ve always thought that the aliens were a kicked out faction which explains their ill equipment but advanced technology. It’s like if we took a poor but numerous rebel group armed with 1950s technology but with them knowing about 2000s tech and give them limited ressources to make armed forces and then just yoinked them at a planet to go take it.

[@eb6935]

This is by far the best execution of cgi and action produced so far in the 21st century..... Love this movie, the inner plot with the pissy grunts is forgiven....

[@hikariatearu4028]

I really like this film due to how it presents the Military as not just a loose canon like in other films

[@emmendes5928]

This channel just keeps getting better. You sir are just fantastic.

[@OK2FLY]

With Dead Space getting a remake, could we get more videos on the lore, monsters, or characters? I'm obsessed with that game, thanks!

[@apexsocialmediamarketinggr5030]

What a great video!. This was an underrated movie post independence day and such.

[@dizk5283]

Finally, I have being asking for this for a long time.🔥

[@dong7474]

It makes me really happy to see other people enjoyed this as much as i did when i saw it in theatres years ago. I was on the edge of my seat watching it! i could admit it has some... ehhhhhhhh... moments, but like others are saying i really enjoyed the full scale war aspect of it. not just some overpowered species that _somehow_ manages to get defeated. this feels a lot more grounded.

[@Anton_-im4zt]

Love your channel, keep up the good work 👍

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Thank you kindly!

[@Sakura_Matou]

"No other planet in the known universe has water in a liquid state so close to it's surface" That aged well.

[@SirCharles.]

Now this reminds me of when Rocket was talking to Cap about the NY invasion and why they didn't just take out the mother ship, and he was like "we didn't know that was a thing.." lol

[@rickerson81]

Always enjoy the content here. Well researched and presented. Excellent job sir.

[@damianstarks3338]

This is a great sci fi war movie.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

You know it is!

[@damianstarks3338]

@@filmcomicsexplained thanks bringing this back to my attention !

[@coasty3072]

An underrated film. If this film was made today it probably would have been released as a direct to streaming film or even a series.

[@kineticdeath]

I walked to and from the cinema when i went and watched this on the big screen. relived all the cool battles over and over on the way home. You could swap out the aliens for humans and it will be an equally compelling urban combat movie. The alien invaders were depicted so well and, as someone who isnt a marine, i felt the human side was also really well done. They were tough as nails but underneath they were still human and they had thier own issues to deal with, while dealing with the greater problem

[@kerianhalcyon2769]

This is a good reminder that I need to rewatch this movie. I actually have it sitting on my desk right now.

[@8301TheJMan]

For the life of me, i cannot comprehend how/why people hated, or at best disliked, this film. Especially fellow hardcore sci-fi fans. I mean, it's far from brilliant, it's as good as shit like Independence Day or District 9 which are for some reason adored by most fellow sci-fi fans, despite the fact that they were mediocre films at best. I really liked the feel of the combat in this film too, it pretty much felt like "Black Hawk Down," just you know - with Aliens invading lol. It also did a really good job depicting how actual firefights are, where you rarely ever actually see the person shooting at you. Where your just walking then suddenly bullets start wizzing by and though you may know the general direction of where the fire is coming from, but significantly more difficult to actually find the sniper or snipers are positioned. The graphics were really fuckin good, and it had certainly a simplistic plot - but so do damned near all action films, including war films, and what matters is how well that plot/story is executed. And this film does just that with flying colors imo. It's examples like this one where i get really fuckin annoyed with the sci-fi fan community. The fact is we rarely get cool sci-fi battle scenes, (granted this take place in modern times and personally would have liked this a billion times more if this was a futuristic sci-fi combat film), with a good budget and great special affects. Other than Star Wars, we rarely see on the ground combat - the vast majority of the time it's space ship combat or airborne combat. I can literally only think of six 7 other movies that had sci-fi battles of some kind that have come out in the past few decades: "Edge of Tomorrow", "Avatar," Starship Troopers," "Aliens," "Chronicles of Riddick," the flash-forward scenes in the Terminator franchise, then that one with Christian Bale that took place in the near future. I guess you could put on some comic book flicks, but that's about it. Hell, compared to other genres, we don't see nearly that much sci-fi action films in the first place, (good ones anyway). And these people are the quickest to tear down films like this one, acting as if there's just the massive plethora of similar films to compare to it - when there simply isn't. And when people join hate-bandwagons and dogpile films like this one, all while complaining about how we don't get any sort of movie that isn't a sequel or a reboot to an existing franchise. It wasn't great, true, but even if just for the badass action scenes this film was/is worth the watch!

[@rubycroxton466]

I love these videos, always such great in-depth explanations!

[@Quetzalcoatl_Feathered_Serpent]

Fun Facts. The landsharks were a losing faction from another war on another planet. Apparently they were booted out or were fleeing from a even worse opponent which might be still on the way.. They were using a generational ship or large mothership that like similar to the one in the CGI movie Terra was literally on its last legs when it reached our world meaning there was no changing direction or negotiations they were absolutely desperate. This is why the Landsharks weapons and technology seems like it was slapped together and why well a obvious army and high tech seemed haphazard. They likely had no real military tech except basic weapons and equipment likely to survive on another world. When they checkout Earth they likely saw a world that had fairly primitive civilizations compared to them and figured they could colonize and basically be a easy run. If the ship they have is achieving at least enough speeds to get to us in a few decades for them it would be a century or more for us in real time due to time dilation As they start approaching they likely see our tech advancing far faster than they would hope and by the time they start approaching our system its probably when they started to panic and realized that they bit off more than they could chew but having no other option began to prep for a world invasion. They had plenty of time to setup the best invasion points and figured once they gained a foothold they could demand terms once they taken out most of our coastal cities. In many ways I feel that if humanity was under any threat by a invade it would most likely be from a aggressor who is similar to the landsharks. kicked off one world and looking for a new one and worse. Desperate. They are not evil but they have no choice cause its the survival of the species and technologically capable of at least achieving generational ship capabilities. We as of 2021 have the potential to create such technology. So I say the land sharks at most were a few decades ahead of us in technology perhaps a little more and that is terrifying.

[@ColdWarSubSailor_-]

There was a Harry Turtledove SciFi novel series (can't recall the name) about an alien species that had surveyed Medieval Earth from afar and used that information to launch an invasion, because apparently their rate of technological progress was much slower, but they arrived at Earth during WW2 with their military technology equivalent to ours now. They cannot subdue the entire planet and it becomes a desperate war against a now-united Earth. The Niven/Pournelle novel "Footfall" has a storyline very similar to your premise where a rival "herd" is forced to leave their homework due to war and limited resources and they attempt to subdue Earth with technology that is only a century more advanced than Earth's. We fights back with an Orion-class nuclear pulse battleship, desperately thrown together in secret (due to orbital bombardment) by the United States government. Liu Cixn's novel "The Three Body Problem" also has a similar premise, but in this story, the invading aliens use quantum technology to slow/halt our scientific advancement over the centuries before they arrive.

[@shikikankillzone4239]

_"That one in the front looks like a leader, so now they got leadership"_ I love this quote, lol

[@tylerwinters7188]

This movie is really underrated

[@thegaminghoodie7438]

Love your videos! Helps me discover other franchises and give them a watch

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Awesome!

[@wbnc66]

For all their tech they still needed a grunt with a rifle to take and hold land. Curious fact. There are in fact compounds and materials that only form in liquid water, with an oxygen atmosphere. Some of them are important to biological functions, phosphates etc. If your primary source of these substances is cut off, or challenged by more powerful forces, taking on a bunch of unprepared locals with less advanced(moderately less advanced)hardware would be a viable option. So their advantage in power generation, biomechanics, and FTL. made the attack possible. But they were forced to restrain their tactics to those that would not contaminate, poison the resources they were after.

[@kevlar3994]

I don't know of any movie that's more of a guilty pleasure than this one.

[@FireLion-bt2hk]

Could you do a video about the Quantum Virus from Marvel's What If...?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Yep!

[@phantomblooper84]

I love this movie. It came out right as i got out of the Marines.

[@Zero_Twice_00]

Wish they made one called *Battle: New York City* or something. I really enjoyed the film

[@abdulazizahmed514]

new york was mentioned to be overrun by the aliens. plus the director said that a sequel would've taken place in france

[@deadgiveaway-z3i]

These are such an interesting species concept, would love to see a sequel or at least a spin-off movie set in the same universe, they've not been adapted since this film came out 10 years and 7 months ago.

[@EDDIEGLUSKY]

Niyat, do a video on Antrum. I watched the movie, since it was proclaimed the most dangerous movie, but wasnt that scared, i didnt understand the ending where boy takes the dog, was it a reference to cerebrus?

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Never heard of it! Adding it to the list now. Thanks Naveeen

[@EDDIEGLUSKY]

@@filmcomicsexplained 🥰. The movie was released by else films a long time ago, but was rereleased recently , this movie was like *watch if you dare* challenge sort

[@nerdwatch1017]

I really loved this movie but was bummed not to see a sequel to it

[@nooblangpoo]

Battle: Los Angeles was one of the first few scifi movies that I fully appreciated due to how grounded it was.

[@bonchidude]

It was implausible. Who are you kidding?

[@shainewhite2781]

This movie is a guilty pleasure. I'm surprised they never made a sequel, which has been put on hold.

[@AccessDenied20078]

I love the difference in in this movie and the concept of alien invasions in media. It shows that aliens don’t need to be way ahead in tech and absolutely steam roll humanity. They can be closer to us with jet powered aircraft, proper military tactics and ballistic weapons. No fancy heat rays or indestructible space shields. Just gritty house to house close quarters combat. And actual battle tactics, no humanity delete sticks, or falling back to boring Hivemind drowning your enemies in blood tropes.

[@javieru53]

That is a really naif comment. If there is any alien form that would invade us, just to get here they would require substancial more advanced technology than the one we have right now. This would be the equivalent of medieval europe against us right now.

[@Seriona1]

@@javieru53 Not technically true. Humanity for example has the technology to invade Mars if we really wanted to do it. The issue comes down to logistics, money, and most importantly the will. The aliens as far as we can tell are only slightly more advance than us.

[@vrass775]

@@javieru53 Lol if we wanted to we could reach other star systems with the tech we have now, yeah it would take centuries but we could do it. Scientists have already calculated that even using ships that take hundreds to thousands or more years to reach their destinations it should still be possible for humanity to colonize the entire galaxy within a few million years.

[@javieru53]

@@vrass775 No, no we couldn't. There are logistics that cannot be solved. You are talking about a million(s) men invasion with a current tech as possible? LOL indeed.

[@jacobsalter8653]

Most Underrated movie ever I mean I understand the second half could’ve been better but regardless the plot the action etc is so realistic yet sci-fi it’s amazing.

[@kamenwaticlients]

Freaking love this movie one of my favorite military scifis.

[@KevinRay_man]

0:50 I believe that says April eleventh, not August.

[@MrLim-wq2gn]

Battle: Los Angeles is an Awesome Movie 😎

[@SegaMario]

The B:LA Landshark Aliens have a truly fascinating design to them. Nowadays, somebody unfamiliar with the movie might think of them as horror monsters or Backrooms entities.

[@justsomeguywithlonghair6595]

This was my favorite movie.

[@bennythargrave]

I always have a good time with this movie! It feels like a real war when you're watching it

[@starsjosephfrost]

Worm nations: **We are doomed** Russia: **Aliens land** Again Russia: **They froze on their landing craft** Land lock Nations: **Did something happen?**

[@Reggaetonaldo]

Such an underrated film big time.

[@Snapper314]

In the movie, these aliens are called ANTS. Which makes way more sense then Land Sharks. Their heads look like Ants, and they even seem to have decentralized brain functions that are not fully located in the cranium, just like real ants.

[@sindu6715]

Finally thanks for making a video on it

[@HRTLSS07]

Well then , soldier hears the last words before he died Nom nom

[@Andriej69]

That was completely unironically a fun movie

[@Menagerie_OS]

If aliens ever came to earth, we'd already have lost. Just the simple fact that they were able to get here shows they're already far superior in technology and biology regardless of if they're hostile or not.

[@abdulazizahmed514]

you're forgetting how advanced or prepared they are. sure they can travel through space but the aliens in battle LA underestimated us and were already a war torn race kicked off their planet with limited military capabilties. if an alien race similar to the ones that invaded in Battle:LA invaded earth we'd win. since they'll target our coastline cities and humanity would learn their weakness and exploit that

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

These are the videos I love your channel for 👌

[@MrSwccguy]

Always used to point the airfield to new guys on Camp Pendleton where it was filmed, also the obstacle course Katty perry used lol

[@rockspoon6528]

0:20 Applying pressure and stopping the bleeding won't do any good for that wound. He's been gut-shot, even if you stop the bleeding he'll die of infection in no time.

[@ecobasetech4558]

This is an excellent yet vastly underrated movie

[@tonyr2920]

The movie was a simple, alien invasion, humans finding a way to overcome their petty issues, overcoming termination movie. It was fun and great! I hope a sequel comes out in the future

[@adambrown3918]

Great movie! GREAT VIDEO!! I saw this movie when it debuted and loved it! I've rewatched it several times and even played the video game too. 😊👍

[@strikeforce1500]

Aside of how good the movie is, one prop I give is the alien design. Sure, they still have some futuristic level of technology and weapons, it's not to the level of most movies were aliens have perfect looking armor, with energy shields and plasma weapons that made them impossible to kill, but the design is more utilitarian focus as well as normal weapons still damage it to some level.

[@aselene8890]

The film had great detail and the effects were terrific. If only the battle exchanges were longer and the soldier squads were larger with added gore and war injuries, it would have been my ideal alien war movie. Love the alien tech especially their mobile missile launcher. So ditch the shakey hand camera work in some parts aswell (it settles down later though) and the movie would have been perfect. Not a bad effort though

[@calvinsimpson1301]

I was stationed in Okinawa when this came out, and my fellow Marines were pretty excited for it. It gained a cult following in the barracks even though we all recognized it was trash. It made us look like badasses so we overlooked it

[@calvinsimpson1301]

Though, the military aspects of the movie, how ranks work, uniforms, grooming standards etc. were WILDLY inaccurate lol