I heard this was cheesy, but hey, how can a Southern California girl resist a movie where LA gets destroyed?

And Aaron Eckhart. Not a honey, but certainly easy on the eye.

So I got it from netflix. And Mr. Otter and I watched it.

And truthfully, like Cowboys and Aliens, it wasn't quite what I expected...I mean, sure, the special effects were good. The aliens weren't nearly as stupid as in the aforementioned movie. It was fun seeing LA destroyed.

But seriously? it was very much like Black Hawk Down in a lot of ways- small group of soldiers in a war-torn area trying to reach an objective and carry out their mission. Just a slightly different objective and mission than the usual Marine story.

And as much as I like war movies, I was totally MEH about this one. Mr. Otter liked it a lot, he really enjoyed it. And I was all MEH. He liked the military detail. MEH. He liked the look of the movie, and the characters and how they interacted. MEH. He thought it was a pretty good 'fight the aliens' movie.

MEH.

I don't know if it was the movie or me. Nothing- not the military detail or the explosions or the edge-of-their-pants escapes or even yummy Aaron Eckhart- made me care about this movie.

So if you like this kind of thing, believe Mr. Otter, not me. You'll probably enjoy it.

But me? MEH.