Battalion Review – Battalion Battles Aliens and Expectations
Alien invaders have been plaguing mankind on movie screens for decades, so what does Battalion, an Australian import from writer/director Michael Miller bring to the intergalactic battlefield? More than you might think for a low-budget indie that relies on character drama instead of the usual Hollywood special effects blitzkrieg. Let’s look to the skies and meet the Battalion in our Battalion review. Plot: When alien warships appear unannounced around the world and lay waste to major metropolitan cities, several average citizens rise up to join the fight as soldiers, refusing to give up hope for victory. It should be mentioned up top that special effects in Battalion feature a computer graphic style on par with most PC games of the 90s or the latest schlock film on the SyFy network. The brief shots of alien warships and attack drones look like digital storyboards or unfinished CG effects you find in the deleted scenes of the latest Marvel Studios blu-ray. I want to get this out of the way because although