Battle: Los Angeles» early 2011 release date positions it before competing
alien invasion films such as the comedy Paul (if that even counts), Jon Favreau's Cowboys & Aliens, Michael Bay's Transformers 3 and the August release of The Darkest Hour.
It is a fascinating contrast to the politics of
alien invasion films such as Independence Day and War of the Worlds (original and remake).
Not exact matches
Another installment to the recent onslaught of
alien invasion films, Battle: Los Angeles is based on famous historical UFO sightings and events
such as the 1942 LA incident where an unidentified aircraft entered military airspace and was subject to artillery fire.