History Awesome / BattleLosAngeles

* Joe Rincon (Hector's father) becomes a {{Heroic Bystander}} when he takes down an approaching alien using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.

** Unfortunately, the fact that he can rattle off all of their serial numbers makes it ring false. There is absolutely no reason for him to even know their serial numbers. It isn’t any part of commanding troops to memorize or even know serial numbers (which are simply that person’s Social Security Number - the military just uses it as a serial number). The numbers are only used administratively. This comment comes from my experience as a Staff Sergeant in the USMC (which coincidentally is the same rank and branch as the character in the film). Of all the things I knew about the Marines serving under me, serial numbers weren’t one of them - there is just no reason to know it. Their name, rank, and MOS (what ‘job’ they have - rifleman, engineer, etc) are the only information you need to know.
** It's possible he took the time to do so anyways dwelling on their loss. Grief can cause some odd behavior.

** Unfortunately, the fact that he can rattle off all of their serial numbers makes it ring false. There is absolutely no reason for him to even know their serial numbers. It isn’t any part of commanding troops to memorize or even know serial numbers (which are simply that person’s Social Security Number - the military just uses it as a serial number). This comment comes from my experience as a Staff Sergeant in the USMC (which coincidentally is the same rank and branch as the character in the film). Of all the things I knew about the Marines serving under me, serial numbers weren’t one of them - there is just no reason to know it. Their name, rank, and MOS (what ‘job’ they have - rifleman, engineer, etc) are the only information you need to know.

* The entire final action scene, from Nantz's PreAssKickingOneLiner - "Let's show these bastards who they're fucking with", indeed - right up to the very end when they take down the drone controller and fight off the aliens protecting it]]. Perfect climax for the movie, in my opinion.

* Joe Rincon (Hector's father) becomes a {{Heroic Bystander}} when he [[spoiler:takes down an approaching alien using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.]]
* Nantz gets one when the Platoon question whether or not he truly cares about their safety [[spoiler:(doesn't help one of the previous platoons he was with got killed, Lockett's brother included), he finally makes it known he not only regrets each and every one of their deaths, but he remembers their names and everything about them]]. It's a small scene, yeah, but it shows just how deep Nantz is, and how much it affected him.

* The entire final action scene, from Nantz's PreAssKickingOneLiner - "Let's show these bastards who they're fucking with", indeed - right up to the very end when [[spoiler:they take down the drone controller and fight off the aliens protecting it]]. Perfect climax for the movie, in my opinion.

* A drone is homing in on the squad's bus via their radio transmissions, and Nantz needs to take it out. He doesn't want to risk revealing their location, so what does he do? Grabs a radio, [[spoiler:and plants it at an an abandoned gas station, turns it on to lure the drone in, and blows the whole thing up with a grenade.]]

** [[AttackDrone UCAVs]] that can fly at ''Mach 7'' and shoot missiles as well as something similar to white phosphorus. And how do they respond to the military's plan to bomb the alien ground troops to Hell? [[spoiler:they fight off the jets and then ''wipe the Forward Operating Base off the map.'']]

-->"This is Lieutenant William Martinez, Echo Company, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines! '''Hoorah!'''" *[[HeroicSacrifice BOOM]]*

* "''[[AndTheAdventureContinues We already had breakfast, Sir.]]''"
** This leads into the final scene, a panning shot over the [[SceneryGorn burning Los Angeles.]] And then a helicopter flies in. Then another, and another, and another. Complete with radio chatter between all of them as what is soon revealed to be a sizable force of helis and fighter jets fly into view, all heading towards the city. The final line of chatter is the clincher.
--> ''"Let's take back Los Angeles."''

* Commandeering the [[AwesomePersonnelCarrier LAV-25]]. [=LAV-25=], meet alien. [[CarFu Alien, meet tires]].

--> Let's take back Los Angeles.

* After the central hive (called so by the wiki) is taken down, the team slowly advances after the retreating aliens is just awesome.

* After the central hive (called so by the wiki) is taken down, the team slowly advances after the retreating aliens is just awesome.

* An offscreen one: By the time the Marines arrived at the police station, the place is horribly shot up and strewn with corpses of dead policemen. The implication is that the LAPD officers, in spite of the lack of anything beyond small arms and basic body armor, [[LastStand held their ground against the aliens]] [[HoldTheLine long enough for most of the civilians to flee]].

* An offscreen one: By the time the Marines arrived at the police station, the place is horribly shot up and strewn with corpses of dead policemen. The implication is that the LAPD officers, in spite of the lack of anything beyond small arms and basic body armour, [[LastStand held their ground against the aliens]] [[HoldTheLine long enough for most of the civilians to flee]].

* An offscreen one: By the time the Marines arrived at the police station, the place is horribly shot up and strewn with corpses of dead policemen. The implication is that the LAPD officers, in spite of the lack of anything beyond small arms and basic body armor, held their ground against the aliens long enough for most of the civilians to flee.

** During the final fight, one of the aliens gets bayoneted to a wall and fired into by Santos. Skewered to a wall and filled with lead, ''it punches her.''

* This movie is packed, but two outstanding scenes come to mind:
** Hector's father becomes a {{Heroic Bystander}} when he [[spoiler:takes down an approaching alien using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.]]
** The final shootout at the end, particularly the bayonet fight.
* "''We already had breakfast sir''"
* Nantz gets one, when the Platoon question whether or not he truly cares about their safety [[spoiler:(doesn't help one of the previous platoons he was with got killed, one of their brothers included), he finally makes it known he not only regrets each and every one of their deaths, but he remembers their names and everything about them]]. It's a small scene, yeah, but it shows just how deep Nantz is, and how much it affected him.
** [[spoiler:In that scene, Nantz telling Lockett that his brother was his friend, and that Locket reminds Nantz of him.]]

* The aliens get a few as well - chief among them is a certain point when the Marines think their air superiority will give them an advantage. [[OhCrap Turns out they have airships, too.]]

** Hector's father becomes a {{Heroic Bystander}} when he [[spoiler: takes down an approaching drone using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.]]

* Nantz gets one, when the Platoon question whether or not he truly cares about their safety [[spoiler: (doesn't help one of the previous platoons he was with got killed, one of their brothers included), he finally makes it known he not only regrets each and every one of their deaths, but he remembers their names and everything about them]]. It's a small scene, yeah, but it shows just how deep Nantz is, and how much it affected him.
** [[spoiler: In that scene, Nantz telling Lockett that his brother was his friend, and that Locket reminds Nantz of him.]]

* The entire final action scene, from Nantz's PreAssKickingOneLiner - "Let's show these bastards who they're fucking with", indeed - right up to the very end when [[spoiler: they take down the drone controller and fight off the aliens protecting it]]. Perfect climax for the movie, in my opinion.

* A drone is homing in on the squad's bus via their radio transmissions, and Nantz needs to take it out. He doesn't want to risk revealing their location, so what does he do? Grabs a radio, [[spoiler: and plants it at an an abandoned gas station, turns it on to lure the drone in, and blows the whole thing up with a grenade.]]

* A drone is homing in on the squad's bus via their radio transmissions, and Nantz needs to take it out. He doesn't want to risk revealing their location, so what does he do? Grabs a radio, [[spoiler: and plants it at an an abandoned gas station, turns it on to lure the drone in, and blows the whole thing up with a grenade.]]

** With Tech Sergeant Santos shooting down a drone with an AT4. That is one ''hell'' of a shot.

* The entire final action scene, from Nantz's PreAssKickingOneLiner - "Let's show these bastards who they're fucking with", indeed - right up to the very end when [[spoiler: they take down the drone controller and fight off the aliens protecting it]]. Perfect climax for the movie, in my opinion.

* Although combined with nightmare fuel, the marines dissecting that one alien was quite awesome.

** [[spoiler: In that scene, Nantz telling Lockett that his brother was his friend, and that Locket reminds Nantz of him.]]

* Nantz gets one, when the Platoon question whether or not he truly cares about their safety [[spoiler: (doesn't help one of the previous platoons he was with got killed, one of their brothers included), he finally makes it known he not only regrets each and every one of their deaths, but he remembers their names and everything about them]]. It's a small scene, yeah, but it shows just how deep Nantz is, and how much it affected him.

* ''We already had breakfast sir''

This movie is packed, but two outstanding scenes come to mind:
* Hector's father becomes a {{Heroic Bystander}} when he [[spoiler: takes down an approaching drone using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.]]
* The final shootout at the end, particularly the bayonet fight.

* Hector's father becomes a {{Badass Normal}}/{{Heroic Bystander}} when he [[spoiler: takes down an approaching drone using a discarded M16 dropped by one of the protagonists. And he's had no military or firearm experience, he just picks it up and opens fire wildly. He dies, but it was awesome.]]