Jonathan Liebesman’s gritty alien invasion flick Battle: Los Angeles has been slowly building momentum over the past few months, and after playing coy with some of the previous trailers and marketing, this time around they have finally thrown down the gauntlet and decided to show off the goods. It’s pretty clear that the budget for this movie is quite a bit more than Skyline (last I heard it was estimated at $100 million), and the sheer scope of the effects are impressive. This almost looks like Transformers or Terminator: Salvation, but shot in the style of Cloverfield.

The latter half of this new trailer is once again set to the sombre sounds of Johann Johannsson’s “Sun’s Gone Dim”, which works wonders with the massive carnage on display, but the rest of the sound design in the trailer is also fantastic. There hasn’t been anything in Liebesman’s filmography thus far (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, Darkness Falls) that would make me think he’s capable of directing a great film, but at this point, I simply can’t wait for March. Battle: Los Angeles hits theatres on March 11th; check out the trailer after the jump and see what you think.