I can see it, but can't see it. how exactly would it be like Battle LA other than monsters in our own city type of deal?

I think the best idea of it would to either make the cameraman professional like you said, thus more steady, or make it semi handheld. Meaning when the person (i wanna say she so bad) starts reporting they cut to that camera, then when she stops it cuts away. Of course to make it realistic those cameras do not last that long without being plugged in. So they can't have it running non stop like the first film. Then again Qurentine got away with it.

Looking at the strengths of the first film. They need to go into an enclosed space again, like the Subway. They need to "fight" the monster a lot more. And they need to show the army a ton more. That one scene with the soldiers rushing down the street is by far one of my all time favorite scenes in any movie.

And if they do follow the soldiers, they need to keep the soldiers "away" from the main character. They should only allow the viewers to connect with one or two soldiers, so the realistic "hey our army is kicking ass" feeling sticks.

The way it would be similar is cause it's kind of the same thing.

I mean, if it follows the military, as in has a reporter that pretty much becomes another member of the squad, so you're following this one squad around. This is the same thing that Battle: LA does. Then of course you have them fighting the monster, focusing on this military squad doing it. The "handycam" aspect of it causing the movie to be tighter with the squad and providing a grittier style, exactly like how Battle: LA felt.

I don't know. Just the minute I thought of "reporter with a camera, following a military unit", Battle: LA was the first thing that came to mind. And in a not-so-general sense, it's the same premise. Just Battle: LA didn't exactly do a handycam movie. Though the tight shooting of it and shaky cam effects throughout did give the same tight/gritty feel that such films do.

I remember when that rumor started going around, and I'm sure it's one of the ideas they are still kicking around. I like the idea of that one, because it would ensure that the audience got some of the answers they've been wanting.

I'm starting to dig that Reporter idea though, because it would give a plausible reason for someone to keep the cameras rolling.

My only hope though is that it doesn't take place at the same time. Let's set it for the next day or a little bit further down, where the monster has been rampaging for a while and people are getting more and more desperate. Then it's not the same type of 'chase' or 'race' movie like the first one, but has a different feel to it.