Armageddon
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Movie Reviews of Armageddon
Movie Review: Take this movie for what it is
Summary: 5 Stars
Take this move for what it is which is an exciting action flick. The criticism I hear for this film is that it is fast paced resembling a 2 hour commerical. My answer to that is YEAH YOUR RIGHT SO F'N WHAT!!! first off the comet that was to crash into earch was discovered 2 weeks before impact therefore, thats a reason in itself as to why the pace of this film is frantic. I 'm sure every person would be frantic with the thought that the world would end in two weeks. May be the bone headed movie critics believe that people would be relaxed enough to take a tea break. Unlike DEEP Impact which resembles a 2 hours self pitty borefest, Armegedon got it right by expressing the true nature of humanity which is self preservation by all means necessary by never excepting defeat. I enjoyed the plot sequences ,the suspense, and action pact drama, and even the comedic twists that comes along the way. Jerry Bruckheimer did a great job of countinously keeping a viewers attention with the events that lead up to the destruction of the asteroid. He was breif and to the point with the scenes. As I said, this movie is what it is which is a high impact action flick and it does a great job for being that.Movie Review: Armageddon is Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
Although for the exception of PEARL HARBOR, Director MICHAEL BAY has shown improvment every film he directs, along with his sidekick producer- Jerry Bruckheimer.BAY's third blockbuster film, ARMAGEDDON, is the adventure story of oil drillers recruited by NASA to stop an asteriod the size of Texas, from colliding with Earth. ARMAGEDDON brings all-star actors: BRUCE WILLIS (Die Hard Trilogy, The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable), BEN AFFLECK (Pearl Harbor, Dogma, Reindeer Games), BILLY BOB THORTON (Pushing Tin, A Simple Plan), LIV TYLER (That Thing You Do, Inventing the Abbots), WILL PATTON (Gone in 60 Seconds) and STEVE BUSCEMI (Con Air, Billy Madison).
MY REVIEW:
"ARMAGEDDON is great! Why do so many people put this movie down? This movie is perfect in every aspect! The adventure, special effects, acting and story is phenomenal! This is one of my favorite movies! The BAY/BRUCKHEIMER team never fails in my book! This is far better than it's competitor- DEEP IMPACT! ARMAGEDDON is a great rush of excitment! It is also emotional, inspiring and humorous! See this movie immediately! It is spectacular!"- MJV & the Movies.
Movie Review: more realistic than you may think
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a good movie. It was more realistic than many people (commenting here) believe it to be:1. The part about our object-tracking budget allowing us to track only 1% of the sky is pretty accurate. There's little chance we's see such an object comming. 2. As stated in the movie, an explosion from the outside would not be effective in diverting the trajectory of an asteroid of this size. Too much energy would be lost into space.
3. In response to another reviewer's comment about using a nuke on something "as big as texas", a single modern nuclear device could have the capacity to level every square inch of texas.
4. Although I doubt anyone would send oil drillers to plant a nuclear device on the asteriod, drilling is a sensible option. A subsurface explosion, even if it was only drilled in a bit, would be far more effective than, say, a missile srtiking it.
All this boils down to only one thing: IT'S JUST A MOVIE. It was fun and you damn well know it. Don't try to hack it apart by whining about realism or accuracy. That's why we call this FICTION!
I saw this in theatres, VHS, and DVD
Movie Review: Real ? (laughing...) Fun? (laughing...)
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of those movies so bad it's great! OTT? Yep. Realistic...snort...this is Hollywood, mind. You want real? Watch Discovery Channel. I think, this movie makes it clear it's out for fun and to pull the heartstrings. A Doggie attacking Godzilla? Fix my parking tickets? Stay in the White House for six months? Tell them who shot Kennedy? If you are wanting realism, you are barking up the wrong tree. Obviously, the movie doesn't take itself serious, but is out for sheer fun.
Pop a bowl of popcorn, turn up the home movie system and kick back. It's funny, it's silly, it's corny, it defies all logic at times, but it's damn fun entertainment. I think sometimes we forget a movie is just a movie - meant to give us an escape for 2 hours or so. I laughed, sniggered, and like a sap, cried at this fluff.
Sometimes you just need B-movies to get away from it all for a while. So this one earns a place on my keeper shelf next to The Queen of Outer Space, Forbidden Planet, The Thing (both versions) and The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Buscemi is worth the ticket alone!!
Movie Review: Some of the best lines in an action movie!
Summary: 5 Stars
People love to dump on this movie...namely for the unrealistic plot and action. The first time I saw this it was in the theater and I felt like everyone else...I was dissapointed and it just felt like a big letdown.
However, this movie has grown on me like no tomorrow. Forget the plot and how its totally unrealistic. This movie has some of the best and funniest dialogue. It you watch the Gag Reel on the Criterion edition you'll see how much fun the actors had making this. The dialogue in this movie is funnier than most comedies out there, you just have to ignore the plot and pay attention to it. The humor is very dry and the characters all gel really well together. Its the little lines that make this movie..like when Bruce Willis is having an argument with his daughter, and to distract the Japanese clients that are visiting he says "look at those nice pipes up there". Its said so quickly that I didn't catch it after the first few viewings.
Give the movie a chance if you're on the fence about it...it really is entertaining.