Armageddon Movie
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TAGLINES
It's Closer Than You Think.
Heads Up!
Earth. It Was Fun While It Lasted.
The Earth's Darkest Day Will Be Man's Finest Hour
For Love. For Honor. For Mankind.
Take the Ride of Your Life!
All the time in the world is all they've got.
Prepare to Fight Like There's No Tomorrow.
School's out..... forever.
Time To Kick Some Asteroid
No more taxes...ever.
Nothing on Earth can prepare you
Due to a shuttle's unfortunate demise in outer space, NASA becomes aware of a doomsday asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. It seems that the only way to knock it off course is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear weapon. But as NASA's under-funded yet resourceful team train the world's best drillers for the job, the social order of the world begins to break down as the information reaches the public and hysteria results. As high-ranking officials play politics with the effort, the drilling team all faces deep personal issues which may jeopardize humanity's last chance...
| Steve Buscemi | Rockhound |
| Bruce Willis | Harry S. Stamper |
| Billy Bob Thornton | Dan Truman, NASA Administrator |
| Ben Affleck | A.J. Frost |
| Liv Tyler | Grace Stamper |
| Will Patton | Charles 'Chick' Chapple |
| William Fichtner | Colonel William Sharp, Shuttle Freedom Pilot |
| Owen Wilson | Oscar Choi, Geologist |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | Jayotis 'Bear' Kurleenbear |
| Peter Stormare | Lev Andropov, Russian Cosmonaut |
| Ken Hudson Campbell | Max Lennert |
| Jessica Steen | Jennifer Watts, Shuttle Freedom Co-Pilot |
| Keith David | Lt. General Kimsey |
| Chris Ellis | Walter Clark |
| Jason Isaacs | Dr. Ronald Quincy, Research |
| Michael Bay |
5.80 out of 10 (67205 votes)
Visitor Reviews
HIGHLY overated!
posted on 25 Aug 2009This is the worst action movie I've ever seen. They overplay the action! The only goal of the film-makers was to see how many people they could kill and how much stuff could go wrong in the 2 hour time limit. It gets really boring after a while. Also, they try too hard to mix action-with-comedy-with-romance, and they fail. I'm very glad I didn't spend any money on this. The only reason I give it 2 stars is this: One for Bruce Willis, one for the fact that they feature an Aerosmith song on it.
Action and Patriotism
posted on 25 Aug 2009While I fell asleep in Deep Impact who had the same topic about a meteor hitting the earth, Armageddon was an action-packed adventure. This movie is a Jerry Bruckheimer production which almost comes with a written guarantee that it's a well-funded motion picture. Aside from the topic that a meteor is on its way to collide with planet earth, the plot was well thought through as a gang of tough guys (oil drillers, etc.) are hired by the U.S. government to destroy the meteor before the predicted collision with earth. The cinematography and the effects are excellent and it's a blow-away movie supported by a powerful soundtrack. As Aerosmith sings that you don't want to miss a thing, you sure don't want to miss this picture.
A Framed Picture that would make Norman Rockwell proud...
posted on 24 Aug 2009If Norman Rockwell and Orson Scott Card had a child, in a bizarre new world, they would have written the screenplay for "Armageddon". An uncompromising look at what goes into the word Americana, Michael Bay has crafted a story that is pumped full of so many clichés that it becomes an entertaining, full-throttle action film that can be watched again and again. With a surprising cast and superb special effects, Bay uses the camera to create powerful artistic images coupled with the staples of what makes films of this nature unique. In this reviewer's eyes, "Armageddon" is one of those films where Bay has tricked the common audience. It is a typical summer blockbuster in every sense of the word, there are explosions, there are great lines, there are out-of-this world scenes, but he does this while incorporating hidden messages throughout. Perhaps I am looking a bit too deep into just another science fiction action film, but when "Armageddon" came through the DVD player, I wasn't ready. I was a nay-sayer to Criterion for adding this film to their collection, but now – in 2008 – it makes perfect sense. Michael Bay has created a picture-perfect image of America. He has taken our desire for the inanimate, our non-perfect hero, slices of us through images of the Midwest (or of a time that we may have forgotten), and our religion to be the best and transformed it into a film. Yes, this is a science fiction film, yes this is the film about the big asteroid that only Bruce Willis can stop, and yes – Ben Affleck does attempt to act – but it is perfection. If our country was eliminated, and we needed a film for our history books – I wouldn't argue with "Armageddon". Now, let's let the argument begin.The acting, come on, it's "Armageddon" people, but Bay is notorious for at least creating enjoyable characters. Buscemi is always worth the screen time, while Will Patton rounds out the voice of reason. The looming voice-over by Charlton Heston seemed to suck me into the story, while Willis and Affleck's banter seemed over the top, and at times annoying. They played their parts perfectly, yet it still had me on the edge of my seat. Liv Tyler gave it her all, and the way Bay filmed her (less words more emotion) was perfect. She carried the weight of her father and soon-to-be fiancé well into the asteroid. Compliments should be handed to Mr. Thornton as well, the man has a pair of chops on him, and if he could avoid the angry comedian films, he could remember that he has the talent. He was the epitome of NASA, the genius that had to work on the worst budget to save the world. Rewinding back to the notion that this is America in all of it's glory, these characters work perfectly. Willis' character reminded me of a mortal superhero. His ability to drill anywhere was his power, and his sense of nationalism, his idea of patriotism, bled from the screen. "Armageddon" played like a comic, with your muscling characters, cheap jokes, picture-esquire landscapes, and simple fix to a big problem. Again, it was cliché – all of these characters can be seen in any other film close to the same nature or entitled "summer blockbuster", but with Bay, he seemed to be saying more. Affleck was the only downfall on the character side. He was Ben playing Ben; there wasn't that sense of anything outside of comic timing and love interest needed. He wasn't Bruce, he wasn't anyone except filler.The story was simple. Bay simply used the K.I.S.S. method to compile the script (the Keep It Simple Stupid), asteroid headed to Earth, nobody saw it, and it is up to Bruce to surrender to the beast. It is Mr. Michael Bay that must be complimented for this film. While other critics will argue that this isn't anything but drivel, I found it to be symbolic, surreal, and honest all at the same time. While other films will show America in a way that only the educated will see it, Bay throws it right in our face and we are unable to stop it. Golf on a cruise liner, Willis portraying this "everyman", the types of cars that our characters drive, the fact that upon completion of this task everyone want inanimate objects (power, sex, money), one cannot help but wonder what Bay is attempting to say about our culture. Michael Bay is the director of gluttony. I can attest that I couldn't stand this film upon viewing it the first time. I was horrified to see it in the Criterion gambit, but watching it again – older and wiser with film – I am happy to see it in the collection. "Armageddon" is America. It is the birth of the superhero, it is the cliché Americana that we face everyday; it is exactly what makes American cinema – well – American. Bay, in this film, has captured the truth. What makes this summer blockbuster even more enticing is that there is just a sprinkling of explosions, and most don't happen until the final third of the film. He has tricked us, made us believe that this is a no-brainer of a film, when it is in fact chalk full of symbolism that the faintest of film aficionados can smile under their breath.Overall, as I begin to sound more and more repetitive, "Armageddon" - the Criterion release - blew my mind for the first time although it was my second viewing. I am eager to re-watch again Bay's "The Rock" which also found a Criterion release, with skeptics on both sides. The Norman Rockwell vision, the lack of any real science fiction until the third act, and the detail of the characters without devoting hours upon hours to them, made for strong – unparalleled cinema. Grade: ***** out of *****
Possibly the worst movie ever
posted on 22 Aug 2009This movie is pandering, predictable, awful. What was the point? So many people list this movie on their favorites list, which means the filmmakers did the job they set out to do - make a mindless, inoffensive, lowest-common-denominator film that the teeming masses of American consumers could get behind in their quest to cease critical thought all together. I say, let the meteor hit.
Great trailer; pity about the movie.
posted on 21 Aug 2009ARMAGEDDON has some spectacular effects, exciting moments and good one-liners, nearly all of which can be seen in the trailer or the music videoclip. A good cast and a lot of money are wasted on a badly dumbed-down script, which is not only scientifically illiterate (e.g. there are no asteroids the size of Texas), but internally inconsistent and occasionally just plain stupid. It's reasonably entertaining if you don't think about it, but it could - and should - have been much better.
ok movie
posted on 19 Aug 2009I thought this movie was alright, but right after deep impact came out bam this comes out. Same story meteor is headed for Earth, and a rogue band of oil miners from the middle of the Atlantic are going to save the world? Maybe this meteor was the size of Texas whoooo im shaking i guess deep impact's meteor wasn't big enough for them? But all in all i guees this movie was enjoyable.
Incredible special effects unleash moments of eerie beauty...
posted on 18 Aug 2009Well-produced action-thriller about an asteroid the size of Texas about to slam into Earth is unfortunately filled with idiots and dolts. Why do we need Steve Buscemi on board as a loose cannon who manages to sit still for the training but nearly screws everything up in space (and even worse, appears to be rewarded as a "hero" besides?). Ben Affleck is his usual wooden, shallow self, but I was able to forget about him. Liv Tyler has some gutsy moments near the end, but her love scene with the animal crackers has to be an absolute cinematic low-point. Bruce Willis? He does his macho act, and there are bits and pieces where you can see genuine emotion registering on his face, but any actor could have played this role--it doesn't utilize his personality to any particular advantage. The special effects are fantastic, and the herky-jerky editing is always careful to reveal just enough of a particular marvel and then move on, but the story is pretty much a wash-out. ** from ****
Best out of all the other end of the world movies
posted on 13 Aug 2009This movie was a really good representation of what the world would be like if something like this really happened... How people would react, and the emotion that is brought out in the character's... Not only were emotions brought up, but a sense of family within the world as we know it was also incorperated in this movie. I don't give it 5 stars because of the repeatedness of this issue in film production.
Armageddon, the End of Time, the End of Good Film
posted on 12 Aug 2009This movie makes me angry. In a way, I see it as hailing in a new era of filmmaking, one where the anticipated, sought after, big budget films of the summer are reduced to script-by-committee, special effects laden, bore fests. Sure, there have been such movies prior to this debacle but this ridiculous gross of this idiot movie would seem to indicate that this style of film is here to stay, whether we want it or not.We all know the premise of the film already: Bruce Willis, deep core driller and the most unlikeable main character to grace the screen in a long time, is asked by the government to help destroy world threatening asteroid.To tag along for the ride is Ben Affeck, generally a favorite of mine, whose romantic leading man character is so schmarmy as to give the strongest amongst us stomach palpatations. Scenes between he and Liv Tyler (in yet another typically Hollywood throwaway cheesecake female role) made me yearn for a handy airline barfbag. Romance is well and good but these scenes were painful, as if director Michael Bay learned everything he knows about romance from Hallmark commercials. Bleh...To top things off, the movie is unbearably long clocking in around 2 1/2 hours!!!Avoid this movie like the plague or, if you want to see the future of big budget summer stupid fests, look no further. Armageddon is for you.
Bruce Willis-movie... oh yeah.
posted on 10 Aug 2009What have Clint Eastwood, Chuck Norris, Charles Bronson and dearest Bruce Willis in common? Only on expression on their rich and talented actor-faces - and you just have to envy Bruce: how many times did he save the world now? Was it 50? I liked Bruce in just one, ONE, of his many films - Sixth Sence, he actually did a good "face" there - and up to recently, for some reason I just can't find, he has been offered many great film-deals - and I'm sure he was paid "ok" for Armageddon too, no doubt - Willis is a man I find hard to see as the big actor-star that he actually is, compare him to Sean Penn, Robert De Niro... Well, this is my opinion on him as one of the highest paid actors today anyway, I'm sure he's a nice guy - but I found both he and this movie a total waste of screen+seats in the cinemas around the world - will not ever watch it again - and Ben Affleck doesn't exactly tempt me there either...
This Flick Blew . . . .
posted on 09 Aug 2009Even a year after seeing this "film", my loathing for it remains unabated. I like a good action film now and then, but this crap was, without a doubt, the worst piece of trash that has rocketed (no pun intended) out of Hollywood disguised as "entertainment" in many a decade. Most of the actors were walking around with a "The check didn't bounce, did it?" look on their faces, as if they couldn't believe they were actually being paid to spout the lines written for them. I didn't expect it to be much more than loud, mindless eye-candy--and needless to say, my expectation were not met. One of the few things I have ever saw where I wanted to find the idiot afterwards who green-lighted this abortion and scream at them, "If you're gonna p**s money away on junk, just give it to me!"
Worst movie I've seen in a long time
posted on 09 Aug 2009This movie stinks from the opening scenes to the last. I'm the first to allow a lot of willing suspension of disbelief, but this went too far. The beginning explosion in space features flames and noise - neither are possible in space. The scenes on the asteroid contradict not only common sense but the movies own description of what gravity is like on the asteroid (one minute the characters sail off into space, the next they are jumping around and falling down. And finally the heroic end of the movie is witnessed all over the world, shown with scenes from heartland America to Asia - all during day time! Daylight all over the world in Bay's mind. And you could see it shining through his ears. He's a moron with too much money. Well, I guess that sort of defines Hollywood. Beyond that, the portrayal of 'roughnecks' is the director's own idiotic imaginings, The love story simply got in the way and was infantile anyway. The music blew, too.
An astronomic waste of time
posted on 06 Aug 2009Oh dear, we go again, experiencing the usual Americans-can-walk-on-water syndrome all over again and again. This is the stuff of the old and very bad American war movies, in which American heroes of the piece are able to come through any kind of danger and predicament virtually with their hair unruffled, just because they happen to be American and the script heroes. Only this time it's in space, so it's even more unlikely unbelievable, tediously and boringly repetitive. Our buddies are kitted in space suits which seem to be able to come through just about any kind of explosion and abuse unscathed, unpunctured, undamaged. The same thing can be said of the one vital space craft needed for bringing home our earth-bound heroine's boyfriend, while her dad sacrifices himself instead for humanity. Even the special effects become boring, trite, confused and unconvincing. Otherwise, a typical Bruce-Willis-do-and/or-die feast of machoism. Out of 10, I'd give it maybe two to three.
Armageddon blows Deep Impact out of the way!
posted on 03 Aug 2009"Armageddon" is one of the best films I've ever seen since "Deep Impact", better yet, it's better! Bruce Willis plays an astonishing act, Affleck and Tylor look good together, Thorton is so cool, he's one that should be nominated "best supporting actor" for the Oscars. Busemi's so hilarious when rising the nuclear warhead out of the shuttle (or at least trying). Everyone else is awesome in the film. If you havn't seen "Armageddon", y'all must, 'cause it's da bomb!
Misfits save the world...again
posted on 31 Jul 2009It started with "The Dirty Dozen" and continues to this day: a group of misfits, rejects, outcasts, lowlifes, and undesirables possess a unique skill set required to save humanity from destruction. The situation, as always, elevates the misfits over the mindless bureaucrats who reluctantly have to turn to them.Bruce Willis is Harry Stamper, the world's best oil driller. He is called upon by NASA, in the persona of Billy Bob Thornton (Dan Truman), the red-tape cutter who assembles our heroes. Keith David (Lt. Gen. Kimsey) plays to type as a Colin Powell clone whose orders are to destroy the mission whenever possible, while William Fichtner is Col. Sharp, a bureaucrat at heart who still thinks when necessary. Stamper's crew includes the men from his oil company, an ensemble of Ben Affleck (A.J., his future son-in-law), Michael Clarke Duncan ("Papa Bear," a jolly black Giant), Ken Hudson "Quiznos Baby Bob" Campbell (Max, a grown up, dumbed down version of Bob), Owen Wilson (Oscar, the space-cadet geologist), Steve Buschemi ("Rockhound," and the guy you know your daughter will talk to despite your warnings), and Will Patton (Chick). These men have worked together for years and are like family.The "armageddon" project is based on current events, namely the realization that it's only a matter of time before earth is struck yet again, with most life forms not surviving. In the movie, there is 17 days to train the crew, fly them to the asteroid, and have them drill an 800 foot hole, into which a nuclear warhead is detonated, hopefully splitting the asteroid. Along the way, they pick up Peter Stormare (Lev), the Russian space station cosmonaut who gives the mission its international flavor, while reminding us that Russian astronauts are superior to American oil drillers.The cinematography is what makes the film work. The plot plays out very predictably, as most movies of this type do. You won't be surprised by what you see, but you will be amazed at the visuals and snicker more than occasionally, as the egalitarian message of the film is driven home.A good, not great, movie, but hardly one you need to avoid.
Don't expect art house chic
posted on 25 Jul 2009Armageddon is a typical summer movie. When I see the ads for the special effects spectaculars, I don't go and expect to see Citizen Kane. I expect to be entertained, and loudly. Armageddon certainly fills the loud requirement, and it fills the entertainment quota as well. Bruce Willis portrays his typical character, a hard nosed guy who sacrifices a lot to get the job done. It's the same role as John McClain, Willis' character from the Die Hard series. Steve Buscemi is a treat in this movie, but Liv Tyler was obviously added for eye candy, as her performance was not very convincing.Armageddon is a great film to watch on a seminal level. If you want art house quality, rent Citizen Kane.
My God, what garbage.....
posted on 31 Aug 2009I can't believe I watched the whole movie. It has to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Too long, bad acting, bad writing, and so unrealistic it was funny.