Armageddon (Wide Screen)

Advantages: Special effects, sound, action
Disadvantages: Cracker scene

...doesn’t. The plot Armageddon followed the seeming trend of making two or three films about the same subject each year – the previous year was volcanoes (Dantes Peak and Volcano), last year for some strange reason was magicians (I think), but this particular year (1998) was the year of the asteroid film. Two were released – Deep impact, which I found rather dull and Armageddon, which I found rather less dull. The story begins with a shuttle ...
...fair the special effects in Armageddon still look great, even 9 years down the line – often films age really badly (Day of the Triffids anyone?), but this has aged very well. NASA are obviously slightly worried that New York has been obliterated by these meteorites and even more worried when they discover that these meteors are but the vanguard of an even bigger meteor (the size of Texas apparently), which will hit the earth in 18 days and kill ... Read review

Advantages: Good action packed movie with some great visual effects
Disadvantages: End of the world again....

Armageddon (Film Review Only) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Plot. Earth is about to be hit by a huge meteor, which will cause total devastation. Earth wants to fight back, and N.A.S.A. has come up with a plan. Send two shuttles up to the meteor and drill a big hole in the meteor. Fill the hole with a nuclear bomb and blow the meteor in half, causing the two halves to deflect different directions and totally miss earth. Simple ...
...N.A.S.A.'s executive director, Dan Trueman (Billy Bob Thornton), realises that there is 18 days left before it will be destroyed by a huge meteor heading straight for it in outer space he has to come up with a plan fast. He needs the help of Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), an Oil Rig drilling expert and his half-baked crew of rough and ready men. N.A.S.A are going to send up two space shuttles, one containing Harry and half of his crew, and the second ... Read review

Advantages: read opp
Disadvantages: read opp

...create some really great films. Armageddon was one of many films directed by Bay. He has directed some of my all time favourites including; Bad Boys (1 & 2), The Rock, and Transformers to name just a small few. What most people don't know is that Bay actually appeared in Armageddon for a brief 10 second scene during the early stages of the film, when they first discover the Asteroid. I always knew it was him and always tried justifying it and proving ...
...me. Love this film or hate it, this director is just brilliant, and his films and box office success simply prove that. Plot: Well I suppose the title of the film gives away a small clue that this film is in some way to do with the end of the world scenario, Judgment day, the end of all mankind. My first impressions were that this film might have been about something other than an asteroid, but I guess I was wrong. The film opens with scenes from ... Read review

Advantages: Some good action
Disadvantages: typical 'save the planet' format

Director: Michael Bay Producers: Michael Bay, Gale Anne Hurd and Jerry Bruckheimer. Writers: Jonathon Hensliegh, J.J. Abrams and Robert Roy Pool. Stars: Bruce Willis, Ben Afflick, Liv Tyler, Michael Clark Duncan, Will Patton, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Buscemi, Ken Campbell, William Fichtner and Peter Stormare. Released in 1998, this action/ adventure movie seemed to be your standard sci-fi/ save the world from complete disaster… and pretty standard ...
...New York is struck by a series of Meteors which destroy many landmarks, the big wigs at NASA soon realise that there is a much larger threat to planet earth. As an asteroid the size of Texas heads for Earth NASA must figure a way to stop the collision, averting total destruction of the world. The only plan that the think tank of NASA can come up with is to try and land a small team of 'deep-core drillers' onto the moving Asteroid to plant a nuclear ... Read review

Advantages: Good cast and special effects. Excellent DVD features
Disadvantages: Sad ending? Maybe some will see this as a disadvantage

What's the movie about? Armageddon explores the rare but real threat of a meteor impacting with Earth and wiping out civilization as we know it. The movie opens up with some great special effects of 'Golf ball' and 'Volkswagen' sized meteors raining down on New York's unsuspecting public. However the initial damage caused by this will soon by overshadowed when a meteor known as the 'Global Killer' is discovered and is only 18 days away from impacting ...
...more. My Thoughts: Armageddon is an excellent disaster movie and can be compared to 'The Day After Tomorrow' and 'Deep Impact'. It is however a much more interesting story and has by far the better script/acting. Half of the movie is dedicated to the search and training of the team who will save the world and although this is a bit slow paced in places there are some good comical and romantic scenes to keep the story going. The special effects ... Read review