Armageddon (DVD)

►►► Synopsis When a huge meteor the size of Texas is spotted in the night skies heading our way, spelling out impending doom for the whole world, the brains at NASA come up with a solution to save the day. Employing the services of the world's best deep driller, Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) and his team of men, they put them through a crash course in becoming astronauts in the hope of firing them into space where they will land ...
...nuclear bomb. ►►► Opinion For some reason there has been a trend in cinema for many years to launch a big blockbuster film where the basis of the plot is that the world faces impending doom only for the Americans to save the day with some hair brained idea. Films such as "Independence Day" and "The Day After Tomorrow" are two prime examples of this sort of the film, but the one which stands out most in my mind is "Armageddon". ...

christianfilmcritic 19.11.2007 · Read full review
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...The Review The Film Armageddon arrived on our screens as one of the two big meteor pictures of 1998. The other being Deep impact. This was the action movie version rather than the dramatic version that deep impact was. It was third of the (currently) five film run from Michael Bay and high octane producer Jerry Bruckheimer. It was also their first outing without the late Don Simpson. The film is definitely designed to be fun rather than serious despite ...
...no time setting up character instead it goes straight in the destruction of the Chrysler Building in New York. It then follows this later in the movie with attacks on various world cities including the total destruction of Paris. The performances are universally great in this movie. Not only do we have Willis turning in one of his everyday hero performances we also have Coen Regulars Steve Buscemi and Peter Stormare. John Carpenter regular Keith ...

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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 ...

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...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 ...

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~I settled down one night to watch this film on video.I knew basically what the plot was about, and i'd heard that it was a very long film, now that can sometimes be the downfall of a movie that's not that good, but after two hours i still didn't want this film to end. ~The plot is this, the shuttle Atlanta, while doing routine work in space, is blown up by a meteor shower.Then soon after New York is bombarded by the meteor's(brilliant special effects), ...
...very powerful telescope see's an explosion in space, and when he tell's NASA they lock onto his co-ordinates, and they discover to their horror(and everyone else's), an asteroid the size of texas heading straight for earth(wouldn't be much of a film if it wasn't would it), and if it hits earth the whole planet will be destroyed. (great performance by Billy Bob Thornton as Dan Trueman the man in charge at NASA) ~So, they get their heads together, ...

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Armageddon is an old film- first released in 1998, starring many blockbuster actors including of course Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck and Billy Bob Thornton. I recently watched it for the second time primarily because colleagues were saying it was impossible to watch with bursting into shed loads of tears at the end. (And that was the men.) I could not remember having watched it and thinking I must have missed a decent chic flick, I hastily borrowed ...
...seen it before, but obviously the memory of my tears didn’t stay with me for six years! Basic Plot ------------ Our delicate Planet Earth is under threat from a meteor attack, perhaps even worse than the meteor which was to have wiped out the dinosaurs and caused the previous Ice Age. In New York City (poignantly still with the twin towers) we find that the city is under attack from a meteor shower, causing severe damage. Scientists determine ...

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...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 ...

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...The Rock. The 1998 film Armageddon combined his considerable eye for an action film with an all star cast and a great soundtrack to give us one of the year's biggest blockbusters. The Plot An asteroid is heading towards Earth. The only way to destroy it is by blowing it up from the inside. NASA agent Dan Truman recruits the best core drilling team on the planet to send them into space to attempt to dig to the centre of the asteroid and nuke it ...
...population. The Cast and Performances The all star cast is led here by Bruce Willis as Harry Stamper, the owner of the best drilling project in the States. Billy Bob Thornton plays Truman, and the two of them recruit the team whgich consists of some Hollywood heavyweights. Ben Affleck plays A J Frost, one of the best. The problem is that A J is also secretly courting Harry's daughter Grace, played by Liv Tyler. Harry's crew has been with him long ...

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...the end of the 90's Armageddon has acheived a reputation as being the effort with more action but less brain. And boy is that the truth. The story could work and indeed the action side of things could instantly appeal in that no-brainer-after-the-pub kind of way. The problems are not with the action and indeed the story premise, but rather with what the creators try to ultimately create. Attempting to produce something more than just an action/adventure ...
...to handle this well, but Armageddon is obviously not from the film school of subtle. It broadcasts what it's trying to do and ends up feeling clumsy and forced (and indeed it is). Secondly we have 'humanity'. While the Earth is about to be wiped out, what do the people of the world do? They gather around radios and televisions safe in the knowledge that America will save them all (did anyone else spot that the good old US of A totally isolated themselves ...

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...for reading. Allie xx ARMAGEDDON CRITERION COLLECTION 2 DISC COLLECTOR’S EDITION (REGION 2) Let’s face it, the UK (region 2) DVD market is usually a bit of a joke. While our friends across the pond in Region 1-land get gorgeous first releases packed with yummy extras, we get palmed off with basic discs. New films are still being released on Region 2 DVD with extras lists consisting of “interactive menus and scene access”; ...
...trailer (woo hoo!). Those of us who love the undoubtedly superior sound and picture quality of DVD (plus, of course, you never need to rewind them), dutifully shell out our fifteen quid or so to buy the latest releases. We moan about the lack of extras, but we lay down the dosh anyway. Then, a few months later, out comes the super-duper, special collector’s, whistles and bells version, and off we trot and buy that one as well. This is a marketing ...

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Armageddon is one of my favourite recent films. I have seen it both in the cinema and on DVD (the special US release) and I am always amazed by its quality. This review will incorporate details of the DVD release, both here in the UK and the special US 2-disc release on the criterion label. Plot Not a tremendously complex plot here. When Nasa discover a Texan sized asteroid heading at a great rate towards the Earth, they hatch a plan to land on ...
...Acting. The cast for Armageddon is a mix of A-List stars and unknown quantities, but I think it’s one of the better casts recently assembled. Willis is very good as the head of the drilling operation and all round heroic kind of guy. His passion for the job at hand, combined with his protective love for daughter Grace (Liv Tyler) show him as a deeply emotional man, yet rather hard on the surface. Willis plays the role brilliantly, combining ...

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Following a report on Ciao by Dr. Pepper, I went in search of this film. I was looking for a decent film and others I knew had said it was a good movie, so up I stepped to see for myself. I wasn't dissappointed. The story revolves around the rather overplayed plot of a meteor heading towards earth and the chance it is going to kill everything. Hence the name Armageddon. The earths politicians decide that the best way to save the world is to blow ...
...The old idea does serve well in this film though, with the screenplay being done perfectly. The emotions in the film are a rollercoaster too, and those who dont feel a pang as the end comes ever closer must be heartless (especially when you consider the impending doom that is so well carried off by the cast.) Its worth admiring the cast (not like that!). Bruce Willis plays superbly in the starring role, acting out his character with brilliant effect. ...

leahslad 21.03.2001 · Read full review
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...of the plot** Armageddon is much like Deep Impact (which I have also written an opinion on, but I’ll stop selling myself now!!). The basis of the story is that there is an asteroid the size of Texas on a collision course with earth. If it hits earth, half the worlds population will be wiped out and the other half will freeze to death in nuclear winter in the asteroids aftermath. There is also, of course, a love story going on at the same time ...
...Anyway, onto the film. Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) is the owner of an oil rig. He drills for oil where people have said he will never be able to drill for it, yet he succeeds as he designs his own drills and it’s a trade that’s been passed on to him through the family. He raised his daughter, Grace (Liv Tyler) on the oil rig with the help of his workers. It’s a bit like a family of workers, they all live on the oil rig and have ...

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Why is it that all films are planned out for a happy ending?? Why do the good guys always win in the end, despite endless problems they seem to encounter throughout, they always come out on top. Armageddon, despite a small hitch at the very end, displays this very well. The Plot is simple. After a meteor shower hits New York, NASA find out that they have a huge meteor ‘The size of Texas’ heading straight for Earth. When they find out ...
...frantic race against time to save mankind. After a load of pathetic ideas, the idea of blowing the meteor up from the inside is suggested. With a sever lack of good options, this is the only plan which is used in the end. Now all that is needed is the worlds best ‘Deep Core Driller’. Harry Stamper (played by a superb Bruce Willis) is selected for the job and agrees to do it as long he takes his workmates along with him (played also by ...

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I am a great fan of action movies. It is one of my favourite kinds. This one caught my attention straight away with the intresting title and the amount of great actors in this film. Not surprisingly, I was hooked in a few minutes. The movie starts off with a little history lesson about the earth. After that, you see a NASA space crew and satallite being destroyed by a meteorite the size of Texas. You've guessed it, its final destination is Earth. ...
...days, debris from the wreck is hitting the Earth and causing mass damage to areas like New York. NASA is faced with the big problem of saving the world. Bruce Willis is Harry Stamper. He is the best oil driller in the whole of America. There isn't any type of ground he can't break through. If there is oil, he will be the one to strike it. He is also the single father to a daughter named Gracie who he has raised on his own. The part of Gracie is ...

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