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intereact!Actors: Ben Affleck, Clark Heathcliffe Brolly, Steve Buscemi, Ken Hudson Campbell, and Keith David
Rated: Unrated
Retail Price (not our price): $14.99
Release Date: 1999-01-05
Theatrical Release Date: 1998-07-01
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone
Run Time: 151 minutes
Format: Array
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Discs: 1
Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
1) Product Description
From the blockbuster-making team who produced and directed PEARL HARBOR and THE ROCK (Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay) comes the biggest movie of 1998 -- ARMAGEDDON! Starring the explosive talents of Bruce Willis (DIE HARD), Academy Award(R)-winners Ben Affleck (GOOD WILL HUNTING) and Billy Bob Thornton (SLING BLADE), Liv Tyler (INVENTING THE ABBOTTS), Steve Buscemi (CON AIR), and Will Patton (INVENTING THE ABBOTTS), ARMAGEDDON is a meteor storm of action-adventure moviemaking that has you on the edge of your seat forgetting to breathe! When NASA's executive director, Dan Truman (Thornton), realizes the Earth has 18 days before it's obliterated by a meteor the size of Texas, he has only one option -- land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuclear warhead into its core. Spectacular special effects, laugh-out-loud humor, great characters, riveting storytelling, and heartfelt emotion make ARMAGEDDON an exhilarating thrill ride you'll want to experience like there's no tomorrow.2) Amazon.com essential video
The latest testosterone-saturated blow-'em-up from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay (The Rock, Bad Boys) continues Hollywood's millennium-fueled fascination with the destruction of our planet. There's no arguing that the successful duo understands what mainstream American audiences want in their blockbuster movies--loads of loud, eye-popping special effects, rapid- fire pacing, and patriotic flag waving. Bay's protagonists--the eight crude, lewd, oversexed (but lovable, of course) oil drillers summoned to save the world from a Texas-sized meteor hurling toward the earth--are not flawless heroes, but common men with whom all can relate. In this huge Western-in-space soap opera, they're American cowboys turned astronauts. Sci-fi buffs will appreciate Bay's fetishizing of technology, even though it's apparent he doesn't understand it as anything more than flashing lights and shiny gadgets. Smartly, the duo also tries to lure the art-house crowd, raiding the local indie acting stable and populating the film with guys like Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Owen Wilson, and Michael Duncan, all adding needed touches of humor and charisma. When Bay applies his sledgehammer aesthetics to the action portions of the film, it's mindless fun; it's only when Armageddon tackles humanity that it becomes truly offensive. Not since Mississippi Burning have racial and cultural stereotypes been substituted for characters so blatantly--African Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Scottish, Samoans, Muslims, French ... if it's not white and American, Bay simplifies it. Or, make that white male America; the film features only three notable females--four if you count the meteor, who's constantly referred to as a "bitch that needs drillin'," but she's a hell of a lot more developed and unpredictable than the other women characters combined. Sure, Bay's film creates some tension and contains some visceral moments, but if he can't create any redeemable characters outside of those in space, what's the point of saving the planet? --Dave McCoy
Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5
1) Armageddon [Rating: 5 out of 5]
A very good disaster movie with intense action packed scenes. The special effects were great. Everyone could find something as there was action, humor, romance, and emotional moments. I guess what I liked about the movie most was the chemistry between the cast. Not just between Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, but the between the drilling crew.2) Can I get a hug? [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I refused to go see this when it came out because Deep Impact also came out and I just thought it was another boring natural disaster flick.It is probably one of my favorites. I enjoy the characters and their dialogues. Steve Buscemi has some great lines - which is why I probably also recommend/own Con Air, The Wedding Singer and The Island (although he isn't the only reason I have those movies).Armageddon is an enjoyable action flick that brings a tear to my eye - way to go Bruce!3) Not real enough [Rating: 1 out of 5]
I will consider this movie to be too black and white and assume that people are like sheep or cattle. The movie had people behave in predictable ways like line up perfectly on a road when the impact took place in the ocean - in real life the small number of explorer type people will take advantage and then people some more people would take advantage of the opportunities - cars will take advantage of ditches, shoulders, even the opposite lanes. There would be walkers, bicycle, pretty much anything that can move and garbage and stuff would be everywhere. Even the police or the military would have a hard time trying to keep the line neat. Then there's the corny patriotism line of farmers - actually the farms often showed in the media is a rarity - there are not much profit or motivation for younger generations to stay on the farm.4) Best Movie Ever! [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I order this DVD and I got in less than seven days. The movie is produced by Jerry B., who also produced Pirates of the Caribbean! I love this movie; it's like one of those movies you can watch over and over again!5) NOT GOOD [Rating: 1 out of 5]
THE CASE WAS CRACKED AT THE BOTTOM. WHAT DOES CRITERION MEAN. IS THE PICTURE QUALITY BETTER.I LOVE THE SERVICE I HAVE BEEN GETTING. JUST PLEASE LET ME KNOW.PAT