Armageddon

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Armageddon

PG-13

1998

2h 30m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

Fantasy

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When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.

Critics Consensus

Lovely to look at but about as intelligent as the asteroid that serves as the movie's antagonist, Armageddon slickly sums up the cinematic legacies of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay.

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Matthew Rozsa

Salon.com

07/04/2023

0.5/4

"Armageddon"'s animus toward scientists and science runs so deep that, on an intuitive level, a viewer could be forgiven for thinking that the mistakes are somehow connected to that anti-intellectual prejudice...

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Gene Siskel

Chicago Tribune

06/22/2023

3/4

We're talking non-stop action and noise. That doesn't make it a bad movie; rather, the audaciousness of the way it has been put together eventually becomes amusing.

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Jack Mathews

Newsday

06/22/2023

2.5/4

For its targeted young audience, this is summer entertainment at its superficial, excessive best, a combination roller coaster ride and fireworks show, with doomsday as its funhouse theme.

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Rachel Wagner

Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Mar 20

The first movie my friends loved that I thought was so stupid.

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Steve Persall

Tampa Bay Times

06/22/2023

B

A boys-with-toys extravaganza dripping with testosterone and male bonding. It grabs moviegoers by the collar and bullies us into having a good time.

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Chris Garcia

Austin American-Statesman

06/22/2023

3.5/4

Armageddon is slam-bang sensory overkill. It's loud. It's heavy-handed. It's melodramatic. It's an explosion of baroque excess that splats on the screen and bludgeons the audience into a collective migraine. It's the best American movie of the year.

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Jason H

@RT50328122 5d

I've lived on your planet for over 50 years, and this is the worst major studio movie I have ever seen.

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Keriel T.

@kerielflacoboy Apr 11

I don’t know why this movie just get random people to join some space mission but I still enjoy this movie

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Nara W

@RT82426693 Apr 5

One of my husband's go to back round movies. Has some laugh out loud moments, Buscemi is fantastic.

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Melissa M

@Lisey Mar 30

This is definitely one of the longest movies ever made. It's got a lot of yappity Yap. And talkity talk. With a film about space exploration & a saving the world themed movie there has to be a lot of technical dialogue. Luckily a lot of it is interesting. There's a lot of unnecessary CGI scenes. When you have an All-Star cast you don't need that. Billy Bob thornton, Bruce willis, Steve buscemi , liv Tyler , Michael Clarke Duncan. To name a few. There is no need for a lot of digitally enhanced scenes. If you have a story that is interesting that should be enough. It has an awesome soundtrack. Some laughable moments. Some of the movie however is a little ham and cheese. Hammy acting with some cheesy scenes. This film has one of the most hamiest actors of all time Ben Affleck. Armageddon is definitely watchable.

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Jack B

@RT58775222 Mar 21

I thought it was good

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Carson P

@Parkerdean Mar 11

What an intergalactic bore this movie was yeah really all it is especially in the later half is just endless series of disintegration of shuttles crashing and thing exploding without any tension I feel bad for Bruce Willis you thought he and Michael bay could make for a duo well it fails on every level it’s like Michael bay was drunk making this movie it could be possible they shot this movie in only two weeks hear that two weeks!!! What were they thinking this film is devoid of heart and is just about quick editing and loud noise cranked up to 100 of the volume and it’s just nauseating.

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Synopsis

When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. (Ben Affleck), who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter (Liv Tyler), until the mission proves otherwise.

Director: Michael Bay
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd, Jerry Bruckheimer
Screenwriter: Robert Roy Pool, Tony Gilroy, Shane Salerno, J.J. Abrams
Distributor: Buena Vista Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Criterion Collection, Touchstone Home Video
Production Co: Valhalla Motion Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Buena Vista Television, Digital Image Associates
Rating: PG-13 (Sci-Fi Disaster Action|Brief Language|Sensuality)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 1, 1998, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $201.6M
Runtime: 2h 30m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Surround, DTS, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 35mm, Scope (2.35:1)

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