Review: ARMAGEDDON
Starring: Bruce Willis
Liz Tyler
Ben Afflect
Billy Bob Thornton
Steve Buscemi
Review by: Joy Wyse
If you're into explosions and destruction, there's a lot in this film. It's another one of those "blow up the world" movies that have been done many times before. Every cliche that you've ever seen is here including the "which color wire do I cut?" scene. It is totally predictable. The familiar format makes us ask, "Which of the supporting cast members will die?" You know what's coming before it happens. But, I liked it. Most of the people who do, are females. Hey, I even cried, even though I expected the finale. But I laughed, too, at some very funny lines.
Men, on the other hand, are more technical and more skeptical. Truly, who WOULD risk the future of the planet to Bruce Willis and a group of oil drillers? Surely, some other nation would have had an alternate plan, or would they really all follow the lead of the good old US? The big question here is: Would it be easier to train astronauts to be drillers, or drillers to be astronauts? Or couldn't there have been half and half?
For me, this movie was pure escapism. No, it isn't artistic. It isn't well-written or well-acted. But for what it is, a "blow 'em up" movie. I really liked it. I give it a B+. And, I would definitely watch it again.
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