Not Bruce Wills worst effort ever (but a close second)

Rating: 1/10 (23 June 2009)

Yes this will turn into a bit of a rant because I can't stand this stinker. But Bruce has actually lent his name to even worse dung in the past with 'Hudson Hawk', but there at least it's possible to laugh at the sheer horror of it all, but Armageddon is so offensive in it's stereotypes that I can't stand to watch.
It's been said in other reviews that this is a movie for Independence Day fans and I agree as long as they are prepared for even worse stereotypes and no characters that are lovable. ID has Will Smith & Jeff Goldblum in nice quirky roles with some humanity, but Armageddon has no character depth at all and the 'humour' never gets above the potty level.
If either Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Buscemi or Peter Stormare are proud of this then I would be astonished. I even expect better from Michael Bay: the director of such junk as Pearl Harbour & Bad Boys. Why? Well he has done the flawed but OK 'The Island' & the stereotypical but entertaining 'The Rock'.
Many modern action flicks are flawed in their portrayals of countries & cultures but stereotypes about Germans & South Africans aside 'Die Hard' & 'Lethal Weapon (2)' still manage to outweigh this with their charm, wit & pace. Armageddon does not.
For apocalypse movies see: 'Deep Impact' or even the better than it's rated 'Twister'. If you want action you can pretty much chose anything & it will be better - why not revisit 'The Rock' by Michael Bay. Comedy: Even a Greek tragedy has more humor than this so you can pick anything & it will be better.
I've rated about 250 movies on IMDb and my average score is 6.6. This is the only movie I've given a 1 (no I haven't rated 'Hudson Hawk' yet). When I give a score below 3 it has to be a truly bad movie - and this is just about the worst I've seen. If you are like me watch all sci-fi, then by all means live through it, but otherwise avoid it at all cost.