Keep the camera still!

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 1998)

What's with the camera work in this film? It seem that Michael Bay is filming a rock video here. The camera is constantly moving from left to right, up and down and many times, the dialogue consists of people talking on top of one another. I understand Mr. Bay got his start in the music video business, but watching his spastic camera work for 2.5 hours made me dizzy. Despite all this however, I'm glad the film is doing well. I thought the disaster fad that Hollywood jumped on 2 years ago was fading but apparently not. "Armageddon" is god-awful silly but a fun ride nevertheless.