2001 it is not...

Rating: 4/10 (10 January 2000)

Well, a friend told me to go see "one of the best films he has ever seen". Saw it 3 times, he said. So this should be good, after all, he liked some of the stuff I liked. He said he cried, even though he was a man, because the issues in this one are very human.
Well, my friend, cry as you may, but this is really a stupid flick. Okay, it's entertaining, especially the "pre-flight" part of the movie - where comic relief is at it's best, I must admit (that JKF line - great!). But honestly, from there on, the thing is pathetically juvenile. They tried to make it a comic-strip movie, like Superman, and make us believe in it at the same time. End result : really dumb. And the "emotional charge" is lame and easy.
You know, some movies you go see with a specific mindset : we are perfectly aware that with this kind of movie, you have to put your good-taste button to zero to appreciate it . Usually, you get out of these with a big smile in your face if you are ready to get in the game.
But for Armageddon, unfortunately, there is no number under zero on the dial, so that's just asking for too much on my part.