** out of ****. I actually begged it to end.

Rating: 6/10 (28 November 1998)

"Armageddon" lacks originality. It stole an awful lot from "Deep Impact" which I gave **1/2 out **** to because it was also boring, but smarter. I actually counted how long most of the scenes lasted. Two seconds. Michael Bay did a p***-poor job with this film. Most of the characters I forgot were even there. They say two lines of dialogue, then just roam around until they get killed. Too many characters to keep track of. I liked Godzilla because it has something to work with, and it was actually exciting. This film was way too long and way too boring. I usually wish a movie wouldn't end if it was good; I was begging this movie to end.