The film that fooled the internet...apparently.

Rating: Null/10 (20 November 2003)

Well I have to say, I constantly find myself amazed that people who know nothing about fiction or film seem to have the most to say about any given movie on IMDB. This is a sad state of affairs that may someday see a remedy, though I doubt it.
To those "reviewers" who cite a lack of plot, I refer you to "The Hammer of God" by Arthur C. Clarke for starters. The "asteroid heading towards Earth" storyline isn't by any means new, and I like the direction Bay and crew took with it.
Important note: THIS IS A MOVIE. If you rented Armageddon so you could get a leg up on the latest advances in space technology, then you deserve whatever opinion you've foisted on yourself.
We could've gotten quite a bit more story in if Affleck had been left out of the story, but your average 'blockbuster' has to have a romantic element, I guess.
Final verdict: Definately not the best movie ever made, though quite certainly FAR from the worst. If you're looking for a good science fiction movie to entertain you for a couple of hours, I can heartily recommend Armageddon.
Ten-scale: 8.5/10