Outstanding BUT too much patriotism!

Rating: Null/10 (7 May 2000)

ARMAGEDDON is surely one of the best Sci-Fi movies ever (in my opinion it doesn't reach the INDEPENDENCE DAY level, but who cares). Perfect special FX, outstanding acting, funny, touching and one of the best soundtracks I've ever heard. Some people say ARMAGEDDON was edited like a trailer and the cuts were too fast. ARMAGEDDON was a very fast movie indeed, but I can't believe, that ARMAGEDDON would be such a success without this fast editing. BUT! Armageddon was TOO MUCH PATRIOTIC. Everybody knows that the americans are the most patriotic people in the world, but in Armageddon this patriotism becomes ridicules! Especially the scene in which Bruce Willis tries to persuade the NASA officials to let his men out to have a some freetime. Did you notice the huge US flag behind Bruce Willis? Again only the americans save the world (ok, there was this russian cosmonaut, but he was just the "funny guy" that almost every movie has). No other nation in the world have to put in all this patriotic stuff into a movie, EXCEPT the americans. Many many people in europe and my friends dislike this, but America is the most important market for movies so I think movies MUST BE patriotic otherwise the american audience feel bad touched. Nevertheless ARMAGEDDON is a must see, although I believe there are not many people who didn't see this masterpiece already!