High concept to ... infinity & beyond!!!

Rating: Null/10 (27 February 2003)

ARMAGEDDON (1998) (LETTERBOX) **1/2 Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi, Will Patton, Michael Clarke Duncan, Owen Wilson, Peter Stormare, William Fichtner, Keith David. Action packed, special effects lalapalooza doomsday disaster flick with a global eviscerating meteor (The Size Of Texas!) heading for Earth with only a rag tag motley crew of oil riggers (led by Guess Who) to save the world by blasting off into outer space and nuke that sumbtich up reaaaal goood!!! Knuckleheaded script and pureed blend of `Top Gun' meets `The Dirty Dozen' by way of `The Right Stuff' and any other high octane/high concept flick in the last 10 years makes a mixed bag of tricks but the visuals are far out indeed! Check out the Chrysler Building buying it! Buscemi steal the show with his snide, side-of-the-mouth one-liners with effortless glee. Produced by blockbuster producer Jerry Bruckheimer with trademark gusto and balls out random destruction and directed by whiz kid Michael Bay proves you really do have to check-your-brain-at-the-door for a summer flick! Hang ON!