A Pure Adrenaline Rush !

Rating: 7/10 (9 December 2007)

Armageddon was my number one favorite film with a bullet, when I was a little boy. It was the most spectacular film I'd ever seen and it still is one of the most spectacular to ever come out. Is it a masterpiece? Yes and no. You can't compare it with mind-enriching pieces of cinematic art like Fight Club or Requiem For A Dream but it does stand out in the, relatively mindless, action genre. It does everything what an action film is required to do and more. And therefore it's an action masterpiece. It's also Michael Bay's best, though Bad Boy is my favorite Bay movie.
Armageddon gives you the two-hour adrenaline rush that you wanted when walking into the theater to go see an action flick. The acting and script is definitely extraordinary for an action movie. Okay, it's not excellent but it's better than 75% of all action movies that come out, even to this day. Billy Bob Thornton and Steve Buscemi in particular did a great job and this movie wouldn't have been the same without them.
I'm not going to reveal anything about the plot since I don't want to include any spoilers in my comment. I think the film truly deserves the 8 that I'm giving it, even though it's hard to compare action films with films of an other genre.