Why do people hate this movie because it's dumb?

Rating: Null/10 (17 September 2000)

I often hear comparisons between this film and the vast failure that was "Deep Impact." Deep Impact made a single mistake that Armageddon didn't: It took itself seriously.
Armageddon is by no means a bad film. Yeah it's stupid, yeah the plot is laughable, but of all the films that you may see, this is the only film that can claim to be made JUST FOR FUN. You're supposed to be having fun watching Armageddon. You're not supposed to be analyzing the pathetic pseudoscience, you're not supposed to be looking for reasons to bash America and patriotism. You're supposed to strap yourself in and watch a Michael Bay film, which if you haven't seen "The Rock" consists of explosions and stuff beautifully captured on film. Michael Bay and Jerry Bruckheimer don't pretend to make their films smart, or deep, or even short. They just want to make films that are FUN.
Put your brain into neutral, turn the lights down, and turn the sound up. Wake the neighbors.
Finally, for all you non-US citizens: if you don't like pro-US jingoism in US films, I would suggest developing a big-budget movie industry of your own. Let Hollywood sell American patriotism all it likes. Hollywood is in America, after all.
Armageddon: ***1/2 out of 5