Entertainment, plain and simple.

Rating: 10/10 (2 August 1998)

I know I'll receive some bad comments for this, but Armageddon is my 2nd favorite movie of all time. Just right behind Aliens. And why is that you ask? Because, for 2 and 1/2 hours, I was entertained. I thought Armageddon was funny, emotional, exciting, and inspirational, all rolled up in one big Texas-sized asteroid. I know the technical and factual errors throughout the film are more numerous than anything. But you know what? I don't care. I still thought it was a great film. Better than Deep Impact, and better than what the summer has had to offer so far. As far as the cliches go.....what movie doesn't have cliches? And now as far as the critics go....had this film been made by Miramax or some independent company, directed by Quentin Tarantino or some foreign guy nobody has heard of, shot for less money than what Titanic is still making every weekend, I'm sure the reviews would have been different.
Bottom line, the end of the world has never been more fun.