Get out that popcorn

Rating: 7/10 (9 January 2013)

One of two more or less simultaneous movies about saving the earth from disaster by meteor strike by means of heroic space shuttle crews blasting the thing to bits (there's another one of those amazing Hollywood coincidences), Armageddon adopts the space option as opposed to Deep Impact's emphasis on domestic drama. Having said that, Armageddon also factors in a rather limp love sub-plot between Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler.
This thing has a great cast, vast amounts of eye candy (in terms of decent effects), non-stop action powering the thing along, Bruce Willis doing what Bruce Willis does best, a complete disregard for many of the laws of physics, and a desperate need for its audience to park their brains in neutral, break out the popcorn, and enjoy the ride.
I enjoyed the ride!