Get over the details, Armageddon was a good film

Rating: 8/10 (6 December 1998)

First, I would just like to say that I, and many of my friends, thoroughly enjoyed Armageddon.
Next, I would just like to remind the majority of previous posters that Armageddon was a SCIENCE FICTION movie. With the operative word being fiction. It is not supposed to be 100% accurate, nor can it be, because it is talking about things that haven't happened. Many of the complaints people have had show up just because they are either ignorant of physics, or they just didn't pay attention. Many of the knocks that people have made about Armageddon could have been made about the Star Wars movies. The "factual" problems with Armageddon get in the way of the movie only if you want them to get in the way. If you just sit back and watch an entertaining movie you will barely even notice them.
About the plot, yes they probably did take a few things too far. Having the drilling crew be a group of complete losers was a little over the top, and they did fall into some stereotyping of characters, but in general it was fine, because the point was that these guys could drill, even if they couldn't do anything else. The movie is in no way boring, and even has some areas of originality. People who complain about the love story should complain just about Liv Tyler's inability to act, because it did add to the plot.
Last, nitpickers get over yourselves. Armageddon was an entertaining movie and that is why it outgrossed the other sci-fi films (and all other films as well) of last summer. Critics and lay people who criticize popular movies seem to be out of touch with what the movie going people want.