Solid brainless popcorn flick

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2005)

Bruce Willis is Harry Stamper, the best oil driller in the world. He's called on by NASA to drill on an asteroid that is on a collision course with Earth. Harry brings his rag-tag team of oil drillers along for the voyage and they have just a handful of days to train to become astronauts (because training astronauts to become drillers would have been to ridiculous, I guess). There's a sub-plot involving Ben Affleck being in love with Harry's daughter, but it's groan-inducing (the 'animal crackers' scene being one of the most horrid ones involving Mr. Affleck ever). But face it the star of the film is the asteroid itself, as it's a blockbuster. Shut your brain off, munch the popcorn and ooh and ahh at the special effects if you must. Just don't look for anything deeper and you'll be fine.
My Grade: C+
Criterion 2-disc DVD Extras: Disc 1) Director's Cut; Commentary by Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck; Second Commentary by Cinematographer John Schwartzman, NASA consultant Dr. Joe Allen and asteroid consultant Ivan Bekey Disc 2) Gag reel; Deleted Scenes compilation; Storyboards; Production design drawings; Analysis of the special effects; Production designer Michael White Interview; "I don't want to miss a thing" music video by Areosmith; Interviews with band members of Areosmith; 3 TV spots( 15 second, 30 second & Superbowl); and Teaser & Theatrical trailers