it wasn't THAT bad

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2000)

Alright, I've read a bunch of the reviews already written and I'm blown away by all the vitriol that has been slung at 'Armageddon.' I'm not saying that it was the best movie of all time. In fact, there were some things i had to roll my eyes at. However, as a whole, i would say the movie was very entertaining. I agree with some of the other reviewers that it should be taken as what it was intended to be, just an enjoyable movie, not as a documentary on "What to do if the earth is in danger of being hit by a large asteroid." Yes, it's a bit silly, a bit implausible, but that's why it's called entertainment. I have enough realism right here at home. If there was something that I thought was ridiculous about this movie, it was the number of times that the U.S. flag appears. I'm not saying this to be un-patriotic, but PLEASE, during my second viewing I counted 137 flags. I can understand a motif, but it was so over-done that it became a cliche. If any anti-flag-burning legislation ever gets passed, copies of 'Armageddon' being burned will deliver stiff penalties. I think the U.S. has the potential to be a great country, but if this was the message they wished to convey, I think a movie that WASN'T about saving the world would have been more appropriate. 8 out of 10