First the title of the movie is Wrong! As the U.S. President's character in the movie explains, "the Bible call this day Armageddon, the end of the world..." WRONG, The 'End of the World' is known in the Bible as the Apocalypse! Not the Aramegeddon! The final battle between good and evil, is what Armageddon is, taken from the Ancient Hebrew village Megiddo, where the battle will start. Sorry, just had to set the record straight, I hate Hollywood Ignorance and pretentiousness when the try to use Bible references to add some vapid drama to a plot. Anyway, this movie is Very entertaining for what it is, big budget, high-drama, action oriented, and well paced. The pacing is quite good with a few exceptions, mainly the romance scenes. The characters are the problem! Willis gets all the attention but the more interesting characters like rock-hound and Chick get little development, yes, I know Bruce is the star but Geeze! I really liked it in the theatre which is where it is meant to be seen. But please dont examine the details too closely or you will find many flaws. Nevertheless, It is a good ole fashioned Hollywood thrill ride that is not meant to be taken as serious science fiction, A la Authur C. Clarke or Frank Herbert.
Review of Armageddon
