Armageddon

From my Bad 90s Movies marathon, part 7 of 8.



Armageddon, 1998. Oil rig workers are recruited to destroy a giant asteroid; meanwhile, various things explode for no good reason.

Directed by Michael Bay. Written by Jonathan Hensleigh & J.J. Abrams; adapted by Tony Gilroy & Shane Salerno; story by Robert Roy Pool & Hensleigh. Starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck & Liv Tyler.

Concept: 0/4 (Terrible)
Story: 1/4 (Bad)
Characters: 1/4 (Bad)
Dialog: 1/4 (Bad)
Pacing: 1/4 (Bad)
Cinematography: 1/4 (Bad)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 1/4 (Bad)
Subjective Rating: 2/10 (Terrible, 0/4). The quintessential made-to-order blockbuster: the movie that even Michael Bay admits is bad.
Objective Rating (Average): 1.0/4 (Bad)