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Armageddon [Blu-ray] (1998)

Bruce Willis , Ben Affleck , Michael Bay  |  PG-13 |  Blu-ray
3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,366 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Will Patton
  • Directors: Michael Bay
  • Format: AC-3, Blu-ray, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (DTS-HD High Res Audio), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Dubbed: French, Spanish
  • Region: Region A/1 (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Touchstone Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: April 27, 2010
  • Run Time: 151 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,366 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0036EH3TS
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,644 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Armageddon [Blu-ray]" on IMDb

Special Features

• Bonus Features – from theatrical release
o Aerosmith’s music video “I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing”
o Theatrical Trailer
o Teaser Trailer

Editorial Reviews

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The latest testosterone-saturated blow-'em-up from producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Michael Bay (The Rock, Bad Boys) continues Hollywood's millennium-fueled fascination with the destruction of our planet. There's no arguing that the successful duo understands what mainstream American audiences want in their blockbuster movies--loads of loud, eye-popping special effects, rapid- fire pacing, and patriotic flag waving. Bay's protagonists--the eight crude, lewd, oversexed (but lovable, of course) oil drillers summoned to save the world from a Texas-sized meteor hurling toward the earth--are not flawless heroes, but common men with whom all can relate. In this huge Western-in-space soap opera, they're American cowboys turned astronauts. Sci-fi buffs will appreciate Bay's fetishizing of technology, even though it's apparent he doesn't understand it as anything more than flashing lights and shiny gadgets. Smartly, the duo also tries to lure the art-house crowd, raiding the local indie acting stable and populating the film with guys like Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Owen Wilson, and Michael Duncan, all adding needed touches of humor and charisma. When Bay applies his sledgehammer aesthetics to the action portions of the film, it's mindless fun; it's only when Armageddon tackles humanity that it becomes truly offensive. Not since Mississippi Burning have racial and cultural stereotypes been substituted for characters so blatantly--African Americans, Japanese, Chinese, Scottish, Samoans, Muslims, French ... if it's not white and American, Bay simplifies it. Or, make that white male America; the film features only three notable females--four if you count the meteor, who's constantly referred to as a "bitch that needs drillin'," but she's a hell of a lot more developed and unpredictable than the other women characters combined. Sure, Bay's film creates some tension and contains some visceral moments, but if he can't create any redeemable characters outside of those in space, what's the point of saving the planet? --Dave McCoy

Product Description

From the mega-hitmakers who produced and directed The Rock and Pearl Harbor comes Armageddon. And now, these mind-blowing action-adventure explodes on Blu-ray for the first time ever! Bruce Willis (Surrogates, Sin City) and Academy Award winners Ben Affleck (1997, Best Original Screenplay, Good Will Hunting) and Billy Bob Thornton (1996, Best Adapted Screenplay, Sling Blade) head an all-star cast that incudes Liv Tyler (The Lord of the Rings trilogy), Steve Buscemi (Con Air) and Will Patton (Gone in 60 Seconds). When NASA's director (Thornton) realizes the Earth has 18 days before it's destroyed by a metor the size of Texas, he has only one option; land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuke into its core. With spectacular special effects, laugh out loud humor, a riveting story and a rockin' soundtrack featuring Aerosmith and Bon Jovi, this adrenaline-pumping thrill ride now boasts the staggeringly intense picture and incomparable theater quality sound of Blu-ray high definitition.

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72 of 92 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent collection of material October 2, 2000
Format:DVD
The Criterion Collection release of Armageddon is a treat. It offers 2 commentary tracks, one featuring the director Michael Bay, actors Bruce Willis and Ben Affleck. Producer Jerry Bruckheimer has comments on several interesting things. Affleck's commentary is sometimes very funny. The other commentary track features the Director of Photography and special effects people.

The commentary includes interesting details, including background information on the characters and filming locations. Note: The commentary is raw and sometimes laced with profanity, although the movie itself is rated PG-13, for reasons explained in the commentary.

Although it's not much, this collection is also a Director's Cut and has a couple scenes added, notable of which is Harry Stamper's character visiting his father before launch. Some other scenes are cut slightly differently, adding some depth to the story.

The Gag reel on the second disk is extremely funny, raw, and not your typical "behind-the-scenes" documentary.

The second disk also features a tremendous amount of information on the special effects and includes many different trailers and promo material. The Aerosmith song video is also included.

While the story can be nit-picked, it's still very exciting and enjoyable.

Overall, if you liked the movie, the Criterion Collection release is the DVD to have.

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40 of 55 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars No anamorphic version? For shame! April 12, 2002
Format:DVD
Although I think the movie is an over-loud, completely illogical and fairly disorienting piece of Hollywood claptrap, as far as big Summer blockbusters go it's hard to beat Armageddon. But I wanted to add a large, hairy and potentially sales-limiting aside to all the other reviews. If you're upgrading to a widescreen TV thinking this DVD will showcase the new technological wonders of prograssive scan and 16x9 flat screens you'll be sorely disappointed when you find that there is no anamorphic version on this disc. That's right, friends, even with all the other extras, they couldn't be bothered to include the one feature that truly showcases the cinematography and special effects (which are, let's face it, this film's halmarks cuz it sure ain't the acting and script). On a widescreen TV, Criterion's Armageddon provides black bars above, below and side to side yielding a postcard view of the "big screen" action.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Good plot, saaad science May 4, 2000
By "xpio"
Format:VHS Tape
Those of you who complain about a lack of science in Hollywood shouldn't really be complaining. Movies are all about fantasy. But if you want to complain, Armageddon has to be the flagship of anti-science. Whilst pieces of rock and giant vehicles can float across canyons and fly through the air, a pole tossed from the air will land with exactly the same force as it would on earth...on an asteroid. There was a great plot though - reminds me of the old film "Meteor". Good humor, especially when Bruce Willis tries to shoot Ben Affleck for sleeping with Liv Tyler...not to mention my fav charectar, the Russian cosmonaut. Still - how many of you think a nuke explosion in space would look that way. And how come the guys only saved the world in the nick of time - I would like to see them do it with half an hour to spare sometimes. And they seemed very unlucky. Good acting, good effects, bad science. 3 stars. And watch out for Liv Tyler in 2001 where she'll be staring as the beautiful Arwen in "Lord of the Rings". Whoohoo! I can't wait!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Awesome movie! One of my all time favorites. I watch it a few times a year just because it makes me laugh.
Published 3 hours ago by kenben
5.0 out of 5 stars armageddon
I love this movie and now I own it in every available version and format thanks to this one! Obvious external wear but it plays just fine!
Published 4 days ago by Mr. Fife
5.0 out of 5 stars Armageddon DVD: classic
Armageddon was one of the first "the world's ending" type movies I had ever seen when it first came out on video. Read more
Published 7 days ago by Alex Collage
5.0 out of 5 stars Armageddon
Armageddon is a favorite of ours and we're so glad to have our VHS movies upgraded to dvd.....yes, we are behind most people but we use things up around here and this new dvd will... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Tammy S. Nixon
5.0 out of 5 stars Used Movie Played like New
The movie was priced great and played in new condition! I have no complaints. The arrival time was quick and ahead of time. The movie is a "Must See and Own".
Published 1 month ago by Crystle Martinez
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent movie
I used to have this movie but lost it when a roomie took it so needed to replace it. I love this movie.
Published 1 month ago by Dragnldy
5.0 out of 5 stars Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis movie!! What is there to say? Always good!! Very few movies are bad and this is count only in one hand. Like Sin city and very few others . Read more
Published 1 month ago by Andreas Mihalakeas
5.0 out of 5 stars Movie
If you like Sif-fi you will like this movie. With reacent events of the metor in Russia how long before this is real?
Published 1 month ago by David N. Carlson
4.0 out of 5 stars A Classic
Great movie, great actors and actresses, great story that is quite plausible. What's not to like? If you haven't seen this move, buy it, as you will watch it again and again over... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Mark T. Oikle
2.0 out of 5 stars The DVD releases are 4:3 Letterbox
The movie is what it is.
The DVD releases of this film are in the 4:3 Letterbox format. That includes the original 1999 DVD release and the Criterion re-release. Read more
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Why no in Spanish (Subtitles or Audio)?
Isn't there enough things in Spanish? Learn English, please. This is American.
Jan 19, 2012 by John Scotto |  See all 5 posts
Lower the price again PLEASE
It was 13.99 last I saw it is now almost $20 I just wait or shop elsewhere.
Jan 19, 2011 by JM Mora |  See all 2 posts
Blu-Ray Special Features?
Nothing much in the way of Special Features, just the following:

Aerosmith's music video "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing", Theatrical Trailer, Teaser Trailer
Jun 22, 2010 by Joen |  See all 2 posts
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Why this movie don't have Subtitles or Audio in Spanish?
The Blu ray has them both.
Apr 28, 2010 by Damon |  See all 2 posts
Difference between the Criterion version and regular one?
While I haven't seen this movie at all and can't speak specifically about it, I do have a substantial number of Criterion Collection movies. Generally, you can't go wrong with a Criterion edition because they have more extras and special features as well as always presenting the movie in its... Read more
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