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Top notch acting by Travolta And Whittaker, Travolta's evil laugh is like music to your ears. This is Forrest Whittaker's break out role for which he will always be remembered for-fondly. Th use of Dutch angles made you feel like you were right there, I found myself leaning left or right in my chair to maintain my sense of balance. No plot holes, everything explained thoroughly but in a way that lets the story follow smoothly and keep your attention. I hope they adapt this for 3D or make a sequel, that would be awesome!
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One fine morning my friends woke me up to tell me they had just watched the best movie this sorry excuse of a planet had ever seen! They were talking about Battlefield Earth, acclaimed as one of the worst film to roam the earth. Indeed, many parts of the movie are confusing: - Humans can crash through 5-6 layer of glass and bear no scratches. - Aliens believe the human's favorite food is uncooked rats, despite an access to all the world's libraries for a 1000 years. - Humans are back to stone age but are able to use flight simulators, F-16s and nuclear weapons. - Harriers can still hover after a 1000 years without fuel or upkeep. - Aliens believe that the dog is the superior specie because they took a snapshot of one being driven by a "man-animal". - Aliens cannot breathe human air, humans cannot breathe alien air, spectators cannotr understand where is which. - Aliens willingly give information to humans along with spaceships and leave them unattended, leading to the destruction of the aliens home planet. - Humans in captivity look more than happy and not at all surprised to eat slimy goo, even as first timers. - No one has the slightest clue what a "cycle" is, yet it is crucial to understand Terl's (Travolta) misdemeanor, source of the plot. - etc. Now, one might think this movie in not worth purchasing. Indeed, with endless options for download (and renewal), why bother spending the money we can ill-afford to spare. Well I just spent said money to buy the special edition! Since I watched the feature, it's been like a drug, I cannot express the grim feeling running through my soul if I cannot reach my computer to watch what I like to call the "Ambassador Scene" (unarguably the best scene in the whole wide world). If you've spent a good night out with friends, it will provide the last good laugh you need to call it a day. Go ahead ans treat yourself. I know I've earned it! Herr Dr. PönnRead full review
It's one of those films that you've probably heard about and as one of the most expensive flops of all times that's hardly surprising. Because, believe me it's bad, truly, truly bad. After watching this film for the first time I was left with the sense that if everyone involved and just tried 10% extra it would be - without doubt the single worst film of all times, even worst than Plan 9 From Outer Space. As it is, Battlefield Earth ranks along side Freddy Got Fingered in terms of appallingness and is so bad it'll almost certainly make you angry. There's little to recommend it. At the time, Travolta seemed determined to piss away any remaining kudos he'd gotten from Pulp Fiction with as many bad acting roles as possible and this must rank as the single worst acting performance of his career. That his performance outshines everyone elses is a testimony to just how bad he is. The story is laughable, the plot holes hilarious - Harrier Jump Jets that still work after a thousand years of sitting in mountain caves? - To name but one. And yet despite all that I've managed to watch it twice, even now as I write these words I ache for its awfulness. It's like watching a train crash - you'll end up mesmerised by it's badness, stunned by the fact anyone made it in the first place. If only it was bad enough to enter that legendary pantheon of - So Bad it's Good movies, but sadly it isn't. Sure you'll meet people who'll swear blind it's brilliant but in my opinion it's probably best to ignore them, they'll either be mentally challenged or Sciencetologists. Buy it and watch it for a laugh but don't expect to be able to watch it all the way through without resorting to the fast forward button.Read full review
funny depiction of future. good special effects. good lead actors
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This movie failed at the box office. However, I thought it was a very entertaining movie with some great acting. I had seen this movie when it first came out and remembered it to be entertaining so I searched online to purchase it. Some people may think it's a bit corny, but all in all the story line is deeper than just action. Rather than subtitles they do appear to speak in English when in fact they are not at times. This may be a factor in how it was received I don't know, but I enjoy the movie enough to want it in my video library.
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