Armageddon (Reissue) (UK)

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For love. For honour. For mankind
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 147 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date:

Synopsis:
When NASAs executive director, Dan Truman realizes the Earth has 18 days before it is obliterated by a meteor the size of Texas, he has only one option - land a ragtag team of roughneck oil drillers on the asteroid and drop a nuclear warhead into its core. Spectacular special effects, laugh-out-loud humour, great characters, riveting story telling and heartfelt emotion make Armageddon an exhilarating thrill ride you`ll want to experience like there`s no tomorrow.

Special Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Director`s Cut with Previously Unseen Footage
Two Audio Commentaries (Bruckheimer, Bay, Willis & Affleck; and Cinematographer, NASA Consultant and Asteroid Expert)
Deleted Scenes
Storyboard and Production Design Drawings
Analysis of Special Effects
Featurette by Production Designer
Theatrical Trailer
Aerosmith Music Video `I Don`t Want To Miss A Thing`

Video Tracks:
Widescreen Anamorphic 2.35:1

Audio Tracks:
Dolby Digital 5.1 English

Subtitle Tracks:
English
CC: English

Directed By:
Michael Bay

Written By:

Starring:
Keith David
Will Patton
Liv Tyler
Bruce Willis
Steve Buscemi
Peter Stormare
Ben Affleck
Billy Bob Thornton

Music From:
Trevor Rabin

Director of Photography:
John Schwartzman

Editor:
Glen Scantlebury
Mark Goldblatt
Chris Lebenzon

Costume Designer:
Michael Kaplan

Production Designer:
Michael White

Producer:
Michael Bay
Jerry Bruckheimer
Gale Anne Hurd

Executive Producer:
Jim Van Wyck
Chad Oman
Jonathan Hensleigh

Distributor:
Touchstone Pictures

Your Opinions and Comments

8 / 10
Content:

A team of oil drillers must land on an asteroid and plant a nuclear warhead into it`s core so it can be obliterated before it obliterates. Bruce Willis, Ben Afflack, Will Patton, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler and Billy Bob Thornton all star in this above average but still not brilliant film. Good acting and an OTT storyline.

Video:

Presented in 2.35:1. Great clear picture.

Sound:

Presented in 5.1. Great sound with the speakers making the most of the explosion and special effect sounds.

Features:

2 Commentaries
Deleted Scenes
Storyboard
Production Design Drawings
Analysis of Special Effects
Trailer
Aerosmith Music Video.
An above average bunch of features which does start to feel a bit samey after you`ve watched a few.
posted by samscott on 23/8/2002 00:47
10 / 10
this film is one of the best films ever made brilient efects this film has so much action even beter than id4
posted by black_chuck on 4/3/2003 14:09