Armageddon

Armageddon is a 1998 science fiction disaster film produced and directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Touchstone Pictures.

Plot
An asteroid the size of Texas is going to hit Earth in 18 days. Former deep-sea oil driller Harry Stamper and a specialist team of astronauts must go into space and blow up the asteroid before it wipes out all life on Earth.

Why It's Great

 * 1) Meaningful and relatable characters, complete with their own vices and regrets.
 * 2) The special effects hold up well, especially for the late 90s.
 * 3) Exciting action scenes.
 * 4) Great all-star cast.
 * 5) Good amount of humor, especially during the training scenes.
 * 6) The soundtrack is pretty good, especially the song "I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing" by Aerosmith.
 * 7) It’s constantly fun but also constantly reminds the audience of the stakes, both personal and global.
 * 8) The death scene of Bruce Willis' character is very emotional.
 * 9) The film is well-paced.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) There's a staggering amount of scientific inaccuracies. So much, in fact, that NASA uses the film as part of their management training program to see how many inaccuracies candidates are able to identify.
 * 2) Countless plot holes, such as how, in less than two days, Harry's crew managed to scatter all over the world.
 * 3) Borrows plot elements from Deep Impact, which came out two months before this film.
 * 4) Like many films directed by Michael Bay, the pacing/cuts are very quick. Many call the film "the 150-minute trailer".

Reception
Armageddon has a 38% "Rotten" approval rating on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes based on 121 reviews, with an average rating of 5.2/10.

Box Office
Armageddon opened up at #1 on its opening weekend with a domestic gross of $36,089,972. The total domestic gross was $201,578,182. In overseas box offices, it made $352,131,606. The overall gross of Armageddon was $553,709,788 against its $140 million budget.