1998 in film. • Page 2

Deep Impact is the better kind of film if you consider Armageddon to be a movie about an asteroid hitting earth. But it is absolutely not the better kind of film if you consider Armageddon a comedy.

 

Unintentional hilarity can only carry a bad film so far and a 150 minute running time is way too long for it to fall into so bad it is good territory.

 

I haven't seen Armageddon in over twenty years so I looked up a couple clips on YouTube. Other than being shot way too dark for some reason, the scene with liftoff feels like a commercial for NASA. They even shoot Liv Tyler standing against a giant American flag.

The danger is in how effective that propaganda is. People eat that stuff up. I have never seen any Transformers movies but I know the U.S. military is involved in that in some capacity and I assume they come out looking heroic. Armageddon and Independence Day also feel like a precursor to the louder and dumber blockbusters that will come to dominate the next decade and beyond.

 

honestly, had no idea it was that long holy shit lol.

 

Deep impact sucks

 

The Big Lebowski wins it with 24 votes. The Truman Show was in second place with 16 votes. The Big Lebowski will move on to the bracket.

 

Fuckin A man

 

shut the fuck up, donnie

 

It really tied the room together

 

1. American History X
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Rounders

Other standouts:
Enemy of the State, Very Bad Things, The Truman Show,

 

First film I ever fell asleep in the theater to.