Battlefield Earth | | Cast : | John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker | | Director : | Roger Christian | | Studio : | Warner Home Video | | Format : | Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby | | Released Date : | May 12, 2000 | | DVD Released Date : | July 16, 2002 | | Language : | Unknown (Dubbed), English (Dubbed), French (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language) | | Audience Rating : | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) | | | BUY THIS DVD FROM AMAZON |
Customer Reviews
| Rating |  | | Date | July 19, 2005 | | Summary | It's so bad that it's good! | Content
 | Think "Plan 9 From Outer Space" on a $100 million budget. Think uninspired characters that a certain other sci-fi franchise could sue over. Think "man-animal". That's basically "Battlefield Earth" - a film destined to become a cult classic sci-fi flick in a few decades.
It's really hard to even begin to take this film seriously. I saw it in a theatre and was ready for an epic science fiction movie built off of an already decent book(read the book before you see the movie, trust me), but found myself laughing soon after the opening scene. What made it wirse was that I was the only person laughing - everyone else was taking the thing seriously.
If it wasn't for the amusingly epic and serious soundtrack, I would have to say that it was meant to be a parody of all of the other "post-apcolyptic"-themed movies/games/shows/books of our generation.
And it's so full of mind-bendingly strange quotes, most care of the Klingons . . . ahem . . . I mean Psychlos.
- What is this species? (looking at a photo of a CAR)
- This species is called "dog".
- Obviously the superior race, having the man-animal chauffer it around.
Buy it, rent it, just watch it. It's funny, quirky, and apparently made by someone who thinks Fort Knox is in Washington, D C. . . . |
| Rating | | | Date | July 17, 2005 | | Summary | As Bad As It Gets | Content
| This is the only movie I have ever seen not to have a redeeming quality. The acting (even by the esteemed Travola and Whitaker) is laughable, the script only accentuates the overacting with stupid lines such as "we need more leverage." The direction is possibly the worst part of the movie, as the whole thing is shot at a very unnatural angle, causing everyone to tilt their just enough to get a migraine headache. And, of course, the legendary plot holes: flying a fighter jet in 2 minutes? I think not. Enjoying this movie? I think not. |
| Rating | | | Date | July 15, 2005 | | Summary | Nothing redeming in this one. A stinker. Whoa! | Content
| I did not think watching any movie could be painful until I saw this one. I kept tilting my head to one side or the other to be able to see the picture. Then my neck started huting. I kept squinting my eyes to make out the images more clearly until I realized they we our of focus. After 15 minutes I stopped watching and went to take some medicine to calm my stomach. This is absolutely the worst. How did it even make it to the box office? |
| Rating | | | Date | June 28, 2005 | | Summary | The absolute worst major Hollywood movie ever! | Content
| "Battlefield Earth" bears the distinction of being the only movie I have ever seen where by the time the credits rolled, I did not know a single character's name, had no idea what they were talking about, what the conflict was or what any of it meant.
My friends and I rented it one evening just to see if there was any potential "camp" value to it -- y'know, a movie that's so bad you can laugh.
Well, even THAT didn't work. "Battlefield Earth" is unquestionably one of the worst movies ever made. The only reason I would recommend it if someone is looking to slow down time for a couple of hours.
It doesn't appear I can give it zero stars....so the one star is default and not generosity. |
| Rating | | | Date | June 24, 2005 | | Summary | Sci-Fi fans beware! | Content
| I realize their are very few good Sci-Fi films for the serious and mature viewer,(2001, the 1st 3 Star Wars films, Alien, Bladerunner, etc.) but this movie should be avoided at all costs. Rarely has a film come along that has less going for it than this one. It has no redeeming qualities in any category. The direction, the screenplay, the acting, the special effects, and the costumes reveal an ineptitude on a scale never before acheived in the history of cinema, or mankind for that matter. Who could have thought any of this was a good idea? Well, if you know anything about the author of the novel that provides the source material, enough said. I have never seen a worse film, nor do I care to. I declare this the winner! |
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