A clip of Ben Affleck pitching the concept of one of his films, Armageddonresurfaced online, leading to a new wave of audience comments on social media. Armageddon, which came out in 1998, after which a group of deep-sea drillers were hired by NASA to stop a giant asteroid on a collision course with Earth. The film had a star-studded cast and was a huge financial success, but critics didn’t particularly like it.
In a clip from Affleck’s Armageddon report path shared by All movies right on Twitter, the actor hilariously disparaged the premise of the film, which argued that it would be easier to teach deep-sea drillers how to be astronauts than to teach astronauts how to they would drill. The clip started a new stream of jokes from Twitter users asking Affleck to make brutally honest statements about his other films. Watch the original clip below:
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Breaking down the legacy of Armageddon
Affleck admitted that even his own children laugh at the unlikely premise Armageddon, although the actor also said it was one of his favorite movies he’s been in. The idea that astronauts would have more trouble learning oil-drilling skills than the other guy is all the way around silly, but the filmmakers didn’t let that get in the way of a fun blockbuster romp. an accident In the clip above, Affleck said that when he raised that concern with director Michael Bay, he was told “shut the f*** up.“
Although Bay admitted that he was working with very limited time and would have liked a few more weeks to edit the third act of the film, he said that he will not apologize for Armageddon. The film is often compared to deep impact, which also came out in the summer of 1998 and dealt with the same concept of an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. While A profound effect received a more positive reception for his realistic and scientific portrayal of the concept, Armageddon it was the more financially successful of the two.
As is common with many films directed by Bay, Armageddon at its strongest in the well-designed action sequences. There isn’t much in the way of character development, but an all-star cast including Affleck, Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi, and Owen Wilson made up for it. Although it won’t be remembered as one of the best doomsday movies, Armageddon still a cult classic because of its slapstick premise and its pacing and action.
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