Midweek Mention... Armageddon

Never has the divide between us been so sharply illustrated than when reviewing 1998's ARMAGEDDON. For Dan, this is a beloved, often quoted action classic watched fondly with generations of family alike, Sidey likens it to the empty pleasure of a fast food meal whereas Reegs raises the usual litany of complaints he levels at every Michael Bay movie: the directors obsession with awesome macho bro's being awesomely macho, the disorientating editing and chaotic camera whirling, the portrayal of officials as insufferable idiots, the simultaneous slack-jawed fascination with technological innovation coupled with a complete disregard for any kind of scientific literacy, minor characters presented as comedy relief who are actually predators, racists or weirdos, action scenes that are consistently hard to follow because of their lack of geography and a script that is largely ignored and ad-libbed over by a huge ensemble cast, with no respect for the rhythm or overall tone of a piece. The movie's one redeeming quality is that there isn't a lot of nodding and winking at the audience; the actors and the script believe in the premise enough not to be dicks about it, but that doesn't save the fact that this is 151 minutes of sweaty men shouting incoherently at each other. Loud and aggressively stupid. But still excellent. You can now text us anonymously to leave feedback, suggest future content or simply hurl abuse at us. We'll read out any texts we receive on the show. Click here to try it out!We love to hear from our listeners! By which I mean we tolerate it. If it hasn't been completely destroyed yet you can usually find us on twitter @dads_film, on Facebook Bad Dads Film Review, on email at [email protected] or on our website baddadsfilm.com. Until next time, we remain... Bad Dads