Battlefield Earth (2000)

Powerful

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

In the vein of a cult classic. Don't take every movie so seriously, sit back and enjoy. John Travolta is great.

In my perfect world, there would be ratings for people who rate movies. I would very much like to be able to quickly access like-minded peoples' opinions of a movie that I am interested in watching. Is there an app for this already? Please direct me to it if there is so that I don't have to search thru this mindless bunch of people who give numerous 1 star reviews. A clue; This is a 10 star rating system which is great if used properly. For example, you look and see a movie rated 7 or 8 or 9; all those #'s give you different nuanced, subtle feeling. If you get tired looking for a great movie, you start looking for anything over 5 and might settle even on a 5 if it was up your alley or had a favorite actor or two. No way are you going to watch a 4 or lower unless it's a cult classic or a friend says you "gotta see it" for some crazy scene or theme. So if you don't like a movie give it a 3 or a 4 or even a 5 if you have a bit of an insight that someone with different tastes might like it. But to give a movie a 1 star@"?# Reserve a 1 star the way that you should reserve a 10 star. Use it once or twice in your life and let it have an impact for yourself and the rest of us.

LRH's oppression of the human race knows no bounds. An absolute marvel of complete failure from top to bottom. And it's crazy boring.

Now I'm not a person who likes all sorts of bad movies. For instance I think that "Dragonball: Evolution" and the American version of "Death Note" were disasters. I don't just like all movies, so hear my thoughts on this one.There are a bunch of high reviews here for this movie. A small percentage of people actually like this movie and I happen to be on of them. If you have the correct expectations and you're a hardcore Sci- Fi fan, then you may sincerely be one of the people can enjoy this.WHAT TO EXPECT: This is a low-budget post-apocalyptic Sci-Fi with over the top script and acting. It's done more in an old-school style instead of going for realism like movies nowadays (for instance Nolan's Batman trilogy, which tries to be realistic).As a huge Sci-Fi fan, I liked the movie because it has what I wanted form it: Futuristic visuals and a post-apocalyptic story. Visually I enjoyed the alien spaceship designs and certain environments (such as the alien colonial base and city ruins) even if they were low- budget. The post-apocalyptic story is interesting, it follows one the most known Sci-Fi novels. Personally I haven't read the novel, so can't comment on that much.The first 5 minutes leaves the worst impression (acting and script wise), but it got interesting after the aliens come in.BOTTOM LINE. HERE IS THE KEY POINT: I wasn't bothered by the acting or the script BECAUSE... Being a Sci- Fi fan, the post-apocalyptic story and futuristic visuals made this into an enjoyable experience, even if the script and acting isn't what you would call Oscar worthy. That's why some people really like this movie. Most people are extremely disappointed with the acting, dialogues and cheap visuals. So much that it's considered the worst movie ever. Based on my review, if you think you can enjoy it for what it is, give it a chance.