Battlefield Earth (Top 5 questions.)
Ah, yes, this is probably one of the worst Sci-fi movies I’ve ever witnessed.
The guys over at Agony Booth have successfully ripped the movie a new one. It’s one of those movies that most people haven’t seen, but should because it is so bad. You’ll laugh aloud from the sheer cheese of each scene. Travolta is way over the top as the main bad guy.
1. Why are there so many Dutch angles in this movie? Did the camera man fall asleep when he started filming? I mean this is just plain stupid. Was the camera broken and no one bothered to fix it? Xenu will be pissed.
2. Why is the vast Psychlos Empire in need of gold? At this point, a space-traveling race wouldn’t be too concerned with just merely gold. Wouldn’t other resources be just as important, even more so?
3. Why are the Psychlos so stupid? For a race that took over our planet in nine minutes, they’ve certainly slacked off a bit haven’t they? They’re some of the dumbest villains in the universe. Was this L. Ron Hubbard’s intention? I hope no.
4. Is shooting a bunch of cows really a good way to show off your shooting skills? Terl (John Travolta) proves his guns skills by shooting limbs off a group of cows. This is probably one of the unintentionally funniest moments in the film. I can watch Travolta shooting cows all day.
5. So, it’s all right to kill billions in the name of your own freedom? Yes, the human resistance planned to wipe out the Psychlos’ home planet without giving it a second thought. They never once think about the people that aren’t involved in the occupation that are living on the Psychlos home planet. They just nuke the entire planet and kill billions in the process. Aren’t you just as bad as the Psychlos then? Sloppy writing, I’d say.
Terl: “I knew the latest Xbox was going to be big, but this thing is freaking huge.”________________________________________________________
Xenu rules!______________________________________________
Did they really need to make John’s crotch the biggest one in the movie? Is that how they choose who is their leader?
What's a Dutch angle?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part of the movie is the way Travolta keeps talking about the home office over and over again. I grew up watching Letterman with my dad on NBC, and the Top 10 was always from the home office of Worldwide Pants Incorporated, and that's all I could think of whenever Travolta would bring it up. It's so lame. L. Ron Hubbard's imagination is so paltry; the vastness of the universe to play with, and all he can come up with is a bunch of office workers mining a shiny metal that would be useless. Nice going.
ReplyDeletePJ: It's when they tilt the camera to either left or right to an angle to give it a off-center look. The best example is the old Batman series from the 60s or anything "drug related" movie from the 60s.
ReplyDeleteSamurai Frog: I couldn't agree more. Instead of creating a new or interesting culture, he just made them business men. Plus, these villain just didn't seem like the type that are the vast rulers in the galaxy.
One thing I found out later was that Hubbard stated to loose his mind around the time he was writing this book.
"Did they really need to make John’s crotch the biggest one in the movie? Is that how they choose who is their leader?"
ReplyDeleteIn real life LOL for 5 minutes :D
i need to see this trashbag at least once
Blayde: Lol, trust me, Blayde, this movie is so bad that you'll end up laughing at it. Make sure to bring some friends over to watch it.
ReplyDeleteThe cow shooting scene is the worst/funniest thing ever filmed.
Put it this way Blayde... I rail against Uwe Boll and everything, but this movie is worse than anything he has ever touched.
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