Says dumb
It would be easier to teach a trained astronaut how to run a drill than to teach drillers to be astronauts. The film's reason is a punchline, not an argument.
Armageddon
Armageddon1998
Directed by Michael Bay · 1998 · Movie · 2h 31m
ActionAdventureScience FictionThriller
With an asteroid heading for Earth, NASA recruits a crew of deep-sea oil drillers to land on it and stop the impact.
11.2dumb per hour
Pause to RantLower is better.
7 scenes flagged
- 3
- Guilty
- 2
- Contested
- 2
- Explained
6,020 ratings
- 7
- Scenes flagged
- 6,020
- Ratings
- 3,710
- Dumb votes
- 2,310
- Explained votes
- 1
- Not scored
- Pete
- First to flag
Is Armageddon dumb?
Armageddon scores 11.2 dumb scenes per hour, which puts it in the Pause to Rant band. Lower is better. 4 of its 7 flagged scenes count toward that score, based on 6,020 ratings.
3 scenes are Guilty (most viewers say dumb), 2 Contested and 2 Explained. Explained scenes do not count.
What are the three dumbest scenes?
Where does Armageddon go wrong?
The most common problems are “Broken science” (2 scenes), “Convenient coincidence” (2 scenes) and “Plot hole” (2 scenes).
Is it worth watching if I hate “Broken science”?
2 of 7 flagged scenes are tagged “Broken science”. It shows up regularly. The highest rated one is Why would one bomb split the asteroid evenly so both halves miss Earth?.
Is it worth watching if I hate “Convenient coincidence”?
2 of 7 flagged scenes are tagged “Convenient coincidence”. It shows up regularly. The highest rated one is Why did NASA only discover the asteroid with 18 days left?.
Scenes in Armageddon
6.4/ 10(820 ratings)
7.6/ 10(1,400 ratings)
7.0/ 10(780 ratings)
Why do the drillers drive the Armadillo across the asteroid like a dune buggy?
1:30:00
ContestedNot scored
6.8/ 10(560 ratings)
6.6/ 10(690 ratings)
5.9/ 10(900 ratings)
7.3/ 10(870 ratings)