The perfect ’90s sci-fi action blockbuster now available on Disney+
Author: Chris Snelgrove Published
With the holidays quickly approaching, many families are trying to find the perfect movie to watch together, but when the funniest movies hit theaters (via Nosferatu arrive baby girl) is not entirely suitable for children. But did you know that the perfect ’90s blockbuster is just a click away and the whole family can enjoy it without leaving home? end of the world Now streaming on Disney+, there’s no time like the present to revisit the timeless story of a tenacious driller who is recruited to save the world from an asteroid that threatens to wipe out humanity.
The plot of Armageddon
exist end of the worldNASA discovered that an asteroid will hit the earth within 18 days, putting humans on the path of the dinosaurs. They devise a plan to drill a hole into the asteroid and drop a nuclear weapon, but that means finding expert drillers on short notice. To this end, NASA recruits an experienced oil driller and his team of misfit employees. Whether they can work in space like they do on Earth will determine whether they have a life after the mission is over. planets can return.
plot end of the world It’s delightfully crazy, but it’s anchored by some great performers, including Billy Bob Thornton as the grumpy NASA executive responsible for recruiting the oil team led by Bruce Willis. The best employee on the team is played by Ben Affleck, who is often more focused on his boss’s wife (Liv Tyler) than on his job. As for the effort, it succeeds or fails based on the talents of the quirky oil team, whose characters are brought to life by eccentric genre veterans like Steve Buscemi and Owen Wilson.
Big box office hit but slammed by critics
when end of the world The show premiered in 1998 and was a hit with audiences thanks to its star-studded cast and Airsmith’s hit songs and music videos. The movie had a budget of $140 million but brought in $553.7 million at the box office (or maybe that should be an interstellar movie?). Surprisingly, the film never had a sequel, but its cultural impact still resonates today.
Sadly, end of the world The film didn’t resonate with critics: On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an astronomically low 43% rating. Overall, critics complained that the film’s gorgeous presentation was weighed down by a very silly script. But the audience didn’t mind, end of the world The Popcornmeter viewership rating is as high as 73%.
The critics weren’t wrong, this is a script that requires you to use your brain to appreciate it. But if you can do this, you’ll find end of the world ’90s action movies are the successor to all the “snobs and grungy dudes” movies of the ’80s. Now, the snob is the one running the show, but ultimately has to beg help from the slacker for no other reason than to save the world, and the resulting movie is pretty funny.
Plus, the sheer amount of talent means you can always count on a seasoned actor to steal the show with a combination of goofy dialogue and killer one-liners. There’s also some fun physical comedy that helps bring enough off-kilter laughs to this disaster movie to avoid becoming deadly serious. end of the world There’s also a touching romantic subplot, and the sticky sweetness of these characters’ love pairs perfectly with the salty sarcasm of…well, almost everyone else.
you will find end of the world An otherworldly strike like ours, or do you want an asteroid to wipe us all out by the time the end credits roll? You won’t know until you stream it on Disney+. Please note: you will have an Aerosmith song stuck in your head long after this song is over.
