Battlefield Earth

  • 2000


MOVIE IS appalling interesting ludicrous monumental energetic
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3 % Rotten
$ 29 Million
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Positive Reviews 7
Negative reviews 55
Average Rating 1.3/5
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0.0
But at least its uniquely terrible: A good deal of its screen time is devoted to man animals and their supposed preference for eating raw rats, which .. Av Club
0.5
A sci fi Heavens Gate, Battlefield Earth makes Costners twin apocalyptic failures Waterworld and The Postman look positively Oscar worthy by compariso .. Austin Chronicle
0.0
Unintentionally hilarious on almost every level, this is the kind of miraculously bad filmmaking you just dont see much of anymore, and as such, its a .. Austin Chronicle
4.0
The movie fits in the same category.This movie will never be considered a top sci fi film, but hopefully youll get some entertainment out of it. IGN
0.0
At the same time, Travolta insists there is zero connection between Battlefield Earth and Hubbards philosophy, saying he simply likes the novel becaus .. Ny Daily News
3.5
Despite starting off like a bad Star Trek episode, this film eventually graduates to a higher level with great special effects, some really slick bad .. JoBlo
1.3
Battlefield Earth is a hoot.Worshipping bad movies has a long tradition. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
This is careless film making.Attention to detail, crisper direction and screen writing could have made all the difference. Lariat
0.5
Its a hilariously bad performance; if it were MEANT to be funny, it would be brilliant. Eric Ds Nider
1.0
Decked out in a conehead and dreadlocks, he looks moronic and sounds even worse.I usually enjoy Travolta, but never have I so eagerly wanted an actor .. News Review
1.0
Theres no way to describe it without making it sound worth seeingif only to see how bad it isbut it isnt worth sitting through even for that. News Review
1.0
With futuristic designs reminiscent of Blade Runner and Independence Day style space battles, Roger Christians epic looks and sounds like your average .. Radio Times
2.0
Theres nothing believable about this universe; power and gold are all the psychlos want.Some of the special effects are excellent, but most are very c .. Shadows On The Wall
1.3
The film starts well with interesting comic book style camera angles, but it never generates enough tension due to preposterous plot holes and liberal .. Cs Monitor
1.0
With his magnificent comeback in Tarantinos Pulp Fiction, John Travolta disproved the adage about there being no second acts in American lives.But now Guardian
1.3
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
1.0
Easily the most frightening thing about the Psychlos is Travoltas performance. Daily Mail
1.0
By ALEXANDER WALKER, EVENING STANDARD John Travolta stars in this appalling SF fantasy based of the novels of his late Scientology guru, L Ron Hubbard .. Daily Mail
1.5
Battlefield Earth is just a lumbering, poorly photographed piece of derivative sci fi drivel, full of grunting extras scampering around in animal pelt .. Ew
0.0
Theres really only one way to summarize my sheer hatred for what is possibly one of the worst movies Ive ever seen. Cinema Crazed
1.5
What the hell is going on in all the incomprehensibly edited, computer graphics clogged and impenetrably dark action sequences Salon
1.0
It could be renamed Ed Woods Planet of the Apes if that title didnt promise more cheesy fun than the movie actually delivers. Slate
2.0
Given the relationship between the star and the original Earth author, L. Ron Hubbard of barmy pseudo religion Scientology fame, Battlefield Earth bar .. Empire
1.0
The sets are dark, dank, and uninspired, the explosions are boring, it is all much too loud, and the Psychlos dialogue is sometimes garbled. Common Sense Media
1.0
If filmmaking has ever been less thrilling and more disengaging, Id like to see it. Sf Gate
3.1
They hate it.There is a kind of nuttiness at work in this great big comic book of a movie. Sf Gate
1.0
As for audiences, keen to escape the despised cinema, they too might hatch a few dastardly schemes, and this might at least help take their minds off .. Bbc
2.0
Up to this point, Battlefield Earth is a coherent if banal narrative with Earth envisioned in standard dystopian style muddy, rusty, all its.. Time
1.0
Its a bad movie, end of story.There is no Scientology controversy here worth wasting your time over. Washington Post
0.0
Basingers performance is sincere, but its that very quality that gets it swallowed by the films air of self importance and pretension, so the film doe .. Mr Brown Movies
1.5
Its indescribably hilarious.The juvenile quality of the writing here is simply breathtaking. Flickfilosopher
2.0
Solid, old fashioned rollocking adventure.You can keep telling yourself that, but youd be better off saving the cash, going home and watching Star War .. Total Film
0.6
Looking back on this film, I cant find anything nice to say about it. ReelViews
0.5
Battlefield Earth, based on a crappy 1982 sci fi novel by cult religion dips#*t L. Ron Hubbard, is so inept and pathetic that it should forever end an .. Coles Mithey
0.0
Gather all your most smart mouthed friends, pop enough popcorn to both eat and throw at the screen, sharpen your wit and dig in.It really is so awful .. Spliced Wire
0.0
There are only two ways to react to a film this completely awful you can either flee in abject horror, or better still, you can embrace it in all of i .. Deseret News
2.0
Travolta is only intermittently engaging as the chief imperial alien, and the FX, while passable, cant improve the flavor of this cinematic vat of che .. E Online
1.0
But certainly not the worst film of all time.Its uninvolving formulaic nonsense, but fancy costumes, elaborate action scenes, and satisfactory special .. Urban Cine File
1.3
Its hard to know what to say to such monumental self delusion, except that its worthy of the moronic, egomaniacal Terl. Movies Tv Guide
1.0
Did I mention they also nuke Terls home planet.Nobody expects great acting in this kind of movie, but Travolta seems to be enjoying his ultra campy tu .. New York Post
0.6
John Travolta and Forest Whitaker do some Hollywood slumming in this tenement of a sci fi thriller. (10 year olds may enjoy.) Ross Anthony
0.5
From any angle this is a very ill considered project an obvious contender for worst film of the year. Sbs
4.0
This is florid science fiction, low brow but energetic, complete with cheesy thrills.Based on the 1980 best seller by pulp fiction writer L. Ron Hubba .. Chron
1.5
The effects are occasionally interesting, but its mostly a dark and depressing affair, and the script is far too complex for its own good. Film Quips Online
1.0
Compounded by a dated visual style, patched together special effects and ludicrous dialogue, Battlefield Earth is a wholly miserable experience. La Times
0.5
It hasnt the wit.Those films were awful in their own absolutely unique ways ways no other bad filmmaker had ever even imagined making any other bad fi .. Decent Films
1.5
Like I said, Battlefield Earth would appeal to five year olds who would no doubt be enthralled by the films sheer spectacle of special effects and its .. Scifi Movie Page
0.5
But no film in recent years deserves it more and few films fail so exquisitely as it does. Flip Side Archive
2.5
Earth is a battlefield because nasty space monsters have invaded it.This is a movie, taken from Hubbards nearly 1,000 page book, that combines old fas .. Articles Chicago Tribune
0.5
NRA: How Andrew Cuomo is trying to destroy it Gov. Andrew Cuomo is hoping an effort to end an insurance policy run by the National Rifle Association w .. Rochester Goes Out
0.0
If you dare.This movie is Clan of the Cave Bear meets Independence Day and should be treated as such. Need Coffee
1.0
Plan 9, at least, was a protest against nuclear proliferation what the hell is Battlefield Earth about Is it supposed to be a tribute to mans ingenuit .. Metro Active
2.0
Not awful, but pretty bad. A third string Planet of the Apes meets Star Trek, Battlefield Earth is a largely uninspiring sci fi adventure with a Swiss .. Articles Orlando Sentinel
1.9
Theres so much to mock in Battlefield Earth, its hard to know where to start. Articles Baltimore Sun
2.0
Except that the new piece needs some fresh energy to retool the old ideas and bring them back to life. Articles Sun Sentinel
2.5
Loads of spiffy special effects support a simplistic narrative of good vs. evil, man battling beast.Ho hum. Paloalto Online
0.6
Battlefield Earth is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. Its not merely bad; its unpleasant in a hostile way. Google
1.9
Friday, May 12, 2000 Page updated at 12:00 AM E mail article Print Movie review X 1/2 Battlefield Earth, with John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whit .. Seattle Times
1.0
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4.5
Battlefield Earth USA 2000 Reviewed by Kim Newman Synopsis Our synopses give away the plot in full, including surprise twists.A thousand years hence. Bfi
0.0
Watching Battlefield Earth is to a movie watching experience what having a yeast infection is to having sex. Dvd Journal
1.0
MOVIE REVIEW: Plot in Battlefield Earth overshoots orbit Sun | T.G.I.F.Battlefield Earth RATED: PG 13 RUNNING TIME: 117 minutes DIRECTOR: Roger Christ .. Web Kitsapsun
1.3
Battlefield Earth is too silly and inept to be involving, but it is likely to lead its audience somewhere. Tip Jar
3.5
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