Cont... (Accidentally pushed the submit button) doh!! First of all, this movie is relatively consistent with a book that was never meant to be taken as the 'holy bible' of sci-fi. Its about monkies vs. man, or the individual vs. the corporation, or mensche vs. ubbermensche... of course its all spelled out plain as day, its supposed to be that way, really! Getting it comes from not taking it for what it isn't, but for what it is. If you want to pick on the fact that cave-men learn how to fly harriers in seven days through a flight simulator which has been mysteriously powered for a thousand years by some magic generator than you miss the campy-sci-fi-let-it-go-for-once sort of point. I watch sci-fi and this is 'way' up there in many regards.... (watching sci-fi late and early...)
Being someone who read many of L.R.H.'s books as a teen growing up I have to say I was very intrigued in this movie when I first heard it was coming into existence. Alas, I succumbed to peer pressure and after reading bad review after bad review, I left it alone for awhile. By the time Battlefield Earth reached the budget theatres I figured I'd better take a look...after all I never seem to listen to anyone's opinion when its my own that matters (that and I've got three dollars in quarters and a free afternoon). Anywho, I watched it, and in the genre of sci-fi I'd give it a B. Why?!! you ask? Because, there is sooo much crappy sci-fi out there that if you are into the genre you can't help but see some good in this movie.
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Cont... (Accidentally pushed the submit button) doh!! First of all, this movie is relatively consistent with a book that was never meant to be taken as the 'holy bible' of sci-fi. Its about monkies vs. man, or the individual vs. the corporation, or mensche vs. ubbermensche... of course its all spelled out plain as day, its supposed to be that way, really! Getting it comes from not taking it for what it isn't, but for what it is. If you want to pick on the fact that cave-men learn how to fly harriers in seven days through a flight simulator which has been mysteriously powered for a thousand years by some magic generator than you miss the campy-sci-fi-let-it-go-for-once sort of point. I watch sci-fi and this is 'way' up there in many regards.... (watching sci-fi late and early...)
Being someone who read many of L.R.H.'s books as a teen growing up I have to say I was very intrigued in this movie when I first heard it was coming into existence. Alas, I succumbed to peer pressure and after reading bad review after bad review, I left it alone for awhile. By the time Battlefield Earth reached the budget theatres I figured I'd better take a look...after all I never seem to listen to anyone's opinion when its my own that matters (that and I've got three dollars in quarters and a free afternoon). Anywho, I watched it, and in the genre of sci-fi I'd give it a B. Why?!! you ask? Because, there is sooo much crappy sci-fi out there that if you are into the genre you can't help but see some good in this movie.