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May 14, 2020 · Battlefield Earth isn’t commonly mentioned alongside The Room, Troll 2, or Batman & Robin as an exemplar of “so bad, it’s good” cinema — it’s usually considered merely bad — but, with respect, it should be. It’s just as ironically enjoyable, it’s arguably weirder, and it’s just so earnest that, despite its blatant shortcomings, you may be surprised to find yourself rooting ...
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Battlefield Earth. PG-13 Released May 12, 2000 1h 57m Sci-Fi...
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Not awful, but pretty bad. A third-string Planet of the Apes...
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Battlefield Earth. (film) Battlefield Earth (taglined as Take Back the Planet and subtitled on-screen as A Saga of the Year 3000) is a 2000 American science fiction film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. It was directed by Roger Christian and stars John Travolta, Barry Pepper, and Forest Whitaker.
- It features some of the stupidest aliens in cinema. A thousand years in the future, the planet will be dominated by a race of giant aliens called Psychlos.
- Acting. The Psychlos aren’t just stupid, selfish and ungainly – they also behave like a group of unemployed Shakespearian actors after two bottles of sherry.
- John Travolta. John Travolta clearly enjoys playing the most villainous of the Psychlos, Terl. He’s despicable. He wears a huge cod-piece, and he’s fond of making grandiose statements while drunk in a bar.
- Its production design is mystifying. Before directing Battlefield Earth, Roger Christian was a rightly-acclaimed production designer. He won an Oscar for his work on Star Wars, and was nominated for another in 1979 for Alien.
First, it didn't have anywhere near the level of budget or the same sort of style as the Star Wars prequels. I don't know where you're getting that from. BE was $44 million according to the wikipedia. Second, if you really think BE was not a bad movie you need to watch a lot more movies -- good movies.
Having every shot at an angle is not stylized, it's bad. Stilted dialogue and poor acting is unacceptable, unless it's the point (which it isn't). Hell, the entire movie has some weird green tint to it. It's also filled with plot holes that go beyond suspending disbelief. Battlefield Earth is a bad movie; it is not an opinion, it i
Battlefield Earth. PG-13 Released May 12, 2000 1h 57m Sci-Fi Adventure Action. TRAILER for. List. 3% Tomatometer 153 Reviews. 13% Popcornmeter 50,000+ Ratings. NEW. In the year 3000, there are no ...
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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-cheese plot. Full Review | Apr 30, 2014.
