I don't know *beep* about scientology or the book this is based on but as a fan of sci-fi movies I thought this was a pr
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esmad3-216-475224 — 9 years ago(January 20, 2017 04:36 AM)
That wouldn't work. Do you really think you could put a person who have never even seen a plane into a simulator and they would just get it? It's still only one point on the list. The plot is not too smart to get, it's too dumb.
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starwolf — 13 years ago(February 04, 2013 08:40 AM)
I love science fiction and can sit through a lot of dreck and enjoy it simply because it's science fiction.
This movie is abysmal, so you're wrong in your "I think you will enjoy this" or "it's science fiction haters who rate this movie low."
It's schlock, and not entertaining schlock.
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stephenmonachello — 12 years ago(April 20, 2013 10:43 PM)
Everyone that has seen the film. I can careless about Scientology but this movie sucked plain and simple.
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KesMonkey — 10 years ago(February 08, 2016 01:28 AM)
To say that you can care less means that you do care, at least a little bit. The expression you're looking for is "I couldn't care less", which means that you don't care at all.
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VirtualMark — 12 years ago(May 02, 2013 10:14 AM)
I don't get the hate, I actually really enjoyed it when it came out. I hadn't even heard of Scientology back then! It was just a sci fi action movie with some oversized aliens and I loved it!
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ProfessorMovieMovie — 12 years ago(November 11, 2013 05:11 AM)
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I don't get the hate, I actually really enjoyed it when it came out. I hadn't even heard of Scientology back then! It was just a sci fi action movie with some oversized aliens and I loved it!
I really don't get the hate, people are so critical these days.
Your post is as believable as Kirstie Alley not cheating on a diet. Did you really even see this film? You sound like you are a member of Scientology. Really, you come off that way to me.
I saw this film when it came out and just watched it again recently for laughs. It really is so bad on so many levels that it's hard to even take seriously as a real film project made by professionals. I hope the non-believers, such as Forest Whitaker, were paid handsomely to participate in this dreck. I have read that Whitaker has stated that he regrets ever having anything to do with Battlefield Earth. When the principals are willing to state publicly that the movie sucks, that should be a huge clue to the rest of us.
Challenge: try to get through this movie without once rolling your eyes, moaning in annoyance, laughing so hard your belly splits or spit taking your beverage of choice. It's not possible. Really, it isn't.
Idiots abound. This means you.
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KesMonkey — 10 years ago(February 08, 2016 01:31 AM)
"I really don't get the hate"
Really? There is not a single good thing about the movie. Awful story, awful acting, awful special effects, awful camerawork, full of plot holes, etc. etc.
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kenfxj — 12 years ago(May 02, 2013 03:42 PM)
This movie is so unintentionally hilarious that it's almost awesome. It's no Plan 9 but it's close. There are more WTF??? moments in this POS than in a weeklong marathon of SyFy original movies.
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stephenmonachello — 12 years ago(May 27, 2013 01:48 PM)
You lost me when you said you rather watch this over the Star Wars prequels.
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pzsolnay-1 — 12 years ago(May 18, 2013 05:38 PM)
The problem with the movie is that it tried to cram like 500 pages worth of novel into a 2 hour (118 min) movie. IIRC, the book was like 1000+ odd pages long - and this movie covers roughly half of the book.
As such, movies have to trim LOTS of the narrative and story in order to fit the story into the constraints of the motion picture format. Stuff like how the people of Earth managed to figure out how to fly those Harrier jump jets after 1000 years of them sitting in storage. That's the problem with taking books and making movies out of them.
Had they done a full rendition of the book, the movie would probably be like 8+ hours long. (My guesstimation) And no one would be willing to put up with that.
It's far better to read the book (or at least the 1st half of it) before watching the movie - it makes so much more sense that way. Amazon's got copies of the book - cheap too.