| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Shay Casey |
| Year: 2000.
Starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates,
Sabine Karsenti, Richard Tyson, Marie-Jose Croze, Kelly Preston.
Screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro.
Directed by Roger Christian.
Rated PG-13. more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Ian Waldron-Mantgani |
| Rated on a 4-star scale
Screening venue: Odeon (Liverpool City Centre)
Released in the UK by Warner Bros on June 2, 2000; certificate 12; 118
minutes; country of origin USA; aspect ratio 2.35:1 more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Michael Redman |
| In my mid-teen years, I had a horrendous re-occurring nightmare. Behind
the wheel of a car, I was driving down a straight road in the middle of
a desert. No scenery except the horizon line and the converging parallel
lines of the highway. No matter what...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Brandon Herring |
| So I went and saw this film right, it was called "Battlefield: Earth", I was
never interested in the previews, and never too terribly interested in the
book, nor do I find scientology interesting, but after reading advanced reviews
of how bad this film...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by John Beachem |
| Once in a great while there comes a movie which is regarded as an instant
classic. Movies like "Ben Hur" and "The Godfather" were known to be great
films the moment they hit theaters. Roger Christian's "Battlefield Earth",
based on L. Ron Hubbard's...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by James Sanford |
| In order to enjoy "Battlefield Earth," you don't necessarily
have to be the kind of person who speaks L. Ron Hubbard's name in hushed
tones and consults "Dianetics" every day. You need only be the kind of
person who'll willingly cough up your...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Although trailers for _Battlefield_Earth_ have been playing in
moviehouses since December, the reaction has remained constant over the
last few months. With each new audience for each different film at each
different time of day, no less than thunderous...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Homer Yen |
| To watch “Battlefield Earth” is to wallow in misery.
It is one of the most ludicrously conceived efforts in
recent history. It has a clumsily told story, insipid
dialogue, shallow characterizations, ugly scene
transitions, no evidence of dramatic...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| You know, I do my best to keep from saying a film is "bad." A good teacher
finds little use in value-judging a report by a student. There are so many
criteria that we can "objectively" talk about -- strong here, weak there
etc. But this is just one of...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by K. Harris |
| Disclaimer: I'm not a professional film critic, and I don't play one on TV
either
This review is intended only as a comparison between the film and the novel -
for a review of the film itself, check other sources more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Ronald O. Christian |
| If a major religion decides to sink nearly an hundred million dollars
into a movie version of a scifi novel, couldn't they at least have
picked a decent author? more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Roger Christian.
Cast: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine
Karsenti, Kelly Preston.
2000 - 117 minutes
Rated PG-13 (for violence).
Reviewed by Dustin Putman, May 13, 2000. more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Serdar Yegulalp |
| Here it is, ladies and gentlemen: the worst film of the year 2000. I say
this in blanket confidence because if there is a film worse than
"Battlefield Earth", I don't want to know it exists. I'll take my chances
with being wrong. more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Battlefield Earth (2000) No stars out of 4. Starring John Travolta,
Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates and Richard Tyson. Screenplay
by Corey Mandell and JD Shapiro. Based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard.
Directed by Roger Christian. more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| In BATTLEFIELD EARTH, grown men get to dress up like Klingons having bad
hair days, while uttering some of the silliest dialog this side of a bad
1950s sci-fi flick. The theater should be required to have signs
warning customers: "Ye who enter in must...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Max Messier |
| filmcritic.com presents a review from staff member Max Messier.
You can find the review with full credits at
http://www.filmcritic.com/misc/emporium.nsf/2a460f93626cd4678625624c007f2b46/31d858b804fd3a7e882568dd00060db8?OpenDocument more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| My thesaurus lists several synonyms for the word “dumb,” but I’ve
crossed them all out and printed just two words in their place:
"Battlefield Earth." This film adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard’s
best-selling 1982 sci-fi book is just as silly as the...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| BATTLEFIELD EARTH
(Warner Bros.)
Starring: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates,
Richard Tyson.
Screenplay: Corey Mandell, based on the novel by L. Ron Hubbard.
Producers: Elie Samaha, Jonathan D. Krane and John Travolta.
Director:...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Edward Johnson-Ott |
| Battlefield Earth (2000)
John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Richard Tyson,
Sabine Karsenti, Michael MacRae, Michael Byrne, Sean Hewitt, Michel
Perron, Shaun Austin-Olsen, Christian Tessier, Kelly Preston. Music by
Elia Cmiral....more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| In BATTLEFIELD EARTH, grown men get to dress up like Klingons having bad
hair days, while uttering some of the silliest dialog this side of a bad
1950s sci-fi flick. The theater should be required to have signs
warning customers: "Ye who enter in must...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Berge Garabedian |
| We've seen a lot of alien invasion movies come out over the past few years,
but when's the last time we saw a really cool movie about aliens actually
running our planet? Not since the original PLANET OF THE APES has such an
interesting premise been given...more |
| Battlefield Earth Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| THE BACKGROUND AND THE CONTROVERSY: Since 1975, John Travolta has been
an outspoken devotee of Scientology, an "applied religious philosophy"
that claims to have millions of followers. Travolta credits its
founder, L. Ron Hubbard, for all his spiritual...more |
