Click here to copy URL

Battlefield Earth

Sci-Fi. Action In the year 3000, man is no match for a manipulative race of aliens on a quest for global domination. Led by the seductive and powerful Terl (Travolta), the Psychlos have taken all natural resources for themselves and left mankind behind to rot. When humanity has given up the fight it's up to Tyler (Pepper), a rebel hero, to lead a revolt and save the planet from the villainous leader of the giant alien species.
Author Review
United StatesUnited States
The New York Times
The New York Times
"And after about 20 minutes of this amateurish picture, extinction doesn't seem like such a bad idea."  NEG
United StatesUnited States
Newsday
Newsday
"The words 'so bad it's good' strain to make themselves heard through the film's coarse bluster and grimy din." NEG
United StatesUnited States
The Washington Post
The Washington Post
"Battlefield Earth saves its scariest moment for the end: a virtual guarantee that there will be a sequel." NEG
United StatesUnited States
Denver Post
Denver Post
"You don't watch it -- you survive it." NEG
United StatesUnited States
USA Today
USA Today
"The script, based on a novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, is deeply dumb, depressingly derivative (ripping off 'Planet of the Apes' the most) and just plain nonsense." NEG
United StatesUnited States
New York Post
New York Post
"Goes from being tediously terrible to downright gigglesome." NEG
United StatesUnited States
Miami Herald
Miami Herald
"A sluggish, soporific dud, the dreariest big-budget science-fiction adventure since 'Dune.'" NEG
United StatesUnited States
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
"Compounded by a dated visual style, patched-together special effects and ludicrous dialogue, 'Battlefield Earth' is a wholly miserable experience." NEG
United StatesUnited States
Austin Chronicle
Austin Chronicle
"Simply put, 'Battlefield Earth' is the worst film I've seen in over 10 years, and believe me, that's saying a lot." NEG
United StatesUnited States
New York Daily News
New York Daily News
"One of the darkest, ugliest, most uninvolving and incomprehensible major-studio fantasies I've ever "seen. NEG
United StatesUnited States
The New York Times
The New York Times
"It may be a bit early to make such judgments, but 'Battlefield Earth' may well turn out to be the worst movie of this century"  NEG
We encourage you to check the reviews' original sources. Intellectual property rights of these reviews belong to their authors and/or the correspondent media from which they have been extracted. If you'd like to help us to add more reviews to your favorite movies, just send us a message.
arrow