Loved it. Bruce Willis is an amazing actor.
Armageddon
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Rollercoaster thriller with deaths; not for all kids.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 10–13
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Armageddon was written by Nell Minow
Parents need to know that there are a few sexual references (one major conflict is that the main character's daughter is sleeping with one of his men) and some strong language, but it is the intensity of the action that is the real cause of the PG-13 rating. Parents should also note that several major characters die. The age recommendation above is only for kids who enjoy that kind of roller-coaster style excitement.
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What’s the Story?
Meteors rain down on the planet and panic sets in as officials realize that an enormous asteroid is heading straight toward Earth. In a last-ditch effort, NASA official Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) brings in crack oil driller Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis) to help in a plan in which the team travels by space shuttle to the oncoming asteroid and uses a drill to plant a nuclear bomb there, destroying it before it hits Earth. In a subplot, Stamper brings in A.J. Frost (Ben Affleck) -- who's romantically involved with Stamper's daughter Grace (Liv Tyler) -- to join the mission.
Is It Any Good?
The summer thrill ride movie is becoming as much of a 4th of July tradition as the picnic and the fireworks, and the 1998 version is Armageddon, the second movie of the year about a meteor headed toward earth. While the plot line is predictable (think "Dirty Dozen" crossed with The Right Stuff) and concocted almost by recipe (take one tough but loveable hero -- Bruce Willis in his Die Hard mode -- and add in a loveably diverse group of misfits, then wisecracks to taste and just a touch of sentiment and a dash of young love for seasoning), the 10-14 year olds in your household (and the 10-14 year old in many of us) will find that it delivers as a summer explosion movie.
Movie Details
Studio: Touchstone Pictures, Director: Michael Bay
Run time: 150 minutes
DVD release: 1/14/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and intense action, sad deaths
Run time: 150 minutes
DVD release: 1/14/2003
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for language and intense action, sad deaths
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Good role models
Armageddon
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it
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- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate language
Iffy For Mid Teens
It's pretty long and boring for some people, and the endingis very tragic, but the special effects are amazing! For some reason, Bruce Willis got the Razzie Award for "Worst Actor" in this movie, but I think he did an amazing job! The soundtrack is also amazing! The language is pretty strong: "f*ck" is used twice, "godd*mn" is used about fifty times, and "sh*t" is used a few times. It's also extremely violent, but it's not bloody in any way.
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I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it
I am not into violent movies.
To violent for me.
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Too violent
no one can handle this
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