Armageddon trailer (1998)
Deep Impact trailer (1998)
Battle - Armageddon vs Deep impact
Point: Michael Bay could suck the emotional resonance out of a live, actual childbirth.
Never would I have suspected that the impending whithering and demise of mankind could mean so very, very little. I’ve had hangnails give me more cause for concern.
ADVANTAGE: Deep Impact
Point: The soundtrack to the end of the world would never be performed by Aerosmith.
Guns ‘n Roses… maybe. But not the guys who brought us “Love in an Elevator” and “Walk This Way.”
ADVANTAGE: Deep Impact
Point: Tea Leoni gets eaten by a tidal wave in Deep Impact. Everyone knows that the token hot chick always gets to live.
…no matter how much I might wish death upon all of the characters inArmageddon–including Liv Tyler’s–for abusing my senses with their one-dimensional, Cheez Whiz-laden triteness.
ADVANTAGE: Armageddon
Point: Morgan Freeman was born to play the President in Deep Impact.
Stanley Anderson, on the other hand, with credits including Robocop 3 and ten episodes on The Drew Carey Show, was entirely miscast as the President in Armageddon, when he clearly should have been playing the role of Space Shuttle Technician #2.
ADVANTAGE: Deep Impact
Point: In Armageddon, Bruce Willis sacrifices himself so that Ben Affleck can return safely to the passionate embrace of Liv Tyler, back on Earth.
You can find that in the dictionary under “Gross Miscarriages of Justice.” It’s the second example right after “ex-stripper and current trash-bomb Tila Tequila has her own television series on MTV.”
ADVANTAGE: Deep Impact
WINNER: Deep Impact
"Another point of view"
Boiling Point - Deep Impact vs Armageddon
Writing: Jonathan Hensleigh & JJ Abrams (Armageddon) vs Bruce Joel Rubin & Michael Tolkin (Deep Impact)
If you’re wondering who the latter two writers are, me too. On the other hand, you probably immediately recognized the name JJ Abrams and if you’re awesome, you probably know that Jonathan Hensleigh made The Punisher and wrote The Saint, Jumanji, and Die Hard: With a Vengeance.
Winner? Armageddon.
Plot: America Kicks an Asteroid’s Dick In Half (Armageddon) vs The Whole World Hides and Cries and Shit (Deep Impact)
Let’s face it, if an asteroid is heading towards Earth, who do you want calling the shots – someone who builds bunkers or someone who busts asteroids in half? Ain’t nothing more American than blowing up the shit that threatens you.
Winner? Armageddon
Director: Michael Bay (Armageddon) vs Mimi Leder (Deep Impact)
One of these directors brought us Megan Fox in slow-motion, the Transformers, Bad Boys II, and more fireballs than in all of Bowser’s castles combined. The other went on to Pay it Forward.
Seriously, it’s no contest. Michael Bay is one of the most visually interesting directors working today and has given so many adolescents so many different boners – from Victoria’s Secret commercials to robots cutting other robots in half. Everything Michael Bay does is AWESOME. And so is Verizon Fios.
Cast: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thorton, William Fichtner, Peter Stormare, Steve Buscemi and Ben Affleck (Armageddon) vs Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Blair Underwood, Morgan Freeman, and Dougray Scott (Deep Impact)
Just go up there and read that again. One movie has Bruce Willis. The other has Blair Underwood.
Winner? Armageddon
WINNER: Amageddon
My Opinion:
Armageddon is what I would consider the better version of Deep Impact. Where Deep Impact failed, Armageddon succeeded. This film though not perfect is an improvement over Mimi LEDER's dud. First off, the story is better and so is the acting. Second off, the casting decisions for this film are better, and the cast deliver good performances. Visually the film is appealing and the story is better than Deep Impact. However, I felt that Deep Impact had more human drama than Armageddon, and overall it was a better film. The cast deliver great performances and the film is action packed with thrills and suspense. Deep Impact is a good film that is far better than one might think. The concept behind the plot is different than an asteroid hitting earth, as this time around it's a comet that threatens earth, but it works well. What I love about the film is that its smart enough and doesn't pulverize the viewer the way that Mimi Leder's Deep Impact does. The film has a much more detailed plot, a smarter premise and way better acting than Deep Impact. Armageddon is a terrific disaster film that will appeal to everyone who enjoys a good disaster yarn. A superbly told story that is a very much recommended and better than most disaster films.
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