I saw Battlefield Earth on Friday the 12 of May 2000 and I swear I have never seen a bigger piece of trash in my life! Every other film I have seen had at least ONE thing that was interesting about it. Hell, Spawn's effects were great. And I did like Ralph Finnes in the Avengers. But this crap nothing!
Nothing seems to decompose in 1000 yearsThere's a scene where the human hero is taken to the descimated Denver Library. He is told that the aliens invaded 1000 years ago. And yet he peers through several books and documents that seem to have been left as is for 1000 years. Now science tells me that over a thousand years paper will decompose. Changes in moisture and age will make paper extremely fragile. Hell, every other film with paper that old just seems to crumble into small pieces when handled. But here, nope that book holds together like it was made yesterday!
Later on in the pictures, the Man-animals come across a military base, with all the armaments still intact! The jets are in perfect condition, the guns are ready to be fired. Now here's the problem in one word: RUST. There is none on anything! The planes are perfect, no rust spots, even around the screws where usually the plane rusts first. The ammo is in perfect condition. One would think that 1000 years would make these weapons a lot less lethal. NOPE! Sure I can believe that Nukes last for a thousand years. Their half life isn't even arrived yet! But circuitry in machines and what not would have to screw up. With the change of seasons, comes the change of humidity and weather condtions. This can usually wreak havoc on a computer, as they do advise to have them in a cool constant temperatureed room. Jets have onboard computers, so there is no way they should work. AND let's not forget the potentcy for the jet fuel! After a 1000 years, it's still good to use? I sincerely doubt it!Usually an appliance can last 10 years (if it's lucky) in harsh changes like that, but these machines are unaffected!
What's with the costumesIn the film, the aliens are roughly 9 feet tall. But in all obviousness, they could not make me believe that these were actually these tall aliens. They all walked like a person does with rollerskates, or something heavy on their feet. You know how, they shift their weight to one side as they bring each foot forward. Maybe they were on stilts! In their costumes, with the big boots, each one looked like they wanted to try out for KISS! The padding they have underneath their costumes make them all look fat. Also, what's with the dreadlocks? Every alien has them. What is this conformity?
Stupid people make for a stupid movieEveryone makes stupid decisions, or it seems that way. In the film, Terl(John Travolta) video tapes everyone his has conversation with. Come on, word wouldn't go around that he did this? NOPE, he has to have leverage over anybody and everybody, so yes everyone he comes in contact in is stupid and tell him secrets and what not. The human leader in the film (Barry Pepper) is seen in two ways for most of the film: Running with guns and being trown through a form of chaos, or Terl has him by one hand by the throat. And Terl comes across as a tryout for a villain for the "Batman" TV series.
Who the hell filmed this???/The film has very bad camera angles, bad lighting and bad set design. The angles that the film was shot come across as those from the "Batman" TV series. They never look on the characters straight on, it's always in an angle of some sort, looking up, looking down. The lighting is in two ways:In blacklight or dim lighting. a real downer. But with believablitily, you should beleiev that it's 1000 years down the line. HMMMM,,,,A field with items from a miniture golf course littered around. Not looking over 2 years old. In a building, a former department store, me thinks, and every other place that hasn't been touched since the invasion: THERE IS NO DUST OR DECAY!!! I said it before, 1000 years would leave some sort of decay, even a cobweb or two. But their are of course none!
They never included what could have been the best part!I have never read the book, nor do I planto now that I have seen this piece of trash, but there is a little talk about how the Psychlos came to Earth in 2000. They took over the planet in NINE MINUTES! And all we get in a mention or two about it! Come on! In this age of digital effects, it would have been the sole reason to see this turkey. All around the world, the Psychlos invade and wreak havoc, all in nine minutes! Maybe even have a little clock that counts the invasion from start to finish! NOPE! You would have thought someone at the studio would have thought about such a scenario, instead, you have a film about how to get ahead in business and enslave some man-animals too!! IDIOTS!
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