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Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 [DVD] [2000]

John Travolta , Forest Whitaker , Roger Christian    DVD
2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti
  • Directors: Roger Christian
  • Writers: Corey Mandell, J.D. Shapiro, L. Ron Hubbard
  • Producers: Andrew Stevens, Anson Downes, Ashok Amritraj, Don Carmody
  • Format: Anamorphic, Full Screen, PAL
  • Language: French, Italian, English
  • Subtitles: English, German, French, Italian, Dutch
  • Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired: Italian, English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
  • Run Time: 118 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B00005JY7G
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 229,404 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars The worst movie I've seen in a long time 14 April 2010
Format:DVD
I don't quite know what to say about this. I guess I should start with the good points: Ambitious plot, reasonable graphics, big budget. Ermmm...

OK, now the bad: Awful camera angles, miserable dark and gloomy 'look' to the whole movie, bad acting, horrible dialogue, it's far too long, and it's just SOOOOO far-fetched it just becomes funny.

Without revealing too many spoilers, this is set in the year 3000 and mankind has been so enslaved that they've forgotten how human technology works etc etc. Yet they find a bunch of harrier jump-jets and fire them up. How did the fuel not degrade over 1000 years? The military base they found, how did they open the doors? Was there a powerstation still running all that time? The same goes with Fort Knox...

Massive over-sights like this ruined the film for me. I wish I'd never bothered watching it because it annoyed me so much!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Almost as stupid as Scientology itself 2 Jan 2012
By Daniel Jolley HALL OF FAME TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
So I finally got around to watching Battlefield Earth, and I have to say it wasn't as bad as I expected. Of course, given all of the abuse heaped upon this adaptation of L. Ron Hubbard's most lengthy novel, it could hardly have lived down to such low expectations. It is certainly true that the film has some major problems - particularly Travolta's over-acting and a storyline riddled with inanities - but I can't deny that I didn't feel some measure of excitement watching humanity stand up in the face of alien aggression, and I don't think anyone will deny the fact that the special effects budget was money well spent. Still, as Ron White likes to say, "You can't fix stupid," and the storyline of Battlefield Earth is all kinds of stupid.

It doesn't say much for the Earth that it fell to the invading Psychlos in just nine minutes. A tall, strong, and particularly vicious race of humanoids, the Psychlos are far too paranoid, conniving, and self-serving to work well together absent the discipline of military rule. Terl (Travolta), the head of security on Earth, is the perfect embodiment of all the Psychlos' bad qualities. Angry that his intelligence and skills are being wasted on the Earth outpost, he works out a scheme that will allow him to return home filthy rich. Having discovered a rich deposit of gold in an irradiated area the Psychlos cannot enter, he experiments with training a small group of human slaves to mine the gold for him. In the year 3000, humans are a desperate lot who have reverted back to Stone Age life; those not serving as slaves live in isolated pockets of arid land, knowing nothing of their history. So convinced is Terl of humans' innate worthlessness that he gives one man, Jonnie (Barry Pepper), access to America's forgotten history after teaching him the Psychlo language.

This is where things really start getting silly. For one thing, you have to wonder why the greedy Psychlos haven't discovered all the gold in Fort Knox, especially since someone conveniently left the vault open, after all the hundreds of years they've been there. You also have to wonder why the ignorant humans don't say "Where's that?" when they're told they're going to Texas and other place names that they should have no knowledge of. Most of all, you have to question how a bunch of illiterate, caveman-level humans can learn to fly jet aircraft in the space of a week.

There are some fun bits to the movie, such as Terl's firm belief that humans will do anything he wants when offered the delicacy of a live rat, but Travolta's overacting and tendency to burst into inane laughter at any moment tend to ruin all of his scenes. And if I ever hear anyone else mention the word "leverage," I hate to think what I might do. The bottom line is that Battlefield Earth is a really stupid movie - but it's the kind of bad movie you can really enjoy laughing at. Believe me - I've barely scratched the surface of this film's absolutely ludicrous foundation. This much unintentional hilarity really shouldn't be missed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly Bad 10 July 2011
Format:DVD
Let me be clear. This film is AWFUL - bad acting (from good actors), lousy plot etc. However, it is, in some ways, so bad it's good, if you want to watch something at which you can just laugh (and cringe). Personally, I'm not much for laughing/cringing at how bad something is, but I do know a few people who own it for this purpose.
I don't think I could improve on a review given by Mark Bourne on DVDJournal.com (and found on Rottentomatoes.com): "Watching Battlefield Earth is to a movie-watching experience what having a yeast infection is to having sex."
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars not as good as i remebered lol
Item was despatched on time and arrived very quickly , item was brand new as described and In its original packaging I would highly recommend this company
Published 13 days ago by Paul Walker
2.0 out of 5 stars Leverage
"Battlefield Earth" is a corny science fiction film starring John Travolta as we never seen him before. Don't expect any dancing or hits by the Bee Gees in this production! Read more
Published 27 days ago by Ashtar Command
2.0 out of 5 stars Not recommended
Not John travoltas best by far, But I would recommend the book, It is a long read at over 1000 pages, but a fantastic book.
Published 5 months ago by Kenny Lewellen
1.0 out of 5 stars Battlefield Earth DVD third rate compared to the book
Battlefield Earth DVD it is very poor, unlike the book which was a very good read they are miles apart. I recommend the book did not enjoy the DVD
Published 8 months ago by tigger
3.0 out of 5 stars Totally unbelievable, silly but pretty entertaining.
Battlefield Earth is based on the first half of L. Ron Hubbard's novel of the same title. I actually enjoyed the book, even though it was far fetched and silly. Read more
Published 11 months ago by NoWireHangers
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Film
So glad to have finally found this movie on dvd. Spent AGES trying to find it. Arrived faster than expected and in perfect condition.
Published 19 months ago by Ptluck
1.0 out of 5 stars stupid. stupid. stupid.
Yep... this has to be, the worse film EVER... It falls flat, on
so many levels... and is dumb. dumb. dumb.... I am reminded
of Plan 9 From Outer Space... P9FOS. Read more
Published 19 months ago by LONDON NINJA.
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely baffling
I began to watch this out of morbid curiosity but much look like watching a car crash I couldn't look away. Read more
Published on 4 April 2011 by Veritas
1.0 out of 5 stars Worth seeing...
...beacuse no review can convey just how terrible this film is.

It is rubbish.
Published on 19 Aug 2010 by Regurgatron
2.0 out of 5 stars Worse Film Ever?
Bought for a friend who adores awful movies, this is his top 10 of all time with its appaling camera angles and frightful acting, ludicrous plot and dodgy platform shoes! Read more
Published on 19 Dec 2009 by Julia M. Wherlock
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