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Battle of the 90's copycat movies. Deep Impact vs Armageddon. Which one did you enjoy more? (dormi.zone)
submitted 7 months ago by Servais@dormi.zone to c/nostalgia@lemmy.ca
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[–] Blaidd@lemm.ee 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

These movies are nothing alike. Armageddon is a dumb, fun action movie while Deep Impact is a character drama.

Deep Impact is a much stronger script, but Hollywood originally advertised it as an "apocalypse" movie like Armageddon, and most audiences have had trouble looking past that ever since.

[–] TIMMAY@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Not to mention that Deep Impact was worked on by some NASA scientists who were (toooootally unrelatedly) working on the Deep Impact mission and as a result it has often been said to be the most scientifically accurate movie hollywood has made

[–] cloudless@feddit.uk 3 points 7 months ago

Armageddon is dumb but entertaining.

Deep Impact is supposed to be the better one, but I honestly remember Armageddon more, including the song and the cheesy scenes.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Deep Impact. A bit more grounded than Armageddon.

My only real gripe with Deep Impact is the pizza eating observatory dude crash death at the start. Like, why would he be in such a rush to drive this info anywhere? Of all the implausible things in the film, I find this character's behaviour the most implausible.

[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

“I need to drive 100 miles an hour on this dark, winding road to warn everyone about what’s going to happen in a few years!”

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 1 points 7 months ago

Armageddon.

Deep Impact was good.

But if we're talking pure enjoyment... We'll I've rewatched Armageddon 5 times. I've seen deep impact once.

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

As a kid, Armageddon. It had action, comedy, and Steve Buscemi.

As an adult, definitely more of a Deep Impact fan.

[–] ItsAFake@lemmus.org 1 points 7 months ago

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Armageddon is big stupid fun.

I enjoyed Michael Bay movies (before he went CGI everything) I think Armageddon was his taste of that nightmare and it fired him up.

"You mean I can do ANYTHING?!...fuck it, I'm making twelve robots smash into buildings during a fight scene!"

Before that, movies like Bad Boys, The Rock, etc... were hella-fun and I'll defend them forever.

Post Armageddon Michael Bay however; Mr. "Look at what I can do with unlimited computer power" is mostly a dud for me with the exception of The Island (which I think I'm one of the only people who actually enjoyed it)

[–] smallflag4168@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

I enjoyed The Island too!

[–] jamyang@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

You forgot The Rock, which would be the last James Bond film.

[–] Jakdracula@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Armageddon would be better without Ben Affleck.

[–] P34C0CK@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (2 children)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films

"Twin Films", and there have been A LOT of them over the years. In addition to Deep Impact and Armageddon there were several made for TV and direct to video films with similar plots. We really just went through an asteroid phase in the mid to late 90s 🤷

Both films are enjoyable. Deep Impact is more practical, Armageddon is funnier.

"Wow. Got a great view of the Earth from here. Too bad we'll never set foot on her again"

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

AKA "Dueling Blockbusters."

[–] dditty@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

TIL about Twin Films, ty! So interesting that Towering Inferno was originally two movies by two different studios that they consolidated into one!

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I liked the realism of Deep Impact. Armageddon was way way too cheesy. There is no way they’d send drillers up rather than teaching astronauts but they wanted their “common man you can relate to, saves the day” trope.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

But it's about making a hole! It takes a lifetime to learn how to make a hole!