In the book, it has more impact because you're given more backstory. If the film had been destroyed in a similar cataclysm, there might have been a standing ovation. Send comments, kerbango, or gas drones to Scott. After all, the dog had the man driving him around, therefore he must be in charge. Bearing the marks of a movie made to defraud a German production company, Battlefield Earth overdoses on Dutch angles and slow-motion shots. After discovering ancient ruined cities, he is soon captured by a Psychlo slavemaster and taken to their domed mining base. An experiment like that, you pray for a chicken. The Psychlos, having seen early spy satellite photos of a man driving with his dog, believe the dogs were the master species. The novel has never been considered hardcore, top notch science fiction (at least in my book). The villains are two Psychlos named Terl (John Travolta) and Ker (Forest Whitaker). Review: Battlefield Earth Posted: December 1, 2016 by Writer Dan. How did they repair worn-out parts? They believe mannequins in an old department store were humans frozen by the angry gods. As of December 2020, on Rotten Tomatoes, the film had a score of 3% based on 152 reviews, with an average rating of 2.77/10. . But I suppose if you want to show your star's face, you can't get too wacky. Did it bias my opinion of the film? Finally, the ending, though identical to the book, seemed a little too convenient in the movie. WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Travolta can be charming, funny, touching and brave in his best roles; why disguise him as a smelly alien creep? The characters are unkempt and have rotten teeth. At one point in the movie, Terl is stuffing a coffin (occupied by a dead Psychlo) with gold bars. Regie führte Roger Christian, produziert wurde der Film u. a. von John Travolta, der auch eine der Hauptrollen spielte. "Battlefield Earth" is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. Breathing tubes hang from their noses like ropes of snot. The plot. Lots of ugly in this film - the fat face of Planetship, the cows used for target practice, and the food the Psychlos gave to the humans. As Terl toys with his new personal slave, Tyler plots to destroy the aliens and restore the human race to it's former glory. Science fiction and fiction in general has come a long way since then, to say nothing of how much the world has changed. Terl is head of security for the Psychlos and has a secret scheme to use the humans as slaves to mine gold for him. What Terl says when his slaves hand him smelted bars of gold is beyond explanation. This movie will never be considered a top sci-fi film, but hopefully you'll get some entertainment out of it. Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, Battlefield Earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad sci-fi folly. . There are some funny parts where the Psychlos (and the humans) have a total misinterpretation of mankind and its past. For stunning displays of stupidity, Terl takes the cake; as chief of security for the conquering aliens, he doesn't even know what humans eat, and devises an experiment: "Let it think it has escaped! Hiring Travolta and Whitaker was a waste of money, since we can't recognize them behind pounds of matted hair and gnarly makeup. Movies: Battlefield Earth; In the year 3000, a human slave rises up against the alien oppressors who have colonised a post-apocalyptic earth. The director, Roger Christian, has learned from better films that directors sometimes tilt their cameras, but he has not learned why. There is a moment here when the Psychlos' entire planet (home office and all) is blown to smithereens, without the slightest impact on any member of the audience (or, for that matter, the cast). However, when Travolta did Terl's laugh or some of the other corny stuff, I felt he was hamming things up. The direction is laughably bad (seriously, having a dutch angle on almost every shot is NOT narratively fitting, nor artistic), piss-poor acting, along with an equally terrible script, dated VFX, even for 2000, and the Star Wars-esque transitions, my God, was that distracting. One scene in particular near the end had the Psychlos shooting at Tyler as he ran away. He can only do this, though, by playing Terl's game and rallying the other humans to unite. But I think the good outweighed the bad, so I'll throw Travolta into the "Good" category here. Terl and Ker have discovered a recently uncovered vein of gold, but they are unable to recover it. Entdecke die Filmstarts Kritik zu "Battlefield Earth - Kampf um die Erde" von Roger Christian: Es gibt Filme, von denen es heißt, man müsse sie selber gesehen haben, um glauben zu … In the film, the cavemen have 7 days to find weapons, get harrier jets into working order (after how many decades? However, I think the film could have been better with a little different take on a few key points. But let me catch my breath. I thought Barry Pepper did a good job as Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, too. "Battlefield Earth" is like taking a bus trip with someone who has needed a bath for a long time. The TV Homages of WandaVision are an Amusing, Unfulfilling Distraction, On the Disempowerment of Promising Young Woman, Entertaining 30 Coins Examines Depths of Evil with Style. By Total Film 02 June 2000. . Terl downloads knowledge of science, mathematics, and the Psychlo languange into Tyler's mind to make him useful. For example, Jonnie's dad dies quickly within the first minute of the film. Dec 21, 2013. ), train to fly them, discover and arm a nuclear weapon, and then go into battle. Let me start out by saying that I read the book long before the movie came out and I enjoyed it. Sci-fi epics usually begin with a stab at impressive titles, but this one just displays green letters on the screen in a type font that came with my Macintosh. While the 9-foot-tall aliens mine the planet to ruin, a few humans struggle to survive, hiding in the wilderness. He learns Euclidean geometry and how to fly a jet, and proves to be a quick learner for a caveman. Winner of three Worst Picture Razzies somehow, Battlefield Earth is easily the ugliest and sloppiest film ever released on over 3,300 screens. With John Travolta, Forest Whitaker, Barry Pepper, Kim Coates. Updated: 7 Oct 2020 9:02 pm. The ruins have held up well after 1,000 years. He can't be reported to his superiors because (I am not making this up) he can blackmail his enemies with secret recordings that, in the event of his death, "would go straight to the home office!" Not awful, but pretty bad. Under that scenario, you believe they have a chance. The good people of Nag End-On-Sea can rest easy: we've found someone to play King Rat in this year's Christmas panto. Review of Battlefield Earth. "Battlefield Earth" was written in 1980 by L. Ron Hubbard, the founder of Scientology. Comments; Shares. For such a key part of the film, it should have been handled in a more believable way. Jonnie Goodboy figures out a way to avoid slave labor in the gold mines. He and all remaining humans on earth have been reduced to such an existence by an alien invasion that decimated the globe in a mere nine minutes. The gold is near uranium and the radiation from it causes their "breath gas" to explode. The gold is near uranium and the radiation from it causes their "breath gas" to explode. You’d be hard-pressed to find any real 'Battlefield Earth' fans out there. Jonnie running from Psychlos with Bad Aim. As you would expect, there were some impressive visuals in this film. That made it a bit more believable when they quickly picked up on how to operate machines and weapons. Battlefield Earth (2000) Directed by Roger Christian Cast: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Kelly Preston. They come up with a plan to use the "man animals" to mine the gold for them. Battlefield Earth; Battlefield Earth Review. The film contains no evidence of Scientology or any other system of thought; it is shapeless and senseless, without a compelling plot or characters we care for in the slightest. Then the movie's subtitle unscrolls from left to right in the kind of "effect" you see in home movies. He can only do this, though, by playing Terl's game and rallying the other humans to unite. Apr 1, 2018. We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY. The people around me were going, "Huh?" (Come to think of it, that was a third of the film.) It would have been able to be closer to the book. This film covers the first half of the book, leaving the rest of the novel for possible sequels. They looked a little TOO human. That's a bit tougher to swallow, and the audience that I was with did not seem to buy it. A lot of screaming, running, things blowing up, and shooting. Where did they find fuel? The visuals are grubby and drab. In the year 3000, man is no match for the Psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. But when the characters seem noxious on principle, we wonder if the art and costume departments were allowed to run wild. Battlefield Earth - It is the year 3000. It's not merely bad; it's unpleasant in a hostile way. I watched it in mounting gloom, realizing I was witnessing something historic, a film that for decades to come will be the punch line of jokes about bad movies. The book also gave me much more insight into the background behind the characters, the situations, and the story as a whole. It's just a dumb, fun adventure. Reviewed by Dustin Putman, May 13, 2000. 2000 – 117 minutes Rated: (for violence). After being captured, it is up to Tyler to save mankind. As for other complaints, some of the action scenes got a bit tedious. Battlefield Earth has become something of a legend. I always thought they were much more alien in appearance based on the novel. It was like Tyler used the knowledge as he would any other tool for bashing in a Psychlo's head. FLYING. How did they charge batteries? Possibly if this movie had been a 4 hour mini-series on TV it would have allowed the narrative to get more in depth and made some of the mistakes more forgivable. Humanity is enslaved by these gold-thirsty tyrants, who are unaware that their 'man-animals' are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime. I know slow motion is supposed to trigger an "oooh" or an "ahhh" reaction in the audience, but it became tedious. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 is a 1982 science fiction novel written by L. Ron Hubbard, founder of Scientology. Based on L. Ron Hubbard's science fiction book, this story takes place in the year 3000. The audiobook starts with … . Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (called “Greener” by his friends) is essentially a Y3K caveman. Battlefield Earth review. The few humans that are left are either hiding out or kept in cages like animals by the Psychlos. It totally ripped you out of the narrative. I'll get more into this later. Whitaker pulled it off well. Jonnie eventually gains the attention of the evil Psychlo security officer Terl, played by John Travolta, and his assistant Ker, played by Forrest Whitaker. The plot. As I already said, I read the novel and really enjoyed it. Having read the book, I knew he was sneaking the gold back to his home planet hidden in coffins, which are routinely teleported. I don't think any frame of the film was level. As a Mormon I feel a sense of gratitude to L. Ron Hubbard for coming up with a religion with followers that most people perceive as being bigger weirdos than Mormons. Some of the performances were good. With all of that said, on the 20th anniversary of the film’s release, we look back and provide some insight into how Battlefield Earth came to be, and why it’s almost charming in its scrappiness. The visuals are grubby and drab. That would have been easier to believe than pulling ancient harrier jets out of a military base. I don't think so, but I'll warn you anyway. Most of the effects were good in the film, but a few were really bad. It's funny misconceptions like these throughout the film that add a much needed spark of humor to the story. When his character went from being a caveman to being educated, you saw Pepper's mannerisms and speech change while at the same time his overall personality didn't change. The soundtrack sounds like the boom mike is being slammed against the inside of a 55-gallon drum. We're updating our reviews to better highlight authentic stories and accurate, diverse representations. Jun 1, 2013. Previous Next Hide Grid. The Psychlo homeworld also was a cool, purple-tinted cross between Blade Runner's L.A. and a twisted version of Coruscant from Star Wars. The sound was also cranked up through much of it leaving the audience I was with half deaf. Based on L. Ron … Movie Review. It is pretty much glossed over. He and his men simply go to Fort Knox, break in and steal gold. Lots of great movies have squalid heroes. Best Movie, TV and Comics of the Year Awards 2020, WandaVision: Season 1, Episode 1 and 2 Review. I found it extremely distracting and annoying. The soundtrack sounds like the boom mike is being slammed against the inside of a 55-gallon drum. Letterman fans laugh at that line; did the filmmakers know it was funny? An alien race, the Psychlos, have controlled Earth for a millennium and have all but wiped out the human race. I think they must have been using a one legged cameraman to film Battlefield Earth because pretty much every single shot in the film leaned to the left or to the right. This movie is awful in so many different ways. The critical consensus stated: "Ugly, campy and poorly acted, Battlefield Earth is a stunningly misguided, aggressively bad sci-fi folly." I thought it was a good, mindless sci-fi flick with a lot of effects and action. Sometimes I find it more impressive to see the action happen in real time rather than dragged out. This film covers the first half of the book, leaving the rest of the novel for possible sequels. Even the opening titles are cheesy. That's generally because a book is not constrained by time or budget. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Its eventual destruction was impressive as well. Now, years later, few humans even know that their “captors” are aliens, and refer to the nine-foot-tall monsters as gods. For example, in the book, the humans take several months to train and prepare for their attack against the Psychlos. Their costumes look like they were purchased from the Goodwill store on the planet Tatooine. Why Diablo Immortal's Alpha Was a Hell of a Good Time, Bungie's Halo Player Files Archive Is Going Offline Next Month, Battle.net Has Had a Major Overhaul for the First Time in 8 Years, How Chris Evans' Captain America Can Return to the MCU, A Way Out's Josef Fares on Why He's Making Games in a Genre He Had to Invent, Resident Evil Village: First Gameplay Reveal Showcase Announced, Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Battlefield Earth may as well be called, Dutch Angles Earth, or Rat Brain Earth. It is the year 3000. Terl downloads knowledge of science, mathematics, and the Psychlo languange into Tyler's mind to make him useful. Image . What is left of the human race has descended into a near primitive state. By Scott Chitwood. Previous Next. Our hero is thrown in with another group of humans who are used in the mines. Of course it's been waiting there for 1,000 years. It was a nice touch. I mentioned earlier that having read the book gave greater insight into what was happening on the screen. Tyler decides to ride out of hiding and explore the world in hopes of finding a better place to live. A third-string Planet of the Apes meets Star Trek, Battlefield Earth is a largely uninspiring sci-fi adventure with a Swiss-cheese plot. Terl and Ker have discovered a recently uncovered vein of gold, but they are unable to recover it. When Do New Episodes of WandaVision Season 1 Air? Battlefield Earth (2000)Almost so bad it could be good, except not quite0.0Overall ScoreReader Rating 6 Votes Directed by: Roger Christian Starring: John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker, Kim Coates, Sabine Karsenti, Michael Byrne, Christian Tessier, Sylvain Landry, Richard Tyson, Christopher Freeman, John Topor, Shaun Austin-Olsen, Tim Post, Earl Pastko. Earth has been destroyed and taken over by aliens called Psychlos. The Psychlo ships were well done and properly loud and menacing. FIGHTER JETS. One human named Johnny (Barry Pepper) decides to fight and take his planet back. Our hero is thrown in with another group of humans who are used in the mines. Battlefield Earth Kampf um die Erde (Originaltitel: Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000) ist ein US-amerikanischer Film aus dem Jahr 2000 nach der Romanvorlage Kampf um die Erde des Scientology-Gründers L. Ron Hubbard. As for makeup effects, the Psychlos looked decent, but I think they could have been better. As Terl toys with his new personal slave, Tyler plots to destroy the aliens and restore the human race to it's former glory. I thought Forest Whitaker as Ker did an excellent job. . Previous Next Show Grid. And the Psychlo domed city looked great. That's a sentence that accurately describes Battlefield Earth. The book is good fun. Virtually no time was taken to set up what was going on. In the book, if I remember correctly, other humans besides Jonnie were trained in the learning machine. Mar 12, 2009 William Beesley rated it really liked it. That was not explained, either. Therefore, things in the film that might make perfect sense to someone who read the book might go right over the head of someone who didn't read it. For example, the humans believe the ruined cities were left by the gods. Humans survive in scattered bands, living like actors auditioning for the sequel to "Quest for Fire." It seemed like a big time rip-off of the final scenes of The Matrix. Some movies run off the rails. Finden Sie hilfreiche Kundenrezensionen und Rezensionsbewertungen für Battlefield Earth - Kampf um die Erde auf Amazon.de. Plus, much more makeup may have made it more expensive. It's the year 3000 A.D., and the Earth is lost to the alien race of Psychlos. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called Space Jazz. And, as we all know, the book is always better than the film. In 1975, he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Latest Videos Articles Reviews Images. This film is, and I think it was hurt by it. The hero, named Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, is played by Barry Pepper as a smart human who gets smarter, thanks to a Pyschlo gizmo that zaps his eyeballs with knowledge. Humans are used as animal labor, hence they are called "man-animals" by the Psychlos. But in the film, it just seemed like a good way to end the film on a good effect and within two hours. Synopsis. It was a bit of a mixed bag. The story had a few good elements in it. It's the Holy Grail of Hollywood crap from the decade if not beyond and is quite possibly "that which we do not speak of" among scientologists. Battlefield Earth We're committed to diversity in media. In the year 3000, Earth has been ruled by an alien race, the Psychlos, for a millennium. One scene really made me laugh, though. Breathing tubes hang from their noses like ropes of snot. in Books ... BATTLEFIELD EARTH , a book that even has its own website here, was written by L. Ron Hubbard back in the early 80’s, less than a handful of years before he died. Scientology guru L. Ron … Jonnie eventually gains the attention of the evil Psychlo security officer Terl, played by John Travolta, and his assistant Ker, played by Forrest Whitaker. (Library books are dusty but readable, and a flight simulator still works, although where it gets the electricity is a mystery.) Of course 'Battlefield Earth' is celebrating its 20th anniversary in this craptastic year. This one is like the train crash in "The Fugitive." On top of that, there seemed to be endless slow motion scenes of things either blowing up or someone flying through glass. They were equally knowledgeable in science, mechanics, and the Psychlo language. Write a review. Some of the shots of the ruined cities were really effective. His character is a little dim witted, gruff, opportunistic, and a bit of a yes-man. Is After Earth Scientology Propaganda? It then cuts to a shot of a group of Psychlos carefully walking across a flat surface trying not to fall over on their stilts. . Anyway, the scene was done in slow motion with things exploding all around Tyler. FILM REVIEW `Battlefield Earth': Earth Capitulates in 9 Minutes to Mean Entrepreneurs From Space By ELVIS MITCHELL Pierre Vinet/ Franchise Pictures John Travolta, right, and Forest Whitaker, both conquerors from the planet Psychlo, in "Battlefield Earth," a story set in the year 3000. The role required a physical actor with a fighting spirit, and Pepper did just that. It's not merely bad; it's unpleasant in a hostile way. In the film, the cavemen grunt, then jump into a harrier and fly into battle. He leaves his love Chrissie behind. Within the first 5 minutes of the film, we're thrust into the story without time to get our bearings. Also, if I remember correctly, the humans used the Psychlo's own ships against them in the battle rather than human jets. Again, I was ripped out of the moment because I was cracking up. CAVEMEN. Overall, I liked the movie. It was little things like this that came up over and over. 1 / Video . As for John Travolta as Terl, I wavered between liking his performance and cringing from it. Start your review of Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000. Fight scenes should have some sense on continuity rather than stringing chaotic scenes together. Two decades later, the legacy of Battlefield Earth is defined by cast and crew apologies, critical reviews that feature olympic-level insults, and a 3% Tomatometer score. Lesen Sie ehrliche und unvoreingenommene Rezensionen von unseren Nutzern. This fast pacing also really hurt the film toward the end. When Terl was seething with anger or kicking someone's butt, it was what I envisioned Terl as being. I was never one to pay much attention to critics, I always liked to watch and decide for myself but even I couldn't resist being strayed from any interest by the aura of disdain that surrounded this movie back … Battlefield Earth is often considered to be one of the worst films ever made. Related Articles •The New York Times on the Web: Current Film. We can sit back and watch it choose its food." Very obvious bluescreen work. 4:07. This is a film I was looking forward to. No - Battlefield Earth isn't the greatest science fiction cinematic venture ever attempted. After discovering ancient ruined cities, he is soon captured by a Psychlo slavemaster and taken to their domed mining base. There's another funny encounter with rats in the film (leading to Terl's pet name for Jonnie - "rat brain"). Worst Movie Ever: The Results Are In! 2020 has thrown a lot our way: a pandemic, economic shutdowns, a draining presidential election and now a retrospective edition of John Travolta's signature stink bomb. They come up with a plan to use the "man animals" to mine the gold for them. The movie fits in the same category. Toward the end, one of the humans gets on the radio and warns Jonnie that the Psychlos are "on the way fast!" New to Netflix for April 2018. Humans are used as animal labor, hence they are called "man-animals" by the Psychlos. Forest Whitaker as Ker and John Travolta as Terl. Battlefield Earth Review . Wenn man an die grössten Film-Flops der letzten Jahre denkt, dann ist ' Battlefield Earth ' meistens einer der ersten Filme, die einem in den Sinn kommen - und vollkommen zurecht, denn wie kaum ein anderer Film wurde der Science-Fiction- / Action-Film von Regisseur Roger Christian nicht nur von den Kritikern regelrecht durch den Dreck gezogen, sondern wurde auch vom Publikum weitestgehend gemieden. Posted: 10 Feb 2000 8:00 am. I am not against unclean characters on principle--at least now that the threat of Smell-O-Vision no longer hangs over our heads. Bad luck for the starving humans that they capture a rat. I won't say too much here, but I guess the buildup in the book made it seem more reasonable and logical. Directed by Roger Christian. I think the movie also suffered where it departed from the novel. One of them is Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (played by Barry Pepper). This one almost killed us. My first gripe is the directing. The characters are unkempt and have rotten teeth. 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