A Breaking news for sky afficianados post made me sit back and gape for a moment: “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact” came out this summer 10 years ago. Wow. I’ve been mocking the former and hyping the latter for a decade now. Cool.
I use both movies in a general public talk I give about astronomy, showing brief clips that go over mistakes made as well as some rare accuracies as well. I still think “Armageddon” is one of the worst movies ever made, ever, and “Deep Impact”, though flawed, is far superior.
But wow, 10 years? BNfSA has some thoughts on this as well, seeing as how the two together have grossed nearly a billion dollars since their release.
It’s enough to make Ben Affleck cry.
