Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000

All the fuss about John Travolta and Scientology notwithstanding, the most deplorable thing about "Battlefield Earth" is that it's a simply horrible movie. What Terl and the rest of the Psychlos fail to take into account is the indefatigable human resolve that always seems to stir up some trouble-making 'savior' figure like Johnny Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper), a restless, freedom-loving youth who cons Terl into hooking him up to a 'learning machine' that miraculously fills his head with the sum total of al ... Full Review

it wasn't, it was just plain bad 6/18/03 Jack Bourbon One of the more fascinating movies of the year.....ludolecorse I found a fucking lovely film about what worst can be created troughout cinema 1/26/01 Serge U. The worst fucking movie in cinematic history.....Robbie I hate it when they vote this movie awesome 5/19/03 Jack Sommersby Pretty moronic, but at least Travolta & Whitaker establish a good, lively rapport.....Edfink Lombardo The worst film ever made.....The EVIL Penguin The worst movie of the year ... Full Review

It's a hilariously bad performance;....if it were MEANT to be funny, it would be brilliant.....notice how Barry Pepper screams "Noooooo!.... ... Full Review

There's an hilarious scene involving a puttputt park.....Look at a few scenes and you will see almost all shots are dutch-that is crooked.....The computer effects were nice..... ... Full Review

Battlefield Earth turns side-splittingly funny.....I was expecting bad, but Battlefield Earth far surpasses my wildest dreams of sci-fi turkeyness.....Here, houses still have brightly painted wooden shingles, power lines still droop nicely from utility poles.... ... Full Review

Rick Nelson and Claude Peck dispense unasked-for advice about clothing, etiquette, culture, relationships, grooming and more. CP: It appears that we doled out some bad advice. ... Full Article

It's a question many of us have asked: how do you make a movie so abominably awful as Battlefield Earth , the 2000 John Travolta vehicle based on scientology founder L Ron Hubbard's 1981 novel? ... Full Article

There's been a rash of regretful sentiments flying around Hollywood in the past week. Let's face it: every year sees its share of great movies and its share of cinematic abortions. ... Full Article

Earlier this month, screenwriter J.D. Shapiro won a Razzie Award for worst screenplay of the decade. The killer script that earned him this distinction: Battlefield Earth , the L. ... Full Article

"My script was very, very different than what ended up on the screen," he wrote. "My screenplay was darker, grittier and had a very compelling story with rich characters. ... Full Article

I researched Scientology before signing on to the movie, to make sure I wasn't making anything that would indoctrinate people. I took a few courses, including the Purification Rundown, or Purif. ... Full Article