I know this makes me completely insane, but for my 25th birthday I arranged a showing of this with my friends and it was a hoot. I mean, it's completely and utterly awful (make no mistake), but you get some chums and some booze together and it's a good time had by all.
@JamesOhGoodie If you played a drinking game to where you had to drink some beer every time there was a dutch angle in this movie, you'd be faded pretty quick.
@lasoogneypubes You think that's bad? Look closely at any scene where the Psychlos are watching stuff on a monitor. Even the stuff on the monitors is at a dutch angle.
So let's recap: a shot that's alright at a dutch angle is watching stuff on a monitor that's ALSO at a dutch angle. That breaks so many rules of cinematography it's not even funny.
@JamesOhGoodie Hahaha I never noticed that. Dutch angles really aren't that cool and I remember about halfway through the movie I was actually starting to get a little pissed off because I was getting really tired of looking at everything sideways lol. Sounds like your birthday kicked ass btw.
@lasoogneypubes Oh you haven't heard the rest: We watched "Battlefield Earth" as part of a double feature with Mariah Carey's "Glitter" (my friends hate me so much now).
The funny part? "Glitter" was the more painful movie to sit through. Oh it starts off hilariously bad ("Sylke, I didn't know you could blow like that"), but in the last third it becomes achingly sincere and you realize "Oh crap, Mariah Carey actually believes in this schlock".
@lasoogneypubes Fair warning: the first half is absolutely hilarious. The second half onward is REALLY hard to get through, so stand tough. Friends and booze will help.
no one took this script willingly. it is DM's vision, despite lies that the CO$ wasn't involved. he was on set everyday, and everyone who knows anything about DM, knows people do what he says. no questions asked.
I've sat through some really awful movies, Manos: Hands of Fate, Plan 9, Robot Monster, the Star Wars prequels just to name a few, but this is the only movie that I have ever actually regretted watching. The Rifftrax was the only way I got through it.
Back in 2000 when i was 18/19 i paid to see this piece of garbage in a theater as i was and still am a person obsessed with Sci-fi was expecting a great epic despite teh bad reviews, i remembered there was a scratch and win ticket for anyone who sees this and got nothing but i was suffering, squirming and wanting to get out of the theater but i paid good money to see this shit-feast then i felt dizzy after it was over, for i have never suffered through a movie like this in my life.
The book starts out pretty damn good. By the time your halfway through there is a thousand plots you have to keep up with, and the story changes so much it's like another book was given to me. Originaly hubbard wanted the story to be a series of books He only signed a contract to get ONE book published, he gummbled all his stories together because he was afraid they wouldn't publish anymore of his books. If you read this book, stop after humanity wins and it will be an ok read!
@ginko27 But still if Travolta hadnt ruined the original script and hired corey mendell the film could have been better, seince its basicly based on that first half of the novel... ... I havent read it yet, it was only 35 cents..
Would the movie get any better if you could fix the dutch angle. Like, a special television stand rocks your tv so everything on screen is horizontal...
Thank god for this riff, this movie is so bad it makes Leonard part 6 look like an oscar winner. I saw this turd in theaters when i was 19 and it sucked balls as i was suffering, i couldn't believe i wasted 8 bucks to see this.
This is Sci-fi's answer to Showgirls ain't that right? in fact like Cosby, Travolta did talk show skits where he told audiences to stay away from this movie, but some people didn't listened and it was a HUGE flop as i felt this movie was hurting me inside watching it and such a physically ugly stinker and to think Siskel and Ebert. Besides the book is a pale rip-off of Dune and nothing but scientology propaganda.
@Johnlindsey289 Travolta has NEVER said anything bad about the movie, and has tried to get a sequel made with funding from his own company. He did say that the movie was unfairly edited to remove Scientology undertones that he says weren't there.Also, in '09 he tried to strike a deal with the Syfy network to remake the movie into a 24 part series with the understanding that the series would be insured and backed by himself and The Church of Scientology so the network wouldn't loose money.
I love how when you read and investigate LRH people will dick ride and say he wrote Hollywood Blockbuster Hits that are the best on the big the big screen when if you look at the rankings in some places it is ranked as the #2 worse movie ever made AND it has a cast of fellow Scientologist.
I don't think there was much that could have saved this movie. The novel itself was riddled with not-so-subtle messages on L. Ron's views, particularly the evil aliens being called Psychlos and the leaders of their race were a class known as Catrists. That's right. Psychlo Catrists. Say it together. Even the novel was a mess of self-induldged propaganda. But then again I could just be saying that because Xenu is my lord and master. Hail Xenu!
I swear if they took a competent director the film could have been pretty solid, give it a chance people that director ruined a film which had potential, if they plan a sequel it will be better I know it.
Not only do his books transfer horribly to the big screen, but Hubbard was a horrible writer as well. His plots were very devoid of any emotion other than hate of psycologists(probably spelt that wrong) and cliche... but more than that he was a motherfucking douche bag who made teenage girls wait on him with his Sea Org.... should be called Sea Pedophile Orgy.
And his writing sucks ass. Seventh grade level at best...
Plenty of great books have been made into shit movies. Moore's 'Watchmen', Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder', the Spielberg version of 'War of the Worlds' (HG Wells obviously), the recent 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' (Verne), all of these were great written works and subsequently moronic, pointless movies.
The good thing about Hubbard is, his books are retarded trash to begin with, so the inevitably terrible movie is much easier to adapt.
That's not all true. Look at Lord of The Rings and The first War of the Worlds. Those were great films. Plus some of those films you named aren't bad. Watchmen was good but tried to be 2 much of a work of art & Journy to The Center of the Earth was fun. In fact if wasn't for The JttCotE movie, my cousin (who is about 13) would have never read the book. But I agree on your last phase.
I didn't say there weren't great films based on great books, there plenty of those as well, and I remember far more of them because I don't deliberately dwell on things I hated for whatever reason. I love the Bakshi animated version of 'Lord of the Rings', but I am not at all fond of the Jackson trilogy. Maybe you and I are on different plains, but 'Watchmen' was the most worthless and redundant MTV styled waste of time I have seen in ages. It was aggressively stupid and dumbed down.
@rckrockz Not even 7th grade level. There is no grade level you can put on his books because they are so horribly written that nobody of any age would get through reading it.
I remember seeing this as a kid, like 8 or so, still doesn't make sense, just looks ridiculous even without riffs. WTF was JT thinking, i used to like him as an actor till i found out he was a scientologist. and if anyone supports scientology, get screwed. L Ron Hubbard was a C*nt
You rat brains don't know a good movie when you see one. I thought this is one of the best movies in entertainment history. Campy and nonsensical just like Bruce Cambell's The Evil Dead Series. This is a stage 3 alert, begin the Gastrodome termination sequence and happy hunting.
Battlefield Earth may be a piece of shit film but Sci-Fi fanboys aided in its failure, out of fear that a film might compete for a share of the Sci-Fi market over their beloved Star Wars franchise. BWAH-HA-HA-HA! Eat a dick fanboys!!!
John Travolta is a shitty actor and shitty producer. Roger Christian is the shitty director here. I'm glad we both agree that Revolta is shitty, though.
Watching this, you would NEVER guess that Forest Whitaker would go on to win an Oscar. And a Golden Globe. And however many other millions of shiny awards he also got for 'The Last King of Scotland'.
The Book is an important read. Hubbard was trying to convey what the Intl. Bankers are doing to enslave us in debt. At this juncture, I think it would be good to read the book in its entirety and realize who's actually enslaving us and particularly our (US) country right now!!
Oh yeah -- because we are all forced at gunpoint to go into debt. Got it.
And as for "enslavement" -- have you joined the Church of Scientology's "Sea Org" branch, where you have to sign a "Billion-year contract" and work your ass off for $24 a week? Have you had to work in the Sea Org's Rehabilitation Project Force, where you literally slave for 12 hours a day, eat scraps and sleep in filth? THERE is your "enslavement", courtesy of L. Ron Hubbard.
"Those who trade freedom for security do not have nor deserve either" Thomas Jefferson"
Oh enlightened one -- the actual quote is "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety", and it was written by Benjamin Franklin, NOT Thomas Jefferson.
"Reality is just to heavy for you, consciousness is so far from you has freedom from the people of this world, including americans."
Would you mind translating this into English for us?
"No... the federal reserve is going to put us into dept and default as nation..."
Strangely enough, none of this has affected my life one whit -- probably because I didn't get suckered into putting myself hundreds of thousands of dollars into debt.
Actually, it is right now! The god-damn recession! Got a clue much, smart-ass?
I'm not talking about credit cards, I'm talking about the fact that the federal reserve charges interest on every dollar it prints. The treasury never did that when we printed our own money. It was basically why we declared independence from england, to have an interest-free currency. Ever since the FED was broaught in, it became impossible to escape it since every dollar printed has debt attatched to it.
We can't pay off the interest because in order to get the money... we have to get it from the FED!!!!!!!!!!!! It's an endless cycle. A simple google search will educate you. Jesus, calm down.
Anyway, that's probably what that guy's banker complaint was about and it's valid.
I hope not. Though I read there was suppose to be a second part to this movie. The one we know and hate is part one. If they do a second "Battlefield Earth" it will have more tilted camera angles and and weird color settings than the first film.
well, if John Travolta has the money to make another one. For the same reason Mel Gibson did the passion of the Christ, to raise money for the catholic church, John Travolta did thispiece of crap to raise money for scientology. So not only did L Ron Hubbard make up a crappy cooky religion, but he was also a shitty science fiction writer
the director of this movie was fucking horrible. eeeeuggggh. its hard to watch. jeeze. its like watching kids acting. we all know that these actors (maybe not travolta) have way higher standards than this.
This movie is so bad that it's only mildly entertaining as a farce. Actually, one of the most unbelievable aspects of the film is the human technology that still works fine after 1000 years. Believe me, you can take almost any 2008 electronic device and it wouldn't work if you kept it in a hermetically sealed room for 20 years.
Shame that Mr. Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't apologize for making their version of "The Phantom of the Opera" and ruining it. Now I'd love to see RiffTrax rip that movie.
Yeah, but that will never happen seeing as Battlefield Earth was to John Travolta what Passion of the Christ was to Mel Gibson, a religious experience... You know, L. Ron Hubbard, Xenu and all that... BTW, couldn't agree more about Staying Alive!
right, and when u reach OT level they tell you that all your bad emotions are caused by alien spirits.. you also get the ability to move objects with your mind and when you get higher in ranks you can even kill people with only a thought!
Really, if you decide to believe this crap it's fine. But don't irritate us non believers and act all high and mighty just because you believe in something that simply isn't true.
No offense, but scientologists should get a quick course in common sense
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well dont tell me what reliigon can give me you hypocryte u saying that scientology boy up their is getting all high and mighty when all athiests do is tell you that your a sheep and your stupid in believeing in the true all powerful God and when Christ resurects and we like " ok Jesus lets go to heaven" and u burn in the lake of sulphur well tough picles then huh
Sorry was that a pro or anti-religion comment? It was so garbled that I couldn't tell. If people want to worship clouds then they should do so, but trying to enforce your choices upon others is unforgivable.
I LOVE hating this stupid movie! I'm glad the RiffTrax are on the case and I MUST get the RT to go along with this almighty stinker. Xenu will punish you all! Bwah ha!
Lol. My beloved sock puppet. This is awesome... much better than the film. It wasn't as horrible as its made out to be... if it weren't for Scientology it would just be another movie. That crap gave it the negative aura.
Yeah well psychology is bad... (really what the hell is that about?!?!) Electroshocks for all! Remove those thetans or meta-chlurians - OH wait! That's a Lucas Star Wars tie in 'cause the hairless Ewok sure as hell didn't think of meta-chlurians in '75...
superb satire on the stupidity of scientology, the idiocy of popular depiction of alien species...brilliant, convincing work...truly awesome in the way that it masquerades as a hammy piece of execrable dog shit, while at its core preserving true intelligence...
"Oh my lord! Even with the jokes this movie is still one of the most unwatchable pieces of crap ever known to man! It'll actually harm your unborn children!" Worse than Manos Hands of Fate for those in the know.
I'm pretty sure Hubbard created a religion just to prove that he could, and that people would be dumb enough to follow it.
Nodrog666 2 weeks ago
Fool! While you were still learning how to SPELL YOUR NAME!!! I was being trained...TO CONQUER GALAXIES!!
pixargod 1 month ago
check out john travolta's accent. and so in the year 3000 the irish gave up their whisky and advanced to taking over the world!
MrFacist 3 months ago
Oh, nevermind. I see it.
Igarappappa 5 months ago
What did he shoot?
Igarappappa 5 months ago
"It's become a Noel Coward play!"
xD
MrBuch169169 7 months ago
I know this makes me completely insane, but for my 25th birthday I arranged a showing of this with my friends and it was a hoot. I mean, it's completely and utterly awful (make no mistake), but you get some chums and some booze together and it's a good time had by all.
JamesOhGoodie 7 months ago
@JamesOhGoodie If you played a drinking game to where you had to drink some beer every time there was a dutch angle in this movie, you'd be faded pretty quick.
lasoogneypubes 7 months ago
@lasoogneypubes You think that's bad? Look closely at any scene where the Psychlos are watching stuff on a monitor. Even the stuff on the monitors is at a dutch angle.
So let's recap: a shot that's alright at a dutch angle is watching stuff on a monitor that's ALSO at a dutch angle. That breaks so many rules of cinematography it's not even funny.
JamesOhGoodie 7 months ago
@JamesOhGoodie Hahaha I never noticed that. Dutch angles really aren't that cool and I remember about halfway through the movie I was actually starting to get a little pissed off because I was getting really tired of looking at everything sideways lol. Sounds like your birthday kicked ass btw.
lasoogneypubes 7 months ago
@lasoogneypubes Oh you haven't heard the rest: We watched "Battlefield Earth" as part of a double feature with Mariah Carey's "Glitter" (my friends hate me so much now).
The funny part? "Glitter" was the more painful movie to sit through. Oh it starts off hilariously bad ("Sylke, I didn't know you could blow like that"), but in the last third it becomes achingly sincere and you realize "Oh crap, Mariah Carey actually believes in this schlock".
JamesOhGoodie 7 months ago
@JamesOhGoodie Nice. I heard that movie was awful too. I'll have to check it out sometime lol.
lasoogneypubes 7 months ago
@lasoogneypubes Fair warning: the first half is absolutely hilarious. The second half onward is REALLY hard to get through, so stand tough. Friends and booze will help.
JamesOhGoodie 7 months ago 2
Yikes you guys. refrencing a pulp fiction quote inthis piece of shit just doesn't fit. It's like a bad taste in my mouth.
elvaelvirababe 8 months ago
This movie is so fucking bad that they couldn't even make any good jokes.
captmadcow 8 months ago
no one took this script willingly. it is DM's vision, despite lies that the CO$ wasn't involved. he was on set everyday, and everyone who knows anything about DM, knows people do what he says. no questions asked.
1985mtv 9 months ago
this movie is a Scientologist wetdream... and it suck.
TheLostProphecies 9 months ago
I've sat through some really awful movies, Manos: Hands of Fate, Plan 9, Robot Monster, the Star Wars prequels just to name a few, but this is the only movie that I have ever actually regretted watching. The Rifftrax was the only way I got through it.
bmicha20015 9 months ago
What is this, I don't even...
MansonFan64 10 months ago
Leave it up to L. Ron Hubbard to come up with the dumbest alien race ever.
limbdarkening 11 months ago
@limbdarkening ...and leave it to Roger Christian and John Travolta to make it even dumber!
kuribayashi84 10 months ago
LET'S CALL GRANDMA!!!
ooozetoons 11 months ago
this movie makes batman and robin look like oscar material
regulatorzone 11 months ago 4
in tew owarzzzzz
PhyscoZombieChickie 1 year ago
What the hell did I just watch?
doombuggy123 1 year ago
Back in 2000 when i was 18/19 i paid to see this piece of garbage in a theater as i was and still am a person obsessed with Sci-fi was expecting a great epic despite teh bad reviews, i remembered there was a scratch and win ticket for anyone who sees this and got nothing but i was suffering, squirming and wanting to get out of the theater but i paid good money to see this shit-feast then i felt dizzy after it was over, for i have never suffered through a movie like this in my life.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
The book starts out pretty damn good. By the time your halfway through there is a thousand plots you have to keep up with, and the story changes so much it's like another book was given to me. Originaly hubbard wanted the story to be a series of books He only signed a contract to get ONE book published, he gummbled all his stories together because he was afraid they wouldn't publish anymore of his books. If you read this book, stop after humanity wins and it will be an ok read!
ginko27 1 year ago
@ginko27 But still if Travolta hadnt ruined the original script and hired corey mendell the film could have been better, seince its basicly based on that first half of the novel... ... I havent read it yet, it was only 35 cents..
raymondleeleggs 1 year ago
Would the movie get any better if you could fix the dutch angle. Like, a special television stand rocks your tv so everything on screen is horizontal...
Cassavius 1 year ago
Why do Pysclonians look like stuffed dreadlocked Klingons with 7 fingers?
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
Thank god for this riff, this movie is so bad it makes Leonard part 6 look like an oscar winner. I saw this turd in theaters when i was 19 and it sucked balls as i was suffering, i couldn't believe i wasted 8 bucks to see this.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@Johnlindsey289 I don't know. This and Leonard part 6 pretty much break even for me as the worst movies ever made. lol.
TheAltair4 1 year ago
@TheAltair4
This is Sci-fi's answer to Showgirls ain't that right? in fact like Cosby, Travolta did talk show skits where he told audiences to stay away from this movie, but some people didn't listened and it was a HUGE flop as i felt this movie was hurting me inside watching it and such a physically ugly stinker and to think Siskel and Ebert. Besides the book is a pale rip-off of Dune and nothing but scientology propaganda.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
@Johnlindsey289 Travolta has NEVER said anything bad about the movie, and has tried to get a sequel made with funding from his own company. He did say that the movie was unfairly edited to remove Scientology undertones that he says weren't there.Also, in '09 he tried to strike a deal with the Syfy network to remake the movie into a 24 part series with the understanding that the series would be insured and backed by himself and The Church of Scientology so the network wouldn't loose money.
ginko27 1 year ago
@ginko27
Battlefield Earth is a terrible book anyway, Dune is way better as Herbert is way better and didn't had to throw some propaganda crap.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
WORST MOVIE EVER.
LRONHUBBARDisDEAD 1 year ago
did they release a Blu-ray version?
faokim 1 year ago
Ah, just HAD to reference Pulp Fiction. Awesome. :)
JaymzLea 1 year ago
I love how when you read and investigate LRH people will dick ride and say he wrote Hollywood Blockbuster Hits that are the best on the big the big screen when if you look at the rankings in some places it is ranked as the #2 worse movie ever made AND it has a cast of fellow Scientologist.
Supernaught16 1 year ago
ROFL at the end! a royale with cheese, coincidence?
frenchfrey65 1 year ago
i recently bought this rifftrax, but the netflix version of the movie was edited and nothing lined up! ARG!
phkd 1 year ago
"I know just the perfect way to celebrate." (Let's call Grandma!)
"Our friendly bartender!" (Who kindly lend me a plaster cast of his face.)
(gunshot) (My beloved sock puppet!)
Those are brilliant jokes!
arch331 1 year ago
lmao "and give me a royale with cheese!"
ahmadoosucks 1 year ago 5
I guess Zenu was on vacation
gopconservative78 1 year ago
I Hear this is the worst movie of the Decade
TheRighteousGamer 1 year ago
@Cluebert The script writer recently told the New York Post that he regrets it.
TheBratKingJareth 1 year ago 2
Lol This movie is the equivalent of Action 52 on the NES.
15Mikedelta 1 year ago
When I attempted to read that 1,050 page piece of crap I didn't imagine the villain guy sounding nearly that gay.
negrosaurus 1 year ago
@negrosaurus If your talking about the book, It;s only about 800 pages long. and its actually a good book, The movie ruined it.
pmd2lolz 1 year ago
How was the second half? I gave up around page 400. It really should have been a series of books.
mst3k4evur 1 year ago
@mst3k4evur The second half is quite good.
pmd2lolz 1 year ago
I don't think there was much that could have saved this movie. The novel itself was riddled with not-so-subtle messages on L. Ron's views, particularly the evil aliens being called Psychlos and the leaders of their race were a class known as Catrists. That's right. Psychlo Catrists. Say it together. Even the novel was a mess of self-induldged propaganda. But then again I could just be saying that because Xenu is my lord and master. Hail Xenu!
TheBratKingJareth 1 year ago 5
@TheBratKingJareth HAIL XENU
HUTUMAGIC 1 year ago
I swear if they took a competent director the film could have been pretty solid, give it a chance people that director ruined a film which had potential, if they plan a sequel it will be better I know it.
SaucisseMerguez 2 years ago
Tarvolta seems to act better when he is in drag and voicing a animated dog. Then again, those films (Hairspray and Bolt) had better material.
EHH246 2 years ago 3
Yep, it all comes down to the script
hollyhuffstutler 2 years ago
"Fats Marely..."
raineandrews 2 years ago
"And give me a royal with cheese!" hahaha
sailor1123 2 years ago 5
lol from pulp fiction... good stuff
Dontcare00001 2 years ago
Along with being a charlatan, L. Ron Hubbard is a fucking hack.
MrHorrorFan 2 years ago 70
@MrHorrorFan Charlatan? What the fucking fuck? Were you born in 1750!?
Phelan666 1 year ago
@Phelan666 Switzerland, 1790.
MrHorrorFan 1 year ago
@MrHorrorFan
Frank Herbert is better.
Johnlindsey289 1 year ago
when i saw this as a kid, i liked it -.-
rdc621 2 years ago
I LlKED WATERWORLD.. :(
THEN AGAIN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD..
MAYBE I WAS A DIFFERENT PERSON..
ZEROEVILDARKCOOL 2 years ago
YEA THATS TRUE
SCHUMACHER DlD APOLOGIZE
BUT HE ALMOST FUCKING KILLED BATMAN LIKE BANE WHEN HE BROKE HIS BACK
IN THE SAME FUCKING 'ANTHOLOGY' THAT REVIVED HIM TO THE MASSES IN 1989
ALTHO THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS REALLY BROUGHT HIM BACK BEFORE THAT
IF IT WASNT FOR BATMAN'S LARGE LOYAL FANBASE HE'D BE GONE
ZEROEVILDARKCOOL 2 years ago
The movie by itself already does a pretty good job of reminding you how bad it is.
DAJ01 2 years ago 3
Not only do his books transfer horribly to the big screen, but Hubbard was a horrible writer as well. His plots were very devoid of any emotion other than hate of psycologists(probably spelt that wrong) and cliche... but more than that he was a motherfucking douche bag who made teenage girls wait on him with his Sea Org.... should be called Sea Pedophile Orgy.
And his writing sucks ass. Seventh grade level at best...
rckrockz 2 years ago 48
Plenty of great books have been made into shit movies. Moore's 'Watchmen', Bradbury's 'A Sound of Thunder', the Spielberg version of 'War of the Worlds' (HG Wells obviously), the recent 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' (Verne), all of these were great written works and subsequently moronic, pointless movies.
The good thing about Hubbard is, his books are retarded trash to begin with, so the inevitably terrible movie is much easier to adapt.
VariedInterest 2 years ago
That's not all true. Look at Lord of The Rings and The first War of the Worlds. Those were great films. Plus some of those films you named aren't bad. Watchmen was good but tried to be 2 much of a work of art & Journy to The Center of the Earth was fun. In fact if wasn't for The JttCotE movie, my cousin (who is about 13) would have never read the book. But I agree on your last phase.
IncredibleFulk1 2 years ago
I didn't say there weren't great films based on great books, there plenty of those as well, and I remember far more of them because I don't deliberately dwell on things I hated for whatever reason. I love the Bakshi animated version of 'Lord of the Rings', but I am not at all fond of the Jackson trilogy. Maybe you and I are on different plains, but 'Watchmen' was the most worthless and redundant MTV styled waste of time I have seen in ages. It was aggressively stupid and dumbed down.
VariedInterest 2 years ago
@rckrockz Not even 7th grade level. There is no grade level you can put on his books because they are so horribly written that nobody of any age would get through reading it.
Supernaught16 1 year ago
@rckrockz= Scientology is a joke.
vigo894 4 months ago 2
This movie made my head fall to my shoulder.
gabboep1995 2 years ago
This movie is DUMB!
MaximilianMontesa 2 years ago 3
All the better for riffing.
WorshipInTruth 2 years ago 3
I like John Travolta a lot I don't care if he's into that church or cult or whatever he's good actor. This was a p.o.s. movie though.
kblixt 2 years ago
I agree. This movie is awful, and were it not for Rifftrax, it would stand forever as a scar on Travolta's film career.
trloyalist 2 years ago
Yes, and no other of his films would be considered humiliating to be in, NO OTHER OF THEM!
VariedInterest 2 years ago
Barbarino came off like 2 metric tons of gay ham in this one.
4bibimimi 2 years ago 2
I remember seeing this as a kid, like 8 or so, still doesn't make sense, just looks ridiculous even without riffs. WTF was JT thinking, i used to like him as an actor till i found out he was a scientologist. and if anyone supports scientology, get screwed. L Ron Hubbard was a C*nt
bjcmatthews 2 years ago 3
if you were 8 when you saw this you still are a kid...
thenatrix 2 years ago
is forest whitaker drinking mathadone just to get through the filming.
scullysedge 2 years ago
WE have to drink mathadone just to sit through this movie.
gundamredframe 2 years ago 2
The terribleness of this movie makes me cry
Thank you rifftrax for doing this. You make me proud.
objectionablechione 2 years ago 4
Their site is great. They lampoon tons of awful movies, but it's much better than the MST3K stuff they used to do.
trloyalist 2 years ago
That depends on which season your talking about.
rifftrax > most MST3K seasons
last MST3K season > all things in existance
gruntfan91 2 years ago
I'll have to check it out. thx
trloyalist 2 years ago
You rat brains don't know a good movie when you see one. I thought this is one of the best movies in entertainment history. Campy and nonsensical just like Bruce Cambell's The Evil Dead Series. This is a stage 3 alert, begin the Gastrodome termination sequence and happy hunting.
Tintajel 2 years ago
Let's call grandma!
My beloved sock puppet!
phxsns1 2 years ago
they should only do this to bad films
unclewaterdirt 2 years ago
lol the way how john says in two hours
devmoran2 3 years ago
lol in twohours
devmoran2 3 years ago
So you're here just to be a pain in the ass, then. Okay, good for you. Hope virginity and self-loathing works out for you.
ZiggyHernandez 3 years ago
Battlefield Earth may be a piece of shit film but Sci-Fi fanboys aided in its failure, out of fear that a film might compete for a share of the Sci-Fi market over their beloved Star Wars franchise. BWAH-HA-HA-HA! Eat a dick fanboys!!!
OstrichKick 3 years ago
or it could just be the fact the John Travolta is a shitty director
hasani42 2 years ago
John Travolta is a shitty actor and shitty producer. Roger Christian is the shitty director here. I'm glad we both agree that Revolta is shitty, though.
lucienpsinger 2 years ago
"sir, I made a mistake, please done shoot off my sock puppet"
hasani42 2 years ago
Wow those stupid comments in the background were annoying.
PhilomathBret 3 years ago
LOL...
So, what exactly did you think Rifftrax meant? Numbnuts...
ZiggyHernandez 3 years ago
I never implied that I didn't know what it meant bitch.
PhilomathBret 3 years ago
Watching this, you would NEVER guess that Forest Whitaker would go on to win an Oscar. And a Golden Globe. And however many other millions of shiny awards he also got for 'The Last King of Scotland'.
Vogtalicious 3 years ago
He must have been making up his career for being in this movie.
EHH246 3 years ago
The Book is an important read. Hubbard was trying to convey what the Intl. Bankers are doing to enslave us in debt. At this juncture, I think it would be good to read the book in its entirety and realize who's actually enslaving us and particularly our (US) country right now!!
cmdreno 3 years ago
I'm glad that somebody else is awake and sees the truth!!! Just like Micheal Moore's movies..Take the truth and leave the rest.. Thanks, cmdreno
brendasangeleyes 3 years ago
Do I have to submit myself to such bad acting, crummy diologue, and horrible cinematography and directing to figure that out for myself!
hasani42 3 years ago
"Bankers are doing to enslave us in debt."
Oh yeah -- because we are all forced at gunpoint to go into debt. Got it.
And as for "enslavement" -- have you joined the Church of Scientology's "Sea Org" branch, where you have to sign a "Billion-year contract" and work your ass off for $24 a week? Have you had to work in the Sea Org's Rehabilitation Project Force, where you literally slave for 12 hours a day, eat scraps and sleep in filth? THERE is your "enslavement", courtesy of L. Ron Hubbard.
bricology 3 years ago 3
Reality is just to heavy for you, consciousness is so far from you has freedom from the people of this world, including americans.
"Those who trade freedom for security do not have nor deserve either" Thomas Jefferson
Ph4ntom74 3 years ago
"Those who trade freedom for security do not have nor deserve either" Thomas Jefferson"
Oh enlightened one -- the actual quote is "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety", and it was written by Benjamin Franklin, NOT Thomas Jefferson.
"Reality is just to heavy for you, consciousness is so far from you has freedom from the people of this world, including americans."
Would you mind translating this into English for us?
bricology 3 years ago 2
No... the federal reserve is going to put us into dept and default as nation...
brodudesnsupras 2 years ago
"No... the federal reserve is going to put us into dept and default as nation..."
Strangely enough, none of this has affected my life one whit -- probably because I didn't get suckered into putting myself hundreds of thousands of dollars into debt.
bricology 2 years ago
Actually, it is right now! The god-damn recession! Got a clue much, smart-ass?
I'm not talking about credit cards, I'm talking about the fact that the federal reserve charges interest on every dollar it prints. The treasury never did that when we printed our own money. It was basically why we declared independence from england, to have an interest-free currency. Ever since the FED was broaught in, it became impossible to escape it since every dollar printed has debt attatched to it.
brodudesnsupras 2 years ago
We can't pay off the interest because in order to get the money... we have to get it from the FED!!!!!!!!!!!! It's an endless cycle. A simple google search will educate you. Jesus, calm down.
Anyway, that's probably what that guy's banker complaint was about and it's valid.
brodudesnsupras 2 years ago
worst film I ever watched.
LethaInjection 3 years ago
you know theyre actually talkinof doing a sequal to this.
hasani42 3 years ago
I hope not. Though I read there was suppose to be a second part to this movie. The one we know and hate is part one. If they do a second "Battlefield Earth" it will have more tilted camera angles and and weird color settings than the first film.
tscastro114 3 years ago
well, if John Travolta has the money to make another one. For the same reason Mel Gibson did the passion of the Christ, to raise money for the catholic church, John Travolta did thispiece of crap to raise money for scientology. So not only did L Ron Hubbard make up a crappy cooky religion, but he was also a shitty science fiction writer
hasani42 3 years ago
God help us. Scientology must be stopped!
vlcupper 3 years ago 8
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the only thing funny in this was "And get me a royal with cheese"
MMZen 3 years ago
I dont know, the fats marley thing was pretty damn funny
hasani42 3 years ago
haha im naked!!!
can you two pls stop arguing?? Thanks! AX
bobmcme1 3 years ago
the director of this movie was fucking horrible. eeeeuggggh. its hard to watch. jeeze. its like watching kids acting. we all know that these actors (maybe not travolta) have way higher standards than this.
bernierinthazone 3 years ago
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How come MST3K was so funny and this is worse than anything?
TerryOfTheBandGOOSE 3 years ago
"Get me a royale with cheese"
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Xenu eats it
GangrelLondon 3 years ago 11
This movie is so bad that it's only mildly entertaining as a farce. Actually, one of the most unbelievable aspects of the film is the human technology that still works fine after 1000 years. Believe me, you can take almost any 2008 electronic device and it wouldn't work if you kept it in a hermetically sealed room for 20 years.
rippedwrangler 3 years ago 2
Travolta sounds like comic book guy in his movie!
DarkWolfStudio 3 years ago 5
This was an AWFUL movie, which made it even more awesome to see it riffed!
soiledshortz 3 years ago 4
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Wow, the voice-over is even more fucking annoying than Travolta's self-indulgent shit.
xonearmedscissorx 3 years ago
"...and I'm hot for teacher!" LMAO.
Mike3303 3 years ago 2
Message to Xenu: FUCK YOU.
bryandamadman 3 years ago
Shame that Mr. Schumacher and Andrew Lloyd Webber didn't apologize for making their version of "The Phantom of the Opera" and ruining it. Now I'd love to see RiffTrax rip that movie.
EmilyGreene1984 3 years ago
I agree!
tscastro114 3 years ago
Seconded!
JellicleKitten 3 years ago
I could say something, but it's way too easy.
Taybrian1 3 years ago
it's like watching welcome back kotter in the year 3000!
mre4nygma 3 years ago
It's when a movie like battlefield earth comes out that I think, why was this ever made?
phxsns1 3 years ago
Yeah, but that will never happen seeing as Battlefield Earth was to John Travolta what Passion of the Christ was to Mel Gibson, a religious experience... You know, L. Ron Hubbard, Xenu and all that... BTW, couldn't agree more about Staying Alive!
TwilightSleep 3 years ago
"Two-hours!"
fatnazicowdicktater 3 years ago 3
"Royale with Cheese??"
...How did public opinion on Travolta and L. Jackson get soooo different?
Ahh, never mind.
Gomess 3 years ago
because Travolta is a stupid fuck and a scifag
zarquolian 3 years ago 10
In touuwwauars!
josswhedon692 3 years ago 5
"To think that the star of Perfect sank this low..."
magpiepeck 3 years ago
"My beloved sock-puppet!" LMAO!
atticwarrior 3 years ago
Why the hell is there a religious debate going on here? Just repeat to yourself, "It's just a show--I should really just relax!"
ElveeKaye 3 years ago 3
lol cult
timduncan69 3 years ago 4
ladies and gentlemen, academy award winner "forest whitaker"
prajadhipok 3 years ago 5
Wow.... there's a whole mess of crazy leaking out the tubes today.
Wow!
greyhound38 3 years ago
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Scientology is the only true faith u people dont know what your talking about.
Bigbilly187 3 years ago
right, and when u reach OT level they tell you that all your bad emotions are caused by alien spirits.. you also get the ability to move objects with your mind and when you get higher in ranks you can even kill people with only a thought!
Really, if you decide to believe this crap it's fine. But don't irritate us non believers and act all high and mighty just because you believe in something that simply isn't true.
No offense, but scientologists should get a quick course in common sense
SEHD 3 years ago 5
And what religion are u.
Bigbilly187 3 years ago
I'm an atheist. I think that science can give an answer to most questions, it's just a matter of time before we get the answer.
science gives you objective truth that is based on facts, and all religion can give you is truth based on wishful thinking.
SEHD 3 years ago 2
props. I believe the same thing... but that doesn't mean I'm an athiest
gluntford 3 years ago 4
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well dont tell me what reliigon can give me you hypocryte u saying that scientology boy up their is getting all high and mighty when all athiests do is tell you that your a sheep and your stupid in believeing in the true all powerful God and when Christ resurects and we like " ok Jesus lets go to heaven" and u burn in the lake of sulphur well tough picles then huh
JDizzle4ever 3 years ago
I don't think you are stupid when you believe in a god, it's completely understandable.. I just don't believe in it..
I'm sorry if I offended you, i didn't mean to.
SEHD 3 years ago 3
Sorry was that a pro or anti-religion comment? It was so garbled that I couldn't tell. If people want to worship clouds then they should do so, but trying to enforce your choices upon others is unforgivable.
UnderTheMidnightSun 3 years ago 2
God speed to do and heavens gate...hail xenu...
thelatedavidsmith 3 years ago
Fantastic.
Ujikaweapon1 3 years ago
it could even be A FRIENDLY BARTENEDER
WHO KINDLY LENT ME A PLASTERCAST OF HIS FACE!!
theZodiacDigital 3 years ago 3
Sounds like something the Crypt Keeper would say
889654 3 years ago
My lord, this movie looks like a fresh green log.
RainMan34 4 years ago
It's nto really fresh.
it's 8 years old.
BitchinnShoes07 3 years ago
"And get me a Royale with cheese!"
Awesome.
devo193 4 years ago
2.10.2008
Expect us...
anonymous34657 4 years ago 6
This movie was so bad i somehow strangely found it entertaining
nileppezdel10 4 years ago 5
"Who kindly lent me a plastercast of his face" haha
HillDueceua 4 years ago
I LOVE hating this stupid movie! I'm glad the RiffTrax are on the case and I MUST get the RT to go along with this almighty stinker. Xenu will punish you all! Bwah ha!
AnitaLife27 4 years ago
sure the production company when out of business after this film was made
anomalygpa 4 years ago
The camera work on this movie makes my head hurt.
Joe402 4 years ago 3
Lol. My beloved sock puppet. This is awesome... much better than the film. It wasn't as horrible as its made out to be... if it weren't for Scientology it would just be another movie. That crap gave it the negative aura.
DeviousGenius 4 years ago
John Travolta as the fat English Predator and Forest Whitaker as the ever loving blue eyed Thing.
Mnwthoutfear 4 years ago
These are funny lol my beloved sock puppet!
phxsns1 4 years ago 4
This was a great book but the movie is seriously the worste movie I have every seen in my life.
KungFuCrazyMan 4 years ago
L Ron Hubbard has scarred the very planet with his insanity
gydorack 4 years ago 4
Yeah well psychology is bad... (really what the hell is that about?!?!) Electroshocks for all! Remove those thetans or meta-chlurians - OH wait! That's a Lucas Star Wars tie in 'cause the hairless Ewok sure as hell didn't think of meta-chlurians in '75...
captaintripps6969 4 years ago
superb satire on the stupidity of scientology, the idiocy of popular depiction of alien species...brilliant, convincing work...truly awesome in the way that it masquerades as a hammy piece of execrable dog shit, while at its core preserving true intelligence...
Oh wait. John Travolta was being serious.
6thformersarescum 4 years ago
John Travolta IS Cinnamon J. Scudworth!
manwithoutabody 4 years ago
"Oh my lord! Even with the jokes this movie is still one of the most unwatchable pieces of crap ever known to man! It'll actually harm your unborn children!" Worse than Manos Hands of Fate for those in the know.
efxman 4 years ago 3