The film boasts amazing visual special effects, giving the viewer a taste of the destruction of the planet. Bay flexes his filmmaking muscles to create a dramatic race into space in order to save the Earth, creating a film experience that is absolutely dazzling. Without warning, the Earth is subjected to a massive meteor shower, devastating many of the planets cities within seconds.I initially saw Armageddon in the movie theater and enjoyed it as a fun popcorn movie. Seeing it for the second time, on DVD, gave me a much clearer view of the films strengths as well as its flaws.Out of the total two-and-a-half-hour running time of Armageddon, I was completely sucked in by the film for about the first hour and forty-five minutes. Bays grasp of pacing here is top-notch, moving along quickly but without rushing things, and again using creative cinematography to tell the story without excess dialogue or unnecessary scenes. The heart of the film takes place on Earth, in the discovery of the threat and the preparation to deal with it. Its a fun ride, both engaging and entertaining.

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