The camera man falls asleep and the picture is tilted. If you liked dune, atlantis gene and star warsyou will love the book battlefield earth in the year a. We brave what some consider the worst movie ever made, and ask is it all that bad. Hubbards religious, ahem, connections, i still enjoyed the science fiction books that he wrote. A saga of the year 3000 is a fun and entertaining scifi adventure. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, whom are unaware that their mananimals are. The psychlos discovered a deep space probe with directions and. I am dirty and primitive, but i am also very smart. He also composed a soundtrack to the book called space jazz. Ugly, campy, and poorly acted, battlefield earth is a stunningly. Honestly, you dont even need to sit through the whole thing to know why. It was directed by roger christian and stars john travolta, barry pepper and forest whitaker.
So my knowledge of american movies and pop culture is probably not as complete as it should be. In the year 3000, after the alien psychlos conquer earth, killing most of the humans so that they can strip the earth of its resources, one man comes out of hid. In the year 3000, after the alien psychlos conquer earth. A saga of the year 3000 movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. A saga of the year 3000 is a science fiction saga of adventure, daring and courage, when man is an endangered species and the future survival of whats left of the human race is at stake. A saga of the year 3000 is an actionscience fiction film directed by roger christian, and written by corey mandell screenplay, released on may 10 of 2000 in the usa. A saga of the year 3000 is a 1982 science fiction novel written by l. This 20thanniversary edition offers the full text of the original.
My head would have exploded, because, according to reports, travolta thought the movie rocked, and was still talking about a sequel well after it was clear that it was a complete box office and critical failure. A saga of the year 3000, quite a few years ago while working as a cashier in the automotive department of our local kmart. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, whom are unaware that their mananimals are about to ignite the rebellion of a lifetime. Please, by xenu, do not watch the movie before reading the book.
Just about all that could be said about the quality of john travoltas inexplicable pet project, battlefield earth, has been put on record, so theres no need to give that dead horse another beating not that it wouldnt be undeserved. John travolta is starring, alongside barry pepper, forest whitaker, kim coates, sabine karsenti and michael byrne. Roger ebert the sad thing is, i saw this movie opening weekend. As the worst hollywood movie ever made, it is not really that bad that it is entertaining, it is just straight out bad. Hence, i wont be accusing this movie of stealing from other movies. Battlefield earth also referred to as battlefield earth.
In the year 3000, man is no match for the psychlos, a greedy, manipulative race of aliens on a quest for ultimate profit. A saga of the year 3000 dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. You knew they would, because in movies, all it takes is one speech to motivate people to sign up with the cause. A saga of the year 3000 2000 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. A saga of the year 3000 is the worst movie in living memory, says time. Watch battlefield earth a saga of the year 3000 prime. A saga of the year 3000 news, movie spoilers, casting info and more on. A saga of the year 3000 is a 2000 american science fiction action film based on the 1982 novel of the same name by l. I was young, naive, and completely ignorant to what scientology was. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing turkey shoot.
A hangar full of jets, buried under 1,000 years of dust, not. One of the most requested movies from readers of this site and, in fact, one of the films that first got me interested in bad movie riffing in the first place. Battlefield earth is a totally revolutionary, gamechanging, multicast production stretching the boundaries of audiobooks and raising the bar skyhigh the ultimate in dynamic scifi storytelling, this audiobook will fully immerse you in a virtual movie in your mind. See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. A saga of the year 3000 is a 2000 american science fiction action film based on the 1982 novel of the. Along the way they discuss whether george lucas is a bearded saboteur, and. Humanity is enslaved by these goldthirsty tyrants, whom are unaware that their mananimals are about to ignite the. In the year 3000, earth has been ruled by an alien race, the psychlos, for a millennium. In the distant past, an alien race known as the psychlos have taken over the human race.
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