The character development in Armageddon is there but it is subtle and takes more than one viewing to sort it out among all the overdone special effects and sometimes overbearing sound track. But the director did a really good job keeping everybody in character. It is a movie that does require extra viewings to fully appreciate though. Pirates of the Carribbean was a movie like that too.
But I'll take your recommendation and check out Deep Impact.
Among volcano movies, my favorite to date is Dante's Peak. St. Helens wasn't bad. Volcano with Tommy Lee Jones sucked. I've tried to love it and just can't.
Out of the volcano films, with the exception of 3 specific points, Dante's Peak is ALMOST scientifically accurate... but it most certainly the more believable. Erupting La Brea Tar Pits????? puleeeeeze. LOL
Now Jillian has me adding The Fifth Element to 'must see' movies.
I don't require complete realism or believability in movies or technical accuracy--I allow for poetic license and a bit of pure fantasy. I want movies that draw me into them and allow me to just live the movie for an hour or two. I don't want to be distracted by worrying about whether its technically accurate or not either in the history, theology, or science.
Now Mr. Foxfyre, wants it to be real. He gets really frustrated at the least bit of dramatic license or hokeyness that don't bother me in the least. Unless its a western in which everything is real as far as he is concerned.
His favorites: "Conagher" and "Open Range", both of which really are good movies.
