Armageddon.

Directed by Michael Bay and written by Jonathan Hensleigh and J.J. Abrams, Armageddon follows a group of deep-core drillers who are sent to space by NASA to destroy a gigantic asteroid on a collision course with Earth. The plan is to drill a deep hole into the asteroid so they can then insert and detonate a nuclear bomb to destroy it. Among the recruits is A.J. Frost (Affleck), who s his father-in-law, Harry (Bruce Willis), on the mission. Armageddon was a commercial success and is now a sci-fi classic, but even more famous than the movie is Affleck’s commentary on it.

Ben Affleck Knows How Famous His Armageddon Commentary Has Become

Ben Affleck Was Very Honest About Armageddon

Armageddon was key in boosting Ben Affleck’s acting career, but even more famous than his performance in it and the movie itself is his commentary on it. The Armageddon DVD contains commentary from Ben Affleck, who was very honest about his thoughts and feelings about the story, which is definitely not the most realistic one (not that the team behind Armageddon aimed to make a realistic movie, anyway). Affleck’s commentary has become famous over the years, and to make it even better, he’s well aware of this.

Affleck added that people approach him to talk about his Armageddon commentary, itted he was very honest when he recorded it, and that it’s an achievement he’s proud of.

While visiting the Criterion closet, there’s a moment where Affleck picks up the Armageddon DVD and says that, in retrospect, “maybe my best work in my career in my career is the commentary on this disc.” Affleck added that people approach him to talk about his Armageddon commentary, itted he was very honest when he recorded it, and that it’s an achievement he’s proud of. Affleck being so cool and open about his Armageddon commentary makes the movie better, and to top it all off, he still hasn’t changed his mind about the movie.

Ben Affleck's Thoughts On Armageddon Haven't Changed Since It Came Out

Armageddon Still Doesn’t Make Sense To Ben Affleck

Ben Affleck’s Criterion visit isn’t the only time he has spoken about Armageddon recently. In an interview with Affleck’s Armageddon commentary was brought up, and he shared how proud he is of it, even saying he believes it might be one of the Top 5 all-time DVD commentaries. Affleck itted being surprised that no one stopped him, but stands by his comments, saying they are true, but that you're not supposed to go there and tell all the truth.

In Affleck’s famous Armageddon commentary, he mentions having questioned Bay about why oil drillers are trained to be astronauts in just a couple of months instead of training astronauts to drill a hole.

Affleck added that he was surprised while shooting Armageddon at how little sense it all made, and reminisced about some of his comments on the DVD. In Affleck’s famous Armageddon commentary, he mentions having questioned Bay about why oil drillers are trained to be astronauts in just a couple of months instead of training astronauts to drill a hole, and questions the logic of many scenes. Even after all these years, Affleck's thoughts on Armageddon and its lack of logic haven't changed, which makes the commentary even funnier and timeless.

Ben Affleck Is Right About Armageddon's Ridiculous Premise (But The Movie Still Works)

Despite Everything, Armageddon Was A Big Success

Ben Affleck's Armageddon commentary is funny, but he's right about everything he says. As mentioned above, Armageddon isn't a movie that aims to be realistic, and it's purely a sci-fi movie in that sense, with a good dose of drama. The idea of a group of people with none of the knowledge and actual training of astronauts being given a crash course on how to be an astronaut so they can go to space to drill a hole in an asteroid and save the planet is definitely ridiculous, but that's also why Armageddon works.

Affleck was aware that Armageddon was meant to be an action blockbuster, but he wasn't counting on it making little to no sense.

Armageddon was made to be a big action blockbuster, which it achieved, and its focus was going to be style over substance (which ended up becoming Bay's brand). Affleck was aware that Armageddon was meant to be an action blockbuster, but he wasn't counting on it making little to no sense. Ultimately, Armageddon's ridiculous premise didn't work against it – quite the contrary, as it made way for both action and drama, and earned it a place among the best action movies of the decade.

Sources: Criterion, GQ.