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 Barnes & Noble In the year 3000, mankind will be an endangered species, according to the postapocalyptic premise of Battlefield Earth. Based on a novel by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, the story foresees a bleak future in which the alien Psychlo race has colonized Earth for gold mining and knocked the human race down a few steps on the evolutionary ladder. The cave-dwelling "man-animals" of Earth are imprisoned for slave labor by Terl (John Travolta), a psychotic Psychlo, and his assistant Ker (Forest Whitaker); but one courageous man, Johnny "Goodboy" Tyler (The Green Miles Barry Pepper) leads his fellow inmates in a revolution to reclaim their home and their freedom. Packed with obvious allusions to Americas colonial history, the plot of Battlefield Earth is muddled and at times borders on ridiculous, but there is a cartoonish aura here -- mainly in Travoltas deliciously over-the-top performance -- that catapults the film into that wicked cult film territory of being so bad, its almost good. Even more so than Travolta, the real star of the film is the production design. And why not? Director Roger Christian was nominated for his art direction for Alien and took home an Oscar for his set decoration on Star Wars. Battelfield Earths DVD is filled to the digital brim with audio commentary by Christian and the films production designer; three behind-the-scenes documentaries; makeup tests; and special hidden extras. Chas Turner Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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