Earth's Final Hours

Something called "energy displacement" attacks our planet Earth. In the great American northwest, a man's midsection is hit by a meteorite. Ouch. The threat is formidable. It's a sucking "White Hole". The opposite of a Black Hole, which sucks matter in, the "White Hole sucks matter out." By now, you have probably guessed how the White Hole manifests itself. That's right, it stops the Earth from turning on its axis. This looks like a job for Superman, but he's not around...

We do have FBI agent Robert Knepper (as John Streich) and his slightly rebellious teenage son Cameron Bright (as Andy). He has perfect eyebrows. They are assisted by beautifully-figured Julia Benson (as Chloe Edwards) and pretty Julia Maxwell (as Michelle Fulton). Possibly mad scientist Bruce Davison (as Kingsley Rothman) plays the veteran actor in a supporting role. The cameras are unsteady, but director W.D. Hogan keeps cast members in range.

*** Armageddon 2012/ Earth's Final Hours (6/1/11) W.D. Hogan ~ Robert Knepper, Julia Benson, Cameron Bright, Bruce Davison

First of all, what's up with IMDb's "star number rating" system? When I rated and wrote the review for this movie, the system reported 8 votes with an average rating of 7.9 stars. At the time there were six reviews with star ratings of 2, 1, 6, nil, 1, and 3; using actual math, something of which the makers of this movie have no grasp, and using the most generous numbers, the average rating should be about 5.4 stars.

Regardless of IMDb's rating system, this movie is yet another Sci-Fi Channel stinker. I will agree with an earlier reviewer that the first 30 minutes of the movie seemed promising, though it contained some silliness. In the end, the only redeeming quality of this movie is that the CGI FX seem above average for most SyFy movies. The plot is weaker than most, the dialogue is weak, and the science was laughable. Also usual for a SyFy flick, many of the characters do not behave like actual humans would. Ultimately, the movie is actually painful to watch. If a movie this bad can actually be produced, then how bad are the rejected scripts?

Once again, the only fun way to watch this movie would be to create a drinking game around it. When a character says something lame or predictable, have a drink. When scene is so bad it makes you cry, down your entire drink, and so on. And never pause the movie while you refill your glass.

Once again, as with other SyFy Channel disaster movies of recent years, I was looking forward to watching a really good movie with Earth's Final Hours. I particularly wanted to watch it when I saw that Bruce Davison is in it, whom I have admired since his debut in Mame with Lucille Ball. I cannot believe that Davison would agree to appearing in such a stinker! His performance was the only saving grace of the movie. The movie was nothing but way overdone-and dreadfully boring-FBI shootouts and lousy special effects. The scientific aspects were also bordering on the ridiculous. I was expecting to watch something of the caliber of the recent "2012" movie, but this film came nowhere close to it. I would not waste one minute watching this movie ever again in spite of Bruce Davison! Avoid this one like the plague!

Just don't! I don't know who gave it this may stars, but they shouldn't be allowed to vote. I hate to sound rash, but I had to write this review because of this. There are people that actually would of watched this travesty because of the high star-rating. Please IMDb watch this movie and you be the judge of this misrepresentation of a review, a complete abomination. I understand that it's someone's opinion, but really!! I mean a 7.9 star rating that is sent out in the public, shouldn't never been an issue. That is saying that this movie out does some great movies that do not have this high of a rating.

"If the highlight of a movie is the credits, then don't give it credit"

This movie is a total waste of time. Trailer looked good but don't be fooled..

Too many far fetched inconsistencies and coincidences.. Throw darts the floor if you want to have more fun.

It starts with one of the only people who knows how to save the world getting a hole blown through his chest where his heart and lungs used to be, and somehow manages to talk.

Don't bother watching it..

How it was ever rated a 7.9 is beyond me, must have been based on 2 votes.