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* From the book, a villain is named [[UnfortunateNames Roof Arsebogger.]] And another is called [[CardCarryingVillain Lord Schleim.]] Both of those names have intentional implications.

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* From the book, a villain slimy Tolnep reporter is named [[UnfortunateNames Roof Arsebogger.]] And another another, the Tolnep representative to Earth, is called [[CardCarryingVillain Lord Schleim.]] Both of those names have intentional implications.
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* From the book, a villain is named [[UnfortunateNames Roof Arsebogger.]]

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* From the book, a villain is named [[UnfortunateNames Roof Arsebogger.]]]] And another is called [[CardCarryingVillain Lord Schleim.]] Both of those names have intentional implications.

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* When the tribals are giving Jonnie AsYouKnow exposition in the film's opening minutes, there's a brief interlude where they go past a long abandoned [=McDonald's=]. Their talk of the "gods" riding "chariots beneath golden arches, where food would magically appear" has never made a drive-thru experience sound more epic or more ridiculous.



-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to ''spell your name'', I was being trained to conquer galaxies!

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-->'''Terl:''' -->'''[[EvilIsHammy Terl]]:''' When you were still learning how to ''spell your name'', I was being trained to trained, '''to conquer galaxies!galaxies!'''



* When the tribals are giving Jonnie AsYouKnow exposition in the film's opening minutes, there's a brief interlude where they go past a long abandoned [=McDonald's=]. Their talk of the "gods" riding "chariots beneath golden arches, where food would magically appear" has never made a drive-thru experience sound more epic or more ridiculous.
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* From the book, a villain is named [[UnfortunateNames Roof Arsebogger.]]
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* When the tribals are giving Jonnie AsYouKnow exposition in the film's opening minutes, there's a brief interlude where they go past a long abandoned McDonald's. Their talk of the "gods" riding "chariots beneath golden arches, where food would magically appear" has never made a drive-thru experience sound more epic or more ridiculous.

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* When the tribals are giving Jonnie AsYouKnow exposition in the film's opening minutes, there's a brief interlude where they go past a long abandoned McDonald's.[=McDonald's=]. Their talk of the "gods" riding "chariots beneath golden arches, where food would magically appear" has never made a drive-thru experience sound more epic or more ridiculous.
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* When the tribals are giving Jonnie AsYouKnow exposition in the film's opening minutes, there's a brief interlude where they go past a long abandoned McDonald's. Their talk of the "gods" riding "chariots beneath golden arches, where food would magically appear" has never made a drive-thru experience sound more epic or more ridiculous.
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-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[BileFascination watch]]''' [[BileFascination a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The critic for New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[BileFascination watch]]''' [[BileFascination a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom. ''(raising the Razzie)'' Thank you very much. I'm gonna keep this in my belly button.
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* J. D. Shapiro's CreatorBacklash resulted in two slices of hilarity, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100331182718/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/penned_the_suckiest_movie_ever_sorry_MdXedZpTMWJmfpw80Xc7aO/0 this "apology" article]] and an speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.

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* J. D. Shapiro's CreatorBacklash resulted in two slices of hilarity, [[https://web.archive.org/web/20100331182718/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/penned_the_suckiest_movie_ever_sorry_MdXedZpTMWJmfpw80Xc7aO/0 this "apology" article]] and an a speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.
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* Perhaps the only legitimately funny part in this movie:

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* Perhaps the only legitimately funny (and good) part in this movie:

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* Perhaps the only legitimately funny part in this movie.

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* Perhaps the only legitimately funny part in this movie.movie:



'''Terl:''' ''[stunned]'' [[LampshadeHanging That's it?]].

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'''Terl:''' ''[stunned]'' [[LampshadeHanging That's it?]].it?]]
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-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to spell your name, I was being trained to conquer galaxies!

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-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to spell ''spell your name, name'', I was being trained to conquer galaxies!
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* J. D. Shapiro's CreatorBacklash resulted in two slices of hilarity, [[http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/penned_the_suckiest_movie_ever_sorry_MdXedZpTMWJmfpw80Xc7aO/0 this "apology" article]] and an speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.

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* J. D. Shapiro's CreatorBacklash resulted in two slices of hilarity, [[http://www.[[https://web.archive.org/web/20100331182718/http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/penned_the_suckiest_movie_ever_sorry_MdXedZpTMWJmfpw80Xc7aO/0 this "apology" article]] and an speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.
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-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to spell your name, I was being trained to conquer galaxies!

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-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to spell your name, I was being trained to conquer galaxies!galaxies!
* Perhaps the only legitimately funny part in this movie.
-->'''Terl:''' You will soon be relocated to a new mining site, and if any of you get any bright ideas about escaping, just keep in mind that although you know nothing about firearms, I certainly do. I graduated top marksman in my class and I can kill any one of you at over a thousand paces. ''[to Jonnie]'' Tell them what I've said.\\
'''Jonnie:''' ''[to the other humans]'' [[TranslationYes We try to run, he'll kill us]].\\
'''Terl:''' ''[stunned]'' [[LampshadeHanging That's it?]].
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-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[BileFascination watch]]''' [[BileFascination a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[BileFascination watch]]''' [[BileFascination a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.mom.
* The Bar scene:
-->'''Terl:''' When you were still learning how to spell your name, I was being trained to conquer galaxies!
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* J. D. Shapiro's speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.
-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[InsultToRocks watch]]''' [[InsultToRocks a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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* J. D. Shapiro's CreatorBacklash resulted in two slices of hilarity, [[http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/movies/penned_the_suckiest_movie_ever_sorry_MdXedZpTMWJmfpw80Xc7aO/0 this "apology" article]] and an speech at the Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.
-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[InsultToRocks '''[[BileFascination watch]]''' [[InsultToRocks [[BileFascination a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[InsultToRocks watch]]''' [[InsultToRocks a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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--->'''J.-->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to]] '''[[InsultToRocks watch]]''' [[InsultToRocks a train wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.
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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.

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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck [[InsultToRocks but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' to]] '''[[InsultToRocks watch]]''' [[InsultToRocks a train wreck.wreck]].' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.
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* J. D. Shapiro's speech at the GoldenRaspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.

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* J. D. Shapiro's speech at the GoldenRaspberry, Golden Raspberry, most notably when he recited quotes from critics.
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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.
* "Piece of cake!"
* "War... ning. Warning, warning, warning. Warning. War, ning. Get it?"

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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing]].' That was from my mom.
* "Piece of cake!"
* "War... ning. Warning, warning, warning. Warning. War, ning. Get it?"
mom.
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* A lot of Terl's lines.
** "You are out of your skull-bone if you think I'm going to write on the report "Shot by man-animal" as the cause of death unless I see it!"
** "Crap-lousy ceilling!"
** "While you were still learning how to '''SPELL YOUR NAME'''... I, was '''''BEING''''' trained, '''TO CONQUER GALAXIES!'''"
** "'''''DO YOU WANT LUNCH?!'''''"
** "Hell, it could even be... ''*jarring music*'' '''[[DecapitationPresentation OUR FRIENDLY BARTENDER]]!'''" ''*cue Ker's [[DullSurprise blank surprise]]*''



* "War... ning. Warning, warning, warning. Warning. War, ning. Get it?"
* Terl [[spoiler:[[ExplosiveStupidity blowing his]] [[DullSurprise arm off]]]].

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* "War... ning. Warning, warning, warning. Warning. War, ning. Get it?"
* Terl [[spoiler:[[ExplosiveStupidity blowing his]] [[DullSurprise arm off]]]].
it?"
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** "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Crap]]-lousy ceilling!"

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** "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Crap]]-lousy "Crap-lousy ceilling!"
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** "Hell, it could even be... ''*jarring music*'' '''[[DecapitationPresentation OUR FRIENDLY BARTENDER]]!'''" ''*cue Ker's [[DullSurprise blank surprise]]*''
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* "War... ning. Warning, warning, warning. Warning. War, ning. Get it?"
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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, 'This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing.' That was from my mom.

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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, 'This '[[ClusterFBomb This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing.seeing]].' That was from my mom.
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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, 'This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing.' That was from my mom.

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--->'''J. D. Shapiro:''' The New York Times said 'Battlefield Earth is about the extinction of the human race, and after seeing this movie I'm all for it.' From the Banana Daily they said 'I'd like to call this movie a train wreck but that's not really fair to train wrecks. Because people actually want to '''watch''' a train wreck.' And my absolute favourite, 'This is the worst fucking piece of shit fucking movie I've ever had the displeasure of fucking seeing.' That was from my mom.mom.
* A lot of Terl's lines.
** "You are out of your skull-bone if you think I'm going to write on the report "Shot by man-animal" as the cause of death unless I see it!"
** "[[GettingCrapPastTheRadar Crap]]-lousy ceilling!"
** "While you were still learning how to '''SPELL YOUR NAME'''... I, was '''''BEING''''' trained, '''TO CONQUER GALAXIES!'''"
** "'''''DO YOU WANT LUNCH?!'''''"
* "Piece of cake!"
* Terl [[spoiler:[[ExplosiveStupidity blowing his]] [[DullSurprise arm off]]]].

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