Ben Affleck Admits His Best Work Might Be An Infamous Armageddon DVD Extra

Ben Affleck has had a agelong and storied Hollywood vocation afloat of everything from cult classics and Oscar bait to disposable container bureau trash. One time he’s starring arsenic Daredevil successful 1 of the worst comic publication movies ever, the adjacent he’s directing Best Picture victor Argo. What does helium see his top originative accomplishment truthful far? Possibly his vicious Criterion DVD commentary for Armageddon.

“In retrospect, now, I consciousness similar possibly my champion enactment successful my vocation is the commentary connected this disc,” helium said during a caller Criterion Closet video to beforehand the accomplishment of his latest quiet-guy-turned-human-weapon enactment thriller, The Accountant 2. The DVD extras connected the Criterion merchandise for the 1998 Michael Bay catastrophe flick see a commentary way which features Affleck ripping the movie isolated for its silly premise and well-worn clichés.

“People attack maine to speech astir the commentary successful this disc arsenic overmuch arsenic they bash movies that I’ve been in,” helium says successful the caller video. “And it’s due to the fact that I didn’t cognize immoderate amended than to beryllium truly honest. But I won’t spoil it for those of you who are interested. It is an accomplishment that I consciousness arrogant of and didn’t mean to beryllium arsenic bully arsenic I present deliberation it is astatine the time. Criterion, erstwhile is the 4K coming out?”

Armageddon stars Bruce Willis arsenic the caput of a unit of lipid rig workers who request to onshore connected an asteroid and drill it truthful it breaks up earlier hitting Earth and causing the extinction of humanity, a premise Affleck mercilessly mocks successful his commentary connected the Criterion disc. The erstwhile Batman actor, who plays a cocky upstart that’s dating Willis’ girl (Liv Tyler) successful the movie, says during the voiceover that helium often complained to Bay astir the story.

“I asked Michael wherefore it was easier to bid lipid drillers to go astronauts than it was to bid astronauts to go lipid drillers, and helium told maine to unopen the fuck up,” Affleck says successful the commentary, which is truthful irreverent that radical often wondering if helium mightiness person been drunk. “So that was the extremity of that talk. [Affleck does a Michael Bay voice] ‘You know, Ben, conscionable unopen up, OK? You know, this is simply a existent plan.’ I was like, ‘You mean it’s a existent program astatine NASA to bid lipid drillers?’ And helium was like, ‘Just unopen your mouth!’”

The actor’s rant continues. “One full week? Now you cognize however to alert into space? ‘I request my guys!’ ‘Why bash you request your guys?’ ‘They’re the best!’ Everyone’s the best,” Affleck says portion laughing during the commentary successful a country starring Bruce Willis. “‘Why are they the best?’ ‘Well, they conscionable are!’”

This isn’t the archetypal clip Affleck has weighed successful connected the hidden show that often goes viral online. He told GQ successful a illustration past period that nary 1 from the movie workplace oregon accumulation squad ever complained. “I don’t deliberation immoderate of the different radical listened to it oregon gave a fuck until years aboriginal erstwhile it was played,” helium said, adding that helium aboriginal felt “kind of shocked and appalled” astir it. “You’re not expected to spell connected determination and archer all of the truth,” helium told GQ. Now if lone idiosyncratic could unearth a long-lost Affleck commentary for Gigli.

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