It was like Battlestar Galactica except Lorne Greene wasn't in it.
Travolta's Terl is the Snidely Whiplash of sci-fi, a laughable villain who would twirl his moustache if he had one.
-- Jack Garner, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Travolta plays Terl as a sort of evil aristocrat, but overacts the role at every opportunity. It's like he went to the Brian Blessed School of Subtle Performance but was thrown out for laughing too much.
-- Chris Holland and Scott Hamilton, Stomptokyo.com.
Battlefield Earth is the film Edward D. Wood Jr. might have made if he had been handed $100 million.
-- Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee.
If 1950s sci-fi schlockmeister Ed Wood could have gotten his hands on $60 million and CGI special effects, he might have made a movie as hilariously gawdawful as Battlefield Earth… When the credits rolled, my cheeks hurt from laughing. I hated this movie, and I had a great time doing it.
-- Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDwire.