Thursday, December 03, 2009

You Wound Me, Scalzi ...

... you wound me to THE CORE. [:: dramatic music::].

The science is worse than 2012? Oh, I am coming for you, buddy.

81 comments:

Jigsaw said...

Whaddya expect from a guy who posts an "End of Decade" list with full knowledge that there's another year to go?

Bardic Lady said...

On the plus side (ha ha), AMC doesn't list writers in their movie guide cast and crew breakdowns.


(I didn't know you'd done something with Rekha Sharma! Awesome!)

Unknown said...

Nah, I'm with Scalzi, I count decades nought to nine.

Anonymous said...

As a scientist, I've given up on it ever being right on screen. But I think on some level, the viewer should and has to accept the alternate universe. However, the writer can't underestimate the intelligence of their audience or their ability to discern craptastic writing. Which the Scalzi list seems to fall victim.

I always feel like yelling Maximus' "Are you not entertained?" when people start going overboard with breaking apart every 'hypothesis' the film excepts us to believe. It's entertainment people, not a textbook.

Steven said...

There's a couple shots at you, with the requisite Catwoman dig (and were you involved with Transformers 2?)

Mary Sue said...

As my mother always says, laugh along with the haters as you cash the check.

(She actually does say this, a lot. In her case, though, it's a reference to people the same age as my sister and I [i.e. mid twenties to early thirties] who swear they are sooo creative and smart and will NEVAR work in a cubicle farm... and live at home.)

Unknown said...

Michael Caine has two great quotes on this subject:

"I have never seen [Jaws: The Revenge], but by all accounts it is terrible. However, I have seen the house that it built, and it is terrific."

and

"First of all, I choose the great [roles], and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent."

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As a scientist, I've given up on it ever being right on screen. But I think on some level, the viewer should and has to accept the alternate universe. However, the writer can't underestimate the intelligence of their audience or their ability to discern craptastic writing. Which the Scalzi list seems to fall victim.

This reminds me of the time when my college roommate and I were watching Alone in the Dark (I was young) in the theater. He is an electrical engineer and he got completely bent out of shape that something they were calling a generator was actually a transformer. And I asked him "Out of all the awful crap in this movie, THIS is the thing that gets you?"

Mark said...

I'm a geologist. Really, that should say it all.

I'm looking at you Dante's Peak, Volcano, Armageddon, The Core (sorry, John), etc.

Darkrose said...

Could be worse. You could have your name attached to Stargate Voyager: 90210.

(I like Scalzi, I really do. I can't say the same for any of the "creative" team behind the Gateverse.)

Piers said...

I also liked Doom.

Go get 'im.

Anonymous said...

Not to beat a dead horse but didn't you already deal with this "Bad Science" canard once already?

http://www.aintitcool.com/display.cgi?id=14288

Anonymous said...

"I'm a geologist. Really, that should say it all." -- Mark

Makes you want to cry somedays, doesn't it? lol I know that movie Seven Pounds made me wanna stand up and give a lecture on HLAs.

The Prince Of Playa Del Rey said...

I disagree with him. This is probably Del Roy Lindo's finest performances. I can't believe he was snubbed at the Golden Globes.

laloca said...

i loved the core. "unobtanium" is a common word in my household.

Your Obedient Serpent said...

I, too, am a hard-core fan of the Core. The science never bugged me (Earth Systems Science degree here, folks, with Geophysics coursework backing it up).

When I try to remember it, though, I don't see the images from the movie: I see the art that Jack Kirby would have done for the tabloid-sized Marvel Treasury Edition adaptation.

Right down to the narrative captions:

"The clouds part... and searing beams of sunlight glare down, as if focused by a titanic lens! Impossibly, the great span of the bridge begins to melt; yards-thick cables begin to part..."

Anonymous said...

Looks like Cameron stole your Unobtanium gag--

http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie-trailers/?g=4ba11be7-9b17-470b-bd7f-93b1d364086d

Mike Cane said...

I never saw The Core (sorry!). But do you mean to tell me the Mole from Thunderbirds couldn't exist? I'm crushed!

Hah: CAPCHAs -- FRACK and SKEWAR

DaveMB said...

The (pretty good) Wikipedia article on Unobtainium has a solid-looking reference for the term being used by NASA engineers in 1957. The article doesn't (yet) mention The Core...

Captain Splendid said...

You know what the really sad thing is? As crap as Doom is, it's the best videogame-to-movie adaptation out there so far.

geoff thorne said...

Beg to differ.

The best Game-to-Screen film made thus far is RESIDENT EVIL.

And the audio commentary should be used to support an animated film.

And, yeah, loved THE CORE. Dunno if that helps ya, Monkey King.

GinaFan said...

I saw Stardust. Damn good.

I saw some Castle. Hooked.
Liked the Espresso machine moment. :)
You were saying you could relate to this show? :))

Are you a ravenous consumer of media, or have a really good eye for spotting quality stuff, or rely on a network of...

bourgon said...

Okay, John. Based off your rebuttal to AICN, I'm'a renting The Core this weekend.

Anonymous said...

more bad news, buddy....

http://xkcd.com/673/

Anonymous said...

The worst part is they cribbed the plot from Danny Boyle's "Sunshine".

Isaac said...

I thought you might want to know, since we're on the subject of The Core -- today's XKCD:

http://xkcd.com/673/

"From the makers of The Core..."

Emily Blake said...

Huh. They finally let me back in. For the past week my work has been blocking this blog. What have you been up to?

Unknown said...

Coincidentally, the Core is now available in Netflix Instant.

Rogers, you clever bastard.

Unknown said...

Wow, 28 responses on a 2003 movie? You people are weirdly adorable.

Phil said...

Pfft. Stupid internet - two people've already posted the link to today's xkcd.

Gordanit said...

I long ago resolved to not get upset about the relativity of so bad it's good/so bad it's horrible. I thought The Core was pretty sweet, and maintain that opinion in the face of mockery...

ptah said...

TLDR,

but here's something:

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/thecore_review.html

ptah said...

Ahem... I fucked up the link?

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/movies/thecore_review

hodag said...

I am a Chemical Engineer. I saw the Core with a Geologist and a Physical Chemist, during which we laughed ourselves sick. We have also seen Day After Tomorrow, and 2012 together, during which we laughed ourselves sick.
As long as end of he world films are being made with bad science, we will never run out of comedy.

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