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Aquaman (2018)
Totally contrived
I really was looking forward to seeing this movie but from the beginning, it was disjointed. Whoever was in charge botched it big time. You see, every few moments the film takes a totally different turn and all of them contrived. To be honest, after about half hour in, I just turned it off.
Supervolcano (2005)
Finally a movie that pays attention to real science.
As a scientist, I generally hate movies like this because they play fast and loose with science but this movie treats the science whole and with facts. Considering it was made in 2005, they were quite prophetic about computer AI. The holographic images aren't quit there yet but I don't think they mentioned a specific date. This movie provides the questions that must be addressed by FEMA now because Yellowstone will erupt in the future and it will erupt as a super volcano.
Mars (2016)
Great story to use but pity the writers don't know anything about the science.
I love the snippets of history so it had a feel of a documentary. They have numerous scientists adding to the show but they didn't do anything with them. Many valid points were made by Elon Musk, but he is only a visionary and business man. I knew the show was in trouble when they have a problem with one of the circuits. In a ship that size there should be at least a back-up for every system and the software should be monitoring all systems continuously, not at the last second. If they didn't want that character in the show, just use someone else and don't kill them off on stupid things. The plan that they outlined for putting a colony on Mars was sound but they forgot all about safety when building the habitat. Doors must always open inward to the higher pressure so that they always want to seal. They would never open outward to a lower pressure environment, and between each unit should be a seal-able door just like the build in submarines. Should any problem occur, the doors should automatically seal. That would have prevented the deaths of seven people in episode 5. They also lost a very good set up for drama when they found ice in the underground cavern. The cable that lowered the person ran to the end of the cable so how did they get everything else down to the lower levels? The show isn't all bad. as I liked the way they followed the wind directions to see where life might be deposited. That was pretty cleaver. But the best thing this show does is give a direction for NASA and humanity to follow as they pointed out that ever since Apollo moon landings, NASA did not keep going. This was the best show to date for space travel and destination and that is why I gave it an 8. There is still much room for improvement.
The Rift: Dark Side of the Moon (2016)
Very odd movie indeed...
I makes no sense. The acting was awful, the script was worse, the characters have no redeeming qualities. I wanted to give it a rating of one but the music score was pretty damn good, so I give it a 4. Geez, was that really Monte Markham. I thought he was dead. After this movie, I am sure he wants to be.
The Silence (2019)
Nothing in this movie was logical.
Warning: Spoilers.
Where to start, the beginning. How could millions of creatures survive underground for millennia? Not likely. How could they have covered the earth in days? Not possible. When the characters encounter the psycho in the black robe, why would they not think that the psycho wouldn't follow them? When the psycho and his followers write that the girl is fertile, why would they not keep watch during the night and leave traps? The script was poorly written and the direction was unbelievable. This movie violates natural laws and human intelligence. With some real thought behind it, it could have been a great movie.