Unbelieveable Movie Scenes : what were they thinking?

[TymerDC]

Thought I would start this thread after being reminded of some incredible unbelievable movie scenes that defied common sense. Now I understand that alot of sci-fi and fantasy films do things that don't exist but they at least make them "believable" or explainable. Even when doing films that involve some existing things they stay within certain believable physics based on science or natural laws of physics or theories....for example Star Trek's warp drive space ships. So my first 2 offerings that come to mind are as follows:

Star Trek V :
Scene when Kirk falls while rock climbing and Spock swoops down wearing "jet pack boots" like superman and catches him. What made this scene even more stupid is Spock is almost upside down and hovering while holding onto Kirk. Even Ironman couldn't maintain a position like this since the thrusters in his shoes need to be in an upright position to maintain his hovering while holding onto a person.

Superman IV :
Scene where you see Mariel Hemingway's character floating out in space and Superman retrieving her and shes in her dress and heels and no space suit! Shouldn't she be instantly dead ??

Now I ask you......what incredibly stupid unbelievable movie scenes have you seen and why you feel they are?

 

[Nwerke]

The entire running time of Transformers III. The whole thing is like a ****ed-up cheese dream from beginning to end. It achieves a kind of epic quality of badness.

This isn't just a jokey dismissal - it's a serious response to your question; I've only just seen the film and I'm still gobsmacked. There's far too much insanity to really list it all. It's just easier to say 'the whole film', and it's true.

 

[TymerDC]

The entire running time of Transformers III. The whole thing is like a ****ed-up cheese dream from beginning to end. It achieves a kind of epic quality of badness.
This isn't just a jokey dismissal - it's a serious response to your question; I've only just seen the film and I'm still gobsmacked. There's far too much insanity to really list it all. It's just easier to say 'the whole film', and it's true.

Nwerke,

Thanks for contributing...I do understand what your saying however this isn't a "name your worse films" thread. If you happen to know a particular film SCENE, I would love to hear about it. This also isn't a blooper or film mistakes thread in case anyone was thinking of that.

 

[TymerDC]

Another movie scene comes to mind......

Superman Returns:
Scene where Superman is lifting an entire land mass from the sea into space all the while surrounded by Kryptonite.

 

[Solo4114]

The end sequence of ID4 always got to me, from the "We'll upload a virus" notion (particularly since, at that point, Macs and PCs couldn't even talk to each other, and they're from the same planet), and Randy Quaid's perfectly vertical flight up the alien beam, in spite of the fact that he would've stalled pretty soon after going vertical like that.

Bond movies are full of these, too, such as Goldfinger being sucked out a window of a plane like so much uncooked sausage stuffing, Milton Krest popping like a balloon due to rapid decompression, and Roger Moore holding on to the outside of a Learjet in flight.

 

[The Mad Professor]

Superman IV :
Scene where you see Mariel Hemingway's character floating out in space and Superman retrieving her and shes in her dress and heels and no space suit! Shouldn't she be instantly dead ??

Actually, no. The human body is remarkably resilient. You'd wind up dying from oxygen deprivation, which takes some time. Human Body in a Vacuum

Now here's one that bugs me:

Heat: The bank robbers have to run from the police while carrying big duffel bags that are absolutely packed with paper currency. A full duffle would be able to hold enough stacked and bundled bills to weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. Try running from anything carrying that much weight.

 

[The Mad Professor]

Randy Quaid's perfectly vertical flight up the alien beam, in spite of the fact that he would've stalled pretty soon after going vertical like that.

That was actually a change from the original version. Originally, his character was not in the attack (I think because he was too drunk). So what he did was steal a missile and fly his biplane instead. This explains why the F-18 he was in during his sacrifice was moving upwards so freaking slowly.

 

[Jeyl]

Prometheus
Shaw: But it's what I choose to believe.

This is what happens when you let a writer who doesn't know how science works write a scientist. There is a big difference between knowing and believing. When you're in the field of science, your work draws on conclusions that are tangible and/or provable. Despite Shaw being the scientist who convinced Weyland to spend a trillion dollars on this expidition, she barely has any scientific traits. If character is so closed minded about their beliefs that they'll brush off anyone's questions about their conclusions, they are NOT SCIENTISTS. What makes this film worse is that it paints her as the real thinker amongst the cast. :facepalm

 

[Jeyl]

Superman Returns:
Scene where Superman is lifting an entire land mass from the sea into space all the while surrounded by Kryptonite.

Here's my personal "What were they thinking" moment from Superman Returns. Superman stalking of Lois and the Bast*** child he had with her. Way to be the hero we can all root for.

 

[firesprite]

The Amazing Spider-Man. Two words: Crane scene.

:facepalm

 

[Zuiun]

Well, since this happens far too often to name a specific movie, I'll just say that any time someone who is shot is lifted off their feet from the impact and flies back 15 feet. If firing the gun doesn't have the energy to toss the shooter back, it doesn't have the energy to toss the victim back.

 

[Solo4114]

Well, since this happens far too often to name a specific movie, I'll just say that any time someone who is shot is lifted off their feet from the impact and flies back 15 feet. If firing the gun doesn't have the energy to toss the shooter back, it doesn't have the energy to toss the victim back.

The best example of this that I can think of is in Another 48 Hours in the climactic last shootout. The bad guy has taken Eddie Murphy hostage, and Nick Nolte shoots through Eddie Murphy....to blow the bad guy behind him through three panes of glass. Meanwhile Eddie Murphy just stands there yelling "You shot me, motherf***er!" rather than "OMG THE LAWS OF PHYSICS HAVE NO MEANING!!!!!"

 

[jackdoud]

One of the more recent ones I can think of was in MIB3.
The movie was going fine for the most part up until the climactic battle where they had to bring the time travel device back into it and there WERN'T multiple versions of people running around. The rest of the movie was completely ruined for me in that instant.

There are probably a few dozen I could pull from The Dark Knight Rises but I've mostly blocked that horrible movie out of my mind.

 

[Kerr Avon]

Star Trek V :
Scene when Kirk falls while rock climbing and Spock swoops down wearing "jet pack boots" like superman and catches him. What made this scene even more stupid is Spock is almost upside down and hovering while holding onto Kirk. Even Ironman couldn't maintain a position like this since the thrusters in his shoes need to be in an upright position to maintain his hovering while holding onto a person.

Regarding that scene, they had intended to have Spock just standing on some kind of silver disk with no visible controls or propulsion, but for some reason decided to go for a set of ski boots. :facepalm

 

[TymerDC]

Actually, no. The human body is remarkably resilient. You'd wind up dying from oxygen deprivation, which takes some time. Human Body in a Vacuum

Regardless of what the article says I still don't see a woman in a dress and heels floating in space and being returned getting off with zero damage. Even reentry into our atmosphere would be hazardess. I also think I rememebrr seeng her hair "blowing in the wind" in the vacuum of space. To me this is a blatant disregard the writers had for any common sense for a movie scene.

The Amazing Spider-Man. Two words: Crane scene.

I'd have to disagree scenes like this and on so many action flicks are done for "dramatic effect". Its believable enough for a super hero type film.

Well, since this happens far too often to name a specific movie, I'll just say that any time someone who is shot is lifted off their feet from the impact and flies back 15 feet. If firing the gun doesn't have the energy to toss the shooter back, it doesn't have the energy to toss the victim back.

More dramatic effect for an action film...it may not really happen in real life but it does look good for film. I guess the idea I'm trying to get across in this thread is "blatant outright unbelievable movie scenes" that would even insult the intelligence and common sense of the audience and outright disregard for even any believability.

 

[Birdie]

If you're gonna talk Superman, I can't get beyond spinning the earth backwards turning back time.

 

[Kerr Avon]

See, I hear that all the time and I don't think it was that Superman was spinning the Earth backwards. Only that he was flying so fast he was going back in time, and from the viewer's perspective time rolling backwards could only be perceived by seeing the Earth slowing, stopping and going in the opposite direction.

 

[Treadwell]

STV: The sound effects suggest that Spock's rocket boots have a reverse thrust feature. So he rocketed down, then reversed the thrust once he grabbed Kirk. (Now that thrust is blasting into his legs, but never mind.) That to me makes the scene marginally believable, albeit still poorly executed.

 

[TymerDC]

If you're gonna talk Superman, I can't get beyond spinning the earth backwards turning back time.

Yeah I'd have to agree with this one......the time travel thing doesn't bother me but when he goes back in time everything's back to normal.

 

[infymys]

Shia Lebeouf thinking he's a monkey or Tarzan in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I can even add the boat car and waterfall scene from the same film.