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Old 08-11-2014, 07:29 AM   #27
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This conversation reminds me of Alien Resurrection, which I recall had a newborn alien sucked/blown out of a bullet hole in the side of a spaceship. Of course, the science was the least of that movies problems.


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Originally Posted by little and large View Post
I guess that for me, I can be pretty much fooled by a good writer. My science isn't strong, so convincing settings and events will usually keep me involved. For some reason I find this less so in movies - I can accept any sort of premise to a point - but it often amuses me when I get to the 'that would never happen' moment when all the acceptances I've already made become unstitched.
Well, a key component of science fiction is "fiction", and a well-written movie or book can definitely carry me past bad science as well.
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