Worst. Movie. Ever.

I don't understand how some movies are made. Let's examine this weeks selection:

The Day After Tomorrow was released Memorial Day, 2004 to audiences expecting to see what they love the most: the destruction of Planet Earth. Usually, this destruction comes from outside forces i.e. alien attack, asteroids or (my favorite) the core of the Earth stops spinning. The Day After Tomorrow has the audacity to place the blame on the shoulders of human beings who threw out one too many Styrofoam cups.

The movie follows Dennis Quade who works for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (yes, it actually exists) and finds shocking evidence that Earth is going through a rapid change in climate. Of course, nobody in the White House believes him and they have an ice age over the weekend.

Now, I don't know much about paleoclimatology but I do know that ice ages take years to envelop huge land masses. I don't like siting Wikipedia but here are some quotes from actual paleclimatologists:

- Dan Schrag, Harvard University: "On the one hand, I'm glad that there's a big-budget movie about something as critical as climate change. On the other, I'm concerned that people will see these over-the-top effects and think the whole thing is a joke... We are indeed experimenting with the Earth in a way that hasn't been done for millions of years. But you're not going to see another ice age -- at least not like that."

- Marshall Shepherd, NASA: "I'm heartened that there's a movie addressing real climate issues. But as for the science of the movie, I'd give it a D minus or an F. And I'd be concerned if the movie was made to advance a political agenda."

- Andrew Weaver, University of Victoria: "It's the Towering Inferno of climate science movies, but I'm not losing any sleep over a new ice age, because it's impossible."

If you want to see Dennis Quade at his best, rent Inner Space. Please stay away from this garbage at all costs. When I saw this in theaters, I was disgusted by the awful love story, terrible jokes and absurd storytelling. Sure, it's science fiction but the trailer alone made me want to pour a drum of oil into the nearest reservoir. And I'm pro-Earth.



Photo and Trailer: 20th Century Fox