RobertR
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As for Armageddon, its funny how everyone wants to bash the same movies, but if we attack a movie we all love then it's sacrilege....
2001
Any Bond Movie
Star Wars
Star TrekMost of your examples aren't good ones, Joe. First of all, there simply are NO criticisms of this nature that apply to 2001. It's EXTREMELY accurate from a scientific standpoint. In fact, with a TINY number of exceptions, no other SF film in history is more scientifically accurate than 2001.
Second, Star Wars is clearly a fantasy film and doesn't pretend to be otherwise (neither does Lord of the Rings), so criticisms of this nature don't apply, whereas Armageddon PRETENDS to be realistic human drama. Thirdly, there's been plenty of fun poked at Bond, so it's hardly sacrilegious. Finally, Trek at least makes an attempt to be internally consistent with respect to its technology.