Comments on: Armageddon sick of it http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:26:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Irishman http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11963 Irishman Mon, 27 Feb 2006 23:17:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11963 >10. Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias. Too populist to die nowadays, Roberts’s early career exit is a moment to savour, only lessened by the fact histrionic mother Sally Field does not join her. Too <i>populist</i>?!?! Is that really the word they mean to use? Perhaps "popular" is what they meant? >10. Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias.
Too populist to die nowadays, Roberts’s early career exit is a moment to savour, only lessened by the fact histrionic mother Sally Field does not join her.

Too populist?!?! Is that really the word they mean to use? Perhaps “popular” is what they meant?

]]> By: DouglasG http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11962 DouglasG Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:57:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11962 What about movie deaths that you want to happen but they don't. Like Jeff Goldblum's character in "Jurassic Park". He was annoying throughtout and you just hope he gets eaten by a T-Rex or something. However, he lives to make a second movie, and he is just as annoying! Luckily for me, I haven't seen most of the movies on that list. Including "Armageddon" Thanks Bad Astronomer! What about movie deaths that you want to happen but they don’t. Like Jeff Goldblum’s character in “Jurassic Park”. He was annoying throughtout and you just hope he gets eaten by a T-Rex or something. However, he lives to make a second movie, and he is just as annoying!

Luckily for me, I haven’t seen most of the movies on that list. Including “Armageddon” Thanks Bad Astronomer!

]]> By: Steve http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11961 Steve Mon, 27 Feb 2006 01:49:38 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11961 Wash in Serenity definately the most unexpected. Wash in Serenity definately the most unexpected.

]]> By: Cindy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11960 Cindy Sun, 26 Feb 2006 22:57:30 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11960 I think Armageddon was on TV last night. The only time I "saw" Armageddon was on a flight and I didn't bother getting the headphones to listen to it. The kids in the row in front of me had a portable VCR player and were watching "Wizard of Oz". So my memories of Armageddon is seeing Bruce Willis and hearing "I'll get you my pretty! And your little dog, too!". I haven't bothered seeing it since Phil says it's really bad. As far as movie reviews, most of the sci-fi movies come out for the summer "silly" season. On my top ten of welcome deaths are: Leo DiCaprio in the Titanic (who should have already been dead due to electrocution, hypothermia, and the suction of Titanic going down) and the main character in The Who's "Quadrophrenia". I remember thinking "will the guy just go ahead and commit suicide and put us out of our misery"? Then again, I saw that movie sober which was probably the first mistake. I think Armageddon was on TV last night.

The only time I “saw” Armageddon was on a flight and I didn’t bother getting the headphones to listen to it. The kids in the row in front of me had a portable VCR player and were watching “Wizard of Oz”. So my memories of Armageddon is seeing Bruce Willis and hearing “I’ll get you my pretty! And your little dog, too!”. I haven’t bothered seeing it since Phil says it’s really bad.

As far as movie reviews, most of the sci-fi movies come out for the summer “silly” season.

On my top ten of welcome deaths are: Leo DiCaprio in the Titanic (who should have already been dead due to electrocution, hypothermia, and the suction of Titanic going down) and the main character in The Who’s “Quadrophrenia”. I remember thinking “will the guy just go ahead and commit suicide and put us out of our misery”? Then again, I saw that movie sober which was probably the first mistake.

]]> By: Slav http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11926 Slav Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:01:41 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11926 The Abyss was a wonderful (albeit slow) sci-fi film right up to the point where the woman drowns and is resuscitated 5 minutes later. The Abyss was a wonderful (albeit slow) sci-fi film right up to the point where the woman drowns and is resuscitated 5 minutes later.

]]> By: Melusine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11928 Melusine Sun, 26 Feb 2006 20:07:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11928 <i>Bwahahaha said: Pretty much everybody in MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR? </i> The guy on the motorcycle who gets it head-on by Mad Max in the truck is a good death. OK, it's sick, but I imagine one's eyes would do that when faced with a grill of an on-coming 18-wheeler...then to add insult to injury, the truck drives over him. <i>Nigel Depledge said: I think I can understand where those comments came from. The Abyss was a wonderful (albeit slow) sci-fi film right up to the point where the woman drowns and is resuscitated 5 minutes later. I found that too incredible and it ruined the film for me.</i> I found the acting in "The Abyss" to be horrible, but the concept a lot of fun. The drowing--that's Cameron's "overkill" for ya. :-) Bwahahaha said:

Pretty much everybody in MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR?

The guy on the motorcycle who gets it head-on by Mad Max in the truck is a good death. OK, it’s sick, but I imagine one’s eyes would do that when faced with a grill of an on-coming 18-wheeler…then to add insult to injury, the truck drives over him.

Nigel Depledge said:

I think I can understand where those comments came from. The Abyss was a wonderful (albeit slow) sci-fi film right up to the point where the woman drowns and is resuscitated 5 minutes later. I found that too incredible and it ruined the film for me.

I found the acting in “The Abyss” to be horrible, but the concept a lot of fun. The drowing–that’s Cameron’s “overkill” for ya.
:-)

]]> By: Jim in STL http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11927 Jim in STL Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:01:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2006/02/24/armageddon-sick-of-it/#comment-11927 Holy moly! Lenin's image in the shower curtain! They say that the only protection against becoming a comunized raging heathen zonbie when this happens is to have a grilled cheese Mary and two cloves of garlic on a rope.........you DID have a grilled cheese Mary and two cloves of garlic on a rope didn't you? Holy moly! Lenin’s image in the shower curtain! They say that the only protection against becoming a comunized raging heathen zonbie when this happens is to have a grilled cheese Mary and two cloves of garlic on a rope………you DID have a grilled cheese Mary and two cloves of garlic on a rope didn’t you?

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