You’ll never think of your favourite films in the same way.
In The Simpsons, Homer once famously saw a movie about a bus that had to speed around the city, keeping its speed over fifty, and if its speed dropped, it would explode. I think it was called “
Who are we to question the great man, but in that style of iconic film journalism, the hashtag #DescribeASciFiFilmBadly has been trending on Twitter and some of the replies are absolute gold.
If you’re firmly of the opinion that Back To the Future – while a genuine classic – is also incredibly weird, this is for you.
Ok, let’s begin.
There must have been nice Stormtroopers on that Death Star?
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly Farmer kills millions of construction workers. pic.twitter.com/sIE93g8bfD
— MichaelTCoffee (@MichaelCuppa) January 20, 2018
They say that one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist.
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly Terrorists attempt to overthrow legitimate government, destroy taxpayer-funded facility killing millions. pic.twitter.com/E2w4KlFGVJ
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 20, 2018
Hard to terminate the logic below.
Man sends dude from the future to have sex with his mom and fight a robot #DescribeASciFiFilmBadly
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) January 22, 2018
Great Scott!
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly Unsuspecting boy is seduced by a creepy old loner into a game of crime, terrorism, and incest pic.twitter.com/oxEUkqccQJ
— Noam Blum (@neontaster) January 20, 2018
Mad scientist builds incest machine #DescribeASciFiFilmBadly pic.twitter.com/7SEvEUznBb
— Sir Mike S'alott (@SirMikeSaLott) January 20, 2018
Life finds a way.
Mosquitoes ruin a vacation#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly pic.twitter.com/MgIzP9zpki
— Natecho Libre (@NateYungman) January 20, 2018
You could write books about that ending to Interstellar. Nolan’s a genius, but it still divides opinion.
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly A determined father seeks out a new world for civilization. Gets stuck behind a bookshelf.
— DasBoSchitt (@DasBoTwitt) January 22, 2018
I’ll be right here…laughing at this.
Alien visits earth only to find he forgot his phone, with hilarious results. #DescribeASciFiFilmBadly
— Craigonetweetwonder (@craigflynn1) January 20, 2018
We’re blue in the face saying this.
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly basically Pocahontas but with aliens. pic.twitter.com/mwbbnkLK4c
— hahahaheater ❄️🌨️☃️ (@dishs_up) January 20, 2018
Any Rey of light in the new Star Wars films?
#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly Luke Skywalker gets old, tells the new prodigy to get off his lawn. pic.twitter.com/zMBnOXRrg6
— Mara Jade Skywalker (@MasterJediMara) January 20, 2018
They really should have had a Close Encounter with some roast spuds.
Man wins a trip on spaceship after coming in 1st in a mashed potato eating contest.#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly @SciFiTags @MasterJediMara @MikeSchmidt09 @mrjafri @mdpolicesupply pic.twitter.com/Ur5MxJwG5a
— Anakin's Lightsaber (@skywalker_saber) January 20, 2018
Even the trees walked in those films.
Shoe-less heroes decide to walk 500 miles & then 500 more.#DescribeASciFiFilmBadly @SciFiTags @MasterJediMara @MikeSchmidt09 @mrjafri @The_Proclaimers pic.twitter.com/kXMXcVghFs
— Anakin's Lightsaber (@skywalker_saber) January 20, 2018
Quaid, start the reactor!
Arnold Schwarzenegger goes to Mars and meets a chick with three titties. #DescribeASciFiFilmBadly
— Carlos Valencia (Comedian He B. Foolin) (@carlos_valencia) January 20, 2018
The Thing is, they’re not wrong.
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