# What are the five worst science fiction movies you've ever seen? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832 "2009-07-22T06:12:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/21 "2009-07-22T13:27:39Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > **Alien** Really? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/22 "2009-07-22T13:28:37Z")
I haven’t watched enough science fiction movies of the dreckful variety to make a valid list, so I just came in here to mention my surprise that “The Black Hole” hasn’t been mentioned here yet. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/23 "2009-07-22T16:06:08Z")
> [@ShibbOleth](#): > > _Event Horizon_, which seems to have been a horror flick disguised as a Sci Fi flick. It really brought the dumb. I was planning to list that one as all five of the five worst. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/24 "2009-07-22T17:37:26Z")
Pretty much all the sci-fi movies I’ve seen have been on episodes of MST3K, sso I don’t know if they count. But _Pod People_ was truely, wonderfully awful. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/25 "2009-07-22T17:41:40Z")
> [@RikWriter](#): > > Really? :eek: [Really](http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/alien.htm). An idiot plot of first magnitude. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/26 "2009-07-22T17:45:24Z")
Star Wars episode 1 Star Trek 5 Mission to Mars Transformers Revenge of the fallen American Godzilla All big budget movies which should have been better. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/27 "2009-07-22T17:52:27Z")
Plan Nine From Outer Space. Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/28 "2009-07-22T17:54:34Z")
> [@Odesio](#): > > In no particular order: > > **Battlefield Earth** :… > **Starship Troopers** :… > **The Day After Tomorrow** :… > **Independence Day** :… > **Wing Commander** :… I haven’t seen a lot of the movies people are talking about in this thread, but I just want to say that I could not possibly improve on this list. Nice job. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/29 "2009-07-22T17:55:43Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Really](http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/alien.htm). An idiot plot of first magnitude. Nitpicking in sci-fi and fantasy is retarded. If it was a biopic or something those criticisms might be valid but this movie features a fucking space monster jumping out of someone’s stomach. A wizard did it. ---
**Author:** ![RikWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/49beb7/32.png) [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/30 "2009-07-22T18:08:56Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > [Really](http://www.sff.net/people/rothman/alien.htm). An idiot plot of first magnitude. But having an idiot plot doesn’t make it one of the five worst you’ve ever seen, does it? ---
**Author:** ![Yeeter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/96bed5/32.png) [@Yeeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeeter)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/31 "2009-07-22T18:19:30Z")
This, to me, is proof nobody is watching the movies produced for the SciFi channel (now SyFy…). Mosquito Mimic 2 Jaws 3 Alien Vs Predator Squirm ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/32 "2009-07-22T18:20:41Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > Ha. I think the sole pupose of \*Highlander 2 \*was to convince people that \*Highlander 1 \*was a good movie, which it really, really wasn’t. It really wasn’t. Though it pains me to admit that. The dialogue was horrible but I think it had a really cool concept. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/33 "2009-07-22T19:27:56Z")
Species 2 The Faculty ---
**Author:** ![kasuo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8c91f0/32.png) [@kasuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kasuo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/34 "2009-07-22T19:49:54Z")
The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Battlefield Earth, Matrix 3, Teenage Caveman (2002), Wing Commander ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/35 "2009-07-22T19:50:23Z")
> [@Yeeter](#): > > This, to me, is proof nobody is watching the movies produced for the SciFi channel (now SyFy…). > > Mosquito > Mimic 2 > Jaws 3 > Alien Vs Predator > Squirm Exacty. How are we defining “bad” here? The absolute WORST are on that channel. Grade Z. Compared to **Snakehead Terror** , or **Raptor Island** , the Star Trek prequels are Citizen Cane. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/36 "2009-07-22T19:56:58Z")
Reality and Steve have covered Plan 9\*. I know there is a certain camp surrounding Ed Wood, but please. The fact that in a sea of badness he was the worst, well, is not an excuse. Agree with Plan 9 and advance another from that same period…“Robot Monster.” \*Yes, I did see it. Even video taped it. Then halfway through asked the question “Are you ever going to access this again.” And stopped taping. But I DID sit through it just to say it was done…once. ---
**Author:** ![Dahu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahu/32/3416_2.png) [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/37 "2009-07-22T20:20:51Z")
I thought The Matrix was pretty rubbish. ---
**Author:** ![Rocketeer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocketeer/32/4437_2.png) [@Rocketeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rocketeer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/38 "2009-07-22T20:26:43Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Nitpicking in sci-fi and fantasy is retarded. If it was a biopic or something those criticisms might be valid but this movie features a fucking space monster jumping out of someone’s stomach. A wizard did it. No, that’s not so. Good sci-fi takes one idea and traces out all the implications, including the way that people react to it. If they don’t react believably, that makes it bad sci-fi. Likewise, if the screenwriter pulls something out of his rectum to resolve the plot, with no groundwork laid earlier, that would make it bad sci-fi. Sci-fi is just as subject to the rules of good writing as any other genre. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/39 "2009-07-22T20:31:20Z")
> [@Rocketeer](#): > > No, that’s not so. Good sci-fi takes one idea and traces out all the implications, including the way that people react to it. If they don’t react believably, that makes it bad sci-fi. Likewise, if the screenwriter pulls something out of his rectum to resolve the plot, with no groundwork laid earlier, that would make it bad sci-fi. > > Sci-fi is just as subject to the rules of good writing as any other genre. Mmhmm, and no true Scotsman puts sugar on their porridge. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832/40 "2009-07-22T20:33:18Z")
Starcrash. Anyone who doesn’t have that on the list has never seen it. Also, any sci fi movie you like is terrible. (That’s how these threads always turn out. “I hate these popular movies.” “Well, I hate these immensely popular and successful movies more, so I get top snob cred!”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-five-worst-science-fiction-movies-youve-ever-seen/503832.md?page=3)