Is it possible to devise a science movie plot that’s worse than what shows up in theaters?
Alan Boyle, the science editor of MSNBC.com, was driven to wonder that very thing. To stave off madness, or perhaps to avoid going to movies, he is running a contest:
Deliciously bad science plots: For years, scientists have taken potshots at the plots of big-budget disaster movies like “10.5,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “The Core” and “Armageddon.” Heck, there’s even been grumbling about what “Troy” has done to the Bronze Age. Here’s your chance to get in on the action, take shaky Hollywood science to the next level and even win a prize while you’re doing it. For our “Deliciously Bad” movie-plot contest, we’re soliciting plot summaries for hypothetical science-fiction sequels ? say, “11.5,” or “The Day After ‘The Day After Tomorrow,'” or “Armageddon II,” or some other howler….
See details here. The contest ends Monday, May 21.