10 Sci-Fi Movies You Must Never Pause

Just do yourself a favour and don't pause these movies.
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[@SonsOfLore]

In Robocop you don't need to pause. It was quite clear when it was first seen in theaters.

[@rgnestle]

Yeah, but "Nation Wide" is an insurance company here in the States. Probably went wholly unnoticed by your friends across the pond. :)

[@potzorbie3120]

Its headquarters is located in Columbus, OH so they may have left it to represent that?

[@Tricky117]

most underrated scifi movie is Dark City

[@justme8592]

Totally Agree! Dark City was one of the few films that Roger Ebert loved so much that he did a DVD commentary.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Wrong

[@vectorwolf]

Agreed. Great movie, and well ahead of its time.

[@donlee_ohhh]

was just about to post this

[@calibri1182]

I wanted to like it... But it's kind of a mess. Chaotic-faster-than- light editing in the first act, music all over the place, (it's very obvious some moments would be much better if silent), plot revealed too soon and too fast...

[@kris242]

To be honest, I clearly noticed the weirdly long arms in Robocop without having to pause it. Makes me cackle every time 😂

[@tonybush4615]

The many Agent Smith fighters were wearing Hugo Weaving masks and only slightly touched up with VFX.

[@bobson3014]

And there weren't enough masks to go around Some are just blatantly other people.

[@BethPaige]

Exactly what I came on here to say. There's a video of it! Do these yt channels even check for this stuff? Or just guess and go with it?

[@darahdoyle3176]

Wow a properly edited video with an actual outro? Bravo WC!

[@kevineathorne9283]

I vote "The last Starfighter" most underrated.. Needs a remake

[@ericthompson3982]

They've been talking about a sequel for a while now.

[@Joemama55122]

I laughed at "flop" straight after saying what the scene was about 😂

[@bent3736]

The "storm drain chase" in T2. Bahaha thats the mighty LA River buddy!

[@mrcydonia]

Fun fact: the "river" runs right behind the Brady Bunch house.

[@christophermerlot3366]

I want a scene where Neo really fights The Smiths. I'd like to see This Charming Man eat some fist.

[@lizardog]

Yours is a highly underrated comment.

[@baxterwilson368]

0:46 I’ve paused several times during this scene and have always found something impressive: the detailed expressions on the CG characters; the fact that some of the Smiths run around each other to avoid colliding.

[@GroundhogJay]

It makes me laugh that you think nobody is going to rewatch Wild Wild West and pause in order to check.

[@hariszark7396]

Well....I'm not.

[@GroundhogJay]

@@hariszark7396 Um, okay. Do you want a medal?

[@hariszark7396]

@@GroundhogJay why? Are you giving any?

[@ErikAziz]

Bro woke up today wanting attention

[@GroundhogJay]

@@ErikAziz It was just a random silly comment. Yeesh, you two are boring.

[@gregjensen5826]

Most underrated sci-fi movie is The Hidden.

[@lizardog]

Hells yeah!

[@timschantz3233]

I haven't seen it. I'll add it to the list.

[@harrydresden64]

For most underrated sci-fi my list includes "The Cat From Outer Space" (1978), "Monolith Monsters" (1957), and "Robinson Crusoe on Mars" (1964).

[@kailrush]

I don't know about British Nationwide, but USA has a large insurance company called Nationwide with a presence all over the country. Many of us grew up with the jingle, "Nationwide is on your side."

[@baxterwilson368]

7:05 The face replacements in “Titanic” are so much more distracting.

[@markjames8603]

In the film Armageddon, there's a moment when the lunar buggy is on a cliff top and silhouetted beside is long grass waving in the wind

[@oliverklosov5153]

Nationwide is in the US too

[@SleepyHarryZzz]

With a completely different logo / shopfront lol

[@TySama0]

I feel like Agents Smith would make more sense than Agent Smiths.

[@aljawad]

Instances of reflections of crew and equipment are seen in numerous films, even the best and greatest. Here’s one: in “2001: A Space Odyssey”, the part where Floyd is inspecting the monolith on the moon, look closely at the reflections off his helmet (Stanley Kubrick shooting with his Arriflex 35 camera?).

[@Donna-nu8ul]

In The Empire Strikes Back, after C-3PO is shot apart and Chewie finds him about to be thrown out, a reflection of the crew is visible in the droid's head.

[@PotatoePC]

I saw a spot in a Jim Carrey movie where a scene blatantly showed the entire movie crew. Think it was called the Truman Show.

[@Gidgetxf]

That specific Matrix fight scene caused me to get up and leave the theater because I was laughing so hard. Its uncanny valley effect was pretty obvious onscreen without a pause button.

[@Merylstreep1949]

Most underrated Sci fi of all time??? The Omega Man, the original Rollerball and probably The Hidden

[@jonvia]

As someone who lives in Columbus, Ohio....they were right to shoot it in another city

[@rgnestle]

I DID see the Wild Wild West "dinky" scene! I thought I'd imagined it, but you have proven it a factual occurrence! Thank you so much for that (he says through a 'did that really happen' look on his face). :)

[@SilverSpectre266]

Its lists like this that make me realize I just like to watch and enjoy movies and not be overly critical about them. Only noticeable ones that actually stood out was really the Robocop and Marvel ones which were kinda hard to miss even if you tried.

[@CaseyWinehouse]

I’ve never watched it but I’ve heard about Evangelion and I had no idea it was pronounced that way.

[@lizardog]

My fave underrated sci-fi is probably Safety Not Guaranteed, but I'm not sure it's really sci fi so... scratch that. My favorite underrated sci fi movie has to be Resolution by Justin Benson or the follow up The Endless.

[@ConradSpoke]

Terminator 2 violated a basic strategy of using stunt doubles: make the audience's eyes look elsewhere.

[@SynthMusicWorld]

"Dark City" certainly comes to mind as an underrated science fiction classic, considering how it was superseded in the cultural zeitgeist by "The Matrix", a few months later. I'd also put "Gattaca" on that list.

[@JermaineEvent]

The stunt double thing in T2 is one thing. But later on when the T-800 rips his arm from the vice, Arnold stands up and you can see his arm completely visible in his jacket. That one is much worse than the stunt double lol

[@jhmcd2]

Sometimes I like it when they don't fix the flaws. But saw Wild Wild West in the theaters with a group of friends when i was a kid...we caught it. Also, never needed to pause Robocop to see that scene. And the Hulkbuster scene, I think it was stated that was a very last second decision to put that in there so it clearly wasn't given the proper treatment. Ironically that's what Marvel looks like now.

[@rorynolan3187]

The T2 stunt double looked like Arnold to me. Or at least close enough.

[@TheOMT]

I never realised that Robocop threw Max Headroom out of a window. 😅😅

[@TheMadSocrates]

"Look at this hidden wheel" as if the shadow of the cameraman is also not right there.

Not really sci-fi, but The Endless

[@lizardog]

Or Resolution by the same director. Both are amazing speculative sci fi.

[@joesatchton212]

Underrated: DARK CITY. Just bad timing to be overshadowed by the superb Matrix, though Dark City came and was conceived prior to Matrix as I recall.

[@rorybryant3282]

As a kid I thought Van Damme had been the stuntman, I thought this was early in his career. I was 9 and hadn't seen a lot of his movie at that time.

[@dougim]

I actually quite like “The Island”. I think it’s one of Michael Bay’s best, and it has a banging cast: Scarlett Johansson, Ewan MacGregor, Steve Buscemi, Michael Clarke Duncan, Djimon Hounsou, Sean Bean…I mean, jeez!

[@timschantz3233]

Just watched it again last week.

[@Paradigmfusion]

in that BTT2 scene you can also see docs stunt driver clearly clover his face to the camera

[@lazrustosadow5880]

I think a really underrated Sci fi movie would be Titan AE

[@timschantz3233]

The stunt double in T2 never bothered me. It was the completely static mannequin straddling the bike as the tow truck comes charging off the bridge.

[@TransDragon]

OMG! How did I never notice Nationwide 🤣

[@Blidsater]

Most underated must be Strange Days

[@carlgibson285]

Love that movie!

[@izegaegbe]

Why would you even want to pause. I'm too busy being hyped watching them

[@eldutcholoco1]

Could have been nationwide insurance. We have that in the states

[@Wolf359inc]

Arnie’s stunt doubles never bothered me in T2. What did bother me was the motorcycle jump into the canal/ waterway/ whatever you call it. In all the shots leading up to the jump, the edge comes to a fine point. However, when we get the front view of the bike making the jump, the end of the edge is wide, and flat. There are a few such inconsistencies in the movie, that the person responsible for continuity should be ashamed of, but they don’t ruin the experience. Cheers,

[@brunozeigerts6379]

Jurassic Park. In the scene where the Velociraptors enter the kitchen, a hand can be seen pushing the raptor replica in,

[@gonzar09]

Oh, WOW! An EoE mention!? Nice!

[@CJJC]

7:44 Let’s enjoy Edward Furlong getting bonked on the head

[@duncancurtis5108]

Except when the ads suddenly cut in. Oh wait I forgot skipping ads by pausing got banned in the US.

[@col.sambers9033]

I think it's funny you mention Stargate, but not Harrison Ford's reflection on the barrier protecting the crew when running out of the forest station in Return of the Jedi. It was still there when last i watched the streaming versions on Disney +.

[@travishightower4373]

Underrated awesome sci-fi movie is Soldier eith Kurt Russel

[@nalohopkinson3362]

Attack the Block

[@thespicemelange.1]

Ever since everybody left this channel has suffered greatly. No more Adam, no more Ash and no more Jules.

[@totallypucked28]

Think the Ruffalo thing is a reach. Looks fine.

[@cosminfeier4684]

yeah, it even looks better on pause lol

[@WhichSpringfieldAmThis]

"Imposter" with Gary sinese.

[@ericthompson3982]

Hey, I love Wild Wild West.

[@angrytvrobot6130]

I believe the Stargate TV show also had a problem with O'Neill's sunglasses. They rubbed something on them (vaseline or similar) to keep them from reflecting.

[@patrickarseneault7407]

i didnt even pause it and i saw the arm as he was falling lol show how bad it was if you see it with out pausing it

[@wadewilson7985]

Don't forget about professor X's head being ripped in half horizontally in Dr. Strange 2

[@EnjoySackLunch]

No one has seen that movie

[@DontSmileAtMe2005]

​@@EnjoySackLunchI have, and I love it 😤

[@EnjoySackLunch]

@@DontSmileAtMe2005 oh my golly

[@DontSmileAtMe2005]

@@EnjoySackLunch Oh, I really didn't mean to sound rude at all if that's how it came across. Doctor Strange 1 and 2 are comfort movies to me, it helped distract me during a very difficult time in my life, I was struggling with depression, anxiety, and really dark thoughts, and 'Thor Ragnarok' and 'Thor Love and Thunder' helped as well. So yeah, they may not be the best movies, but they made me feel calm and safe when I really thought I wasn't ❤️

[@patrickdoyle6201]

​@@DontSmileAtMe2005I watch for X, Wanda & Peggy as much as anything else BUT I agree with you about RAGNAROK. It helped me when my cousin died

[@SonsOfLore]

In Infiniti War Thanos himself, and Black Panter's oddly elongated arms stand out more than Banner's composite. When it comes to humans, or humanoid beings, photorealism is exactly that. "Photo" realistic. Once they begin to move, the CGI is exposed. The only CGI movie I've seen, so far, that suspends belief/disbelief is The Way Of Water, and only before that, the original Avatar. In my opinion the only person that seems to be only content with pushing the limits is James Cameron.

[@vectorwolf]

The scene with Banner and the hulkbuster reminds me hilariously of skibidi toilet, can't lie. Just the unnatural way the head bobs around...

[@richardrussell7082]

The 'hideous rubbery sheen' was because some of the crowd actually were wearing masks while the majority were filled in with CGI

[@hippomancy]

in the future of ready player one a British bank has American outlets? so...? the deLorean wheel and the reflected crew are more substantive breaks. Bliss' glitch was a decision that added a layer, so what's the problem...?

[@mthdscrd]

i thought they were all actual rubber masks on living extras, or is that only for the REAL big one?

[@marsrocket]

The Matrix one makes sense; there were a lot of resources needed by the machines to instantiate so many agents and visual fidelity wouldn’t be important during the fight.

[@neffyboy]

An instance of in-universe Special Effects Failure.

[@tigcamael177]

Chris Rock is going to pause WWW just to laugh at Wills little will 😉

[@Crazy_Eclectic]

Funny about Wild Wild West considering they have said repeatedly about him wearing a modesty pouch during that scene

[@J4M3ST1T3]

You don't need to pause RoboCop to see that gaff. When we watched it back in the 80s it was obvious, even in the low def format of the day.

[@planepantsgames1791]

They Live

[@redfive5856]

Nationwide is the name of a US insurance company so they probably left it in because of that.

[@TheGeekyAmreeki]

Still get a kick out of Will Smith turning anything a little risky or not family friendly down like Django and Neo in the Matrix for shit like concussion or even worst the Wild Wild West.

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Concussion is a good flick. And he’s real good in it.

[@sgt1fan]

Garrett, you've made it clear that you have never watched Stargate or the series. That is not the way you pronouce Abydos. 🤣

[@button9]

Who’s to say there isn’t a Nationwide there in the future?

[@sunniedunbar6889]

These scenes are Why there’s a pause button.

[@piercepatterson9274]

Society.

[@patrickdoyle6201]

YTF DOES THOS GUY NOT KNOW HOW TO SAY THE LETTER 'H'?!🤔😹😂🤣

[@TheMaximusKane]

No one will be a better Hulk than Ed Norton. Marvel definitely screwed up when they turned the Hulk into a bitch and not let him be the angrey Hulk. Plus, Ruffalo's Hulk looks so mediocre to Norton's version from "The Incredible Hulk." Also, in no point in the comics has the Hulk ever refused to come out and take over Banner's body. So, there was no reason for the Ruffalo to be wearing the Hulk buster armor. Ruffalo's version of the Hulk in the first Avengers movie was fine, but they dropped the ball big time after that. Oh, no one is going to watch "Wild Wild West" for any reason (junk or no junk).

[@robluxipiech4033]

Wild wild west wasmt a failures? They sven saved money using the machine walker that was already devised...

[@artursandwich1974]

Dark City

[@jerryschramm4399]

Now we have a shorter version of "Everything Wrong With..."? I watched it a few times, decided that they were nit-picking jerks, and never went back. So a movie has a few seconds that fell short. Does that make "T-2" or "Robocop" bad movies? Or is this an example of someone copying the attitude of that other channel?

[@munger2k]

CinemaSins have 7m more subscribers than WhatCulture so that tells you all you need to know about the internet loving nitpicking. That being said their sister channel of CinemaWins also has more subscribers than WhatCulture so make of that what you will

[@Socar08]

ah-bi-dos? really? jesus. they pronounce it, for you, in the film and the 10-season long original series many times.

[@TheThird1977]

The Burly Brawl's wonky CGI works in-universe as the exponential replication of Smith was stretching the limits of what The Matrix could show, affecting textures and physics even more than usual when an Agent manipulates the code.

[@vincevvn]

The glitch in bliss occurs near the beginning of the movie, not 90 mins in.

[@Bintexas]

I suspect Whatculture has never heard of the Steisand Effect. Tell ppl not to look at something makes them naturally search for a dvd of WWW to pause on Will Smith’s junk.

[@hariszark7396]

Am I the only one thwt thinks Ready Player One is bad bad baaaad movie?

[@jesusesquitel138]

Maybe not the only one...surely not the only one, I liked most of it though.

[@chewysaiditfirst]

Is it bad bad yes, but "bad bad baaaad" idk that's a lot of a's for a c+ movie

[@ericgreenwood7981]

I only watched it for the Gundam fighting Mecha Godzilla.

[@hariszark7396]

OK all...look I'm not saying you should not watch it. I'm not saying there are not any good moments. But the movie COULD and SHOULD be better in many aspects. Story, cast, script, development, for me are the downfalls of this movie. I have seen it once and I am not in any mood to see it again like other movies I can't stop watching again and again. Cheers.

[@kanedaku]

*What an absolutely terrible video.*

[@TheOlioster]

Corporatism isn't a real thing, it's just capitalism.

[@carlgibson285]

The most underrated sci-fi movie is Silent Running.