THE CORE (2003) has the WORST Movie Science Ever!

[@pedrovieira8602]

This movie is a massive guilty pleasure for me. I've watched it a bunch of times. I understand all the bullshit, but something turns off in my brain when I watch it and I always enjoy it

[@2hot4u68]

Exactly. Movies are for entertainment and to escape realism. If people want realistic science, watch the discovery Channel ffs

[@nonopaddle4400]

Same, it has been my favourite movie for a long time

[@timeodaneosetdona]

I just saw this movie for the first time and in short, I think this movie is to science what Hackers is to software development. Realism aside, I still enjoy them.

[@Jeff-ij1mm]

same here

[@cheery-hex]

Agree it's my fave lol!

[@carmelcutie1991]

i dont think anyone watches disaster movies for their scientific accuracy...

[@jasonmolenaar119]

You're wrong about 1 thing. It wasn't a rocket that landed in LA, it was a shuttle

[@chanceneck8072]

Still entertaining as hell movie....

[@jaqenhghar2970]

Exactly the point. The average movie-goer isn't gonna give a rat's ass about the physics, technicalities or scientific terminologies. They want action, drama, sadness, humor. I absolutely love this film. The only people it will live rent free in their dull minds will be people like this neckbeard in the video.

[@bradspringer2372]

​​@Jaqen H'ghar But when science is that far fetched, it gets in the way. Not all movie goers are stupid.

[@chanceneck8072]

@@bradspringer2372 I'm not stupid either! I'm clever enough to enjoy this stupid movie! 😅🤭😉👍

[@doncomputer5931]

@@bradspringer2372 Precisely, my boy! That's why Harry Potter is one of the worst movies ever created. Did the producers even understand how physics work? How does a human's brain and some words somehow cause a feather to lift off the ground? You're 100% correct. I hate it when they get even the most basic physics wrong.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

Who cares about science? The Core is one of the most enjoyable stupid sci-fi movies ever!👏🏻

[@NitpickingNerd]

there was a huge missed opportunity in this movie. when they reached the Earth's center they should have had zero-g inside their vessel and they'd be floating inside as if there was no gravity. except being interesting it would also be fun. and yet somehow gravity was always the same for them. they should have had less and less gravity the deeper they got (the closer to the core)

[@HeroShotzphoto]

Just got done watching this movie for the 600th time and still love it

[@funkdrunk]

yes. nothing wrong with loving stuff. I also love poking fun at bad science, so was pulled in hard :)

[@beetlebob4675]

Making fun of my favorite things is also one of my favorite things😂😂😂 I'm also a fan of Douglas Adams and Monty Python so I guess that explains a lot😂😂

[@lisag5002]

Lack of science but just a good popcorn flick. I still enjoy it til this day.

[@TinDK]

Couldn't agree more, I am still very entertained by this disaster movie and love the characters.

[@MisterLEM0NS]

But it was *fun* I don't see complaining about ironmans superreactor the size of a soda can that can generate TERAWATTS of power or billion ton starships in star wars and star trek being able to simply float above the ground.

[@islandboy4445]

Bringing in the MCU to this argument is a whole other level of good point.

[@cwiseguy1328]

Who cares if it’s scientifically inaccurate it’s hella good

[@deltazulu2848]

This was a movie that was so bad it was good.

[@gordito11ful]

Yes, i agree with the pont presented on the video and the science is horrible but i still enjoy the mocie a lot (sunday tv classic as a friend call) is so cheese a s 90's that is fun

[@sixtynine2856]

I'm dying on this hill, this is my FAVORITE disaster movie ever.

[@PlayWithYourThumb]

Literally watching it now for the first time. I'm having to suspend 99% of brain function just to get thru it.

[@islandboy4445]

What did you think?? I'd love to watch this for the first time again lol

[@multigamer4385]

I don’t know if its because i was in HS but i love this movie, guilty pleasure

[@KaosNova2]

Hey! This movie made me curious about Geology

[@SunlightGwyn]

8:21 The reason was to give them a reason to flush it with liquid nitrogen. That scene established that they wouldn't be able flush it again as the liquid nitrogen is limited, which is why they didn't have enough later and the ship designer had to burn to death. The temperature heated up inside the ship as well.

[@channel_christian]

Here's some validation! Not sure what I expected when I clicked this on my Facebook feed but was truly entertained. This was the kind of explainer I needed when you & Matt were talking about "underground" movies in the prod office. Keep it up man, hope you're well.

[@mark-nm4tc]

I'm a geologist & a Fellow of the Geological Society...love this movie. It was 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' that inspired me to study geology. I love the 1959 James Mason & Pat Boone movie version....and they walked to the earths core!. Of course, going to the core is impossible, but this is fiction and I can't understand why some people are so obsessed with pointing out 'bad science', its an impossible journey so the 'science' ain't going to be PhD material. BTW, enjoyed the gag about 'unobtainium'. The Core is a fun homage to cheesy old 50's, & 60's disaster flicks like 'Crack in the World' etc.

[@MAGICBaNaNAz64]

Exactly! I feel like it's the people least equipped to appreciate science and the way our universe works who tend to be overly critical of movies that don't display the most sound and rigid "science" or "logic," as if they believe everything in the science fiction genre should actually be able to be explainable through the basic tenets of the scientific process. Imagine watching Star Trek and then going up to a Star Trek fan criticizing the show for "lack of scientific accuracy" because the Enterprise and it's crew can travel faster than the speed of light, or because they have magical technology that can teleport objects across astronomical distances. The whole point is to build a world through our limited means that stretches the imagination! Not to constrain the imagination to what we currently know with the certainty attained through hypothesis testing and evidence. If that were the case, nobody would write sci-fi, and those who have the mind to imagine how the world might be in spite of what it certainly is now would be discouraged from ever sharing their vision because it isn't "accurate enough." Anyways Mr. Geologist, I agree with you, and thanks for giving me a reason to rant about this into the dense void that is the internet.

[@chadley25]

Point of note: Earth does not have an "electromagnetic field" -- it's a magnetic field, full stop.

[@sonnieandjacob]

All magnetic fields are electromagnetic

[@CameronBrooks]

I’m amazed Rifftrax wasn’t worshiping that movie from the day it came out 😂

[@Tore_Lund]

Agree, total crackpot science, cringe a lot of other stereotypes also, but the worst is in the scene on Trafalgar square: That no one in editing knows how pigeons sound, using some chicken and Turkey sounds through the scene.

[@islandboy4445]

And that one fish that hits the window 😂 I love this movie lol

[@reviewrattlesnake]

This was a fun video, I was honestly shocked when I saw your subscriber count. I'll be happy to see this channel blow up eventually :)

[@masterlcpl3736]

this movie is actually one of my favorites. idc how inaccurate it may or may not be its still an awesome movie

[@Deathmonger]

... and still is a fucking 10.

[@trissylegs]

This movie tried to Roland Emmerich harder than Roland Emmerich.

[@adambarnes49]

Why are people so annoyed this movie isn't 'scientifically accurate'. I've seen plenty of other films like back to the future terminator avatar etc where if you really sat down and analysed the logic of those then most of it wouldn't make sense but most people still love those movies anyway. I'm not saying this film is perfect I just don't understand why people seem so bothered about it.

[@islandboy4445]

Man, literally, Gravity 😂😂 Everybody loved that movie, and like I'm sorry but Sandra Bullock must have the arms of a Hulk to hold onto the outside of a ship falling back into orbit with one hand 🤣

[@gordarcher9748]

Nope I disagree. While The Core has pretty bad science, I think top spot must go to Pacific Rim

[@rowenatulley852]

Yeah, it's not the best sci-fi movie. However, I LOVE the space shuttle reentry scene . . .

[@adambarnes49]

2 of my favourite TV shows are Stargate Atlantis and Stargate SG-1. Most of the 'science' in that is complete gibberish but I still enjoy them

[@michaelcarley6407]

10:07 wait when is the space shuttle a ROCKET lol

[@adamschrepfer1086]

1:37 wonder if that's where Bill the science guy got the idea

[@Reesicup]

I love disaster movies but I couldn't even get passed the first 15 min after the spaceship (in full prelaunch form) made reentry into the atmosphere and then flew around and landed as if it were a freaking passenger jet, retractable landing gear and all! 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@omegarugal9283]

yes, and they deploy the tiniest landing gear i have ever seen

[@cadejust6777]

@@omegarugal9283 Its A Movie 🎥🍿 Dont Be So Transphobic

[@Violaphobia]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t that exactly how the Space Shuttles landed?

[@cheery-hex]

yes I am certain shuttles have landing gear. Just checked and yes they do!@@Violaphobia

[@giantsquid1495]

Right in the middle of LA

[@emmasinc8260]

One of my college professors unironically told us to watch this movie for scientific research because we can learn a lot about earths core, thermodynamics and electromagnetic fields. ☠️☠️💀

[@AkagiRedSun]

6:21 that is actual sectional chart for VFR/IFR looks complicated but once you know its not that bad and its better to uncluttered the information we don't need before using it. in real situation they coulve shut down whole airspace around LA, even then sectional does not show any waterway or none major highway

[@GiratinaGX]

Yes. Does it have a cult following? Also yes. Am I one of them? Again, yes. Such a fun, guilty pleasure movie.

[@Zippsterman]

In my high school physics class we watched The Core at the end of the semester, with an assignment to fill a page with scientific inaccuracies on a paper to turn it in. Most of us finished halfway through the movie.

[@felicitynolasco291]

Also I want to know - if they landed in the massive cavern and then the cavern filled in with lava, what would happen on the surface of the earth in the area of the displaced lava??? Would it crack and cave in? Would the air in the cavern go up through the lava like a lava lamp and blow out the surface in a huge boom? I need to know!

[@Reaping_Matster]

#1 it may have had no air into it #2 it probably had no effect on the surface since the crust itself is 30 miles thick. Like a cave or a building, as long as the material is strong enough, it can hold itself up if there's empty space underneath it.

[@felicitynolasco291]

@@Reaping_Matster thanks for that!

[@KaosNova2]

It wasn’t a cavern, it was an empty bubble in the lava of the mantle. It was a wierd idea, but it gave an event for the movie rather than a straight shot to the core

[@evertonporter7887]

That ship lodged against the crystal. Why didn't the crew just wait for the dome to cave in and flood the place with lava, which would have moved the crystal and enabled them to escape.

[@brajeshsingh2391]

this movie cost 85 million. thats a lot of money for 20 years ago. It seemed at best a 20-30 at most a 40 million movie.

[@omegarugal9283]

85 million in 2003 is like 150 million now

[@cheery-hex]

not to mention special effects cost more@@omegarugal9283

[@vjpearce]

At the end of the movie, wouldn't the 2 survivors need to decompress after going to the core? I'm pretty sure they would be dead.

[@wlukemeyer]

My friends and i growing up LOVED this movie precisely because of how ridiculous it is haha

[@aliciahull]

Hey, I image searched that photo of a scientist you tossed up when talking about the interview you found of Dr. John (Ortberg?) debunking a buncha science in the film, that image is of some German physicist named Birger, can you share the interview you found?? I’m having a hard time finding it!

[@RealAlexBrisson]

I see why you're having trouble finding it! The site seems to have gone down, it was here: web.archive.org/web/20160520014923/the-toast.net/2014/06/18/my-brother-explains-the-core/ You're still able to access it using the wayback machine!

[@xerfin2themax552]

Funny thing is that this year January, scientist reported that the core has slowed to an almost halt and it might go in the reverse.

[@carloseduardocastelandaluz7849]

That is a cycle that happens every few ammount of years

[@SmithCommaBenjamin]

I can always tell the type of person I'm dealing with by how seriously they take The Core

[@simplyminipainting]

Is it wrong that I still enjoy this movie. And I am literally watching it right now on prime? I know it is fake and the science is really bad, but it feels like a modern "journey to the center of the earth".

[@michaelcoy311]

Delroy Lindo is way too good in this movie.

[@funkdrunk]

same feeling. He can turn crap into gold :)

[@bradspringer2372]

I watched it again yesterday after 10 years or so. It was watchable. Tucci was fantastic and the death scenes were not bad. Just a casualty of bad writing.

[@dudedude1808]

Where is the review from "John Ortberg" avalabile?

[@RS54321]

I'm here half-way thru the movie where the giant phallic ship has just crash-landed on Krypton. 🤣🤣

[@felicitynolasco291]

How did you not address the worlds worst, most awkward on screen kiss?

[@Belladonna-x2c]

Just imagine it's Hatoful Boyfriend: The Movie

[@Gadgetman1989]

Randomly found your channel and loved your commentary, if you're game, I'd recommend looking into One Hour Photo, Shattered Glass, Mozart and The Whale, Science of Sleep, personally huge movie fan of just about any genre and willing to share more obscure movies with someone up and coming. :) in relation to this movie, i liked it, yes the hacking and science was deplorable, and was a reverse Armageddon but if you want a good time waster of a movie and just want to enjoy some random nonsense then this is the perfect movie to watch, plus the cast I kinda enjoyed, even though it felt like they were all payong off spreeding tickets...anyway will catch more of your videos, thanks greatly

[@sarahdean1954]

And now, China has a scientific paper that declares the core has stopped...

[@chefdean7257]

Still not as ludicrous as Moonfall.

[@KaosNova2]

Or sunshine, where humanity saves the Sun by launching all the nuclear weapons into the Sun to make the Sun’s nuclear fusion start running again.

[@Jeff-ij1mm]

The videa was fun to watch, have a sub :)

[@TheatreoftheImagination]

This is great! Alex is a genius. Keep those amazing comments coming Alex!

[@ClarkeDesign]

Also they raise the undercarriage on the Space Shuttle, which cannot be done as it is a gravity release system, with no way to retract.

[@mikelheron20]

Oh no! Until I read your comment I thought this was an enjoyable film. But knowing this has completely spoiled it for me. (British sarcasm.)

[@volvo850rex]

south park did it best drilling into a hippie gathering. Chef had to sacrifice himself

[@KaosNova2]

I watched this movie because it was such a rediculous concept that I couldn’t resist watching it! I mean a lava-proof submarine that actually goes into the Earth’s core.

[@nekomasteryoutube3232]

As much as I want to just shut off and believe in the "Science" of this movie. I guess buds hasn't seen stupid Acrynms 9:45 For example, in Canada, we have the CANDU nuclear power plans, CANadian Deuterium Uranium. Mind you I'm not taking a shot at buds, its just that humans suck at Acronyms sometimes.

[@beetlebob4675]

So dumb. So very dumb. Gotta suspend a lot of belief to get through this movie😂😂 One of favorite movies❤

[@arminprnjavorac2084]

The movie is so bad that I couldn't stop watching.

[@PimpMasterT]

THE AIRPLANE! EDIT LMFAO

[@animishaalagappa2327]

Didn't the core stop spinning because of the military laser's work??!

[@AlastairRosie]

Yeah it was just dumb, saw it on Netflix but good for a laugh.

[@nolan412]

Looking at Core clips....the Golden Gane bridge scene looks like the Maui fire.

[@nolan412]

Oh! And those birds who flew into the ground in Mexico happened too.

[@nolan412]

just need that magnetic pole flip.

[@TheFinnFirm]

This was a great movie...like science is real? Can u say Covid?

[@adnansami4857]

Now it’s fucking all coming true.. Core is spinning in reverse

[@carloseduardocastelandaluz7849]

That happened multiple times before, it is a cycle that happens every few ammount of years

[@KittyGrammy]

Probably why we all watch movies and Not science..... With everything happening in the world, I guess we like fiction. I love this movie

[@MikeS-p9b]

First movie I watched twice in theaters. One of my all time favorite guilty pleasures. "Project Destiny" is actually real, but called something else, and I'll shut up about it now.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

you are WAY TOO critical on this film. I honestly enjoyed it. Just keep your write-up on scientific theories...

[@davidfoss7721]

It was hands down the worst sci Fi movie I’ve ever seen. The script does not work at all, there are plot holes all over, music is way too much, and acting is subpar. You can almost hear the actors realizing how stupid the script are

[@davidfoss7721]

Of course you can have your own opinion, but this is the first big budget sci Fi I have seen where almost nothing works to make it a great movie, Of course there are alot of good actors and the composer is actually really skillfull, but everything else just works against them trying to overcompensate

[@cadejust6777]

@@davidfoss7721 Three times did the cheese move sideways to Switzerland by radio, but she never licked that parking permit.

[@giantsquid1495]

This movie made no sense and drove me crazy

[@TheFi0r3]

You could say is the imperfect storm between Soft(where the plot drives the science) and Hard(where the science drives the plot) SciFi. Even better, you could calle it the Cunningham SciFi Movie (if you understand the meme, kudos).

[@funkdrunk]

Your 14 min. were worth more than 2h+ of the movie. That makes you worth almost a billion! Hilarious!

[@cliqys7042]

Apparently reports saying the core stopped spinning in 2009 and started spinning the opposite way now, I heard about it idk if it’s true so don’t quote me on it

[@carloseduardocastelandaluz7849]

It is a cycle

[@THCMusicBlog]

meh, it's an early 2000's scifi about going to the earths core.

[@wearewhoweare6602]

They should have brought the diamonds back 😂😂😂😂😂😂 why dodge it 😂😂😂😂😂

[@indiefilmreviewpodcast3074]

You should review Island of Death (1976)

[@colormedubious4747]

I watched this stinker for free and still felt like I was ripped off.

[@sebastjanhomar-m6e]

nah maze runner and snowpiercer beat the worst science award.

[@fransenmusic]

Well done! May I reccomend the 80's break dancing classic "Body Rock"?!

[@SpaceSquid420]

Guilty of still liking it lol it's more of a comedy to me now though with a cool cast. Definitely rather watch it than 2012 or Armageddon it doesn't overstay it's welcome like those do. Honestly it's probably a lot easier for me to like it since these were movies I saw as a kid and thought were fun lots of nostalgia lol They are like a jewels vern journey to the center of the earth thing lol

[@dun0790]

Honestly this is one of my guilty pleasures along side the patriot its just so dumb its hard not to enjoy it 😅 also since a kid ive always found Eckhart's acting to the french guys death like whoa dont waste that on this piece of crap lol but he's acting his heart out like it's the godfather 😅

[@SmithCommaBenjamin]

The acting in this movie saves it. But, the writing is s bad, I bet the actors were drawing high cards to see who dies first to get off the screen ASAP, lol

[@erich84502ify]

It was a cartoon, its was nonsensical and illogical yet fun

[@chanceneck8072]

Lol, your music buddy looks exactly like Chumley from Yu-Gi-Oh! GX....

[@misty6026]

id watch it if it was remade 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@narimenrhodes-zh7tr]

oh stop, who cares.😂 Why don't try and find out WHY Hollywood TOTALLY REFUSES to remake: "When Worlds Collide"? How long does it take to think of it?? 1951-2023=ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 that's how funny/strange it is. Oh, And one more thing, Kevin Tann (author) was DENIED his request to produce: "Seeking Closure" a 2012 disaster movie. Have a nice quiet day.😴

[@LowPoppy34873]

The Core is the *worst* movie I have ever seen. We had to watch it in high school geometry class.

[@WeeLucia20]

Have you seen “The Fall”? I think you would, ahem, enjoy it.

[@JackieLanceTenor]

This is honestly one of my favorite movies. I know it's a scientific hatchet job but I think it's a cool concept with good acting and action and it's a fun movie to watch.

[@georgevial7836]

As a friend of mine says “total MILTAS” movies I love that are sh!t.

[@Hulksterx]

Unimpeachable masterpiece.

[@UchihaSasuke-m4z]

Sci fie movie is not about how accurate the fact could be was, 😅its about an idea 😮😊

[@mikelheron20]

Yeah yeah... All perfectly true. But hey guess what! I didn't watch it for a science lesson I watched it for enjoyment. And it is hugely enjoyable. It's like people who point out that you can't hear explosions in space. Of course not. Everybody knows that. But most of us don't really care. It's called suspension of disbelief. The people who point these things out aren't smarter or better educated and informed than the rest of us... Just more pedantic. Am I the only person who's bored to death with smartasses who rip the work of others to pieces without making a single original contribution to anything themselves? As someone once pointed out, critics are like eunuchs in a harem... They see it done every night but can't do it themselves.

[@DubiousFIN]

Its my favorite fantasy movie its just so exciting the science fans took it way too seriously they should just sit down and eat the popcorn for this one Like Fr how does anyone take a movie which has the biggest number of c movie tropes ive seen this seriously Just enjoy the 110% cheese and the over the top music

[@rampantsarcasm2220]

really disappointed in this video, i wasn’t looking for a plot analysis, i was hoping for a full breakdown on why the science was bad because i was hoping for something educational

[@2011littlejohn1]

I was hoping that this would end with the end of the world instead of the usual cliche of the US saves the world again. Never mind the bad science - what about the bad formula writing? However, after 15 minutes of this glib crap I couldn't be bothered to find out the ending but I guess it's not hard to predict.

[@EpicATrain]

Fuckkk this guy is cute

[@Kealdiax]

LOOOOOOve this movie. Its ridiculous and im here for it.

[@omegarugal9283]

this movie is a big F U to science

[@chrishatfieldtv]

Worst. Movie. Ever. Almost as bad Howard the Duck.

[@kopite-kid8686]

How was this movie a disaster lol its awesome! I really enjoyed it. Although far fetched 😅

[@dabin88]

I disagree with him, this is no way worst science fiction movie ever made the effects are not too bad for 2003 and the cast is decent