So I just saw 'The Core'...

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-29 11:56pm

Spoilers for the movie ahead, so don't read if you don't want it, well, spoiled.

Some nitpicks:

OK, the space shuttle cannot possibly manuever as quickly as it was shown doing.

Humback whales don't swarm around ship and move that quickly, dolphins do.

When they got stuck, why didn't the lava IMMEDIATELY come rushing through the hole?

The other core project is spelled out DESTINI, yet they spell it Destiney every time the name is shown.

Bad points:

technobabblish plot, but when you turn your brain off and just enjoy it, it's not too bad.

Dialogue could've been somewhat better.

Good points:

Damn good SFX.

Some good plot twists.

Illuminatus Primus · Post by **Illuminatus Primus** » 2003-03-30 12:15am

The Science made my brain hurt.

Killer microwaves are apparently stopped by the magnetic field...

The mag field starts up again as soon as the nukes are detonated.

They make it back up to the surface through the mantle without their rock liquifying laser things and just impellers...apparently the mantle is liquid...

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-30 12:18am

C'mon you don't watch these kinds of movies for the science.

It's like saying Deep Blue Sea sucks because it shows a shark swimming backwards. That and other mistakes in science.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2003-03-30 12:19am

Not really, but after a certain threshold my suspension of disbelief gets frayed(then again I read comics...so ignore such babble from a madman.)

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-30 12:25am

Illuminatus Primus wrote:They make it back up to the surface through the mantle without their rock liquifying laser things and just impellers...apparently the mantle is liquid...

The mantle IS liquid. It's the crust that's solid.

Frank Hipper · Post by **Frank Hipper** » 2003-03-30 12:25am

My first response "So I just saw 'The Core'." Oh, I'm sorry.

Did they ever say how a gigaton nuke is supposed to impart spin on a liquid mass? That's what bothers me so much about this. Wouldn't that be like popping a balloon in a swimming pool?(not really, I know, I know)

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-03-30 12:26am

You went to see it?

I've lost a little bit of respect for you...

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-30 12:28am

neoolong wrote:C'mon you don't watch these kinds of movies for the science.

It's like saying Deep Blue Sea sucks because it shows a shark swimming backwards. That and other mistakes in science.

I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-30 12:29am

Is this really so different than enjoying Journey to the Center of the Earth?

XaLEv · Post by **XaLEv** » 2003-03-30 12:29am

IG-88E wrote: The mantle IS liquid. It's the crust that's solid.

Last time I checked, the mantle is largely plastic. It's the outer core which is liquid.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-30 12:30am

RogueIce wrote:
neoolong wrote:C'mon you don't watch these kinds of movies for the science.

It's like saying Deep Blue Sea sucks because it shows a shark swimming backwards. That and other mistakes in science.
I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?

That too.

Saffron Burrows is hot. And she's a brunette.

kojikun · Post by **kojikun** » 2003-03-30 12:31am

actually the mantle has a consistency similar to asphalt. the core is technically liquid, but its under so much pressure that its effectively solid.

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-30 12:32am

XaLEv wrote:
IG-88E wrote: The mantle IS liquid. It's the crust that's solid.
Last time I checked, the mantle is largely plastic. It's the outer core which is liquid.

Huh, are you sure? I thought it was mostly liquid magma.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-30 12:33am

neoolong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?
That too. Saffron Burrows is hot. And she's a brunette.

That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.

neoolong · Post by **neoolong** » 2003-03-30 12:34am

Darth Wong wrote:
neoolong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?
That too. Saffron Burrows is hot. And she's a brunette.
That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.

Of course. It wasn't gratuitous at all.

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-30 12:35am

IG-88E wrote:
XaLEv wrote:
IG-88E wrote: The mantle IS liquid. It's the crust that's solid.
Last time I checked, the mantle is largely plastic. It's the outer core which is liquid.
Huh, are you sure? I thought it was mostly liquid magma.

The key parameter is viscosity. A sufficiently viscous liquid can be difficult to distinguish from a soft plastic solid.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-30 12:44am

Darth Wong wrote:
neoolong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?
That too. Saffron Burrows is hot. And she's a brunette.
That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.

Now I've got to see it, if Wong thought it was good (and he's a pron-analyzer, or so his page has led me to believe). Assuming it's what I think it is.

But that one chick (don't know her name) looks blonde on the poster. Is it the same one?

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2003-03-30 12:47am

RogueIce wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.
Now I've got to see it, if Wong thought it was good (and he's a pron-analyzer, or so his page has led me to believe). Assuming it's what I think it is.

Heh heh ... it is only a brief scene, however. But she looks really good, even though true porn is best located at your local adult video store.

But that one chick (don't know her name) looks blonde on the poster. Is it the same one?

I haven't seen the poster. There's only one girl in the movie who strips out of her wetsuit, however.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2003-03-30 12:50am

Darth Wong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.
Now I've got to see it, if Wong thought it was good (and he's a pron-analyzer, or so his page has led me to believe). Assuming it's what I think it is.
Heh heh ... it is only a brief scene, however. But she looks really good, even though true porn is best located at your local adult video store.

Got any recommendations?

Darth Wong wrote:
But that one chick (don't know her name) looks blonde on the poster. Is it the same one?
I haven't seen the poster. There's only one girl in the movie who strips out of her wetsuit, however.

Hm. I'll have to watch it then. Probably is that girl, and my memory is flawed (been awhile since I've seen the poster).

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-30 12:50am

Darth Wong wrote:The key parameter is viscosity. A sufficiently viscous liquid can be difficult to distinguish from a soft plastic solid.

How soft? Are we talking malleable?

Post by **Kuja** » 2003-03-30 01:00am

Frank Hipper wrote:Did they ever say how a gigaton nuke is supposed to impart spin on a liquid mass?

Nope. Unlike the technobabble solutions of ST, they leave it alone.

Exonerate · Post by **Exonerate** » 2003-03-30 02:27am

I thought the magnetic field is there because the core spins, not the other way around?

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-03-30 02:28am

Darth Wong wrote:
neoolong wrote:
RogueIce wrote:I thought the appeal of Deep Blue Sea was the blonde chick in a wetsuit.

I mean, why else in EVERY SINGLE poster-esque ad I have seen for the movie, she has it zipped down to show a teasing glimpse of midriff?
That too. Saffron Burrows is hot. And she's a brunette.
That was an excellent scene, and absolutely necessary for the ... er, plot. Yeah, that's it.

Yeah, she was the high point of the movie, along with that scene where they arrive at the base, and notice the scientist standing away from them taking a piss.

Guy 1: Who's that?
Guy/Girl 2: That's (name), one of the most brilliant scientists in the world.
Guy1: Then why is he pissing into the wind?

Drewcifer · Post by **Drewcifer** » 2003-03-30 03:40am

Darth Wong wrote:The key parameter is viscosity. A sufficiently viscous liquid can be difficult to distinguish from a soft plastic solid.

Similar to old glass is, right?

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2003-03-30 02:55pm

neoolong wrote:Is this really so different than enjoying Journey to the Center of the Earth?

Yes. They didn't go to the core of the earth, and they didn't need to use any hokey treknobabble to save the planet.