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What does /sci/ think of science fiction movies? I think this one's pretty cool, it has aliens coming to invade earth because they ran out of water.

>> No.2830827

What? Making water is easy as fuck. There is plenty of Oxygen and Hydrogen in space.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_the_chemical_elements

Fucking Hollywood.

>> No.2830832

>>2830809
For some reason, I'm a bit of a sci-fi junkie, even though I'm a 3rd year physics undergrad...

Currently reading the Dune series :P

>> No.2830836

>>2830809
>>2830809
have FTL travel meaning probably enough energy to bend spacetime but can not make water.

MFW i have no face.

>> No.2830838

I remember asking one of my old science teachers in high school "if you had a hose that sprayed oxygen and a hose that sprayed Hydrogen and you had them pointing at eachother would you get a fountain of water in the middle?"

He had to think about it for a second.

>> No.2830845

>>2830832
Fuck yeah Dune!
Have you read Asimov's Foundation series?

>> No.2830850

>>2830845
Yup, read em in high school :P

>> No.2830854

>>2830838
They're both gases at room temperature.
I don't know how cold they'd need to be in order to be liquid but that would take a ridiculous amount of power to refridgerate.

>> No.2830868

>>2830850
>:P
>underageb&

>> No.2830886

>>2830809
>aliens coming to invade earth because they ran out of water

Every solar system, even the ones without planets have asteroids and asteroid belts.

Asteroids are full of water. Why fighting a war over it?

>> No.2830887

WHY WOULDN'T THEY JUST LAND IN THE OCEAN OR AT THE POLES WHERE NOBODY WOULD GIVE A SHIT OR EVEN NOTICE THAT THEY WERE STEALING OUR WATER

WHY

>> No.2830895

I enjoy deep space sci-fi films, like the Alien series for instance. I just enjoy the thought of being alone so deep into space, which often occurs in those kind of films.

>> No.2830898

>>2830809
That film's barely any better than Independence day!

>> No.2830904

>>2830887
>WHY WOULDN'T THEY JUST LAND IN THE OCEAN OR AT THE POLES

Why even land on Earth? Europa has only 0.134 g and no humans who try to mess with you. Right now aliens could be stealing water from Europa without us noticing.

>> No.2830919

Hell, they could harvest water from the Jovians and nobody would give a shit.

If a sci-fi writer actually creates a plausible plot, it'll blow my mind.

>> No.2830928

>>2830809
>because they ran out of water
Aliens should destroy earth because of this incredibly retarded plotline.

>> No.2830931

>>2830919
There's a lot of plausible sci-fi plots. Only that none of them gets made into movies because you know, they actually involve science and complexity which Bob Dumbfuck may not comprehend. Also, less explosions

>> No.2830963

>>2830919
Go watch Gattaca.

>> No.2830967

>>2830931
>Bob Dumbfuck may not comprehend

Bob Dumbfuck is the author, not the reader. The established authors prefer telepathy, telecinesis, breeding with aliens, warpdrives and timetravel more than true artificial gravity, solarsails, terraforming and asteroid mining.

>> No.2830969

>>2830904

stealing? we own the water on Europa? :d

>> No.2830979

>>2830969
Damn straight.

>> No.2830981

>>2830963
Thanks. Movie night inbound.

>> No.2830984

>>2830969
The same way the Moon is the property of mankind and not one single country. It's our Solar System. The place of our origin.

>> No.2830992

I want a movie where humans are the invaders. And not some Neo-Pocahontas tale. I want to see humans really fuck up a planet.

>> No.2831000

>>2830992
They could just drop bombs from space. No need to get in touch with the natives.

>> No.2831001

>>2830984

The universe is the place of our origin, is it ours too?

>> No.2831004

>>2830969

Hell yes we own it, unless there's a local civilization

>> No.2831011

>>2831001
Do you own your neighbours house?

>> No.2831025
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2831025

>>2831004
That's the spirit!

>> No.2831028

>>2831011

I think by his definition, that would count as a "local civilisation".

I think it's quite egotistical to assume that we own anything. We don't even really own this planet.

>> No.2831037

>Two hour Marines advertisement
>science fiction movie

Nope.

>> No.2831048
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2831048

>It's a movie about aliens having to come to earth because they ran out of water
>Water is a natural building block for all life
>There are confirmed planets with surfaces only made of water
>Oxygen and Hydrogen are both extremely common elements
>MFW they still stuck with the "Aliens need water" plot

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>>2831028
>We don't even really own this planet.

shitty seventies hippie crap

>> No.2831091

>>2830809
>ran out of water.
lol i dun believe it
>wiki : A news report speculates that the aliens have attacked Earth for its water supply.
Well whatever works I guess.

>> No.2831110

Please tell me that isn't a real film poster.

Why does film art look like it was made by somebody on DeviantArt?

>> No.2831111

I liked battle LA,

other good movies in no order,
Pandorum
Moon
Returner (jap?)
Event Horizon
Primer
Existenz
Eden Log
Dark City
Battlefield Earth (I dont know why everyone hated this)
Los Cronocrimenes (spanish)
The Arrival (before charlie sheen went insane)

>> No.2831131

>Can travel many, many lightyears across space
>Can't manufacture water