Says dumb
The effect is based on a real idea about air at high altitude, but the speed is out of proportion. Nothing in the real climate moves like this.
The Day After Tomorrow
The Day After Tomorrow2004
Directed by Roland Emmerich · 2004 · Movie · 2h 04m
ActionAdventureScience Fiction
Where will you be?
A sudden climate shift throws the northern hemisphere into a new ice age, and a scientist crosses a frozen country to reach his son.
6.9dumb per hour
FacepalmLower is better.
3 scenes flagged
- 1
- Guilty
- 1
- Contested
- 1
- Explained
1,630 ratings
- 3
- Scenes flagged
- 1,630
- Ratings
- 1,040
- Dumb votes
- 590
- Explained votes
- 0
- Not scored
- Rob
- First to flag
Is The Day After Tomorrow dumb?
The Day After Tomorrow scores 6.9 dumb scenes per hour, which puts it in the Facepalm band. Lower is better. 2 of its 3 flagged scenes count toward that score, based on 1,630 ratings.
1 scene is Guilty (most viewers say dumb), 1 Contested and 1 Explained. Explained scenes do not count.
What are the three dumbest scenes?
- 1.How could a superstorm flash-freeze New York in a matter of hours?7.4 / 10Guilty
- 2.How did Jack walk from Philadelphia to New York in a superstorm?6.9 / 10Contested
Where does The Day After Tomorrow go wrong?
The most common problems are “Broken science” (1 scene), “Easy solution ignored” (1 scene) and “Ignores obvious danger” (1 scene).
Is it worth watching if I hate “Broken science”?
1 of 3 flagged scenes are tagged “Broken science”. It shows up regularly. The highest rated one is How could a superstorm flash-freeze New York in a matter of hours?.
Is it worth watching if I hate “Easy solution ignored”?
1 of 3 flagged scenes are tagged “Easy solution ignored”. It shows up regularly.
Scenes in The Day After Tomorrow
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6.9/ 10(520 ratings)
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