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sweet welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 smartest decisions in sci-fi
movies before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re looking at some very clever big
screen choices that make us smile and
admire just how thoughtful sci-fi
stories can be some of these choices are
pivotal to character stories so a
spoiler alert is now in effect but I can
assure you now very confidently that
it’s going to be all right again number
10 adjusting the spinning spaceships
velocity to be able to dock interstellar
dr. Mann do not I repeat do not open the
hatch in interstellar Matt Damon’s
character dr. Mann has a bad case of
space madness he attempts to dock with
the endurance spacecraft but damages the
ship and dies my life
or Cooper’s life this is about all
mankind there is a moment it’s then up
to Cooper and brand to continue the
mission with the assistance of robots
case and tars Cooper attempts a
dangerous docking maneuver as the
endurance spins violently out of control
this move is extremely risky but it’s
worth the risk
for these astronauts every minute is
precious and every move they make is for
the future and survival of humanity
number 9 manipulating caleb ex machina
do you have a name yes Ava meet Ava a
humanoid robot created by a mysterious
wealthy CEO named nathan artificial
intelligence and science fiction has
rarely been as perceptive and seductive
as Ava making her all the more dangerous
what her testing partner Caleb interacts
with her in an effort to understand just
how intelligent she really is as Ava’s
character explains later on she is
essentially a rat in a maze without
weapons tools or leverage to escape she
must learn to manipulate Caleb’s
emotions using curiosity paranoia and
sensuality while Nathan gets drunk and
tears up the dance floor
Caleb complies with Ava’s wishes which
allows her to escape her liberation is
both frightening and inspiring to behold
clever girl
you’re causing the cons so we can see
how we behave sir number 8 calling the
dog another name Terminator 2 Judgment
Day John after Sarah Connors first
terrifying encounter with the Terminator
you might not think that a
time-traveling killer robot would make
such a good friend
but the reprogrammed t800 sent by the
future John Connor turns out to be just
that when present-day John Connor calls
home to check on his foster parents
he immediately senses that something is
a little off if you hurry how we can sit
down and have dinner together I’m making
something
the t800 takes over for John suspecting
that the shape-shifting t1000 is on the
other end the t800 tricks the liquid
metal menace by calling john’s pet dog
by a fake name and it’s especially fun
to see the older terminator scammed the
newer terminator what’s the dog’s name
max hey Jenelle what’s wrong with Wolfie
I can hear him barking is he okay woof
he’s fine honey
well if he’s just fine sorry t1000 don’t
cry over spilt milk number seven
using stormtrooper suits as disguises
Star Wars Episode four a new hope Luke
Skywalker’s very first adventure dazzled
us with excitement humour and Pope
before long Luke and his friends find
themselves trapped onboard the dreaded
Death Star Luke and Han aren’t Jedi
Knights like Ben Kenobi and they sure as
heck can’t sneak around in their regular
clothes so they put on a couple of
stormtrooper outfits allowing them to
navigate the battle station undercover
with the mighty Chewbacca as their
pretend prisoner
furthermore Luke thanks up a daring plan
to rescue the princess from the evil
clutches of Darth Vader although the
plan does not go off without a hitch the
result is a delightful swashbuckling
escape that makes us wanna cheer for the
adventurous heroes I’m here to rescue
you I’ve got your r2 unit I’m here with
Ben Kenobi come on number six propelling
himself with the pods air pressure 2001
a Space Odyssey don’t you just hate it
when you get locked out of your
spaceship by a rogue thinking machine
supercomputer well it happened to Dave
Bowman and he just had to think outside
the pod for a change
you see the discovery ones on board
computer Hal 9000 went a little funny in
the head in fear of being disconnected
it killed
Dave’s co-pilot and locked Dave outside
without a space helmet Dave decides to
hold his breath use the air pressure to
eject from the pod and manually open the
ship’s outer airlock it’s a rather
difficult and risky move but Dave
actually pulls it off and gets back
inside checkmate
how what do you think you’re doing Dave
number five building bombs to create a
new kick inception navigating through
multiple levels of dreams is no simple
feat luckily Cobb and his band of
thieves are professionals they handle
this kind of thing all the time
sorta this time around they’re putting
an idea in someone’s head when Cobb and
company are several dreams deep into
their inception tasks it’s up to Arthur
to finish a kick that will wake everyone
up
however Arthur’s dream level is
unexpectedly thrown into chaos and
gravity takes a vacation
gravity after fighting off some
projections in zero gravity
Arthur creates an impromptu kick
involving explosives his quick-thinking
delivers the kick and ensures the
inception is a success
number four opening the airlock alien
[Applause]
if there’s one thing we admire about
Ellen Ripley it’s that she is one tough
gal her quick-witted intelligence is
matched only by her bravery in her first
tango with the slimy terrifying space
creature
Ripley finds herself stuck inside her
escape shuttle without her flamethrower
handy ripley slips into a spacesuit and
quickly devises a way to eject the
uninvited guest the alien has overstayed
its welcome to say the least
so Ripley musters her courage and learns
to keep cool in the face of terror as
the ravenous alien is about to pounce
Ripley launches it out of the airlock
propelling it deep into the cold vast
abyss of outer space not bad for a human
anyway
[Music]
number three applying mud to his body
predator after a mysterious stealthy
creature lurking in the jungle kills off
his soldiers thatch finds himself in a
classic age-old conflict of predator and
prey only this time the predator is a
crafty creature from another planet and
it picked the wrong man to hunt Dutch
tumbles down a waterfall and
unexpectedly discovers the Predators
weakness it sees through a thermal
vision space helmet by covering himself
in cold mud Dutch makes himself
invisible from the heat sensor and he’s
able to set traps craft weapons and
outwit the deadly alien hunter the
unforgettable confrontation between the
two larger-than-life characters is
kicked off by Dutchess epic war cry that
echoes into the night number two
basically everything the Martian I got
to figure out a way to grow three years
worth of food here
Matt Damon lost in space again deja vu
anyhow when Mark Watney is left stranded
on Mars he must learn to survive using
his wits and scientific know-how the
Martian landscape is a lonely desert and
science quickly becomes mark’s best
friend every decision he makes must take
resources time and sustainability into
account mark invents Martian techniques
for growing food staying warm and
communicating with NASA back on Earth
like Robinson Crusoe mark adapts to the
Martian environment and holds out long
enough for a rescue and he keeps himself
in good spirits with his nerdy humor the
Martian is a science fiction film that
truly embraces science and disco music
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
so I changed it shooting shoot tell them
to shoot number one subtly sabotaging
the ultimate weapons design rogue one a
Star Wars story I’ve placed a weakness
deep from within the system a flaw so
small and powerful they will never find
it rogue one was a great war movie that
satisfied member berries and told an
awesome story that many would say can
hold a candle to the original Star Wars
trilogy in it scientist Galen Urso is
forced by the Empire to build a gigantic
Space Station capable of destroying
entire planets for his daughter Jin’s
protection he pretends to conform to the
Empire’s will but before his death he
leaves behind the ultimate deus ex
machina hiding a secret vulnerability
deep within the Death Star’s core it’s
up to Gen and the rebellion to find this
weakness and exploit it
the film also teaches us that if it
weren’t for Galen Luke Skywalker could
never have saved the galaxy from the
technological terror the hologram I’ve
seen it
I know I know do you agree with our pics
check out these other great clips from
watch mojo and subscribe for new videos
every day
sweet welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 smartest decisions in sci-fi
movies before we begin we publish new
videos every day so be sure to subscribe
for more great content for this list
we’re looking at some very clever big
screen choices that make us smile and
admire just how thoughtful sci-fi
stories can be some of these choices are
pivotal to character stories so a
spoiler alert is now in effect but I can
assure you now very confidently that
it’s going to be all right again number
10 adjusting the spinning spaceships
velocity to be able to dock interstellar
dr. Mann do not I repeat do not open the
hatch in interstellar Matt Damon’s
character dr. Mann has a bad case of
space madness he attempts to dock with
the endurance spacecraft but damages the
ship and dies my life
or Cooper’s life this is about all
mankind there is a moment it’s then up
to Cooper and brand to continue the
mission with the assistance of robots
case and tars Cooper attempts a
dangerous docking maneuver as the
endurance spins violently out of control
this move is extremely risky but it’s
worth the risk
for these astronauts every minute is
precious and every move they make is for
the future and survival of humanity
number 9 manipulating caleb ex machina
do you have a name yes Ava meet Ava a
humanoid robot created by a mysterious
wealthy CEO named nathan artificial
intelligence and science fiction has
rarely been as perceptive and seductive
as Ava making her all the more dangerous
what her testing partner Caleb interacts
with her in an effort to understand just
how intelligent she really is as Ava’s
character explains later on she is
essentially a rat in a maze without
weapons tools or leverage to escape she
must learn to manipulate Caleb’s
emotions using curiosity paranoia and
sensuality while Nathan gets drunk and
tears up the dance floor
Caleb complies with Ava’s wishes which
allows her to escape her liberation is
both frightening and inspiring to behold
clever girl
you’re causing the cons so we can see
how we behave sir number 8 calling the
dog another name Terminator 2 Judgment
Day John after Sarah Connors first
terrifying encounter with the Terminator
you might not think that a
time-traveling killer robot would make
such a good friend
but the reprogrammed t800 sent by the
future John Connor turns out to be just
that when present-day John Connor calls
home to check on his foster parents
he immediately senses that something is
a little off if you hurry how we can sit
down and have dinner together I’m making
something
the t800 takes over for John suspecting
that the shape-shifting t1000 is on the
other end the t800 tricks the liquid
metal menace by calling john’s pet dog
by a fake name and it’s especially fun
to see the older terminator scammed the
newer terminator what’s the dog’s name
max hey Jenelle what’s wrong with Wolfie
I can hear him barking is he okay woof
he’s fine honey
well if he’s just fine sorry t1000 don’t
cry over spilt milk number seven
using stormtrooper suits as disguises
Star Wars Episode four a new hope Luke
Skywalker’s very first adventure dazzled
us with excitement humour and Pope
before long Luke and his friends find
themselves trapped onboard the dreaded
Death Star Luke and Han aren’t Jedi
Knights like Ben Kenobi and they sure as
heck can’t sneak around in their regular
clothes so they put on a couple of
stormtrooper outfits allowing them to
navigate the battle station undercover
with the mighty Chewbacca as their
pretend prisoner
furthermore Luke thanks up a daring plan
to rescue the princess from the evil
clutches of Darth Vader although the
plan does not go off without a hitch the
result is a delightful swashbuckling
escape that makes us wanna cheer for the
adventurous heroes I’m here to rescue
you I’ve got your r2 unit I’m here with
Ben Kenobi come on number six propelling
himself with the pods air pressure 2001
a Space Odyssey don’t you just hate it
when you get locked out of your
spaceship by a rogue thinking machine
supercomputer well it happened to Dave
Bowman and he just had to think outside
the pod for a change
you see the discovery ones on board
computer Hal 9000 went a little funny in
the head in fear of being disconnected
it killed
Dave’s co-pilot and locked Dave outside
without a space helmet Dave decides to
hold his breath use the air pressure to
eject from the pod and manually open the
ship’s outer airlock it’s a rather
difficult and risky move but Dave
actually pulls it off and gets back
inside checkmate
how what do you think you’re doing Dave
number five building bombs to create a
new kick inception navigating through
multiple levels of dreams is no simple
feat luckily Cobb and his band of
thieves are professionals they handle
this kind of thing all the time
sorta this time around they’re putting
an idea in someone’s head when Cobb and
company are several dreams deep into
their inception tasks it’s up to Arthur
to finish a kick that will wake everyone
up
however Arthur’s dream level is
unexpectedly thrown into chaos and
gravity takes a vacation
gravity after fighting off some
projections in zero gravity
Arthur creates an impromptu kick
involving explosives his quick-thinking
delivers the kick and ensures the
inception is a success
number four opening the airlock alien
[Applause]
if there’s one thing we admire about
Ellen Ripley it’s that she is one tough
gal her quick-witted intelligence is
matched only by her bravery in her first
tango with the slimy terrifying space
creature
Ripley finds herself stuck inside her
escape shuttle without her flamethrower
handy ripley slips into a spacesuit and
quickly devises a way to eject the
uninvited guest the alien has overstayed
its welcome to say the least
so Ripley musters her courage and learns
to keep cool in the face of terror as
the ravenous alien is about to pounce
Ripley launches it out of the airlock
propelling it deep into the cold vast
abyss of outer space not bad for a human
anyway
[Music]
number three applying mud to his body
predator after a mysterious stealthy
creature lurking in the jungle kills off
his soldiers thatch finds himself in a
classic age-old conflict of predator and
prey only this time the predator is a
crafty creature from another planet and
it picked the wrong man to hunt Dutch
tumbles down a waterfall and
unexpectedly discovers the Predators
weakness it sees through a thermal
vision space helmet by covering himself
in cold mud Dutch makes himself
invisible from the heat sensor and he’s
able to set traps craft weapons and
outwit the deadly alien hunter the
unforgettable confrontation between the
two larger-than-life characters is
kicked off by Dutchess epic war cry that
echoes into the night number two
basically everything the Martian I got
to figure out a way to grow three years
worth of food here
Matt Damon lost in space again deja vu
anyhow when Mark Watney is left stranded
on Mars he must learn to survive using
his wits and scientific know-how the
Martian landscape is a lonely desert and
science quickly becomes mark’s best
friend every decision he makes must take
resources time and sustainability into
account mark invents Martian techniques
for growing food staying warm and
communicating with NASA back on Earth
like Robinson Crusoe mark adapts to the
Martian environment and holds out long
enough for a rescue and he keeps himself
in good spirits with his nerdy humor the
Martian is a science fiction film that
truly embraces science and disco music
[Music]
before we unveil our number one pick
here are some honorable mentions
[Music]
so I changed it shooting shoot tell them
to shoot number one subtly sabotaging
the ultimate weapons design rogue one a
Star Wars story I’ve placed a weakness
deep from within the system a flaw so
small and powerful they will never find
it rogue one was a great war movie that
satisfied member berries and told an
awesome story that many would say can
hold a candle to the original Star Wars
trilogy in it scientist Galen Urso is
forced by the Empire to build a gigantic
Space Station capable of destroying
entire planets for his daughter Jin’s
protection he pretends to conform to the
Empire’s will but before his death he
leaves behind the ultimate deus ex
machina hiding a secret vulnerability
deep within the Death Star’s core it’s
up to Gen and the rebellion to find this
weakness and exploit it
the film also teaches us that if it
weren’t for Galen Luke Skywalker could
never have saved the galaxy from the
technological terror the hologram I’ve
seen it
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