10 Dumb Decisions Made By Extremely Smart Horror Movie Characters

10. Astronauts Takes No Precautions With A Super-Advanced Alien - Life

In Life, a group of astronauts on the International Space Station find a probe returning from Mars, only to learn it's carrying a cellular lifeform, which they call Calvin. Calvin rapidly evolves into a a complex organism, showcasing his ability to turn into a muscle, neuron, or photosensor cell in an instant. Because this sort of mutation is unprecedented on Earth, the scientists cannot be too careful while handling Cal.

Instead, the exobiologist, Derry, starts experimenting on Calvin immediately after his team captures him. Unsurprisingly, Derry is completely unprepared to handle this hyper-evolved specimen, and finds himself being attacked by Calvin.

Instead of keeping the alien quarantined in Derry's lab, the engineer, Rory, opens the door and attempts to kill Calvin with a flamethrower. This gives Calvin the opportunity to kill Rory and escape from the room.

Even though it was incredibly stupid for Rory to enter, it was non-sensical for him to use a flammable weapon while surrounded by combustible machinery and chemicals... in space. The fact that he didn't blow the whole station up with the flamethrower is a miracle.