10 Dumbest Sci-Fi Movie Decisions (That People Survived)

10. Taking King Kong Back To New York City

While there's an argument for calling King Kong a fantasy film, it's also considered to be science-fiction due to its theme of technology triumphing over nature. As a result, King Kong, though dated by today's standards, stands as a sci-fi movie, which features the dumbest decision anyone could make.

King Kong is all about a film crew's travel to Skull Island, where they encounter a gigantic gorilla the inhabitants of the island have dubbed Kong, and Kong is King. He takes the leading lady, and the film crew adventures to bring her back, which they do, though many don't survive.

Ultimately, they capture the beast, and instead of leaving it in its home environment, they throw it onto a ship and take it to New York City — the most populated city in the U.S. When someone captures a 30,000 lb. ape that enjoys stepping on and eating people, odds are, it's not a good idea to bring it to a city.

When he's revealed as the "Eighth Wonder of the World," Kong freaks out, grabs the same leading lady, and takes her to the top of the Empire State Building. He's killed, making him the only casually of the foolish enterprise, but by the laws of common sense, Kong should have trampled and killed the idiots who brought him there. It's a miracle any of them survived.