10 Moments Of Bad Movie Science That Made Us Cringe

9. Motorcycle Collision (Mission Impossible II)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=AzIQg6Ly_Rw#t=104s I should not expect the franchise that saw Jean Reno fly a helicopter through a tunnel attached to a train to be realistic, but for whatever reason I do. Perhaps it's because I have a lot of respect for Tom Cruise's opinions on science and medicine, besides all of the malignant asinine drivel that he and other Scientologists spout. But celebrities attempting to play doctors despite having sub-average IQ levels aside, the motorcycle collision scene in the second Mission Impossible film cannot be ignored. In addition to skills with the women and perpetually youthful good looks, is Tom Cruise also blessed with unshatterable bones? It's one thing to be in a motorcycle accident (in hospitals, they're referred to as "donorcycles"). It's another to crash into someone else and perhaps live to tell the tale. But christ, he gets up and fights afterwards? Seriously? No wonder people listen to the crap this guy says. He's like if Jesus was a spy.
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