"Never Let a Fact Get in the Way of a Bad Movie"

Journalists have a saying, "never let a fact get in the way of a good story." Apparently, that applies to movies as well.

As I was sitting at my computer trying to figure out what to write for the blog this weekend, I was watching a really bad movie on cable called Tornado! As they went to the credits they flashed the message below:

"As storms continue to grow more severe due to global warming, early warning will become more critical."

Of course, the facts say otherwise: Violent tornadoes (F-3,4,5) are less frequent than they were with cooler atmospheric temperatures.

The director would have had a more successful movie with a better script and better acting and less worry about this piece of propaganda.