The Worst Science Fiction Movie Ever Made, According to You

After weeks of hot debating, io9's readers have now officially picked the very worst science fiction movie of all time, in our March Madness bracket. And the winner is... Battlefield Earth. In celebration we will be speaking in John Travolta's insane Psychlo accent for the rest of the day. Congratulations, rat brains!

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The Final Showdown For The Worst Scifi Movie Ever Made: Battlefield…

This is it, after many long weeks of battles and MAJOR upsets — Phantom Menace losing to Superman IV! — Battlefield Earth and underdog Catwoman are in the final showdown. Only one can win the crown of worst movie ever made! Decide now!

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io9's March Movie Madness reaches the Final Four: Battlefield Earth vs. …

It's time to vote on which two titans of terrible science fiction will battle it out in our championship game. Will Catwoman's underdog run continue against The Last Airbender? And who makes the worst scifi: John Travolta or Eddie Murphy?

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Choose the 4 Worst Science Fiction Movies Ever: The Last Airbender Vs. …

We're down to the Elite Eight in our quest to find the worst science fiction movie ever made. Who will it be? Mac & Me or Catwoman? Battlefield Earth or Batman & Robin? The time to vote is now!

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Mitt Romney's favorite book has changed from Battlefield Earth to…

Perennial GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney caused a stir in 2007 when he said he really loved L. Ron Hubbard's notoriously awful Battlefield Earth. (The book, not the movie.) So this time around, he came up with a better choice.

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Forget Nuking The Fridge. It's All About The Post-Apocalyptic iPod!

Ever since Indiana Jones climbed into a refrigerator to escape a nuclear blast, we've all used "nuking the fridge" to describe cinematic implausibilty. But one new movie gives us a much better replacement: the post-apocalyptic iPod. Spoilers below...

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The Best of Science Fiction's Oppressed Species

District 9's crustacean aliens may be the first extraterrestrials to experience South Africa's apartheid, but they're hardly the first species to feel the sting of oppression. We list science fiction's other downtrodden, enslaved, and dehumanized (so to speak) species.

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