Need to add some depth to a character? Chop off his hand. Need to make a character totally awesome? Turn an arm handicap into a weapon. Need to win a trial? Shorten an arm, see what happens. After we saw District 9, we started thinking about other films that had an “altered arm” as a plot point. We found out that arm altering has been a Hollywood secret weapon since the 1960’s and we’re here to highlight our 8 favorite altered arms in film.

Have you ever been so engulfed in a science fiction world that you thought, “I never want this to end?” If you answered yes and you were watching Supernova, pat yourself on the back for being an idiot. As for everyone else, here are 5 movies that you might have been watching when you realized you wouldn’t mind investing more of your precious time in a fictional, technologically-advanced world.
Click here to see the list… I promise Stargate isn’t on it…