Junk Science - OK, but should have been more fun

Rating: Null/10 (1 June 2004)

OK
Junk science - which is a highly funded industry in itself (remember Global Cooling?, Dangerous overhead power lines?, etc.) and a new one on the horizon... Global Dimming. Each of these generate gillions for government funded research, sell newspapers, create subjects for documentaries, etc.
Still, Global Warming should make a great plot; just like UFO's and radiation created mutants.
So what kind of plot do we get here?
***Spoilers***
Plot #1 -
1. Scientist leaves post and walks from Washington to NY in a few days through the worst storm in history to save son
2. Loyal friends tag along - one dies along way
3. Dad gets there to find son is just fine
Plot #2 -
1. Scientists figure out the earth is just about to have problems
2. They try to tell the US government and instead of running into red- tape and bureaucracy, they get an audience with the Vice President
3. Vice President callously and thoughtlessly dismisses the notion
4. The world falls apart, so now he listens - reluctantly
5. Our VP is sorry after it is too late
Plot #3 -
1. The end of the world
2. A big part of Antarctica ice flow breaks off, right where our scientists happen to be camped
3. Major hurricanes cover the top portion of the Earth - somehow increasing the energy level of the global storm systems
4. Temperatures drop 10 degrees a second, cold enough to flash freeze humans, floors, walls - even a cloth flag flapping in the wind, but those wolves were probably just fine
5. In all this freezing, the ocean level seems to rise - usually associated with warming, not freezing since the water rise is associated with melting ice and living organisms in the ocean
Plot #5 -
1. Doctor saves cancer stricken child
(this plots begins, then is resolved somewhere in the first part of the movie, with faceless firemen saving both the doctor and child)
No conflict or tension here.
Still, you have to turn off the mind to watch these kinds of movies, but somewhere along the line these plots seem to leave out the excitement and fun. Without interesting plots or interesting plot resolutions, you are left scratching your head and wondering - which leads movie buffs to analyzing, questioning where the movie went wrong.