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Reign of Fire (2002) - 29 corrections

Directed by Rob Bowman, starring Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco, Matthew McConaughey, Scott Moutter (add more)

Genres: Action, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Thriller

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When the tanks are first entering Quinn's compound, at one point, you can see that on one of the tanks the treads aren't moving, but the tank is. [In the scene in question the tank is turning to the right (the camera is sited just to the right and rear of the tank, facing forward). Unlike wheeled vehicles a tracked vehicle requires independent controls for each track, a turn is usually accomplished by moving one track slower (or not at all, and even backwards) than the other and this "pushes" the tank to the right of left as required.]
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When newspapers are flashed on screen to demonstrate how the dragons have destroyed the countries, one of the headlines reads "Europes' capital cities in ruins." It should read "Europe's capital cities in ruins." ["Dewey Defeats Truman." Newspapers make many mistakes in their headlines.]
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Given that the dragons overwhelmed the worlds' militaries, the presented ways to bring them down are very gentle, so to speak. The force of impact on the ground would easily be achieved by an air to air or surface to air missile, or an RPG. The crossbow with some explosives has far less strength than a tank shell (weak points or no, the difference is just too great). The dragons are quite tough individually, but would have to succumb to strikes from modern weapons, or to improvised variants thereof. Humans that are able to keep helicopters and M1A2 tanks in running condition would be able to field several weapons that would bring down dragons quickly, effectively and nearly without their own casualties. [All fine and dandy except it is established early on in the film that explosive weapons such as missiles and RPGs are nearly non-existent, which is why they were so surprised and shocked to see an American operating a tank. Even with superior firepower, there are casualties in a war. A good example is the war in Iraq, with over 3000 US casualties in 5 years, not to mention the Iraqi casualties.]
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At the start of the movie Quinn (as a child) is seen walking quite freely on a major building site. No hard hat and the freedom of a tube-line extension? Me thinks not. [The written rules may not allow it, but the reality is that things like that happen all the time on job sites. I could list dozens of crazy situations I've witnessed on job sites over the years. Not an error, sadly.]
Edit Corrected by John W Rosa
The dragons used didn't appear as a more traditional Dragon. Its appearance more resembled a Wyvern. Traditionally, dragons appeared with four legs and a set of wings, but these dragons only had two legs, much like a Wyvern (think a dragon w/ two legs and doesn't breathe fire). [Dragons are mythical characters and, as such, it's entirely impossible to know what constitutes the physical makeup of a dragon. This submission was added solely because the contributor makes a good point regarding the theoretical physical description of a dragon versus a wyvern and it might be of interest to fantasy and sci/fi fans.]
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It's proven correct that the Dragons reproduce like fish, the female lays the eggs, and the male comes along later and fertilizes them after they are outside the mother's body. However, when Quinn pulls the egg out of the dead Dragon, we clearly see an outline of a baby Dragon inside the amber-colored egg. The egg was not fertilized as it was still inside the mother, so how did the embryo start growing? [It's never proven that the dragons reproduce exactly like fish. It is only Alex's and Van Zan's theory. What is proven is that like fish, there is only one male, we don't know if he mates with every dragon or not. Even though Alex talks as if she knows, it's still a theory.]
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Quinn's men have fireproof suits, but the only time they use them they take them off just as the dragon reappears. The later expeditions ignore the suits completely, and they don't even attempt to use them when their castle is on fire. [Even if this entry is correct ignorance happens. Keep in mind that when the dragon attacks the castle, it happens quickly. We can't assume that the suits are in an area that is quick to get to. The suits could've even been left in the trucks used in the same scene. The only other expedition that would've made sense to use them would have been on the way to London. It's safe to assume that Quinn didn't have enough suits for all the men going so why would only at least 3 (the same of suits shown in the movie) men get them? Obviously the other soldiers wouldn't like that.]
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The Americans claim to have been on their own, but the plane they used would require in-flight refueling to make it across the Atlantic Ocean. [This is only supposition as the cargo manifest of the transport aircraft was not mentioned nor listed in the film but it is possible that internal collapsible fuel bladders were used. This does extend the range of an aircraft but at the expense of available cargo space inside the payload section. There also is the chance that wing mounted fuel tanks were fitted to the aircraft as the characters attempting the exodus knew no such in-flight refueling would be possible. One last thought is that perhaps a few other viable transport aircraft were along for in-flight fuel transfers but fell prey to the dragon hoards enroute, a nice bit of backstory heroics overlooked that could have further bolstered the desperation and dedication of the soldiers from America in their quest to save Humanity. I claim no expertise in such matters other than several years in the military seeing many different configurations of cargo bearing aircraft as both a ground loader and an in-flight crew member.]
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Where do the Americans get the fuel to run their trucks, tanks, helicopter, etc.? I did not see any fuel trucks in their convoy. [When the tank and trucks enter the castle compound. If you watch closely you will see a truck with 100 gal drums (metal barrels) loaded onto it. One can say that this is the fuel. it is logical that they would carry fuel in the drums rather then in a tanker so that they could easily hide them when a dragon attacks.]
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Van Zan says that Twilight is the magical hour, the dragons cannot focus or see clearly at that time of day. When Van Zan is fighting the bull dragon and jumps from the tower, how was the dragon able to judge timing and distance in order to catch and eat Van Zan? [It was not twilight.]
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When the male dragon destroys the castle he breathes fire down into the basement. The blast kills Quinn's friend and closes the metal door. Quinns hits the door with his hands as he tries to open it but recoils because the fire apparently heated the door. Since the sprinkler installation is working and even the door is wet the water should evaporate but there is no steam at all. So the door cannot be that hot, can it? [When there is an excessive amount of water (ex. a pot of water), only then would you see steam when it evaporates.]
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In the scene when Quinn rescues the runaway group in the veggie patch, there were guys in fireproof suits operating the hoses on the roofs of the 2 trucks. Then a guy in normal clothes took over one of the hoses. Wouldn't it have been smarter and safer to let the guy in the fireproof suit operate the hose? It was a tremendously stupid thing to do, considering he got cooked moments later. [A character's stupidity is not a mistake.]
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Not only is there the question of how the surviving humans have obtained fuel for their vehicles, but where is the electricity coming from that powers the lights and radio receivers that the humans use. Yes, it could be generators, but you never hear any generators running anywhere in their camp and those things are pretty loud. [The humans could have had diesel engines. which can run on anything from turpentine to vegetable oil which could have been easily obtained. Also, if you look at the castle, you can see wind generators. They also didn't use much power, since they had candles.]
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One scene states that the original dragon was awoken in 2008. The rest of the film takes place in 2020, a gap of twelve years. However, in the scene just before the helicopter arrives at the castle, a character states that no-one has flown in 20 years. Has flying gone out of fashion by 2008? [He just misspoke. He was talking in generalities, not exact. And with the life they are leading now it would not be unbelievable that he has lost track of time.]
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How come you can hear the wind howling away, but the windmills don't move? [If the inner workings of the windmill are in disrepair and not able to move the wind can blow all it wants but still not get the wheel to turn.]
Edit Corrected by Vernon Gilmore
When the male dragon attacks the castle, Quinn and his group takes shelter in the cellar. When they emerge, the entire castle is burnt to the ground - except for a pile of logs at the top of the cellar stairs. [After surviving and then seeing the aftermath of the fires that raged through San Diego with all the devastation and intensity of the fire not everything was burned. It is possible that some things will not burn no matter how hot/intense a fire is.]
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Where were they getting the plastic for their theater costumes and the fabric for their clothing? Where were they making ammo for their guns? Where was the pasture for the horses? And why waste food keeping horses alive? The amount of logistical holes in this movie is incredible. [The plastics & fabric would have arrived with people who came to the castle for safety (if you're going to live together you have to share) & different people would have various skills. Why not keep the horses? Personally I'd use the horses to help move the food back to the castle & if things got really desperate theres another source of food.]
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It was stated that there is one male dragon, which reproduces with all the females. It's strange how there were millions of offspring, and not a single one of them turned out to be a male dragon. [Very little is known about the dragons' biology, and most of that is theory (observations and experiments are difficult to pull off for obvious reasons). If there is only one male dragon necessary for continuation of the species, it makes little sense to introduce new, younger males that would compete with the old one for food and the harem. Perhaps a new male will only arise when the population requires it, i.e. when the preceding male is dead and the entire population is female, or maybe the lack of a male triggers a female behavior to feed a young dragon royal jelly like ants and bees, turning an unremarkable individual into a queen/king. There are too many unknowns for this to be valid.]
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When you open up the "Making of the Dragons" feature on the DVD, it says the movie takes place in 2084 when it in fact takes place in 2020. [This is not a mistake. Filmmakers can change their ideas while filming. You're referring to a mistake in a special feature, not the actual movie. The movie was originally going to be set in 2084 but it was changed.]
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It seems strange to me that they still had working fire extinguishers, especially since they have to be repressurized about every five years. [Repressurising fire extinguishers every five years is a safety precaution to make sure that they will work when needed. It doesn't mean that they stop working if it's not done.]
Edit Corrected by J I Cohen

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