Iron Man (2008) - 44 corrections

starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard (add more)

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Updated this week When Stark tests his boots in the lab, they do not leave burn marks on his cars as he hovers above them. The heat generated is enough to cause red-hot embers to spew across the floor, so they should create significant damage to the cars. [No, they're repulsors (a fictional technology, as discussed as part of the Jericho missile system) that don't generate heat. The sparks are from the repulsor system, not heating. This is consistent with how all other repulsors are demonstrated (e.g. the ones in his gauntlets).]
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Updated recently When Tony is having his chest generator replaced Pepper pulls out the magnet. When he has to use the old generator again after the new one is stolen the magnet is not replaced. [We never see him put the old arc reactor back in. He may have re-installed the magnet or the reactor may have functioned without the magnet.]
Corrected by BocaDavie Time
Entry Why would Obadiah Stane keep the video message of the 'terrorist' demanding more money for killing Tony Stark? If he wanted the company, just give them the extra money they requested to kill him and be done with it. [It could be for insurance, as a contingency in case the terrorists ever plan to double-cross him.]
Corrected by Cubs Fan Time
Entry The scene where Yinsen tries to buy Stark more time by firing wildly as he chases the guards down a hallway, only to find himself outnumbered, is almost an exact replica as the scene in Star Wars Episode IV when Han Solo is led into an ambush by stormtroopers. [Having a scene that is similar to a scene in another movie, or even an exact copy, is not a mistake.]
Corrected by pross79 Time
Entry At the beginning when Stark is talking to the female soldier driving the humvee, the radio inside the vehicle beside her is not connected to the vehicle's antenna. If it was, you would see a coax cable connected to the antenna connector on the front upper right corner. The radio will not transmit properly without the cable connected. [It wasn't on the radio, it was probably a CD playing, so no antenna needed.]
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Entry In the scene where Pepper is in Tony's office downloading the data from the ghost drive, she sees the plans for Obadiah's suit under the heading, 'Sector 16'. Later, however, in the scene where she is in the Stark building with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents attempting to arrest Obadiah, she says they are looking for 'Section 16'. When they finally find the door, it even says 'Section 16' on it, as opposed to 'Sector 16', as it was labeled in the file. [Already submitted and corrected.]
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Entry Towards the end of the film, when Tony's army friend takes out the Audi instead of the used Iron Man suit, the Audi is, at the same time, being used by Pepper - as in the next shot she is arriving at Stark Industries. [Pepper has her own car.]
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Entry In the scene where Tony is testing the maximum altitude capabilities of the mark 02 suit, a schematic of a jet briefly appears in the bottom right hand corner of his head's up display. The jet is the Blackbird - the same jet used by fellow Marvel characters the X men. [The schematic shown is of the real life Lockheed SR-71 "Blackbird" aircraft, not the fictional aircraft of the same name used by the X-Men. While the look of the fictional jet was based superficially on the real-life Blackbird, the two are very different.]
Corrected by Tailkinker Time
Entry The first time he flies and lands on the roof, he goes through the bedroom, living room, then the garage. Then, later when he goes to save Pepper, he flies directly through the roof out of his garage. [The first time they show him going through the bedroom, living room, then the garage. Later they show him going through the the roof, then cut to him exiting the garage. They just didn't show the other rooms to save time. There's no point: it's already been shown, we know where he passes through on his way out.]
Corrected by Phixius Time
Entry During the scene where Tony finally successfully flies in the garage. One of the robotic arms has a camera on it. This camera is a Phantom brand high speed camera. All of these cameras only have connections for power and video in the back of the camera, but there is nothing connected to it. [He's just built a flying armored robotic suit which, when finished, ends up armed to the gills with advanced weaponry and technology. I think a comparatively simple modification to a camera isn't out of the question.]
Corrected by Phixius Time
Entry When Pepper helps Tony stark get his new electromagnet into his chest, you can see when Pepper fits it in, Tony locks it in place, turning it to the right. When Obediah takes it out, he turns it to the right - the same direction Tony used to lock it in place. [Many devices use this type of locking mechanism. Turning the device in one direction locks, then unlocks, then locks the device, similar to a ratchet. Since we never see inside Tony's chest we have to accept that the movement is correct.]
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Entry In the scene when Tony is brought outside by his captors to inventory what is available to build the rocket, he is seen carrying the car battery in between his right arm and the side of his torso. Tony Stark was never known to have superhuman strength, and he was in a very weakened condition as it is. There is no way that a person of his size would be able to carry a battery that large in such a manner without struggling to support it, even with two hands. [You don't need to be 'superhuman' to be able to carry a car battery! And seeing as Stark has a vested interest to carry it otherwise he dies, thats plenty of incentive to be able to carry it.]
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Entry When we first see the operation where Tony had Pepper take the chest thing out, before she takes it out, it pops out about a half an inch past the metal case that holds it. Later, we see that Pepper has displayed it in a glass case. Later,(SPOILER) when Obediah takes Tony's newer one out, Tony finds the one that Pepper displayed and puts it into his chest. This time, the same chestpiece that popped out a couple of days ago now sinks just below the rim of the metal case inside Tony's chest. [Pepper pulls out the first chest piece then pulls out the circular electromagnet that it was resting on. When Stark puts the original chest piece back in it is no longer resting on the magnet, so it sinks deeper into the chest socket.]
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Entry We spend a good 20 odd minutes of the movie watching Tony Stark getting used to moving around and flying in his Ironman suit. Yet Obidiah manages to use the bigger version of Mach-I the moment he steps into it, including controlled flight. [We don't see any of the development of the larger suit. Obidiah has obviously been closely involved with it, so he's probably tested out most of the systems.]
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Entry The insignia for a Lt. Colonel in the Air Force is an eagle. However, when Rhodes is wearing his dress blues, the insignia on his shoulder lapels is a maple leaf, which denotes a Major. [No it's not, the "full bird" Eagle badge refers to a Colonel, the rank above Lt. Colonel. The insignia for a Lt.Col is a silver maple leaf, gold leaves denote Major ranks. Rhodes' insignia is correct.]
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Entry In the scene where Stark/Iron Man gets off the plane after escaping capture and talks to his assistant (forgot her name), his beard looks as though it has been shaved since his time in that cave where he builds his first Iron Man suit and escapes. Either he carries a shaver with him, or there's one on the plane. [Clearly time will have passed. Stark will have been debriefed by the military about his experiences, he'll have been checked over medically, they didn't just pull him out of the desert, chuck him in the back of a plane and send him home. There's been plenty of time for Stark to find a shaver, particularly as, given that he'll know that he's facing a press conference when he returns, he'll want to try and clean himself up a little.]
Corrected by Tailkinker Time
Entry Why do the jihadis in the beginning want Stark to make them the jericho missile system? They obviously were able to buy it from Obidiah anyway. [This is a question about character choices, not a mistake.]
Corrected by John W Rosa Time
Entry During the scene where Pepper is replacing Stark's heart device, his breathing in the computer-generated chest area is different from the rest of his (real) chest area. The computer-generated chest area looks rather fake, especially when his real chest is shown a few minutes later. [As has already been noted in the previous submission that was corrected, there is no computer-generated chest area. Robert Downey, Jr. wore a prosthetic on his real chest. The only thing that is faked is the illusion of a "hole." The rest of it is real.]
Corrected by JC Fernandez Time
Entry In the scene that shows Pepper Potts helping stark install his new heart, she pushes it in his chest, then turns it to the right. How would she know she had to turn it after putting it in? [This is a question, not a mistake. However, the answer is "habit". If she's ever opened a jar, she'd know the cap goes on, then gets turned. Here she places the part, then gives it a turn as a normal check to assure it's secured. If I were putting it there, I wouldn't assume to just push it in and let go. I'd give it a wiggle and turn to assure it would stay put.]
Corrected by John W Rosa Time
Entry In The scene right after Pepper changes Tony's "heart," you can see right through him. [How? Explain this mistake more, please.]
Corrected by Brad Time

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