Corrected entry: Since Daredevil does not have superhuman powers, he, like Batman, would not be able to fall off buildings and land the way he does (same for Electra and Bullseye). The leaps he takes and the landings he manages in this movie are just impossible for a mere human, even if he is a super hero. Balance has nothing to do with it.
MGD
3rd Aug 2003
Daredevil (2003)
23rd Jun 2003
Mad Max (1979)
Corrected entry: All the while when Max is lying on the road reaching for his side-by-side, he had a perfectly good revolver holstered under his arm. When loosing the 12 gauge he should have just drawn his side arm, which he never once used in the entire movie.
27th Jul 2003
The Recruit (2003)
Corrected entry: In no way could Burke have covered up, even if Clayton was dead, that he was the one who ordered Layla to smuggle out the data.
Correction: His goal is to frame Clayton. So he is having Clayton take the program from Layla. It would look like Clayton stole it from Layla and sold it on his own. No one would know that Clayton gave the program to Burke. Burke's mission with Layla is legit, it would just look like it got foiled by a double agent (Clayton).
23rd Jun 2003
Die Another Day (2002)
Corrected entry: The Aston and the Jaguar do not have space in the engine bay to install the hardware they were holding in the movie. Even for the prop cars they replaced the engines with Ford V8s, so how could the real deal have had enough space - it couldn't. Apart from that, why would anybody buy an Aston, then throw away the engine and put in a pushrod V8? Might as well start with another car altogether. Practicality does come into play here.
Correction: Q Branch obviously have the technology available to put the hardware in place. C'mon, this is a Bond film, for heaven's sake - a little suspension of disbelief is called for.
22nd Jun 2003
The Transporter (2002)
Corrected entry: The choice of BMW was rather poor. On narrow European roads an M5 would have been preferable over a 735i, as it is not only smaller and lighter (much more suitable for frequently narrow French roads), but also much faster and ideal for the work Frank was doing.
Correction: This is an opinion, not a mistake.
26th Jul 2003
Narc (2002)
Corrected entry: Towards the end, when Tellis retrieves the Government .45 from Oak's car's glovebox and enters the building, he shoots the gun with an uncocked hammer, which is impossible as the gun is a single action. Also after the two shots are fired, the hammer is still down, i.e. the gun wasn't fired.
Correction: There are double-action clones of this weapon available. See: http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/review/para-ord-745.htm.
27th Jul 2003
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Corrected entry: When Lara and her partner are going face forward down the rope, they are actually anchored to the rope as one can see the rope being lowered with them attached; esp. his rope on ground level.
Correction: That's right. The ropes are on some sort of pulley system, so they are holding on the ropes and being lowered, not sliding down them.
27th Jul 2003
Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Corrected entry: Due to stringent gun laws in Hong Kong, security guards and criminals do not carry guns as the punishment for that is a long jail sentence. Gangsters use low-level criminals to carry weapons, but those are all stolen police revolvers or Chinese pistols. Lara would also never have been able to get her guns into Hong Kong. All firearms used in the movie while shooting in Hong Kong were replicas.
Correction: Presumably, Lara and Terry entered Hong Kong illegally and smuggled her weapons in. It's not likely they went through customs.
26th Jul 2003
Basic (2003)
Corrected entry: Giovanni Ribisi could not have known about Secret 8 and therefore should not have drawn that figure eight onto the Capt.'s hand.
Correction: Ribisi's character works for the Colonel who shows that he knows who Section 8 is, therefore Ribisi's character could have been told about them by the Colonel.
4th Aug 2003
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Corrected entry: When the T-850 is confronting the T-X in the military compound, when she tries to assassinate the Lt. General, he made a rather poor choice of weapon, an assault rifle, especially when the coffin was filled to the brim with the good stuff.
Correction: This is hardly a mistake at all, especially not a plot hole. The Terminator was in an enclosed military facility. Using heavy, destructive weapons would've been useless, because the Terminator would've caused more damage to the facility and potentially himself and John and Kate. He chose the right weapon given the situation. Plus, he used a great deal of weaponry against the other machines.
26th Jul 2003
Basic (2003)
Corrected entry: Why would the arrested/rescued SGT write the figure 8 onto the piece of paper. This made no sense as he is part of that group and wouldn't want to draw attention to that group or even blow his cover.
Correction: The group has a reputation as drug dealers that is somewhat known in the area. Writing the "8" was done in order to signify that drugs are involved. On top of that, he requested a ranger. Since Tom Hardy is a former ranger, a current DEA Agent, and world-class interrogator, it all made him the prime candidate to be called into the situation. So in short, it was done to get Hardy onto the base to flush out the drug dealers.
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Correction: First of all, Daredevil does have superpowers. His 360 degree radar sense (depicted as a 'sonar' in the movie') that enables him to sense everything around him, as well as his superhuman hearing, smell, touch and taste. Secondly, this entry falls into the "suspension of disbelief"-category. If one can accept that a blind person "sees" objects by how sound vibrates off them, and another can throw a straightened paper clip as a deadly weapon, it is not a long stretch to accept that they are able to take long falls. In addition, DD has more than exceptional balance, but is also a master acrobat and martial artist, trained by a blind ninja master in a fictitious art emphasising toughness and acrobatics. All this makes him capable of impossible stunts.
Twotall