Question: Why does the probe even wish to talk to humpback whales?
Rob245
6th Oct 2020
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Answer: There is a hypothesis by Spock that the probe was perhaps sent to find out why they didn't hear the whale song any more.
Answer: Wouldn't you if you could?
28th Sep 2020
Malabimba (1979)
28th Sep 2020
The Assignment (2016)
Continuity mistake: Michelle Rodriguez goes back and forth using the character of Frank's voice to using her own natural voice.
28th Sep 2020
Licence to Kill (1989)
Continuity mistake: Pam Bouvier's hair color goes from a real light brown almost reddish, to regular brown once she cuts it.
28th Sep 2020
The Fifth Element (1997)
Continuity mistake: Leeloo's face is dirty outside the building, but in the priest's apartment she's scrubbed clean.
28th Sep 2020
Cursed (2005)
28th Sep 2020
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Question: If Yoda's better than Darth Sidious then why couldn't he beat him?
28th Sep 2020
Black Scorpion (1995)
Continuity mistake: The Black Scorpion's boots constantly change from heeled to flats.
28th Sep 2020
Joker (2019)
Question: Is Murray Franklin a mix of Johnny Carson and David Letterman?
Answer: Murray Franklin is loosely based on Johnny Carson. He can also be seen as sort-of a general reference to nighttime talk-show hosts. Robert De Niro has also said he played the character as a bit of an homage to his character Rupert Pupkin from the 1982 film "The King of Comedy." (Though he stresses they are not meant to be the same character).
27th Sep 2020
Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning (1985)
Revealing mistake: During several of the deaths committed by the impostor, look closely. The shirt sleeves are dark green instead of the dark blue sleeves of the jumpsuit the impostor wears. Clearly Tom Morga, the hallucination of Jason, did these scenes instead of Dick Wieand, Roy Burns/impostor Jason.
26th Sep 2020
Happy Together (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Alex is speaking with Christopher in their dorm room she's wearing a pink top with the right shoulder down. Then it's pulled up in one shot before being back off the shoulder again.
26th Sep 2020
The Haunting Passion (1983)
Continuity mistake: When Julie approaches the bathroom when the shower's running there's no steam on the mirror, it gets steamed up only a few seconds later.
26th Sep 2020
The Haunting Passion (1983)
Factual error: When Julie's undressing in the shower scene she steps out of a slip. Impossible as she was wearing pants, women wear slips only with dresses.
23rd Sep 2020
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
Revealing mistake: When being chased by her uncle Elvira's hair moves in a way which indicates it's a wig.
22nd Sep 2020
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985)
Other mistake: The posters and DVD / Blu-ray covers with Billie Jean are different. Her lone earring's on her right ear when in the movie it was on her left ear. Her bangs are combed to the left instead of right and her armband's on her upper left arm instead of her upper right arm.
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Suggested correction: Something being different on the poster or DVD cover is not a movie mistake.
22nd Sep 2020
Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)
Revealing mistake: During the love scene two shots of Cheryl Ladd's legs are shown. But they're not hers as they're tanned and have firmer muscle. Clearly her double's legs.
21st Sep 2020
Twins (1988)
Question: Who could they return the money to? The guy who paid Vincent was killed.
Answer: The money would be returned to the police and used as evidence. Even though Beetroot is dead the police still need to do an investigation to close the case. Since the $4 million was used in a felony (conspiracy and theft), the money would be impounded by the city.
21st Sep 2020
Wonder Woman (1976)
Question: Diana worked with both Steve and his son. What're the odds the son wouldn't find something suspicious about her given that his father may have told him about her when he was a kid?
Answer: Suspicious about what, the fact that she's the same Wonder Woman from the 1940's. She explained, she was over a thousand years old or the fact that same Diana Prince worked for him, as his father. She could explain she's her own daughter.
21st Sep 2020
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Question: What was Shredder's plan? Surely he'd have the Foot go beyond petty thievery eventually. I never saw it addressed in the movie.
Answer: It's not really petty thievery. Shredder essentially has control over a large crime syndicate which is involved in pickpocketing, burglary, and highjacking. And that's just the gang itself. The Foot Clan itself is probably involved with other activities that we haven't seen.
21st Sep 2020
Spider-Man (1994)
Sins of the Fathers Chapter 9: Tombstone - S3-E9
Trivia: When Spider-Man saves Tombstone from falling into a bubbling vat he jokes about him coming out with "green hair." Clearly that's a joke referencing DC comics' Joker.
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Answer: It's stated by Spock in the movie, even if he is just speculating. He mentions that humans are not the only intelligent special on Earth, and that it's human arrogance to assume that the probe's signal, "Must be meant for man." The point is, the aliens were communicating with the whales, and when that communication stopped, they sent the probe to find out why.
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