Corrected entry: Much of the movie shows traffic driving on the left, while in reality, traffic drives on the right in Iraq. This is likely due to principal filming done in Malta, which is right hand drive.
rswarrior
9th Feb 2012
The Devil's Double (2011)
1st Jul 2009
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Corrected entry: When Brian and Rome kick the windshield out of the Camaro, it falls on the hood of the car. The shot goes wide as they begin to reverse, and there is no windshield on the hood, and not even any glass shards on the hood or dashboard. (01:34:30)
Correction: When the shot widens and the Camaro reverses, the windshield that O'Conner and Rome kicked out slid down the hood to the ground.
20th Jun 2009
Gran Torino (2008)
Corrected entry: Walt says he worked at the factory where his Gran Torino was built, and in fact installed the steering column on it. The Gran Torino in 1972 was built only at the Ford plant in Lorain, Ohio, at least two hours from Detroit, and Walt had been a long time resident of the Detroit neighborhood he lives in, as he stated he had seen its demise and an influx of immigrants. With other Ford factories being much closer, it's not likely he would commute that far. His pickup truck, in fact, was built in the Detroit area, and he much more likely would worked on it, instead of the Torino.
Correction: This has been corrected and debated numerous times already. According to some correctors, parts of the Gran Torino WAS assembled in Detroit. According to others, Walt could have lived in Ohio in the 70s, while the Torino was produced there, and moved to Detroit in 1973 og -74, which would still make him a 30-year resident of his neighbourhood (More than enough to be considered a long-time resident and watch it change). Either way, there is no mistake here.
27th Oct 2009
Drag Me To Hell (2009)
Corrected entry: Rham attempts to give CPR to Shaun San Dena after the encounter with the Lamia. He uses completely wrong hand positioning, would more likely break her collarbone than stimulate her heart, and does the CPR for all of about 10 seconds, which would be useless. There's evidence his character was trained in CPR, as he listens for breath and watches for chest rising properly, so it is not likely he was just making it up as he went along. A person trained in CPR would at least put their hands in the right place. He was not just a couple of inches off, but not even close to where the hands should be placed. Also, CPR must be done continuously until medical aid arrives, not for 10 seconds.
Correction: I have no CPR training, but I would know to watch for breathing. However I would probably put my hands in the wrong place too!
18th Aug 2009
Fast & Furious (2009)
Corrected entry: During the opening chase scene, Dom's Grand National starts with an all-black grille, then it's chrome, then goes back to all-black.
Correction: There are a few shots where the very glossy black paint reflects a lot of sunlight, but after checking the entire chase scene frame-by-frame, there is no shot anywhere of the Buick with a chrome grille nor grille frame.
27th Aug 2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Corrected entry: There are a few instances when the characters are speaking French that the subtitles are not accurate to what the actor is saying. One example is when an actor speaks: "Ecoutez,. (followed by the rest of the sentence)" which translated to English would be "Listen,.", but the subtitle reads "Look,.(followed by the rest of the sentence). If the actor had said "Regardez,." the subtitle would be correct reading "Look." In the example, either regardez or ecoutez would have been correct for semantic speech, but the subtitle used the wrong word in translation.
Correction: As you say, both "look" AND "listen" are semantically correct here as the speaker is idiomatically saying "Pay attention" and not literally "look at this picture" or "hear this sound". Translators always have the liberty to translate idiomatic language as they see fit rather than word for word.
9th Aug 2009
Gran Torino (2008)
Corrected entry: Walt's Gran Torino was built in Lorain, OH, not the Detroit area. Correctors like to say it is possible he could have been working in a plant closer to Detroit, such as Dearborn, (which in 1972 was building Mustangs) but want proof that Walt's two door fastback Gran Torino was not built in Detroit. It is not a matter of opinion or supposition, the information is available on the information plate of the car. One website submitted by a corrector only showed how to decipher the information on the data plate, and showed all the Ford plants in North America, not just where the Gran Torino was built. Contrary to the correction, this was not a key plot point in the movie, the plot doesn't fall apart because of it and the line about him installing the steering column is likely a mistake by the scriptwriter. As for proof the car was not built in the Detroit area: http://www.cleveland.com/movies/index.ssf/2009/01/clint_eastwood_in_gran_torino.html see the paragraph reading "Though the film is set in Michigan, it just as well could've been in Lorain - where the Torino was built in a now-closed Ford assembly plant. It rolled out more than 800,000 Torinos." another: http://www.usnews.com/blogs/planning-to-retire/2009/01/22/gran-torino-shut-out-of-oscars/comments/2 see the entry titled Gran Torino anachronism, from a former Ford employee telling where the Torinos were built. There are more examples I can give, but this entry is already too long. It is highly unlikely Walt would commute a minimum of two hours to work in Lorain when other Ford plants were closer, and it's more likely he would have built his pickup at the truck assembly in the Detroit area.
Correction: By my recollection, nothing specific is ever said about precisely how long Walt's lived in Detroit. He could have lived in Ohio in the early '70s and then transfered to another Ford factory in Detroit some time later. This still could give him thirty years to reside in the home and notice the influx of immigrants in the area.
12th Jul 2009
The Unborn (2009)
Corrected entry: Casey's grandmother shows her a picture of her twin brother (Casey's great uncle) but it is a Polaroid picture, and they weren't invented until after WWII. Casey's great uncle had died during the war, in Auschwitz.
Correction: We can see the photo in closeup twice - for the first time on the table (35:08), then in Casey's hand (35:16). On both occasions it is obvious that the photo is an old black-and-white photograph. There are other pictures on the table, one (Casey's pregnant mother in front of a mirror) is quite dark, and it may seem an upturned Polaroid, but it is not.
6th Aug 2009
Gran Torino (2008)
Corrected entry: Once again another corrector submits a correction on where the 1972 Torino was built, and tells us to get it right once and for all. Yes, lets. The website submitted by the corrector is for a 1971 Torino, the wrong year of the car in the movie. The 'Gran' part of Gran Torino didn't start until 1972. The website given also doesn't specify which models were built at which factory. In 1972, the Dearborn factory where the corrector suggests Walt may have worked was building Mustangs. The fact remains the Gran Torino 2-door fastback was built only in Lorain, OH. Clint Eastwood is a fine filmmaker, but as seen by other entries, there are still mistakes in the movie, which is the whole purpose of moviemistakes.com.
Correction: What sources are you relying upon? Opinions and supposition aren't facts. Again, this is a vital piece of information and the very basis for the film. The location of the manufacturing plant is no mistake. Without FACTS to support the opinions submitted here, THERE CAN BE NO MISTAKE.
16th Jul 2009
Gran Torino (2008)
Corrected entry: Walt says he worked at the factory where his Gran Torino was built, and in fact installed the steering column on it. The Gran Torino factory was in Ohio, at least two hours from Detroit, and Walt had been a long time resident of the Detroit neighborhood he lives in, as he stated he had seen its demise and an influx of immigrants. With other Ford factories being much closer, it's not likely he would commute that far. There's a correction stating that the Torino was built in more than one factory, but that's wrong. The two door Gran Torino in 1972 was only built in Lorain, OH, much like the Neon was only built in Belvidere, IL, Corvettes are built only in Bowling Green, KY, and Camaros, for the last 2 generations were built in Canada. Not all Ford factories are equipped or tooled to make all models. It's much more likely Walt would have built his pickup truck at a Detroit factory over the Torino.
Correction: Let's get this correct, once and for all. The Gran Torino was assembled in many plants, including DEARBORN, MI - about 20 miles from Detroit, see here: http://grantorinosport.org/71torino06.htm. There is NO factual error re: this aspect of the movie. And let's don't forget, Clint Eastwood is a fine filmmaker, and because this is such a significant fact to consider - placing his protagonist in a location where he's lived his entire life and where his assembling of his very own 1971 Gran Torino is one of the most important aspects of the entire movie - you can be sure he got it right.
25th Jul 2009
12 Rounds (2009)
Corrected entry: Miles the terrorist kicks out the back seat of the BMW 740i to get from the trunk, where he was hiding, to the passenger compartment of the car. It's plain to see the seat cushions were only placed in position; there is no metal seat-back or bracing between the trunk and passenger compartment, which these cars have.
Correction: Throughout the movie Miles is shown to be meticulous in his planning. He obviously planned to hide in the BMW to escape the search area. Hence he prepared the car prior to his girlfriend picking him up at the chosen location.
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Correction: The film is set in both Iraq and Malta, and cars are driving on appropriate side for each scene. In Malta scenes, the Iraqis are driving right hand drive Mercedes with Arabic number plates; if these cars were shipped from Iraq, they would have been LHD.