Trivia: Since it is mostly inappropriate to mention religion in a children's film in the United States, the Pokemon gods were changed into "Titans."
megamii
23rd Jan 2004
Pokemon: The Movie 2000 (1999)
22nd Dec 2003
Druids (2001)
17th Nov 2003
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Trivia: Studio 69 is a reference to a real dance hall in New York City that was popular in the late 1970s - Studio 54. The "69" in Studio 69 refers to a sexual position. Mike Myers was also in a 1998 movie ("54") based on events at Studio 54.
11th Nov 2003
Saving Jessica Lynch (2003)
10th Nov 2003
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
9th Nov 2003
Bruce Almighty (2003)
29th Oct 2003
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
Trivia: All the female slaves' voices were done by male voice actors.
29th Oct 2003
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
Trivia: In Go-lion, at least one sentiment being dies before the end of most episodes.
29th Oct 2003
The Lion King (1994)
Trivia: The film characters and scenes are very similar to those found in a 1960s Japanese animated program, "Kimba the White Lion." The company that produced Kimba, Toho Studio, was aware of the similarites and threatened to sue Disney but dropped legal action because it could not afford a legal battle against the company.
28th Oct 2003
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
Trivia: In Go-lion, the people depicted as falling unconscious after contact with the flowers are dead.
28th Oct 2003
Voltron: Defender of the Universe (1984)
23rd Oct 2003
Battle Royale (2000)
21st Oct 2003
Shrek (2001)
15th Oct 2003
Memphis Belle (1990)
Trivia: The crewmembers of the Memphis Belle are not based on actual crewmembers. They are fictitious characters.
15th Oct 2003
Inherit the Wind (1960)
Trivia: This film is loosely based on the Scopes Case, where in 1925, a Tennesee subsitute teacher was accused of violating a law that prohibits the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution. This case pitted Christian fundamentalists (who rejected the theory of evolution as they felt it contradict their literal belief of the Bible) against supporters of evolution.
14th Oct 2003
Spartacus (1960)
Trivia: The infamous "seduction" scene between Crassus and his servant Antoninus was deleted in original prints because of objections by censors who felt it showed a homosexual scene. It was finally restored in 1991, but Anthony Hopkins had to dub Crassus' lines (the soundtrack was lost) because Laurence Olivier (Crassus) died in 1989.
14th Oct 2003
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Trivia: This film beat the soon-to-be classic "Citizen Kane" by winning the Oscar for "Best Picture" at the 1942 Academy Awards.
14th Oct 2003
Flash Gordon (1980)
14th Oct 2003
Chicago (2002)
Trivia: Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Richard Gere all did their own dancing and singing.
14th Oct 2003
Anna and the King (1999)
Factual error: When speaking to the King of Siam or to the Royal Family, one speaks a special form of Thai called "Royal Thai." A person will never use everyday Thai to speak to the King as depicted in the film.
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