Twotall

3rd Feb 2008

Family Guy (1999)

Correction: There are several possible explanations to this, the most likely one that the teacher had simply switched schools. Maybe he got a new job, or maybe he was a substitute who filled different positions at different times.

Twotall

26th Aug 2003

The Crow (1994)

Corrected entry: In the beginning of the movie when the gang fire bombs the arcade, when they leave the arcade they drive for a while at a high rate of speed and make some turns before they pass Sgt. Albrecht. But when the bomb goes off and Sgt. Albrecht starts to head toward it, the fire s visible in the shoot and only a few buildings away. Should have been much further.

Correction: The clue here is that they "make some turns". They drive around the block, past the arcade again, and then past the hot dog stand where Albrecht is. Most likely, they did this so they could see as much of the explosion as possible, while at the same time not be hanging around the crime scene too obviously.

Twotall

Corrected entry: The description of the ritual as voodoo (by past submitters) as well as the use of a voodoo doll during the ritual (at the point where Indy drinks the blood) is totally incorrect. By this point, it is established that the Thuggee cult is a sub-sect of Hinduism. Besides, the Voodoo religion is indigenous to West Africa, with a small diaspora in the southern U.S., the Caribbean, and the U.K. Unlikely it could make its way to the north India of 1935.

Correction: This is a possible mistake made by submitters to this site, not within the movie, as such, it can not be classified as a movie mistake. Additionally, Nobody in the film mentions using the doll as voodoo. Fetish puppets such as this has appeared in multiple animistic religions throughout history, who's to say this particular Thuggee cult did not find a way to use them? Particularly since most of their rituals and magic are made up for the film, and as such, artistic license is permitted.

Twotall

Corrected entry: Indiana explains to Willie that Shorty is his adopted son, orphaned by the Japanese bombing of Shanghai in 1932. "The Temple of Doom" takes place in 1935, three years afterwards, yet in Raiders of the Lost Ark and the Last Crusade, both of which take place after Temple of Doom, Shorty makes no appearance whatsoever. It makes sense that maybe Indy decided to call a sitter for his latter two adventures, he doesn't even agnowledge his existence once in that entire time.

Correction: Character decision, not a mistake. For all we now, Shorty could be dead or reunited with his family in the years between Temple of Doom and Raiders of the Lost Ark. In either case, it would not be something Indy would want to talk about.

Twotall

Correction: He definitely never says that Short Round is his adopted son, nor does he even imply it. He mentions the Shanghai bombing, says he caught Shorty trying to pickpocket him, and that is all the backstory we are ever given on Short Round.

jshy7979

Corrected entry: The playground where Harry is during the first few scenes is located in a rural setting, separated from the nearby subdivision by a highway and an underground pedestrian walkway. However, when Harry first sees Sirius (in grim form) and the Knight Bus an the beginning of "Prisoner of Askaban," the exact same park is surrounded on three sides by houses. Though it is possible that contractors built the two identical playgrounds, it does not make sense why Harry and Dudley & co. would go all the way there when the other one is closer and doesn't involve leaving the neighbourhood.

Correction: That's because the films were directed by different directors, who both had different views on what the surroundings should look like. As such, this is artistic license, and not a mistake.

Twotall

Corrected entry: In Chapter 36 named "The Flaw in the Plan", Harry sees Charlie Weasley (from the Order) overtaking Horace Slughorn. However, on the opposite page, Voldemort is dueling other Order members (McGonnagall and Shacklebolt), and Slughorn is seen fighting Voldemort alongside them. Who is Slughorn fighting for?

Correction: To "overtake" means "to catch up with (and pass by)" (Merriam-Webster dictionary). So Charlie ran past Slughorn when both of them were coming to fight Voldemort.

Twotall

Thanks, I was wondering about that.

Corrected entry: Dumbledore is tormented by the thought that he may have been the one to accidentally kill his sister as she got caught in the midst of the duel between Grindenwald, his brother and himself. However there is a spell referenced and used in this book and priors that can be cast to reveal a wand's prior actions.

Correction: If Dumbledore in his exhaustion and grief forgot about Priori Incantatem, that's a clear character mistake. By the time he remembered, he had probably used the wand numerous times, so the Priori spell would be no good.

Twotall

Corrected entry: At least twice in the book, it states that Dumbledore had defeated Grindelwald in their historic duel. How did this happen if Grindelwald possessed (and was master of) the Elder Wand at that time?

Correction: It is entirely possible to defeat people who possess the Elder Wand; in fact, that is how ownership IS transferred! It all depends on WHO is using the Wand, HOW they use it (if at all) and who they are fighting. If Grindelwald was reluctant to use the full force of the wand on Dumbledore, Dumbledore would no doubt be powerful enough to gain the upper hand.

Twotall

Corrected entry: Hermione has mentioned several times (but this may be in later books) that nobody can Apparate or Disapparate to/from the Hogwarts grounds, but Dobby frequently does this. It may be that the rule only applies to humans, but surely a clever wizard like Dumbledore would make sure that the Apparating/Disapparating rule applies to all creatures and not just humans.

Correction: This has already been submitted and corrected several times. J.K. Rowling herself has stated that House Elfs use a different kind of magic, so they can appear and disappear in and out of Hogwarts.

Twotall

Corrected entry: In the beginning of the book when Harry found the Knight Bus, Stan Shunpike is telling Harry what he can do for a certain amount of Sickles, like 11 to get to London. Harry chose one and it said that he handed Stan gold, which would be Galleons, not silver Sickles.

Correction: So? Stan is quoting their prices to Harry, Harry pays with a large denomination and Stan gives him change back.

Twotall

18th Jan 2008

National Treasure (2004)

Corrected entry: While Ben has a well constructed plan to get the Declaration moved from the Display Case into the vault, including faking the thermal sensor reading so that the Declaration would be moved into the Preservation Room where he can access it with little or no resistance, Ian and his crew have no such plan. How does Ian expect to gain access to the document when to the best of his knowledge it still sits in the Display Case? Was he planning on breaking into the empty vault and then crawling up the vault shaft to the Display area? And BTW, the limited amount of C4 explosive that they did show would not be enough to breach the 4 foot thick, steel plate vault, which still doesn't matter because the document isn't in there anyway.

Correction: A movie does not have to explain every single detail of what its characters are thinking and doing. Suffice to say Ian did have some kind of plan, it is jut never explained on screen. For instance, it is, as you yourself say, entirely possible that Ian did plan to climb up the vault shaft and break out the Declaration of Independence from below. And just because the amount of C4 shown would be insufficient for this, it does not mean that Ian's gang didn't bring any more with them. For that matter, we don't even know that the C4 would be used on the case, as this is purely an assumption. There could be other uses for the C4, all depending on what Ian's plan really was.

Twotall

Corrected entry: In the extended DVD when Eomer finds the king's son, there's a black and yellow bit of tape lying around.

Correction: That's much too vague to be considered valid; where and when precisely can this be seen?

Twotall

21st Jan 2008

Saw IV (2007)

Corrected entry: John Kramer records his voice in order to test Cecil. This doesn't make sense: the tape player never is used because John talks face to face with Cecil about his game and the knives trap.

Correction: It makes perfect sense. He was going to use a recording and avoid face-to-face contact (thus preventing the possibility of Cecil identifying him later), but Cecil woke up before Jigsaw expected, probably due to Jigsaws inexperience in sedating others. Jigsaw then chose to go on with the test anyway, and simply explained the rules in person instead.

Twotall

Corrected entry: Maybe not a mistake per se, but certainly odd: A sign posted at the rear of the bridge says "No Smoking On The Bridge At Any Time." A good idea to be sure, but at no time in any incarnation of "Star Trek", whether the TV versions or the theatrical releases has any character ever been shown to smoke anything. Gene Roddenberry' Utopian vision of the future didn't include any of our contemporary vices, so it is odd that a sign like this would ever be posted. However, it's possible that this was simply a warning to the cast and crew on set, and had no impact on the fictional characters and their universe. [This was actually a deliberate act on the part of the director, Nick Meyers. He likes putting elements that give a common, real-world sense to them. He's also the one that gave the crew bunk beds in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country.]

Correction: There are vices shown in "Roddenberry's Utopian vision of the future". Alcohol and synthehol is consumed on several occasions, and people still get drunk and rowdy. And people can be seen smoking on holodecks (Data when portraying Sherlock Holmes, in Picards Dixon Hill programs, Riker's jazz club, etc.)

Twotall

Corrected entry: Pieces of eight were Spanish coins cut into eight pieces (when cut into four they were called quarters). The coins shown in the film are full coins but are still referred to as pieces of eight.

Correction: This was only true in the US after 1792, when the US mint started printing their own money. The original Spanish coin (that would be te one in use at the time of the movies) "real de a ocho", AKA "Pieces of eight", was named so because it was worth 8 reales, not because it was cut into smaller pieces regularly. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_dollar.

Twotall

Corrected entry: When Rambo, Trautman and Kern exit the shot-up police station at the film's conclusion, a sign stating "Hope Rotary Club Past Presidents" can be seen: not something that would usually be in a police station.

Correction: Not usual, but certainly not impossible. Someone in the police station had a connection to the Rotary Club, and decided to hang the sign there.

Twotall

13th Jan 2008

Live and Let Die (1973)

Corrected entry: Where did Bond get a full deck of 'The Lovers'? I've never seen a place where you could buy a full deck of the same card. And it is even the exact same type of cards as the ones Solitaire uses. Tarot cards comes in a lot of different types.

Jacob La Cour

Correction: Yes, but most stores buy in bulk, and therefore have loads of exactly similar decks on the shelves. Bond could simply buy several decks of tarot cards at the same store, remove the Lovers card from each deck and put together a stack of identical cards. Expensive, but it's not like Bond could not afford it.

Twotall

7th Jun 2006

It

Corrected entry: After the death of Patrick Hockstetter the losers gather by the fridge. Bev hugs Bill, then Richie, Mike and Ben join the hug. A few lines later it mentions all six of them hugging, but Stan didn't join the hug.

Correction: Yes, he does. The book clearly states that Stan puts his arms around Richie and Ben as they hug in the dump.

Twotall

10th Jul 2006

It

Corrected entry: When Ben writes the haiku for Bev, he says that he learned in school that haikus can only be seventeen syllables. First of all, haiku's are supposed to have five syllables in the first and third lines and seven in the middle line. But that's fair enough; maybe Ben forgot that. The mistake is that the haiku he writes is 18 syllables.

Correction: Character mistake made by an 11-year-old with a bad case of puppy love. He miscalculated, plain and simple.

Twotall

2nd Jun 2006

It

Corrected entry: In chapter seven, when Richie, Beverly and Ben go to the movies, Richie and Beverly pay for their tickets when they arrive. Then when Ben arrives all three of them pay for their tickets, even though Bev and Richie already had theirs.

Correction: First of all, this happens in Chapter Eight, not Seven. And neither Richie nor Beverly pays for their tickets (Beverly could not have done so anyway, since she is flat broke), they just look through the windows, trying to find Ben.

Twotall

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