Corrected entry: The idea that Queen Victoria would side with the South because of, as Cage and Kruger say in one scene, cotton and to divide the U.S., has little historic basis. Prime Minister Palmerston thought positively about a break-up of the United States; however, this was never a issue he expressed during the war. On the other hand, with cotton stocks high and overproduction in the British textile industry, cotton had lost its influence on Great Britain during the Civil War. Queen Victoria siding with the South is absurd as she was pacifist and wished to keep the country out of any military struggle at the time. British help to the South would have required just such a military action.
Twotall
14th Oct 2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
6th Sep 2008
Stardust (2007)
Corrected entry: When Septimus finds Tristan outside the Witches' lair and asks him what he is doing there, Tristan replies: "I might ask you the same thing". When he finishes speaking, he closes his mouth, but when the camera moves down to his knife, his mouth is slightly open. This happens instantly. (01:41:00)
Correction: So he opens his mouth a little bit again. Where's the mistake in that?
5th Sep 2008
The Last Samurai (2003)
Corrected entry: When Katsumoto tells Aldrin that they have clear passage to Tokyo, he pronounces Tokyo with three syllables (Toe-kee-o) as would an American, whilst the proper pronunciation has two syllables (Toe-kyo). Despite the fact that they are speaking English, this mistake wouldn't have been made by a native Japanese speaker. (01:14:00)
Correction: This is disproven by itself; Ken Watanabe, the actor playing Katsumoto, IS a native of Japan, and as we can clearly hear he pronounces "Tokyo" with three syllables.
27th Aug 2008
Jurassic Park (1993)
Corrected entry: The dilophosaurus is far too small; in reality they stood at about two metres tall.
Correction: Ax explained before, discrepancies between real-world dinosaurs and their JP counterpart can be due to genetic engineering (or faults therein), or that the current knowledge on dinosaurs is faulty. In addition, the dilophosaurs in the movie might not be fully grown, the environment or diet might have stunted their growth, or any other explanation.
25th Aug 2008
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Corrected entry: How was Ben killed? He was stuck in a tree, so the smaller dinosaurs couldn't reach him. You can see that the skeleton's legs are missing, which makes you think of a t-rex or spinosaurus, but surely that would have torn the whole body down from the tree.
Correction: He could easily have died in the tree from exposure, hunger, disease or any reason. He would start to decompose, scavengers would get to him, and this would cause his legs to drop to the ground, where they would be carried away by other animals. For instance.
Correction: Supposedly a scene was removed which involved Eric recording Ben's death. In this scene Ben was attacked by the velociraptor, since they landed next to their nest, but didn't attack Eric since Been was stuck in the tree making him an easier target. In my opinion: I believe after being attacked and losing his legs he pulled himself up into the trees but would have bled out very quickly.
19th Oct 2002
The Saint (1997)
Corrected entry: Why is the old woman who betrays Simon calling the mobsters in English? Shouldn't she do that in their own native tongue?
Correction: This is a standard film making technique - she speaks English so the audience will understand her without having to use subtitles.
12th Apr 2007
Candyman (1992)
Corrected entry: When Candyman first meets Virginia Madsen in the parking garage, he is giving a large amount of dialogue, however if you look closely, his mouth is not moving until he steps in the light.
Correction: That's because he is a paranormal being; he has a certain degree of telepathic powers, and his voiceover is heard for the sake of the audience.
27th Jul 2003
Candyman (1992)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Dr. Burke is with Helen, you'll see that he isn't saying anything right before he's killed because he, obviously, is holding the fake blood in his mouth, waiting to spit it out when he gets killed.
Correction: Choosing not to speak for a little while is a character decision, and not a movie mistake. Helen has just done something very unexpected (calling for a folkloric figure), and the doctor is not quite sure what to make of it, so he keeps silent for a while.
12th Aug 2008
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Corrected entry: Colonel offers Chigur money from an ATM. Pretty sure that wasn't an option in 1980.
Correction: Why not? ATMs have been around in Texas since 1968, so it was definitely an option to use one in 1980.
10th Aug 2008
Saw IV (2007)
Corrected entry: At the beginning, the guys at the morgue find the tape in Jigsaw's stomach because they are cutting him open. But at the end, when the detective goes into that locked room and kills the guy who shot Amanda in Saw III, Jigsaw's body is still in that room. So the guys at the morgue can't cut him up, if he was still in that locked room.
Correction: The movie is not shown in real time; what you see in the beginning of the film actually happens after all the events of the movie. After Jigsaw's game had been played out, he died, and was later transferred to a morgue, which is the scene shown at the very beginning of the film.
So how did the game begin for Rigg if the autopsy didn't yield the tape?
Rigg's game has nothing to do with Jigsaw's body and the tape inside.
26th Jul 2008
The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (2007)
Corrected entry: Will is told that the dark cannot enter the Great Hall unless it's invited. Later, Will opens the door when the rider is faking his mom's voice and the rider comes in, however, just opening the door for someone does not make them a guest nor does it invite them in. (01:25:20)
Correction: This is purely opinion-based. You may not see it as an invite to open the door for someone, but many others would say that opening the door for someone who asks to be let in is the same as a spoken invitation. And apparently whoever placed the enchantments on the Hall thought so too.
14th Jul 2008
The Mummy Returns (2001)
Corrected entry: In the first movie, Anack-su-namun is already established as pharaoh's wife. However, in the second one, the pharaoh says that she is soon to be his wife.
Correction: No, she was the Pharaoh's favourite mistress in the first film. They were never married.
30th Jun 2008
Friends (1994)
The One With Ross's Teeth - S6-E8
Corrected entry: Monica says her boss doesn't like her. But, at her restaurant, Monica is the head chef.
Correction: She still has a boss, namely the owner and/or daily manager of the restaurant.
24th Jun 2008
Airplane (1980)
Corrected entry: In the disco scene when Ted throws his jacket and it comes back to him, a hand can be seen to the left throwing his jacket back at him.
Correction: That's not a mistake. It may have been unintentional by the film makers, but whether the hand had been there or not, it's obvious that someone threw the jacket back (spoofing classic disco movies where the hero throws his jacket off screen). That we can actually see them do it ruins the joke a little, but there's no reason why they should not be there.
Correction: Someone would have to throw it back anyway, it doesn't matter that you can see the hand.
24th Jun 2008
Saw II (2005)
Corrected entry: Rigg's earpiece disappears between shots.
Correction: When and where? Give more specifics, so we know what to look for.
20th Jun 2008
Batman and Robin (1997)
Corrected entry: After Mr. Freeze freezes Robin, he takes the diamond and freezes a door to block the opening in the wall. Freeze has made it very clear that his gun can shoot to far targets, so why would the ice gun just stop shooting and freeze a sheet right in front of him?
Correction: Most likely mr. Freeze has designed his gun with several different settings and uses. A small switch near the trigger that would change the setting from long-range ray to short-range solid freezing would not be very conspicuous, but could be very useful.
16th Jun 2008
Rambo (2008)
Corrected entry: Rambo has booby-trapped an unexploded nuclear warhead, said in the movie to be from WWII. When the nuclear warhead goes off he is able to outrun it, but the initial shockwave would have been impossible to outrun. Not to mention the nuclear fallout, intense 5000+ degree heat, and other dangers of nuclear warfare.
Correction: It's not a nuclear warhead, but a conventional bomb. They even say in the movie that the bomb is British, and the UK did not use nuclear weapons in WWII. Therefore, no nuclear fallout, and lot less of a shockwave.
9th Jun 2004
Mad Max 2 (1981)
Corrected entry: When Max is driving the semi back to the compound, Wez shoots the tires out. In the next scene though, the tires are fine.
Correction: The next scene takes place the following day, after the mechanics in the compound have had 12 hours (and more) to make repairs on the truck. Which, of course, would have included replacing the lost tires.
Corrected entry: Indy says to Mutt that he learned Quechua from Francisco Villa (Pancho Villa), who was a Mexican Revolutionary General who barely spoke this Peruvian language.
Correction: No. Indy says he learned Quecha WHILE he rode with Pancho Villa, indicating the time it happened. He never says anything about precisely who it was that taught him.
Corrected entry: You can see the Black Rider's effects mask when he's asking the hobbit about "Shire. Baggins". There's a bluish glint on it.
Correction: Already listed and corrected. There's no reason the Ringwraiths can't actually wear masks under their hoods.
This is a mistake. The Nazgul do not wear masks under their hoods. The "bluish glint" described is consistent with fabric used for the post-editing process to create the darkness effect over the face of the actor. Behind-the-scenes footage shows that the actors wear the aforementioned blue face masks to capture effect, so this entry is correct.
No, it is not. This entry isn't correct. It was done deliberately in order to make them appear more scary and menacing. No mistake at all.
Behind-the-scenes footage are not part of the movie itself, and therefore inadmissible. Within the context of the movie, the Ringwraiths may very well wear some sort of masks (as they are to have covered every other part of their "bodies").
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Correction: An opinion on what a person would or should do is not a mistake. The whole premise of Victoria's "aid" to the South is that she could not openly state it; the letter and all help she could give had to be done in the utmost secret. Publicly, she would of course present a different and more politically correct view, but she could still harbor secrets and have a different opinion in private.
Twotall