Question: At the climax of the movie, several days after the initial bust, they discover the glass is Blacklight shards and accordingly use one to discover the Target List. But why didn't processing the crime scene (using, among other things, standard UV lights) do that already? Add to that the fact that since the '70s, this method of secret communication has become common knowledge. Why wasn't a blacklight used to search the initial crime scene as standard procedure?
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Question: I understand Randall Raines puts off stealing the Shelby GT500 "Eleanor" because of his fear of a jinx and previous bad experiences. But why doesn't he just assign that car to the others? Surely one out of Otto, Donny, Sway, or Sphinx must have successfully stolen it in the past and can do so now on his behalf, and even Kip's guys might be better at it in this regard.
Question: All of Cooper's wells hit oil, and they are really excited, but then later in the episode, he speaks to Tommy and tells him it's 5,000 barrels a day (I think), yet this is a problem. I don't understand how it's a problem, as I would imagine the more oil the better, so why is it such a huge issue?
Answer: Several factors. Producing too much oil too quickly can be dangerous, particularly with methane gas leaks that can cause blowout explosions. Escaping hydrogen sulfide gas, which is odourless and toxic, can be deadly to workers. Also, faulty and old drilling equipment like Cooper's is a concern, making oil production more dangerous. Economic issues of producing too much oil in a short time period can create storage issues, while having higher inventory on the open market lowers prices and profits.
Question: Is it me, or do the actions of the party of vampire hunters not seem to make a lot of sense? I realise that there are five of them and at night vampires are incredibly strong; however, there's a single one inside a little hut away from everything. Leaving the vampire free to do whatever he likes feels like a terrible idea; they could deal with a whole town, leaving him to be with no opposition. They don't even monitor his movements. It's kind of absurd that we just never see a single trace of them anymore.
Answer: It was the director's first attempt at writing his own original screenplay. A good attempt, but many subplots were ignored or forgotten. The Native Americans were searching for the creature, possibly helping the trapped people. Using only the white people as vampires, fighting against the African Americans. A stand-off. Good vs evil.
Question: The scope of this question may go beyond the movie itself, but I got curious about the word often used in the movie to refer to the ladyparts, "cooze." Yes, I know it's a thing (Sopranos and all) but it sounded anachronistic to me. And, in fact, according to all published dictionaries I could find, it's a word used only after WW2. However, Wiktionary says it was blues slang as early as 1929. But no source, in fact all the quoted sources of the page contradict that... Well, except, buried in the source code of the wiki page, actually, there IS a quote. In "Diddie Wa Diddie" by Blind Blake, 1929, there supposedly is a verse that goes "I went out and looked around / Somebody yelled; 'There's a cooze in town!'" Only. No, it's not! Listen to the song; it says "Somebody yelled 'LOOK WHO'S IN TOWN!'" I am so confused. Did someone make this up one day and somehow it became a thing or...? I mean, it's a cute word and all, but I don't think it's appropriate to use it in 1932. Does anyone have any info on the subject?
Answer: Only that it's possibly derived from the Dutch word, "Kusse." It's no different from the rap stars of today using vulgar and racist language in their song lyrics.
Question: After Millie killed her roommate's boyfriend for raping her, why did the roommate deny everything? She could've saved Millie from going to prison.
Answer: Probably because she was either: 1. in a fragile emotional state of mind and shocked she'd do such a thing, or 2. actually lying about him abusing her and tricked her into committing the crime.
Question: When Duncan tried to shake off the Mosasaurus, he drove the boat into shallow waters, which is a logical choice. But then, why did he have to crash the boat? Couldn't he just stop close to the shore instead of running aground, making the boat completely useless?
Answer: It could be argued that he was panicked and not thinking strategically, but realistically, this is an action movie, and that means more crashes, explosions, and mayhem for audience entertainment. There has to be a plot device as to why the group no longer has a boat, stranding them on the island.
Question: Since when do they execute people so quickly on death row once the corrupt cop is exposed for being the real killer?
Answer: Time passes quickly. It doesn't show every minute of every day. When he was executed, several months, maybe a couple of years, had gone by. They wanted to show him finally deducing that Clark Kent was Superman.
Question: If their red van was able to record the data at the end of the movie, why was Jo's yellow van not able to do the same thing when it was sucked up into the twister just before they went to visit Meg? It had the same DOT equipment on it, but all it did was fall to the ground after the tornado had passed.
Answer: The sensors didn't fly the first time. They didn't even manage to open the device to let the sensors out. Two times after they got out but didn't fly, they just stayed clumped together, giving no useful data. Later on, they added wings to the sensors, causing them to spread out into the tornado and actually give good data back to the van.
Question: Who played the blonde "Miss Talent Show" meter girl, who hands the band the trophy near the beginning of the movie?
Question: Charles and Caroline are shown living alone in their house in Iowa. Although now in 1890 and presuming 20-year-old Carrie is on her own somewhere (college, married, etc.), Grace would only be 13 and should still be living with them but is not seen and never mentioned, as if she never existed. All other daughters were living with them at 13, so what happened to Grace?
Question: When did a shot to the head ever kill a werewolf? I always thought in their lore only silver bullets could do it.
Answer: Different pieces of media have different rules and lore. Media isn't required to stick by classic rules, and this movie in particular toys with the classic rules a bit. For example, earlier in the film, Jimmy mentions that one of the ways to kill a werewolf is by severing the connection between the heart and brain, which would normally mean decapitation. However, blowing its brains out would also certainly accomplish that. Another example is the excellent werewolf movie "Ginger Snaps", in which pretty much anything can kill a werewolf as long as it inflicts enough damage.
Answer: As with other creatures of lore, there are different versions in different stories. I read a book in which most werewolves were male. The main character, a woman, was rare for being a woman werewolf. Other werewolf stories are not like that. In this movie, a shot to the head can kill a werewolf.
Question: Does this movie take place in the Victorian or Edwardian period?
Answer: It starts out in the late 1890s when Tarzan is an infant and would be in the Victorian era, though the main story shifts forward about 15-20 years. Queen Victoria died in 1901. King Edward reigned from 1901 to 1910. It would probably have been just after the Edwardian era and the early years of George V's reign.
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