2012

2012 (2009)

9 mistakes since 20 Jun '18, 00:00

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Continuity mistake: As Jackson is dropping his kids off in the limo, it shows all the mosquito bites on their faces. Later that morning, as the family is sitting down at breakfast, the bites have disappeared and don't show up again.

Factual error: Supposedly Charlie Frost was broadcasting his final moments from the highest peak in Yellowstone, some 2,000 feet above sea level. The whole park is at about 6,000 feet elevation or more.

Factual error: While supposedly in the Antonov aircraft, the characters are down in the cargo area. The Antonov does not have a pressurized cargo area, only the topmost area around the cockpit is pressurized.

Plot hole: Sacha states that they will be attempting to refuel the plane in Hawaii. After discovering Hawaii is a volcanic disaster, Gordon states that they lost their landing gear back in Las Vegas. How was Sacha planning to land the plane in Hawaii to refuel?

Factual error: When Adrian is looking at Jackson's license, it shows his first name, last name. As in: JACKSON, CURTIS. Should be last name first, first name last. As in: CURTIS, JACKSON.

Factual error: In the beginning of the film, when they are in India, the scientist says the temperature could reach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. India uses the metric system, not imperial.

Other mistake: When they are loading the last of the passengers and workers, the gate from the ship goes down at a very slow pace. However, when Uri and his sons are climbing up the ladder to get to the platform, the gate is going up at a very fast rate. It does not make sense that it would not go back up as slowly as it went down.

Cynthia Gurski

Revealing mistake: During the initial collapse sequence when John Cusack is driving the limousine against the tide of the collapse, the limousine ramps off a piece of floor that is collapsing inconsistently. The wheels stop spinning the moment they leave the road.

Other mistake: They go into the world's deepest copper mine to an underground computer office with windows lit from outside.

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Suggested correction: That is probably exactly how it would look. Most underground facilities are conventional buildings, trailers, or modular units arranged in a large lighted tunnel or cavern. This is the arrangement in Cheyenne Mountain Complex, the previous U.S. Antarctic base (under the geodesic dome), and for offices and data repositories in salt mines. The buildings have windows, and the caverns are lighted to facilitate movement between buildings.

President Thomas Wilson: Six months ago, I was made aware of a situation so devastating that, at first, I refused to believe it. However, through the concerted efforts of our brightest scientist, we have confirmed its validity. The world, as we know it, will soon come to an end.

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Trivia: It's not an accident that Wisconsin was chosen as the new South Pole in the movie, its position being 44N/90W, 44 being a number that Roland Emmerich tries to sneak into every movie he makes since his 'Moon 44' days. (01:37:25)

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Question: How come a high tech ship would be unable to start its engine merely with the reason that the gate is unable to close?

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Chosen answer: Its a safety device so the ship doesn't put to sea and ends up flooding the ship. The passenger ferry Herald of Free Enterprise capsized in the port of Zebrugge in 1987, precisely because the doors were not shut properly.

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