turkman143

Corrected entry: When Tatiana enters Bond's room, he is about to take a shower. He never goes and turns it off. (00:51:10)

turkman143

Correction: How is this a movie mistake? A trained spy with a license to kill hears a noise in his hotel room, and he goes to investigate. Turning the shower off would alert the intruder that he was on to them.

Ssiscool

12th Sep 2004

Goldfinger (1964)

Corrected entry: When Oddjob chops the statue's head off outside the golf club with his steel-rimed hat, the arm starts falling down with it, but then bounces back. It appears to be spring-loaded. (00:31:20)

turkman143

Correction: The statue was a concrete casting, not a carved marble statue. It was reinforced with metal bars to give it strength when it was cast, so the concrete broke when the head fell off, but the metal bar held it together.

10th May 2006

The Great Race (1965)

Corrected entry: The closed-captioning (or subtitles) do not follow the dialog in the movie: (1)cc: "They said I never could" vs. the spoken dialog "Fate the Magnificent" and (2)cc: "what's more" vs. dialog "What's it for?" (the rope and grappling hook). (02:04:45 - 02:09:10)

turkman143

Correction: The subtitle mistakes are the fault of a computer program. It is not a movie mistake.

11th May 2006

The Great Race (1965)

Corrected entry: Professor Fate tries to use a shortcut by following the train tracks. The RR crossing sign says (vertically) "Look out for the Cars" (rather than watch for trains). (01:16:55)

turkman143

Correction: "Look out for the cars" is a correct and authentic railroad crossing warning for the period. It was a standard phrase used in most parts of the U.S. from the 1800s to the 1950s. The vertical orientation is also authentic. I know this because such railroad crossings were common when I was a kid sixty years ago. My father (who had worked on the CB&Q railroad)explained that "cars" in this case meant railroad cars. My grandfather's railroad rule book from 1900 also confirms the authenticity of "Look out for the cars" as a railroad crossing warning.

14th Jun 2006

The Mask (1994)

Corrected entry: The closed caption does not follow the dialog correctly, when Stanley Ipkiss is told about the excessive repairs to his car. His reply is: "I have to have a car tonight" vs. [cc]: "I need a car tonight" (00:09:15)

turkman143

Correction: Closed captioning and subtitles frequently shorten statements or sentenances during shows and films. The statement hasn't made an error in the subtitle as it still conveys the character's intention.

Lummie

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