Revealing mistake: When the slaves are walking through the desert on their route to Tyros, in several scenes it's obvious that a double is standing in for Charlton Heston as Ben-Hur.
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14th Jul 2007
Ben-Hur (1959)
13th Jul 2007
King Kong (2005)
Trivia: The Morse Code message that the crew of the Venture receives which tells them of the warrant for Denham's actually says, "Show Me the Monkey".
13th Jul 2007
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Jimmy finds the tape in the fake spray can, it's a micro cassette. Later, when they try to play it in the car, it magically changes to a standard audio cassette. (00:39:20)
13th Jul 2007
WarGames (1983)
Factual error: When Joshua is running through all of the possible nuclear war scenarios on the screen, several of them are labeled 'Palistinian'. The correct spelling is 'Palestinian'.
11th Jul 2007
Hostel: Part II (2007)
Question: ***Question contains spoiler*** OK, maybe I'm dense, but what was the point of killing the kid? Was it just another scene designed to shock the audience?
Chosen answer: I think it was meant to show that there is a line that the kids can't cross - if they do, then one of them will get sacrificed...hence why the adult doesn't show any mercy in doing it, and the kids know that something nasty is about to happen.
11th Jul 2007
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Trivia: The book that F. Alexander is writing when the droogs burst in and attack his wife is "A Clockwork Orange."
11th Jul 2007
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Trivia: The "oil" that was used to lubricate the Tin Man was not really oil. It was discovered that oil would not photograph well, so they used chocolate syrup instead.
11th Jul 2007
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Davy Jones is talking to Calypso/Tia Dalma in the brig, her mascara runs because of her tears. In the next shot, the streaks are gone and it's perfect again.
11th Jul 2007
Shrek 3 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Snow White rips off her sleeves she has a tattoo on her right shoulder. Later, when she calls the animals to attack the guards, the tattoo is gone.
10th Jul 2007
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Trivia: During the filming of the Ludovico scene, Malcolm McDowell actually had one of his corneas scratched. He states that he didn't realize it until he was leaving the set that night and the anesthetic wore off. He also states that it felt like someone hammered a nail into his eye.
29th Jun 2007
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Trivia: The girl in the classroom who says she opened "about a hundred" Wonka Bars, is director Mel Stuart's daughter.
28th Jun 2007
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Question: What happens to Leslie's mom at the end of the film? It seems like her dad up and moves away by himself.
Chosen answer: She left early.
27th Jun 2007
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
Trivia: The tinker that startles Charlie outside the gates of the factory quotes from the poem "The Fairies" by William Allingham. "Up the airy mountain, Down the rushing glen."
23rd Jun 2007
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Jesse and Leslie are looking for his dad's keys, they open her purse to let out the blue light. The purse jumps between Jesse's hands and Leslie's hands between shots.
10th May 2007
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
Question: This might be explained in the comics, but why does Peter Parker appear to be immune to death? He gets repeatedly slammed into walls all the time, and then he is pounded repeatedly by the giant Sandman and lives. I know that spiders are very strong relative to their size, but you can still squish 'em.
Chosen answer: I'm not sure about the comics, but the science behind Spiderman is real. He embodies all the characteristics of a real spider, only amplified by genetic mutations (remember that the spider that bit him was not just any spider) and adjusted to his size. He can still be "squished" just like your standard house spider, although it would take a LOT more power...more than most of his adversaries are able to produce. This is why it took BOTH Sandman and Venom taking turns to wear him down.
3rd May 2007
The Godfather (1972)
Trivia: Francis Ford Coppola's original choice to play gangster Hyman Roth was James Cagney. He begged Cagney to take the role, even visiting him at his home, but Cagney turned him down.
24th Apr 2007
The Deep (1977)
Trivia: Author Peter Benchley has a cameo as a U-boat crewman in the prologue (extended version).
23rd Apr 2007
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Trivia: Stanley Kubrick's daughter has a cameo as the young girl sitting behind Lady Lyndon at the magic show.
18th Apr 2007
Eragon (2006)
Audio problem: There are several times in the film when Brom and Eragon can be seen mouthing the words "he" and "him" when referring to Saphira. This is most obvious in the scene where they have fled from the Ra'zacs and get off their horses.
10th Apr 2007
Cold Case (2003)
Continuity mistake: At the end of the episode, when Elizabeth Stone is arguing with her daughter at the top of the stairs, her shawl goes from around her arms, to across her back, to completely gone several times from shot to shot.
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Answer: The kids were beating on Beth. If she was beaten and bruised she's worth less money. So Sasha told the "leader" of the gang to choose one to die or he will.