Corrected entry: This film takes place during the reign of King George II, who was crowned as King in 1727, almost nine years after Blackbeard was killed in North Carolina.
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19th May 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
21st Feb 2011
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Corrected entry: Jeannie kicks the principal in the face three times and doesn't recognize him. It's clear from an earlier scene that she is a regular complainer at his office.
31st Dec 2010
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Corrected entry: When Indy is in the castle and the butler says ". I am Mickey Mouse" - you can see someone walk past the crack on the right hand side of the front door, most likely someone from the crew.
18th Dec 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Corrected entry: When Fred arrives at the Weasley's home after battle with Voldemort at the beginning of the movie, you can see him put his glasses on right before taking them off.
Correction: Being as Fred was using polyjuice potion to impersonate Harry, who is very near-sighted, Fred's eyes may not have completely returned to normal yet, and he could have momentarily needed to put them back on to see properly, then took them off again as the potion's effect wore off. Hermione, also a Harry decoy, was earlier heard commenting about how bad Harry's eyesight is as she was putting on the glasses.
29th Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Corrected entry: In the scene after Ron destroys the locket, he tells Harry "Only three Horcruxes left". There are seven horcruxes and only three have been destroyed, so there would really be four left.
Correction: Spoiler alert: This is a bit confusing. Yes, there are seven Horcruxes, but Voldemort only meant to create six: Tom Riddle's diary, the Peverell ring, Slytherin's locket, Hufflepuff's cup, Ravenclaw's diadem (tiara), and Voldemort's snake, Nagini. Voldemort always intended to have seven soul pieces (seven being the most magical number), the six Horcruxes mentioned above, and the one remaining in his body. When Voldemort cast the killing curse at baby Harry, a piece of Voldemort's soul was unintentionally sheared off and embedded into Harry (possibly in his scar), and leaving him with certain abilities, such as speaking Parseltongue. The curse then rebounded, destroying Voldemort's body. Technically, Harry is the seventh (and accidental) Horcrux, though only Dumbledore and Snape realized this, and Harry will learn this later when he views Snape's memory in the penseive. From everyone else's perspective (including Voldemort), there are only six Horcruxes, three have been destroyed (diary, ring, and locket), and three more (cup, diadem, and Nagini) must be found. In total, there are eight soul pieces. If the soul shard within Harry is not destroyed, then Voldemort cannot be killed.
However, in The half blood Prince, Tom Riddle asks Slughorn, could someone split their souls 7 times, meaning he was planning on making 7 Horcruxes all along, not 6.
No, he said "can you split your soul only once? For instance into 7?", the memory is not fully whole I'd say but Slughorn does confirm it, he was considering to split it into 7 pieces, not 7 times.
Exactly as you said, Tom Riddle told about parting the soul into seven pieces, not making 7 Horcruxes! That being said, Voldermort split his soul into 7 pieces, one inside his own and the rests (6) into Horcruxes, which implies having 3 other Horcruxes left to be destroyed (Cup, Diadem, Nagini).
Actually, he was asking if a soul could be split into seven pieces (six Horcruxes and the piece in his body), not split seven times.
22nd Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Corrected entry: When Harry is looking through the files in Umbridge's office, he pauses at Dumbledore's profile. The file claims that Dumbledore's blood status is "Half-Blood," but he is in fact a "Pure Blood", because his father was a wizard and his mother was a witch.
Correction: That does not make him a "pure-blood." If you recall, Harry's father was a wizard and his mother a witch, but Harry is considered a "half-blood" because Lily Potter's parents were non-magical. The same may be true about Dumbledore's lineage. If either his witch mother or wizard father was muggle-born, or they had a parent who was, then he would indeed be a "half-blood." A wizard has to have a long (and in-bred) history of only magical ancestors to be considered "pure-blood."
24th Feb 2010
The Lovely Bones (2009)
Corrected entry: When Abigail, Susie's mother, returns from her long absence, her hair is short. After this, there is a shot of her when the father leaves for work, and she has long hair. Then when she's making Suzie's bed, her hair is short again.
Correction: This is not a mistake and is meant to show that time has passed. Abigail was unable to enter Susie's bedroom for a very long time. It is only after she has sufficiently healed emotionally, that she can go into the room again. Her hair changes somewhat during the intervening years (from the time she returns home, to where she's sitting on the porch as Jack, who is now healed from his injuries, leaves for work, and finally, much later, when she's in Susie's bedroom). You'll also notice that younger daughter, Lindsey, has since graduated from high school, has married, and is now pregnant. Approximately seven years have passed since Susie's murder.
12th Jul 2010
Sex and the City (1998)
Corrected entry: When Aleksandr and Carrie are having their late dinner, he asks her if she would like some fruit. Carrie replies: "I'm not really a fruit person". Yet this is contradictory to her character, as we have seen her eating fruit throughout the series, eg. cherries while watching SNL during the afternoon, and an apple while working on her computer. (00:30:25)
Correction: That's being a little too literal. Even if she didn't particularly like fruit, it doesn't mean she hates it and never eats it (it's good for you, afterall). Some people are that way about eating vegetables. Carrie may also just not have wanted a whole piece of fruit in addition to dinner. In fact, the entire Russian meal was a bit much for her taste.
12th Jul 2010
Sex and the City (1998)
Pick-a-little, talk-a-little - S6-E4
Corrected entry: After Miranda and Paul have a successful dinner date, he abruptly ends the night and tells her he has to get home. Miranda finally gets Paul to admit the truth, and he informs her that he has diarrhea and goes running off in a hurry along the sidewalk towards home. But if Paul was in that much gastrointestinal distress that he has to end a date and rush home, why wouldn't he just go back inside the restaurant and use their bathroom? They are standing right outside the restaurant, and it would have been much faster and more convenient than having to wait until he got home. (00:19:25)
Correction: Paul was obviously embarrassed by having to answer "nature's call," no matter how urgent. It was an awkward situation, and this being their first date, he likely did not want Miranda to know about his sudden need for a bathroom. Considering his predicament, he may have wanted to avoid using the restaurant's facilities under those circumstances.
This makes no sense. If the need was that bad, it's more important to find a nearbye restroom than worry about how your 'date' feels. There is no shame, guilt, or embarrassment in having to use a bathroom on a date. Many people do, and mention it out loud. It is irrational to risk extreme discomfort having to wait an extended period of time in those circumstances, rather than just go back inside the restaurant. He could have waited until his date left to do so, if necessary. But it's not a big deal to just go back inside.
14th Jul 2010
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Corrected entry: Miranda says that Arabic word for yes is "Haanji". But the correct words for yes is "Aiwa/na'am". "Haanji" is the Punjabi(is an Indian Languge)for yes.
20th Aug 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Corrected entry: When Harry Potter is stunned by Malfoy and covered in the invisibility cloak, Luna Lovegood is able to remove it with a spell. However, it has been stated that this cloak, being one of the three hallows, cannot be summoned or moved by magic.
16th Jul 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Draco Malfoy attacks Dumbledore, Bellatrix Lestrange walks in wearing dark lipstick. The camera switches to a side view of Draco, and Bellatrix kisses him on the back of the head, and she is wearing no lipstick. The Camera goes to Dumbledore, then back to Draco and Bellatrix, and her lipstick has reappeared.
Correction: Bellatrix is always wearing lipstick. From a front camera angle, her lipstick appears dark. When her face is seen in profile, a bright light source shining directly on her face highlights her features, including her lips, making them only appear lighter, but we still see its shine.
18th Jul 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Corrected entry: When Harry first gets the old Book of Potions, he opens the front cover and sees the name Half Blood Prince. Later when Ginny pulls the book from him and reads the name to Hermione, she has opened the back cover and is reading the name from there. Later on Harry is again looking at the book, and once again the name Half Blood Prince is at the front of the book.
7th Aug 2003
Elizabeth (1998)
Corrected entry: Elizabeth knighted Walsingham in 1573. At the time depicted in the film he was still plain Francis Walsingham.
Correction: This movie is considered "historical fiction," and many events depicted in it are deliberately inaccurate using artistic license. For example, Robert Dudley (the Earl of Leicester) was loyal to Elizabeth until his death and was never involved in a plot to dethrone her; he also did not convert to Catholicism as shown in the movie. And there is no evidence whatsoever that the "Virgin Queen" slept with Dudley. Nor did Elizabeth ever meet Henri, the Duke of Anjou, (it was actually his brother who proposed to her) and there is nothing to support that Henri was homosexual. Also, Walsingham was actually much younger than the older man he is depicted as in the film (he was in his mid-twenties when Elizabeth was crowned), and so on. Cherry-picking one incident from among the many fabricated or altered events should not be considered as a "factual error."
10th May 2009
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Corrected entry: During the Herbology lesson with the mandrakes, Professor Sprout issues the class earmuffs, obviously to block out the screams that would follow. In order to do so, the earmuffs must block out all sound entirely, lest they all pass out, assuming the slightest sound from the mandrake causes ill effects. The plot hole is with the earmuffs. When the first mandrake is pulled, the rest of the class quickly press their earmuffs tightly over their ears. This action (and their faces) show they can hear the screams to an uncomfortable level. A moment later, Neville faints but more or less out of fright. Sprout states afterward that he's neglected his earmuffs, Seamus then replies that he's just fainted. Seamus heard what Sprout had said, given he had the earmuffs on and the distance between he and the teacher. They all should have fainted after Sprout pulled the first mandrake (this can also be said for after they all pulled up some 10 or so afterwards) as they could all hear the cry through their earmuffs.
Correction: These are only juvenile mandrakes (in the book they suffer from acne and misbehave), and their screams are much less powerful than fully-grown plants, which the students probably would not be allowed to get near. (It is mentioned that these plants have to be mature before they can be used for the petrified antidote, and it's never stated that their screams must be completely blocked out, only that ear protection is needed.) Therefore, the students only need to wear the ear muffs to deaden the sound, not entirely eliminate it, allowing them to hear Professor Sprout speak. As you pointed out, Neville did not faint from the sound.
7th May 2009
Twilight (2008)
Corrected entry: On Bella's first day of school in the cafeteria, Mike sits down beside her and when Tyler pulls the chair out from under Mike it is thrown several feet away from the table. Mike chases after Tyler. Then, Jessica makes a comment about Bella being a shiny new toy and slides over into the chair that should no longer be there.
7th May 2009
Twilight (2008)
Corrected entry: When Edward drops Bella off at the prom - she sits on the bench and Jacob approaches her. Edward first begins to walk off in front of the car and in the next shot he is driving it away.
25th Apr 2009
Twilight (2008)
Corrected entry: In the ballet studio scene, where the heck did the lights come from? It's night and there's no way that it is the moon's light. It's bright just like a sun's light.
Correction: Actually, some of the windows remain dark, indicating that it's night. The light streaming in the other windows is apparently from outside street illumination. True, it's brighter than it normally would be, and that appears to be deliberate artistic license on the filmmakers part to set the scene, but it is not sunlight.
17th Feb 2009
Twilight (2008)
Corrected entry: In the cafeteria after Edward picks up the apple, when he's asking Bella 'what if he's the bad guy' his ear is reddened flesh colored as if he just came in from the cold, not white like the rest of his face.
25th Apr 2009
Twilight (2008)
Corrected entry: Bella tells Mike she won't be able to go to prom because she has a non-refundable ticket to Florida. (In the book there are two dances, and she declines everyone's invitation to attend the first one, and Edward takes her to prom by surprise.) In the movie, nobody questions why she suddenly is able to go to prom.
Correction: How do you know no one questioned her about it and wasn't given an explanation just before the prom? And why would anyone need to ask? She is "officially" with Edward now, and she is going because he wants to take her. Bella also just had a serious accident and broke her leg. That alone is sufficient reason for her to have cancelled or postponed her (fake) trip to Florida.
Correction: This fact was mentioned by Jack Sparrow in the storyline. The premise is that Blackbeard somehow escaped or survived the battle where he was supposedly "killed." Just how he did so is never explained, though in the film, he possesses some supernatural power that may have made this possible.
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