Continuity mistake: As the students are departing the Room of Requirement and all thanking Harry, the group of students around Harry completely changes between shots. It's especially noticeable as the boy with shoulder-length brown hair passes Harry twice. (01:01:55)
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19th Jan 2009
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
11th Jan 2009
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Continuity mistake: The lead singer of Green Day disappears in the shot from behind the drummer's back - he is nowhere to be seen, even though where he was standing before means he should be visible from that angle. (00:03:20)
31st Dec 2008
Mamma Mia! (2008)
Question: What exactly is a goathouse and why are there two goats tied up outside it?
10th Dec 2008
Monk (2002)
Question: I haven't yet seen this episode, but why is it called 'Mr. Monk and his 100th case'? Natalie and Julie gave Monk a hundred trophies at one time for doing 100 cases. Doesn't that break continuity, then if THIS is his 100th case?
Chosen answer: It's his 100th case for the San Francisco Police Department. When Natalie and Julie gave him the trophies, they were for cases overall. The total was actually a few short, but they gave him 100 because it's a nice, even number, which Monk likes.
Actually the total was a few more not less. They said it was 104 and they rounded down to make it an even 100. And Natalie and Julie explain they talked to captain stottlemyer and he let them look at monk's files, insinuating all of his 104 cases were for the San Francisco police dept so it is a continuity error they ignored for the 100th episode.
I'd meant the total number of trophies. Julie and Natalie tell him that it's only been 94 or so, but they got Monk 100 trophies because he'd appreciate the nice, orderly round number over having an accurate amount.
10th Dec 2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Continuity mistake: Just after Ben mentions Montesquieu to the French policeman, the other policeman's head changes position between shots. (00:21:55)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Brian is at the psychiatrist's for the first time, the psychiatrist's chair changes position between shots. (00:08:20)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: As Lois pats Brian, her elbow changes position. (00:16:45)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Connie and her friends walk up to Peter (as Lando) graffitying, the black guy changes position between shots. (00:09:55)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After Peter laughs about Charles Dickens, he changes position between shots. (00:15:25)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just after Meg is payed out for never having done 'toad', she changes position between shots. (00:12:15)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just before Lois suggests they toilet train Stewie, she and Peter move considerably between shots. (00:03:55)
9th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just before Adam West opens the trapdoor under Peter, Peter moves further away from the deck between shots. (00:07:20)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
There's Something About Paulie - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: Just before Paulie moons the sky, he and Peter change position between shots. (00:11:00)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
There's Something About Paulie - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: As the mobster is telling Peter and Lois not to start their car, he changes position in relation to them. (00:21:30)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After Lois says that Stewie is the 'president of poopy' she and Tricia change position in relation to the couch. (00:09:30)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
There's Something About Paulie - S2-E16
Continuity mistake: When Meg is first seen performing 'Death of a Salesman' she changes position between shots. (00:12:35)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the very first scene, the background that Peter and Brian are walking past changes. (00:00:30)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Joe jumps off the trampoline, the trampoline is a lot smaller than when it was before. (00:00:50)
8th Dec 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois asks Chris who he's talking to on the phone, she get considerably closer to him between shots. (00:02:25)
7th Dec 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan - S6-E1
Continuity mistake: When Natalie is talking to Marci at Monk's door, Natalie's position in relation to the door changes between shots. (00:04:45)
7th Dec 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and His Biggest Fan - S6-E1
Continuity mistake: As Marci is telling Monk about the picture she painted of him, Monk and Natalie approach her. As they approach, they change position between shots. (00:10:30)
7th Dec 2008
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Extended Edition: What is the point of the avalanche of skulls that the Army of the Dead throw down upon Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli? Surely the AOTD would want to keep Aragorn alive; he was the only way that they could break their curse. Or was the avalanche of skulls something that the AOTD were not responsible for? PS: I don't want any answers like "Peter Jackson put it there because it looked cool", I want answers that fit within the context of the film.
Chosen answer: With the last of the line of Isildur dead, there would be no one left to hold them to their oath and they'd be free to 'pass on.'
The king would have no reason to believe that killing Aragorn would free him. He thought the line was broken. He was surprised that there was an heir left alive. Therefore, he would have believed that they were never going to pass on because there was nobody to free them. Immediately attempting to kill the last person that could free them seems like an odd conclusion to come to within minutes of meeting Aragorn. A possible reason is that the army was leaving, so the magic holding the skulls stopped.
10th Jul 2008
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Extended Edition: Why do the Army of the Dead try to crush Aragorn and others with the skull avalanche? They try to kill him, and then decide to help him. I don't get it.
19th Apr 2008
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Question: In Book 6, Dumbledore mentions that the Defence Against the Dark Arts Job is cursed, and that no one has had it for more than a year since he refused it to Voldemort. But in Movie/Book 1, it seems that Quirell has been at the school for a while (Hagrid knows him, and knows that he's the DADA teacher; all the older students seem to know him and there is no mention that this is Quirells first year of teaching). Explain.
Chosen answer: According to Rowling, Quirrell was the Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts (which is why all the older students know him) before moving to teach Defence Against The Dark Arts in the year that Harry started there. Immediately after meeting Quirrell in the Leaky Cauldron, Hagrid makes a reference to Quirrell having taken a year off from teaching to "get some first-hand experience", encountering such dark creatures as vampires and hags along the way, which would strongly support the idea that he's not previously been the teacher in that subject.
17th Apr 2008
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Question: Is it just me, or do the Expelliarmus, Everte Statum and Rictusempra spells all do exactly the same thing- knock the opponent backwards? And why doesn't Expelliarmus disarm the opponent?
17th Apr 2008
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
16th Apr 2008
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Question: What is the awesome music being played while Qui-Gon Obi-Wan and Darth Maul are fighting? It is played during lightsaber duels in Episodes 2 and 3 as well.
Chosen answer: The song is called "Duel of the Fates". Incidentally, the words being sung are Sanskrit. John Williams chose them purely for the way they sound and their meanings, whatever they are, are completely irrelevant to the song or the events.
7th Mar 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: In what episode is the scene where Peter is at the ballpark yelling out "Butt Scratcher! Butt Scratcher!"?
Chosen answer: No Chris Left Behind.
2nd Mar 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: What's the episode in which there is a scene where the Griffins are badly drawn characters on the Tracey Ullman show and Stewie has a thick Cockney accent?
Chosen answer: It's from season 5, episode named "Peterotica".
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins come home after buying TiVo, Quagmire changes position. (00:34:30)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: After Lois calls for everyone to come get lunch, the remote control changes position. (00:35:20)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When everyone comes into the news studio to congratulate Peter, Diane disappears between shots. She should have been on the edge of the screen in the second shot. (00:20:40)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just before Tom Tucker gets fired, the station manager's hands change position. (00:27:40)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: After Cleveland and his posse get out of the limo, the crowd on the side of the red carpet changes. (00:02:20)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just after Chris asks Vanessa not to argue in front of Pablo, Stewie (young) changes position in relation to Vanessa. (01:01:20)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Lois are in the bath together, the candles change multiple times. (00:40:40)
29th Feb 2008
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Ron says, "Who are you and what have you done with Hermione Granger", his head is cocked to the side a little, but in the next shot, his head is facing forwards. (00:54:35)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Brian barges in on Stewie in the bathroom, the shaving cream on Stewie changes. (00:14:45)
29th Feb 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just before Chris tells Stewie that swimmers shave all their hair off, the glass next to Stewie changes. (00:12:45)
16th Feb 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Visits a Farm - S5-E14
Question: Why doesn't Disher feel at all sad that his uncle has just died?
Answer: He was close to his uncle (he mentioned working with his uncle every summer when he was a boy), but the main events of the show happen over a month after the uncle's death.
Chosen answer: I got the impression that he really hadn't known this particular uncle very well.
13th Feb 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Really, Really Dead Guy - S5-E15
Question: I'm confused. How did Monk typing the girl's address into his computer make the address come up on the screen and hence lead the SWAT team to her house?
Chosen answer: It was Julie's laptop, and when Monk plugged it into the SWAT team's system, Julie's friend's address (where the teen girls were having a slumber party) popped up and fooled the cops into thinking that it was the perp's house. Highly unlikely, true, but the SWAT guys storming into a house full of squealing teenage girls in pink nighties did make for a very funny scene.
Answer: Julies Laptop was using the SFPD's Internet to receive mails from that girls house i.e. the girl throwing the party. So, the FBI thought that the girls house was the perp's house because of the connection from Julie's laptop to the girl's house.
11th Feb 2008
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After the shelves fall on top of Marty, the rubbish on top of him changes between shots. (00:04:10)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just after Lois decides to get rid of Chris's pimple, the pimple changes position in relation to Chris's hair. (00:09:30)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When we first see the crowd in the 'We Hate Broads' club, there is a boy with a red hat standing behind a black boy, but in the next shot, they are standing next to each other. (00:15:00)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Chris is sitting on his bed talking to Doug, the squares on his quilt pattern get smaller. (00:15:05)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire - S4-E5
Other mistake: When Peter is painting the Sistine chapel, he has green paint on his brush, even though the picture is entirely black and white. (00:03:50)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When the 'Knight' and the 'Ghost' bump into each other in the corridor, the armour and bedsheet fall on the floor, but in the next shot, the armour and bedsheet are gone. (00:18:40)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: During the Scooby Doo send-up, there are red doors all along the corridor, but when Peter is talking about Istanbul, the red doors are gone. (00:18:35)
11th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Cleveland-Loretta Quagmire - S4-E5
Continuity mistake: After Quagmire jumps through the window, the glass shards on the ground disappear. (00:18:30)
10th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Other mistake: During the Vagina Monologues show, the pair of legs casts a shadow but the microphone stand doesn't. (00:00:45)
10th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: As Brian is saying "OK, you know what, fine, you are a genius", the glass of water disappears. (00:05:55)
10th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: During the Star Wars rip-off at the end, just before Peter climbs the Town Hall stairs, the people on the sidelines change. (00:19:45)
10th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Tom Tucker is reporting about Peter saving Horace, his angle in relation to the bar changes. (00:19:00)
5th Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Is Brian's line "Hey, is that a beer hall?" a joke on how tour guides seem to be obsessed with beer halls? I was on a tour in Salzburg, Austria, and the tour guide just wouldn't shut up about the Salzburg beer hall, so I was wondering if this was a common thing amongst tour guides.
Chosen answer: While I am not sure whether it's a common thing, the joke was Brian trying to change the atmosphere of the situation he just created. Brian was trying to get the tour guide to admit to the fact that the history missing in the pamphlet was during the Nazi regime. Due to the Denazification in many European countries, it is generally an area that is still very controversial. The fact that the tour guide made such lame excuses on what had actually happened and then blew up when Brian continued on about it meant it was an issue he should just leave well alone.
Actually, it refers to the "Beer Hall Ptsch in 1923, where Hitler initially tried to grab power. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beer_Hall_Putsch.
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After Joe shoots a hole in the table, the hole changes size. (00:02:00)
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Trivia: Jesus's license plate is 'WWID' which presumably stands for 'What Would I Do?' a pun on the common phrase 'What Would Jesus Do?'
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: When Francis arrives, he changes from standing on the threshold to standing inside the house, even though he could not have moved between shots. (00:01:30)
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see all the guys at the NAAFP meeting, there are two guys in the top right corner; one with a singlet and one with brown hair and a green-brown T-shirt. In the next shot, these two guys come in from the opposite side of the screen. (00:12:15)
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Chris hides the vodka from his teacher, he holds his right hand behind his back with his left arm at his side, but in the next shot, both his hands are behind his back. (00:09:40)
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois turns on her parents' bedside lamp, it only casts a small beam of light onto the floor, but later in that scene, the same beam of light is much bigger. (00:06:15)
3rd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: When Brian's at Tom Tucker's house, Tom calls him Benjy. Who is Benjy?
Chosen answer: Benji is the name of a famous dog(s) in a number of films from the 70s through today, including "Benji" and "Oh Heavenly Dog."
2nd Feb 2008
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Bruce is in heaven and is fingering the prayer beads, the way he holds them changes between shots. (01:23:55)
2nd Feb 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Hilts draws his gun to shoot at the motorbikes, he steadies his gun-holding hand with his other hand, but in the next shot, he is holding his hand in a different way. (02:14:05)
2nd Feb 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: After Hilts is dismissed from the cooler for the second time, he tells Bartlett about his escape plan, to which Bartlett replies, "Is Ives going with you?" After he says this, his hands change position in relation to his mug. (01:04:05)
2nd Feb 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: Just after Ashley-Pitt has worked out how to hide the dirt, we see Ramsay raking the dirt and Bartlett and MacDonald walk out from behind a building and look at him, but in the next shot, Bartlett and MacDonald are looking at each other.
2nd Feb 2008
Flight 93 (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Ahmed Alhaznawi (the tallest of the four terrorists) has just gotten through the metal detector, a pattern of light appears on the floor behind him between shots.
2nd Feb 2008
Bruce Almighty (2003)
Continuity mistake: After God leaves to take a vacation, Bruce's body changes position between shots. (00:36:05)
2nd Feb 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: After Ramsay, Bartlett and MacDonald drink the American moonshine, Ramsay's collar and neck change between shots. (01:20:30)
2nd Feb 2008
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: When Willie is disguising the tunnel by mopping the floor and the Nazi comes in and bothers them, the way that Willie is holding the mop changes between shots. (00:44:10)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: At the very beginning of the episode, when we first see Peter and co. at the golfcourse, Peter and Quagmire get a lot closer between shots. (00:00:30)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Courtship of Stewie's Father - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: When the baseball crashes through Herbert's window, the glass shards are in different places in different shots. (00:04:05)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Chick Cancer - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: Just before Peter announces his decision to make a chick flick, the tissues on his lap change position.
2nd Feb 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Paperboy - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: When Monk says "I can bench 200", you can tell he has his arms by his sides, but in the next shot, his hands are held up at the level of his waist. (00:12:15)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Airport '07 - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter and his friends are at the bar after the plane has crashed, Quagmire's mug changes position between shots. (00:08:25)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Airport '07 - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: When Chris is sitting on the floor because Peter has taken the couch outside, his position in relation to the rug changes. (00:02:10)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Airport '07 - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter unplugs the plane's fuel hose, he spills fuel near the stairs, but when the two airport workers come over, the spilled fuel is gone. (00:05:05)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Tan Aquatic with Steve Zissou - S5-E11
Continuity mistake: When Kyle shows up to bother Chris outside Herbert's house, Chris and Kyle change position between shots. (00:05:40)
2nd Feb 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Airport '07 - S5-E12
Continuity mistake: When we first see Peter lounging on the front lawn with his feet in the baby pool, there is water that has spilled out of the pool onto the lawn, but in the next shot, the spilled water is gone. (00:02:15)
31st Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Audio problem: The keys that Jonas hits don't correspond to the music we hear. (00:01:15)
30th Jan 2008
The Incredibles (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Helen and Vi are talking at the dinner table, Vi's fork changes position a few times between shots. (00:17:40)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Revealing mistake: When Brian and Stewie are on the tourbus, the scenery flashing past is just the same few buildings going by over and over. (00:14:25)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
To Live and Die in Dixie - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When we first see the Bumblescum General Store, there are two guys on the porch; one sweeping and one sitting, but shortly afterwards, the guy sitting is gone, even though there was no time for him to have moved. (00:08:05)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When we first see the toy train under the floor, it has four carriages, but in the next shot, we see five carriages go past. (00:19:25)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: In the first shot of Stewie writing in his diary, he is wearing his usual red overalls and yellow shirt, but in the next shot, he is wearing blue pyjamas. (00:03:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is saying "I feel so foolish, it seemed like such a good cause", Meg and Stewie disappear from the chair she was sitting on. (00:13:25)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Joe is pretending to have broken his legs, Quagmire is holding Joe's wheelchair with both hands, but in the next shot, he is only holding it with one hand as he has a beer in the other hand. (00:05:45)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Santa tells Stewie to smile for the camera, there is a white pompom below his beard, but in the next shot, it is gone. (00:12:25)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Other mistake: The 'KISS' logo above Kiss's stage isn't actually held up by anything.
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois is talking to her father about Peter wanting to be friends with him, the two emblems on Carter's shirt disappear between shots. (00:07:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is watching Jolly Farm Revue for the second time, he is sitting roughly in the centre of the mat, but in the next shot, he is sitting near the edge of it. (00:03:15)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Brian are lounging in the pool, Peter's beer can appears on his stomach between shots. (00:09:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins are dining with the nudists, the leaves on the corn in the middle of the table change colour. (00:04:20)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Peter asks Stewie what he would want most in the whole world, Stewie's hands change from hanging limp to rubbing each other. (00:21:35)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When Brian is driving Peter and his friends back from the planetarium, the steering wheel just appears in front of him in the middle of a shot. (00:04:45)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Peter has become cultured and is talking to Coco and Jonathon, Jonathon's suit changes colour from brownish-green to grey. (00:14:00)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
To Live and Die in Dixie - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Lois is on the phone to the FBI agent, the phone switches from being an old fashioned circular dial phone, to being a keypad phone. (00:16:45)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Peter interrupts Meg class in a towel, there is a dotted line in the diagram on the board at first, but later, the line is gone. (00:07:10)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Peter is taking Meg away from the cult group, in some shots he is wearing a watch and in others, he isn't. (00:18:40)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: During Kiss's performance, Paul Stanley (the one with the star face paint) and Ace Frehley (the one with the grey face paint), swap places multiple times.
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Audio problem: When the English mother at the airport says "These are all ours", she says it in a posh American accent, not an English one. (00:05:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the black knight pushes Peter's face into the table, there are cream-coloured serviettes (napkins) laid out, but in the next shot, there are blue serviettes. (00:16:45)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Factual error: When Carol gives birth there is no umbilical cord. (00:06:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see the English family at the airport, the girl in red is carrying a blue pack, but in the next shot, she is carrying a doll. (00:05:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: After Pearl dies, Brian rubs her cheek, but in the next shot, his hands (paws) are nowhere near her cheek. (00:20:35)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Stewie contemplates that there is a hidden camera in the Santa ornament, the size of the red bauble next to the Santa changes between shots. (00:05:10)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Carter and the Griffins at the Newport racetrack, Peter's hands are on his thighs, but in the next shot, he is holding a cigar in his mouth. (00:11:10)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is talking to the tree, the tree changes colour between shots. (00:17:50)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is asking the waiter to cut his food (and drink), his eggs disappear between shots. (00:10:20)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When we first see the merry-go-round that Peter and William Shatner ride on, there are four bikes on it, but in the next shot, there are three bikes. (00:19:15)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When we first see Stewie at drama class, there is a girl with pigtails behind Olivia, but when we next see Olivia, there is a black boy behind her.
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: After Peter says "Let him answer, Lois", he gets a lot closer to Dave between shots. (00:11:05)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
I Never Met the Dead Man - S1-E2
Continuity mistake: When Stewie ties the weather control device to the chimney, the black jump-lead is on Stewie's left (HIS left, not our left) and the red one is on his right, but in the next shot, they have switched positions. (00:18:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian Wallows and Peter's Swallows - S3-E17
Continuity mistake: When we first see Brian at the Laser Rock Show, he is sitting next to a white shirted guy, but in the next shot, he is next to a blue shirted guy. (00:04:25)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Chitty Chitty Death Bang - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When the Cheesie Charlie's worker walks away from Peter there is no game on the right of the 'Outlaw' game, but in the next shot, there is. (00:07:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
From Method to Madness - S3-E18
Continuity mistake: When we first see Brian at the auditions, he is sitting between Stewie and an empty chair, but when he is called up, he is right next to the aisle. (00:05:00)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas - S3-E16
Continuity mistake: When Peter is driving, Quagmire is sitting beside him and Cleveland and Joe are in the back seat. Joe has brown hair and he's wearing a gray knit hat and a light coat with a gray fur collar. When Quagmire is sticking his body out of the car door and yelling "Whooooooa! Whoooooooa!", look at "Joe" in the back seat. Joe doesn't look like Joe in this shot. He's wearing a Santa hat and a brown coat just like Quagmire's, and a bit of his hair is also black like Quagmire's, instead of brown. (00:05:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother? - S3-E14
Continuity mistake: When Chris says "Cool, I get to be black and Irish, he is holding three books, the top one being green. A few moments later, the top book is brown.
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Brian says "You can't just ignore these years", the front cover of his magazine is different from how it was in previous shots. (00:14:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just before Stewie takes Brian's alcohol, the objects on the wheeled table rearrange themselves between shots. (00:24:35)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just before Stewie says Grace, the glass between Brian and Stewie changes from water to milk between shots. Also, Brian's plate changes in the same cut. (00:21:05)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian are having martinis at the Drunken Clam, Stewie's olive gets out of his glass and onto the table in a shot-change. (00:28:20)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: As Carlotta is saying "I hope he is as excited by the dancing girls as your new managers", she holds her hand up with one finger in the air, but in the next shot, her hand is near her waist with no fingers protruding. (00:12:15)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Dewey says "You hate teachers, is that what you're about?", the black bespectacled girl has her hand on the table, but in the next shot, her arms are crossed. (00:30:05)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Lois and Peter sit down at their table in the restaurant, Peter folds his arms on top of a cloth, but in the next shot, the cloth is gone. (00:23:10)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: As Carlotta is finishing the Hannibal song, she looks with contempt at André and Firmin and puts her hands on her hips, but in the next shot, her hands are by her sides. (00:11:45)
29th Jan 2008
The Phantom of the Opera (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Messieurs Lefèvre, André and Firmin interrupt the rehearsal, just as the conductor is saying, "Monsieur Lefèvre, I am rehearsing," André and Firmin get a lot closer to Lefèvre between shots. (00:08:45)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Ms. Mullins says, "You know, it's more complicated than that" she brings her right hand up above her shoulders, but in the next shot, her hand is lower. (00:37:30)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: Just after Lois says "He's never gonna learn like that", Lois and Peter get much closer between shots. (00:09:50)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Zach finishes singing the song he wrote, he has both his hands on the guitar, but in the next shot, his left hand is on his thigh. (01:10:55)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie smashes his piggy bank, the broken shards change places between shots. (00:38:15)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie is proposing that 'Old Stewie' buys him a time travel watch, the garbage in the bin changes. (01:11:25)
29th Jan 2008
School of Rock (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Zach is 'raising his goblet of rock', his hand gets a lot lower in a shot change. (00:40:10)
29th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Meg crouches down behind Brian she is right on the edge of the pool, but when Peter runs into her, she has changed position. (00:09:15)
25th Jan 2008
General questions
Being an Australian, I'm unsure about American phone numbers. In American movies/TV shows, I always notice that people's phone numbers are '555' followed by four digits, but if every American's phone number was that, then it would only allow for 10 000 phone numbers. Please fill me in.
Chosen answer: The main reason for this is that a range of numbers within the American '555' area code have been intentionally left unassigned for fictional use, with the aim of avoiding the inadvertant use of a real phone number; there have been cases of members of the public receiving numerous calls when film or TV companies have not used a 555-prefix. Other countries have similar setups - for example, Ofcom, the regulating body of the phone network in the UK has set aside a large number of numbers within various area codes specifically for use in fiction. You may well find that a similar policy exists in Australia as well.
23rd Jan 2008
General questions
In American movies, I sometimes notice little flag shaped things on people's letterboxes, that can be moved up and down. In Australia, where I live, I've never noticed these, nor have I noticed them in countries I've visited (I haven't visited America). What is the purpose of these flag shaped things, and are they solely American?
Chosen answer: It's actually a very practical device, and they are mostly used in rural areas that have roadside letterboxes. The homeowner raises it when there is outgoing mail to be picked up. The postal carrier can put the flag in the "up" position when there's a delivery.
I've never heard of any mailman doing that. The signal flag is only for outgoing mail.
I think the question is about the "little flag" (usually yellow), not the standard red flag that the owner raises when s/he puts outgoing mail in the box and doesn't want the postal carrier to bypass the mailbox if there is no mail to be delivered to that address that day. Regarding the small yellow flag that is near the bottom of the door (whereas the red flag extends above the box to be more visible), the yellow flag pops up when the mail box's door is opened. The carrier doesn't have to "put the flag up" to indicate a delivery - it is automatic - again, the flag goes up when the door goes down (is opened). The yellow part usually faces toward the house so that the homeowner (or renter) can see from the window if any mail has been delivered. With mailboxes that do not have the little flag, people have to walk to the mailbox to see if there is any mail. The mailboxes with the little flags can be bought on-line but are becoming obsolete with "informed delivery" emails.
Answer: Outgoing mail to be picked up? The US doesn't have post boxes? How strange.
The US does have post boxes, but if someone decides to install a full service mailbox, it's more convenient. Generally using the post box can be a bit faster since the mail carrier who picks up the mail might not return in time for the mail to be processed that day.
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Brian is sitting on the deckchair reading 'Utne Reader', the words 'Utne Reader' switch from being on the front cover, to the back cover, and then to the front again. (00:07:40)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: When Peter puts his brush to the paint, you can tell that he dabs it in green or yellow paint, but when he paints the woman's blouse, it is red paint. (00:00:25)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Brian: Portrait of a Dog - S1-E7
Continuity mistake: On Peter's letter to MacGuyver, the return address is '725 Spooner St.', but in other episodes, Peter lives at 31 Spooner St. (00:17:51)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see Stewie playing with his Sesame Street phone, he gets closer to the Griffins' path between shots. (00:00:05)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just as Peter says "He-e-ey, don't take no for an answer Chris", the picture on the wall changes between shots. (00:06:35)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Joe is putting his trophies on the shelf, the size of the shelf in relation to the trophies changes. (00:07:15)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter is saying how he hated the last few years of MASH, Mr. Weed just appears behind him in a shot change. (00:01:35)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois starts crying in the supermarket, the boxes on the top shelf change colour between shots. (00:16:40)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the Grinch drops the sack, the sack lands next to him, but in the next shot, it is gone. (00:11:45)
23rd Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Game Show - S3-E8
Continuity mistake: When Monk is telling Dwight how the guys are cheating, he holds the green sachet with one hand, but in the next shot, he is holding it with two. (00:32:30)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Other mistake: When Lois is saying that she'll make a nice romantic dinner, Chris's picture on the wall not only looks completely different, but he's wearing glasses. (00:08:00)
23rd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Other mistake: When Chris is telling Peter that he is out of the scouts, pink can be seen through his earring, even though his earring is in front of his blonde hair, not his skin. (00:06:30)
22nd Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Fifteen Minutes of Shame - S2-E12
Continuity mistake: The bush that the artist is painting in the pre-credits scene changes between shots. (00:00:10)
19th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter says he's gonna buy his family the biggest meal they've ever had, Stewie's eyes are drastically bigger than usual. (00:13:15)
19th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: The welfare cheque that Lois gets from the postal worker is addressed: 'Peter Griffin, 72 Spooner St, Quahog, RI' but the Griffins live at 31 Spooner St. every other time their address is mentioned. (00:14:26)
19th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Lois, Meg, Chris and Stewie first enter the courtroom there is a brown-shirted man sitting next to Quagmire. In the next shot, there is a pink-shirted man there. (00:18:25)
19th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When we first see the two commentators in the box, the blue suited one doesn't have a mug, but in the next shot, there is a mug next to his microphone. (00:15:35)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: In Australia, where I live, the episodes Blue Harvest Part 1 and Part 2 are being released as a movie. Does anyone know if these episodes are going to be released on the Region 4 Season 7 DVD, (our seasons are numbered differently than the American ones)? I don't want to buy Blue Harvest as a movie if it's going to be released as two episodes on the DVD.
Chosen answer: I would say its almost certain that Blue Harvest will not be on the upcoming Region 4 release. Volume 6 in the US is being released without the Blue Harvest episodes and I would doubt it would be any different here in Australia. The Stewie Griffin movie that was released a while ago was released as a stand alone DVD and not included on the season DVD despite it also being screened on television.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Peter, Anne Frank, and a group of people (presumably Anne Frank's family) are hiding from the Nazis, Anne Frank and her family look over to discover Peter munching crisps. In the next shot, Anne Frank's family look somewhat different, in fact they are a different group of people entirely. (00:06:40)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When the crowd is outside Peter's house wanting Peter to heal them, a lady in pink comes out and says "It's him!". While she does this she is standing on the lawn, but in the next shot she is standing on the cement path. Other people in the crowd change position in this cut too.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter and Lois kiss and make up at the end, Tricia and the press run up to them. As they arrive there is no-one behind Tricia, but in the next shot there are three people behind her. (00:21:15)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: In the scene that parodies "Good Times" and the "JJ" character says the infamous line "Dy-NO-Mite!" as he comes home, his mother has a coffee mug but his father doesn't. In the next shot, they both have mugs.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: Just after Peter sings "Tonight I sleep alone", his position in relation to Lois drastically changes. (00:07:00)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Peter says "There's gotta be an explanation for all this" the background is mirrored. (00:20:10)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Diane Simmons is announcing that she will play Anna, the five little pictures behind her change between shots. (00:11:15)
17th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Captain's Marriage - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: When Stottlemeyer goes to open the window in his house, the position of his body (especially his right arm) changes between shots. (00:07:50)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Spooner St. is announced as the parade's winner, Lois and Loretta hug. In the next shot, they are both waving their hands in the air.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the 'Titanic' spoof, just as Jack says "Yeah, about that, I was pretty sure I was gonna die", his head and body change distinctly between shots. (00:16:25)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
If I'm Dyin' I'm Lyin' - S2-E9
Revealing mistake: When one of the Gumbels is holding a pencil in his mouth and nodding repeatedly, the shaft of the pencil moves with his mouth, but the tip of the pencil (protruding from his hand) stays still. (00:17:35)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the first shot of Peter and Francis at the baseball game, there is a girl in a green dress sitting behind them. In the next shot there is a guy in a cream shirt sitting behind them. (00:06:40)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Other mistake: In the scene where Einstein is stealing Smith's theory, when Einstein pulls the metal bars down, they should land on Smith's head, but Smith inexplicably moves forward and the bars land on his back.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Death is incapacitated and Peter is wearing the Death cloak, the stool that Death's legs are resting upon changes from having purple to brown legs. (00:16:45)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Death is talking about how he wanted to be a wood nymph, he has no pillows, but in the next shot, he has a blue pillow.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When Lois is saying "We each seem to have acquired superpowers.", her size in relation to the chair in front of her changes between shots.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter Criss jumps out from behind the drum-kit, the 'KISS' logo is at the top of the base drum. Then when he is singing the "Chattanooga Choo Choo" the 'KISS' logo is further down the drum. (00:13:00)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When Peter is stealing steroids from behind Mort Goldman's desk, he gets down on his knees to hide. In the next shot, he is standing (albeit bent at the hips).
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: Just before the genie comes out of the bottle, Peter's hands move from holding the bottle and the opener away from each other, to opening the bottle with the opener, between shots.
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: When Peter is complaining to Brian about Joe doing the cereal ad, the position of the remote changes between shots. (00:14:15)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Ready, Willing, and Disabled - S3-E15
Continuity mistake: The word 'Coach' on Peter's jumper changes in thickness multiple times just as Joe is starting the final race. (00:12:45)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Gene Simmons points the microphone at Lois, she is surrounded by people with Kiss make-up on. In the next shot, when she says "Is that it?", she is surrounded by a different group of people, one of whom is not wearing make-up. (00:12:40)
17th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Family Guy Viewer Mail #1 - S3-E21
Continuity mistake: When Lois picks up the fridge there is nothing stuck to the fridge but when she puts it down there is a note stuck to it. (00:09:40)
17th Jan 2008
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Milo is speaking French to Kida, Milo is between Kida and the rest of the group, but in the next shot, when Mole talks to Kida, Mole and Kida are within feet of each other with Milo nowhere in sight.
17th Jan 2008
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Milo is emoting to Sweet about how he is the reason that Rourke got the crystal, he goes to and sits on a red barrel shaped thing. When he first sits down, his bag is slung over his left shoulder (HIS left not OUR left), but in the next shot, it is slung over his right. (01:09:50)
16th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins are driving to Washington we see a faraway shot of the car driving from left to right. Peter and Lois are in the front and Chris is leaning back on the back seat. In the next shot, Chris is leaning forward against the back of Peter and Lois's seats. (00:19:30)
16th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Chris is saying "I'm not supposed to tell Mom cos she'll just bitch about it" there is a door behind Lois with a box next to it. In the next shot there is a smaller box next to that box which was not there before. (00:09:00)
15th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Courtship of Stewie's Father - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: After "Herbert the Pervert" leaves the Griffins' house, the size of the couch in relation to Chris changes distinctly between shots.
15th Jan 2008
X-Men 3 (2006)
Trivia: All the flashing images in the Marvel logo at the beginning (you need to freeze-frame to see them properly) are from the X-men comics and have at least some relevance to this movie's plot.
15th Jan 2008
X-Men 3 (2006)
Easter egg: On the Region 4 (and possibly other regions) DVD, the deleted scenes are different depending on whether you choose 'Join the Brotherhood' or 'Take a Stand', so try both.
15th Jan 2008
X-Men 3 (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Wolverine approaches Xavier's grave, the shadow of his head falls onto the grave. Then, after Jean has stopped telepathically speaking to him, the shadow of his head is left of the grave, even though Wolverine is in the same position. There was not enough time for his shadow to have moved that much.
13th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the government people are looking at the missiles spelling 'Happy New Year', the 'Y' in 'Year' changes distinctly between shots. (00:06:50)
11th Jan 2008
X-Men 3 (2006)
Factual error: When Magneto has moved the Golden Gate Bridge, we see the President looking at a Satellite Image of Magneto's work. In this image, Alcatraz Island is bigger and closer to the shore than it is in real life.
11th Jan 2008
North by Northwest (1959)
Question: Why is this movie called 'North by Northwest'?
Chosen answer: The original title for the movie was "In a Northwesterly Direction", as it was originally detailing the flight of a man from New York to Alaska, according to writer Earnest Lehman. According to Alfred Hitchcock, however, he took the title from a line in Hamlet, another work of fiction that is concerned with the slippery nature of reality. It is also worth noting that North by Northwest is not a direction on the compass at all. The nearest to it would be Northwest by North.
11th Jan 2008
North by Northwest (1959)
Revealing mistake: When Thornhill is going up the driveway of the house near Mount Rushmore, there are shadows, even though it is night-time! These shadows are far too strong to be moon shadows and there is no source of artificial light that could be making them.
10th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: After Stottlemeyer says "Well I'm gonna make the most of it" (when he is talking to Monk in the backyard of the cabin and Monk is cleaning) he looks a little to his left and opens a beer can while his mouth is shut. In the next shot he is looking in a different direction and is smiling a toothy grin.
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Peterotica - S4-E24
Continuity mistake: When Peter is reading Lois his erotica in bed, the size of his paper changes just after he says "his really cool spaceship".
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Mr. Griffin Goes to Washington - S3-E3
Question: In the episode there is a scene where Peter is dressed up as a girl wandering around a big city with music that goes "that guy, it's that guy". Is this a spoof of something? If so, what is it a spoof of, and where could I find the original video clip that the episode spoofs.
Chosen answer: It's the opening of Marlo Thomas's 1966-1971 series "That Girl". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRaMIKRZ19M.
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: Just after Patrick 'kisses' his imaginary girlfriend goodbye and tells Brian to look after her, Brian switches position on the couch. In the first shot he is sitting on a crack between couch pillows, but in the next shot he is sitting in the middle of the centre pillow. (00:13:50)
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie has chicken pox the red marks on his face change position many times between shots. A noticeable one is just as he is saying "No, damn you, I've got to finish what I started".
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie first discovers Lois and Meg spying through the peephole, the peephole is too high for Stewie to reach, but when Stewie walks up to the peephole, it is low enough for him to look through.
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Fonz - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: When Francis is standing on a chair, nailing the crucifix above the door, the bottom of the crucifix overlaps onto the door frame, but when Francis comes down from the chair, the bottom of the crucifix is above the door frame.
9th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When Randy is at Monk's place talking about hiring him, Monk says "Like who?" to which Randy replies "Like Me". While Randy says this he is holding a glass with one hand, the other being in his pocket. In the next shot, when Natalie says "Is it about the dentist?", Randy is holding it with two hands. Then, in the next shot, he is holding it with one hand again.
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Bertram are parachuting down to Earth after the air strike, their parachutes get much closer to each other between shots. This occurs just before they start slapping each other.
9th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Gets Cabin Fever - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Randy and his 'girlfriend' are having take-away (take-out) food, the girlfriend says, "Before he died, he said he's always look out for me". As she says this, her arms are resting on the table, but in the next shot her elbows are on the table and her hands are together just under her chin.
9th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty - S4-E16
Continuity mistake: When the man with the letter from the Attorney General is telling Stottlemeyer not to 'screw it up', he is moving the letter in his hand. However, every time we see Stottlemeyer front on, there is a corner of the letter in the shot, and the letter remains stationary even while the other agent is moving it.
9th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter and the rest are at the bar and Quagmire is telling Peter that he looked through his garbage, Quagmire's mug tops up between shots.
9th Jan 2008
Family Plot (1976)
Trivia: Alfred Hitchcock's silhouette can be seen in the window of the registry of births and deaths office. He is the figure on the right pointing at the figure on the left.
9th Jan 2008
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
Plot hole: There is no way that 'coast of Iceland' could ever have been mistranslated as 'coast of Ireland'. For this to have happened, they would have had to have thought that the 'C' rune was an 'R' rune, but they had already deciphered the word 'coast', so they knew what the 'C' rune was. The 'O's are the same rune and the 'A's are the same rune, plus there is one rune for every letter, so it it's a direct letter-by-letter translation.
8th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Trivia: Leland Stottlemeyer and Randy Disher (named Randy Deacon in the pilot episode) were named for Inspector Lestrade in the Sherlock Holmes series. Take the first two letters of their names (LEland STottlemeyer, RAndy DEacon), and they spell LESTRADE.
8th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Candidate (1) - S1-E1
Trivia: Randy Disher was named Randy Deacon in this episode and 'Mr. Monk and the Candidate Part 2'.
8th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Astronaut - S4-E14
Continuity mistake: When the Astronaut is talking to the kids in the classroom, the position of his arms changes from by his sides to folded between shots.
8th Jan 2008
Family Guy: Stewie Griffin The Untold Story (2005)
Question: I know this movie was shown as three episodes on TV, but were the red carpet and after party sequences also shown on TV?
7th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Breaking Out Is Hard to Do - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: When the Griffins are discovered by Joe, Peter switches from his Sumo outfit to his regular outfit in a matter of seconds.
6th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Question: Is it just me, or does the way Stewie says "Laugh and cry" in the opening titles change in different episodes? In some episodes it sounds like he's saying something like "Leff en cry" but in other episodes it sounds like "Laugh and cry".
Chosen answer: In the first two seasons, the words "... Laugh and cry" sound to many like "effing cry" (or, "f-ing cry"). Aware of this confusion, Seth McFarlane re-recorded the line for the third season, enunciating more and emphasising the hard "L" sound in the word. From the fourth season, when the show was revived, it reverted to the original way.
5th Jan 2008
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Question: There is one point in the movie where Satan is carrying a demon-like baby. Who is the baby meant to be, or what does the baby symbolise?
5th Jan 2008
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Question: When Jesus dies, we see a birds-eye shot of Satan screaming. Is Satan meant to be in Hell in that shot? Wherever he was, it didn't look Earth-like.
Chosen answer: In the movie, this scene is portrayed as hell. "And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever." (Revelation 20:10 NIV) "The lake of burning sulfur" is hell, and he will be thrown into hell by God himself for all of eternity.
If you look carefully it is the same area where Jesus is crucified. After Jesus dies and offers up his spirit the camera shows a birds eye view of the area through a rain drop that eventually falls to the earth. It appears that the same birds eye view is being shot with Satan screaming. I believe it's a portrayal of the spirit realm which is in the same vicinity of the physical realm, hence that's why the crosses and people are not in the shot.
The "lake of burning sulfur" is not hell. It's the Lake of Fire. Revelation says that death and hell will also be cast into the lake which burns with fire and brimstone. Hell, in the Bible, is a temporary place of torment for the unrighteous dead where they're held until the Great White Throne Judgement then cast into the Lake of Fire.
5th Jan 2008
The Passion of the Christ (2004)
Question: I'm confused, I thought 'Christ' was one of Jesus's names, but that makes no grammatical sense in the phrase 'The Passion of the Christ'. What does 'Christ' mean?
Chosen answer: While there is a not uncommon misconception that Christ is simply a surname, it is, in fact, a title. It's based on the Greek word "Christós", which literally translates to "The Anointed One". Via its Hebrew equivalent, "MašÃaḥ", we get the word "Messiah".
5th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Trivia: The three skyscrapers that can often be seen on the horizon behind the Griffin's house are the actual buildings One Financial Center, 50 Kennedy Plaza and the Bank of America Tower in Providence, Rhode Island.
5th Jan 2008
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan - S3-E1
Trivia: When Monk is playing the 'find the queen' game with the crooked busker, one of the onlookers is Andy Breckman, the show's creator. He can be seen smiling in a close-up shot of him after Monk wins a second time. He has glasses, a beard and moustache, and is bald on top.
4th Jan 2008
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Peter drinks the water after having all the dehydrated meals, he expands. Then in the next 'shot' he is much bigger, even though there is no time for him to have expanded further. (00:09:05)
2nd Jan 2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Question: Why was the playfair cipher on the missing page invisible? Thomas Gates wrote it in normal ink.
Chosen answer: Thomas Gates didn't write it in normal ink. He wrote in pencil. The cipher wasn't written on that page, it was written on the facing page and minute bits "transferred" onto the page with the names.
2nd Jan 2008
National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)
Question: How does finding the treasure clear Thomas Gates of plotting Lincoln's death?
Chosen answer: Because it verifies the story that the Gates family has passed down, that the pages were burned to protect the city of gold's location, not to hide his name as a plotter.
29th Dec 2007
The Golden Compass (2007)
Trivia: During the scene where Lyra and Mrs. Coulter are in the zeppelin and we see shots over the city, The Swiss Re building, more commonly known as the Gherkin, can be seen. It is in the mid ground to the far right of the screen during one of the first shots of the city.
29th Dec 2007
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Question: What is meant by Crouch Jr's line "I'll show you mine if you show me yours" and Dumbledore's sudden lurch to reveal Harry's scar (The scar that Wormtail makes, not his thunderbolt one)?
Chosen answer: Crouch, Jr. is referring to the fact that both he and Harry now have marks on their arms given in service to Voldemort. At this point Dumbledore doesn't realize that Harry has been cut and had his blood removed to bring Voldemort back. Given his immense knowledge however, Dumbledore is probably aware of the spells that can be used to bring someone back. When Crouch, Jr. says this (referring to his own Dark Mark), it triggers the recognition of what might have happened to Harry and Dumbledore rushes to confirm Harry's forearm scar for himself.
26th Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Red Herring - S3-E10
Revealing mistake: When Julie's teacher is searching the name 'Larry Tilburn', he isn't typing into a search engine, virtual encyclopedia, or anything of the type, the computer just shows a blue screen with a popup message in the middle.
23rd Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Bumps His Head - S4-E11
Question: The man who crashes through the beekeeper's fence and purposefully gets himself stung claims that he was drunk. Later that day, he is back at work. In Australia, where I live, drunk driving is a big enough offence to put you in jail, but the man is never put in jail. Is this a mistake, or are American laws more lenient?
Answer: He wasn't actually drunk in the episode and without solid evidence of drunk driving he would not be placed in jail. Also this was a small town where this individual was "important" so the community police would have to have their "ducks in a row" before taking him in on drunk driving.
Chosen answer: Depends on where you are, your blood alcohol level. Also, having not seen the episode, was he actually drunk?
23rd Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the 12th Man - S2-E9
Trivia: The woman murdered at the cinema was seeing an Alfred Hitchcock movie double: Psycho and The Man Who Knew Too Much. In 'Mr. Monk and the Billionaire Mugger' the couple at the beginning are walking out of the same movie double.
18th Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Panic Room - S3-E2
Audio problem: When Darwin is screaming at the bald landlord, his mouth isn't always moving.
18th Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Secret Santa - S4-E9
Continuity mistake: When Alice is in Stottlemeyer's office and Stottlemeyer can't find Terry's present, Alice says, "But what about..." indicates the bottle of port, and then drops her arms to her sides. In the next shot (when we see Alice from the back), we can tell by the position of her elbows that her hands are not at her sides, but in front of her.
13th Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
7th Dec 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk and the Missing Granny - S2-E13
Continuity mistake: In this episode Randy is allergic to cats, in fact he has an allergic reaction even if a cat has been there lately but is not there now. But in Mr. Monk and the Sleeping Suspect, during the scene where Monk and the police are investigating the woman's destroyed house, a cat passes within a few feet of Randy, who doesn't sneeze or show any signs of his allergy.
29th Nov 2007
V for Vendetta (2005)
Question: What exactly are V's (for lack of a better word) "superpowers"? Also, can V see?
Chosen answer: Yes, V can see. As a result of the experiments performed upon him, V has increased strength, stamina, reflexes and speed. All of these could be considered to be at least at the maximum possible level for a human and possibly slightly in excess of that. His mental capacity has also been enhanced to genius level or above.
18th Nov 2007
General questions
This is for the title of a film I saw in 2000. It is about a boy who goes to stay with some people and finds a huge garden out the back of their house. When he asks the people he's staying with about the garden they say that they don't have a garden, only a courtyard with some rubbish bins. There is a gardener who says "bloody hell" a lot. At one point the boy is hiding behind a door from someone. The film is probably English, cannot quite remember. Sorry about the vagueness, but could someone please identify this film.
Chosen answer: This could be Tom's Midnight Garden. I don't know the film but the children's book is by Phillipa Pearce.
3rd Nov 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes Back to School - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: When Monk is leaving Derek Philby's classroom, he is quite content to just pick up a piece of chalk (with his bare hands) to write on the blackboard, but earlier, he makes sure to use a chalk holder to do this and nearly has a panic attack when he gets chalk dust on himself.
3rd Nov 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes Back to School - S2-E1
Deliberate mistake: When Monk is first teaching his class, the class goes for less than 10 minutes.
29th Oct 2007
Monk (2002)
Question: I've only seen up to the end of series 4- do Stottelmeyer and his wife get back together?
Answer: She divorces him.
Chosen answer: No.
29th Oct 2007
Monk (2002)
Question: Why was Sharona written out of the show? If it was Bitty Schram's choice then why did she quit?
Chosen answer: As with most "he-said she-said" situations, we might never know. USA Network spokesman said the show was already planning on going a different direction with some characters. That said, Schram was trying to renegotiate her contract terms, but USA Network did not give in. For more of the story; here's an older news story http://www.today.com/id/5875714.
27th Oct 2007
Monk (2002)
25th Oct 2007
Monk (2002)
Mr. Monk Goes to the Dentist - S4-E15
Continuity mistake: When Monk has been chloroformed in his home and is gradually sliding down the doorframe, the dentist's assistant's hands go from being clasped under her chin in one shot to by her sides in another.
22nd Oct 2007
V for Vendetta (2005)
Question: Delia Surridge tells V that she didn't know what the virus was going to do. How could she not have known? She created the virus and was administering it to people and seeing what it did.
Chosen answer: She states outright that she was aware she was developing a biological weapon, she just didn't know whom they were going to use it against.
21st Oct 2007
V for Vendetta (2005)
Question: Why isn't V killed by the virus administered to him at Larkhill?
Answer: He was tested on but not with a virus. They achieved what they intended and that was to crate a blank slate super soldier! To quote the movie "the subject remembered nothing of who he was". But he remembered the torture that got him there and had the biography to inspire his hatred. The virus was created from Vs blood because of his reactions to the virus.
13th Oct 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
14th Sep 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
14th Sep 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Question: I have heard many times that there is an accidental car in this movie. I have watched the scene where this reportedly occurs many many times and I still cannot see the car. I have seen the smoke/dust rising in the background which is reportedly dust being kicked up by the car but i cannot see the car itself. I have the Extended VHS version of the movie- is the car more visible in different versions? Please tell me anything you can that will make this car more visible to me.
Chosen answer: The car was erased digitally before VHS tapes or DVDs were made, so it is not visible in the film itself, in any version. However, on the DVD, in the Music Documentary feature, the car is still visible.
5th Sep 2007
Mary Poppins (1964)
Question: Why does Dick Van Dyke play Bert and Mr. Dawes Sr?
Chosen answer: Because he's a talented actor who can play a broad range of characters. It's not that unusual for an actor to play more than one part in a movie: Edie Murphy played practically his entire family in the two "Nutty Professor" films. There's also a tradition in versions of Peter Pan that the same actor plays the children's father and also Captain Hook.
28th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Question: Who or what is Helm and what is its deep?
Chosen answer: Helm Hammerhand was the ninth King of Rohan who used the caves and their accompanying fortifications (built many centuries earlier by the Gondorians) as refuge during a war against the Dunlendings. The caves, and the valley leading to them, were named Helm's Deep as a tribute.
28th Aug 2007
General questions
Multiple times on this site I have seen mistake corrections saying that the mistake is not valid because the two movies of the same series are not consistent (e.g. Harry Potter 2 and 3). Why are they not consistent- is it because they have different directors?
24th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Question: I heard somewhere (quite possibly on this site) that there were references to the chapter names of the book in this movie. Could someone tell me where these references are?
Chosen answer: This is from the Encyclopedia of Arda: At least three of the chapter titles from the book have made it into the film, as part of the dialogue. Look out for 'a long-expected party' (the title of chapter I 1), 'a short cut to mushrooms' (chapter I 4) and 'the bridge of Khazad-dûm (chapter II 5). Gandalf also uses the phrase 'riddles in the dark', which is the title of the chapter in The Hobbit that sees Bilbo acquire the Ring.
24th Aug 2007
General questions
Say a movie is based on a book. If the book has a mistake in it, and the movie copies it, does it count as a movie mistake since the filmmakers were just using the idea from a book?
Chosen answer: Yes. A mistake is a mistake regardless of the reason. It could, under those circumstances, possibly be considered under the "Deliberate Mistake" category, but it still counts as an error.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Why release the Army of the Dead at the Pellenor Fields? Why not send them all into Mordor to destroy Sauron's entire army? Furthermore (this doesn't really count because it is about the book) why does, in the book, Aragorn just use the Army of the Dead to defeat the Corsairs and not even bring them to the Pellenor Fields?
Chosen answer: Purely and simply, Aragorn gave his word. The Dead would be held to their oath, nothing more. They came to the aid of Gondor, thus fulfilling their oath. Aragorn had no real choice but to release them; if he tried to keep them past the terms of their oath, he'd just have had a lot of annoyed Dead warriors to deal with. He can't compel them to continue to fight and he gave his word to release them once they'd fought to defend Gondor, fulfilling their oath. With that done, at Pelargir in the books, at Minas Tirith in the films, their oath is done. Aragorn had no choice but to release them.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: When Aragorn confronts the King of the Dead with Anduril (the reforged sword), The King of the Dead says, "That *something* was broken!" I am almost sure he says, "Blade" (referring to the reforged sword), but the subtitles on my Region 4 disc say, "Line" (presumably referring to Aragorn's ancestry). What does he really say? Do the subtitles on discs of a different region say otherwise?
Chosen answer: The King of the Dead says, "That line was broken." Aragorn replies, "It has been remade." Their comments are referring to Aragorn's royal lineage that was believed to have died out. The reforged sword symboilizes Aragorn's return as king. There is a video clip of this scene on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfh9Ypgfp7Q.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: What exactly is shown in the Palantir when Saruman says, "An evil festers in the heart of Middle-Earth"?
Chosen answer: There doesn't seem to be anything in particular shown. You can see Saruman's reflection and those of the spires at the top of Orthanc; there don't appear to be any concrete images actually within the palantir itself.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Are there any places where I can find deleted scenes of this movie that never made it into the Theatrical or Extended releases?
Chosen answer: Sadly, there has been no release of scenes that did not feature on the extended or theatrical film. Some scenes that didn't make it into films can be glimpsed in the behind-the-scenes footage included with the DVDs or blu-ray.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Question: What is the reason for Aragorn falling off the cliff? Most people who see this movie would at least know that the next installment is called "Return of the King" so they would know that Aragorn cannot die until the third movie. I wondered whether it was just a plot device so that Aragorn could see the army of Uruk-Hai later and report their numbers to Theoden.
Chosen answer: You're quite right in that, no, I doubt anybody seriously would have thought that Aragorn was going to die, but the scene functions as a way of showing the peril that the characters are facing, plus, as you say, it allowed Aragorn to report on the approaching enemy force, putting the main characters in the thick of the action rather than having a nameless scout character make the report. Plus it also allows them to reunite Aragorn with Brego the horse.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Extended Edition: Why do Faramir and his men expect an attack on Osgiliath from the North? Minas Morgul, the place where the orcs would come from, is South East of Osgiliath- wouldn't they expect an attack from there, especially after seeing the green beacon in the sky coming from there?
Chosen answer: Additional forces left Mordor via the Black Gate, marching to attack the elves in Lorien and the dwarven kingdom in the north. It would make a great deal of sense to send a group across the river at a crossing point to the north, then south towards Osgiliath to avoid the necessity of crossing the river under fire. With the main force attacking from across the river and the subsidiary force attacking from the north, Osgiliath would swiftly fall. Knowing that Mordor's armies are on the march, Faramir would be able to anticipate the likelihood of a northern attack.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Question: Why does the Eye of Sauron look so different in this movie? In 'Fellowship', it's a round eye with a thin slit but in this movie it is more oval shaped and has a considerably wider slit.
Chosen answer: The Eye gradually changes throughout the films, getting noticeably larger and more dynamic - a sign of Sauron's growing power.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: When Gandalf tells Pippin about the 'fair green country' is he referring to the Undying Lands (where Frodo goes in the end) or somewhere else? If he is talking about the Undying Lands, does that mean that normal people also go there once they physically die?
Chosen answer: In terms of the specifics, Gandalf may well be referring to the Undying Lands in order to boost Pippin's morale, but, no, non-Elves do not end up there without special dispensation. The younger races have their own destination after death, which Tolkien doesn't elaborate on to any great degree.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Question: Is Sam's line "By rights we shouldn't even be here," a reference to the fact that Frodo and Sam never go to Osgiliath in the books?
Chosen answer: No. Despite various attempts to read that as some tacit admission of wrong-doing on the part of the scriptwriters, it doesn't mean anything of the sort. What Sam means is that, if things were going right in the world, he and Frodo would be living a peaceful life in the Shire, not dodging Nazguls and arrows in the ruins of Osgiliath.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: When Gandalf finds out that Denethor is going to burn Faramir alive, why does he leave the battle just to save Faramir? Surely he could do much more good and save more than one life by staying in the battle.
Chosen answer: It's a morale thing. Denethor's already nearly ruined the defence of the city by telling everybody to flee; were it to become known that Denethor was not only dead, but had taken Faramir with him, thus destroying the line of Stewards and leaving the city with no ruler, the morale of the troops would be destroyed. Gandalf can only do so much to rally the troops; the city still needs a leader, even an incapacitated one. As such, he needs to make sure that Faramir survives.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: When Aragorn looks into the Palantir (Extended DVD) he sees Sauron (in bodily form) holding the other Palantir. Are we to assume that Sauron has regained physical form?
Chosen answer: No. Sauron's trying to psych Aragorn out, show him what he's up against. Appearing as the formidable warrior that he was before he lost the Ring is part of that.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Does the Mouth of Sauron actually have Sauron's mouth, or is that just a name given to him because he is Sauron's messenger?
Chosen answer: The latter; it's just his title.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Why could Eowyn and Merry defeat the Witch King when it seemed that no-one else could? It seems as though Eowyn can kill him because she is a woman but why does it make any difference?
Chosen answer: It was prophesied centuries earlier that no man could slay the Witch King. Since then, the Nazgul's power and martial ability have ensured that to be the case, however, it's also built up his arrogance and sense of invulnerability. As such, he fails to pay enough attention to his surroundings in battle, bragging to Eowyn about his supposed inability to be killed. This leaves him wide open for Merry, who he either simply didn't notice or never considered to be a threat, to take him down, then Eowyn to slay him. It's not so much that a man could not have slain him, more that a far-seeing elf looked into the Witch King's future and saw that it would not be a man who finally did.
19th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: When Rohan arrives at the Pellenor fields, how come they are able to scare the orcs off so easily and force them back to the river (just before the Mumakil arrive)? In the overhead shot of the Rohirrim charging down upon the orcs, the orc army seems to outnumber them at least 5 to 1.
Chosen answer: It's not just about numbers. Sure, the Orcs may outnumber the Rohirrim, but think of it from the point of view of the individual Orc. Bearing down on them, at high speed, are several thousand heavily armed and fired-up warriors, each of whom is riding a warhorse that weighs more than several orcs put together and gives their rider a serious height advantage. Psychologically speaking, the Rohirrim have a phenomenal advantage. Hardly a surprise that the Orcs would break under that sort of pressure.
18th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Is there any word about a new special edition of this movie with some deleted scenes on it? I would quite like to see the fight between Aragorn and Sauron at the Black Gate (which has reportedly been filmed).
Chosen answer: It's highly unlikely that that scene would ever see the light of day, as much of it was cannibalised to use in the fight between Aragorn and the Troll. Plus there would be substantial effects work required to present the scene in any decent way and it would be highly unlikely that the filmmakers would choose to do any more effects work at this point, just for a deleted scene. With three separate DVD releases of the film already in existence (theatrical, extended and the "special limited edition", which contains both the theatrical and extended cuts), it's highly unlikely that a fourth release would be under consideration any time in the near future.
17th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Does Sam's reluctance to give the ring back to Frodo in Cirith Ungol mean that Sam too feels the pull of the ring and wants it for himself, or is he simply reluctant to give it back because he thinks Frodo cannot cope?
Chosen answer: Probably a bit of both. Even with his utter loyalty to Frodo, Sam isn't immune to the lure of the Ring. It still affects him, even if only a little, enough to cause a brief hesitation. However, it's also fair to say that he realises what effect the Ring has on Frodo and hates to see that happen to him, which would also give him pause in returning the Ring to his master.
16th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: Denethor, while not a king, sees himself the ruler of Gondor. Why then, is he not sitting on the marble throne of Gondor, but on a small much less elegant chair set upon the stairs leading to the throne?
Chosen answer: The Stewards see themselves as the rulers of Gondor, with some justification, as it has been many generations since a King sat on the throne. However, while they are in charge, they must still answer to tradition, and tradition states that the throne is held in trust for the King of Gondor, with the Stewards ruling from the lesser throne. If Denethor were to decide to sit in the King's chair, he would be effectively promoting himself to that rank, which would not go down well with the Gondorian population.
16th Aug 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Question: This applies to all the movies and books. Why is Dumbledore the only one Voldemort ever feared?
Chosen answer: Because Dumbledore is extremely powerful and utterly unintimidated by Voldemort. Voldemort, while extremely powerful himself, relies on fear to weaken any opposition to him - through fear, he gains a measure of control. Dumbledore, who has no fear of his ex-student, stands as a strong opponent who cannot be weakened through psychological tactic - as such, Voldemort fears him.
Answer: In addition, Dumbledore has a reputation of defeating powerful dark wizards, such as his defeat of Grindelwald, who yielded the elder wand.
16th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: I recently bought the Extended DVD of this movie and sold the Theatrical version to a friend. While watching the Extended DVD I couldn't help noticing that the jug that Pippin replaces the Palantir with (while Gandalf is sleeping with his eyes open) did not seem like the same jug as the one in the Theatrical version. Are they the same jug?
Chosen answer: There is absolutely no reason to believe it is not the same, the costs to change this would be prohibitive and there is no reasonable need to have done so.
16th Aug 2007
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Question: Hagrid was expelled from Hogwart's because he was believed to have opened the Chamber of Secrets. He was stripped of his wand at the same time. Why then, after he is proved innocent of opening the Chamber, is he not given another wand?
12th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Question: What happens to Arwen in the end? Does she die like a human, remain in Middle Earth forever (as Elrond predicted she would) or travel to the Undying Lands after the other elves?
12th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Question: I am confused about the battle of Osgiliath. Are there orcs attacking the city, or just the Nazgul? Also, how many Nazgul are there (just the one we see or more)? When Faramir shows Frodo the way out through the sewers (Extended DVD) have the Gondorians won the battle or is it still going? And last of all, is the battle of Osgiliath in the third movie (where the orcs are coming in on rafts) a continuation of this battle, or are the orcs seen in the third movie reinforcements?
Chosen answer: Osgiliath is under attack from an army consisting mainly of Orcs, but with at least one member (probably more) of the nine Nazgul operating from time to time in the air. In the final film, Osgiliath is still under siege, but the newcomers on the rafts represent major reinforcements, more than enough to take the city before continuing on to Minas Tirith. At this point, Sauron has committed to a major offensive, so all nine Nazgul are in the fray along with his huge army of Orcs, Trolls, Mumakil and so on.
12th Aug 2007
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
Question: How did Gollum know Bilbo's name and where he lived ("Shire! Baggins!") when Bilbo just picked up the ring in Gollum's cave? In "The Hobbit" Bilbo meets Gollum, they talk (Bilbo reveals his name and where he lives), and then Bilbo takes the ring after playing a game of riddles with him. Are we to presume that the game of riddles has taken place when Bilbo finds the ring in this movie?
Chosen answer: Bilbo finding the Ring in "The Fellowship" movie is a flashback to happenings from "The Hobbit." Bilbo actually found the Ring and had the riddle game with Gollum about 50 years prior to the happenings in "The Fellowship". Therefore, Bilbo didn't actually find the Ring in "The Fellowship of the Ring" story.
3rd Aug 2007
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Question: Are Indiana Jones and his father immortal at the end of the movie or does the grail's power become null and void when it crosses the seal? The knight said something like "The grail cannot cross the seal, that is the price of immortality." That makes it sound like they are not immortal at the end but I still want to check.
Chosen answer: They're not, no. An individual doesn't become immortal after one drink - it requires them to drink regularly in order to remain alive. So neither Jones has been rendered immortal, merely healed of any wounds that they might have. But your surmise is basically correct - as the Grail cannot leave the shrine, any individual wishing to use it to prolong their life must stay there if they wish to enjoy its effects.
Also, in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull, Henry Jones, Sr has passed away before the start of the story and therefore was not immortal.
31st Jul 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Question: On the 2nd Disc, there is an interview with director Alfonso Cuaron and J.K. Rowling. In the interview, Rowling states that Cuaron unknowingly put some clues in the movie that foreshadow events that happen in books 6 an 7. I have read books 6 and 7 and I re-watched the movie, but I still have no idea what clues Rowling was referring to. Could someone please fill me in?
Chosen answer: Semi-spoilers, but just a few things that I noticed: Lupin speaking about Lily, saying that she saw the good in anyone, Hermione and Ron's little "moments" which were much more plentiful than in the 3rd book, and Snape protecting Harry from the werewolf when he could have run. I'm sure there might be more, but also keep in mind that between the making of this movie and the release of the final books, JKR did change/edit several things so some "clues" might foreshadow things that never made it into the books.
31st Jul 2007
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Question: This applies to the movie and the book. Is there any reason why somebody can't go back in time using a Time Turner and save all those people that Voldemort killed or perhaps kill the child Voldemort? It seems like such a big plot hole so I had to check before I submitted it as a mistake.
Answer: According to the Harry Potter Wikia, someone using a Time Turner can only stay in the past for five hours at a time, to avoid doing irreparable damage to the timeline or the time traveler themselves.
Chosen answer: To change time, even with good intentions, would be to break one of the most important wizarding laws. Hermione was only allowed access to a Time Turner under very carefully controlled conditions; Professor McGonagall had to write many letters to the Ministry on her behalf and, according to Hermione, told her a number of stories about occasions when wizards had attempted to alter time with horrific consequences. Going back to kill the infant Voldemort would simply not be an option.
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