Factual error: Lieutenant Commander Cole goes to the skipper's office with his hands in his pockets and proceeds to talk to him, and not once does he remove his hands from his pockets. This is a military no-no. A person in uniform NEVER walks or talks with his hands in his pockets.
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21st Nov 2023
Flight of the Intruder (1991)
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Suggested correction: Not necessarily. 1) This was during the Vietnam war, a lot of regs are overlooked. 2) The old military phrase "RHIP" (Rank has its privileges).
I respectfully disagree. I was an officer in Vietnam during the war, and the Air Force would not tolerate it even there. Maybe the Navy was more lax.
30th Oct 2023
Sliders (1995)
Question: The four main protagonists are constantly sliding into a different universe, with just the clothes on their backs, and they are usually very short of money or have money not used in that universe. So, how come they have such a varied and expensive wardrobe?
Answer: They could go to an ATM and withdraw money from the account of that universe's double or, depending on how long they're stuck in whatever dimension they're in, they could do some odd jobs for some extra cash.
26th Oct 2023
Sliders (1995)
Corrected entry: Professor Arturo is recruited to be the Mayor of San Francisco. When you see the dinner scene, they are drinking beer and munching on chicken wings. He comes back to his compatriots and states he had a dinner with champagne, caviar, veal cordon bleu, and crepe suzettes. What? It does nothing to contribute to the plot. (00:11:35 - 00:13:10)
Correction: It has to do with bolstering his own ego (usually overblown). So, Arturo fibbed and he played it up by describing his own idea of an expensive dinner (imo, pitchers of beer and hot wings sound better), which he was treated to by the other men, in order to woo him into the running.
I can see that. Thanks.
11th Oct 2018
The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Other mistake: John is promoted to Oberst Gruppenfeuhrer and assumes the uniform of such. He is soon after promoted to interim Reich Marshal. And then he is subsequently fully promoted to Reich Marshal. But he continues to wear the rank insignia of an Oberst Gruppenfeuhrer.
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Suggested correction: John does eventually put on the insignia befitting a Reichsmarschall. It's safe to assume he didn't immediately put it on, either because it took a short time to produce new insignia and send it to him (they wouldn't stock insignia for a rank only a few people hold), or because he was still only acting Reichsmarschall.
1st Jul 2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Corrected entry: While some suspicious agents are searching an office at the University, one of them shoots a woman in the back, and she falls face down. When Indiana Jones discovers the body, she is on her back.
Correction: If you watch closely, you will see that, for whatever reason, the killers have moved the body, dragging it a bit out of immediate sight of the doorway to the office.
Got it. I did not see that.
21st Dec 2022
Devotion (2022)
Corrected entry: Ensign Goode comes home and starts to play with his wife while carrying their daughter. He is in his Navy Uniform. While hiding in the dark, his wife uses a flashlight and sees him. Only now he is in civilian clothes. (00:15:40)
Correction: It's not Ensign Marty Goode who has a wife and daughter, it's Ensign Jesse Brown, and Ensign Brown is not wearing his Navy uniform during this scene. When Jesse gets out of the car (00:13:25) he's wearing a leather bomber jacket with his Squadron patch, a plaid shirt, and blue trousers. When Jesse enters his home, he silently removes his bomber jacket then surprises his wife. He continues to wear the plaid shirt and blue trousers until the end of the scene, when Jesse opens the door for the police (00:15:40).
I saw the segment again, and you are absolutely right. I have NO idea what I was thinking when I posted that. Watching a movie too late at night, I guess. No excuse, sir.
13th Dec 2022
Bullet Train (2022)
Factual error: In one scene a phone call states that boomslang venom was used to kill a person. The caller states that the venom congeals the blood, makes a person exude blood from every orifice, and if an antidote is not administered in 30 seconds you are dead. A lot of this is wrong. The venom does make you eventually bleed profusely, but you have a 24-48 hour window to administer antivenom, and if it congealed the blood, it means it would make the blood clot, not make the person bleed. (00:54:50)
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Suggested correction: Although I agree that "A lot of this is wrong", I don't entirely agree with your rationale and/or wording. It can take 24-48 hours (or even up to 5 days) to succumb to the Boonslang's bite, so I don't believe you have a 24-48 hour window to administer antivenom"; it would be too late to prevent death. "If it congealed the blood, it means it would make the blood clot, not make the person bleed" - yes and no. Venom causes both coagulation and hemorrhaging but in different areas of the body.
I used the information on the National Institutes of Health, nih.gov. I quote: "Traditionally, it has been taught that there is a window period of 24-48 h after a Boomslang bite to administer antivenom."
Antivenom is at least worth a try.
"Coagulation" is the preferred term when referring to blood. Although "congealed" is used, congealed typically refers to food substances that gel or harden.
I used the quotes given by the actors in the program. Congealed is what they said. Yet they also said the victim would bleed out. Confusing. Thanks for the info.
I was clarifying my substitution of the word "coagulation" for "congealed", not criticizing your usage of "congealed" (the word that was used in the movie). Yes, it is confusing! (You're welcome).
7th May 2021
Tough As Nails (2020)
Everything Is on the Line - S2-E10
Corrected entry: Scott wins the $200,000 individual competition. Among his rewards is $200,000. Phil gives Scott the championship belt and a toolbox supposed to contain the $200,000. But $200,000 at one gram per $100 dollar bill - the largest bill in circulation - is 44 pounds. Seeing how easily Phil picks it up, that toolbox is nowhere near 44 pounds.
Correction: Your maths is off. 2,000 $100 bills would weigh 2000g. 2kg, or 4.41lb.
You are so correct. My mistake. Thanks for bringing it up.
30th Mar 2021
For All Mankind (2019)
Pathfinder - S2-E4
Corrected entry: Gordo is in bed watching television. He changes the channel several times during the scene with a remote control. But the TV channel number always shows Channel 3 no matter what he does. (00:30:50)
Correction: The remote was for the VCR, sitting next to it. So he could watch the videotapes scattered about. God I feel old. That's how AV devices like that worked back then. You kept the TV itself on one specific channel and used the device/remote to change the channel and when you want to watch a movie...you just hit play or press record to record something. Ask your parents/Grandparents.
You are absolutely correct. I did not see that there was a VCR involved. Thank you for the correction.
17th Nov 2021
Red Notice (2021)
Factual error: Dwayne Johnson is pursuing a thief. He gets into a Porsche Taycan and pushed the start button, and he can drive off. But you have to have the key fob in your pocket or bag. Porsche explains: "As long as your key is close when you grab the door handle, the system automatically checks the encrypted access code on the key. Once your code is validated, the door will unlock, and you'll be granted access to your vehicle." Dwayne had no fob, as the car was just parked.
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Suggested correction: I assumed the car belonged to the guy who was stood just in front of it, so the fob would have been in his pocket, close enough to start it.
Maybe start it, but since he drove away, the fob would no longer be in his possession and although the car would continue running one time, it could not be restarted.
Maybe the owner was so stupid to leave the keys in the car. "Who can steal it, here in front of me?"
16th Nov 2021
Eternals (2021)
Corrected entry: Thena and some Eternals go to the Amazon. The opening scene shows the Amazon River lowlands. In the Amazon they speak Portuguese. But the Eternals speak Spanish to the natives. A part of the Amazon is in Peru where Spanish is spoken, but this is not the area where llamas (shown) typically live. Llamas are highland animals and are in southern Peru, not northern. (01:06:10)
Correction: That's not true that in Amazon forest they speak Portuguese, because actually the Amazon is a forest, not a state with an official language, which one contemplates a few of Latin American countries, including Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, and most of them speak in Spanish. I found an article who studied languages in Amazon forest, there are around 240 languages around all the extension of the Amazon forest. Https://www.comciencia.br/dossies-1-72/reportagens/amazonia/amaz6.htm.
The explanation for the language spoken is that they are the descendants of the Spanish conquistadores that Druig controlled mentally in Tenochtitlan. I have no idea about the llamas part though.
Well, it's just a movie. A few slips here and there are inconsequential. Thanks.
OK. Noted. Thanks.
10th Nov 2021
Eternals (2021)
Corrected entry: Cell phone service in the middle of the Amazon jungle? This scene is shown as "present day." Cell phone service in the jungle is not very probable. (01:11:20)
Correction: I do fundamentally agree, but feels more like a minor 'stupidity' of the movie; the movie itself does address the point with Kingo asking Sersi who's their phone carrier since his is dead, and the convo does break in the end. There is a close-up of the phone during their talk, I believe the logo of the brand is not visible but I could be wrong - it would surely have been a great opportunity for product placement, with that kind of quality.
12th Jul 2021
Black Widow (2021)
Factual error: The sisters run out of fuel for the helicopter, which is then shown slamming down on the ground and essentially destroying itself. All helicopters are capable of autorotating safely to the ground in the event the engine(s) quit. Of course, that would not have been as dramatic. (01:05:15)
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Suggested correction: You may have noticed the helicopter was severely damaged, it may not have any rotating capabilities left after the fuel was gone.
I did notice it, but it did not look that any damage would prevent it from autorotation.
Perhaps the sisters (not being experienced helicopter pilots) couldn't use the autorotation properly.
OK, while that may be a possibility, if they have a helicopter pilot's license they would have had to demonstrate autorotation as part of both the curriculum and the practical exam. But listen, it's just a movie. The way they did it makes it more dramatic.
12th Jul 2021
Black Widow (2021)
Corrected entry: Black Widow asks her civilian contractor to procure a jet for her. All he could find was a beat up old helicopter. Which is exactly what she and her sister needed to get Alexei out of prison. They could not have done it with a jet. If they had got a jet they still would have needed a helicopter. So much for that.
Correction: You're assuming their original plan was to hover over the prison to be sitting ducks to attacks. It's also possible they expected Alexei to break out and meet them outside the prison or rendezvous at the jet. Not to mention the Quinjet has hovering capabilities if that's what Mason could get for her.
OK. You have a point.
16th Mar 2021
The Good Doctor (2017)
We're All Crazy Sometimes - S4-E11
Question: A woman is on a breathing tube and she is in a coma. She later undergoes an operation and wakes up due to a dopamine inflow. She is talking normally although she still has the breathing mechanism (albeit not connected by a hose) in her neck. How can she talk normally with that tube still in her?
Answer: That's a tracheal tube. Most people can talk perfectly normal with tracheal tubes. Check out Mattie Stepanek for one of the most famous examples. He had a tracheal tube for most of his life and never had problems with speech.
Got it. Many thanks.
24th May 2021
Chicago Med (2015)
A Red Pill, a Blue Pill - S6-E14
Corrected entry: Natalie gives her Mom pills from a medical trial without authorization. When she brings her Mom into the ED and asked about what pills she has taken, she lies about the trial meds. When the pills need to be examined, Natalie goes to the car, takes out the trial pills from a pill organizer and shoves them loosely in her pocket. When she is later confronted about the pills she reluctantly takes them out of her pocket, but now they are conveniently inside a plastic pill bottle.
Correction: There was a scene after Natalie goes back into the hospital after getting the purse from the car where she is in the doctors lounge area (where their lockers are) and we see her take the pills from her pocket and put them into the bottle.
Oh, OK. Thanks.
29th Jul 2019
Rim of the World (2019)
Factual error: Dr. Fielding is dead inside the JPL building. His blood is dripping onto a telegraph key and it is sending perfectly comprehensive Morse Code. The blood drips are too random to do that. (01:13:25)
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Suggested correction: It's clear he was alive at one point, and the way he has positioned shows he was probably already sending that. There was a break from him sending it, and it's clear the kids didn't understand the morse code, which could be the point his blood was dripping.
That could be. OK.
18th Mar 2020
Project Blue Book (2019)
Hopkinsville - S2-E4
Other mistake: Mr. Shoemaker tells Dr. Hynek and the Captain that the aliens he saw had three-fingered hands. A short while later he is caught giving a description of the aliens to a reporter. The picture drawn - based on Mr. Shoemaker's description - shows five-fingered hands. Plus later Dr. Hynek discovers a bio-luminescent hand print on a tree. It shows four fingers. (00:10:55)
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Suggested correction: This is proved as a hoax so what the man said about the alien having three fingers could just have him mis-remembering the hoax details.
I can see that. OK.
22nd Mar 2019
Whiskey Cavalier (2019)
When in Rome - S1-E3
Character mistake: A van is shown with "Aureli Fallaci" on the side and front. Aureli is the plural of Aurelius, a proper name. Fallaci - the plural of fallacio - just means "fallacious or deceptive." So the letters on this surveillance truck mean nothing logical. It stands out like a sore thumb. Not what you want for a covert surveillance van. (00:15:15)
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Suggested correction: Aureli and Fallici are just two common last names in Italy. (Like writer Oriana Fallaci) So the van can be from a catering company that uses the last names of company founders (very common in Italy). The fallaci meanings "failure" it's correct but no-one who see it on a Van in Italy will think about "failure" instead of a last name.
OK. I'll buy that. Thanks.
6th Mar 2020
Parasite (2019)
Corrected entry: The father and both siblings stealthily escape from underneath the table in the living room. They are all barefoot and have only the clothes on their backs. When they escape into the night they are all wearing sturdy shoes. (01:31:50)
Correction: Koreans leave their shoes at the entrance. They were probably there and took them out of camera, so it's definitely not something that could be considered a mistake but rather a custom of their culture.
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