Erik M.

7th Dec 2023

65 (2023)

Trivia: The ship's name is The Zoic, as in the Paleozoic era.

Erik M.

28th Nov 2023

Spaceballs (1987)

Trivia: As Yogurt is disappearing after revealing Lonestar's altruism, he says, "What a world, what a world," which is what the Wicked Witch of the West says as she melts away.

Erik M.

28th Nov 2023

Spaceballs (1987)

Trivia: Dot Matrix was an old printer, as well as a main character on the TV series Reboot.

Erik M.

9th Aug 2023

Pet Sematary (2019)

Trivia: At a point following the death of her daughter, the mother and toddler Gage are in the car, and a sign says that they're 20 miles from Derry... yet another infamous Stephen King Maine town known for Pennywise aka It.

Erik M.

16th May 2023

The Thing (2011)

Question: We saw that Split-Face's arms became separate creatures, but that happened to its legs? where did they go?

Erik M.

3rd Mar 2023

Dumplin' (2018)

Trivia: Bluebonnet is a flower of Texas as well as Blue Bonnet, the buttery spread.

Erik M.

3rd Feb 2023

Tom and Jerry (2021)

3rd Feb 2023

Tom and Jerry (2021)

3rd Feb 2023

Tom and Jerry (2021)

Trivia: In one quick scene, Tom dons a flight suit during a rainstorm and is against the moon, imitating Tim Burton's Batman.

Erik M.

19th Jul 2022

Krull (1983)

Question: What are the Slayers? They have the bodies of men, but when they die something escapes into the sand from their "head." A parasite? A collection of tentacles?

Erik M.

Answer: The Slayers are small, tentacled alien creatures that control durable metallic bodies. If the shell body sustains enough damage, the worm-like creature will abandon the metal frame and burrow underground. It would seem without the metal bodies the creatures are vulnerable if not entirely defenseless.

BaconIsMyBFF

15th Apr 2022

Batman Returns (1992)

Question: When the Penguin kills the Ice Princess, he then tries to kill Catwoman with his umbrella and crosses the crowd to his press van. Why doesn't the mob kill him after the murder and attempted murder?

Erik M.

Answer: The public believes Batman killed the Ice Princess, and they don't know about Penguin trying to kill Catwoman. The crowd that is surrounding his van are his supporters, not an angry mob.

Phaneron

18th Feb 2022

Mimic: Sentinel (2003)

Character mistake: Remy mentions that the insects are part ant, cockroach and termite. She dismisses the mantis side, which allows it to mimic.

Erik M.

31st Oct 2020

Cabin Fever (2016)

Trivia: At the very beginning of the movie, as the car drives along towards the town, the music to Stephen Kings' The Shining plays.

Erik M.

9th Oct 2020

The Mist (2007)

Trivia: Near the beginning of the film, in the artist studio there is a painting for John Carpenter's The Thing.

Erik M.

30th Jun 2020

It Chapter Two (2019)

Trivia: When Pennywise uses the spider-thing to attack the Losers and one says, "You got to be F-king kidding?!", this is in reference to John Carpenter's The Thing.

Erik M.

26th Apr 2020

The Silence (2019)

Plot hole: The creatures were sealed in a cave in Pennsylvania originally - no food, etc. How did they survive, breed, and so easily adapt after escape?

Erik M.

8th Apr 2020

The Silence (2019)

Question: The military response was subdued - wouldn't they try to 1) Poison the creatures? 2) Make a noise then slaughter then en masse? 3) Use a tank and noise to lure them in and kill them with machine guns, flamethrowers, etc. Stealthy SEAL teams on a search-and-destroy mission? Drones?

Erik M.

24th Mar 2020

The Silence (2019)

Trivia: The Vesps are at least partially based upon Goblin Sharks, with their strange jaws.

Erik M.

Trivia: There was almost a sequel to E.T. that would have introduced evil aliens who had kidnapped Elliot and his efforts to reach his alien friend - Spielberg, thankfully, did not pursue it beyond a preliminary script.

Erik M.

Trivia: E.T.'s candy preference was born out of concerns raised by Mars, Inc. That the friendly alien was too frightful for kids and would potentially hurt sales of their M&Ms. Hershey's Reese's Pieces were then used, and sales of that candy rose upon the release of the blockbuster film.

Erik M.

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