throcko

18th Dec 2023

Elementary (2012)

8th Dec 2023

The Commuter (2018)

Other mistake: When Michael borrows a cell phone on the train, he goes to the back to get a signal. In reality, walking around on a moving train does not do anything because you're already moving.

throcko

8th Dec 2023

The Commuter (2018)

Character mistake: When Michael confronts Joanna in Chicago, he displays his NYPD shield as though he is about to arrest her, although he would have no jurisdiction there.

throcko

8th Dec 2023

The Commuter (2018)

Character mistake: The conductors on Michael's train repeatedly call the seat check slips "zone stubs." Michael could make this mistake, but no conductor would.

throcko

8th Dec 2023

The Commuter (2018)

Factual error: To derail the train, the bad guys shoot the operator, which causes the train to speed out of control. This is a well-known fallacy. All trains use a "dead-man switch" that will stop the train if the operator dies or loses consciousness.

throcko

8th Dec 2023

The Commuter (2018)

Factual error: Michael boards a commuter train at Grand Central, which then stops at subway stations at 68th Street, 86th Street, and 110th Street along Lexington Avenue. This is impossible.

throcko

20th Nov 2020

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

Question: When David steps on the land mine, the group rescues him by tying a rope around him and pulling while he runs. What exactly does this accomplish? It's impossible to outrun an explosion, much less pull someone to safety at supersonic speed.

throcko

Answer: Yes, I think the blast of a land mine usually goes straight up, unless it's a bouncing Betty.

Answer: Anti personnel mines usually have a small blast radius compared to a bomb or artillery shell. If they can pull him away quickly enough he can be clear of the blast.

6th Apr 2020

Vantage Point (2008)

Character mistake: When Barnes is trying to describe what he saw, he awkwardly describes "something like a flash of light." A Secret Service agent would know that he had seen the muzzle flash from the gunshots. (00:17:40)

throcko

5th Apr 2020

Vantage Point (2008)

Character mistake: After Barnes rescues the President, he radios in his location as "seven blocks east of the plaza." This is meaningless on the limited-access highway where they are located. Barnes has an excellent grasp of the local geography and would give their precise location with specific landmarks. (01:21:20)

throcko

11th Mar 2020

Her (2013)

14th Sep 2017

Rob the Mob (2014)

Factual error: In the closing scene, Tommy and Rosie are in the car on Queens Plaza South and Vernon Blvd, next to the Queensboro Bridge. As the camera pans out, a bike lane configuration on Vernon Blvd can be seen that existed only between 2011 and 2013. (01:38:40)

throcko

14th Sep 2017

Rob the Mob (2014)

Factual error: When Rosie calls Big Al's number, she gives his address as 41 Ocean Avenue in Howard Beach, Queens. Ocean Avenue runs from Prospect Park to Sheepshead Bay, entirely in Brooklyn, and does not enter Howard Beach. (01:05:00)

throcko

14th Sep 2017

Fast & Furious 8 (2017)

Factual error: Throughout the "Manhattan" race scenes, it is obvious that the location is nowhere near New York. The wide two-way streets, west coast-style traffic signals, street furniture, and architecture look nothing like Manhattan.

throcko

14th Sep 2017

Rob the Mob (2014)

Question: How does the FBI get The List? It's unlikely that Tommy and Rosie gave it to them, so where did they get it?

throcko

5th Mar 2015

Taking Lives (2004)

Plot hole: Most of the story depends on Costa coming forward as a witness; however, he would have had no reason to do this. It would only make his goal of assuming others' identities more difficult.

throcko

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Suggested correction: Some serial killers try to involve themselves with the investigation, for instance famous serial killer Ed Kemper.

Audio problem: When Merritt is arguing with her professor, she says, "We're supposed to be intelligent" but her lips are actually saying "Don't be afraid; my opinion is yes." This is the exact same shot used a moment later when she actually says this line. (00:07:10)

throcko

25th Mar 2011

The Rocker (2008)

Revealing mistake: When Fish goes flying off the van, the mat on which he lands is visible. (In subsequent shots, it is gone.). (00:06:55)

throcko

Factual error: When Caroline is opening the envelope from Dr. Henry, she removes a wad of cash. They are modern bills; the large corner numbers weren't introduced until the late 1990s. (00:32:30)

throcko

10th Mar 2011

Righteous Kill (2008)

Factual error: Spider's club is shown on 125th Street in Harlem, but whenever the officers radio in the location, they say 184th & St. Nicholas, which is in Washington Heights over 3 miles north.

throcko

17th Feb 2011

Deception (2008)

Factual error: When McQuarry first sees "S" on the subway platform, the train that pulls in is supposed to be a 6 but is obviously the 42nd Street shuttle. The window rollsigns list Times Square and Grand Central as the termini, but the 6 does not terminate at Grand Central and doesn't even serve Times Square. (Also, the station where they get on is recognizable as the Times Square shuttle platform, and "S" gets off at the Grand Central shuttle platform, neither of which is served by the 6 train.). (00:05:55)

throcko

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