Question: Shane tells Lulu a story about a family of elves that's a little obscure. Is it just meant to be another demonstration of Shane's obsession with military action, or is the story based on anything?
shortdanzr
31st Jan 2008
The Pacifier (2005)
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.
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?
28th Nov 2007
Gilmore Girls (2000)
Question: I know Rory and Gigi are half-sisters, but out of curiosity, what relationships would be required to make them step-sisters?
Chosen answer: Half sisters (or brothers) share either a mother or a father, but not both. Step sisters mean there is no blood relationship at all and one's mother and the other's father got married to each other.
10th Nov 2007
Charmed (1998)
Question: In the first few seasons, the Charmed Ones can retrieve a spell from the Book Of Shadows by just hovering their hands over the book & the book will turn to the correct page. However, in later seasons they have to turn pages manually. Why?
Answer: They weren't searching the book. They were "concentrating" and their ancestors (Grams specifically) were helping them search. Later, they begin to know what to look for.
10th Nov 2007
Transformers (2007)
Question: Why doesn't one of the autobots take the all-spark to the roof of the building instead of guarding Sam while he carries it?
Answer: Because they are needed to hold off the attack.
17th Jul 2007
The Da Vinci Code (2006)
Question: After Robert and Sophie read the clue that was in the cryptex, Robert says he thinks he knows where she's gone. He says, "I think the Grail has gone home." Why would Rosslyn Chapel be the Grail's home?
Chosen answer: Meaning the grail has been carted all over Europe and never got to rest in one place. Now it has a final resting place surrounded by information on her.
6th May 2007
Spider-Man (2002)
Question: Where does the web go once Spiderman is done swinging from it?
Answer: Per extras on the DVD, the web dissolves after a few minutes.
4th Jan 2007
Minority Report (2002)
Question: Why were the cheating wife and her lover not arrested for adultery? Last time I checked, that was a crime in the United States.
Answer: Currently there are some US states where adultery is still a crime, but they don't really prosecute people for that any more. Plus this is set in the future, so the laws could easily have changed.
28th Aug 2006
Dark Angel (2000)
Question: This may seem a bit stupid, but I'm new to the show, and didn't start with the pilot: what is that place where Max, Cindy, Sketch, etc. hang out (Where Normal works)? Judging by the presence of lockers, I would assume it's a gym.
Answer: It's their job. They are bike messengers and have lockers to hold personal stuff.
24th Feb 2006
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Question: How does Linus' mother know to get them out of prison?
Answer: I think Rusty was part of LeMarque's grand plan to get his daughter. He knew the Night Fox would get jealous. LeMarque gets his daughter back and knows Rusty will go along with the plans to get his girlfriend back (LeMarque's daughter). LeMarque manipulated the Night Fox into the challenge. He knew Danny and Rusty would come to him for advice. Rusty already knew his girlfriend's dad was a "master thief." Danny and Rusty thought Lemarque was helping them but he was manipulating everyone. When most of the gang was put in jail, they all know about the switch with Julia Roberts and were making bets she wouldn't make it halfway to the Faberge' egg. When Rusty and Danny are walking around the city, Rusty talks about making the hologram egg. They all planned on getting caught at the museum. The escape plan was all part of the plan. When Matt Damon takes over as leader, it was all part of the elaborate scheme they had to carry out to fool the Night Fox. They had to play it out in order to succeed.
Answer: The whole thing was planned from the beginning. That is how she knows.
24th Feb 2006
Ocean's Twelve (2004)
Question: In the scene near the end of the movie, when Isabel confronts Rusty at the airplane and he tells her that her father is still alive, He also says "There's nothing back there but a forged 1077." How does he know she forged it? Even if we can assume they were bluffing when Linus' mother showed up at the prison indicating an irregularity with the paperwork (as previously contributed by another viewer), that doesn't explain how Rusty knew it was forged.
Answer: Because he knows her and what lengths she would go to. He also could have gotten inside information.
Answer: Before they left the police station, Molly (Linus' mom) states that there seems to be a problem with the paperwork. Rusty could have informed her ahead of time.
Answer: LeMarque had a contact that informed him of the movements of the real egg so it seems possible that he also had contacts within Interpol that told him she had forged the papers (which he probably anticipated).
4th Apr 2006
National Treasure (2004)
Question: In the scene where Ben has just pulled Abigail into the van after he had stolen the Declaration, why does he ask her if she is hungry?
Answer: It's meant to distract her and confuse her so that he can think and talk appropriately.
15th Aug 2005
Sex and the City (1998)
An american girl in paris (part deux) - S6-E20
Question: In the final episode of season 6, Charlotte and Anthony are shopping in Chanel. Anthony says 'I know some gays who got a kid for like a hundred bucks' but in the dvd version, he says 'I know some gays who got a kid and they, like, love it'. Why was his dialogue changed?
Answer: Stating that a gay couple BOUGHT a child for only a hundred dollars was complained about.
3rd Aug 2005
Pearl Harbor (2001)
Question: When the ship where Dorie Miller is serving gets torpedoed and the captain is about to die, Dorie tells him "You trained us well". This line has always confused me. Does he mean the captain has trained each of the crew members?
Chosen answer: More of a "you have been a great role model and taught/showed us the proper way to act". He was reassuring the Captain.
1st Jun 2005
General questions
I am frustrated because I can't remember the title of a film. I remember very little about the film. I think it was about a train crash in a tunnel. I'm sure there was a scene where someone was either trying to get past or put out a long thick cable which was making sparks or something. Any help?
Chosen answer: Try Daylight. It is a car crashing into a truck illegally carrying toxic waste which blocks the tunnel. Then a bunch of prison inmates were trying to get out of the truck and there was a live wire hanging from the roof. Also A short walk to Daylight. 1972. James Brolin plays a New York cop who lead a group of people to safety after Hippie terrorists blow up the subway tunnels. Just like Daylight, they go through many obstacles to survive.
20th May 2005
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Question: Was the number 1138 hidden somewhere in the movie? If so, does anyone know where?
Chosen answer: One of the commanders of the clone army has 1138 as his uniform number.
1st May 2005
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
Question: When Deloris asks the class where their music books are, and they point to the ceiling, what is on the ceiling, and why do they point to the ceiling in the first place?
Answer: Because they have torn all the pages out and used them as spit balls and stuck them to the ceiling.
Answer: The students point to the ceiling because the books are ripped up on the ceiling because the kids did not need to learn anything to the class and that is the reason they ripped them up.
18th Apr 2005
The Parent Trap (1998)
Question: I watched this on British TV. On the site, I saw some mistakes talking about the ear piercing on the site. I did not see Hallie sterilizing the needle bit. Why is this?
Answer: Because that scene was cut out for TV. This is a regular occurrence so that the movies will fit in the time slot given to them.
13th Jan 2005
Mean Girls (2004)
Question: What are "Burnouts"?
Chosen answer: A burnout is a pot-head who is so "burnt out" (because of smoking way too much weed) that they never get anything done....no school, work, etc.
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Answer: He is telling a story of one of his missions and just changes soldier to elf.
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