Best action movie questions of 2005

Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

Question: What is the hospitaler inserting into his mouth as he squats near the creek?

Answer: I thought it was cotton with oil of clove for a bad tooth.

Answer: The answer is a "miswak," a dental hygiene twig used, and still used, for cleaning the teeth.

Unleashed (2005)

Question: What was Bart referring to when he told one of his men to keep an eye out for the old bill?

Answer: "Old Bill" is an old British slang term for police. He's telling them to watch out for the cops.

af4dable ★

Serenity (2005)

Question: At the beginning of the film, Simon gives Mal an injection in the sick bay. What is this for?

Brad ★

Chosen answer: Answering my own question: In the script, Mall specifies that it is an inoculation for the planet's atmosphere.

Brad ★

Doom (2005)

Question: What exactly happened to Reaper's parents? I didn't get much from the flashback, and it's almost never mentioned.

Answer: They died in a cave in, in the archaeological dig area. Or at least that's what I got.

James King III

XXX: State of the Union (2005)

Question: Why does Stone shoot at the water after he jumps from the train?

Answer: To break the surface of the water making an easier penetration. Hitting water at high speeds can be like hitting concrete. By stirring up the water it "softens" the impact.

EMTurbo

More XXX: State of the Union questions

Aeon Flux (2005)

Question: Is the cloning their explanation for why, in the series, Aeon Flux died in every episode? If not, I'd say she's Kenny McCormick's descendant.

dizzyd

Chosen answer: Although the scenario does happen in the episode "A Last Time for Everything", this is not the case. The creators intentionally left the series without a direct continuity as a satire of the action genre.

LorgSkyegon

The Legend of Zorro (2005)

Question: One of the Pinkerton agents says Elena is expendable because she compromised. What was her compromise?

Answer: Compromised means that her cover was blown.

Myridon

The Transporter 2 (2005)

Question: Why was Frank evading the police after managing to escape the bad guys? Couldn't Audrey tell them that he was on their side?

Answer: The police will just get in the way and slow things down too much. Frank can operate outside of the law and get more done and get it done quicker. Plus, they can't just take Audrey's word for it.

TedStixon

The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Question: What happened to Bo, Luke and Daisy's parents?

Answer: It was never mentioned on the show but the producer/writer has stated they died in a car crash in public and on the DVD.

The Pacifier (2005)

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?

Answer: He is telling a story of one of his missions and just changes soldier to elf.

shortdanzr ★

Son of the Mask (2005)

Question: Why was Otis trying to get rid of Alvey with an explosive rattle and traps?

Answer: Otis had been feeling neglected because Tim hasn't had as much time for him ever since Alvey was born, so he attempted to take Alvey out of the picture so he could have Tim all for himself.

Casual Person