Factual error: During the Decepticon attack on Paris, there is a shot of the Hotel Crillon with the Eiffel Tower in the background. The tower is actually on the opposite side of Paris, making this shot impossible.
wizard_of_gore
6th Jul 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
2nd Jul 2009
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008)
Factual error: When Sean is crossing the chasm by jumping on the 'magnetic rocks', he jumps onto the edge of several of the rocks. Assuming that the rocks could actually float in the magnetic field as shown, standing on the edge of one of them would cause it to immediately flip.
30th Jun 2009
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Factual error: When the Decepticons are reviving Megatron, General Morshower states something like "coming up from 9,000 fathoms". 9,000 fathoms is approximately 16,000 meters. The Laurentian Abyss, where it was stated in the first movie that Megatron was dropped, is around 6,000 meters deep.
20th May 2009
Enchanted (2007)
Factual error: The bus that Edward stabs has an NYC Transit X90 route marker on it. This route does not go through Times Square.
11th Mar 2009
Punisher: War Zone (2008)
Factual error: If Billy/Jigsaw's facial muscles and tendons were "completely destroyed" as his doctor indicates, there is no way he would be able to speak normally, and especially not in his original voice.
10th Mar 2009
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Factual error: The idea that Lawrence's Arab army almost entirely deserted him as he moved further north, as shown over the second half of the film, is entirely inaccurate. According to records, only one or two Arabs actually deserted.
18th Feb 2009
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Factual error: In reality, Commodus did not die in the arena - he was strangled in his apartments in 192 A.D. by an athlete who was hired by a group of Senators conspiring against him.
31st Jan 2009
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Factual error: In the film, the mutiny occurs during the day, when Bligh allows a crewman to die of thirst. The actual mutiny occurred in the middle of the night, when Christian and several followers entered Bligh's cabin and awakened him.
11th Dec 2008
The Polar Express (2004)
Factual error: When hero boy and girl and Billy are on the runaway car at the north pole, they crash into the stopper at the end of the tracks. They are flung backwards when in reality, due to inertia, they should have been flung forward into the guard rail.
4th Dec 2008
The Mist (2007)
Factual error: At the very end of the film, when they are driving in the land cruiser, a white Maine state trooper vehicle is upside down. In reality, they are blue. The livery shown is that of the Illinois State Police. (01:47:45)
17th Oct 2008
The Hurricane (1999)
Factual error: In the film, Carter leaves the military with service ribbons. In reality, he was discharged after being court-martialed.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the movie, Houdini's death is caused by failing to escape from a Chinese Water Torture Cell following an injury with a prop sword. In reality, Houdini died of a burst appendix after being punched in the stomach.
17th Oct 2008
Houdini (1953)
Factual error: In the film, Houdini's family name is Schwartz. In reality, it was Weisz.
24th Jun 2008
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Factual error: When Josh Brolin is leaning against the guard wall outside the motel, there is a Carl's Jr. visible in the background. Carl's Jr. did not open stores in Texas until several years after the movie is set.
18th Mar 2008
Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Factual error: In reality, Captain Bligh was never on board the HMS Pandora, and he was not present at the trial of the mutineers who stayed on Tahiti. At the time he was halfway around the world on a second voyage looking for breadfruit plants.
28th Jan 2008
Licence to Kill (1989)
Factual error: When the air hose on the truck is severed, the brakes release. In reality, on an air-braking system, if the air hose is severed, the brakes lock on as a safety measure.
26th Jan 2008
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Factual error: When Bond and Amasova are on the speed boat going to see Stromberg, the underwater lair is super-imposed on the horizon, rather than midway. This would make the lair around 50 miles high.
26th Jan 2008
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Factual error: At the beginning of the opening title sequence, the Union Jack fluttering in the background is upside down.
24th Jan 2008
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Factual error: When Bond is hiding on the monorail cart, it stops at the astronauts' quarters. After Bond gets out of the cart, a second cart passes by, even though the cart he arrived in is still on the track (out of shot). No one moved the cart before the second cart passed through.
24th Jan 2008
You Only Live Twice (1967)
Factual error: When the Russians launch their ship, they are talking about Sputnik. In Russian, the technician says that it is 36 degrees while the English subtitle reads 72 degrees, which is not accurate. 36°C is 96.8°F.
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