Corrected entry: A powered shuttle destined to leave the atmosphere could not be launched from the top of a flying jetliner for the simple fact that it would never be able to achieve escape velocity while flying. The speeds necessary to achieve sub-orbital injection require a near-100% vertical climb at speeds of well over 9,000 mph. If a shuttle flying at anywhere even near that speed tried to increase its rate of climb from horizontal to vertical, the aerodynamic forces encountered would destroy the airframe of the shuttle. Also, the shuttle's engines use a hypergolic chemical fuel reaction and the resulting thrust is so great that the the jetliner would have been instantly destroyed from the acceleration forces when it was still attached the the shuttle.
Dr Wilson
29th Jun 2006
Superman Returns (2006)
28th Jan 2003
Frankenstein (1931)
Corrected entry: When the Monster meets the little girl Maria, she is kneeling and holding a kitten. In the next shot she has stood to greet the approaching Monster as she speaks to him, but the kitten is gone and nowhere in sight.
10th May 2004
Van Helsing (2004)
Corrected entry: When Van Helsing is in Dracula's castle, there's a shot where there's one of Dracula's ugly assistants moving on the ground behind him. It's actually a crew member moving a fake arm attached to a stick.
10th Apr 2004
The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
Corrected entry: When Neo is fighting with Seraph, there's a shot of him doing a backflip, but he is still on the same table the shot later.
Correction: He doesn't jump. He bends backward to avoid being hit by Seraph.
22nd Jul 2003
Les Visiteurs (1993)
Corrected entry: When Godefroy kisses Frédégonde, the reflection of the filming lights are visible on his helmet.
Correction: His helmet is too matte to tell.
5th Apr 2004
The Corridors of Time: The Visitors II (1998)
Corrected entry: When the woman brings Godefroy and Jacquouille in her house to scare her son, the reflection of a technician is visible on the door.
Correction: It's the reflection of Godefroy.
24th Nov 2003
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
15th Mar 2004
The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Trinity is talking to the Frenchman, the Frenchman's pin on his tie keeps disappearing, and then reappearing.
Correction: The pin is always there.
9th Feb 2004
The Bourne Identity (2002)
Corrected entry: Damon rides in a train from France to Switzerland. It is the famous french high speed train TGV. As far as I know it is only operating in France.
Correction: According to www.tgv.com, you can go from Marseille to Zurich using this train.
17th May 2002
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Corrected entry: When Anakin is getting ready to ride off after his mother, you can see a small pile of boxes right next to his shadow that is being cast on the side of the Lars' house. Amidala comes out and we see their shadows, and the boxes have gone. Then when Anakin gets on the hoverbike and rides off, the boxes return. (01:14:00 - 01:15:25)
Correction: The boxes are too low to be seen.
31st Aug 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Corrected entry: After Anakin speaks the last time to his mother, he return with Qui-Gon. There is a water evaporator besides them. On the top, there is something looking like a Pepsi logo.
Correction: There is another shot closer to it and it doesn't look like a Pepsi logo.
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Correction: It is possible to make a shuttle leave the athmosphere on the back of an airplane. Never heard of the Spaceship One? Also, the thrust of an engine is not really related to the fuel used. There exist engines using hypergolic fuel with a thrust as low as a few kilograms. Anyway, if I remember well, the fuel used in the movie is kerosene or something similar, wich is not hypergolic. It's true that the scene is a bit exaggerated but not impossible.
Dr Wilson