Question: I don't get why Mills gets arrested for killing John Doe. Yes, the killing was motivated by revenge, but Doe was a serial killer, so surely it was a justified death. Can anyone explain this to me?
Brad
3rd Nov 2012
Seven (1995)
2nd Nov 2012
Pokemon Heroes (2002)
Question: I read online that Mewtwo, Lugia, Entei, and Celebi are hidden in this movie. Can anyone tell me where they are?
Chosen answer: They're hidden on walls as artwork. They can be seen here: http://www.serebii.net/movies/latias_latios/cameos.shtml.
29th Oct 2012
Prometheus (2012)
Character mistake: When Millburn introduces himself to Fifield, he has a Southern accent. For the rest of the movie, the accent is gone.
20th Oct 2012
The Avengers (2012)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Agent Coulson enters Stark Tower near the beginning, as he enters, Pepper looks up at him. In the next shot, she is looking at Tony, and then in the next shot, she's looking at Coulson again. (00:25:00)
19th Oct 2012
The Avengers (2012)
Easter egg: Click on the SHIELD icon on the main menu to access profiles on the Avengers.
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
19th Sep 2012
The Avengers (2012)
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
19th Sep 2012
Fringe (2008)
Continuity mistake: This episode takes place over one day. It's Olivia's birthday at the start of the episode, and at night, she gets the card from her stepfather, implying that it's still the same day. Right before Broyles yells at Olivia in the Harvard halls, there is an establishing shot of Harvard where it is nighttime outside, but inside the building, there's sunlight coming through the windows.
11th Sep 2012
No Country For Old Men (2007)
Continuity mistake: During the gas station scene, Chigurh is continually eating from his bag of nuts. During the conversation between Chigurh and the attendant, as the camera cuts back and forth between them, Chigurh keeps eating a nut from behind, and then from the front, his hands are by his side and he eats a nut again. This occurs several times throughout the scene.
4th Sep 2012
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Trivia: A poll on IMDB asked which film had the best plot twist. The Usual Suspects won the poll, beating out The Sixth Sense, The Crying Game, and Witness for the Prosecution.
4th Sep 2012
The Usual Suspects (1995)
Trivia: To keep the famous twist ending a secret, director Bryan Singer told all five of the principal actors at one point or another that they were Keyser Soze. Gabriel Byrne believed the ruse so much so, that when he saw a screening of the film, he yelled at Singer in the parking lot afterwards.
29th Aug 2012
Constantine (2005)
Easter egg: On Disc 2, go into Visualizing the Underworld, and hit right on the first option to see a short feature on Balthazar.
13th Aug 2012
Lost (2004)
13th Aug 2012
Lost (2004)
Easter egg: This applies to the Lost: Complete Collection box set. Insert the hidden disk into your DVD player, and then before hitting anything else, input the secret message from Jacob's ankh (left, left, up, right, down, right). An ankh should appear on screen. Selecting it will tell you how to play the Senet game included with the box set.
8th Aug 2012
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Question: What exactly was the point of Daggett? He funds Bane's endeavors with the promise that he will take over Wayne Enterprises, Bane sabotages the stock market to make Wayne go broke, and then, almost immediately after doing this, Bane kills him. Why even have Daggett in on the scheme if the (supposed) plan was to have Miranda Tate take over Wayne Enterprises?
Chosen answer: Because they needed somebody to be the fall guy. For Tate to take control, somebody needs to take Bruce Wayne's majority share out of the picture and the highly ambitious Daggett is the perfect candidate. They use him to further the plot to remove Bruce from his position, while Miranda cultivates Bruce's trust, positioning herself as the person that Bruce would turn to for help. Daggett's hostile attitude would alienate him from the other board members, whereas Tate, carrying Bruce's seal of approval as his nominal successor, would have a much easier time. They used Daggett to do the dirty work, then took him out of play, allowing Miranda Tate to step in unopposed and, importantly, still trusted by Bruce.
29th Jul 2012
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
27th Jul 2012
Memento (2000)
Continuity mistake: The window in Dodd's motel room is on the right side from the outside. When Leonard enters, it's on the left side. Christopher Nolan acknowledges this mistake on the DVD commentary and even says that no one's noticed it yet.
23rd Jul 2012
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Question: SPOILER: At the end of the movie, it is common knowledge that Bruce Wayne is dead. A tombstone is erected and Wayne Enterprises are executing his will. Since everyone knows Batman died, did Gordon (or someone else) out Bruce as Batman? Fair enough, they could've come up with a cover story for Bruce's death, but surely people would get suspicious if Bruce Wayne and Batman died around the same time.
Chosen answer: Given that no accurate records would have been kept of what occurred in Gotham during Bane's occupation, it would be very easy to claim that Bruce had been in the city when the bridges fell, been captured and subsequently executed by forcing him out on the ice, as had happened with many other socialites. Plenty of people died during Bane's takeover of the city, particularly in the final hours. There's no reason why Bruce would stand out among them as a candidate, and even if anybody did harbour some suspicion, it could hardly be proven.
23rd Jul 2012
The Dark Knight (2008)
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Chosen answer: Doe was in police custody, being escorted by Mills and Somerset, to say nothing of the other units involved. He was not a physical threat to either, and thus his execution (no other word works to describe what happens) cannot be legally justified under any definition of the phrase. Mills killed a defenceless prisoner in his custody with multiple witnesses - there is simply no justification for what is essentially a murder. He would likely get off with a lesser charge, given the situation and his grief, a temporary insanity defence would likely work, but that doesn't lessen the fact that he did it. His arrest is absolutely warranted.
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