Corrected entry: Perhaps the character Dallas becomes the Major Dallas in Alien? It was said on the website that this movie bridges the time gap from the Predator and Alien movies.
Tailkinker
18th May 2008
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem (2007)
18th May 2008
The Dark Knight (2008)
Corrected entry: Although the Joker is by far the most popular Batman villain, this is only his second major feature film appearance.
Correction: Third, sorry. The Dark Knight, Tim Burton's Batman back in 1989 and the 1966 movie based on the Adam West TV series.
16th May 2008
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
Corrected entry: When Jet Li, Jackie, the Sparrow and the kid are going into the desert, it's obvious that they are walking deep into it. When they stop at the cave, they light a fire with wood. The desert has no vegetation and carrying it for such a large distance seems very impractical.
Correction: Deserts can get extremely cold at night, so a fire is something of a necessity. Carrying wood in order to make said fire may not be the most practical thing in the world, but it beats freezing yourself into unconsciousness hands down.
5th Apr 2008
27 Dresses (2008)
Corrected entry: At the end of the movie, the Commitments article states that there were 27 bridesmaids after it is stated that all the women Jane was a bridesmaid for were bridesmaids at her wedding. If that's the case, then there were really 29 bridesmaids, since in addition to the 27 bridesmaids from previous weddings, her unmarried sister and best friend were also bridesmaids.
Correction: Articles are not always 100% accurate. They go with what makes a good story - saying that she got the 27 women who she was a bridesmaid for to be her bridesmaids makes for a good story. The sister and best friend (who would be entirely normal choices for bridesmaids) just aren't that interesting, journalistically speaking, so the article focuses on the interesting stuff at the expense of precise accuracy. Not exactly unusual.
10th May 2008
88 Minutes (2007)
Corrected entry: During the first television interview with Forester, his first name is spelt "Jon". Later in the movie it is spelled "John" on the television.
Correction: Television is not always 100% accurate. Look at the number of times that news reports have misidentified an individual, where they come from, which party they represent or whatever, and getting the wrong spelling of a name seems comparatively minor.
8th May 2008
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
Corrected entry: After Padme's ship is destroyed, she says that she believes Count Dooku is behind it. Why would the leader of the Separatists assassinate a senator voting against the army of the Republic? In order for her conclusion to make sense, she would have to know that Dooku and Palpatine are working together.
Correction: The Seperatists are obvious candidates to make assassination attempts on prominent Senators like Padme, in order to increase turmoil within the Senate and potentially prompt other star systems to withdraw. She clearly has her reasons to be suspicious of Dooku - just because those reasons are not spelled out in great detail, that doesn't make this a mistake.
26th Apr 2008
Lost (2004)
Corrected entry: "The Shape of Things to Come" - When Ben goes to say his goodbyes to Alex after the Smoke Monster attack, her eyes are closed when he approaches her body. However, her eyes are wide open when he turns her over, and he closes them himself.
Correction: Given the angle that her head is at when we see her body as Ben approaches it, it cannot be accurately determined whether her eyes were open or closed.
25th Apr 2008
Steptoe and Son (1962)
Christmas Special 1974 (a.k.a. A Perfect Christmas) - S8-E7
Corrected entry: In this episode it is revealed that Albert never knew who his father was, as it reads "unknown" for father's name on his birth certificate. But in previous episodes such as "A Winter's Tale", Albert mentions he has a sister in Stoke-on-Trent, and in "Oh What a Beautiful Mourning", Albert came from a family of 14 children.
Correction: None of that means that he has to know who his father is. If his mother was promiscuous, it's entirely plausible that he could live with her and his siblings but not know the identity of his father.
23rd Apr 2008
Warbirds (2008)
Corrected entry: At the first 'operations scene', on the back wall is a 50 star US flag.
Correction: As part of your submission, you must explain why this is a mistake. It means nothing to just say this without explanation.
23rd Apr 2008
Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003)
Chapter 16 - S2-E6
Corrected entry: The ship in chapters XIV and XV has changed to the one we saw in Star War Episode I.
Correction: Not nearly enough detail, be specific.
22nd Apr 2008
300 (2006)
Corrected entry: In the actual battle of the 300 Spartans, Leonidas was killed on the first day.
Correction: According to Heradotus, who provides the only detailed account of the battle, Leonidas was not slain until the third and final day of the battle, although he did fall prior to the final showers of arrows that put an end to the Spartan force.
22nd Apr 2008
300 (2006)
Corrected entry: The film was shot in only 60 days.
Correction: This is not an unusually short length of time for a film and therefore is not particularly notable.
19th Apr 2008
Transformers (2007)
Corrected entry: When Bumblebee upgrades to the 2009 Camaro, we see Sam getting into Bumblebee through the passenger side door. In the next shot, Mikaela is in the passenger's seat and Sam is getting in from the driver's side door.
Correction: No, we don't. We see Sam opening the door, then Mikaela goes past him and gets in. At no point do we see Sam start to get in through that door. Then we cut and Sam's getting in through the driver's door. Obviously, once Mikaela was in, Sam simply walked round and got in the other side.
20th Apr 2008
Doctor Who (2005)
Corrected entry: You learn that there are three different types of Oods you can purchase: The Normal Slave, The Charming Slave, and The Comedy Slave. The Comedy Ood said "D'oh" when he was talked to, which is a reference to Homer Simpson's catchphrase in the famous comedy show The Simpsons. However, this is in 4126 A.D., so how could they possibly remember a character in a TV show that was over 2000 years ago? Even assuming that this show went on for another 100 years, which is unlikely, it would still not make any sense. And it's not even that a few people remember such an ancient show, it's everyone in the room (they all laugh when they hear this) - which consists of approximately 20 people. We can't even remember characters from 20 years ago (well, most of us), so the fact that they could remember Homer Simpson is a mistake.
Correction: This is entirely your opinion. The Iliad and the Odyssey are epic poems, written, rather appropriately, by Homer, that are dated to nearly 3000 years ago and are still known today - the Iliad was recently adapted into the film Troy. There are Latin phrases used 2000 years ago by the Romans that survive in the language today. Numerous phrases from Shakespeare, written a mere four hundred years ago, are regularly used and recognised by the general public and there's no reason to think that we'd suddenly stop using them now; likewise many of his characters remain in the public consciousness. And with modern technology it's now far easier to preserve modern-day entertainments like The Simpsons for future generations to watch. So there's plenty of precedent for a catchphrase surviving far into the future.
19th Apr 2008
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
Corrected entry: Catherine tells the snuff film producer that they know he was infected with HIV by accidental blood transfer from the actress he killed because they 'tested the DNA of the HIV'. No, they didn't. HIV is a retrovirus - it has no DNA. It has RNA, a far simpler nucleic acid which is completely distinct from DNA. Catherine is a scientist, trained and experienced in genetic 'fingerprinting' - she would never make a mistake like that.
Correction: On the other hand, the producer in question isn't a scientist, trained or otherwise. She has to use terminology that he'll understand, rather than being 100% accurate. It's not the actual truth, but, you know, people do that sort of thing when they need to convince people. Most laypersons know about DNA, but few are familiar with RNA. And police are entirely allowed to lie to you, so that's not an issue either.
19th Apr 2008
Amazing Grace (2006)
Corrected entry: At 1:23:19 in the movie, Wilberforce is getting married and his bride has chosen his favorite hymn, you guessed it, "Amazing Grace," to be sung at his wedding. Watch the bride at the end of the song. The words are "was blind but now I see." The bride sings, "was blind but now I'm free." You would have thought the actress would know the words of the song the entire movie is based on. (01:23:15)
Correction: Character error. Easily done, particularly in the excitement of a wedding. In one famous case involving royalty, the bride mangled the groom's full name during the vows; if somebody can get that wrong, then getting the words of a song wrong hardly seems unreasonable.
12th Apr 2008
The Ruins (2008)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Amy and Stacy go down into the pit with the torches, they are chased out by the plants. While they are down there, Amy is wearing her glasses, but by the time they get back up, her glasses are gone meaning she had to have lost them in the pit. A couple of scenes later, Amy is wearing her glasses again which would be impossible to do if they are still down the pit.
Correction: It's hardly uncommon for those who wear glasses to carry a spare set when travelling.
18th Apr 2008
Casino Royale (2006)
Corrected entry: Since the casino still had all the winnings of Bond, torturing Bond for the password would not help Le Chiffre get the money. The casino would need to have Bond enter the password and she would need to enter the bank account number. If they were both dead, the casino would not turn over the money to anyone else. Even if Le Chiffre were able to convince the casino that he was entering Bond's password, they would not want the money in the account number that Vespa was supposed to provide, they would want to use their own.
Correction: They get the password out of Bond and use it to release the money into his nominated account. Then Vesper, who you may recall turns out to be on Le Chiffre's side, goes to the bank, withdraws the money from the account in question, which she has access to in her role as a treasury agent tasked with keeping an eye on the money, and gives it to them. Which is exactly what she ultimately does towards the end of the film.
15th Apr 2008
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Corrected entry: The scene in which Eversmann runs out into the street to throw the strobe marker for the helicopter support is based on the actions of SPC Twombley, not Matt Eversmann.
Correction: Artistic licence - this is not a documentary.
14th Apr 2008
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Corrected entry: In T2: Special Edition, John and Sarah open up the Terminator's head and switch his chip to write mode so he can learn to be more human, because "Skynet presets the switch to read-only when [a Terminator] is sent out alone." However in the original film, the Terminator is shown learning phrases like "Nice night for a walk" and "Fuck you, asshole" from the street punks in the park.
Correction: Picking up a few local phrases is a necessary part of creating a cover, which may be required while tracking a subject; if Terminators were incapable of learning anything at all, it would restrict their ability to infiltrate. The switch that John and Sarah flip is one that prevents the Terminator from learning on an unrestricted basis, which could lead to their neural net developing to the point where it could begin to question Skynet's orders.
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Correction: Sorry, but the trivia section is not for idle speculation. Particularly speculation as absurd as this. AVP:Requiem is set in 2004, the same year that the first AVP film was released. Alien is set in 2122. So a mere one-hundred-and-eighteen year timegap there. Oh, and, for the record, in this film, Dallas is the character's first name and in Alien it was a surname. And he was a captain, not a major. Other than that, spot on.
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