Corrected entry: When Beth got home from her appointment with Dr. Seager, about a third of her house was on fire. When Beth opened the front door, the center of the house was also engulfed in flames and going up the steps and walls. When Beth carried Josh out of the house, the entire house was in flames, and they watched it burn for a while. No fire trucks came, no neighbors noticed, and no police came. Neither Beth nor Josh suffered any smoke inhalation or required treatment. The house was OK the next day. (00:54:07 - 00:57:02)
KeyZOid
12th Feb 2021
Z (2019)
8th Aug 2023
Bubble (2005)
Corrected entry: *SPOILER* The detective fails to inform Martha of her Miranda Rights and tries to force a confession from her. Even though Martha voluntarily goes to the police station to be fingerprinted and answer questions, the detective knows before questioning that Martha's fingerprints implicate her in Rose's strangulation murder, making Martha the prime suspect who should be advised of her rights. The detective even tells Martha, "You will be convicted." (01:04:18)
Correction: Via wikipedia: "The Constitution does not require that a defendant be advised of the Miranda rights as part of the arrest procedure, or once an officer has probable cause to arrest, or if the defendant has become a suspect of the focus of an investigation. Custody and interrogation are the events that trigger the duty to warn." She might be being interrogated/questions, but she's not in custody, it's a voluntary interview, so she doesn't need her rights read.
5th Oct 2022
The Black Phone (2021)
Corrected entry: In addition to Finney not being seen cutting the phone's cord (and not having anything to cut it with), the part of the cord that he held was longer than would be expected (even giving allowance for stretching). Also, the phone line that was attached to the wall phone was black before it returned to off-white. (01:27:00)
Correction: We do see Finney cutting the phone cord; as soon as he hangs up with Robin he uses his toy rocket ship to strip and rip the cord. Also, throughout the film the spiral phone cord is always several feet long (even when not stretched), and we see him rip it about halfway down, so later it is not longer than would be expected.
19th Mar 2023
The Whale (2022)
Corrected entry: Mary may have "fought hard" to gain full custody of Ellie, but - even if Charlie did "leave them" to be with his "lover" - Charlie should have still gotten at least court-ordered regular supervised visits with his daughter over the years, not shut off from maintaining a relationship with his biological daughter.
Correction: Fathers often get the 'short end of the stick' in custody battles. It is entirely possible that Charlie was denied even supervised visitation. Especially if the judge was extremely conservative.
Especially if the judge was conservative and anti-gay. Plenty of them around.
Charlie was not physically or sexually abusive toward his daughter Ellie (two major reasons to deny any visitation), so I have to disagree.
I'm not sure how you could disagree. Women are 4X more likely to get primary custody than men, and it's really not unheard of for a parent to get little-to-no custody/visitation even if they weren't abusive to the child. Ex. My father was not abusive towards me, but I only saw him for a few hours every other week because that's just how the arrangement worked out. (Which in retrospect was good because he had other issues and I shouldn't have been around him more than that. But at the time it hurt.)
27th Aug 2022
Shedding (2019)
Corrected entry: Although a human cannot turn him-/herself into a cat, a cat can transform a human into a cat - in that the cat probably perceives its human/owner as a "big cat."
Correction: Not sure how this is movie trivia, but it's a myth that generally isn't accepted as true. But by that logic, some humans perceive cats as human children.
19th Feb 2021
The Wolf of Snow Hollow (2020)
Corrected entry: The way the mirror in Jenna's room was positioned, it could not be reflecting the string of lights along the window or an image of the jacket on the coat rack as shown. Instead of the back of the jacket, the mirror should be reflecting its side/arm, the scarf, and maybe part of John's shirt. (00:30:32)
Correction: I cannot wrap my brain around this mistake. First of all, the mirror is absolutely in a spot where it can reflect what's reflecting. It's in a corner, sure, but it's facing the jacket moreso than the opposite direction. I loaded up the scene and I see nothing wrong. Second, the mirror is reflecting what it's reflecting. How is possible for the mirror to be reflecting something that it couldn't reflect? It's literally just a mirror on the set! This mistake makes no sense whatsoever.
20th May 2022
Dune (2021)
Corrected entry: It is questionable if there can be "sandstorms powerful enough to cut through metal." The year may be 10191 and "Arrakis" unknown to contemporary society, but the sandstorms would have to be at least comparable to the capabilities of modern day SAND BLASTERS that might do that type of damage operating at 1,000 MPH. IF the sand storms were that powerful, the people probably could not survive them. (00:05:50)
Correction: It's just hyperbole, like when someone says, "The sleet was cutting like daggers." It's meant to emphasize how powerful and dangerous the sandstorms are, not that the sand could literally cut metal.
That's not the impression I got. There would be too much of a gap between cutting skin/flesh from bones (already not very likely) to cutting through metal. Such an exaggeration would not be necessary.
Even if not hyperbole, it might be that the sandstorms can cut through/wear down metal over time, possibly quite a short time, making it a technically accurate statement. They don't say they can cut through metal instantly or like a knife through butter.
25th Feb 2021
The Clovehitch Killer (2018)
Corrected entry: Despite it being the writer's creative imagination to have 16-year-old son Tyler kill his serial killer father, Don Burnside, Tyler was reared in what can be considered a highly religious Christian family. Due to his religious, family - and community - oriented upbringing, Tyler undoubtedly was well aware of the Ten Commandments, so suddenly violating at least three (i.e, "Thou shalt not kill", "Honor thy father" and "Though shalt not lie") is too far-fetched. Trusting Kassi also wasn't rational.
Correction: This is in no way a mistake. This is you thinking a character should act differently. Plus, the rifle Tyler had hadn't been loaded, and he only killed his father after his father attempted to shoot him with the unloaded rifle. Plus, your mistake suggests Don would never have committed any crimes in the first place.
14th Jan 2021
Passengers (2016)
Corrected entry: Gus got upset when he saw that Jim had planted a tree, and there was no indication that the Avalon was designed or equipped to adequately handle live trees, flowers, vines, shrubs, and grass on board, but Jim apparently planted a large roomful of these things. When the first tree was planted, the Avalon would not reach Homestead II for about 90 years. The roving robot vacuums would have had to be removed from this area to enable grass to grow, and there's no explanation for how the plants could be watered (and without causing damage to the floor) or where all the fallen leaves went. Tree roots can push objects in their path, potentially causing structural damage to the Avalon. Avalon may have been very advanced, but failures had occurred without the added "cargo." Without being specifically designed to allow such growth on board, surely problems not anticipated would occur over the decades in space, risking all the passengers... even the ship.
Correction: This is all based on speculations. They had plenty of time to develop a good ecosystem for the plants before they died, finding a way to manipulate the ship and robots to help watering and keep the area clean. Possibly even direct and cut roots.
12th Jan 2021
Think Like a Dog (2020)
Corrected entry: The entire plot is fantasy... I think it is safe to say those things (e.g, amplifying electrical disturbances in someone's brain and using a transmitter to hear that person's thoughts) could not happen.
Correction: Which is why it's listed as a "science fiction comedy", it's not meant to be real or currently possible.
Whose listing is that? What I find most interesting is that before I submitted my view that it is "fantasy", I looked on-line to find what genre this movie fell under. Most websites listed family and kids, kids and comedy, drama, and combinations. I could not find Lionsgate's official "classification." But NOT ONE website listed "fantasy" until AFTER my submission. This makes me believe it was ADDED by someone. Some websites allow anyone to edit... and make someone else's view no longer accurate. [At least there are ex-post facto laws... and I've committed no crime... or ethical violation - although I'm sure at least someone might disagree.].
Which is why I never said it's a fantasy genre. You can see it listed as sci-fi on IMDb and Box Office Mojo. Wikipedia, while it can be edited by anyone, lists it as sci-fi but not fantasy. Lionsgate's website doesn't list genres for most of their films. Although "a science experiment gone awry" tell most people it might be a sci-fi film.
I specifically noted to myself that you did not directly state fantasy. I will not reply, so write whatever makes you happy.
24th Oct 2020
Home Alone (1990)
Corrected entry: If the water Kevin poured on the steps froze almost instantly, it would be too cold outside for the tar he put on some steps to still be soft and sticky enough to adhere to Marvin's feet.
Correction: The tarred steps are inside the house, in the basement. The temperature outside is irrelevant as far as they are concerned.
I was thinking it was done outside in the dark. Now I'd question if tar would stay that sticky - even inside a basement. When the temperature outside is below freezing, my basement is relatively cold.
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Correction: She didn't go back to the burned down house, she went to her mom's house, who had recently passed away, for the final act. Highlighted when she envisioned her dad hanging from the same ceiling fan she chose to hang from. This was preluded to when the Dr revealed her past history with Z.