Movie mistakes

[D aka speck 0]

As for Gladiator et al, didn't you folks know that all ancient Greeks, Romans, Mesopotamians, and the like had proper English accents?

The worst example of that is Sean Connery as a Russian sub captain.

Even worse than when Connery played the Spaniard, Ramirez, in the Highlander movies?

At least Sean Connery has a European accent.

Scottish or not, he's definately not Russian!

He IMO can play any Latin based language and pull it off regardless...

Especially for English speaking idiots. :lol:

[chippa13 1844]

Technically, English is a Germanic language that borrowed many Latin words via French.

[KBO25 0]

As far as actors in American made movies speaking in/with english accents, I have to ask, would you rather watch a movie in a foreign language with sub-titles?

Even if you answer yes to that question, I'm quite sure the box office would not.

I love hunt for Red October and when I read the book, Connery's portrayal of Ramius was pretty true.

I like SC as an actor and if I like the actor/actress I could care less if he/she is portraying someone who should be speaking a different language.

[brettlynch11 0]

in 'a few good men' jack nicholson randomly loses his tie after he gets off the stand for a second, and then its back

[jww83 0]

One of the one's that I always used to notice and it bugged the hell out of me was in cool runnings. I think there are a few but from memory one of the standout ones was when they were doing their qualification run in 'pre-painted' sled yet in close ups of the sled during their push start etc you can see the sled is painted in the black yellow and green state that they dont do until later in the movie. There are more but i'd have to dig it out.

[lamplighter 0]

why does jude law have an English accent as a Russian in enemy at the gates and ed Harris has an American accent as a german Nazi?

Also in the matrix reloaded in the freeway scene morpheus stabs the side of that semi truck so he can jump onto it, he reaches down like a foot when he stabs it but jumps down like 4 feet onto it. Also in the same scene when the agent jumps onto the semi and the camera "does" a 360 the sword is not stuck in side.

[ultraman7k 0]

c'mon! everyone knows the English Accent is the universal substitute for any language!

but seriously, i couldn't tell you. Maybe Jude Law and Co. couldn't do a plausible Russian accent, and Ed Harris couldn't do a German one?

[chippa13 1844]

Caddyshack II, now there is a movie mistake if ever there was one.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Just watched Breach. Ryan Philipes character was apparently schooled by jesuits, but when they go to the church, he blesses himself incorrectly.

As someone raised catholic, and who's secondary school back in sunny donegal was run by priests, blessing yourself is not something you ever forget to do, it's habit. Just a small thing, but it was a mistake

[chippa13 1844]

Just watched Breach. Ryan Philipes character was apparently schooled by jesuits, but when they go to the church, he blesses himself incorrectly.

As someone raised catholic, and who's secondary school back in sunny donegal was run by priests, blessing yourself is not something you ever forget to do, it's habit. Just a small thing, but it was a mistake

I attended a Jesuit university and was never forcefed my religion.

[mack 44]

It was over here though.

[DCott 0]

...and it's a university. I went to a Jesuit high school, and we had full school masses and ceremonies.

[calihockey11 0]

dont know if anybody's mentioned it or not but in the first star wars movie when r2d2 and cp30 are in the control room on the death star, one of the storm troopers walking in to capture them hits his head on the door which is going up. i thought it was pretty funny when someone pointed it out to me.

[ultraman7k 0]

movie mistake? cellular...ugh, what a wretched film.

[Allsmokenopancake 0]

Just watched Breach. Ryan Philipes character was apparently schooled by jesuits, but when they go to the church, he blesses himself incorrectly.

As someone raised catholic, and who's secondary school back in sunny donegal was run by priests, blessing yourself is not something you ever forget to do, it's habit. Just a small thing, but it was a mistake

I attended a Jesuit university and was never forcefed my religion.

But I bet you know how to bless yourself. I bet it's instinctive, and I bet you wouldn't make a mistake doing it.

In the move, the character was a catholic, and went to jesuit school, yet didn't know how to bless himself properly, thats a movie mistake, the point of the thread.

And if you make mistakes blessing yourself after going to a catholic school, then that says more about your learning curve than the teachings there :lol:

[chippa13 1844]

Just watched Breach. Ryan Philipes character was apparently schooled by jesuits, but when they go to the church, he blesses himself incorrectly.

As someone raised catholic, and who's secondary school back in sunny donegal was run by priests, blessing yourself is not something you ever forget to do, it's habit. Just a small thing, but it was a mistake

I attended a Jesuit university and was never forcefed my religion.

But I bet you know how to bless yourself. I bet it's instinctive, and I bet you wouldn't make a mistake doing it.

In the move, the character was a catholic, and went to jesuit school, yet didn't know how to bless himself properly, thats a movie mistake, the point of the thread.

And if you make mistakes blessing yourself after going to a catholic school, then that says more about your learning curve than the teachings there :lol:

Honestly, I'm not sure if I would do it properly. Like I said, I may have been raised Catholic and attended a Jesuit university but religion wasn't forced down my throat there. I can count on 2 fingers the number of times I attended mass at school. Being a weddings and funeral church attender these days, it is no stretch to not do things properly at a Catholic mass.

Don't forget, in the movie the kid wasn't even close to a practicing Catholic. My bet, the error was intentional to convey that fact.

[Archangel#16 1]

Although the movie isn't out yet, I noticed that in commercials for Speed Racer, the Mach 5 has the number 6 painted on its side.

[Rustpot 1]

Although the movie isn't out yet, I noticed that in commercials for Speed Racer, the Mach 5 has the number 6 painted on its side.

May be clips after the Mach 5 got in a crash or something. With artistic license, don't assume anything.

[Tailboard Jockey 25]

He's the man now, dog.

"It looks like this is my lucky day! I'll take 'The Rapists' for $200."

[JJ Thompson94 0]

Check out the new Harold and Kumar flick. It's pretty obvious. Neil patrick harris's car has virginia plates on, but in one scene for like 5 seconds it had Texas plates.

[Hockeypunk 0]

What about that movie "signs" With mel gibson..

I mean im not to sure about christian beliefes but the movie is about a Minister who lost faith when his wife was split in two by a truck... Then aliens come and try and kill everyone but his daughters love for water ends up being the demise of the aliens, Thus renewing his faith in the lord. My question is, where do aliens fit in christianity? I mean that would prove extraterrestrial life on other planets... I didnt know aliens were in the bible.

[mack 44]

That was the smallest plot hole/mistake in that movie.

[Chadd 916]

I didnt know aliens were in the bible.

That's only because it wasn't written by L Ron Hubbard.

[15yearsofhistory 0]

Pirates of the Carribean Three. Zing.

[ean 0]

I have never been able to see it myself, because I think my DVD may be corrected, however I've read that in The Good, the bad, and the Ugly, when Blondie and Tuco are planting dynamite on the bridge, a pickup truck drives by in the background.