Corrected entry: In the Christmas scene at the Burrows, while Mr. Weasley talks to Harry alone, he is sitting behind an old muggle stereo that suddenly disappears.
Super Grover
17th Jul 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
15th Jul 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Corrected entry: When Harry is giving Dumbledore the poison to drink, Harry takes a cup of poison (with a little left in the bowl). Harry approaches Dumbledore saying, "This is the last one you need to drink". Harry then goes back to the bowl and the remaining poison's suddenly gone, leaving the necklace fully exposed.
Correction: There is an entire basin filled with the liquid potion and we are shown Harry filling up the small shell cup only a few times, so there is much time that passes offscreen between these shots for Harry to have emptied the basin completely, just before he tells Dumbledore that it is the last of the potion.
15th Jul 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
Corrected entry: During Aragog's funeral, Hagrid says he had him since he was an egg. In Chamber of Secrets Aragog says he came to Hagrid in the pocket of a traveler. Aragog had already hatched when he found Hagrid.
Correction: In the film 'Chamber of Secrets' Arogog tells Harry and Ron that he "came to Hagrid from a distant land in the pocket of a traveler" - he did not say that he was already hatched, so we must presume he was STILL an egg. (In the book Arogog actually states "A traveler gave me to Hagrid when I was an egg.")
13th Apr 2005
The Incredibles (2004)
Corrected entry: When Bob's at the office with a client when his wife calls, the clock at home (that she looks at) says about 3:30. Soon after, when he stands up to 'check for anybody listening', the clock on the far office wall shows about after 10:00. (00:11:50 - 00:12:30)
Correction: The kitchen clock is a wind-up and will display an inaccurate time due to non-winding or faulty mechanism. The office clock will display an inaccurate time due to a faulty mechanism or interruption of its power source. Either way, the times displayed on the individual clocks cannot be compared to one another.
18th Feb 2005
School of Rock (2003)
Corrected entry: In the scene were the kids come in the class for the first time and see Dewey with music instruments, keep an eye on Zack the guitar kid. Just before Dewey says "you", Zack looked directly at the camera.
Correction: If an actor/actress happens to glance in the direction of the camera, it is to be presumed that he/she is merely looking towards the imaginary 'fourth wall', as if the camera is not there. As long as the actor does not 'break the fourth wall', this is acceptable.
3rd Mar 2009
Gandhi (1982)
Corrected entry: The film shows Ghandi being beaten in South Africa for burning identity passes. While the protest did happen, Ghandi himself was not beaten.
Correction: History may tell us differently, but this film is not intended to be a historical documentary. Although the film is based on Gandhi's biography, it is a standard accepted movie convention for filmmakers to employ artistic license and to deliberately alter, add or disregard historical facts for dramatic purposes.
6th Jun 2009
Hoosiers (1986)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Dennis Hopper's son visits him in the sanitarium before the championship game, the hands on the clock on the wall don't move.
Correction: The clock is either broken or needs new batteries. It happens.
7th Jun 2007
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
Corrected entry: A picture of the real John 'Doc' Bradley taken of him with President Truman shows him using crutches (remember he had the leg wound and the operation took place after the war bond tour), however, in the movie 'Doc' did not have crutches when he met the President.
Correction: True as that may be, this movie does not claim 100% historical accuracy, so consider this artistic license on the part of the filmmakers, for dramatic purposes.
24th Nov 2002
Young Guns (1988)
Corrected entry: When Tunstall is shot they make it look like it happened on New Years Day but it actually happened on Feb. 18.
Correction: Although this film is based on real people and events, the filmmakers do not claim it to be historically accurate. Artistic license allows the filmmakers to alter, add or disregard historical facts for dramatic purposes to suit their storyline.
25th May 2009
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Corrected entry: Just after Harry and Hermione rescue Sirius, they proceed to enter the clocktower from the courtyard; however, just after they enter the doorway and disappear, a figure can be seen in the doorway that hovers for a second, then shrinks, and moves to the side.
Correction: As the camera pans upward, we see Hermione, followed by Harry, run through the cathedral-style archway, and once they enter the lit doorway within, first Hermione turns to the right and then Harry turns to the right, so both are gone from view at this point. It is Harry who is the "figure...seen in the doorway" just before he turns to his right.
21st Sep 2006
The People Under the Stairs (1991)
Corrected entry: When Fool first goes into the basement and pulls the TV back to hold up the lighter to the slats, you can see mesh over the wood. Yet minutes later, Fool sees one of the people under the stairs reaching through the slats to pull the TV back into position and there is no mesh. (00:27:00 - 00:28:45)
Correction: The diagonal metal grating is not "over" the wood frame casing, the metal grating is actually behind it, on the side of the ones under the stairs. So one of them simply moved the grating within those "minutes later", in order to slip his hand through the wood frame to reach the TV. No mistake here.
29th Apr 2005
Young Guns (1988)
Corrected entry: The Sween home in Lincoln (the home the regulators were trapped in at the end of the movie) was a single story adobe, not a two story frame house, and the battle ended at night not broad daylight.
Correction: Although this film is based on real people and events, the filmmakers do not claim it to be historically accurate. Artistic license allows the filmmakers to alter, add or disregard historical facts for dramatic purposes to suit their storyline.
17th May 2002
Mrs. Brown (1997)
Corrected entry: When the royal servants are sitting down to dinner, there are windows visible along both sides of the room. The Servants' Hall was always below stairs. Also, male and female servants sat at opposite sides of the table, not intermingled as they do in the film.
Correction: This film is not intended to be an historical documentary. As such it is considered a standard accepted movie convention for the filmmakers to alter the characteristics of a set, which is based on a real location, and to embellish storyline, such as the commingling of servants, for dramatic purposes. This is referred to as artistic license.
17th May 2002
Mrs. Brown (1997)
Corrected entry: Dame Judi writes with her right hand. Queen Victoria was left handed.
Correction: The filmmakers do not claim this film to be a historical documentary, and as such, they are not obligated to be factually accurate. It is a standard accepted movie convention to alter, add or disregard historical facts. This is called artistic license.
27th Aug 2001
Mrs. Brown (1997)
Corrected entry: Billy Connolly may look more sensible with a full beard, but in reality Brown had a shaved upper lip.
Correction: When filmmakers choose to change the physical appearance of an historical figure such as John Brown, it is a standard accepted movie convention. The filmmakers do not claim this film to be a historical documentary, and as such, they are not obligated to be factually accurate. This is referred to as artistic license.
4th Mar 2004
A Bronx Tale (1993)
Corrected entry: When Sonny and his crew catch C and his friends trying to buy guns on the corner, you can see Jimmy Whispers glance directly into the camera and then quickly looks away as his crew is approaching C and about to beat up the gun dealer.
Correction: If an actor/actress happens to glance in the direction of the camera, it is to be presumed that he/she is merely looking toward the imaginary 'fourth wall', as if the camera is not there. As long as the actor does not 'break the fourth wall', this is acceptable.
20th May 2009
Evan Almighty (2007)
Corrected entry: When Evan is at his office, you can see a crew member reflected on the door of his office.
Correction: There are a number of shots in which Evan is "at his office". Please resubmit this mistake with more specific information as to which scene the reflection of the crew member is visible.
28th May 2005
The Doors (1991)
Corrected entry: When Jim is arrested and booked after the New Haven gig, look closely at the mug shot. You will see Jim as being around 73 inches, which is roughly 6'1. Val Kilmer (who played Jim) is indeed about 6'1, but in reality bios of Jim Morrison put him only about 5'11.
Correction: When filmmakers choose to change the physical appearance, such as height or weight, of a well known figure like Jim Morrison, it is a standard accepted movie convention, known as artistic license. The filmmakers do not claim this film to be a historical documentary, and as such, they are not obligated to be factually accurate.
4th Jun 2005
The Doors (1991)
Corrected entry: For the 1969 Miami gig in the movie, The Doors performed as a four-piece. Sources at the actual gig state that (unofficial) bass player Jerry Scheff was on stage with the band. History also tells us that Scheff was on stage with the band from about 1969 until the Doors stopped performing, and played on their last two albums.
Correction: History may tell us differently, but this film is not intended to be a historical documentary. Artistic license allows for liberties to be taken in filmmaking. So although the film is based on real events and real people, some events have been deliberately changed or left out for dramatic purposes.
14th Jun 2008
The Doors (1991)
Corrected entry: During the infamous March 1, 1969 Miami gig, the movie depicts the band stopping play right as Jim begins his rant. In reality, the band played on during Jim's rant.
Correction: This film is not intended to be a historical documentary. Artistic license (aka dramatic license) is an accepted practice, whereby a film that's based on real events and real people, some of the events have been changed or left out for dramatic purposes.
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Correction: In the shed, when Mr. Weasley takes a seat the record player is lying in front of him on some other stuff. As he and Harry speak, each time the shot faces Mr. Weasley the camera pans in towards him, closer and closer, over the record player. With each shot of him, less and less of the record player is seen at the bottom of the screen, and in the next to last shot of Mr. Weasley we can still see a bit of it at the bottom. So by the last shot of Mr Weasley the camera is right up in front of him and the record player is simply not seen.
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