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Film critics should be above these kinds of factual errors, right? Not if [[Cowboy Bebop |
Film critics should be above these kinds of factual errors, right? Not if [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]] has anything to say about it... |
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* The Netflix blurb for Kingdom of Heaven states that Orlando Bloom's character takes up his sword to free the Holy Land from the Turks. That would be true if the movie were about the first crusade-it's actually about Saladin's recapture of the Holy Land *from* Crusaders, who had been occupying it for almost a century. And that would still be wrong, because the conflict is between the Chrusaders and ''Arabs''. Turks were not involved, and only became a significant political power centuries later. |
* The Netflix blurb for Kingdom of Heaven states that Orlando Bloom's character takes up his sword to free the Holy Land from the Turks. That would be true if the movie were about the first crusade-it's actually about Saladin's recapture of the Holy Land *from* Crusaders, who had been occupying it for almost a century. And that would still be wrong, because the conflict is between the Chrusaders and ''Arabs''. Turks were not involved, and only became a significant political power centuries later. |
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* The ''[[X-Men ( |
* The ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]]'' films: |
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** In a ridiculously inaccurate negative review for ''[[ |
** In a ridiculously inaccurate negative review for ''[[X2: X-Men United|X 2 X Men United]]'' by Stephen Hunter of ''The Washington Post'' it quickly became clear that he [[Did Not Do the Research|did not bother to watch the movie]], or was distracted for most of its length. At one point, he said that Rogue had the power to ''reverse time'', even going so far as to call her "the Mistress of Rewind." He was apparently confused by the scenes in which she extinguishes flames (using Pyro's power) and makes Wolverine's wounds reappear (he let her borrow his [[Healing Factor]]. His wounds reappearing is [[No Ontological Inertia|another problem]]). |
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** Another review, this one appearing in the ''New Times Los Angeles'', blasted the first ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' movie for departing from the comic's signature yellow-and-blue costumes, and for giving Magneto, the "master of all evil", a sympathetic Holocaust-survivor [[Backstory]]. Which shows that he did actually read the comic... in the '60s, and not once since. |
** Another review, this one appearing in the ''New Times Los Angeles'', blasted the first ''[[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]]'' movie for departing from the comic's signature yellow-and-blue costumes, and for giving Magneto, the "master of all evil", a sympathetic Holocaust-survivor [[Backstory]]. Which shows that he did actually read the comic... in the '60s, and not once since. |
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** A review of ''X2'' in the ''Irish Times'' complained that a character who had been killed in the first film was somehow alive in the second... except he wasn't: Mystique the shapeshifter had taken his place. This was not only pointed out explicitly in the first film (for those viewers too sleepy to notice the characteristic flash of yellow eyes) but was a ''pivotal plot point'' in the second, which makes you wonder if the reviewer actually bothered to watch the film. |
** A review of ''X2'' in the ''Irish Times'' complained that a character who had been killed in the first film was somehow alive in the second... except he wasn't: Mystique the shapeshifter had taken his place. This was not only pointed out explicitly in the first film (for those viewers too sleepy to notice the characteristic flash of yellow eyes) but was a ''pivotal plot point'' in the second, which makes you wonder if the reviewer actually bothered to watch the film. |
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** A negative review of the first movie in ''People Magazine'', among other things, said, "Since when do superheroes have such traumatic backstories?" Oh, since about [[Batman |
** A negative review of the first movie in ''People Magazine'', among other things, said, "Since when do superheroes have such traumatic backstories?" Oh, since about [[Batman|1939]]? |
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* A continuity announcer on ITV2 claimed that ''[[ |
* A continuity announcer on ITV2 claimed that ''[[Goldeneye]]'' was about "Pierce Brosnan running around the Arctic with Famke Janssen trying to save the world (and his libido)." Famke Janssen's character is a villain from the start. Also, part of the St. Petersburg tank chase was filmed on site. They faked all of the relevant statutes and treasures and smashed replicas on a UK Backlot, but that didn't stop a few breathless "They're destroying our art!" newscasts in Russia. |
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* A talking head on CNBC reported that the then-just released ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Dead Man's Chest'' movie had broken the opening box office record held by the movie "[[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]". However, ''Aquaman'' was a [[Show Within a Show|fictional movie]] within the universe of ''[[Entourage]]'', and has never actually been made, to say nothing of breaking any box office records. |
* A talking head on CNBC reported that the then-just released ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: Dead Man's Chest'' movie had broken the opening box office record held by the movie "[[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]]". However, ''Aquaman'' was a [[Show Within a Show|fictional movie]] within the universe of ''[[Entourage]]'', and has never actually been made, to say nothing of breaking any box office records. |
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** An Israeli mainstream news site reported about a new trailer for ''[[Show Within a Show|Medellin]]'', starring Vincent Chase, the star of [[Show Within a Show|Aquaman]], which is ''also'' all plot from the show ''[[Entourage]]''. The article had a link to the [[Defictionalization|de-fictional]] website created for the fictional movie, along with the trailer itself embedded in the page. Shortly after the virtual [[Face Palm|facepalms]] began appearing in the comments section, the article was removed. |
** An Israeli mainstream news site reported about a new trailer for ''[[Show Within a Show|Medellin]]'', starring Vincent Chase, the star of [[Show Within a Show|Aquaman]], which is ''also'' all plot from the show ''[[Entourage]]''. The article had a link to the [[Defictionalization|de-fictional]] website created for the fictional movie, along with the trailer itself embedded in the page. Shortly after the virtual [[Face Palm|facepalms]] began appearing in the comments section, the article was removed. |
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** A Norwegian newspaper called the aforementioned kiss scene a "highly controversial sex scene". |
** A Norwegian newspaper called the aforementioned kiss scene a "highly controversial sex scene". |
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** An amazing number of film critics, including [[Roger Ebert]], described the ending of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' as involving a duel with a dragon, whereas the creature Harry fought was actually a [[wikipedia:Basilisk|basilisk]]. This may be rather nitpicky, but the fact that the creature was a snake was a bit of a plot point. On the other hand, [http://listverse.com/2010/04/16/10-beasts-that-used-to-be-mythical/ early descriptions] of dragons in western literature describe them as serpents. |
** An amazing number of film critics, including [[Roger Ebert]], described the ending of ''Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets'' as involving a duel with a dragon, whereas the creature Harry fought was actually a [[wikipedia:Basilisk|basilisk]]. This may be rather nitpicky, but the fact that the creature was a snake was a bit of a plot point. On the other hand, [http://listverse.com/2010/04/16/10-beasts-that-used-to-be-mythical/ early descriptions] of dragons in western literature describe them as serpents. |
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** Robert Pattinson appeared properly in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', but wasn't in the next film, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', unless you count a two-second [[Flash Back]]. Of course, reporters covering ''[[Twilight ( |
** Robert Pattinson appeared properly in ''Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire'', but wasn't in the next film, ''Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix'', unless you count a two-second [[Flash Back]]. Of course, reporters covering ''[[Twilight (novel)|Twilight]]'' say he was in two ''Potter'' films (after all, that's how it shows up on IMDb) or even mention ''Phoenix'' exclusively, since it was more recent. |
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** Media coverage from various sources sort of did this with [[Daniel Radcliffe]] and Emma Waston's kiss in ''[[Deathly Hallows]] Part 1''. While they technically didn't state anything inaccurate about it, they heavily implied the scene was an actual romantic moment rather than an evil vision tormenting Ron. And, of course, lots of attention was given to the fact that they were naked. It even got an unironic nod for "best kiss" from the MTV Movie Awards. |
** Media coverage from various sources sort of did this with [[Daniel Radcliffe]] and Emma Waston's kiss in ''[[Deathly Hallows]] Part 1''. While they technically didn't state anything inaccurate about it, they heavily implied the scene was an actual romantic moment rather than an evil vision tormenting Ron. And, of course, lots of attention was given to the fact that they were naked. It even got an unironic nod for "best kiss" from the MTV Movie Awards. |
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* The local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) paper's movie review of the 2007 ''[[Transformers Film Series|Transformers]]'' movie repeatedly referred to the Autobots' human buddy as "Spike". Spike was the equivalent human in the [[Transformers Generation |
* The local Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St.Paul, MN) paper's movie review of the 2007 ''[[Transformers Film Series|Transformers]]'' movie repeatedly referred to the Autobots' human buddy as "Spike". Spike was the equivalent human in the [[Transformers Generation 1|original comic and cartoon]]. |
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** For Transformers 3, we have Movie Juice's negative review that tells us that you can disguise the fact you didn't watch a film with a series of jokes about it. The reviewer called Megan Fox a Decepticon, made jokes about Rosie Huntington Whitely wearing tight dresses and high heels during battle scenes including the scene with the colapsing building, and made several jokes about how silly a lot of the character's names are. To those who haven't seen the film, let me explain these problems: Megan Fox was a human girl in the first film who sided with the good guys, the Decepticon's are ''aliens'' and ''bad guys''. RHW did wear a form fitting dress and high heels in one scene that you could call a fight scene, but that was between humans, consisted of two holding one down while a third punched him, and her involvement in the scene was her leaving a party and being abducted by a Decepticon before she's even left the premisis. The collapsing building scene is right after she's been rescued, to which she's already changed into more casual clothing. The characters with funny names are all ''alien robots'', it would be weird if they ''didn't'' have alien sounding names. This was, of course, not helped by the reviewer basically trolling anyone who called them out on it. |
** For Transformers 3, we have Movie Juice's negative review that tells us that you can disguise the fact you didn't watch a film with a series of jokes about it. The reviewer called Megan Fox a Decepticon, made jokes about Rosie Huntington Whitely wearing tight dresses and high heels during battle scenes including the scene with the colapsing building, and made several jokes about how silly a lot of the character's names are. To those who haven't seen the film, let me explain these problems: Megan Fox was a human girl in the first film who sided with the good guys, the Decepticon's are ''aliens'' and ''bad guys''. RHW did wear a form fitting dress and high heels in one scene that you could call a fight scene, but that was between humans, consisted of two holding one down while a third punched him, and her involvement in the scene was her leaving a party and being abducted by a Decepticon before she's even left the premisis. The collapsing building scene is right after she's been rescued, to which she's already changed into more casual clothing. The characters with funny names are all ''alien robots'', it would be weird if they ''didn't'' have alien sounding names. This was, of course, not helped by the reviewer basically trolling anyone who called them out on it. |
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* Armond White (a film critic who is infamous for panning acclaimed movies and acclaiming panned movies) wrote in his negative review about ''[[Toy Story]] 3'': "The toys wage battle with the daycare center’s cynical veteran cast-offs: Hamm the Piggy Bank pig, Lotsa Hugs and Big Baby." Hamm is not from the daycare center: he's one of Andy's toys, and he appeared in the previous two films. Oh, and most even more important: HE'S NOT A VILLAIN! Also, Lots'''o''' Hugg'''in''' Bear, not Lotsa Hugs. |
* Armond White (a film critic who is infamous for panning acclaimed movies and acclaiming panned movies) wrote in his negative review about ''[[Toy Story]] 3'': "The toys wage battle with the daycare center’s cynical veteran cast-offs: Hamm the Piggy Bank pig, Lotsa Hugs and Big Baby." Hamm is not from the daycare center: he's one of Andy's toys, and he appeared in the previous two films. Oh, and most even more important: HE'S NOT A VILLAIN! Also, Lots'''o''' Hugg'''in''' Bear, not Lotsa Hugs. |
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* In Armond White's review of ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'', he identifies Marcel, the black film projectionist/Shoshanna's lover, as the narrator of the penultimate chapters. There's a LOT wrong with that statement: 1. The brief narration is done by Samuel L. Jackson, who has a distinctive voice to anyone who watches movies. 2. The narration is in English, where Marcel appears to speak only French, 3. There is no narration in the penultimate chapters. The two times Jackson narrates are near the center of the film. |
* In Armond White's review of ''[[Inglourious Basterds]]'', he identifies Marcel, the black film projectionist/Shoshanna's lover, as the narrator of the penultimate chapters. There's a LOT wrong with that statement: 1. The brief narration is done by Samuel L. Jackson, who has a distinctive voice to anyone who watches movies. 2. The narration is in English, where Marcel appears to speak only French, 3. There is no narration in the penultimate chapters. The two times Jackson narrates are near the center of the film. |
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings ( |
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|Lord of the Rings]]'' |
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** A review decried the fact that Arwen gets such a small role (whereas in the books, she has all of ''one line'', near the end of ''Return of the King''). Another assumed that Eowyn's killing of the Witch-king was an [[Affirmative Action Girl|expansion of her role in the books]], but her role in the books was actually reduced for the films. In the film, she kills the Nazgul Lord and sort-of-generally pines for Aragorn. In the book, she slays the Nazgul Lord and delivers a badass speech on how men get all the glory and heroism, whereas women's right is, once men fail, "to be slaughtered at the threshold of our own home." |
** A review decried the fact that Arwen gets such a small role (whereas in the books, she has all of ''one line'', near the end of ''Return of the King''). Another assumed that Eowyn's killing of the Witch-king was an [[Affirmative Action Girl|expansion of her role in the books]], but her role in the books was actually reduced for the films. In the film, she kills the Nazgul Lord and sort-of-generally pines for Aragorn. In the book, she slays the Nazgul Lord and delivers a badass speech on how men get all the glory and heroism, whereas women's right is, once men fail, "to be slaughtered at the threshold of our own home." |
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** At least one review of the ''Lord of the Rings'' movies put forth the opinion that the reason the filmmakers put so much painstaking effort into Gollum's portrayal was simply because CGI is a new toy and they wanted to show it off as much as possible. |
** At least one review of the ''Lord of the Rings'' movies put forth the opinion that the reason the filmmakers put so much painstaking effort into Gollum's portrayal was simply because CGI is a new toy and they wanted to show it off as much as possible. |
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* This [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=946&dat=20061220&id=fQZZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6817,2737731 newspaper article] claims the [[The Polar Express]] as a [[Disney]] film. |
* This [http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=946&dat=20061220&id=fQZZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UVQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6817,2737731 newspaper article] claims the [[The Polar Express]] as a [[Disney]] film. |
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* TV Guide's blurb for ''Godzilla vs Megalon'': "Godzilla and giant robot Jet Jaguar team up to fight a giant cockroach (Megalon, a stag beetle) and a big black chicken (Gigan, a bluish-green and gray reptilian cyborg with a beak and mandibles) sent by Seatopians." |
* TV Guide's blurb for ''Godzilla vs Megalon'': "Godzilla and giant robot Jet Jaguar team up to fight a giant cockroach (Megalon, a stag beetle) and a big black chicken (Gigan, a bluish-green and gray reptilian cyborg with a beak and mandibles) sent by Seatopians." |
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* David Edelstein, reviewing the ''[[Bewitched ( |
* David Edelstein, reviewing the ''[[Bewitched (film)|Bewitched]]'' movie in ''Slate'': "Using R.E.M.'s impassioned "Everybody Hurts" -- written by Michael Stipe after the suicide of Kurt Cobain -- to underscore shots of Kidman and Ferrell feeling blue about their inability to pair off is an aesthetic crime." Take Th... uh, wait a minute, that song was recorded in 1992, while Cobain died in 1994. In fact, the album that "Everybody Hurts" is on, ''Automatic for the People'', was found in Cobain's stereo and [[wikipedia:Death of Kurt Cobain#Discovery of Cobain.27s body|was apparently the last album he ever listened to]]. To his credit, [http://www.slate.com/id/2121389/ Edelstein quickly issued a (very snotty) retraction.] "I don't like having to change something after it's published." Dude, then don't make a mistake on an easily checkable fact. |
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** Not to mention that that's not even the right song. The song about Kurt Cobain was "Let Me In", a less well-known song off the album ''Monster''. When Cobain died, Stipe had already been mourning friend River Phoenix. He had been reluctant to write about grief and retread the ground of previous album ''Automatic for the People''. Cobain's death convinced him to get his feelings out. The song is unmistakable because it's such a departure from the rest of the album. Also unmistakable is ''Everybody Hurts'', a comfort anthem with suicidal teenagers in mind. It's intentionally simple, as personal crises may not be the best time for complicated literary interpretation. This stands in stark contrast to the rest of R.E.M.'s entire body of work. Confusing these two songs is no small error from a fan's point of view. |
** Not to mention that that's not even the right song. The song about Kurt Cobain was "Let Me In", a less well-known song off the album ''Monster''. When Cobain died, Stipe had already been mourning friend River Phoenix. He had been reluctant to write about grief and retread the ground of previous album ''Automatic for the People''. Cobain's death convinced him to get his feelings out. The song is unmistakable because it's such a departure from the rest of the album. Also unmistakable is ''Everybody Hurts'', a comfort anthem with suicidal teenagers in mind. It's intentionally simple, as personal crises may not be the best time for complicated literary interpretation. This stands in stark contrast to the rest of R.E.M.'s entire body of work. Confusing these two songs is no small error from a fan's point of view. |
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* One particularly scathing movie review for ''[[Silent Hill ( |
* One particularly scathing movie review for ''[[Silent Hill (film)|Silent Hill]]'' derided the film for being based on a video game series, but praised the movie's composer for at least writing a unique cinematic score instead of relying on the video game's "[[Pac-Man Fever|beeps and whistles]]". The music in the movie, of course, was taken directly from the games. Coming at this from another angle, a newspaper blurb on the game ''[[Silent Hill Homecoming]]'' described it as being based on the movie. There were in fact several [[Shout-Out|Shout-Outs]] to the movie in ''Silent Hill: Homecoming'', so it's easy to see how they got confused. For example, The Boogeyman/Pyramid Head's design is based off his movie design, and the introduction of the Smog enemy looks almost identical to the introduction of the Armless Man in the movie. |
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* ''[[Iron Man ( |
* ''[[Iron Man (film)|Iron Man]]'', starring Robert Downey Jr. as [http://img129.imageshack.us/img129/57/1210171758386fy6.png Tony] [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=%22iron+man%22+%22tony+spark%22&rlz=1R2GGLL_en-GBGB376&aq=f&aqi=g-sx10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= Spark]. If you think that's bad, Swedish ''Metro'' called him [[wikipedia:Robert Frost|Robert Frost]]. |
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* A ''History's Mysteries'' episode on zombies has somebody say that the North American image of zombies was something like "Freddy from ''Friday the 13th''..." Freddy's in ''[[A Nightmare |
* A ''History's Mysteries'' episode on zombies has somebody say that the North American image of zombies was something like "Freddy from ''Friday the 13th''..." Freddy's in ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street]]''. Jason Voorhees is in ''[[Friday the 13th (film)|Friday the 13th]]''. At least they could both be considered [[Our Zombies Are Different|zombies]], [[Our Monsters Are Different|depending on who you ask]]. |
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* An article on a magazine about ''[[ |
* An article on a magazine about ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'' stated that [[James Bond]] allied with the exiled General Medrano from Chile to destroy the Quantum Organization. Medrano is actually a [[Complete Monster]] and part of Quantum's plan (he's to be installed as dictator). It's also set in Bolivia, not Chile, though it was shot in Chile. |
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* Australian newspaper ''The Age'' had a still from the movie ''[[Watchmen ( |
* Australian newspaper ''The Age'' had a still from the movie ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' and credited it as being from the upcoming movie ''[[The Spirit (film)|The Spirit]]''. |
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* Box summaries of movies are great for this (see also the Anime examples). From the back of the DVD of ''A Christmas Story'': "(Ralphie) also endures all kinds of childhood calamaties from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit." Ralphie's brother had the snowsuit paralysis (which was never called as such,) his friend Flick did the flagpole (which was not a gambit,) and the yellow-eyed bully was actually named Scut Farkus. |
* Box summaries of movies are great for this (see also the Anime examples). From the back of the DVD of ''A Christmas Story'': "(Ralphie) also endures all kinds of childhood calamaties from snowsuit paralysis to the yellow-eyed Scotty Farkus affair to the dreaded tongue-on-a-frozen-flagpole gambit." Ralphie's brother had the snowsuit paralysis (which was never called as such,) his friend Flick did the flagpole (which was not a gambit,) and the yellow-eyed bully was actually named Scut Farkus. |
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* There's been an assumption on the part of some of the reviewing public that ''[[Coraline ( |
* There's been an assumption on the part of some of the reviewing public that ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' is a [[Tim Burton]] film, due to both the animation style and the fact that the trailers hype it as being by "the director of ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''". The director, for ''both'' films, is in fact Henry Selick, and Burton has nothing to do with ''Coraline''. Neil Gaiman, author of the original book, [http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2009/02/by-way-of-preamble.html has expressed his annoyance with this], and it's been [http://www.somethingpositive.net/sp02092009.shtml mocked] in webcomics. |
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** Neil Gaiman, fom the above blog entry: |
** Neil Gaiman, fom the above blog entry: |
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{{quote| "It was irritating when people started asking me ''why'' the advertising said "From the director of ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''", and wasn't it some kind of a sneaky attempt to make people think that it was by Tim Burton?, and I would sigh, and say no, it was a sneaky attempt to make people think it was directed by the person who directed ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. (And given that people were saying this about trailers that made a point of saying Henry's name, I had little patience with it.)"}} |
{{quote| "It was irritating when people started asking me ''why'' the advertising said "From the director of ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''", and wasn't it some kind of a sneaky attempt to make people think that it was by Tim Burton?, and I would sigh, and say no, it was a sneaky attempt to make people think it was directed by the person who directed ''The Nightmare Before Christmas''. (And given that people were saying this about trailers that made a point of saying Henry's name, I had little patience with it.)"}} |
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** Another blame for this is the [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]] for ''Nightmare''. (In other words, its full title is ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas''. Mind you, Burton was only responsible for the ''concept'' of that movie as he was busy directing ''[[ |
** Another blame for this is the [[In Case You Forgot Who Wrote It]] for ''Nightmare''. (In other words, its full title is ''Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas''. Mind you, Burton was only responsible for the ''concept'' of that movie as he was busy directing ''[[Batman Returns]]'' at the same time.) |
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* Marcus Berkmann in the ''Daily Telegraph'' reviewed ''[[Batman and Robin ( |
* Marcus Berkmann in the ''Daily Telegraph'' reviewed ''[[Batman and Robin (film)|Batman and Robin]]'' without, apparently, bothering to see the movie, as he confidently informed readers that Mr. Freeze was motivated to avenge the death of his wife, whereas in the movie the fact that his wife is very much alive (albeit, y'know, frozen) at the beginning and end of the film is an important plot point. |
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** This could have been bad phrasing, as it's technically true -- what motivates Freeze heading into the climax is a mistaken belief that Batman unfroze and in the process killed his wife. |
** This could have been bad phrasing, as it's technically true -- what motivates Freeze heading into the climax is a mistaken belief that Batman unfroze and in the process killed his wife. |
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* Sam Wollaston, TV critic for ''The Guardian'', reviewed a TV documentary titled ''The Human Spider'', about a guy who climbed a big building dressed as, obviously, [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]. His review, however, referred to the guy as being dressed as [[ |
* Sam Wollaston, TV critic for ''The Guardian'', reviewed a TV documentary titled ''The Human Spider'', about a guy who climbed a big building dressed as, obviously, [[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]. His review, however, referred to the guy as being dressed as [[Batman]]. Because those costumes look ''so'' much alike... |
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* ''The Metro'' even went so far as to call the main character of ''[[The Matrix]] Reloaded'' ''Nero'' and claim the film was about his adventures in [[Another Dimension]]. |
* ''The Metro'' even went so far as to call the main character of ''[[The Matrix]] Reloaded'' ''Nero'' and claim the film was about his adventures in [[Another Dimension]]. |
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** Now. . . doesn't that sound [[Star Trek ( |
** Now. . . doesn't that sound [[Star Trek (film)|familiar]]? |
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** Another reviewer somehow confused the three main female characters in "Reloaded", stating that "Hero Neo must also enlist the aid of a virtual beauty, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, who captains a ship of her own." (Now we know that it's possible to be ''too'' high while watching this trilogy.) |
** Another reviewer somehow confused the three main female characters in "Reloaded", stating that "Hero Neo must also enlist the aid of a virtual beauty, played by Carrie-Anne Moss, who captains a ship of her own." (Now we know that it's possible to be ''too'' high while watching this trilogy.) |
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*** We could easily fill this page with reviews from that long, ''long'' summer, because a considerable number of them were written by people (people paid to write reviews of movies, mind you) who [[Did Not Do the Research|did not bother to go back and watch]] [[Continuity Lock Out|the first movie]]... |
*** We could easily fill this page with reviews from that long, ''long'' summer, because a considerable number of them were written by people (people paid to write reviews of movies, mind you) who [[Did Not Do the Research|did not bother to go back and watch]] [[Continuity Lock Out|the first movie]]... |
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* A review of ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution|Dragonball: Evolution]]'' opened with the following informed lines. |
* A review of ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution|Dragonball: Evolution]]'' opened with the following informed lines. |
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{{quote| Another Japanese manga bites the dust with its cinematic adaptation: in this case, the "Dragonball Evolution" series.}} |
{{quote| Another Japanese manga bites the dust with its cinematic adaptation: in this case, the "Dragonball Evolution" series.}} |
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* Ted Baehr's review of ''[[Watchmen ( |
* Ted Baehr's review of ''[[Watchmen (film)|Watchmen]]'' is littered with this sort of thing: by far the most hilarious is the lament that Rorschach is seen as a psychopath because he "believes in good and evil" and "truth and justice." Really? I'd have thought hurling a fake supervillain down an elevator shaft would have been more convincing evidence. Oh, and the review ends with a bilious rant on how the film "strongly affirms humanist, socialist, anti-American values promoting a socialist utopia where liberty, justice and goodness are destroyed for the sake of a totalitarian peace." |
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** [[Unfortunate Implications]] abound when Ted Baehr defends a violent neo-Fascist as believing in "truth and justice". |
** [[Unfortunate Implications]] abound when Ted Baehr defends a violent neo-Fascist as believing in "truth and justice". |
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*** Bonus points for equaling 'humanist' and 'anti-American' even though United States were founded as an epitome of Enlightenment-era humanism. |
*** Bonus points for equaling 'humanist' and 'anti-American' even though United States were founded as an epitome of Enlightenment-era humanism. |
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*** Virtually all anarchism after well, Marx, has been at least quasi-Marxist (several writers have called Marxism "Fabian anarchism", given its idea that the state will fade away). Moore's ''definitely'' is Marx-influenced. |
*** Virtually all anarchism after well, Marx, has been at least quasi-Marxist (several writers have called Marxism "Fabian anarchism", given its idea that the state will fade away). Moore's ''definitely'' is Marx-influenced. |
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**** It gets funnier for people living in socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, as the actions of Norsefire closely resemble the communist regime. Some would say that save for engineering a plague, the severity of regime has been downplayed. |
**** It gets funnier for people living in socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe, as the actions of Norsefire closely resemble the communist regime. Some would say that save for engineering a plague, the severity of regime has been downplayed. |
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* A "[[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|parent's review]]" of the ''[[Watchmen ( |
* A "[[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|parent's review]]" of the ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'' [[Watchmen (film)|movie adaptation]], instead of reviewing the actual film, listed every single instance of violence or sexual content without mentioning anything else, then concluded that the ultimate message of the story was that "humankind is inherently savage". What? Even more hilarious, another blurb stated the movie's premise as: "After the death of one of his colleagues, the masked vigilante Rorschach sets out on a mission to kill all superheroes." |
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** ** In defense of [http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ kids-in-mind.com], the site isn't geared toward "parent reviews", but "parent guides". The entire purpose of the site is to list every instance of even remotely offensive material, along with severity ratings in those categories. They don't even do traditional reviews. |
** ** In defense of [http://www.kids-in-mind.com/ kids-in-mind.com], the site isn't geared toward "parent reviews", but "parent guides". The entire purpose of the site is to list every instance of even remotely offensive material, along with severity ratings in those categories. They don't even do traditional reviews. |
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*** That could be forgiven if they didn't have the "Message" section at the end, where they are in fact interpreting (in this case wrongly) what the movie is trying to say. There were many things Watchmen was trying to say, but "humandkind is inherently savage" was not one of them. |
*** That could be forgiven if they didn't have the "Message" section at the end, where they are in fact interpreting (in this case wrongly) what the movie is trying to say. There were many things Watchmen was trying to say, but "humandkind is inherently savage" was not one of them. |
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* A review of ''Fanboys'' by Robert Wilonsky shows that he neglected to watch the full film. At this point in time to save from possible spoilers here is the link to the review for those of you who have seen the movie [http://www.movietome.com/pages/tracking/index.php?tid=23&ref_id=362251\] or here [http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fanboys/critic-reviews\] |
* A review of ''Fanboys'' by Robert Wilonsky shows that he neglected to watch the full film. At this point in time to save from possible spoilers here is the link to the review for those of you who have seen the movie [http://www.movietome.com/pages/tracking/index.php?tid=23&ref_id=362251\] or here [http://www.metacritic.com/movie/fanboys/critic-reviews\] |
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* A review of ''[[Spy Kids]] 2'' said that Carmen and Juni have to fight the evil Romero, and team up with a new duo of Spy Kids to aid them in their battle... Which seemed to reverse the newcomer's roles; since Romero was a good guy (made clear from his first appearance) and the Cortez siblings had to race against, and battle, Gary and Gerti. It also completely ignored Donnagon's blatant corruption and the dangers of the Transmooker device. It was like they didn't even bother to watch the film at all. |
* A review of ''[[Spy Kids]] 2'' said that Carmen and Juni have to fight the evil Romero, and team up with a new duo of Spy Kids to aid them in their battle... Which seemed to reverse the newcomer's roles; since Romero was a good guy (made clear from his first appearance) and the Cortez siblings had to race against, and battle, Gary and Gerti. It also completely ignored Donnagon's blatant corruption and the dangers of the Transmooker device. It was like they didn't even bother to watch the film at all. |
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* A review for the [[G.I. Joe]] [[G.I. Joe |
* A review for the [[G.I. Joe]] [[G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra|movie]] states "Formerly a Real American Hero, G.I.Joe is no longer a hero (it's a group)..." Funny... [[I Am Not Shazam|G.I.Joe has almost always referred to a group (the "almost" is there because there was actually a namesake) and not a single person, even before the '80s (when they were first called Real American Heroes).]]. The original action hero was titled like that, but the toyline (and TV series) that inspired ''Rise of Cobra'' most certainly wasn't. |
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* A book about the [[Academy Awards]] completely screws up the plot of ''[[Unforgiven]]'': "After the death of his wife, ex-outlaw ([[Clint Eastwood]]) returns to violence to punish corrupt sheriff ([[Gene Hackman]]) with the support of two companions ([[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Richard Harris]])". He leaves retirement for bounty, offered by a prostitute (who lives in said sheriff's city) on the guys who slashed a colleague's face. The second companion is Jaimz Woolvett, and Richard Harris doesn't even share a scene with Eastwood! |
* A book about the [[Academy Awards]] completely screws up the plot of ''[[Unforgiven]]'': "After the death of his wife, ex-outlaw ([[Clint Eastwood]]) returns to violence to punish corrupt sheriff ([[Gene Hackman]]) with the support of two companions ([[Morgan Freeman]] and [[Richard Harris]])". He leaves retirement for bounty, offered by a prostitute (who lives in said sheriff's city) on the guys who slashed a colleague's face. The second companion is Jaimz Woolvett, and Richard Harris doesn't even share a scene with Eastwood! |
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* A review of ''[[Return to Oz]]'' criticized the movie for having "unimaginative" characters, such as a man with the head of a pumpkin and a yellow hen. Problem was, those characters -- Jack Pumpkinhead and Billina -- are [[Adaptation Displacement|straight out of L. Frank Baum's]] ''The Land of Oz'' and ''Ozma of Oz'', which ''Return to Oz'' was based on. |
* A review of ''[[Return to Oz]]'' criticized the movie for having "unimaginative" characters, such as a man with the head of a pumpkin and a yellow hen. Problem was, those characters -- Jack Pumpkinhead and Billina -- are [[Adaptation Displacement|straight out of L. Frank Baum's]] ''The Land of Oz'' and ''Ozma of Oz'', which ''Return to Oz'' was based on. |
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** This is, in a way, partially the fault of whomever decided to title and market this film based on the original, printed page, [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made |
** This is, in a way, partially the fault of whomever decided to title and market this film based on the original, printed page, [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made on Drugs?|very weird]] ''OZ'' series in such a way that audiences were doomed to assume it was a sequel to the beloved musical version. |
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* P.M. (a popular science magazine) ran a small article about nanotech "liquid metal", citing the [[Terminator]] as example of the principle. ''A'' terminator did it, but it wasn't Ahnold's character. On top of that, the illustration they used certainly showed [[ |
* P.M. (a popular science magazine) ran a small article about nanotech "liquid metal", citing the [[Terminator]] as example of the principle. ''A'' terminator did it, but it wasn't Ahnold's character. On top of that, the illustration they used certainly showed [[RoboCop]] instead. |
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* And here's a kicker: Ted Baehr's [[Movie Guide]] did its review of the 2007 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( |
* And here's a kicker: Ted Baehr's [[Movie Guide]] did its review of the 2007 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|TMNT]]'' film shortly after its release, and did an utterly atrocious job explaining the film's content factually. For starters: |
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** Leonardo and Raphael's fight ''midway'' through the movie is described as a battle between Leo and Michaelangelo -- at the film's beginning! |
** Leonardo and Raphael's fight ''midway'' through the movie is described as a battle between Leo and Michaelangelo -- at the film's beginning! |
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** There can ''only'' be a [[Sex Is Evil|bad explanation]] for Casey crashing at April's place so often. How could the two of them ''possibly'' be [[Innocent Cohabitation|chaste]]??? |
** There can ''only'' be a [[Sex Is Evil|bad explanation]] for Casey crashing at April's place so often. How could the two of them ''possibly'' be [[Innocent Cohabitation|chaste]]??? |
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** "Stories went nowhere..." In other words, nobody at [[Movie Guide]] [[Did Not Do the Research|had ever heard]] of the 2003 animated series? Or the original comics? The intro was a minimal effort to give newcomers [[All There in the Manual|an insight into the film's world]], just in the bleak chance that someone going to see it [[Small Reference Pools|had never been exposed to previous Turtles-related material]]. |
** "Stories went nowhere..." In other words, nobody at [[Movie Guide]] [[Did Not Do the Research|had ever heard]] of the 2003 animated series? Or the original comics? The intro was a minimal effort to give newcomers [[All There in the Manual|an insight into the film's world]], just in the bleak chance that someone going to see it [[Small Reference Pools|had never been exposed to previous Turtles-related material]]. |
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** The thing with those stars aligning to unleash a beam of energy on Earth that [[Sealed Evil in |
** The thing with those stars aligning to unleash a beam of energy on Earth that [[Sealed Evil in a Can|unlocks monsters from another world]] is merely modification of a common plot device. A similar theme was used in the first [[Fantastic Four (Comic Book)|Fantastic Four]] [[Fantastic Four (film)|movie]], with the cosmic beam storm. But somehow, this is an ''evil'' tactic by ''Satan'' to get us addicted to looking for answers in -'astrology''! Never mind that not one single constellation in the Zodiac ([[Eastern Zodiac|Eastern]] or [[Western Zodiac|Western]]) was even once mentioned on screen. |
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** "Calm yourself" is not simple advice, according to Baher. It's an "evil and false Buddhist doctrine." What??? |
** "Calm yourself" is not simple advice, according to Baher. It's an "evil and false Buddhist doctrine." What??? |
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** Contrary to Baher's assessment of "a confused view," the movie actually has no problem with vigilantism ''per se''. What it does have a problem with is [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him|Punisher-style vigilantism]]. The Foot Clan and monsters [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|are what they are]] and are deemed as "[[What Measure Is a Mook?|worthy to die]]." Yet, ordinary criminals [[Humans Are Special|are not to be killed]]. They are to only be subdued and left for the police. That is the code of battle honor the Turtles fight with, and is very similar to [[Batman]]'s. |
** Contrary to Baher's assessment of "a confused view," the movie actually has no problem with vigilantism ''per se''. What it does have a problem with is [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him|Punisher-style vigilantism]]. The Foot Clan and monsters [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?|are what they are]] and are deemed as "[[What Measure Is a Mook?|worthy to die]]." Yet, ordinary criminals [[Humans Are Special|are not to be killed]]. They are to only be subdued and left for the police. That is the code of battle honor the Turtles fight with, and is very similar to [[Batman]]'s. |
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*** The problem Leonardo has with the "Night Watcher" is because the news has led him to believe that this vigilante actually kills the criminals, making this an '''in-universe''' example of [[Cowboy Bebop |
*** The problem Leonardo has with the "Night Watcher" is because the news has led him to believe that this vigilante actually kills the criminals, making this an '''in-universe''' example of [[Cowboy Bebop at His Computer]]. Those who know the [[Backstory]] will know that the Turtles once believed this about Casey, before befriending him. They know of Splinter's code of honor, similar in some ways to Bushido, and they don't trust vigilantes who are not trained in any known code of honor. Not that this matters to MovieGuide, which believes that "bushido" is just a buzzword for "[[Everyone Is Satan in Hell|a lie from Satan designed to drag you to Hell]]." |
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** The movie goes to great lengths to explain that without a strong family dynamic, one may never feel at home anywhere, even if they do get everything they originally thought they wanted. '''Since when''' does this [[An Aesop|Aesop]] constitute a "Romantic Pagan" view? |
** The movie goes to great lengths to explain that without a strong family dynamic, one may never feel at home anywhere, even if they do get everything they originally thought they wanted. '''Since when''' does this [[An Aesop|Aesop]] constitute a "Romantic Pagan" view? |
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* A November 2009 issue of the Seattle Times had a picture of Simon from ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'' labeled as Theodore in the picture for an article promoting the new December movies. This was especially [[Egregious]] because the person who wrote the article was apparently a fan of the movies. |
* A November 2009 issue of the Seattle Times had a picture of Simon from ''[[Alvin and The Chipmunks]]'' labeled as Theodore in the picture for an article promoting the new December movies. This was especially [[Egregious]] because the person who wrote the article was apparently a fan of the movies. |
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* When ''[[Star Wars]]: The Phantom Menace'' came to theaters in Spain, a small weekly publication that was given free along with one of the Spanish people's most relevant newspapers, including several incorrect statements about the original saga, it was said that "... Darth Maul, so fully evil, he kills Qui Gonn (played by Liam Neeson) when he's sleeping". |
* When ''[[Star Wars]]: The Phantom Menace'' came to theaters in Spain, a small weekly publication that was given free along with one of the Spanish people's most relevant newspapers, including several incorrect statements about the original saga, it was said that "... Darth Maul, so fully evil, he kills Qui Gonn (played by Liam Neeson) when he's sleeping". |
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* The photo caption in [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010624/REVIEWS08/106240301/1023 this review] of ''[[Schindler's List]]'' on [[Roger Ebert]]'s website. It incorrectly identifies Liam Neeson as Ralph Fiennes, and indirectly implies that [[Nazi|Ralph]] [[Axe Crazy|Fiennes']] [[Complete Monster|character]] was in the business of ''saving'' Jews. |
* The photo caption in [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20010624/REVIEWS08/106240301/1023 this review] of ''[[Schindler's List]]'' on [[Roger Ebert]]'s website. It incorrectly identifies Liam Neeson as Ralph Fiennes, and indirectly implies that [[Nazi|Ralph]] [[Axe Crazy|Fiennes']] [[Complete Monster|character]] was in the business of ''saving'' Jews. |
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* A ''Daily Mail'' article viciously attacked the film ''[[Kick-Ass ( |
* A ''Daily Mail'' article viciously attacked the film ''[[Kick-Ass (film)|Kick-Ass]]'' several weeks before its release; in particular, they claimed that the film was the brain-child of screenwriter Jane Goldman (it wasn't; the film is based on a comic book by Mark Millar), who was also the film's director (she wasn't; Matthew Vaughn was the actual director, and co-wrote the screenplay with Goldman), and that it was about a foul mouthed 11 year-old assassin (the film does in fact feature such a character, but the protagonist is a wannabe superhero). Arguably a subversion, since there's a significant possibility that the article was ''deliberately'' badly researched so that they'd have an excuse to attack Goldman, who just happens to be the wife of TV host Jonathan Ross -- who the ''Daily Mail'' despises for reasons much too long to list here. |
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** And the ''[[Fan Nickname|Daily Fail]]'' strikes again with its review of [[Four Lions]]. The picture accompanying the review is almost as long as the actual review itself. The review accuses the film of bowing to "political correctness". This, of course, being the comedy about Muslim terrorists. |
** And the ''[[Fan Nickname|Daily Fail]]'' strikes again with its review of [[Four Lions]]. The picture accompanying the review is almost as long as the actual review itself. The review accuses the film of bowing to "political correctness". This, of course, being the comedy about Muslim terrorists. |
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* ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' was described by a tv magazine as "in a fantasy world, a girl searches the magic dust that enables travelling between worlds." Funny how the movie never even gets to that point in the [[His Dark Materials|book series]]. |
* ''[[The Golden Compass]]'' was described by a tv magazine as "in a fantasy world, a girl searches the magic dust that enables travelling between worlds." Funny how the movie never even gets to that point in the [[His Dark Materials|book series]]. |
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* A newspaper TV guide reviewed ''[[ |
* A newspaper TV guide reviewed ''[[Zombieland]]'' as (paraphrased) "Woody Harrelson as a mean zombie hunter, with Jesse Eisenberg as his supporting sidekick, in this inexplicably successful blend of horror and teen rom-com". Apart from the fact that Eisenberg is the lead, and... teen romantic comedy? |
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** Might be justified. Eisenberg's character is the lead in the sense that we see the events from his perspective, but he does attach himself to Harrelson's character in a sort of sidekick fashion. After they meet, it's Tallahassee who decides most of where they go and what they do. Teen romantic comedy, though? Um... |
** Might be justified. Eisenberg's character is the lead in the sense that we see the events from his perspective, but he does attach himself to Harrelson's character in a sort of sidekick fashion. After they meet, it's Tallahassee who decides most of where they go and what they do. Teen romantic comedy, though? Um... |
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** This is true of most films with a romantic subplot, no matter how minor. It's automatically labelled as a "romance" or "romantic comedy", even if the romance in question has no impact on the main story. |
** This is true of most films with a romantic subplot, no matter how minor. It's automatically labelled as a "romance" or "romantic comedy", even if the romance in question has no impact on the main story. |
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* A reviewer of ''[[The Last Airbender]]'' (one of the few who gave it a positive review) describes how "Aang and friends travel on a flying six-legged albino beaver." The "beaver" in question is actually a bison, and not an albino. Not surprisingly that a positive review came from someone who likely never saw the movie and certainly never watched the TV show on which it is based. |
* A reviewer of ''[[The Last Airbender]]'' (one of the few who gave it a positive review) describes how "Aang and friends travel on a flying six-legged albino beaver." The "beaver" in question is actually a bison, and not an albino. Not surprisingly that a positive review came from someone who likely never saw the movie and certainly never watched the TV show on which it is based. |
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** [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_airbender/articles/1891859/gorgeous_imagerybeautifully_wrought_special_effects_fantasy_fun_for_all_agesim_talking__of_course_about_the_last_airbender_website/ This reviewer] thinks that the movie took place in the far future, as well as [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100630/REVIEWS/100639999/1023 Roger Ebert]. |
** [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_airbender/articles/1891859/gorgeous_imagerybeautifully_wrought_special_effects_fantasy_fun_for_all_agesim_talking__of_course_about_the_last_airbender_website/ This reviewer] thinks that the movie took place in the far future, as well as [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20100630/REVIEWS/100639999/1023 Roger Ebert]. |
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* The Rotten Tomatoes website and a few movie theatres that gave away free film pamphlets, made this summary from [[How to Train Your Dragon ( |
* The Rotten Tomatoes website and a few movie theatres that gave away free film pamphlets, made this summary from [[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]: "Hiccup goes on a mission to pass their village's initation into manhood by capturing and training a dragon. If he succeeds, he will become a warrior. If he fails, he will be forever banished". This would techically be true had the film been more faithful to Cressida Cowel's book, but so much liberties were taken to change the plot that instead of a boy going through a rite of passage capturing and training dragons, it's a teenager whose village is dedicated to killing dragons befriending an injured dragon and finding that everything he and his village knows about them to be wrong. |
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* Siskel and Ebert had never heard of [[Weird Al Yankovic]] when ''[[ |
* Siskel and Ebert had never heard of [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] when ''[[UHF]]'' came out, and derisively assumed that his name sounded so ridiculous that it had to be a made-up name like "Yahoo Serious" ("Weird Al" is indeed a nickname, but Yankovic is his real last name). Their entire perception of the film seemed to be colored by thinking of Al as basically being Yahoo Serious. |
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* A small but still irksome example: In an article covering ''[[Repo |
* A small but still irksome example: In an article covering ''[[Repo! The Genetic Opera]]'', Fangoria repeatedly referred to Terrance Zdunich's character as "Gravedigger." |
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* The Parents Television Council's [http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/moviereviews/PTC/2006/friedworms.asp review of the film version] of ''[[How To Eat Fried Worms]]'' opens with the following statement: "The beloved children's classic ... has come to life in this faithful adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's novel." If the movie is so faithful, how do they explain the [[wikipedia:How to Eat Fried Worms (film)#Differences from the book|differences from the book]] listed on the Wikipedia article? |
* The Parents Television Council's [http://www.parentstv.org/ptc/publications/moviereviews/PTC/2006/friedworms.asp review of the film version] of ''[[How To Eat Fried Worms]]'' opens with the following statement: "The beloved children's classic ... has come to life in this faithful adaptation of Thomas Rockwell's novel." If the movie is so faithful, how do they explain the [[wikipedia:How to Eat Fried Worms (film)#Differences from the book|differences from the book]] listed on the Wikipedia article? |
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* In the film description of the [[Rocky Horror Picture Show]] on [http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show/60000448?strackid=32e2e90d294e6552_0_srl&strkid=894448976_0_0&trkid=438381 Netflix] it describes the plot as "... the exploits of naïve couple Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite vampire Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry)." Vampire? Really? |
* In the film description of the [[Rocky Horror Picture Show]] on [http://www.netflix.com/WiMovie/The-Rocky-Horror-Picture-Show/60000448?strackid=32e2e90d294e6552_0_srl&strkid=894448976_0_0&trkid=438381 Netflix] it describes the plot as "... the exploits of naïve couple Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon) after they stumble upon the lair of transvestite vampire Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry)." Vampire? Really? |
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* A crossword puzzle provided the clue "Comden and Green musical" for "Auntie Mame." Trouble is, ''[[Auntie Mame]]'' isn't a musical, at least not under that 10-letter title, and Comden and Green only wrote the screenplay for the film of the play Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee adapted from Patrick Dennis's original story. There is a musical adaptation, titled simply ''Mame'', which Comden and Green had nothing to do with. |
* A crossword puzzle provided the clue "Comden and Green musical" for "Auntie Mame." Trouble is, ''[[Auntie Mame]]'' isn't a musical, at least not under that 10-letter title, and Comden and Green only wrote the screenplay for the film of the play Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee adapted from Patrick Dennis's original story. There is a musical adaptation, titled simply ''Mame'', which Comden and Green had nothing to do with. |
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* Roger Ebert's review of ''[[ |
* Roger Ebert's review of ''[[Labyrinth]]'' contains this quote: "One of the key characters in this film is Toby (played by Toby Froud). Froud is a midget who has been given a Muppet head to wear." The character he's thinking of is Hoggle, played by Shari Weiser. Toby is Sarah's baby brother, played by non-midget baby Toby Froud. |
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* [http://cinemovie.tv/cinemovie_new/component/content/article/55-interviews/1280-guillermo-del-toro-interview-pinocchio-dreamworks This article] about Guillermo Del Toro joining [[Dreamworks Animation]] claims that the studio's 2012 movie "Rise of the Guardians" is a sequel to Zack Snyder's "Legend of the Guardians." You know, that owl movie made by ''WARNER BROTHERS''. |
* [http://cinemovie.tv/cinemovie_new/component/content/article/55-interviews/1280-guillermo-del-toro-interview-pinocchio-dreamworks This article] about Guillermo Del Toro joining [[Dreamworks Animation]] claims that the studio's 2012 movie "Rise of the Guardians" is a sequel to Zack Snyder's "Legend of the Guardians." You know, that owl movie made by ''WARNER BROTHERS''. |
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* The repeated insistences that the flying ship in ''[[Stardust ( |
* The repeated insistences that the flying ship in ''[[Stardust (film)|Stardust]]'' is original to the movie and not featured in the book. While Gaiman doesn't elaborate on Tristran and Yvaine's adventure on the ship, its captain has a different name and it isn't a pirate ship, it does in fact appear in the book, and serves roughly the same purpose in the plot. |
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* In 2011, Celio (a cloth shop franchise in France) decided to do a special Star Wars themed collection. The iconic vehicle of the saga they used for their TV advertisement? A [[Battlestar Galactica|mkII Viper]]. |
* In 2011, Celio (a cloth shop franchise in France) decided to do a special Star Wars themed collection. The iconic vehicle of the saga they used for their TV advertisement? A [[Battlestar Galactica|mkII Viper]]. |
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* [http://animatedviews.com/2011/superman-the-motion-picture-anthology-blu-ray-collection/ This review] of the ''[[Superman ( |
* [http://animatedviews.com/2011/superman-the-motion-picture-anthology-blu-ray-collection/ This review] of the ''[[Superman (film)|Superman]]'' Motion Picture Anthology Blu-Ray keeps crediting Bud Collyer as the lead of the 1940s serials and portrayer of Lois Lane's father in the extended version of the first movie. However, Bud Collyer voiced Superman in [[The Adventures of Superman (radio)|the radio series]], as well as some cartoons from the 1940s and '60s. Kirk Alyn actually acted as the lead in the serials, and Lois' father in the first movie. |
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* More Roger Ebert. In [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091223/REVIEWS/912239991 this review] of Guy Ritchie's [[Sherlock Holmes]] movie, he accuses the movie of tossing 'aside the deerstalker hat and meerschaum calabash' (neither of which were ever mentioned in the novel) and also that 'Watson has decided for once and all to abandon the intimacy of 221B for the hazards of married life' (he was married at least twice in the books). Also apparently originally Watson was always 'fretful and frightened' - a base libel against Watson who fought bravely in the Afghan war and was always staunchly by Holmes' side whatever the danger. |
* More Roger Ebert. In [http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091223/REVIEWS/912239991 this review] of Guy Ritchie's [[Sherlock Holmes]] movie, he accuses the movie of tossing 'aside the deerstalker hat and meerschaum calabash' (neither of which were ever mentioned in the novel) and also that 'Watson has decided for once and all to abandon the intimacy of 221B for the hazards of married life' (he was married at least twice in the books). Also apparently originally Watson was always 'fretful and frightened' - a base libel against Watson who fought bravely in the Afghan war and was always staunchly by Holmes' side whatever the danger. |
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** In his review of [[Sherlock Holmes]] - A Game of Shadows; Ebert also says that "I've luxuriated in the genial atmosphere of the Conan Doyle stories, where a step is heard on the stair, a client tells his tale, and Holmes withdraws to his rooms to consider his new case during a period of meditation (involving such study aids as opium).". Given that Holmes ''never'' took narcotics during a case (only when out of work) and even when he did, it was either Cocaine or Morphine, one can wonder just how much of Conan Doyle Ebert actually read. |
** In his review of [[Sherlock Holmes]] - A Game of Shadows; Ebert also says that "I've luxuriated in the genial atmosphere of the Conan Doyle stories, where a step is heard on the stair, a client tells his tale, and Holmes withdraws to his rooms to consider his new case during a period of meditation (involving such study aids as opium).". Given that Holmes ''never'' took narcotics during a case (only when out of work) and even when he did, it was either Cocaine or Morphine, one can wonder just how much of Conan Doyle Ebert actually read. |
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* When ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' IX was first released, there was [http://www.amazon.com/review/R541BWG3VM38C/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm a very bizarre review on amazon.com], talking about the film's predecessor, ''Time of Much Snow''. There has never been a ''Land Before Time'' film by that name (although the previous movie, while using the title ''The Big Freeze'', did feature a snowstorm as a major plot point, so it is possible that English was not this person's first language). Also, and even more strange, is when the reviewer talks about the reincarnation of Littlefoot's grandmother. Considering his grandmother never died, one must wonder what this person was smoking. |
* When ''[[The Land Before Time]]'' IX was first released, there was [http://www.amazon.com/review/R541BWG3VM38C/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm a very bizarre review on amazon.com], talking about the film's predecessor, ''Time of Much Snow''. There has never been a ''Land Before Time'' film by that name (although the previous movie, while using the title ''The Big Freeze'', did feature a snowstorm as a major plot point, so it is possible that English was not this person's first language). Also, and even more strange, is when the reviewer talks about the reincarnation of Littlefoot's grandmother. Considering his grandmother never died, one must wonder what this person was smoking. |
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* Whoever wrote the official website for ''[[An American Tail]]'' probably never watched any of the movies. They describe Tanya as "always getting her brother into some kind of trouble" (which he does just fine on his own), and when they describe Tony Toponi they imply that he's in love with Tanya, which of course is never even hinted at in the movies. Now granted, the site was probably created with the idea that the [[Viewers are Morons]], which is also sadly reflected in Universal's more recent DVD releases of the movies. |
* Whoever wrote the official website for ''[[An American Tail]]'' probably never watched any of the movies. They describe Tanya as "always getting her brother into some kind of trouble" (which he does just fine on his own), and when they describe Tony Toponi they imply that he's in love with Tanya, which of course is never even hinted at in the movies. Now granted, the site was probably created with the idea that the [[Viewers are Morons]], which is also sadly reflected in Universal's more recent DVD releases of the movies. |
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* The ''Christian Review'' website complained in their review of ''[[Shrek]] 2'' that Donkey having children with Dragon implied that he was a "Freewheeling playboy" despite the fact that Dragon is the only romantic partner he has and that two people who love each other having children is [[Older Than Dirt|something that's gone on for ages untold.]] They didn't seem to have a problem with the end of ''[[ |
* The ''Christian Review'' website complained in their review of ''[[Shrek]] 2'' that Donkey having children with Dragon implied that he was a "Freewheeling playboy" despite the fact that Dragon is the only romantic partner he has and that two people who love each other having children is [[Older Than Dirt|something that's gone on for ages untold.]] They didn't seem to have a problem with the end of ''[[Chicken Run]]'' though, in which the island the chickens land on is swarming with chicks, despite the fact that Rocky is the only fertile rooster in the bunch... |
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* The book ''[[Disney]] Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios'' is full of glaring omissions and mistakes. For example, [[Aladdin (Disney)|Aladdin]]'s fact sheet says "Parents: None (orphan)", completely neglecting the fact that him finding out his father was alive was '''the main friggin' plot of ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''''' (which the book also claims came out a year earlier than it actually did). [[The Emperor's New Groove |
* The book ''[[Disney]] Dossiers: Files of Characters From the Walt Disney Studios'' is full of glaring omissions and mistakes. For example, [[Aladdin (Disney film)|Aladdin]]'s fact sheet says "Parents: None (orphan)", completely neglecting the fact that him finding out his father was alive was '''the main friggin' plot of ''Aladdin and the King of Thieves''''' (which the book also claims came out a year earlier than it actually did). [[The Emperor's New Groove|Kuzco]]'s profile also seems to negate the existence of [[The Emperor's New School|Malina]] by saying that Kuzco has no "significant other" (even though it ''does'' sound like something Kuzco would say about himself). Also, for some reason, [[Donald Duck]]'s filmography highlights includes the ''[[DuckTales]]'' movie (which he wasn't even mentioned in), Timon's last name (Berkowitz) and Scar's birth name (Taka) are forgotten, and some of the voice actors for the characters are glaringly omitted (''e.g.'', Cam Clarke for [[The Lion King|Simba]], April Winchell for [[101 Dalmatians|Cruella de Vil]]). |
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** Plenty of mistakes are abound in the ''Disney Song Encyclopedia'' as well. The description for the ''[[ |
** Plenty of mistakes are abound in the ''Disney Song Encyclopedia'' as well. The description for the ''[[Tale Spin]]'' theme claims that the show is "about the colorful Kit Cloudkicker, who flies his plane through various adventures in the tropics." Um, hello? Baloo was the pilot; Kit was his navigator. The book also claims that ''[[Doug]]'' retained its theme song from the original Nickelodeon series, but anyone who has seen both versions of the show can tell you that the theme songs sound nothing alike. |
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** Another Disney book mistake: In ''Disney: The First 100 Years'', a caption from the opening scene of ''[[The Lion King]]'' is given this caption: "Rafiki holds baby Simba while Mufasa and '''Nala''' smile proudly." Simba's mother is named Sarabi; Nala was Simba's love interest. |
** Another Disney book mistake: In ''Disney: The First 100 Years'', a caption from the opening scene of ''[[The Lion King]]'' is given this caption: "Rafiki holds baby Simba while Mufasa and '''Nala''' smile proudly." Simba's mother is named Sarabi; Nala was Simba's love interest. |
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** An [http://smokescreeners.org/downloads/animated_smoking.pdf article] on depictions of tobacco and alcohol use in movies for children identifies [[Pinocchio|Lampwick]] as [[Spell My Name |
** An [http://smokescreeners.org/downloads/animated_smoking.pdf article] on depictions of tobacco and alcohol use in movies for children identifies [[Pinocchio|Lampwick]] as [[Spell My Name with an "S"|Lamp]]''[[Spell My Name with an "S"|wit]]''. |
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* Speaking of Disney, Netflix has been inaccurate on the info of two of the movies in the [[Disney Animated Canon]]: ''[[Oliver and Company]]'' and ''[[Brother Bear]]''. Respectively, Netflix says that '''Fagin''' was the villain when it's actually '''Sykes''', and that Kenai was avenging his '''father''' when Sitka is clearly his '''eldest brother'''. |
* Speaking of Disney, Netflix has been inaccurate on the info of two of the movies in the [[Disney Animated Canon]]: ''[[Oliver and Company]]'' and ''[[Brother Bear]]''. Respectively, Netflix says that '''Fagin''' was the villain when it's actually '''Sykes''', and that Kenai was avenging his '''father''' when Sitka is clearly his '''eldest brother'''. |
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* Movie critic Eleanor Ringel claimed in her review of ''[[ |
* Movie critic Eleanor Ringel claimed in her review of ''[[Tom and Jerry]], The Movie'' that the Tom and Jerry series won fifteen Academy Awards for Outstanding Animated Short Subjects. They were ''nominated'' fifteen times and won seven Academy Awards. |
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* The book ''Planet Of The Apes Chronicles'' is well known among ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' fans for its many errors in regards to the films. |
* The book ''Planet Of The Apes Chronicles'' is well known among ''[[Planet of the Apes]]'' fans for its many errors in regards to the films. |
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* Some movie theaters used to give patrons a pamphlet with one-sentence descriptions of current movies. According to this paper, "The Mummy Returns" was about the main characters discovering their son was the reincarnation of Osiris. |
* Some movie theaters used to give patrons a pamphlet with one-sentence descriptions of current movies. According to this paper, "The Mummy Returns" was about the main characters discovering their son was the reincarnation of Osiris. |
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* [[Roger Ebert]] has a few: |
* [[Roger Ebert]] has a few: |
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** He believed that the Bug's goal in ''[[Men in Black ( |
** He believed that the Bug's goal in ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' was to "conquer the Earth". The Bug had no interest in Earth at all outside of the fact that it had to go there to retrieve the Galaxy. |
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** In his review for ''[[Evil Dead|Army of Darkness]]'', he mixed up Ash's chainsaw and shotgun hands. |
** In his review for ''[[Evil Dead|Army of Darkness]]'', he mixed up Ash's chainsaw and shotgun hands. |
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