Do any of you movie critics ever notice glitches in movies. Like a camera man in the mirror, or the amazing disappearing/reappearing watch? If so, post them in a review.
(Spoilers)
In LOTR: The Return of The King:The crumbs of Lambas Bread on Sam's cloak disappear and reappear.
LOTR: The Two Towers: During the battle of Helms Deep, an archer on the wall draws his bow, aims, and then reverses the process like rewinding. I don't know why I noticed that one.
Big Trouble: When Snake jumps out of the plane, he hooks his arm on the railing. The shot jumps, and when it returns he is holding it with his hand.
There is a website that features these things, but I don't recall what it was.
In ROTK : When Aragorn speaks to the king of dead guys under the mountain he (zombie dude) has no nose, when they speak again after the battle his nose has grown back! (and a fucking ugly one too)
I know moany of you didn't see it, but Ahnuld's Last Action Hero was made with intentional flubs in it everywhere. My favorite was when he and the kid fell in the Labrea (sp?) tarpit, and they got out and wiped the tar off with a towel. 2 seconds later they are clean as a whistle.
Too many people got wound up about what the movie wasn't and missed the point of what it was. a joke.
we agree once again. i actaully own that movie. i think it's great. love the animated cat. i can't believe people didn't get it. ok, the kid gets annoying after awhile, but don't they all?
I posted this question before and got ZERO responses, so I'll just keep asking:
Do you seek out and watch the 'hidden' stuff on your DVD's?
I especially liked the Gollum Acceptance speech on the LOTR 2 Towers Extended version disks.
I also saw that you can watch Memento in chronological order. Haven't seen it that way yet, but will someday.
(don't get all grouchy if you know it, it's fairly common knowledge)
In the 5th element the Priest (Cornelius?), when he arrives at Korben Dallas's door, calls him Mr. Willis. Bruce quickly corrects him and says it's Dallas.
Simple as it may be I laugh every time.
Really, never noticed that one. I got to check that out. Matrix Reloaded had a couple big mistakes. One, during the car chase, the two Caddys keep getting smashed and then better after a shot switch. Also, when they get out of the car, the bullet holes appear to be the fake decals.
Yeah, i like DVD's because of the extras. The Gollum Acceptance speech was funny. I also look for Easter Eggs, hidden menus and stuff. I do enjoy watching the documentaries on how the movies were made. Sorry I didn't catch your post last time.
in case you lost it, www.dvdeasteregss.com has the goods on many movies' extras.
for me, it all depends on how much i like the movie, but that seems normal. like for fight club, i think i have watched everything, even a commentary track or two. whereas other, i might not watch anything, unless i find out they have a cool easter egg or something.
watching memento in chron. order is well worth it. it's like it's a whole new movie.
Liz,
Since I don't know what movies you have on DVD, I'll use one of mine as an example.
In LOTR Fellowhip - Extended version, disc 1
If you go to the scene selection menu,
navigate to the last scene that you can select
push the down button once
a ring will appear on the screen
select the ring, and peter jackson appears and introduces a scene that was made by MTV with Jack Black as an elf. It's quite funny.
It's nerdy stuff like that.
I was asking about the movie Memento which you can actually watch in chronological order using a similar trick.
That smarmy bastard sneaks onto movie lots and wanders around behind the actors until he gets on film all the time. Then since the movie gets made and they would have to reshoot the whole thing, they get stuck paying him some ridiculous amount of money to get him to sign a release form.
One mistake i always notice and im surprised that no one else has is the part in the two towers where frodo and sam fall down the hill in front of the black gate. Frodo's cloak becomes so dusty that he manages to disguise it as a rock. When he gets up and looks at the gate, the cloak looks as if his mum has just dry cleaned it. Is it just me?
Extended version of fellowship includes that scene.
Its those important details that make the extended version so preferrable to the theatrical regarding this film. Not only that but all the extra scenes and their placement within the film enhanced depth and story somehow and not just by providing extra info but actually enhancing the aesthetic substance of the film itself; the timing, execution and chronology of those scenes small but crucial joints that suspend the body of the film to a whole new level.
I thought the theatrical release was terrible and I almost NEVER go for an extended or directors cut over the original. With few exceptions, the general rule is not to fix something thats not broken; some examples of director's cut versions that are unnecessary and cripple the effect of the original:
Tombstone(completely fucked up the tight, gunshot pace of the original, one scene with Val Kilmer was written and acted poorly and is a thorn in the side of Kilmer's otherwise note perfect performance of Doc Holiday).
Robin Hood Prince of Thieves (also slows up the pacing towards the climatic 3 or 4th act of the movie. The only good thing about the extra scenes since they all have to do with Nottingham is that they kind of make you feel sympathy for him in the end considering how twisted and perverted an upbringing and background he had to grow up with).
Amadeus (logic: a perfect movie does not need to be added upon. The original cut of Amadeus had "just as many notes as are required neither more nor less," and thats the way it should be; try to imagine an extended "shawshank redemption" or "godfather"; You can't).
Terminater 2 (Cameron's films are always too long anyway. The added scenes are pointless and an attempt at poetic moments which is not one of Cameron's strengths).
The Abyss (again way too long. Just hope he doesnt do a Titanic extended cut. HOWEVER, the last scene with the mile high waves of water should never have been cut out).
The Professional/Leon (this is a tie. I love both versions equally and both are a must see. Leon reveals more the romantic relationship playing out as well as Matilda's emotionally unstable state.
Execeptions:
Aliens (ok HERE Cameron shouldve left it all in cuz it wasnt that much and the scenes were all good; they built tension. The extra minutes can be excused considering this 2hr plus film is Cameron's masterpiece).
Once upon a time in America (SErgio Leone didnt add so much as totally rechronologize the film. the rearranged version (which constantly shifts between timelines) is a masterpiece. The original version (which tells the story the normal linear way) is a mess. This film therefore offers some validity to Tarantino's philosophy of filming timelines in a story).
When Brad Pitt and Matt Damon are talking about Andi Garcia at the bottom of the staircase (as Julia Roberts character is about to come down), Brad's eating a shirp cocktail. The cup full of cocktail sause changes back and forth from a challas to a plate, depending on the angle.
