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Many Eyes, Shallow Bugs, and Spider-Man
Danious writes Seems
Spider-Man is clocking up 'bugs' at
movie-mistakes.com faster than any previous movie (now 95 and counting). The reason, according to this Independent article, is not that it may have more mistakes than usual, but that 'huge numbers of people are going to see it - and that makes for lots of pairs of eyes checking every inch of the screen.' The top movie is currently 'The Matrix' with 147." A lot of the bugs simply aren't really errors, and I'm sure the comic book guys out there can debate them.
"A lot of the bugs simply aren't really errors"
they're features.
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How about Matrix II RC2 that will fix majority of the bugs from Matrix I?
Well, since the entire movie is based on the premise that one can be bitten by a radioactive spider and develop the ability to spawn web from your wrists (and not your nipples), seems like mucho developmente follows from there. Plus in the original preview they showed the twin towers which clearly don't exist.
Doug: In episode 2F09, when Itchy plays Scratchy's skeleton like a xylophone, he strikes the same rib twice in succession, yet he produces two clearly different tones. I mean, what are we to believe, that this is some sort of a [the three nerds chuckle] magic xylophone or something? Boy, I really hope somebody got fired for that blunder.
June: Uh, well, uh...
Homer: I'll field that one. Let me ask you a question. Why would a man whose shirt says "Genius at Work" spend all of his time watching a children's cartoon show?
Doug: [embarrassed pause] I withdraw my question. [starts eating a candy bar]
For some reason the Simpson's Comic Book Guy always seems to show up here. It's a movie about a man who has turned into a spider. Jumps between buildings, shoots webs, scales walls, supports the DMCA. Why do we care about its "bugs" (snicker) again?
"Alec, Alec, regarding that so called "silent" propulsion system in "The Hunt For Red October", I printed out a list of technical errors which I think you'd enjoy discussing."
"Question: Is your name Ridley Scott or James Cameron?"
"No, it's Homer."
"Well then, I would thank you to stop peering at my screenplay, Homer. And if I see a movie where computers threaten our personal liberties, I will know that you stole my idea."
His name is Patrick Stewart. Not Patrick Steward.
I have been pwned because my
Starship Troopers. ;)
Method of processing duck feet
If you can ever get away with beating an idiot with a newspaper, do it; otherwise, you may regret it for the rest of your life.
Fortune file, here we come.
The plural usage is "Stories"
At least look it up first. "Storey" is a fairly common, albeit somewhat old-fashioned, spelling for the word that means a level of a building. This is as distinct from "story," meaning a tale. "Storeys" is an accepted word, found almost exclusively in the UK, for what us Americans would most likely call "floors."
The worst kind of nitpicker is a mistaken nitpicker.
William Shatner: You know, before I answer any more questions there's something I wanted to say. Having received all your letters over the years, and I've spoken to many of you, and some of you have traveled... y'know... hundreds of miles to be here, I'd just like to say... GET A LIFE, will you people? I mean, for crying out loud, it's just a TV show! I mean, look at you, look at the way you're dressed! You've turned an enjoyable little job, that I did as a lark for a few years, into a COLOSSAL WASTE OF TIME!
[ a crowd of shocked and dismayed Trekkies.... ]
I mean, how old are you people? What have you done with yourselves?
[ to "Ears" ] You, you must be almost 30... have you ever kissed a girl?
[ "Ears" hangs his head ]
I didn't think so! There's a whole world out there! When I was your age, I didn't watch television! I LIVED! So... move out of your parent's basements! And get your own apartments and GROW THE HELL UP! I mean, it's just a TV show dammit, IT'S JUST A TV SHOW!
Charlie: Are- are you saying then that we should pay more attention to the movies?
William Shatner: NO!!! THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING AT ALL!!! HEY, YOU GUYS ARE... THE LAMEST BUNCH... I'VE NEVER SEEN... [ walks away from podium ] I can't believe these people... I mean, I really can't understand what's....
[figz@figz figz]$ kill -9 `ps -ef | awk '$1=="figz" { print $2 }'`
I thought Spider-man would enjoy a lot of bugs...
Mod Karma -1: I sed bad wurds. If I cep my mouf shut, I wud be at riyses.
The real life continuity errors are the worst.
Where are my keys? They were here on the table a second ago!
[ Meanwhile, Emcee waves the contract in front of Shatner, who then reluctantly returns to the podium.... ]
William Shatner: Of course, that speech was a "re-creation" of the "Evil Captain Kirk" from um... Episode, um... [ Emcee whispers ] THIRTY-SEVEN... uhh... called... [ another whisper ] "The Enemy Within."