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Which movie is this? No actor names.. nor character names
I watched one movie when I was a boy, around 18 years ago maybe and I did not know the name nor the name of any actor, even worse it is not a popular movie. I am asking here because years of googling ...
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Fox's analysis of the Bat
Near the end of The Dark Knight Rises, Fox examines the Bat and finds out that an auto-pilot had been installed. This seems to me a bit strange, because we have seen the Bat carrying the bomb far from ...
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237 views
How does the MPAA decide what rating to give a movie?
I know what each rating means, but how does the MPAA decide what rating to give a movie?
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What does “Zero Dark Thirty” mean?
I'm looking forwards to Zero Dark Thirty, and curious to know where the title comes from. Does anyone know?
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Why does the Amazing Spider Man not have the natural power to shoot web?
I have been watching Spider Man movies from the start. The recent movie I watched was The Amazing Spider Man.
But the difference I found in this movie and the last one was that, in this movie the ...
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Why was the Avengers movie called something different in the UK?
In the UK the movie is called "Avengers Assemble"
Why was it given a different name in that market?
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440 views
Identify this movie: a guy and a girl become colorful in a black and white world
As the title suggests the movie is black and white but two actors become colored in the b&w world. One of them accepts this but the other (the girl) begins to wear grey makeup to hide the fact ...
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Is there any (real-world) significance to the numbers 28:06:42:12 from Donnie Darko?
Early in the film, Donnie Darko wakes up after a night of sleep walking with the numbers 28:06:42:12 written on his arm in Sharpie®.
I know that within the film the numbers refer to Frank telling ...
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How did the T-Rex kill everyone on the boat?
In Jurassic Park: The Lost World, a T-Rex is captured from the island, sedated, and put on a boat for the mainland. During the trip to the mainland, the T-Rex got free and killed everyone. When the ...
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Bay's Transformers: Shiny and new in “vehicle mode”, yet battle-damage re-appears in “robot” mode
I've often wondered about this apparent inconsistency. I'm assuming it's a case of Deux ex Hollywood, but could there be a specific explanation for the fact that Transformers in the Michael Bay movies ...
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861 views
What happens in a Rocky Horror Picture Show showing and why?
I have never been to a showing of the movie, nor have I even seen it. I have heard that it is quite the experience. People dress up, yell things at certain parts of the movie, and even throw toast?!
...
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In the movie Inception, why does Cobb's passport not get stamped properly?
In the movie Inception, why does Cobb's passport not get stamped properly at the airport in the final scene i.e, the date was missing.
Was it really intended and is there any implicit reason for that ...
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What was the first live-action movie to feature a talking animal?
What was the first live-action movie to feature a talking animal, and did the film predate the first live-action televised appearance of a talking animal?
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How accurate are the smoking and drinking habits of the characters on Mad Men?
Though the stories and characters have become the focal point for analysis as Mad Men has evolved, early in its existence there was a great deal of discussion regarding the amount of smoking and ...
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414 views
What weighs toward the decision to ignore gravity in Melancholia?
Melancholia is a realistic "what-if" science fiction, set in roughly the time we live in. The whole plot is centered around the concept of this planet approaching. Being what it is, why would they ...
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1answer
699 views
Does Anton Chigurh kill Carla Jean Moss?
Towards the end of No Country for Old Men, Anton Chigurh tracks down Carla Jean Moss. They are sitting in a room together and he gives her the option of heads or tails to decide her fate. Is there any ...
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1answer
624 views
Who is the guy in the Picture in Naked Gun 2 1/2 “Blue Note” jazz bar scene?
In the 1991 movie The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear, there is a joke I don't get. It's in the scene after Frank Drebin finds out Jane Spencer is going out with one Quentin Hapsburg. He gets ...
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1answer
349 views
Why did the Senate stick around?
From the beginning of the "I find your lack of faith disturbing" scene in "A New Hope":
"The rebellion will continue to get support in the Imperial Senate.."
"The Imperial Senate will no longer be ...
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1answer
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Kill Bill ending Q & U. What does that mean?
What is the meaning of
Based on the character of 'The Bride' created by Q and U
that appears at the end of the film?
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4answers
248 views
Why does James Bond use his real name?
In the James Bond universe most characters go by a code name M, Q, the various 00s, In Skyfall Silva is a made up name. Others such as Tanner, Robinson and Moneypenny, Trevelyan we're not so sure but ...
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1answer
412 views
Did Big Tobacco fund MIB 1 and 2?
I just saw Men in Black 3 and enjoyed it immensely. There was practically no smoking in the film. In MIB 1 and 2, there was a lot of smoking and tobacco product placement. Did the makers of the ...
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1answer
95 views
How is the relationship between the reader and the story affected by movies that are released prior to the completion of a book series?
The Harry Potter movies are clearly intended for people who have been reading the books but unlike situations where a single movie is made from a single book, these movies were released prior to the ...
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2answers
8k views
What does Sherlock say just before opening Irene Adler's safe?
In Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia, the americans force Sherlock to open Irene Adler's safe by threatening Holmes and Adler at gunpoint. The safe turns out to be booby trapped. But just before he ...
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1answer
252 views
Is Captain Haddock Scottish?
I just saw The Adventures of Tintin and I could see that Captain Haddock's character has a very thick Scottish accent. I don't recollect any reference made in the original series by Hergé about ...
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3answers
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L. A. Confidential: (how) does Ed Exley hear what's said outside the interview room?
At the end of L.A. Confidential, Ed Exley is in a (supposedly) sound-proof interview room, giving a statement to two detectives. He is observed by a group of others, including the chief of police and ...
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How can Batman run and climb in the pits without his knee brace?
Okay so after watching The Dark Knight Rises, I spent a bit of time thinking about the film, at first I didn't get it. I understood the storyline but this major plot flaw/continuity error really ...
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439 views
Help identifying a very old children's VHS?
I don't have a whole lot to go on here, but I am trying to identify a very old children's VHS. I would have seen the VHS in the very early 90's, but I believe the actual short films were from the 50's ...
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1answer
4k views
Why is Bob Saget the future voice for Ted Mosby'?
Well for one thing Ted is already an adult in his 30's and also isn't he telling the story to his kids in 2030 (which is only 18 years from now), so someone's voice does not change that much in 18 ...
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2answers
706 views
Does it matter in which order I watch the “Man With No Name” trilogy?
I've never watched a classic Western, so I'm looking to give the genre a try. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly seems to be the most popular (and rated #4 on IMDB's top 250) so I thought I'd watch that ...
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1answer
546 views
What does the origami represent in Blade Runner?
Throughout Blade Runner we see Gaff (Edward James Olmos) making origami figures at various points in the movie. He makes a chicken, matchstick men and at the end of the film there is a unicorn waiting ...
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1answer
298 views
Why was one of the last scenes from the original Superman film cut?
In the first Superman film, there's a scene at the end of the film where Lex Luthor has Miss Teschmacher hanging from a rope, where he then drops her to the lions (in my memory, it was crocodiles, but ...
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2answers
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What kind of apparatus is Bane's mask?
During the course of the film, it is explained that Bane has to wear his mask in order to keep his pain level down to a bare minimum.
During the final fight, we see Batman start to disable this ...
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725 views
In Inception, why do the kicks have to occur simultaneously?
In Inception, why do the kicks on different levels have to all occur simultaneously, rather than one after another?
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1answer
242 views
Is the first part of “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” based on Kubrick's or Spielberg's concepts/style?
I remember (99% sure) an interview with Spielberg (in a documentary of Kubrick's lifework), where he states that many critics falsely supposed that Spielberg was responsible for the first part ...
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1answer
226 views
What is the first occurence of a sequence of short shots of the same length separated by fade ins/outs?
This technique is used in several movie trailers to give a feeling of stress, anxiety or urgency. It is also used in several movies (mostly thrillers, action or horror movies), sometimes even before ...
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Why doesn't Andy have a dad in Toy Story?
Despite the diversity of characters filling out the cast in Toy Story, Andy's dad wasn't created. It can't be especially difficult for the filmmakers to create a dad character because they've created ...
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8answers
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Why are computer hackers shown to either be geniuses, or show them doing it in fantastic ways?
I was watching The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, and Lisbeth Salander was really good at hacking computers as well as other security breaking skills, to the point where it was way too easy to do from a ...
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3answers
343 views
Why is it 'Elm' in 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'?
What does Elm depict in A Nightmare on Elm Street? Does Elm tree represent something bad in the horror context?
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3answers
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What did Black Widow say?
In the film The Avengers, Black Widow is a Russian super-spy. In the scene that introduces her, it ends with her receiving orders to bring in Dr. Bruce Banner. After receiving these orders, the ...
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785 views
Was the original Starship Troopers meant to be funny?
According to imdb Starship Troopers is an Action adventure sci-fi where "Humans of a fascistic, militaristic future do battle with giant alien bugs in a fight for survival."
I remember going to the ...
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5answers
2k views
How does Clarice know “Jack Gordon” was actually the real Buffalo Bill?
In The Silence of the Lambs, Mr. Crawford told Agent Starling the subject's name is Jamie Gumb, also known as John Grant and traced out the place of the subject. But she went to Jack Gordon's house. ...
14
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2answers
7k views
What's written on Q's cup in skyfall?
Saw Skyfall at the weekend and was just wondering what's Written on the side & bottom of Q's cup?
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3answers
678 views
What detail should I be looking for in Leonard in Memento to determine the plot?
I have watched Christopher Nolan's Memento more than once and I still can't get the real thing that happened. Yes I get that the movie is shown backwards, but it really confuses me.
I understand that ...
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1answer
340 views
Was Bugs Bunny impersonating someone when he ate the carrot?
I've heard that when Bugs Bunny was first shown eating a carrot he was impersonating a popular movie of the time. People of that time got the "joke" and he just kept eating carrots.
In time that ...
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2answers
535 views
What does the scene during the ending of The Shining represent?
In the ending of The Shining,
The camera slowly zooms into a photo and closes into a person who resembles Jack Nicholson (or is it him?).
What does this scene depict? How does it relate to the ...
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668 views
Did Existenz influence Inception?
The movie eXistenZ, which stars Jude Law, shares the concept of layered realities with the movie Inception. Was the movie Inception influenced by Existenz's concept at all?
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992 views
In Fight Club is Marla Singer a second figment of Jack's imagination?
After reading this article on the existence of Marla Singer, I am fairly convinced she represents his guilt and remorse. It seems entirely plausible Marla Singer materializes to remind Jack he is ...
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What is the name of this SF-movie with (intelligent?) ants?
I try to remember a movie I saw long time ago on TV. It must be at the beginning of the 90s, possibly the end of the 80s. The movie might be older though. It was something about a scientist ...
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2answers
572 views
How do they film minors smoking?
Many movies depict children and minors (and non smoking actors) actively smoking a cigarette and blowing actual smoke. How is that done?
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769 views
How can I find tv shows/films similar to one I like?
As a general case, how can I find movies or TV shows similar to an existing movie or TV show that I like?
