Comments on: Movie Plot Holes http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 07:46:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kanna-Chan http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1922581 Kanna-Chan Thu, 25 Mar 2010 23:39:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1922581 If I had a mogwai, I would wait to feed it at noon, just to be sure I'm safely past the "after midnight" thing. I would give him a big meal at noon, another at 6 pm, and a snack at 9 pm, but I would watch him carefully as he ate it to be sure he didn't squirrel a portion away for later. If I had a mogwai, I would wait to feed it at noon, just to be sure I’m safely past the “after midnight” thing. I would give him a big meal at noon, another at 6 pm, and a snack at 9 pm, but I would watch him carefully as he ate it to be sure he didn’t squirrel a portion away for later.

]]> By: Ali S. http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863632 Ali S. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 05:46:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863632 Ha! I love this! Great find JC! :p Ha! I love this! Great find JC! :p

]]> By: Rogerfans http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863588 Rogerfans Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:43:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863588 It's hard to not find a movie or a show with a plot hole in it. A lot of times directors just skip past history and try to hope that the dedicated fans either forget or ignore. It's just lazy writing really. You say batman I saw Vawncast It’s hard to not find a movie or a show with a plot hole in it. A lot of times directors just skip past history and try to hope that the dedicated fans either forget or ignore. It’s just lazy writing really.

You say batman I saw Vawncast

]]> By: Key http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863547 Key Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:34:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863547 Well remembered Geoduck. I do love the 2nd film more than the 1st. Well remembered Geoduck.

I do love the 2nd film more than the 1st.

]]> By: ryan_rt http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863546 ryan_rt Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:30:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863546 Lol karla, I never thought about that. It's a good point! Lol karla,

I never thought about that. It’s a good point!

]]> By: Geoduck http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863334 Geoduck Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:58:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863334 Key- They did a whole string of snarky jokes, food caught in his teeth, crossing over the international dateline, etc. Then of course Gremlins burst onto the scene and start eating everyone. The whole second movie is pretty much a parody/deconstruction of the first, and is that much better for it. Key- They did a whole string of snarky jokes, food caught in his teeth, crossing over the international dateline, etc. Then of course Gremlins burst onto the scene and start eating everyone. The whole second movie is pretty much a parody/deconstruction of the first, and is that much better for it.

]]> By: angstrom http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863190 angstrom Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:32:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863190 in the recent star trek movie, the bad guys come back in time to kill a young Spock because, in the future, Spock arrived seconds too late to save their planet. So if the bad guys are back in the 'past' with plenty of time to kill, so why didn't they just go and save their homeworld? They would have at least 40 years to do so, if they would just stop chasing baby Spock around. That's a big plot hole. in the recent star trek movie, the bad guys come back in time to kill a young Spock because, in the future, Spock arrived seconds too late to save their planet.

So if the bad guys are back in the ‘past’ with plenty of time to kill, so why didn’t they just go and save their homeworld?
They would have at least 40 years to do so, if they would just stop chasing baby Spock around.

That’s a big plot hole.

]]> By: karla anne http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863188 karla anne Mon, 28 Sep 2009 12:17:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863188 my BF and i were watching gremlins the other day and realized something else... weren't the gremlins running around in SNOW for 80% of the movie? hello? my BF and i were watching gremlins the other day and realized something else… weren’t the gremlins running around in SNOW for 80% of the movie? hello?

]]> By: ein kommentar http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863172 ein kommentar Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863172 yesterday I saw Star Wars III. Anakin has very realistic visions of his wifes death while giving birth to Luke and Leia. So why doesnt she just abort them? yesterday I saw Star Wars III. Anakin has very realistic visions of his wifes death while giving birth to Luke and Leia. So why doesnt she just abort them?

]]> By: BikerRay http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863154 BikerRay Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:13:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863154 TV tropes has a bunch of stuff like this. You can spend hours there... http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage TV tropes has a bunch of stuff like this. You can spend hours there…
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage

]]> By: Seanette http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863113 Seanette Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:16:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863113 About the Back to the Future question, sure, if Lorraine had the "Calvin Klein" look-alike baby nine months after the events of the movie, then George would be right to wonder about that. However, if Marty was 17 in 1985, he was born around 1968, about 13 years after the events of the movie, by which time George and Lorraine are already busy with whatever he's doing to provide for a family and with raising their kids (remember, Marty's the youngest of three). Probably, neither one's memory of what someone they saw a few times over the course of a week when they were in high school (and rather preoccupied with their own new relationship as well) was going to be all that clear. :) Also, SenorMysterioso has a very good point. Figure after Marty's birth, he didn't reach his nearly-adult "Calvin Klein" appearance until about age 16 or 17, thus even more time for his parents' memories of that long-ago short-term acquaintance to fade. About the Back to the Future question, sure, if Lorraine had the “Calvin Klein” look-alike baby nine months after the events of the movie, then George would be right to wonder about that. However, if Marty was 17 in 1985, he was born around 1968, about 13 years after the events of the movie, by which time George and Lorraine are already busy with whatever he’s doing to provide for a family and with raising their kids (remember, Marty’s the youngest of three). Probably, neither one’s memory of what someone they saw a few times over the course of a week when they were in high school (and rather preoccupied with their own new relationship as well) was going to be all that clear. :)

Also, SenorMysterioso has a very good point. Figure after Marty’s birth, he didn’t reach his nearly-adult “Calvin Klein” appearance until about age 16 or 17, thus even more time for his parents’ memories of that long-ago short-term acquaintance to fade.

]]> By: v.dog http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863063 v.dog Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:51:52 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863063 Here's some possible explanation for the gremlins: 1) it's circadian; it's midnight whenever its biological clock tells it's midnight. 2) they're sensitive to subtle gravitational shifts, such as the sun being further from their location (Earth's diameter). The only real question then is, how long after midnight is it not 'after midnight'? Here’s some possible explanation for the gremlins:
1) it’s circadian; it’s midnight whenever its biological clock tells it’s midnight.
2) they’re sensitive to subtle gravitational shifts, such as the sun being further from their location (Earth’s diameter).

The only real question then is, how long after midnight is it not ‘after midnight’?

]]> By: Noelegy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863054 Noelegy Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:57:56 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863054 Thanks, Johnny Cat. That link worked. Thanks, Johnny Cat. That link worked.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863030 Johnny Cat Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:33:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863030 Good points, Senor! Especially since the <i>Falcon</i>'s hyperdrive was FUBAR. Good points, Senor! Especially since the Falcon‘s hyperdrive was FUBAR.

]]> By: SenorMysterioso http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1863029 SenorMysterioso Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:04 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1863029 I guess anytime is technically after midnight. Most of these are not plot holes but like the article calls them unanswered questions. The reason they are unanswered is because most of them do not need answering. For example the ID4 question about the computer virus... if you can suspend disbelief long enough to accept there is a massive alien invasion why not just go with it when they say they wrote a virus capable of attacking an alien computer system. What were' Han and the gang doing while Luke was off training with Yoda? Who knows, maybe it was just a long boring flight. Why dont Marty's parents remember him from 30 years in the past where they knew him for a couple days? I dont remember what I had for breakfast. Besides, its not like he sprung out of mom full grown for them to say hey he looks just like that dude we met a long time ago. I guess anytime is technically after midnight.

Most of these are not plot holes but like the article calls them unanswered questions. The reason they are unanswered is because most of them do not need answering.

For example the ID4 question about the computer virus… if you can suspend disbelief long enough to accept there is a massive alien invasion why not just go with it when they say they wrote a virus capable of attacking an alien computer system.

What were’ Han and the gang doing while Luke was off training with Yoda? Who knows, maybe it was just a long boring flight.

Why dont Marty’s parents remember him from 30 years in the past where they knew him for a couple days? I dont remember what I had for breakfast. Besides, its not like he sprung out of mom full grown for them to say hey he looks just like that dude we met a long time ago.

]]> By: Johnny Cat http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862995 Johnny Cat Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:34:23 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862995 Noelegy~ Not sure why you're having that problem. Did you try to follow the GeekDad link and scroll down from there to the story? http://www.wired.com/geekdad/ Noelegy~
Not sure why you’re having that problem. Did you try to follow the GeekDad link and scroll down from there to the story?

http://www.wired.com/geekdad/

]]> By: seekshelter http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862993 seekshelter Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:29:42 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862993 i don't think the spiderman one was a plot hole. octavius said that oscorp funded his research and was also supplying him with the made up material that was needed to run the arms... or something like that... im sure he could have gotten financing anywhere, but someone still had to get the material.. i don’t think the spiderman one was a plot hole. octavius said that oscorp funded his research and was also supplying him with the made up material that was needed to run the arms… or something like that… im sure he could have gotten financing anywhere, but someone still had to get the material..

]]> By: Jasmin http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862990 Jasmin Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:16:49 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862990 Gremlins was one of the best movies I ever seen ! Gremlins was one of the best movies I ever seen !

]]> By: Key http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862987 Key Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:13:37 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862987 They do joke about it in the 2nd film. 'What if he gets a bit of food stuck in his teeth on a flight!' Or something like that. They do joke about it in the 2nd film.

‘What if he gets a bit of food stuck in his teeth on a flight!’

Or something like that.

]]> By: Alyssa Myers http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862981 Alyssa Myers Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:09:24 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862981 Oh come on... Gremlins was a lot of fun! I can definitely overlook those plot holes in order to have a good time watching it. :) Oh come on… Gremlins was a lot of fun! I can definitely overlook those plot holes in order to have a good time watching it. :)

]]> By: Noelegy http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862980 Noelegy Sun, 27 Sep 2009 22:07:14 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862980 That might have been an interesting article, but it's hard to tell, because the link would show up for about three seconds and then take me to a completely blank screen. :( That might have been an interesting article, but it’s hard to tell, because the link would show up for about three seconds and then take me to a completely blank screen. :(

]]> By: Courageous Grace http://www.neatorama.com/2009/09/27/movie-plot-holes/comment-page-1/#comment-1862970 Courageous Grace Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:20:47 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=26490#comment-1862970 I always wondered this one too.... I always wondered this one too….

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