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Anachronisms (2) |
Character error (3) |
Continuity (7) |
Factual errors (10) |
Revealing mistakes (4)
Anachronisms
When tracking the shark, they say that the SR-71's weren't picking up any traces of it, but the SR-71 was decommissioned in 1998.
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The battleship shown is the USS Missouri (BB-63), whose number is clearly displayed on the bow. The Missouri was decommissioned in 1992.
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Character error
Sanders remarks that it was a good thing the video tape was sent to his house, but the video was delivered on DVD, not tape.
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Lamar's Irish accent comes and goes throughout the movie.
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The Japanese submarine appears to be manned by Japanese natives. However, at no point do any of the crewmen speak anything other than English. In fact, none of them even have an accent.
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Continuity
In the opening scene where Emma is controlling the submarine, her right hand shows no nail polish on her fingernails. When the camera angle changes to show her hands pressing some control buttons, both her hands have black nail polish on her fingernails.
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When the giant shark first attacks the airliner in the air it is a four engined Boeing 747-400. When airliner is shown in the water it is has only two engines.
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During the jet fighter scene the aircraft shown is an F-15. Seconds later it changes into an F-18. When it gets destroyed it's an F-22, but when the debris falls toward the screen the cockpit resembles the one of an SR-71.
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When the shark and octopus attack each other for the first time, the shark bites off one of the the octopus' tentacles to break free from its clasp, but in later scenes the octopus is shown with all tentacles intact.
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The Styrofoam cup jumps from the right hand to the left hand of Debbie Gibson's character after she awakens in the chemistry lab.
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In the first scene where Gibson pilots the sub, her right hand on the wheel shows no nail polish. Every close up of her left hand shows black nail polish.
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After the Golden Gate Bridge is destroyed, a video conference takes place, but the guy on the right side of the screen (back turned to screen) suddenly flips around and then back again, all within a split second.
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Factual errors
A group of hammerhead sharks are seen swimming near the Arctic, hammerheads only swim in warmer waters.
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An early scene shows stock footage of what is labeled a U.S. Navy destroyer attacking the shark. Actually it is an Iowa class battleship not a destroyer. The U.S. Navy no longer has any battleships in active service.
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The lever that the helicopter pilot pulls at the beginning to "deploy the LFAS" is actually a rotor brake, designed to slow and stop the rotor system from turning.
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When the Iowa Class battleship is attacked by the Megalodon, it attacks their starboard side at impossible speeds, however, the ship fires it's main guns (a digital effect) while aiming straight ahead. Not only are the guns not aimed at the threat, they don't recoil, nor exhibit any of the blast effects of a main gun firing.
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The modern Japanese army is shown wearing US camouflage uniforms and (obviously) plastic "airsoft" M16 rifles. The Modern Japanese military has their own indigenous camouflage uniform and battle rifle, so they would not be using obsolete American items. Also, just like the U.S. military, when 'at arms' they would not be "bare headed", they would have either their duty hat or helmet on.
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The US Navy does not have women serving on submarines.
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Lamar is Irish. He would never be allowed to serve on a US nuclear submarine.
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The pilot flying the reconnaissance mission is addressed as "Colonel." Superior officers do not fly fighter jets, except under rare circumstances.
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When the Megalodon is first spotted approaching the Battleship, the Captain calls for "Battle Stations", however all US Warships use the the term "General Quarters" to signal the crew to prepare for battle.
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The Typhoon is a Russian sub, not Japanese.
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Revealing mistakes
Several of the special effects shots are used multiple times. Many of the earlier shots are used again only reversed.
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The helicopter pilot has no microphone on his helmet. Even with extensive soundproofing, a helicopter makes too much noise for an occupant to be heard over the intercom/radio without a boom mic.
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During Debbie Gisbon's dream sequence/flash back there are two shots of a scene with Dr. Seiji Shimada and two guards. One of the guards is interacting with a screen that is entirely green. They did not key out the green screen.
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The Japanese oil rig seen in the early Octopus attack is labeled as the 'Kobayshi Subsea Drilling Platform'. There is no way to pronounce the word Kobayshi using the Japanese language and it was likely meant to read 'Kobayashi'.
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