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I've looked through a few pages of the movie forum and didn't see any open discussion about physical errors in the movie. Other then the obvious Barricade and Scorponok disappearing, Brawl calling himself Devastator, and Meg's arm and leg missing, here's what I've seen so far:

2 scene order errors both with Sam and his apparel-
Mojo's pill/ breath spray sceen, when he is talking to Mojo he doesn't have his button up shirt on, then you see him in the mirror with it on, then when he goes to give Mojo his pill it's off again.
Save from Sector 7 scene. After Sam and Mikeala get out of the suv she is talking to him about sacrifice and he's putting on his brown hoodie. Then they go and talk to Simmons and it's on his shoulder. Then when the backup agents show up he's wearing it again. It looks like they cut the scene in two to go around the hand cuffing the agents scene.

Cameras in shot-
One is where Sam and Miles go to the beach you can see the camera in the chrome mirror of the jock's H2. I believe you can see it in the bumper too. You can see it twice in the glasses of the soldier who got killed by Scorponok (Dave from Titus and the bully from Christmas Story). You can also see the camera car a few times in Prime's bumper when they are driving on the highway.

If anyone else has seen more please post them. I've only sceen it 5 times so I'm sure there's stuff I'm missing.

the disapearences of scorpy and barricade were not mistakes and devestator just had a name change

The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

We don't know what time it was when he got up. Plus it's still light out when BB picks both of them up. It just starts getting dark when he is getting chased by Barricade.

As for my comment about Barricade and Scorponok disappearing I meant that you see them in the last scene alive and then don't see them again the entire film. It might be that there are cut scenes that show what happened, but to the audience they are left at the end going "Where did they go?"

When BB breaks down the first time at the romantic spot and Mikaela gets out to check under the hood both car doors are open. After she gets annoyed and grabs her purse to walk off they're still open, but when Sam gets back in the car to start it up and chase after her the passenger door is closed.

Jawnee wrote:When BB breaks down the first time at the romantic spot and Mikaela gets out to check under the hood both car doors are open. After she gets annoyed and grabs her purse to walk off they're still open, but when Sam gets back in the car to start it up and chase after her the passenger door is closed.

i noticed that too but maybe bumblebee just closed the door for sam

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

Its not early morning because the night before when he goes after bb and sees him in the junk yard, then he gets chased by the dogs its we know its late at night because sam was asleep. The cops arrest him and when they are questioning him and making him take the piss test it is daytime already, so he goes home and then later in the day is when he says morning to mojo and bb returns.

Here's a big mistake for ya: being a corporate shill for Mountain Dew and XBox. as if selling toys wasnt enough...sheesh!

featofstrength wrote:Here's a big mistake for ya: being a corporate shill for Mountain Dew and XBox. as if selling toys wasnt enough...sheesh!

While I agree, your post is outside the scope of this thread

When Mikaela asks Sam what has he sacrificed, his sweater is on and off during the next couple of scenes.

Robinson wrote:

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

Its not early morning because the night before when he goes after bb and sees him in the junk yard, then he gets chased by the dogs its we know its late at night because sam was asleep. The cops arrest him and when they are questioning him and making him take the piss test it is daytime already, so he goes home and then later in the day is when he says morning to mojo and bb returns.

i would think he wakes up around the afternoon, because it would only tak e a few minutes for Sam to get to Burger King near lunch time. but after that, it still doesnt really add up.

When Anthony anderson is being interogated a donut disappears and then reappears when they cut back to him.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0418279/goofs

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autobot comander wrote:

Jawnee wrote:When BB breaks down the first time at the romantic spot and Mikaela gets out to check under the hood both car doors are open. After she gets annoyed and grabs her purse to walk off they're still open, but when Sam gets back in the car to start it up and chase after her the passenger door is closed.

i noticed that too but maybe bumblebee just closed the door for sam

That has nagged me for every one of the ten times I've seen that damn film!!

And when the Aussie chick is at that black hacker dude's house, not so much a mistake, as a "what does it say?", that little Bush picture next to the computer?

And where is Prime when everyone is rumbling in Mission city? He rolls up that ally way after a few minutes of sheer action, is he "leaking lubricant"?

[quote="Poohy Ol' Negare]
And where is Prime when everyone is rumbling in Mission city? He rolls up that ally way after a few minutes of sheer action, is he "leaking lubricant"?[/quote]

he's obviously just returning from kicking the Cybertronian sh*t out of Bonecrusher. (and possibly Barricade. although it doesn't show it in the movie, in the comic adaptation, we get a peak at Prime throwing Barricade into a bridge, perhaps 'killing' him.)

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

i was thinkin that when i saw it again today too. In fact, Mojo is barking when Bumblebee pulls in, and Sam yells at Mojo that it's too early in the Morning for Barking. It's clearly nighttime when Bumblebee and Barricade face off at the power plant. guess it was just a really long car chase, lol.

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

i was thinkin that when i saw it again today too. In fact, Mojo is barking when Bumblebee pulls in, and Sam yells at Mojo that it's too early in the Morning for Barking. It's clearly nighttime when Bumblebee and Barricade face off at the power plant. guess it was just a really long car chase, lol.

The mistake that irritated me was when Mikala was looking under the hood. She says "nice headers". No problem. Then she says "you got a double pump carb" then they pan to the engine which is CLEARLY fuel injected with old hot rod style horizontal velocity stacks. then she goes to fiddle with the distributor cap. I dont know many sequential fuel injected cars with a distributor. The ignition timing and fuel durations are all computer controlled.

If anyone knows what the heck I'm babbling about I'll be impressed.

Actually I do know what you are talking about (you are very knowledgeable), I just can't believe HOW MANY mistakes there are! WOW!

Obi-Wan Kenobi wrote:

Skowl wrote:The one obvious one I picked up right away was in the scene before Bumblebee faces off against Barricade. Immediately prior to that scene is Bumblebee chasing Sam while he's riding the girl's bike (presumable Bumblebee knows the Decepticons are after him, and he's just guarding him). The problem is when BB and Barricade fight, it's at night, when Bumblebee follows Sam, it's in the morning (he even says "good morning" to Mojo before he notices BB in the yard)

So how the hell did it go from early morning to late at night so quickly? Are you telling me that Sam was riding that girl's bike for over 8 hours?

i was thinkin that when i saw it again today too. In fact, Mojo is barking when Bumblebee pulls in, and Sam yells at Mojo that it's too early in the Morning for Barking. It's clearly nighttime when Bumblebee and Barricade face off at the power plant. guess it was just a really long car chase, lol.

He said it was too early, but did not say morning.

Jawnee wrote:When BB breaks down the first time at the romantic spot and Mikaela gets out to check under the hood both car doors are open. After she gets annoyed and grabs her purse to walk off they're still open, but when Sam gets back in the car to start it up and chase after her the passenger door is closed.

See I knew when I started this thread there was one I was talking about last night but couldn't remember. Thanks!

The scene with Anthony Anderson waiting to be interrogated - the donuts change. he leaves pieces of one or two of them, but later you see one whole donut on the plate in a more distant shot.

Air Force One doesn't have traditional flight attendants. It is a special duty for enlisted airmen. Therefore, the flight attendant who took the elevator to get the Ho Hos would have been USAF and would not have worn the scarf and all that other non-sense. She/He would've been wearing blues.

In the scene where the special ops team is standing on the Hoover Dam and they salute SECDEF, I think Tyrese Gibson's uniform changes from that scene to the time he is inside Sector Seven. I could be wrong on that one.

Anthony Anderson would never "give" a donut back

Robinson wrote:Anthony Anderson would never "give" a donut back

Oh thats funny. Speaking of wich, when did he get the jersey? When the FBI arrested them he wasn't wearing it, just the lanyard.