Plot Hole Fest '05
Why is there such a ridiculous amount of plot holes and mistakes in this film? Some friends and I watched it, and we could barely go a minute without noticing something that stands out and ruins the film. Take some of these for example:
-Why does a ship disappear when it's shot at?
-I didn't know a letter could chop off a hand.
-Shep's never been to Earth but knows exactly what to do (what a vending machine is).
-Why does Charlie's secretary call him by his last name?
-How could that Japanese guy be impressed after three words...and if he speaks english, why does he need a translator?
-How in the world does the wife have enough time to watch 2 TV shows, talk on the phone with Charlie, put up a sign, and convert a shed into a rentable apartment in like eight or nine hours?...plus, Shep knows exactly which house is for rent.
-When that kid gets knocked into the bushes, it's obvious he just ran in.
-Why are kids skateboarding when they should be at school?
-That racing car was not in gear.
-The family looks directly at camera when Shep's eating cake, but the photo that develops shows them looking in different direction.
-Seriously, what mime works in an alley at night?
-Shep’s charging amount is not correct with the amount of time he has been charging it.
-Twenty kids should not be at an arcade at midnight.
-I didn't know X-ray glasses could also pick up audio from far away.
-Why are cantaloupes sold at the "banana" stand, and why is no one actually working there?.
-According to Shep, dot = bounty hunters.
-Shep has to rip the door off of Charlie's car when he takes too long to unlock it, but the passenger side door is unlocked.
-So Shep always has antifreeze on him?
-Why the heck are the bounty hunters at the Surfin' Burger?
-That rod that Shep makes the bunny out of should have been much longer...and why did the bounty hunters give the weapon back to him?
-When that bounty hunter goes through the wall, he goes through face first, but the hole's outline is of him standing.
-Why would an intruder (near the end) leave the door open?
-How does Shep automatically get skateboarding skills?
-Why does Charlie still have a gun when they shouldn't have anything that can be tracked?
Yeah, that's probably not even half of the blunders we found. Granted, it's a kids movie, and kids aren't going to notice this stuff. But if you're not a kid and you're watching this, try to look for these blunders. Believe me, it's not hard to notice them. And it actually makes watching the movie enjoyable.