# Movie WTF moments **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 19, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954 "2006-03-19T02:04:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Manatee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/50afbb/32.png) [@Manatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manatee)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/21 "2006-03-20T05:58:55Z")
I know it’s kinda like shooting fish in a barrel, but in **Waterworld** , how can you possibly have a character who doesn’t know how to swim?!? The whole frickin’ planet’s covered in water! ---
**Author:** ![Raguleader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/258eb7/32.png) [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/22 "2006-03-20T06:27:27Z")
> [@Chanteuse](#): > > OK, this is a mild one, but I always think 😕😕😕 when I’m watching Silverado and the scene where Paden (Kevin Kline) shoots the horse thief dead occurs. They ask him to prove the horse was his (Paden’s) and he says that his name is scratched on the underside of the saddle. They ask him what his name is and Cobb (Brian Dennehy) appears and answers for him: “Paden. P-A-D-E-N.” Paden: “Hello, Cobb.” Cobb: “Hello, Paden.” Sergeant: “You know this man, Cobb?” > > WTF? Did the old guy think it was all just lucky guessing? ESP at work? I love that movie, corny as it is, but that one bit of dialogue just boggles me with it’s stupidity. Eh, I don’t see anything wrong with that question, as it’s probably what a lot of folks would ask in that situation. Failing that, Cobb could, theoretically, have learned Paden’s name somewhere without meeting the guy (I haven’t seen the movie, so I’m just throwing stuff out here). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/23 "2006-03-20T10:25:16Z")
> [@Unintentionally Blank](#): > > Fifth Element: Why does talking to ultimate evil cause chocolate syrup to drip down your forehead? I always assumed it was dripping hair oil/wax, which is what Zorg seems to have plastered on his head. Either it is dripping because he is sweating with fear, or else it is resonating to the unique frequency…of Evil! ---
**Author:** ![JKilez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e5b9ba/32.png) [@JKilez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKilez)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/24 "2006-03-20T11:26:09Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > I always assumed it was dripping hair oil/wax, which is what Zorg seems to have plastered on his head. Either it is dripping because he is sweating with fear, or else it is resonating to the unique frequency…of Evil! He must use the same formula of Grecian worn by the General in the beginning of the movie. The General experiences the same Hershey effect just before the fiery head of evil swallows his ship. ---
**Author:** ![Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Harvey\_The\_Heavy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harvey_The_Heavy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/25 "2006-03-20T12:09:59Z")
Sha Na Na at Woodstock. I know they got in the movie because the film crew was getting ready for Hendrix, but what was Sha Na Na doing there in the first place? ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/26 "2006-03-20T12:40:27Z")
_Signs_ Mel Gibson’s a married priest. So, clearly, he’s not Catholic. But people call him “father” and he does confession. So clearly he IS Catholic. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/27 "2006-03-20T12:45:37Z")
i believe it was the last matrix movie. neo picks the girl over the rest of humanity, then kinda lies to cover it up. furthermore, she brings her back from the dead by reaching inside her body and manually beating her heart. i realize it’s an allusion to christ and his bringing back of the dead, but come on!! wasn’t such a bad movie, at least not special-effects wise until THAT. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/28 "2006-03-20T12:50:47Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > _Signs_ > > Mel Gibson’s a married priest. So, clearly, he’s not Catholic. > > But people call him “father” and he does confession. So clearly he IS Catholic. _That_ is the worst WTF moment you got from that movie? ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/29 "2006-03-20T14:29:40Z")
> [@Aspidistra](#): > > _Signs_ > > Mel Gibson’s a married priest. So, clearly, he’s not Catholic. > > But people call him “father” and he does confession. So clearly he IS Catholic. IIRC (which I might not), he could be an Episcopalian/Anglican priest. I believe the Anglican church allows priests to marry (tho’ I could be mistaken). ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/30 "2006-03-20T14:35:04Z")
According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest), which I know isn’t the greatest source, it seems that Anglican priests indeed can marry - the Church of England got rid of the celibate priest idea with the Reformation (though apparently the majority of Anglican priests are indeed celibate). It seems to that your eastern orthodox Catholic priests can become a priest after marriage (but not before) as well. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/31 "2006-03-20T14:39:09Z")
I thought it was supposed to be blood. I’ve read plenty of novels where the mere fact of talking to the bad guy can cause your head to bleed, when he exerts pressure. I thought it was just a reference to that. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/32 "2006-03-20T14:58:30Z")
> [@Least Original User Name Ever](#): > > i believe it was the last matrix movie. neo picks the girl over the rest of humanity, then kinda lies to cover it up. furthermore, she brings her back from the dead by reaching inside her body and manually beating her heart. i realize it’s an allusion to christ and his bringing back of the dead, but come on!! Lots of fictional people came back from the dead. It had nothing to do with Christ. Neo could only “heal” Trinity in the virtual world of the Matrix. As we saw at the end, he’s powerless to provide the same healing touch in the real world. Kind of like when you get critically injured in Battlefield 2 and a Medic yells “CLEAR!!” and zaps you back into the game with the defib paddles. My favorite WTF moment is in Armegeddon. Willis fires Afleck’s character just before flying off to meet with NASA. About a day later we find Afleck has started his own oil company complete with his name on the sign and pumping rigs like it’s been running for years. Then again, I watch movies to be entertained. Not to obsess over continuity errors, historical innacuracies and other minutia. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/33 "2006-03-20T15:02:46Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Then again, I watch movies to be entertained. Not to obsess over continuity errors, historical innacuracies and other minutia. Oh, and you’re right…but I find sometimes at least obsessing over those makes the movie’s pleasure last longer. Depends on what the error is, though. Like I like to think about who could have been Anakin’s real father…could it have been Palpatine, through the force? Or Sidious? It’s just interesting. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/34 "2006-03-20T15:14:54Z")
> [@Snickers](#): > > According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priest), which I know isn’t the greatest source, it seems that Anglican priests indeed can marry - the Church of England got rid of the celibate priest idea with the Reformation ( **though apparently the majority of Anglican priests are indeed celibate** ). It seems to that your eastern orthodox Catholic priests can become a priest after marriage (but not before) as well. Bolding mine. No, read the link again - they talk about priests _in religious orders_: monks. Your typical parish priest is very likely to be married. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/35 "2006-03-20T15:38:53Z")
> [@](#): > > One of my all time favorites (not!) is in Magnum Force, where the bad-guy cop is shooting a .357 Magnum with a silencer. Same movie, just a few scenes before; he doesn’t seem to care about the sound of his shots when wasting the entire backyard party with a machine gun just steps away from surrounding neighbours in every direction. ---
**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/36 "2006-03-20T16:11:15Z")
On the Fifth Element thing: It was never explained, but I assumed it was blood. Maybe the voice of… EVIL popped a vessel? ---
**Author:** ![Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dfb087/32.png) [@Scoundrel\_Swanswater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scoundrel_Swanswater)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/37 "2006-03-20T16:28:54Z")
I am sure it isn’t blood. It is much too thick and black. I assumed it was his hair-coloring in combination with the sweat of HYPER-FEAR !!! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/38 "2006-03-20T16:31:46Z")
I was watching the English Patient last night and, at the end, when Fiennes walks out of the desert and is growing increasingly agitated at the British soldiers, I was thinking _WTF? Why don’t you just mention their **names**?_ “Colonel Hilton and his wife Katherine crashed their plane in the desert! They need your help!” “We’ll get right on it - you’re a right bloody hero, you are!” Of course, that would’ve really messed up the movie. But still… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![HPL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3da27b/32.png) [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/39 "2006-03-20T16:42:05Z")
> [@Unintentionally Blank](#): > > Fifth Element: Why does talking to ultimate evil cause chocolate syrup to drip down your forehead? > .) I always assumed it was a take on the “Starring into the abyss” motif. The essence of evil, like the face of God, is supposed to be unknown and unknowable, too much for humans to bear. Just a little bit of contact is bad for you. Prolonged contact would probably kill you or drive you completely insane(not just evil insane). Kinda like how people who read the necronomican often end up going mad. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954/40 "2006-03-20T16:47:38Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > My WTF moment from LOTR: The Two Towers - how on earth did it take days or longer to walk to the Entmoot, but when Fangorn sees the destruction of the trees around Isengard, he just yells and all the Ents come out of nowhere? _Why_ didn’t Peter Jackson just follow the books and make the Ents decide to go to war at the Entmoot so it would make sense? For the Entmoot, they had to convene from far away. They were still nearby when the Call to Arms when out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-wtf-moments/348954.md?page=3)