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Thread #135578   Message #3096490
Posted By: catspaw49
16-Feb-11 - 10:38 AM
Thread Name: BS: Do small errors in books, film &c matter
Subject: RE: BS: Do small errors in books, film &c matter
I enjoy finding the small errors and few films are without them. If the movie purports to be "history," then I have a bigger problem. Of course no one needs to learn history through movies but I appreciate a decent try at least to provide the real story.

The jarring errors in an otherwise great movie are another story. Deer Hunter is an excellent and award winning film with a blockbuster cast. The scenes around their home were all shot on locations in eastern Ohio, the WVa panhandle and the western PA. border. This is an area of steep hills, the foothils of the Appalachians, and an outstanding area for deer hunting. Yet when the group heads out for a short drive to their favorite spot, they arrive two thousand miles away in the Rockies which make for great background but look nothing like the Appalachians. I'm sure others have never noticed because they are unfamiliar with the area but it really bugs me.....LOL

Spaw