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Over 100 plot holes and mistakes in this film! Terrible!

posted 12 years ago by WWu777
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I just saw this film and was really disappointed. I've never seen a film with plot holes every minute. WTF?

There are so many. I can't even count them all. Let's see...

- There was no sensible or explanation given for Mason to cut off his face. You can't just give a person a knife and tell him to cut off his face. It doesn't work that way. Thus there is no explanation for it. Also, why was he paralyzed in a wheelchair? That wasn't explained either.

- That detective in Italy made a long list of errors that no one in law enforcement would make, nor anyone with any common sense.

- First, why did he need to try to apprehend Hannibal himself? The reward for his capture said "information leading to his capture". It didn't say that the winner of the reward had to apprehend him himself. No FBI website would tell a citizen to apprehend the criminal to get the reward. Sheesh. All he had to do was tell the FBI where he was and he'd get the reward.

- Second, why did he need to send a pickpocket to get stabbed by Hannibal, just to get his fingerprints? He could have just gotten his fingerprints from anything he touched. He could have showed him a picture and got his fingerprint from it. Or got it from his doorknob since he knew where he lived.

- Third, after finding out that Hannibal was a serial killer, why would he be alone in a room with him, and with his back turned? He showed no defensiveness at all. No one with a survival instinct would do that.

- Fourth, at the end, why does he turn his back toward Hannibal as he comes up behind him during the slide show? Totally stupid. No one would turn his back on a serial killer.

- And his ambush plan was stupid and unnecessary. Why couldn't he just arrest him any time anywhere? Why did he need to call someone in front of Hannibal to give himself away? That was a suicidal move. He was not a professional at all, like he called himself. He was a man with no common sense. Even a child would know better than to be that dumb around a serial killer.

- And after Lecter took out that stupid detective with zero common sense, how did he get away? Any cop or gangster could easily have taken Lecter out. He had no chance. Yet he hung the detective in public view and simply walked away unscathed? WTF?

Zero logic. This film made 0.00000000000000000 sense! Was this supposed to be an insult to our intelligence?

- Finally, in the last part of the film:

How did Mason's men find Lecter? And how did Clarice find the barn that they were going to feed Lecter to the boars at? That was never explained. And how did the FBI know where Lecter and Clarice were at the end during the dinner scene? Is everyone omniscent in this film? Geez.

Nothing was explained in this film, and nothing made sense.

Terrible. Hundreds of plot holes, errors, and unexplained things.

How is this film so positive rated? I don't get it. Can someone explain?

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[–] yoheybro 10 years ago

To the OP, PLEASE actually watch a movie before you waste people's time on IMDB. ALL your "plot holes" were explained or heavily implied in the movie....:P

[–] italbarenow 9 years ago

Your post is full of plot holes! You've clearly just ranted and rave, and not done any homework and are making statements that are completely false. I'm going to read all the replies and I'm sure other people are going to eviscerate you more than I could. Starting with Virgil's face, you clearly don't even read the news this is cold right out of the truth and Actually happened

[–] Luke_was_a_terrorist 9 years ago

There is a HUGE difference between "plot hole" and not paying attention/retaining information provided. What we're you doing while watching? Cause it wasn't processing information... also I love that your defenition of 100 is 7.

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[–] Seth_Rogue_One 9 years ago

For sure, one of the dumbest movies I've seen this year.

We crash into each other, just so we can feel something.

[–] chilone 9 years ago

Everyone's entitled to their own opinion but you thought Vacation was better?

I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

[–] arkayenether 8 years ago

1: Completely messed up on drugs. Broke his neck with the noose. You need things spoon fed to you don't you?

2: Well that's vague

3: He wasn't after the FBI reward. He was after the Mason Verger bounty. He wanted to make sure it happened himself because it's Hannibal Lecter and he'll eat you.

4: You obviously weren't paying attention in the movie. He took great care to never leave his fingerprints anywhere. Handling his wine glasses with a napkin and wearing gloves all the time. He wouldn't even hand the inspector the inventory.

5: Clearly you've never heard of an informant. Ever.

6: I guess seeing an image of your ancestor being disemboweled wouldn't yield any kind of emotional response, amiright?

7: Again, Mason Verger bounty. Arresting him wouldn't gain it.

8: Same reason he got away in the first movie despite being a well known serial killer who has a face everyone knows.

9: As you can see above, it makes plenty of sense if you have at least a double digit IQ, which I assume you don't.

10: Following Clarice upon figuring out that Lecter was heading back to the states.

"Nothing was explained" Yeah actually it totally was. You either weren't paying attention, or you haven't seen the movie and are just trolling.

[–] julesfmb 8 years ago

So much *beep* I should stop reading Imdb posts.