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"Transformers" Air Force One Continuity Error

FL1TPA From United States of America, joined May 2004, 258 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 6422 times:

Nitpicking Alert! Nitpicking Alert!

It appears that in the new "Transformers" movie (which simply kicks all kinds of ass) there is a continuity error concerning Air Force One. Granted the movie is about extra-terrestrial mechanical transforming aliens - but putting that aside for a moment - Air Force One changes aircraft types during the film.

In the establishing shot of Air Force One in flight, it is the normal 747 that we're used to seeing whenever it is portrayed on screen:

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We then see several sequences inside the plane before it is forced to land. Upon landing it it surrounded by police, FBI, NTSB etc. In that shot, it has changed (transformed?) into the classic Kennedy / Johnson era 707 Air Force One:

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The engines are a dead giveaway. You can only see from mid-wing to the tail onscreen but it is definately a 707. Just thought it deserved a mention. Look for it if you go see the movie.

BTW, I HIGHLY recommend it. The special effects are astounding, excellent story and it's funny too. twocents

FL1TPA

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Halophila From United States of America, joined Aug 2005, 619 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 6412 times:

Yeah, I caught that one too... I need to get a life.

Anyway, I concur. GREAT film. It's actually got meat this one.

Flown on 707, 717, 727, 732 733 734 735 73G 738 739 741 742 743 744 74SP 757 753 762 763 772 773 77W D10 DC9 M11 M80 M87

9MMAR From Malaysia, joined Jul 2006, 2056 posts, RR: 23
Reply 2, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 15 hours ago) and read 6319 times:

More Transformers discussions in the Non-Aviation Forum. Transformers - The Movie (by Springbok747 Jun 29 2007 in Non Aviation)

Oldeuropean From Germany, joined May 2005, 1686 posts, RR: 4
Reply 3, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 6235 times:

Didn't you know? Air Force One is also a transformer!

But kidding aside, there are many films, where aircraft types changes during the plot. There are often some idiots with no clue about aircrafts, who search the best looking shots of aircrafts, but don't care about (in their eyes) something so unimportant like aircraft types. But it doesn't matter, because 99.7% of the viewers don't notice the errors.

Axel

[Edited 2007-07-03 10:01:16]

Wer wenig weiss muss vieles glauben

Robsawatsky From Canada, joined Dec 2003, 597 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 3 hours ago) and read 5820 times:

If you've ever watched the "Amazing Race" TV series, they've often showed multiple aircraft types to represent a flight from one location to the next. Often, it even involves footage with airlines or aircraft that don't even fly between the destinations at hand and certainly don't represent the airlines where the tickets were procured; probably for advertizing/product-placement purposes.

CruzinAltitude From United States of America, joined May 2004, 415 posts, RR: 2
Reply 5, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 6 days 2 hours ago) and read 5666 times:

I'll keep an eye out for it. I'm sure it's pretty obvious to us A.netters but the average person would have no idea that there was a switch. I'm happy that they were at least smart enough to only show the VC-137B from the wings back. That at least minimizes the discrepancy. I've seen many much more blatent errors.

SP90 From United States of America, joined May 2006, 381 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 5396 times:

I noticed the engines too. Then there was also the main landing gears, only 2 sets instead of the usual 4 on 747s.

Movie was great and everyone had a good laugh.

PJFlysFast From United States of America, joined May 2006, 463 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 5356 times:

I saw that too! I can not even go to a movie without spotting something!

Wingnut135 From Germany, joined Feb 2005, 134 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (4 years 10 months 3 weeks 4 days 18 hours ago) and read 5295 times:

The boom was a dead giveaway, it's a 135E. Most of the movie was filmed at Edwards, so whatever 135E they have painted in that scheme. I particularly enjoyed how Qatar had mountains (you'd understand if you've been there Big grin

). I have a few other nit picks, but they don't belong in the aviation forums. It still was a great movie in my opinion.

More at Autoblog Transformers Movie Pics Gallery

Wingnut

[Edit for spelling}

[Edited 2007-07-05 05:27:49]

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KevinSmith From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 9, posted (4 years 9 months 2 weeks 2 days 5 hours ago) and read 4684 times:

I caught it as well. Actually if you look closely beneath the tail you will see a refueling boom.

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