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We're used to films producing egregious errors in matters historical and geographical, but there's a fine example in Transformers. At one point, we apparently encounter a border post between Egypt and Jordan.

What exactly happened to the city of Eilat? I'll admit, the distance between Egypt and Jordan is a lot less than I thought it was, what with Jordan actually having an outlet onto the Red Sea, but there are a few miles of Israel between them.

(We'll ignore the physical distance between Petra and Giza, shall we? Oh, and the historical distance, too.)

Date: 2009-06-24 02:02 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bellinghman.livejournal.com
Oh tush!

(Loud, overly long, rather juvenile. It had its moments, so long as you remembered to turn your brain off before buying the tickets, and if special effects alone are enough for you, it's actually pretty good.)

Date: 2009-06-24 02:18 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sphyg.livejournal.com
Mark Kermode also trashed it amusingly somewhere I can't find atm.

Date: 2009-06-24 02:54 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] ewx.livejournal.com
"This isn't a film so much as a toy tie-in" - well, duh.

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