15 Mistakes That Will Ruin Your Favourite Marvel Movies

Once you've seen these mistakes, you can never go back.

By Phil Archbold /

Perfection in movies is a rare thing. Some of the biggest films of all time are remembered for their high-profile goofs as much as their achievements, and the bigger the budget the higher the pressure to get it right. Quite often with millions of dollars at their disposal, the biggest directors in the industry are given the tools to create a perfect film year after year, though it never seems to pan out that way. Like the infamous white van in Braveheart, no matter how brief the error, somebody is always going to notice and bring it to the attention of the world. Even indie films are subjected to that level of scrutiny, and not even the best of them make it through unscathed €“ Pulp Fiction isn€™t without its mistakes, with cameramen visible in reflections and bullet holes appearing before guns have been fired just a few goofs Quentin Tarantino failed to notice. In 2015, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has set a new benchmark in blockbusters, creating a scramble for superhero properties and guaranteeing that Hollywood will stay on the franchise route for the foreseeable future. To quote everyone€™s favourite Marvel uncle, with great power comes great responsibility, so just how responsible have Marvel been with their movies?

15. Bad Grammar At Forbes (Iron Man)

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Jon Favreau€™s Iron Man wasn€™t only a huge success in its own right ($585 million at the worldwide box office ain€™t half bad), but it laid the groundwork for the multi-billion dollar franchise we now know as the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As great a film as it is, it still falls victim to some common errors, with gravity defying hair and disappearing headsets a common theme. One error you don't see very often is a printed one, though Iron Man boasts one of those, too. During the presentation about Tony Stark€™s life, a Forbes magazine cover is shown, with a young Tony standing next to old friend and soon-to-be nemesis Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges). Whoever mocked up this cover needed to give it a proof read, as the sentence €œTony Stark takes reigns at 21€ doesn't make sense. Tony should of course be taking the reins, not the reigns. This grammatical error may not be glaring at first, but will stick out like a sore thumb now that you€™re expecting it. Very un-Forbes like.