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Re: Thoughts on the Quad film



>2. When Jimmy decides to purloin the Ace Face's scooter, he starts it 
>up with a key he takes out of his pocket.  I rewound back to the part 
>where Jimmy first sees the scooter parked by the hotel, and he does 
>not take the key from the Ace's scooter and then put it in his pocket.
>  It was a key he already had on him.  How is this possible?  I don't 
>know much about scooters, but I can't believe that the keys would 
>just be interchangeable like that, especially since Jimmy's scooter 
>was a Lambretta and the Ace's was a Vespa.  As silly as it seems, I'm 
>really bothered by this little continuity error and I just had to 
>vent a bit.

Yes, this was a forehead slapper for me the last time I saw it.  WAIT A
MINUTE!  WHERE DID HE GET THAT KEY!

Oh and another "Quadrophenia"/"White City" connection.  What is the
significance of both Jimmy and Jim being surprised in bathrooms while
applying makeup?

			-Brian in Atlanta (10 days to go)