Okay, I realize I shouldn't read too much into a film that features a gigantic Satan with a skyscraper penis but how is it that even after a worldwide devastation, the guys still have electricity to watch TV and their own fake sequel?
Actually, it's not that unlikely that Franco would have a generator. Blackouts aren't that uncommon in LA, what with heatwaves, Santa Anas, and earthquakes.
A deleted scene reveals that Franco's house runs on solar power.
Power went out near the end of the film so it's safe to assume that they just got lucky.
How did the demon that raped Jonah get in James' house? And if it was that easy for demons to get in, why didn't they do so sooner, and why didn't this one try to kill the rest of the guys instead of just raping Jonah and leaving?
It's implied that the demon was sent directly to Jonah by some means or another as a punishment for praying for Jay's death (the lights flicker ominously after he does so). Since we aren't shown any physical breach of the house, a reasonable guess is that a higher force just dumped it in the room with him.
Probably that. Most movies (and people for that matter) suggest that you NEVER pray for the death of somebody. God doesn't like that. As a result, the demon was granted entry simply for the sake of punishment. For all we know, God himself allowed that one to come in.
It's an incubus, that's what they do.
How did the metal doorknob that Craig yanked on (in a hurry to reach James' basement and get the water) not burn Craig's hand? It was scorching hot outside with fire everywhere, the doorknob surely would have been too hot to touch.
What was the point of saving food for latter such as that frozen pizza, eggs, bacon, cheese, steaks and milk if the power was out and there was no refrigerator to keep all those foods cool?
The house has solar panels, per a deleted scene, so until it was damaged too much the fridge would have power. Even outside of that, they probably weren't thinking straight enough to consider that.
Minus Danny, the core group thinks that only drinking 1 cup of water every day is a good idea so they can conserve it. What kind of logic is this? Wouldn't you still die of thirst anyways? Hikers have died on hot sunny mountain trails for not drinking water when they had it.
The group aren't terribly smart.
They agreed to one glass at dinner, not one glass a day, so presumably they'd have rationed one with each meal at least. Four or five cups a day might be enough for survival for a while (it depends on activities and environmental factors, both of which could make them lose more or less from sweat). And if hikers, most of whom probably have much better survival skills than the characters in this movie, don't always hydrate as well as they need to, it shouldn't be a surprise if these (not terribly smart, as mentioned) guys wouldn't.
They weren't hikers on a hot day, they were mostly hanging out in one house not doing anything. The fire outside might have raised the temperature, but they don't seem to be burning hot.
How did nobody notice Satan stomping around LA until the very end? Wouldn't his footsteps have shaken James' house?
He might not have actually arrived in LA up until near the end. Or they just chalked up any shaking he caused to more earthquakes and explosions like those earlier.
Or the earthquakes earlier were Satan stomping around, but the guys didn't happen to get a look at him because they weren't looking out the windows at the time.
Why is Heaven apparently closed-off to the dead post-Rapture?
In the movie, the rules of the Rapture appear to be thus: everyone "good enough" is raptured at the start, the rest are left behind on a hell on Earth. Those who redeem themselves through sacrifice (Craig, James-before he botches it, and Seth) or acknowledgment of ones sins (Jay) get to ascend to Heaven. Anyone else is apparently still "living in sin" when they die, and as such doesn't get to go to Heaven. If you think "but that's not the way its supposed to work", the movie clearly isn't following religion too closely, so they made their own rules.
James Franco in this movie is just as rich and famous as he is in real life... so why does he have only one car and why is it a common unremarkable Toyota Prius? He's a totally rich douche so why wouldn't he have a fleet of sports cars, luxury cars and lifted trucks?
One car feels enough even for some rich and famous people. Toyota Prius is a great choice considering that the majority of the budget went for the special effects. Having a fleet of luxury cars requires more money to be invested in the movie, so it's logical to have a cheap mass-produced design.
Just out of curiosity since I can see why most of the six weren't raptured (Jay was Holier Than Thou and hypocritical in his treatment of Seth, Franco was self important, Jonah was a Bitch in Sheep's Clothing, Craig had the bar fight, and Danny was...Well, Danny), but I can't figure out why Seth wasn't raptured till the end of the movie. Was there a reason beyond being a celebrity?
Seth himself admits when the Heaven light starts to flicker out that he used his friendship with Jay to act as a leech and never really considered Jay's feelings, dragging him around as an afterthought and basically using him as an excuse so he wouldn't have to get high alone. It's only at the end that he considers Jay as a person and not just someone he hangs out with.
