Some pics not opening - big ! of death...

I have been using the same camera, same computer for 3 years. On a recent trip once I downloaded the pics - some open and some come up with the ! on the black screen, although I can view the thumbnail. I was able to fix some by selecting 'Revert to saved' but others I cannot. What might be causing this and anyway to fix it? It hasn't happened before or since.

The ! turns up when iPhoto loses the connection between the thumbnail in the iPhoto Window and the file it represents.
Option 1
Back Up and try rebuild the library: hold down the command and option (or alt) keys while launching iPhoto. Use the resulting dialogue to rebuild. Choose to Rebuild iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup.
If that fails:
Option 2
Download iPhoto Library Manager and use its rebuild function. This will create a new library based on data in the albumdata.xml file. Not everything will be brought over - no slideshows, books or calendars, for instance - but it should get all your albums and keywords, faces and places back.
Because this process creates an entirely new library and leaves your old one untouched, it is non-destructive, and if you're not happy with the results you can simply return to your old one.
Regards
TD

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