Sammo

Revealing mistake: If you look at the drawing in front of Eddie when he glances down at it after Venom typed in the name of the beach, it's only a crude draft of the one in close-up (it's missing the wave lines below the cliff outline, for instance). (00:11:20)

Sammo

21st Oct 2021

Martial Law (1998)

Revealing mistake: During the demonstration of the Iron Claw technique in the opening credits, the master grips two bamboos; as he does it, you can see they are already cut before he applies the technique that supposedly splits them. (00:03:55)

Sammo

25th Sep 2021

Au Pair II (2001)

Revealing mistake: Grandma handles the remote control in clumsy fashion, sending the model helicopter too close to the buffet and ruining the party. That's the idea at least; in truth, the cakes are catapulted in the air by devices placed under them. They are easy to spot because of the wrong timing, the geyser-like puffs of smoke they create, and you can even see marks at the bottom of a tray. (00:07:30)

Sammo

24th Aug 2021

Kommando Leopard (1985)

Revealing mistake: During the opening assault, notice that the sandbags of the enemy fortifications are more like fluffy pillows; they are squashed under a single person leaning on the bank, and they wobble and nearly fall over when Carrasco himself brushes the hip against them walking by. (00:04:30)

Sammo

Revealing mistake: When the protagonist jumps two of the evil cowboys that are after his jewels, the stuntman on the right tosses aside the rifle in a quick deliberate move pretending to lose it. (00:10:25)

Sammo

19th Jul 2021

Broadchurch (2013)

Episode #1.4 - S1-E4

Revealing mistake: The tabloid story with the plight of the Latimers just came out, and various characters are looking at it. In the bit when David Tennant tosses on the desk his copy of the Herald, the second paragraph of the second column goes "Sitting in the family home, surrounded by pictures and mementos of Danny" etc. It is the same text that was at the very beginning of the article when the store owner was looking at it. The newspaper is a prop with the same text in a loop. (00:35:00 - 00:36:30)

Sammo

27th Apr 2021

The Undefeated (1969)

Revealing mistake: The first time we see the artillery blow up a group of Confederate soldiers, the guys wear pretty distinctive hats; the one at the center has a red band on it, the one to his right a straw hat, etc. Ten seconds later, the artillery blows up another group of soldiers...who are the exact same group from before. It's just another take. (00:00:30)

Sammo

Revealing mistake: During practically every scene with Dr. Nadir, the prosthetics to make his cranium look more 'alien' are visible. In particular, when the Queen realises he's been shooting down spaceships and not missiles and calls him a 'fool', at the back of the neck the line where the concealing make-up ends is evident. Throughout the rest of the movie the other Martians have similar if not even more obvious bald caps. (00:17:45)

Sammo

22nd Apr 2021

Bang Bang (2014)

Revealing mistake: During the opening, one of the shots showing infographics about the stolen diamond lingers long enough to allow the viewer to spot the most obvious kind of filler text - literally the "Lorem Ipsum."

Sammo

Revealing mistake: The protagonist jumps from a bridge and boards the train to try to save the Professor. When he is walking on the top of the carriages, look at the treetops in the background; the train is stationary. (00:12:00)

Sammo

21st Apr 2021

Flight to Hell (2003)

Revealing mistake: When the alien creature stabs the rich dude in the skull, supposedly they are in the same room, but behind the xenomorph you can see a background that can't pass for the airplane cabin, looks like a danky cave. Recycled footage from another production. (01:08:35)

Sammo

18th Apr 2021

The Wicker Man (1973)

Revealing mistake: Sergeant Howie spots the creepy candle and knocks it to the floor. He falls to the floor himself and extinguishes the flaming thumb, but reaches it through a visible editing job; some frames are missing.

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Bang Bang (2014)

Bang Bang mistake picture

Revealing mistake: In the news reel detailing the Kohinoor theft, a few headlines appear, and at least one persists on screen long enough to easily spot the inconsistency between headline and article (filler text presenting a new local magazine from the London district of Lambeth). (00:09:00)

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Flight to Hell (2003)

Revealing mistake: The co-pilot for some reason is analyzing some "hi-frequency signals" that the computer is picking up. The loop is not fluid though, and you can pick an exact frame when it's not like a chart spikes, it's a movie clip being played that reached the end and is starting from the beginning with a whole different image. (00:20:15)

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Flight to Hell (2003)

Revealing mistake: The pilot gets in the car to go to work, and pulls away from the curb. Or rather, from a flat image of a road with a car (shadows and distance from the other parked car are all wrong). (00:03:40)

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Kyaputen Tsubasa (1983)

A Brilliant Fight - S2-E5

Revealing mistake: When Tsubasa runs with the ball at the kickoff after Misugi scored, Misaki by him runs with a weird animation that is missing frames. Tsubasa is also quite literally flatfooted. (00:15:05)

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Kyaputen Tsubasa (1983)

The Brave Fighters from the North - S2-E2

Revealing mistake: The opening reprises the last part of the previous episode, but Oda (Furano's 11) 's reaction to Hyuga that tackles him from behind (which would be a red card, incidentally) is different. For some reason the shot when he turns around is mirrored, so he turns to his right, but he is running facing left in the next shot. (00:01:45)

Sammo

17th Apr 2021

Kyaputen Tsubasa (1983)

Encounters in Semi-Final - S2-E1

Revealing mistake: After scoring, the Hitachi team advances to try to secure the result. During the progression of their forwards, the background with a ferris wheel repeats itself, and there's even a small audio gap before the crowd cheers repeat in a loop. (00:03:00)

Sammo

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