Continuity mistake: Apu grabs the ham and crosses out of the expiration date with a thick black marker. When he places the ham on the shelf the black marker cross out is gone and the writing on the pack looks perfectly printed as before.
Sacha
30th Aug 2019
The Simpsons (1989)
30th Aug 2019
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Continuity mistake: While escaping from the boulder, right before the spiderweb scene, Indy runs facing forward and makes a right turn. A shot later from a wide angle he is facing backwards.
29th Aug 2019
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Doc and Marty arrive in 2015's Hill Valley the flying DeLorean (a scale model) is missing the key lock and door handle dent. When it lands (and swaps to a real car) both appear.
26th Aug 2019
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Indy is put inside a cage Short Round comes to hug him. There's a shot of Indy from behind and he is a noticeable stand-in: Thinner face, clean hair, no sweat, and clean shaven instead of stubble.
26th Aug 2019
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
Continuity mistake: When Cliff is talking to George who says he wants to sleep to not bother Squeaky, George has both hands over his tummy, fingers crossed. A shot later his left arm is suddenly by his side.
25th Aug 2019
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Marty confronts George as "Darth Vader", after George asks "who are you?" Marty plays the music again, and George presses his hands to his ears. In the shot from behind, his hands are cupped around his ears, in a very different position. Then when Marty says "silence earthling", in the shot from the front his hand is away from his ear entirely. (01:02:35)
23rd Aug 2019
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Continuity mistake: After the man is burnt in the lava pit, Indy says the word 'diamonds'. Willy comes closer and then turns her head to the right. When the shot changes she's facing straight.
23rd Aug 2019
Men in Black: International (2019)
Continuity mistake: When M walks to the HQ for the first time the street is in the shadows. A shot later the street is sunny.
23rd Aug 2019
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Revealing mistake: When the movie begins and the car takes off (achieved with a scale model car) note Doc's stiffness and fuzzy hair, revealing he was replaced by a dummy.
23rd Aug 2019
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Continuity mistake: The way Alice holds the 'Drink Me' tag differs between the wide and close-up shot.
23rd Aug 2019
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins, Alice says "Nonsense" and sits the cat on the white part of her skirt. Wen the shot changes the skirt is blue. Then the angle changes and the skirt goes back to white.
20th Aug 2019
The Aristocats (1970)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins Adelaide's gloves are grey, except for the brief shot when she steps off the carriage and they turn cream coloured.
20th Aug 2019
The Aristocats (1970)
Continuity mistake: When Adelaide is about to step off the carriage the box has string around it. A shot later it swaps to a thick pink ribbon.
16th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When the villains are trapped in the phantom zone (filmed by Richard Donner) Zod, Non and Ursa (from left to right) are tightly pressed against a glass. When the elevator explodes and are about to be released (filmed by Richard Lester) not only are they not pressed, but neither in line, having changed positions (and looks, as already listed): Non now stands above Zod and Ursa.
16th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: In Krypton when Non breaks the guard's neck the guard presses an emergency button. In the wide angle all of his fingers are extended, but in the close-up only the index is. This changes back and forth.
9th Aug 2019
Titanic (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Lovejoy and Jack are talking, Jack tucks his cigarette in his ear in an 11 o'clock position. A shot later it's in a 9 o'clock position and a bit of hair is covering his ear.
8th Aug 2019
Batteries not Included (1987)
Continuity mistake: When the 3 baby UFOs learn to fly they rest on a counter covered with sawdust. When Frank asks Harry if he revived the UFO the sawdust is gone.
8th Aug 2019
Batteries not Included (1987)
Continuity mistake: The female grey-coloured UFO swaps to bright orange coloured several times in the film whenever there's low light and a blue-screened image is superimposed against him. Check the moment it gives birth, for example.
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: The villains send cars flying through the air. This was achieved with detailed scale model cars in a scale model Metropolis. But in order to mimic the blown-away citizens they use cheap mannequins that move on some sort of conveyor belt. (01:43:50)
8th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the villains blow away the stuff in Metropolis, the fire hydrant falls down and reveals it wasn't fixed to the ground, a blatant prop.
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