Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: Jack stops water skiing and places a white towel around his neck. A frame later the towel is flipped and now looks red and blue with anchors on, the previous white part being on the back side.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: When the guards chase the boy who's written on the wall, a biker falls on the ground and stares at the guards. A frame later his bike is already standing up again.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: Jack and Joan step off the dingy while Ralph spies inside a crate. The amount of net hanging out of it differs between shots and also a hand suddenly appears between one frame and the other.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: During the well scene, in the aerial shots Ralph's hand is very close to the ladder, but in the close-ups it's more than a meter away.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: From a distance, the train to Gadir is seen already in the train station. From a close-up, it's starting to arrive.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: Jack falls facewards on a crate of oranges, but a frame later he's sitting on the floor with his back against some boxes. (01:05:00)

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: Jack wipes out while water skiing and surfaces with his fringe covering his forehead. A frame later the hair is brushed back.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: After Ralph crashes against the train tunnel, 1) his position changes from shot to shot, 2) the people arriving are close to him but in the next angle are far away, and 3) the camel is facing the people, but when it cuts to Ralph, the camel is facing him instead.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: At the party, Joan's editor asks for a whisky and right then the blonde next to Joanne and her partner with a grey suit swap positions. Also, his suit turns dark blue.

Sacha

21st Aug 2010

Jewel of the Nile (1985)

Continuity mistake: At the party, a woman with a striped blouse flatters Joan while a woman lifts up a book. A frame later, after a brusque cut, the woman and book are gone and a lady with a white hat appears.

Sacha

Continuity mistake: When Bond's car comes out of the water, the number of people on the beach keeps changing all the time: A couple on the shore next to the car appears and disappears and the crowd on the right side increases and decreases randomly.

Sacha

14th Aug 2010

Inception (2010)

Audio problem: In the dream-café Cobb talks to Ariadne right before telling her that it's all a dream, but from a side angle the mouth doesn't match the sound coming out, which obviously belongs to the front angles.

Sacha

14th Aug 2010

Inception (2010)

14th Aug 2010

Inception (2010)

12th Aug 2010

Cocktail (1988)

Continuity mistake: Brian and Doug are arguing in Jamaica, and Doug boasts about what a womanizer he is. Then the straw on his glass starts moving around between shots.

Sacha

12th Aug 2010

Cocktail (1988)

Continuity mistake: While talking about who makes the mini umbrellas, Brian says, "My life is all night with a few daylight hours", then lowers his head. When the angle changes his head is up-straight and he's lowering it again.

Sacha

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