Corrected entry: When Lee Van Cleef rides up to the ranch, a boy is riding a mule to draw water. He spots the stranger and stops in front of an overhead barrier. The next shot we see of the boy, he is stopped with the overhead barrier behind him.
DavidRTurner
27th May 2012
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
1st Feb 2016
Ant-Man (2015)
Corrected entry: At the end of Darren's presentation announcing the Yellowjacket, Hope says, "Thank you very much, everyone. I will escort you out now." She doesn't escort anyone anywhere. She stays in the room and talks with Hank about having to make their move.
Correction: She escorts them out of that room, as we see all the guests leaving. We don't see her leaving, but she's simply out of the frame. As is common in business visits, once outside of the secure room, she must have had someone else escort them out of the building, so she returns to the room.
29th Dec 2011
Burn Notice (2007)
Old Friends - S1-E3
Corrected entry: When Michael needs a ride, he tells Sam "The Charger's busted, you're driving me over to my mom's." However, it's not til the next episode that he even remembers that his father's old Charger is in his mother's garage, and he doesn't want anything to do with it til the end of the episode. (00:04:35)
Correction: In the previous episode, Fiona reminds Michael about the Charger, and at the end of that episode he is working on it (without success). That's why in the next episode he can say that it's busted.
12th Jul 2014
Under the Dome (2013)
Corrected entry: When Linda Esquivel touches the dome, she wore her walkie-talkie, which didn't explode (like Duke's pacemaker, Junior's flashlight, etc). (00:15:35)
Correction: Duke's pacemaker and Junior's flashlight were both 'attached' to their bodies (in Duke's chest, and in Jr's hand). Linda's walkie was not attached to her body (skin or flesh or muscle).
28th Aug 2014
Under the Dome (2013)
The Red Door - S2-E9
Continuity mistake: When Pauline enters the dome through the lake, her hair and whole body is wet, when she enters the house her hair is not only dry, it is professionally styled. Maybe they were out in the sun long enough for Pauline's hair to dry but I doubt if they met a stylist along the way.
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Suggested correction: All 4 of them were equally wet getting out of the lake; and all 4 of them were dry when they next appeared in the story - which could have been an hour or more later, depending on how far they had to walk.
And they met a hair stylist along the way?
4th May 2004
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Elle is talking to Budd as he dies, there is a porn mag next to his head with a large phone number across it, but upside down, reading "TAWT-KRAD-008-1". After he dies, Elle phones Bill and you can see over her shoulder Budd's head with the mag now facing 180 degrees the other way.
Correction: There are 2 copies of the (presumably same) magazine (perhaps 2 separate issues, same ad on the back), and they are positioned with one turned 180 degrees on top of the other.
16th Aug 2014
Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004)
Corrected entry: At the church, the priest says the bride's side is on the right, but when Bill arrives, the groom tells him the bride's side is on the left.
Correction: The pastor actually just indicates with his hands that there is normally a "bride's side" and a "groom's side" - he does not specify which is which. When Bill comes in, it's the groom Tommy who points Bill to the "bride's side" on the left. *When the pastor indicates with his hands, he implies 'his left' but he is facing the pews; so 'the left' for someone entering the church is the side that Tommy points out.
27th Aug 2001
The Green Mile (1999)
Corrected entry: When John came in to help Howell's wife with her brain tumour if you look at the clock the dial is not on the same beat as it clicks. It almost looks like the dial is moving in slow motion. (02:11:25)
Correction: The clock is a grandfather clock; the pendulum swings one side to the other, and on the down-swing (I'm sure there's a more technical term) it clicks the second hand over. So at first glance, it appears (not just in this scene, but on all clocks like it) that the ticks are a bit behind, but in fact they are accurate. In a similar fashion, an orchestra conductor's beat is the up-swing of his baton; most people count the beat on the down-swing, but if you pay attention, you'll see it. So, too, with the clock.
17th Oct 2013
The Terminator (1984)
Corrected entry: When the terminator is walking out of the burning truck, only its arms and back are burning. But once it hits the ground, all of it is on fire. (01:28:50)
Correction: As the Terminator jumps out of the truck cab, we can see flames on his back and arms; it's difficult to see as he jumps to the ground, but there also appear to be flames on his legs. Regardless; he is jumping into a pool of burning fuel, so it is natural to assume some splashes up on his legs, and lights them up.
18th Feb 2006
The Terminator (1984)
Corrected entry: In Tech Noir, The Terminator fires his Uzi at Reese who leaps behind the bar. In the next shot, The Terminator very briefly has the .45 Longslide he dropped earlier, the shot cuts back to Reese. It then returns to the Terminator who has the Uzi again. (00:35:55)
Correction: Careful frame-by-frame review of the scene, cannot see the Longslide anywhere. In the 6-frame (1/4-second) shot you speak of, he is holding the Uzi - in real time, it does look a little like a handgun, but it is the Uzi.
30th Aug 2013
The Terminator (1984)
Corrected entry: When the Terminator murders Ginger, it is supposed to be night time, but sunlight is reflecting off the apartment walls. (00:31:45)
Correction: It's not sunlight; it's the street lamps outside. Many apartment buildings have strong lights outside for security and are designed so the bedrooms don't get much light but other rooms do.
22nd Dec 2006
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Corrected entry: When Jason is at home watching TV after his outburst at the convention, he is flipping through TV channels and finds a repeat of Galaxy Quest. However, he reacts to seeing the show on the TV while we still hear the audio of a previous channel.
Correction: As he flips through the channels, he clicks the remote from (we hear) David Letterman, to the rerun, but there is no audio crossover. As he sees the rerun, there is an absence of sound as the show takes a brief dramatic pause (inferred by the dramatic speech he makes).
27th Aug 2001
The Truman Show (1998)
Corrected entry: When Truman and his best friend are driving golf balls from uncompleted bridge, his friend hits a golf ball. After the ball is hit, the camera returns to friend as he has completed his shot, but the golf ball he just hit is still on the tee. (00:10:05)
Correction: Incorrect. After Marlon hits the ball, the camera angle changes to an overhead shot. We can see the tee as a white spot on the grass; I think the poster is confusing the tee with the ball.
27th Aug 2001
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Corrected entry: When they are going down the sewer in Beverly Hills the woman goes first while "Snake" closes the manhole. Next shot he is in front of her. (00:43:00)
Correction: She is in front of Snake for the whole time they're climbing down into the sewer. Between the upper and lower ladders, for a moment it appears that Snake is in the lead (her back is to the camera, and looks like a man) - but Snake is above (behind) her in that scene.
7th Nov 2003
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Corrected entry: The hang gliding scene couldn't work because there is no way these people could fly these things. Flying a professionally designed glider takes several hours of training, yet these people manage to fly these home-made ones with great ease. (01:16:05)
Correction: Their ability to fly a hang-glider is not known to us. They are all tough guys; Snake is known to have been a soldier, so the others could have been as well. If so, their training could have included hang-gliding. This is supposition, but so is the claim of a mistake.
7th Sep 2003
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Corrected entry: When Snake shoots the surgeon general with the dart there are two reasons why that wouldn't work - 1) There isn't any muscle tissue and the skin is too thin for the dart to stick most likely. 2) The tranquilizer would never take effect that quick unless it was injected into a muscle where the blood supply is greater. Intramuscular is the preferred method for fast-acting injections. (00:41:55)
Correction: This is a future society, where technology has move forward (the guns, computer tablets, micro-discs...) so it's very feasible that a fast-acting drug has been created.
16th Jul 2013
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Corrected entry: When surrounded by Cuervo's men, Snake calls for Bangkok Rules. He tosses up the can, shoots the guys down, and the can hits the ground. When it does, it rolls like a regular can, but then it rights itself and sits open end up. This defies the laws of physics. It was either pulled, set with magnets, or it was very bad CG. (00:34:45)
Correction: The can lands, but does not 'roll' as stated. It bounces a couple of times, before landing upright. While it certainly does look like an unnatural movement, in slo-mo, you can see it hitting the lip on the ground and bouncing back/upright. It doesn't quite look real, but it is possible (not likely, but 'possible') that by chance, the can actually moved like that.
7th Sep 2003
Escape From L.A. (1996)
Corrected entry: In the scene where Snake "surfs" onto the Caddy right before Eddy stops the car you see that the left taillight lens is broken (bright white light). But after Snake gets in the driver's seat and takes off the light is red again. (01:09:10)
Correction: There are 2 tail lights on each fin of the car. The left side, inner light, is the bright one - brighter than the other 3. But whether it's actually broken, or maybe a standard bulb was replaced with a brighter one, it is the same in both shots - broken or not.
27th Aug 2001
Escape From New York (1981)
Corrected entry: The scenes of various helicopters flying around are very very fake looking. In one scene, toward the beginning, the main rotor blade isn't rotating fast enough to obtain flight. (00:06:00)
Correction: While this may be true as FX in the film goes, it can be explained. You know when you see helicopter rotors in a movie, get to a certain speed, then seem to slow, stop and reverse? It's due to the way our eyes 'see' motion in a limited-motion environment (24 or 30 frames of still images per second, fools our brains into seeing movement). Slow rotor blades could be a skewed perception of their real speed.
18th Apr 2013
Escape From New York (1981)
Corrected entry: While trying to get a response from Washington about the code name, David 14, the aircraft, which moments later is revealed as Air Force One, finally communicates with them. The female voice says they are going to crash while spurting threats. As she is doing this, you can hear the engines of the plane getting louder and louder over the radio. It is obviously the sound of a propeller plane. Moments later, a shot reveals Air Force One as a jet engine airliner, not capable of making the sound heard over the radio. (00:10:25)
Correction: The sound is radio static, not propellers.
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Correction: In the 5 seconds the camera is off the boy, the mule could have taken 2 steps forward.
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