Dr Wilson

9th Nov 2004

The Wolf Man (1941)

Revealing mistake: When the wolf man is caught in a trap an falls on a log, his shirt opens at the fist and you can see that he is wearing hairy gloves. (00:17:54)

Dr Wilson

9th Nov 2004

The Wolf Man (1941)

Continuity mistake: When Larry is talking to Gwen while Jenny is being told her future by the gypsy, he removes his hand from the tree, but the shot later he is still leaning against it. (00:52:02)

Dr Wilson

9th Nov 2004

The Wolf Man (1941)

Continuity mistake: When Amy walks toward Ron to offer him a truce, her hands are clean, but she somehow transfers mud to his hands when they shake.

Dr Wilson

2nd Nov 2004

Frankenstein (1931)

1st Nov 2004

Frankenstein (1931)

Visible crew/equipment: When Dr Frankenstein asks to the monster to enter the room so that Dr Waldman can see him, you can see the shadow of the crew moving on a pillar as the camera follows them. (00:31:20)

Dr Wilson

1st Nov 2004

Frankenstein (1931)

Continuity mistake: The monster's coat and shirt are pulled over his chest by Dr Waldman to perform a dissection. In the following shot, after the monster has just killed the doctor, he has tucked his shirt and buttoned his coat.

Dr Wilson

29th Oct 2004

Die Another Day (2002)

Revealing mistake: When Q shows to James how the ring works, the bullet proof glass breaks into pieces but you can still see a reflection. They arguably put two windows in front of the camera, one that Q breaks and another one to protect the camera lens. (01:02:50)

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Trivia: When Polly is reporting the advance of the giant robots on the phone to her editor, she says "They've reached Sixth Avenue... they've reached Fifth Avenue... they're a hundred yards away..." This is an exact line taken from the famous 1938 radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds," with Orson Welles.

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Trivia: When Shaun is searching an Italian restaurant in the Yellow Pages, he finds one called Fulci's, a reference to Italian horror director Lucio Fulci.

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Continuity mistake: Polly meets Dr Jennings at the Radio City Music Hall at 6 pm but when she talks to Sky Captain later, she says that she met him in the morning.

Dr Wilson

3rd Oct 2004

THX 1138 (1971)

Visible crew/equipment: When LUH 3417 closes the door of the medicine cabinet because she doesn't have the right to take more pills, there's a reflection of a crew member's hand retaining a door.

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Audio problem: When Chewie is choking Lando, Leia says "We understand, don't we, Chewie?" A shot later, her mouth moves but no sound is heard, and when she says "We don't need any of your help", her voice is heard a little bit after she starts moving her mouth. (01:42:20)

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Revealing mistake: During the battle on Hoth, after Luke says: "Hobbie, you're still with me?", there's a shot of an AT-ST shooting at the rebel and after that, there a shot of an explosion behind them. You can see that the rebels are actually dummies in that shot.

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Revealing mistake: When Luke quits Hoth, the planet is actually painted on a glass sheet but the problem is that you can see a line joining two sheets. (00:36:15)

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Trivia: On the entrance door of Dr Walter Jenning's laboratory, it's written "Suite 1138," a reference to THX-1138 (1971), directed by George Lucas.

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