Trivia: When Carl and Preston are in the car, after stealing the reels of film, they discuss leading lady replacement possibilities. They note that "Fay" is a size 4, but Preston then says that she is already filming something for RKO. The RKO feature they refer to is the original King Kong, starring Fay Wray.
Super Grover
29th Dec 2005
King Kong (2005)
25th Dec 2005
War of the Worlds (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Ray, Robbie and Rachel arrive at Mary Ann's house, as the kids shout for their mom and Tim, the door to the basement under the stairs, as well as the den further up (beside the kitchen), are all perfectly visible. Later, after the house is destroyed, when Ray walks through the basement doorway, the walls, moldings, and so on are entirely different, and now there is an extra wall (perpendicular to the camera) to the left (viewer's) where there was none before. (00:35:10 - 00:41:40)
Trivia: When the children listen to a news report on the radio, in Professor Kirke's house, the voice belongs to Douglas Gresham, who is C.S. Lewis's stepson, and co-producer of the film. C.S. Lewis, author of the original novel, delivered radio addresses over the BBC during World War II.
Trivia: After the initial credits begin (since many people leave the theatre as soon as the credits appear, they miss this), there is an additional short scene between Professor Kirke and Lucy, that takes place near the wardrobe. (02:12:25)
Continuity mistake: When Lucy, Peter, Susan and the Beavers speak with Father Christmas, the position of his large bag when it's on the ground, and then in the sleigh, distinctly differs between shots.
15th Dec 2005
Will & Grace (1998)
Swimming Pools... Movie Stars - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When Karen arrives late to Mason's swim meet, Jack balls her out, and she stirs the Bloody Mary she's holding then throws the celery stalk down into the pool. Yet, two shots later, as Jack rides his scooter out, the long celery stalk is amazingly back in her drink. (00:50:40)
Continuity mistake: When Lucy discovers the covered wardrobe during hide and seek, the way the cloth is draped over the wardrobe, and its folds, differ in the overhead close-up, just before she opens it.
Continuity mistake: After Susan and Lucy say they don't have fun anymore, they splash each other in the water, before being surprised by Maugrim, and a few moments later, Peter runs into the water to rescue them. The water stains on their clothing noticeably differ between shots.
Continuity mistake: When the Pevensie children leave Mr. Tumnus' home they hear noises outside, so Susan places her hand on Peter's arm and Peter holds her hand. Just before Beaver appears, in the front shot, Susan and Peter remove their hands, but in the next shot they're back on Peter's arm. (00:44:50)
Visible crew/equipment: When Mrs. MacReady meets the Pevensie children at the train station, the reflector screen is reflected in the lenses of her glasses, as she looks down when she speaks to them. It is also visible when the children first arrive at the house, when Mrs. MacReady says, "There shall be no disturbing of the professor." (00:07:30)
Continuity mistake: After Lucy and Mr. Tumnus meet, when they pick up the scattered parcels their positions in his arms differ, and the string/bows tied round them differ repeatedly between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Lucy and Mr. Tumnus first meet, he drops his packages on the snow covered ground. The positions of the parcels are quite different in the overhead shot, as Lucy walks over to Mr. Tumnus. (00:14:00)
Continuity mistake: When Edmund sits in the White Witch's sleigh, drinking hot chocolate, the liquid on his lips disappears, then reappears, depending on camera angle. (00:30:40)
13th Dec 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: After Beauxbaton's entrance into the dining hall, Fleur bows in a close-up with the wood platform directly behind her, and then Dumbledore kisses Madame Maxime's hand. In the next shot, when Dumbledore quickly runs up onto the platform to introduce Durmstrang, there is a white mark on the wood which he promptly stands on. This mark is not on the platform in either the previous or following shots. (00:17:40)
13th Dec 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Continuity mistake: When Harry is with Neville at the lake, Hermione, Ron and Ginny walk over. Then, as Hermione approaches Harry, her striped scarf noticeably changes position around her neck in consecutive shots.
Continuity mistake: As Jadis, the White Witch, and her army approach, and subsequently battle the army of Aslan, both army's collective shadows differ throughout this scene.
Continuity mistake: When Lucy, Edmund, Peter and Susan fall through the wardrobe together, as they stand there the amount and pattern of snow on Edmund disappears, then reappears, and changes drastically between shots, while they're arguing before they head off. (00:40:40)
Continuity mistake: When Lucy first meets Mr. Tumnus, he holds an umbrella and the strap is either over or under his fingers, depending on camera angle.
Continuity mistake: After falling through the wardrobe the first time, when Lucy places her hands on the snow covered lamppost, she leaves marks on it which repeatedly change in the following shots. (00:13:50)
Continuity mistake: As Lucy, Peter, Susan and the Beavers trek through the snow towards Aslan, their shadows repeatedly change in consecutive shots, such as going from long shadows to their right, to hardly any, to long again.
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