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24th May 2004

The Big Empty (2003)

Continuity mistake: When Dan shows the alien claw hand to John, John leans back from the stench, but in the next shot he's leaning forward again. (00:20:40)

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24th May 2004

The Big Empty (2003)

Continuity mistake: John signs the hotel guestbook, then closes it and pushes it back to the manager, but in the next shot it's open and facing him again. (00:12:35)

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24th May 2004

The Big Empty (2003)

Continuity mistake: As John first checks in at the Baker motel, the pen on the desk shifts between shots. It's on a chain and certainly would make some noise if either character had moved it. (00:10:45)

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23rd May 2004

Van Helsing (2004)

Continuity mistake: As Anna investigates the noise at night, her grip on the lantern keeps moving from horizontal in the front shots to vertical in the chase shots. (00:39:45)

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23rd May 2004

Van Helsing (2004)

23rd May 2004

Van Helsing (2004)

Continuity mistake: After Van Helsing arrives at the castle for the first time, when Anna is rearming herself, her hands shift from on her hips to at her sides between a front shot and a rear shot. (00:37:45)

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Continuity mistake: At the Blue Ribbon roadblock, the truck fishtails parallel to the block but in the next shot is facing it at an angle. (01:11:30)

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Continuity mistake: On the ferry to the mental institution, a massive cowlick on the side of Steve's head disappears and reappears. (00:56:25)

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Continuity mistake: Chug destroys the Eraticate with his bare hands, but they have no blood or wounds until he looks at them after he walks past Newberry. (00:51:30)

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Continuity mistake: In the fight in the cafeteria, Steve is swarmed and forced away from the pillar toward the center of the room. Cut and he's back next to the pillar again. (00:39:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Gavin and Steve are talking on the beach after Gavin gets voted into the Blue Ribbons, his hood goes from up to down and back again. (00:36:05)

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Continuity mistake: When Dr. Caldicott votes on Gavin at the Blue Ribbon meeting, from behind his arm is fully raised but from the front it's only halfway there. (00:35:10)

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Continuity mistake: As the group watches Dickie destroy his car, when UV says, "He's a blue robot," Gavin isn't standing in front of Steve. He's there both before and after. (00:29:15)

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Continuity mistake: Right after Chug's market rampage, when Steve, Gavin, and Rachel are talking, Gavin starts to explain his theory and Rachel says, "Here we go." In one shot she's facing Gavin, and in the next she turns to look at him again. (00:25:55)

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Continuity mistake: In the scene where Chug goes crazy at the supermarket, in one shot the cop is holding him back looking down and in the next the cop is kneeling over the first victim. (00:25:05)

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Continuity mistake: When Gavin describes Lorna at the lunch table, Steve's milk rotates about sixty degrees between shots. (00:13:15)

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Continuity mistake: In Steve's first class, in the sweeping shot as the teacher walks across the room, there is a random extra sitting behind Steve and to the right who suddenly becomes Gavin in the following shot on Steve. (00:10:35)

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16th May 2004

The Fifth Element (1997)

Continuity mistake: When Korben is activating the Fire stone, shots on his face show the match level, but shots on the other three show the match angled toward the stone. (01:57:05)

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16th May 2004

The Fifth Element (1997)

Continuity mistake: As Leeloo gets off the ship at Fhloston Paradise, in one shot she is looking slightly to her left and in the next shot from behind she is looking to the right. (01:22:40)

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16th May 2004

The Fifth Element (1997)

Continuity mistake: When Leeloo is fighting the Mangalores in the Diva's quarters, one of them swings at her from behind. She ducks and turns her head, and in the next shot she has turned completely around as the Mangalore throws its second punch. (01:31:25)

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