Continuity mistake: Mario initially has a tie wrapped around his neck in the scene where the Chipmunks and Chipettes are being forced into Klaus and Claudia's Rolls Royce. It's also worth mentioning that Mario's hands are tied behind his back. Pretty soon the car swerves head-on into a pole. In the following shot we see Klaus, Claudia and Mario lying on the floor disoriented - but now he's sporting a bow tie instead. (01:07:50 - 01:09:40)
ryguy_1983
7th Nov 2010
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
7th Nov 2010
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Continuity mistake: During the Chipmunk sacrifice scene, three primitive tribe members stand on top of one another and fall across a large gap in the boardwalk - forming a human bridge for their leader to walk over. But once the leader is almost across, notice how one of the members beneath him has managed to turn around between shots. (01:02:45)
7th Nov 2010
The Lion King (1994)
Continuity mistake: After Simba first hears about the elephant graveyard, he eagerly runs over to tell Nala about it. Sarabi, resting in the shade at the bottom of the hill, spontaneously appears out of nowhere on the rock. (00:13:05)
3rd Nov 2010
Batman (1989)
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the gunfire exchange scene at Axis Chemicals - from the point at which Joker was pondering an escape on the catwalk until Batman turns around to see the shadow of a police officer closing in on him - notice how the exit bears an altogether different appearance between views. (00:27:35 - 00:29:40)
3rd Nov 2010
Batman (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Knox walks into Gotham Globe and gets mocked about his recent Batman article, a co-worker hands him a funny Batman drawing just to rub it in. But watch as a coffee cup on the worker's desk turns itself completely around between shots. (00:13:10)
3rd Nov 2010
Batman (1989)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Vicki introduces herself to Knox at Gotham Globe, the newspaper she's reading changes between shots. (00:13:25)
31st Oct 2010
The Lion King (1994)
Continuity mistake: In one shot during "Hakuna Matata" Timon bites through half of a red and black bug, calling it piquant and pleasantly crunchy. He holds the other half in his left hand, and at first one of its hind legs is noticeably intact. But this hind leg suddenly vanishes as Timon is enjoying the flavor (it doesn't visibly fall off for instance - it simply disappears into thin air). (00:46:30)
31st Oct 2010
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Continuity mistake: The color of Scrooge's dining room table near the fireplace changes from yellow to black within a series of shots where Webby's stuffed animals wreak havoc on the mansion. (00:38:50)
31st Oct 2010
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Continuity mistake: While Lady is in her backyard shouting at Tramp, she kicks a bone in his direction. But watch closely: the bone is on a trajectory to overshoot the dog food tray, but it somehow lands there in the following shot. (01:04:10)
31st Oct 2010
The Lion King (1994)
Continuity mistake: As Simba walks along a fallen tree by the waterfalls, Nala pleads with him to overthrow Scar and take his place as the rightful king of Pride Rock. But notice how his posture changes dramatically between shots. Right before Simba snaps back at Nala, his head is hung low enough to the ground so that his entire backbone is visible, but then it's suddenly lifted to an alert position in the following shot. (01:01:35)
30th Oct 2010
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Murtaugh and Riggs enter a parking garage to disarm the time bomb in a car's back seat, a No Smoking sign posted on the wall behind Murtaugh becomes obstructed by a vertical pipe and a red warning light between shots. At first the sign is plainly visible, but after Riggs slowly opens the door, the sign's reflection in a window near Murtaugh suddenly reveals the obstructions. (00:03:30)
30th Oct 2010
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Continuity mistake: Right after Jack's truck exits the subway rail line with a payload of guns, it goes into a skid. Here, the driver is shown wearing sunglasses. But once Jack says "Okay we lost him," the driver now sports his usual pair of glasses. (01:34:35)
30th Oct 2010
DuckTales: The Movie - Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Merlock rips apart an upstairs guest room in the form of a bear, the floorboards beneath Scrooge and Genie run in two separate directions from one shot to the next. Initially they're running perpendicular to the window - but once Scrooge urges Genie to return to his place inside the lamp, they're shown parallel to the window instead. (00:47:05)
28th Oct 2010
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Continuity mistake: Burn marks on the edge of the pet shop door temporarily disappear when Pee-Wee is outside freeing the flock of doves. (01:18:30)
27th Oct 2010
The Lion King (1994)
Continuity mistake: Throughout the movie, every hyena is drawn with three toes on each paw. But in one shot when an off-screen hyena grabs Zazu in mid-flight to place him in the "birdie boiler", it has four toes instead. Also when the hyenas chase Simba out of the Pride Lands, Banzai has four toes when he tries to grab Simba with his claws. (00:20:20)
25th Oct 2010
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Continuity mistake: The three-digit code on the police car which takes David to his parents' new home changes. Just before it parks by the house, it makes a left turn near the highway. Here we can see its number is 442. But when Detective Banks exits the car, the number is partially visible - with the last two digits being 51 instead of 42. (00:14:30)
25th Oct 2010
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Continuity mistake: Towards the beginning when Dave is rummaging through his dresser trying to find a tie, he forgets that he's already wearing one which is tied. In the next shot Simon points this out for him (of course he doesn't mention that it's tied, though). But once Dave notices this, he turns around and we can see that his tie is now untied instead. (00:01:45)
25th Oct 2010
The Lion King (1994)
Continuity mistake: When the three hyenas (Ed, Shenzi and Banzai) have Simba and Nala trapped in a dark corner of the elephant graveyard, Mufasa suddenly jumps in to save them. After he wrangles the hyenas to the ground, look at how Mufasa's left paw is placed right beside Ed's ear. But in the next shot where they're begging for mercy, Mufasa's paw is all of a sudden positioned further down by Ed's feet. (00:21:40)
25th Oct 2010
An American Tail (1986)
Continuity mistake: At Mouse Garden headquarters outside of the Commission of Immigration, several vendors are trying to sell things to a crowd. Below a top hat is a sign which distinctly reads 'Mouse Garden'. But fast forward to the one offering a used ticket to Chicago right near the headquarter entrance and you'll see how it now says 'Immigration Mouse Garden' instead. (00:24:35)
25th Oct 2010
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Continuity mistake: At 3:00 A.M. when Alvin and Simon are walking through a cave collecting mushrooms for Theodore, the ropes tied around each of their ankles briefly disappear after Alvin throws down his bowl. (01:00:15)
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