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16th Sep 2005

Identity (2003)

Continuity mistake: When Ed is talking to the husband of the woman he just hit with his limo, as he looks to his left to see a boy, his right hand is not on the husband's shoulder, yet in the next shot it is. (00:09:00)

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16th Sep 2005

Identity (2003)

Continuity mistake: When Ed walks into the hotel's reception, he goes to pick up the boy and puts him in the green chair to the right of the screen, then when the camera cuts back to him after the hotel manager's line, he is doing the very same actions. (00:10:25)

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16th Sep 2005

Identity (2003)

Continuity mistake: When Ed breaks the limo window with a crowbar to get the phone from the actress, Ed runs and picks it up in his left hand, but in the next shot it is in his right. Also, when he smashes the window, there is a small piece of glass at the top and a very jagged bit left at the bottom from Ed's POV, when it cuts to inside the limo they are gone. He also reaches inside the car twice. (00:09:25)

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16th Sep 2005

Identity (2003)

Continuity mistake: At the beginning, just after Ed has hit the woman, he gets out to help and the husband is lying down next to her. When he says to Ed, "What have you done," his left hand is on Ed's jacket then puts it down to his wife, but in the next shot it is back tugging on Ed's jacket. (00:08:50)

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15th Sep 2005

Joy Ride (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Fuller and Lewis are sitting in the car, when looking out Fuller's window there is no large mountain in the background, for several shots, then suddenly a big mountain appears in the background. (00:07:55)

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15th Sep 2005

Joy Ride (2001)

Continuity mistake: When Lewis and Fuller are in the car, as Lewis swerves the car onto the dirt, there is silver car or SUV, but when the car comes to a stop, a red 4x4 carrying a trailer drives past. There wasn't sufficient time for the silver car to pass. (00:08:35)

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15th Sep 2005

Joy Ride (2001)

Continuity mistake: When we see Fuller and Lewis are together in the car, Fuller pulls out a receipt from the glove box and holds it on the side, yet in the following shot he is holding the receipt at the top. (00:07:35)

The-Immortal

15th Sep 2005

Joy Ride (2001)

Continuity mistake: At the end of the opening scene, when Lewis takes out the plane ticket, his hand/fingers on the ticket change between the first and second shot. (00:03:25)

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Continuity mistake: At the start, when Daniel and Miyagi are at the back of Miyagi's house, Miyagi walks up to the new wood housing. On the housing's ledge there is a pot for nails, a measuring tape, a knife and a small pot behind the nail pot. A few shots later, the measuring tape and knife have both vanished. (00:10:50 - 00:12:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Chozen hits Daniel in the stomach, on the bridge by the village, one of Chozen's friends kicks the drum under Daniel to the other side of him, but when the girl hurls the vegetable at Chozen, it is back where it originally was. Also, when the girl hurls the vegetable he looks over his shoulder to his left, yet in the closeup he is looking over his right shoulder. (00:55:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Miyagi goes to see Sato at his house, at the opening of this scene, Miyagi and Sato's assistant walk rather close to Sato in one shot, but when it cuts to behind Sato, Miyagi and the assistant are much further away. (01:08:00)

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Continuity mistake: At the end, when lots of people are dancing in the castle, it cuts to a man banging the drums and the music stops. Miyagi and his lady friend are standing in front of the fountain in the middle and Daniel is to the left of the screen, but in the following shot Miyagi and his friend are right in front of Daniel. (01:37:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Daniel and Miyagi are outside the village, Sato pulls up in his car and gets out. Then when Daniel and Miyagi look at him their positions change in the following shot. (00:39:35)

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Continuity mistake: At the start, the postman gives Miyagi a letter from Okinawa, and when the postman says "Okinawa," the postman is holding the letter lengthwise. Then when Miyagi goes to take it, he is holding it widthwise. (00:14:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Daniel goes sightseeing with the Japanese girl, they have a little running race to the castle. When they both stop running Daniel says "You cheated," and he is pointing at the girl with his right hand, but when the shot changes he is pointing with his left hand. (00:59:50)

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Continuity mistake: When Sato goes to see Miyagi, but he isn't there, Chozen destroys the dojo then tells his two friends to let Daniel go, and they throw him forward. His hands are not in the fighting stance, yet in the following shot he is now in his fighting stance with his hands at the ready. (01:15:25)

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14th Sep 2005

The Karate Kid (1984)

Continuity mistake: After Daniel's little party at Miyagi's, they both go outside and Daniel sits in the yellow car and Miyagi walks up. In the shot from the front Miyagi has his hands crossed leaning on the car door, yet from the back he has his elbow leaning on the door, then back to just his hands on the door. (01:35:15)

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14th Sep 2005

The Karate Kid (1984)

Continuity mistake: When Daniel and Mr. Miyagi pull up in Mr. Miyagi's car at his house to start Daniel's training, it cuts to an overhead shot. Mr. Miyagi gets out and walks around the front of the car, and passes the front of the car. Yet in the following closeup he is passing the front of the car again. (00:51:00)

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14th Sep 2005

The Karate Kid (1984)

Continuity mistake: When Miyagi leaves Daniel a note to paint the house, the paint brush is visible in the background on the floor. The position of the paintbrush changes in the following shot when Daniel kicks the sheets off the top of the paint tins. (01:10:20)

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14th Sep 2005

The Karate Kid (1984)

Continuity mistake: When Daniel comes back from the restaurant having just seen Ali with Johnny, Daniel sits down next to Miyagi. When Daniel says, "Banzai," he does not have his arm resting on the small table, yet in the next closeup his arm is now on the table. (01:24:25)

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