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11th Jul 2003

Star Wars (1977)

Trivia: On the Death Star, just after Darth Vader speaks to the stormtroopers, one of them, in the background, moves and looks stupidly around him while the others are straight.

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11th Jul 2003

Star Wars (1977)

Continuity mistake: When R2D2 and C3PO escape from the Blockade runner, the rate at which the escape pod turns when seen from the outside does not correspond with what we see from inside.

Dr Wilson

11th Jul 2003

Star Wars (1977)

Visible crew/equipment: When the Blockade Runner is being attacked, just before C-3PO says something like: 'Do you hear that?' to R2-D2, he turns his head and the camera crew is visible on his temple.

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Revealing mistake: During the attack on the rebel base, after the headless AT-AT falls on the ground, another one shoots at the rebels. You can see the pyrotechnic charges where the impacts are. (00:33:05)

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10th Jul 2003

Rock Star (2001)

Factual error: There is a scene in the place where Izzy works with a very modern-looking copier for the 80's.

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Continuity mistake: Just after Dr Evil gets the globe on his head, there is a man on his left with a giant screw-wrench in his hand. The shot later, there is also a woman and the screw-wrench has disappeared. Another shot later, the woman has disappeared and after that, the man.

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8th Jul 2003

Men in Black II (2002)

Continuity mistake: When Kay and Jay are watching the movie about the light, Kay starts to remember the real story and cries. The shot later, his is cheek is dry. (00:56:55)

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Factual error: At the beginning of the movie, there is a view of a little town and they said that is Montreal. The city of Montreal and its nearest suburbs are covered with buildings. It is more like a far suburb. (00:02:00)

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Factual error: Jaws kills Fekkesh by biting his neck, something that would make him bleed a lot. Later, when Bond finds his body, there is no blood on the ground.

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8th Jul 2003

Riders (2002)

Factual error: This movie takes place in Philadelphia (or Pittsburg?) but was filmed in Montreal, Canada, and they had to do a little thing to hide this. In a pursuit scene, you can see a street panel with Montreal's logo written Rue St-Jacques. In another scene, the building that is supposed to be a bank is in reality a library and the name is still on it.

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Trivia: In the version released in 1980, Emperor Palpatine was voiced by Clive Revill, but was played by an old woman with makeup and a fake monkey eyebrow bump. In the 2004 DVD (and in "Return of the Jedi"), he is voiced and played by Ian McDiarmid, who played the Emperor in later films.

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the movie, when the three Angels and the US Marshall escape from the house in Mongolia, they break a window and there are many glass chips, but when they hit the ground, the glass has disappeared. (00:06:20)

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7th Jul 2003

The Avengers (1998)

Revealing mistake: On Kamino, just before Prime Minister Lama Su show the young clones to Obi-Wan, the image has been reversed: watch Obi-Wan's clothes. (00:44:15)

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5th Jul 2003

The Dinner Game (1998)

Revealing mistake: At the end of the movie, when François is waiting for Christine's call, he moves his hand just before the phone rings, as if somebody gave him a signal.

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5th Jul 2003

Ben-Hur (1959)

Trivia: The spectator crowd in the chariot race scene was partially made up of small wood models.

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4th Jul 2003

Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Continuity mistake: Near the end of the movie, when Ichabod, Katrina and the young Masbath are in the windmill, they closed the door with flour bags. They put 4 in place, but in the shot later, there are only 3. (01:28:55)

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4th Jul 2003

Donnie Darko (2001)

Continuity mistake: In the class with the Lifeline exercises, Cherita writes an 'X' on the board. In the next shot, the letter is fainter and less distinct. (00:41:30)

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3rd Jul 2003

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Trivia: When Rafe has crashed in the English Channel, he breaks the glass of the cockpit and it makes a hole in the shape of a heart.

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