jle

8th Oct 2003

Small Soldiers (1998)

Continuity mistake: At the first meeting, Irwin puts down the two cardboard Gorgonites next to each other. During Larry's presentation they can be seen further apart and when Mr. Mars is describing his vision of smart toys they are further apart still. (00:04:00 - 00:06:15)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: When Dennis is sitting in his boat talking with Griselda and Mr.Fishfinger he gets covered in rubbish. Although he wipes most of it off there is spaghetti left on his hat and jacket. In the wide shots, though, he is clean. (00:08:20)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: While Dennis is talking with Mr.Fishfinger, a piece of straw stuck in Dennis' hair suddenly vanishes. (00:04:40)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: In the armoury, when Dennis is trying to improve the efficiency of the riveters, the glove being riveted is only rotated in the close up shots. In the other shots they are hammering the rivets into the same hole every time. (00:46:20)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: Wat Dabney's severed foot changes position on the sheet in front of him. (00:37:30)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: The peasant with the rock is killed by the Jabberwock. When his skeleton first lands next the Dennis, it has a bit of flesh left on it but lots of bone is visible. The shot then changes to show Dennis backing away and the peasant's corpse now has a lot more flesh on it and the legs are in a different position. (00:31:15)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: When the peasant with a rock is trying to get past the two guards into the city in some shots there is a wooden pole between the guards and in other shots there isn't. (00:21:00)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: Just before Dennis rescues the Fishfinger family, the knight is riding the horse that the Dog knight was riding earlier. When the Knight and Dennis are walking through the destroyed village the knight is riding a different horse. The pattern of white on its nose is very different. (01:23:15 - 01:29:35)

jle

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

8th Oct 2003

Jabberwocky (1977)

Continuity mistake: When Dennis and Ethel are talking during the hide-and-seek competition, they are sitting next to a table with a flask on it and a sword stuck in the ground next to it. In the closeup, the sword has gone. (01:14:30)

jle

1st Oct 2003

Swingers (1996)

Continuity mistake: Lorraine's drink changes from colourless to red as Mike is walking around the bar to talk to her. (01:15:30)

jle

1st Oct 2003

Swingers (1996)

Continuity mistake: When Mike is getting Nikki's phone number and the other guys are watching, there is a glass of whiskey on their table. Towards the end of the sequence, it fills up and moves onto a napkin. (00:54:40)

jle

1st Oct 2003

Swingers (1996)

Continuity mistake: In the first blackjack game, Mike is dealt a 6 then a 5. The position of the 5 on the 6 changes between shots. (00:13:00)

jle

30th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: When Moretti is talking to Leon in the barbers' shop, Leon's hands change position between shots. For example, when Moretti asks if Leon reported Sonny's abuse to the police, Leon is holding his gown shut with 2 hands, but in the next shot only one. (01:06:45)

jle

30th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: In the scene in which they discuss Sylvia smoking, the paper on the table is different between shots. In the shots of Sylvia there is some paper near the can on the left. In the shots of Sal, the paper is not there. (01:03:00)

jle

29th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: When the head cashier voluntarily goes back into the bank with Sonny you can see, reflected in the door of the bank, the FBI man standing next to the door of his car. In the next shot he is standing by the red car that is parked behind his. (00:37:05)

jle

29th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: When Sonny tells the guard to close the blinds all the other bank employees are lined up against the back wall. A little later, after Sonny has spray painted the CCTV cameras the employees are wandering around in front of the safe and only then does he usher them back against the wall. (00:08:55)

jle

29th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: When Sonny takes his gun out of the long white box, he throws the box cleanly away to his right. There is then a wider angle shot of the bank, and the box is now tangled in the strap of the gun on his left. (00:07:00)

jle

29th Sep 2003

Dog Day Afternoon (1975)

Continuity mistake: In the exterior shot of Sal entering the bank, there is a car parked by the door. In the interior shot, the car is not visible behind Sal. This mistake is reversed half a minute later when Sonny enters the bank. There is no car in the exterior shot, but it can be seen in the interior one. (00:04:00)

jle

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