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29th Nov 2003

Dark Star (1974)

Revealing mistake: When Talby is mending the communications laser, in one shot the laser beams are not there. The sound effect is audible and there are two white strings visible where the laser should be. (01:03:00)

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29th Nov 2003

Dark Star (1974)

Trivia: When Doolittle is floating through space after the explosion, a piece of debris which floats by him is marked "toilet tank thx 138" - a reference to George Lucas' first film. (01:20:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Lara vaults over to the helicopter, in one shot Terry is kneeling down behind the wall but in the next shot he is standing up looking over the edge. (00:55:00)

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Factual error: Lara's GPS gives her position as 22.15N, 114.10E. This is the position of Hong Kong airport which is over 20 miles from the city center where Lara really is. A rough calculation shows she should be around 114.4E. (00:58:30)

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Continuity mistake: As Lara approaches the boat on the jet ski, her knife alternates between being strapped to her left arm and her right. (00:03:45)

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Continuity mistake: When we first see Lara in her silver wetsuit, there is a torch strapped to her left shoulder. When we see her underwater it is missing and when she emerges in the temple it is back again. (00:07:30 - 00:08:40)

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Visible crew/equipment: When Lara's two Greek partners are killed in the temple, electric lights can be seen reflected in her goggles. (00:08:40)

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Continuity mistake: On the freeway, the rear lights on Trinity's bike are sometimes on and sometimes off. And, no, they're not brake lights because they're on at the start when she is accelerating away from the lorry that is transporting the bikes. (01:30:35 - 01:31:40)

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning, Agent Smith approaches the metal door. On the wall to one side is the writing "Muz 25", on the other side a wire ends in a light switch. After the fight, Neo kneels in preparation for flight and the light switch has vanished. (00:08:10 - 00:10:45)

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Continuity mistake: When Morpheus, Neo and Trinity arrive at the Merovingian's, the door keeper says "Follow me". The reflection in Morpheus' glasses shows the man still standing there, but in the next shot he has already started walking away. (01:03:30)

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28th Oct 2003

The Ladykillers (1955)

Continuity mistake: After dropping Harry from the bridge, during the short shot of One-Round, a train appears on the tracks behind Marcus and Louis. (01:21:35)

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28th Oct 2003

The Ladykillers (1955)

Continuity mistake: Before the 2nd drawing of matches, we see a closeup of Louis' hand and can see that the leftmost match is a long one. The shot then changes to show Harry picking a match, he picks the leftmost one, but it is short. (01:13:25)

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28th Oct 2003

The Ladykillers (1955)

Continuity mistake: Before Louis gets out his knife to cut the match, the ashtray is in the middle of the table and the hat is at one edge. Afterwards, the items have swapped positions. (01:02:20)

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Continuity mistake: When Bosley holds up the stop sign it is unmarked on both sides, but when Carter drives away there is a large scratch down through the 'O'. (01:10:45)

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Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Bosley is a crossing guard and is yelling 'Stop' at the oncoming car, lighting equipment is seen reflected in his glasses. It can also be seen reflected in the cars after the children have crossed. (01:10:40)

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Continuity mistake: When the Angels are dancing to Hammertime, there is a box next to the TV and on top of that box is a smaller, silver box. When they jump over the sofa, that silver box has vanished. (00:13:30)

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Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the Caulfield house scene, the shadows are pointing to the left. When the Angels enter the house, the bright shaft of sunlight coming through the hole in the curtains shows that the sun is now on the other side of the sky. (00:19:35 - 00:20:35)

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23rd Oct 2003

28 Days Later (2002)

Revealing mistake: In the church, none of the infected that Jim sees are wearing anything on their heads. They then chase him and are set alight by Jim's rescuers. When we see the infected running and burning, the fireproof hoods the actors are wearing are visible. (00:16:20)

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23rd Oct 2003

28 Days Later (2002)

Factual error: After Jim escapes the house and makes his way back to the blockade there is a shot of him operating the siren. In the background is a sign saying that the M55 junction for Blackpool is in 1/3 mile. The M55 is nowhere near the M602, where the blockade is supposed to be. (01:30:20)

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21st Oct 2003

Owning Mahowny (2003)

Continuity mistake: At the hotel he is staying at with Belinda, there is a side shot of Mahowny walking down an escalator. Going up are 2 men. There is then a shot from the bottom of the escalator and the 2 men have been replaced by 2 different men and a woman. (00:41:25)

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