Continuity mistake: When Schwarzenegger returns to his company and removes the photo of him and his family from his locker he then looks in the mirror at his shaving cut, in doing so lifting his cheek right up to see the cut which is obviously under his chin. In all the other scenes however, the cut is clearly visible without having to pull or distort the face. (00:48:15)
Bishop73
27th Aug 2001
The 6th Day (2000)
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Suggested correction: First off, Adam looks at his chin before going to the locker. However, he never distorts his face to see the scar. Any pulling is just fully him examining the scar. Plus, when Hank asked to see the scar, he had a different angle to see the scar than Adam would have of himself in the mirror.
21st Jul 2003
Spider-Man (2002)
Factual error: Why would Columbia University have the "most powerful electron microscope on the eastern seaboard" in the same lab room as it would have the spider lab, which is a biology/genetics study? Electron microscopes are useless for studying DNA. The electron beam turns molecules into sludge. All but the toughest organic samples have to be coated with metal as protection, and you can't do this with DNA. (00:09:05)
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Suggested correction: DNA labeled with heavy atoms can be seen in electron microscopes. While DNA sequencing isn't yet viable with electron microscopes, transmission electron microscopy DNA sequencing could be possible. Given the fictitious advancements in science seen in Spider-Man, it's possible they can successfully sequence DNA as well.
4th Sep 2013
Tommy Boy (1995)
Corrected entry: When Richard is fixing Tommy's tie, its a clip on. But when they enter the building, it has changed to a regular tie.
Correction: The next scene, it's the same clip on tie. After that is the montage of people saying "no" and in those shots he's wearing a regular tie. But each time it's a different sales call and different tie.
27th Aug 2001
Tommy Boy (1995)
Corrected entry: Tommy is celebrating with his father the recent engagement. First you see them pouring the champagne, then second you hear the champagne bottle being opened. (There is only one bottle of champagne.)
Correction: This isn't how it happens. The cork pops during the transition, then we see one glass already filled and the third glass is being poured. This is a common technique to imply a celebration is occurring and to avoid wasting valuable movie time watching someone pour 3 glasses of champagne.
11th Sep 2015
Seinfeld (1990)
The Package - S8-E5
Corrected entry: In this episode, George finds out that Sheila, the photo store woman, is checking out his pictures during development. Right after he discovers this, he goes to Jerry's apartment and starts snapping pictures, one of which is of Jerry fiddling with his stereo with a screwdriver. Later on in the episode, Newman passes by the photo place and happens to see that photo being developed, so he confiscates the roll (which also includes George's sexy photos). The problem is, the photo of Jerry could not have been on that roll since George had already been back to the photo place at least once before after snapping the picture of Jerry. Jerry's picture would've been in the roll that had the picture of the scantily-clad model and of George posing with the Mercedes.
Correction: This is an assumption and there's no proof of this. After George noticed Shelia had been looking at his pictures, he took more pictures (next to the Mercedes and wax Burt) and dropped that roll off. He then started on his 3rd roll of film while waiting for his 2nd roll to be developed. Jerry with his stereo (and Jerry with Elaine) was on this 3rd roll. In addition, when we see Kramer about to start taking pictures of George, we never see Kramer or George load a new roll into the camera, and the sexy pics are on the same 3rd roll as Jerry with the stereo.
6th Jul 2015
Battleship (2012)
Corrected entry: When Alex Hopper is being tazed he hands the chicken burrito over. His hand touches hers as she takes it. If she touched him while being tazed she would've been shocked too.
Correction: That's not how Tasers work. She would most definitely not be shocked if they touched hands. She could only be shocked if she touches him in between the two probes. Watch any video of someone being Tased where two people hold the Tased person and you'll see the two are never affected.
3rd Feb 2016
Jaws (1975)
Character mistake: Chief Brody and Hooper go to the wharf to dissect a large tiger shark and examine the contents of its stomach. Finding nothing unusual, Hooper recommends they go offshore that night to search for the real killer shark because "he's a night feeder." Coming from a marine biologist, that remark really makes no sense. Hooper knew that, in addition to eating Chrissie the midnight swimmer, the shark also ate Pippin (the black Labrador retriever) and the Kintner boy in the middle of the day at a public beach. Based on all available evidence, the shark was no more likely to feed at night than in broad daylight.
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Suggested correction: The statement is correct, the shark was a night feeder, as opposed to just being a day feeder, meaning the shark will likely be hunting at night.
Again, given all the evidence (including the daytime attacks), Hooper had no more reason to suspect the shark was a night feeder than a day feeder.
Except that's not what the conversation was about, he wasn't speculating on whether the shark was more likely to attack during the day or the night. He simply states they should go out at night to find the real shark responsible for the attacks because that shark will be feeding at night as well (and by going out at night they wouldn't have to face the daytime crowd). If he made an statement such as "the shark isn't a day feeder" or "the shark is strictly a night feeder", those statements could be considered mistakes.
Even when Chrissie was killed at night and two men later on in the movie tried to catch the shark for the reward...at night?
6th Jun 2016
Chowder (2007)
Burple Nurples/Shnitzel Makes a Deposit - S1-E2
Character mistake: In "Burple Nurples", Chowder was selling Burple Nurples for 5 dollops each. Later, Mung Daal steals a tray of six Burple Nurples, and Chowder runs after him, telling him that he owes him 300 dollops, instead of 30.
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Suggested correction: The tray had more than 6, even if it was drawn to look like just 6, they could have been stacked on top of each other. Later when they're dumped in the fire, you can see more than 6 go in. Plus at that point we don't know how much Chowder was selling them for since it was after Mung Daal (while in disguise) paid more than 5 dollops for one.
24th Nov 2003
Multiplicity (1996)
Corrected entry: In the scene when Doug brings number 2 home to the guest house, Laura drives up, number 2 pulls up the blinds and they both say hi honey to Laura. Then Doug tackles number 2. Then the guest house is shown from the outside, and the blinds are back down at a slant.
Correction: The blinds stay in the up position. Even later when there's a second shot of the outside. There are 4 windows and it is the 3rd window from the right whose blinds are down at a slant. However it was the 2nd window from the right whose blinds were raised, and they stay raised. The blinds on the other 2 windows also are in the same position when seen from outside.
14th Oct 2015
Seinfeld (1990)
The Doorman - S6-E18
Corrected entry: Jerry and Elaine are held liable for The Couch that was stolen from the lobby of Mr. Pitt's apartment building because Jerry, who agreed to cover for the building's doorman while he ran out to get a beer, left his post at Elaine's behest during which time The Couch was stolen. Since Jerry was not actually employed by the building, he was under no obligation to continue covering The Doorman's post and therefore could not legally be held liable for the theft.
Correction: And if he refused to do anything about The Couch and the company tried to sue him or press charges, the courts may rule he had no legal obligations (although they would argue Jerry took a legal obligation to watch the lobby when he signed for The Package). However, that's not what happened. Elaine says they're being held accountable for The Couch and instead of reimbursing them The Money or fighting it, they simply give away a pee-stained couch Jerry had already given to George and that George wanted to get rid of.
10th Sep 2015
Pixels (2015)
Corrected entry: When Cooper and the Prime Minister are watching the Sky News report, it is night time outside, but the time on the live report reads 15:48. The news is being broadcast in Britain and Sky News is a British news channel so there would be no time difference.
Correction: While the airing of the news is live, they are not watching it live. It was recorded so they could watch it later with the president (such as on a DVR). They even pause it at the end.
20th Jun 2016
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
Corrected entry: When Charles and Erik are talking at the end outside Mystique's class, Charles is wearing a burgundy tie. In the next shot of him, he's now wearing a black tie.
Correction: The tie we see is burgundy with black used for the design. In the next shot, it's still the same tie.
4th May 2017
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Corrected entry: At the beginning of the movie when the temple is falling apart and Indy is clinging to the plant, the stone door is slowly coming down. The implication being Indy will be trapped there forever if he doesn't get out in time. However, there is a shot from the bottom of the pit looking straight up. The scene shows trees and sky above Indy. It would be a simple matter of him climbing up the temple walls to escape.
Correction: From all we see, climbing the temple wall would be anything but a simple matter. In fact, it would most likely be impossible. Even if Indy knew he could try to climb the wall, it would be a last resort. This would be like letting the boulder trap him and Indy hope he can find another way out when it's easier, faster, and safer to escape through the actual opening.
16th Nov 2015
Blindspot (2015)
Corrected entry: Near the end, the man, who we believe is behind Jane's predicament, walks into Chao's private room - where are the police guarding him - wearing scrubs, a doctor's white coat and a surgical mask. First off, doctors wear scrubs or a white coat, not both together, and they only wear surgical masks in theatre, nowhere else.
Correction: The man who takes him isn't a doctor, he's trying to pretend to be one. He wears the mask to cover his face from the camera. The police simply don't know these "rules" that doctors don't wear lab coats and scrubs together and simply don't think it's weird he's wearing a mask.
25th Apr 2017
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Corrected entry: Max picks up a radio station playing Beach Boys. At the speed the craft was moving, they would have gone out of range of the transmitter within a few seconds of tuning in.
Correction: For FM stations, the signal, which is line of sight, extends virtually forever (it is a light wave after all). It's the receivers that are limited in picking up the transmitted signal. But Max has advanced technology, and is in a higher position, to pick up the continuing signal. AM signals behave differently and aren't line of sight, but Max would still have the technology and positioning to pick up these transmitted signals above normal receivers.
27th Feb 2017
How I Met Your Mother (2005)
Corrected entry: When Ted is telling Lily and Marshall about him and Victoria stealing the bouquet, Lily says "Good for Victoria", even though they don't know her name yet. (00:05:30)
3rd May 2017
The Book Thief
Corrected entry: Page 35 - near the end of the darkened words, it reads, "it involved bashing her with wooden spoon..." It should read, "it involved bashing her with a wooden spoon..."
Correction: The full quote is "it involved bashing her with wooden spoon and words at various intervals". While the indefinite article could be used, it is not needed because it became part of a plural noun. A definitive or indefinite article would be needed if the line was as written in the mistake, but the full sentence is grammatically correct.
28th Apr 2017
An American Werewolf in Paris (1997)
Corrected entry: When Serafine turns into a werewolf, her knees bend backward and turn into hocks (the equivalent of the human ankle). And her upper leg bones bend forward to become stifles (the equivalent of the human knee. Since wolves and humans have very similar leg structure, there would be no need for her joints to do this. All that would really be needed is a lengthening of her bones from her ankles downward. Instead, she now has an extra set of joints in her leg.
Correction: She is also transforming into a mythical creature and the fact that her bones change at all ignore any factual or physiological truths. Thus her bones can change however they want and there's nothing to suggest her ankles don't change unseen, leaving her with no extra joints. Even with extra joints, there's nothing to suggest werewolves don't have a different physiological structure than humans and wolves.
28th Apr 2017
Mr. Bean (1989)
Corrected entry: Mr Bean uses his drill to drill into his 'neighbour's' bathroom so he can have a bath himself. However what did Bean do with all the debris from his drilling? There is no sign of it anywhere.
28th Apr 2017
Mr. Bean (1989)
Corrected entry: Mr Bean pulls the shower curtain across the hole across the wall he has drilled (in order for him to have a bath in his neighbour's bath.) However in reality the shower curtain is on the wrong side of the bath. The point of a shower curtain is to stop the floor of the bathroom getting wet when showering. The only reason why the shower curtain was on the wrong side of the bath was for Bean to conveniently hide the hole that he drilled.
Correction: You can see the tub has a curtain rod that goes fully around the tub. This is done for a number of reasons and is in no way a mistake. People use long curtains to make sure the walls don't get wet as well. This prevents mold and mildew from building up on walls not meant to get wet. But also, especially with shorter curtains, it gives space for the curtain to be fully open (such as to dry out) without covering up the front of the tub, which is done for a number of personal reasons.
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