Charles Austin Miller

Continuity mistake: When we first meet Rey, she is scavenging Imperial wreckage, and she slides down the sand dune on a makeshift sled (she left her speeder at the base of the sand dune, which means she trudged up that massive dune). When she reaches the bottom of the dune, her speeder is casting a distinct, dark shadow on the sand. As she fires it up and rides away, the speeder suddenly casts no distinct shadow on the sand, even after she reaches her destination and parks it. (00:12:00)

Charles Austin Miller

Continuity mistake: When Marique summons the Sand Soldiers to attack Conan, a punishing blow knocks Conan completely off his feet and arcing straight backwards through the air. The camera even cuts to show the arc from slightly different angles and follows Conan almost to the ground, where he will certainly land flat on his back. But, at the point of impacting the ground, the camera cuts again and Conan lands face-down.

Charles Austin Miller

30th Nov 2015

Horrible Bosses 2 (2014)

Continuity mistake: After the boys kidnap Rex Hanson and Rex proposes that they join forces to escalate the caper, Rex repeatedly bangs his own face into a desktop, resulting in a prominent bruise on his right cheek. Over the next several scenes, Rex's bruise changes shades several times, from dark red to faint brown and back to red, and then vanishes entirely, all within the course of one day.

Charles Austin Miller

30th Nov 2015

This Is the End (2013)

Continuity mistake: In the last scene, wherein Seth and Jay meet Craig in Heaven and then party with the Backstreet Boys, their angel halos are entirely inconsistent, appearing and disappearing from one camera cut to the next.

Charles Austin Miller

20th Sep 2015

Goldfinger (1964)

Continuity mistake: When Bond and Oddjob are fighting to the death at Fort Knox, Bond retrieves Oddjob's lethal steel-brimmed derby hat and takes aim, preparing for a backhand throw with his left hand. Camera cuts to a startled Oddjob for a split-second. When the camera cuts back to Bond, he is executing a much more difficult forehand throw with his right hand.

Charles Austin Miller

26th May 2015

Unforgiven (1992)

Continuity mistake: In the final shoot-out scene where Clint Eastwood kills 5 men in rapid succession, Clint crouches and exchanges gunfire with two deputies who are standing side-by-side. A blood stain suddenly appears on the abdomen of the younger deputy on the left, but there is no bullet hole, it does not coincide with any gunshot sound effect, and the deputy does not react to the wound. A moment later, as Clint continues firing, both deputies topple over backwards.

Charles Austin Miller

10th Apr 2015

Jurassic Park (1993)

Continuity mistake: In the scene with Dr. Grant and Lex standing nose-to-nose with the T-Rex, the dinosaur sniffs at the humans, then turns its attention to pushing the Explorer around as Grant and Lex scramble for safety. When the T-Rex starts pushing the Explorer, a profile shot shows that the monster's foot is no more than two yards from the vehicle; yet, in the immediate next shot from the monster's point of view, the T-Rex is obviously positioned 10 or 15 yards away from the Explorer, much too far away to be pushing the vehicle.

Charles Austin Miller

10th Apr 2015

Jurassic Park (1993)

Continuity mistake: After the first T-Rex attack, Tim's rover is still stuck in the tree, and Dr. Grant and Lex arrive at the base of the wall adjacent to a gushing storm drainage pipe. Dr. Grant assures Lex that he will return and goes to assist Tim. Whimpering, Lex clambers up to take shelter in the drainage pipe. However, there is now an inexplicable blue light glowing from deep inside the drainage pipe, illuminating Lex.

Charles Austin Miller

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