ployp

19th Mar 2009

Ever After (1998)

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Continuity mistake: At dinner, when the Baroness complains about it being too dark and accuses the help of stealing the candlesticks, in the first shot the two candles in front of her are about an inch high, but much taller in following shots.

Super Grover

16th Mar 2009

Ever After (1998)

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Continuity mistake: When Prince Henry lowers himself out the castle window, the tied bed linens hang through different sides of the divided window, between the exterior shot of Henry and the interior shot when his parents discover his escape.

Super Grover

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Continuity mistake: When Lyra is walking through the palace to meet King Ragnar of the Ice Bears, there are a great many bears all around her, with a few following her right up to the king. She gets to the king, and when the shot pans out to the hall, suddenly all the other bears are gone. Even if they all left the hall, it would take more than a second or two to do so.

wizard_of_gore

23rd Jul 2008

Mamma Mia! (2008)

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Continuity mistake: When Tanya is singing "Does Your Mother Know", she walks away from the bar and goes out to the beach to join the crowd of men who are dancing. As she's walking, there's a side shot of her, and in the background you see an extra with a towel around her waist wearing red wayfarer sunglasses. But then there's a face-on shot of Tanya, and the extra's sunglasses have disappeared. (01:10:30)

18th Oct 2004

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Continuity mistake: When Romeo and Juliet are in bed and Romeo playfully pulls the sheet up over his head, his shirt gets caught in the sheet and ends up over his shoulder and around his neck, but in the next shot from the side, his shirt is down.

13th Jan 2007

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Visible crew/equipment: Just as Romeo is about to leave the courtyard after his antics in the pool with Juliet, he turns around as she calls him from the balcony to give him her necklace. As he turns quickly look above Romeo's head, the boom mic quickly pulls out of the shot.

23rd Nov 2008

Mamma Mia! (2008)

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Continuity mistake: During the song "Lay All Your Love on Me" on the beach, when Sophie lies back and then Sky is on top of her, in this closeup we see Sophie's wearing something else over her swimsuit. It's visible below her waist and as she lifts her right leg. (00:45:00)

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Continuity mistake: Near the end of the final fight scene, Tom Cruise has some blood coming out of his nose... That blood disappears and returns several times during that scene, and it's visible with all those close ups of him.

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Continuity mistake: Near the start of the car chase at the end, a white car loses a hub cap in extreme close-up, but when it wipes out completely and flips over a few seconds later all its hub caps are still on.

14th Nov 2008

Made of Honor (2008)

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Continuity mistake: As Tom's dad's bride (girl from Nip/Tuck)is walking into the church, her lawyer is escorting her while holding a briefcase. When he kisses her on the cheek, the camera cuts instantly to a closer shot. There are several things different in the new shot. The lawyer no longer has the briefcase, the lawyer no longer has the pre-nup in his hand, the bride's bracelet is in a different position and there are now several people in the background (there were none in the previous shot). (00:15:25)

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Continuity mistake: When the train is pulling away from the station, the Penvesie children are leaning out a door window waving, and the small compartment window next to them is open, with hands sticking out, waving goodbye. In the following shot no hands are sticking out the window. (00:05:00)

Hamster

26th Nov 2002

Serendipity (2001)

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Visible crew/equipment: In the opening shot, as the camera moves down the building, in the windows you can clearly see the cameraman & camera on the hoist/crane. (00:01:00)

25th Jan 2009

Enchanted (2007)

20th Jul 2008

Enchanted (2007)

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Continuity mistake: In animated Giselle's home, there is a tree-stump table directly in front of the fireplace, with art brushes, etc upon it. The table disappears when all the little furry animals are flying out of the fireplace. (00:01:40)

Super Grover

20th Jul 2008

Enchanted (2007)

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Visible crew/equipment: At the apartment, after Giselle falls asleep on the couch, when Robert says, "Just because she has on a funny dress, doesn't mean she's a princess," and a few shots later, when he stands to call for a taxi, the side of the camera and the boom mic are reflected in the window to Robert's right. The boom mic moves in both shots, but the camera moves only in the second. (Only visible on widescreen DVD.) (00:22:10)

Super Grover

1st Dec 2002

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Continuity mistake: When Romeo and Juliet are looking at each other through the fishtank, in one shot Romeo's hair is smoothed back and in another it is more in his face.

27th Aug 2001

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Continuity mistake: Just before Romeo and Juliet jump into the swimming pool, Juliet's hair is in a braid that wraps around her head. But, when they jump into the pool the braid is gone.

27th Aug 2001

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

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Continuity mistake: When you first see the Capulet mansion, Juliet's mother is calling her. When she sees the nurse, the nurse's hairnet is at her hairline. When she goes to find Juliet it is at her eyebrows and it goes back to it's original place when Juliet is found.

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