rabid anarchist
17th Jan 2005
General questions
What was the first movie to be shot in colour?
rabid anarchist21st Dec 2004
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Continuity mistake: Ms Froy's writing on the window has changed position when Iris spots it later.
rabid anarchist20th Dec 2004
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Deliberate mistake: Riccardo is a stowaway on the ship, but he was standing on the dock when it pulled away.
rabid anarchist20th Dec 2004
A Night at the Opera (1935)
Visible crew/equipment: When Groucho enters the rehearsal area, the shadow of the camera is visible behind him.
rabid anarchist20th Dec 2004
Duck Soup (1933)
Continuity mistake: Harpo squirts the lemonade seller with lemonade, but seconds later his shirt is completely dry.
rabid anarchist8th Jul 2004
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Trivia: Elwood never takes off his sunglasses at any point in the movie. Likewise, Jake never takes off his hat.
rabid anarchist3rd Jun 2004
The Birds (1963)
Revealing mistake: The birds that attack the schoolchildren have no shadows. (01:13:40)
rabid anarchist16th May 2004
Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Question: Is it ever specified in this movie or in any of the books or biographies written about the Blues Brothers exactly where, when or how Jake dies?
rabid anarchistChosen answer: No. We only know that he died sometime during his jail term. There's no more explanation after that.
Gavin Jackson15th May 2004
Ghostbusters (1984)
Continuity mistake: In the first scene the librarian is pushing a cart of books. In one shot both her hands are gripping the back but in the next shot her left hand is holding the top shelf. (00:00:50)
rabid anarchist27th Apr 2004
Les Visiteurs (1993)
Revealing mistake: When Godefroy first wakes up in the forest, you can see a branch on the ground next to him move where the cameraman treads on it.
rabid anarchist19th Apr 2004
Starsky & Hutch (2004)

Continuity mistake: When Starsky and Hutch first visit Reese the drink that Hutch is given changes from being in his hands to being on the table next to him several times. (00:20:40)
rabid anarchist18th Apr 2004
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Question: When's the movie set?
rabid anarchistChosen answer: Present day (ie early '80s).
J I Cohen25th Mar 2004
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Question: We see the band in jail with the Blues Brothers at the end. Why did the band get arrested?
rabid anarchistChosen answer: Forgetting any "conspiracy to" offences that they would commit by just being around the brothers, don't forget they also pretended to be the Good Ol' Boys and drove away without paying, more than enough to send them down for a while.
David Mercier24th Mar 2004
Life is Beautiful (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Giosue comes out of his hiding place at the end he opens the door only wide enough to slide through. When he walks away the door is fully open.
rabid anarchist24th Mar 2004
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Continuity mistake: After Sir Lancelot has gone on a rampage at the wedding party, the bride is first seen with a clean face. Then in the close-up she has loads of bright red Pythonesque blood coming from her mouth and running onto her chin. In the next shot, the blood has disappeared again.
rabid anarchist22nd Mar 2004
Amelie (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Amélie goes into the grocer's apartment for the first time, there is a close-up shot of her unlocking the door. The sleeve you see in this shot is completely different from the shirt she's wearing when she steps inside.
rabid anarchist8th Mar 2004
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
Audio problem: At Marlowe's funeral, the sound of the choir boys' voices is a line or so ahead of what their lips are singing.
rabid anarchist24th Feb 2004
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Trivia: As Harry enters Prof. Dumbledore's study, a portrait of Gandalf the Grey (from "The Lord of the Rings" books) is included in the collection of the great wizard paintings. It is above the door frame and slightly to Harry's right. (01:13:55)
rabid anarchist18th Feb 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
Two Dozen and One Greyhounds - S6-E20
Continuity mistake: There are twenty-six puppies eating from their bowls in the kitchen. As the title suggests, there's meant to be twenty-five.
rabid anarchist18th Feb 2004
Big Fish (2003)
Trivia: If you look at the line with all the shoes on it, third from the left is a pair of ruby slippers.
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Chosen answer: The first feature-length color film was The World, the Flesh, and the Devil, in Kinemacolor, it premiered in London in 1914.
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