Continuity mistake: The first morning on the island Max is by the cliff and he has a black spot on the right side of his nose that keeps appearing and disappearing depending on the angle.
Sacha
16th Jan 2010
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
16th Jan 2010
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Continuity mistake: On almost every single angle of the scenes on the island, Max's hairstyle is inconsistent between one angle and the other, in a matter of nano-seconds. It keeps swapping from messy to brushed, from dry to wet, from clean to dirty. It's an absolute chaos.
16th Jan 2010
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Continuity mistake: After Max runs away from home, just before he jumps onto the boat, he slides through the dirt and even a big bunch of dirt can be settled on his right shoulder. When he jumps on the boat, less than a second afterwards, the pajama is spotless.
16th Jan 2010
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Continuity mistake: When the monster takes Max out of its stomach, he is all covered in slime and big chunks of saliva. Half a second later, it's all gone and he is just slightly wet.
15th Jan 2010
House, M.D. (2004)
Continuity mistake: Season 6 - Ep. 6 Known Unknowns Before House goes to the hotel he's out on the street and the collar of his shirt is up during all front and back angles, except for a brief single back angle where it's down. Then it changes to up again.
10th Jan 2010
Cast Away (2000)
Continuity mistake: Chuck is on the plane going back home with a noticeable sun tan on his face. When he is talking with the dentist he is way paler, only to be slightly darker during the welcome party thrown hours later.
9th Jan 2010
The Departed (2006)
Continuity mistake: In the restaurant, after Costigan says "School is out," he starts to bring the cigarette to his mouth, but before he smokes, while the action, music and dialogue continues, the shot cuts to him already exhaling the smoke.
27th Dec 2009
The Family Stone (2005)
Revealing mistake: Everett talks to Julie at night by the bus stop and the snow flakes stay on his hair forever, revealing it's paper or similar material.
19th Dec 2009
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: When the T-1000 throws the driver off the truck and chases John's bike, the buildings on the right are a brown parking lot and a modern white building. In a couple seconds, the truck keeps swapping from being by the middle of the white building or way behind, next to the brown parking lot approaching the white building. The position is inconsistent many times.
18th Dec 2009
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: During the pool fight scene, you can see there's an orange ball next to the upper left pocket. In following shots it's no longer next to it and it has a dark ball in front.
18th Dec 2009
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: Arnie shoots the truck's tyre right before it smashes against the pillar. From the truck's point of view Arnie and the kid disappear, only to reappear one second afterwards.
18th Dec 2009
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Continuity mistake: John Connor comes out of the parking lot and appears right in the middle of the truck's lane, making the driver swerve to his left. From a close-up, the driver turns the wheel and straightens the truck and keeps on driving, but the following wide angle shows the truck swerved and the driver straightening it again.
10th Dec 2009
The Family Stone (2005)
Visible crew/equipment: When the gay couple enters the home at the end of the movie carrying the baby, they open the door and the film crew is perfectly reflected in the glass.
30th Nov 2009
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Continuity mistake: When the Shaguar is driving towards the helicopter, before Austin ejects the seat, the car is very close to the helicopter, but in a wider shot it keeps the distance, despite both moving really fast.
30th Nov 2009
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Continuity mistake: Austin is flying over the middle part of the helicopter and firing at it. When the angle changes and the helicopter explodes, he's nowhere to be seen.
29th Nov 2009
2012 (2009)
Continuity mistake: While Carl is reading the note, a waitress passes behind Adrian. Half a second later she's 3 meters behind repeating the movement.
29th Nov 2009
Planet 51 (2009)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins, it's sunny and the sky starts to turn grey and rain stones. Immediately after, another shot of the city shows the blue sky and no traces of the grey clouds or stones on the floor are seen.
27th Nov 2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Continuity mistake: Shoshanna kills Zoller, then approaches him and kicks a film can, which moves farther away. In the next shot, the can has moved backwards and is close to her ankle again.
21st Nov 2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Continuity mistake: When Shoshanna meets Zoller, there's a strand of hair falling by her left cheek which appears or disappears depending on the angle focusing.
21st Nov 2009
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Continuity mistake: When Landa is with the French farmer, there's an iron nail on the table used to crush the tobacco that moves around depending on the angle.
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