Continuity mistake: When Dr. Pincus pours the white Colyte solution from the bottle into his drinking glass, the liquid is about an inch from the top of the glass in the overhead shot, but next shot as he lifts the glass there is considerably less liquid in his glass. (The other MM mistake notes the level of liquid in the bottle.) (00:08:40)
Super Grover
11th Jan 2009
Ghost Town (2008)
11th Jan 2009
Ghost Town (2008)
Continuity mistake: The day after his procedure, when Dr. Pincus is wheeled to the elevator and asks the nurse about all the people in his room the night before, the handle on his overnight bag flips to the other side between shots. (00:13:15)
8th Jan 2009
High School Musical 2 (2007)
Continuity mistake: During 'Work It Out', when Troy taps on the pans with the spoon the blonde Wildcat cheerleader walks behind him, in front of the stove. Just as another Wildcat (played by Charles Klapow, the choreographer) dances across the screen with a broom, the entire back of the kitchen is in view and she is gone. Then when it cuts to the close-up, the blonde Wildcat is back by the stove. (00:23:00)
8th Jan 2009
High School Musical 2 (2007)
Continuity mistake: At Lava Springs, when Fulton hands Sharpay the marker (to autograph the talent show fliers) it is capless, but in the close-up as she signs her initials the pink cap is on the marker, but then it vanishes again. (00:11:35)
8th Jan 2009
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Frodo is in Shelob's lair, before actually seeing her, there is a semi close-up of a bird swinging about upside-down in the webs. There is thick webbing that stretches from the bird's body to the tip of its beak, but in the next close-up the webbing only reaches halfway down its beak.
4th Jan 2009
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Continuity mistake: At the Italian restaurant, Brady's fork is on the plate of spaghetti in shots facing Steve, but in shots facing Brady he's holding his fork.
4th Jan 2009
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Continuity mistake: During the champagne-filled "take-or-toss it" scene, when Carrie models the tutu dress, the closed blue bathroom door behind her opens itself, and then closes again, between shots. (00:33:15)
4th Jan 2009
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Continuity mistake: During Carrie's personal assistant interview with Paul, in the shot facing Carrie her papers and coffee cup are centered on the table in front of her, but as the camera pans down to the man's pink high heels, the items are at the corner of the table. (01:10:50)
4th Jan 2009
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Louise calls Carrie from the bridal salon, her little sister is visible in the mirror's reflection as she holds Louise's Louis Vuitton bag on her lap. In the reflection the back of the Louis Vuitton bag faces out, but in the sister's close-up the bag's distinctive front faces out, then in the next shot it's the back again. (02:09:30)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When they first see Kneller lying on the road there is no line on its surface, but a yellow line appears in the next shot which disappears and reappears in following shots. (00:47:40)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Mikal is trying to hitchhike after avoiding arrest, Zia walks back to Eugene's car and the back passenger side window is open, but when Zia gets in the car that window is rolled up. (00:41:30)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: After Zia helps Mikal avoid arrest, when she walks to the road to hitchhike she has the back pack on her back in the wideshots, but in her close-ups the backpack disappears. (00:40:30)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Mikal first gets into the car with Eugene and Zia, she rolls down her window about six inches, but next shot that window is rolled up. (00:26:15)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Eugene and Zia pick up Mikal, who is hitchhiking, and then drive away, there is a windshield wiper on the back window that suddenly appears and then disappears. (00:26:20)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Zia finds the two pairs of sunglasses from Mikal in the back seat, their positions in his hands change between shots. (00:37:25)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Zia finds the two pairs of sunglasses from Mikal, he hands one pair to Eugene, who puts it on with his right hand. Next shot, as he positions the glasses, the cigarette that was in Eugene's left hand is suddenly in his mouth. (00:37:30)
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Mikal walks out of the diner she passes the window with its curtains pulled together, covering it, but next shot when Zia stands up the curtains are pulled apart. (00:36:30)
31st Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: In the attic, after Chunk breaks the frame, in the overhead shot there is a long piece of glass still attached to the frame, but as Mikey and Chunk kneel to lift the frame, that long piece of glass is gone.
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the widow's body is on the operating table, in the wideshot Ichabod removes the first medical instrument from his bag and is placing it on the table. In the next close-up, as he removes his hands from the instrument we see that it is actually the second instrument he has put down, with the first one right beside it. (00:28:15)
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Ichabod is with the young Masbath discussing conspiracy, he writes down key words such as 'conspiracy', 'the secret', '5 to 4' and 'points to'. The handwriting, its size, and position on the paper differ significantly in following shots. (01:04:00)
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