Best comedy movie continuity mistakes of 2005

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The Family Stone picture

Continuity mistake: In the bar scenes, the Dos Equis beer bottles change position pretty much after every shot. Sometimes there are three bottles in a row, then two, then three again. And when the bottle of nearly full beer gets tipped over, not only is there no spill, but no foam generated from the bottle being shaken the way it was.

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The Ice Harvest picture

Continuity mistake: At the end, when Charlie is writing "As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls" on the back of the RV, it shows him only making a couple strokes with his marker, only being able to write a few letters at most. In one of the very next shots, he is hit by the back of the RV as the driver, who is trying to start the engine, accidentally jerks the vehicle backward suddenly. Before he is hit, "As Wichita falls, so falls Wichita Falls" is written out completely. There is no way he would have had time to write all of it.

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The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper picture

Continuity mistake: A penguin uses binoculars rotated at a 90 degree angle, but the shot of the view through them is composed as if they were being used normally (horizontally level).

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The Honeymooners picture

Continuity mistake: When Alice and Trixie get home after work, in a closeup Trixie is wearing her coat but in a wide shot her coat is suddenly off, and is in her hands.

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Down and Derby picture

Continuity mistake: In the basketball game near the start of the movie the scoreboard showed 4.5 seconds to the end of the game. Several seconds go by including a successful basket being made. Then a time out is called. The scoreboard clock should have already run out but still showed 2.5 seconds to go.

Wayne C.

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Roll Bounce picture

Continuity mistake: When X and Sweetness are having their skateoff, there is one seen where X grabs his right skate in his right hand and spins around. In the very next scene, his right hand is in the air.

Bonita Kilpatrick

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EZ Money picture

Continuity mistake: The children's' aunt makes an urgent phone call to the police from her home living room. It cuts away to a pizza parlor, to which she's dialed a wrong number. It cuts back to her, and suddenly she's in her car, on a cell phone, apologising for the mistaken call.

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The Matador picture The Matador mistake picture

Continuity mistake: In the kitchen scene at Greg Kinnear's house when Pierce is convincing Greg to fly to Arizona with him to do a job, the clock on the wall behind them first reads 5:45 am. In the next shot, the clock reads 5:28 am.

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Angel-A picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene just after Andre has dragged Angela from the river, towards the beginning of the film, the two engage in a lengthy conversation. As the camera moves between close-ups of Angela's face, and shots of Andre, where Angela is standing in the background, her hair keeps changing from being off her face to covering her face.

STP

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Yours, Mine and Ours picture

Continuity mistake: When the kids finally stand up to the schoolyard bullies, a bus parked in the background keeps disappearing and reappearing.

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Never Been Thawed picture

Continuity mistake: Chuck and Al are having a discussion in an auto repair location. Chuck has a black smear on his face at the beginning of the conversation. As the shots continue back and forth between the two the smear on Chuck's face suddenly disappears.

Wayne C.

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Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Deuce gets thrown through a window the top part of the window falls downward. When the shot cuts to a different angle, the top part of the window falls downward again.

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The Man picture

Continuity mistake: When Vann and Andy are at eating burgers, Vann is seen drinking from his cup in some angles and in others the cup is in resting in his hand.

Mortug

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In Her Shoes picture

Continuity mistake: Maggie carries a bag and black plastic "luggage" when getting off the train and making the phone call. But when she walks into grandma's room, the bag is missing.

Vanessa Moman

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Adam and Eve picture

Continuity mistake: When the men are in the lounge room, one of them is playing GTA III on a PS2. Note the car he is in (a squad car) and the health (a heart logo near it with 68). Pattie enters room and says goodbye. The men try to figure out who slept with her. On figuring it out they jump up and leave room, we get one more shot of the game and he is now in a different car and health is 100. You will notice that he doesn't play it long enough to change cars as he is not looking at the screen long enough. During the scene you can hear the sirens of the squad car he was in, meaning he didn't change cars. Also he never would of regained full health that quick. (00:56:05)

blackdahlia

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Must Love Dogs picture

Continuity mistake: The very first shot of the film ends with Diane Lane with her left hand to her face, not quite leaning on it. In the next shot her hands are both on the table.

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Everything Is Illuminated picture

Continuity mistake: When the grandfather cuts the potato, the pickle on the plate moves back and forth in the different shots.

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The Thing About My Folks picture

Continuity mistake: After the father buys the 1940 Ford he and the son are driving and drive across a bridge with a rock bed stream. Just as soon as they cross the shot is then shown from the front of the car and there is no bridge in sight.

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Maman Last Call picture

Continuity mistake: In the restaurant, the doll falls between the wheels of the pram, but when Alice takes it, it is further away.

Dr Wilson

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