Best movie revealing mistakes of 2008

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Tropic Thunder picture

Revealing mistake: During the helicopter escape scene before Tran fires the rocket at them, you can see Cody's hair showing up a bright green from the green screening. You see it several times, but most pronounced at the moment he and Portnoy see Peck arrive with the TiVo. (01:36:10)

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Suggested correction: Actually it's from the overhead Plexiglas windows in the Huey. They are tinted green to cut down on sunshine. Any light shining in from above is going to make things appear green.

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Speed Racer picture

Revealing mistake: Throughout the racing shots of the movie, the close up shots of the fans in the stands show the same people used multiple times as evident by them wearing the same clothes, poses, etc.

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Journey to the Center of the Earth picture

Revealing mistake: After Trevor has been lowered above the pit of magma, in an attempt to light the magnesium walls with a flare, we see shots of Sean hanging over the edge of the inside of the T-Rex skull. Sean's hands are resting on a large tooth in the skull, which clearly shakes like a fake prop each time he touches it. (01:17:15)

Hamster

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars picture Star Wars: The Clone Wars mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Anakin, Ahsoka, and the clones begin their ascent to the monastery on planet Teth, the ascension cable of one clone trooper (second from the front when the shot begins) is not animated correctly and a gap can be seen between the end of the cable and the clone's blaster. (00:35:35)

DaemonUmbra

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Wargames: The Dead Code picture

Revealing mistake: During the intro sequence where we see a UAV deploying a guided missile, the word "INERT" is seen stenciled on the side of the missile.

Guppzor

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You Don't Mess with the Zohan picture

Revealing mistake: When Zohan brings out the pot of Hummus to put out the fire, a black hose can be seen in the background running into the pot from the right side of the screen that wasn't attached to it when it was brought out.

jerimiah

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JCVD picture

Revealing mistake: In the opening scene, when Van Damme kicks an opponent onto the boot of a London Taxi Cab, you can see the dent from previous takes.

GalahadFairlight

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The Hurt Locker picture

Revealing mistake: In the explosion of the opening scene it is apparent that cut scenes have been shot with several hours time difference because the sun has moved. This is best visible in the reflection of sun in the helmet and shadows of the vehicles in the background.

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The Midnight Meat Train picture

Revealing mistake: After Mahogany is thrown off the train, as the train brakes and begins to stop, there is a shot of one of Mahogany's hung victims and you can see the whole body vibrate like rubber, which it was made out of. (01:21:47)

Jack Vaughan

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Futurama: The Beast with a Billion Backs picture

Revealing mistake: When Leela brings soup to Zap and Amy in bed. Leela is wrapped up by a tentacle. The animator forgot to erase the lines of the tentacle as it overlaps. A huge graphical error can be seen.

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Cyborg Soldier picture

Revealing mistake: The El Camino that is going over the cliff, which has just been shot in the tailgate with a 50 caliber rifle, has no tailgate damage. Also at the same time stamp, when the El Camino is upside down, it is obvious there is no transmission or drive shaft in the car. They even show you this with a close-up. (00:46:20)

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Departures picture

Revealing mistake: At the beginning of the funeral for the girl who died in the motorcycle accident, the supposed corpse can be seen breathing. (01:14:35)

Westing1992

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Noah's Arc: Jumping The Broom picture

Revealing mistake: When Ricky and Brandon are on the ferry, the camera shows Ricky reaching down to grab Brandon's butt and then it cuts to Chance and Eddie. If you look closely, Ricky and Brandon are re-creating the scene they just performed.

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Lost Boys: The Tribe picture

Revealing mistake: Jon is part of Shane's pack/tribe, but his face/image is visible in his rear view mirror when it should not have been. (00:57:00)

KeyZOid

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Let the Right One In picture

Revealing mistake: When Eli's guardian is disposing of the body of the man she killed in the underpass, we can see that the 'body' is a very poor quality dummy, the hands especially are very plastic-looking.

Purple_Girl

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Made of Honor picture

Revealing mistake: When Colin plays basketball he dunks the ball several times, but if you look carefully you'll notice that in some shots it's a stunt dunking for him who's taller.

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The Colour of Magic picture

Revealing mistake: When Cohen complains about how nobody takes him seriously because he doesn't have teeth anymore, you can see a full set of teeth in his mouth.

Twotall

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