Best comedy movie continuity mistakes of 2012

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The Odd Life Of Timothy Green picture

Continuity mistake: While Timothy is saying goodbye to his girlfriend, the girl's birthmark disappears in the shot.

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Frankenweenie picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Victor's mother is looking at his chalkboard in the attic, Victor's drawing of Sparky has the word "Alive" above it. Later on in the film, when Toshiaki, Edgar, Bob, Nassor and Weird Girl go into the attic, the word "Alive" is missing from above the drawing of Sparky.

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The Dictator picture

Continuity mistake: When Aladeen arrives at the hotel, he walks up the stairs and talks with a man. When the shot changes to a closer angle, the people behind are not continuous with the previous shot.

Sacha

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The Campaign picture

Continuity mistake: When they show the two new dogs, they are both standing, in the next shot, one is seen sitting down and the other one is already sitting.

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Here Comes the Boom picture

Continuity mistake: When Scott wins his first MMA fight he removes his mouth guard with his left hand, runs over to the cage wire (guard not in his hands or his mouth) and slaps the wire, now with the guard in his mouth. (00:48:15)

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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Dodge and Penny enters Olivia's last known residence, Penny one of the door windows. She then gets access to the door lock on the inside and she opens the door. As Penny and Dodge enters, it is visible that the window is broken. This is shown both in the first and second shot. At the third shot it is easily noticeable that the same window behind them has been magically repaired, and is in a normal, unbroken condition. The fourth shot shows that the window is again broken. (01:03:45)

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The Three Stooges picture

Continuity mistake: In the long shot of Sister Bernice as a lifeguard at the pool, she is twirling a whistle with her right hand. But in the close-up shot of her a moment later, the whistle has gone.

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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted picture

Continuity mistake: When Alex wakes up after having his nightmare about everyone becoming elderly, his eyes are blue. In the next shot, his eyes are green. (00:01:55)

Casual Person

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Quartet picture

Continuity mistake: The purse strap moves between multiple shots in the scene in the chapel (mid way through film), while a conversation's going on.

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Mirror Mirror picture

Continuity mistake: In the first close-up shot when the Prince's aide is complaining about the salmon-pink clothes the Queen has given him to wear, his collar is buttoned closed. In the next close-up shot it is open with silver hook and eyes visible. In the third close-up shot it is buttoned closed again.

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The First Time picture

Continuity mistake: After Dave leaves the party that he and his friends go to after the movies, he's driving in the car. His phone is in the passenger seat and he gets a text message, the time reads 1:57. The shot changes to a close up on his face and when it changes back he picks up the phone and the time now reads 11:15.

Leonardo22

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Hope Springs picture

Continuity mistake: When Arnold comes home after work, he always parks next to Kay's car in the driveway. As he does on the night Kay tells him they are going to the therapist's office. He is undecided about the trip and doesn't act to join her until after she leaves. Yet, when the taxi arrives to pick up Kay, there are no cars in the driveway.

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That's My Boy picture

Continuity mistake: When Donny first meets Jaime and he gives her the "book", she opens it, but when the camera angle changes to being behind Donny, the "book" is closed, but then changes back and the "book" is opened again.

Bishop73

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The Five-Year Engagement picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Tom is tasting wedding cakes he is sitting at a table with a blue box cake with white bow, but in the next shot a lady then places the cake on the table.

MATRIXSTEELE

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This Is 40 picture

Continuity mistake: In one scene, the family is watching SpongeBob SquarePants. However, the first time the TV is shown, one episode is playing. The next time the TV is shown, a different episode is playing (with a time difference between the episodes that doesn't make sense). The episodes involved are "That's No Lady" and "No Weenies Allowed", but I don't remember which order they come in.

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Parental Guidance picture

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Billy Crystal is chasing his grandson at the recital, he has day-glow paint on his face. A few seconds later in front of the stage, the day-glow paint is gone.

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The Baytown Outlaws picture

Continuity mistake: Celeste's white Honda (Alabama plate #LF8VN3D) is riddled with bullets right after she drives up to the cabin, but there aren't any bullet holes later after the police show up. (01:26:00 - 01:45:00)

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A Christmas Story 2 picture

Continuity mistake: When the mean Santa puts the little girl in his lap and asks her what she wants, she's wearing gloves. When it cuts to a different angle, suddenly her gloves are gone.

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