Revealing mistake: During Lizzie's rhythmic gymnastic routine, in some shots where she is performing flips and other complicated dancing moves, you can quite clearly see that a stunt double is doing them instead. (01:25:00)
Hamster
9th Jan 2008
Lizzie McGuire (2001)
23rd Nov 2007
30 Days of Night (2007)
Revealing mistake: During the heavy snowstorm, the telephone wires are still, even though it's a blizzard.
28th Aug 2007
Nikita (1990)
Revealing mistake: When Nikita is being taken away after her sentencing, she breaks the top of the wooden bench off. However, you can clearly see it has been cut beforehand to help break off easier. (00:10:30)
12th Aug 2007
Aeon Flux (2005)
Revealing mistake: When doing the flips through Goodchild gardens, in some shots the Aeon double is visible due to her spiky hair.
10th Aug 2007
The Twilight Zone (1959)
A Passage for Trumpet - S1-E32
Revealing mistake: Joey cannot see himself reflected in The Mirror. However when he walks past the booth, he has a clear reflection.
10th Aug 2007
The Twilight Zone (1959)
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet - S5-E3
Revealing mistake: At one point, when the gremlin is about to rip open part of the engine, you can see he has a white sole on his foot, part of the costume.
17th Jul 2007
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Revealing mistake: When the students are riding on the Thestrals to London, in one shot Luna's hair is practically still. Seeing as they're flying fast in the air, and the Thestrals' wings are flapping strongly, surely her hair would be blowing much more fiercely. (01:41:15)
19th Jun 2007
Barbarella (1968)
Revealing mistake: When Barbarella walks behind her dressing room, then comes out seconds later, with no cut, you can see that the light on the walls drastically shifts during the shot, showing that the shot was paused, to achieve this effect. (00:08:30)
18th Jun 2007
Dead Like Me (2003)
Revealing mistake: When Mason and George walk up to the TV's in the store, the TV images do not match Mason and George's movements, as it records them.
18th Jun 2007
Dead Like Me (2003)
Revealing mistake: Reapers look 'different' in reflections and recordings, yet sometimes you can catch them with 'normal' reflections, eg. Rube in the diner window.
18th Jun 2007
Spice World (1997)
Revealing mistake: When the kids and Victoria fall off the boat, you can clearly see that the little boy jumped off of it, not fell off.
10th Mar 2007
Skins (2007)
8th Mar 2007
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Revealing mistake: When E. Johnson first meets, and grabs Sam, flipping him to the floor and holding him at gunpoint, this is obviously not Melanie Griffin, but a stand in. Their face is completely different, and their eyebrows are much, much thicker and fuller. (00:17:20)
8th Mar 2007
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Revealing mistake: After Cherry has malfunctioned, in various shots, such as when she inanimately lies in bed with Sam, you can see her breathing and blinking. She is supposed to be an inanimate robot. (00:13:05)
8th Feb 2007
I Spit On Your Grave (1978)
Revealing mistake: In the opening shot, as Jennifer gets into her car, people on the street, stop, stare and even point at the camera.
6th Feb 2007
The Howling (1981)
Revealing mistake: When the two station reporters are investigating Eddie's room, as the female bends down to the table, she is scared by a dog. In one shot you can see a black wire on the dog. (00:14:55)
1st Feb 2007
The Care Bears Movie (1985)
Revealing mistake: When Tenderheart Bear confronts Nicholas in the Cave, the light of fire Nicholas has lit casts a shadow of Tenderheart Bear on the wall of the cave. However, when Tenderheart Bear moves his arms, the shadow stays the same.
24th Jan 2007
Barbarella (1968)
Revealing mistake: Right in the beginning, during the opening credits, Barbarella is in an anti-gravity state, floating in the air. However, her hair is still falling down toward the ground instead of floating. (00:00:50)
16th Jan 2007
Congo (1995)
Revealing mistake: When everyone jumps from the plane, all of the stunt doubles are easily seen - [Dr. Elliot's stunt double is ridiculously easy to spot!] (00:37:00)
16th Jan 2007
Congo (1995)
Revealing mistake: In the shot of a cargo box falling from the plane, a shadow from the plane is cast on the trees below, but the cargo box doesn't cast one. (00:38:20)
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