Continuity mistake: Joan's editor sips a whisky when they're interrupted by Omar. In the next angle her arm is suddenly down.
Sacha
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: During the well scene, in the aerial shots Ralph's hand is very close to the ladder, but in the close-ups it's more than a meter away.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: From a distance, the train to Gadir is seen already in the train station. From a close-up, it's starting to arrive.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: Jack falls facewards on a crate of oranges, but a frame later he's sitting on the floor with his back against some boxes. (01:05:00)
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: Joan grabs the camera to photograph the magician and a flash suddenly appears mounted on it.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: Jack wipes out while water skiing and surfaces with his fringe covering his forehead. A frame later the hair is brushed back.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Ralph crashes against the train tunnel, 1) his position changes from shot to shot, 2) the people arriving are close to him but in the next angle are far away, and 3) the camel is facing the people, but when it cuts to Ralph, the camel is facing him instead.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: At the party, Joan's editor asks for a whisky and right then the blonde next to Joanne and her partner with a grey suit swap positions. Also, his suit turns dark blue.
21st Aug 2010
Jewel of the Nile (1985)
Continuity mistake: At the party, a woman with a striped blouse flatters Joan while a woman lifts up a book. A frame later, after a brusque cut, the woman and book are gone and a lady with a white hat appears.
15th Aug 2010
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Bond's car comes out of the water, the number of people on the beach keeps changing all the time: A couple on the shore next to the car appears and disappears and the crowd on the right side increases and decreases randomly.
14th Aug 2010
Inception (2010)
Continuity mistake: In the dream-café Ariadne raises her arm to scratch her head, but in the next angle the hand is down.
14th Aug 2010
Inception (2010)
Continuity mistake: When Cobb tells Ariadne to draw a maze, she turns her head to the left. A frame later the head is up and she is turning it again.
12th Aug 2010
Cocktail (1988)
Continuity mistake: Brian and Doug are arguing in Jamaica, and Doug boasts about what a womanizer he is. Then the straw on his glass starts moving around between shots.
12th Aug 2010
Cocktail (1988)
Continuity mistake: While talking about who makes the mini umbrellas, Brian says, "My life is all night with a few daylight hours", then lowers his head. When the angle changes his head is up-straight and he's lowering it again.
12th Aug 2010
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Continuity mistake: Before the sub trembles, the number of chess pieces on the right side differs between shots.
12th Aug 2010
Cocktail (1988)
Continuity mistake: Brian fills up a glass but, when the angle changes, two glasses appear filled up. (Now that's a good barman.
12th Aug 2010
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Continuity mistake: When the blind man serves soup, there's a spoon in a cube on the left skewed to the right. A couple seconds later it's straight.
12th Aug 2010
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Stromberg is thanking Dr Bechman and Professor Marcovitz, the position and amount of food on his plate keeps changing all the time.
12th Aug 2010
Cocktail (1988)
Continuity mistake: Brian and Doug are arguing in Jamaica. Brian says, "listen to the philosopher" while holding the glass with his right hand and leaving it on the counter. When the angle changes, the glass is in his opposite hand at chest level.
12th Aug 2010
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Continuity mistake: The monster puts his bowl way above the pot for the blind man to serve him. A frame later from a different angle, bowl and pot are at the same level.
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