Continuity mistake: When water falls on the witch, a guard on the left disappears.
Sacha
29th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
29th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When the cyclone arrives, the farmhands let out the horses, which run wild through the farm. In the immediate wide angle there's no sign of humans or animals anywhere.
27th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Scarecrow extends his arm holding the heart but in the next shot his arm is down again.
27th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When Dorothy extinguishes the fire on the Scarecrow's arm, the Witch keeps swapping between: close, far, next to a window, plain wall; all in a matter of seconds.
27th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: After the Witch has melted, the Tin Man turns his head and looks at the Lion. In the next frame he is facing straight.
27th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Allen is in the water tank, before Madison is put inside, his fringe keeps changing between shots, despite him standing still.
27th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: When escaping from the MPS, Allen leaves Kornbluth alone on the street. The passers-by behind the car are inconsistent depending on the shot.
26th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: Kornbluth steps off the car to distract the MPs. When he kisses Madison goodbye you can see the wall behind has no basement entrance. When the MPs are about to run him over he jumps away and goes through a door that has suddenly appeared.
25th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: At the beach, Walter and one of the twins carry a box and are inches away from the boat. Half a second later, when the angle cuts to Allen asking the other twin, the first couple is standing behind, far from the boat, holding the same box and repeating the previous movements.
25th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Allen has dinner with Madison, his glasses of wine and water are far or close to each other, depending on the angle.
25th May 2010
Splash (1984)
Continuity mistake: Freddie crashes his car against some wooden boxes. The way they are left changes in a matter of seconds with no one touching them.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Dorothy arrives at Prof. Marvel's cart and stands very close to the sign on the side. When the angle changes, she is standing several meters behind.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: While with Professor Marvel, when Toto eats the sausage and Dorothy scolds him, she places her left arm on the basket. A frame later her arm is resting by her lap.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Dorothy's Aunt hands out some food, walks with her and leaves Dorothy alone. Several meters ahead there's a cart wheel and one chicken. When the angle changes, Dorothy is standing next to the wheel, which is also facing a different position, and there's a lot of chickens around.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: In the farm, after Hunk the farmhand has had his finger smashed, he scolds Dorothy. When she starts to leave, he hammers his hand and takes off his glove, shouting and turning around in pain. The angle swaps to a wide angle and he is working totally calmly with both gloves on.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: Dorothy arrives home and there's a man fixing a cart whose finger gets smashed. In the wide angle his right hand is on the wheel, but a frame later in the close-up it's not.
25th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: When the movie begins Dorothy is running and Toto is a meter to the right of her. When she kneels down, he is behind her.
24th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Continuity mistake: When the Witch flies off to Emerald City the monkey is standing by the window sill. The outside angle, where the window and rest of the set are a matte painting, has the Witch superimposed, but not the monkey. (00:57:56)
24th May 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Continuity mistake: The Munchkin with the certificate of death sings that Dorothy is intelligent. He and another munchkin are standing face to face in front of her. Half a second later they are meters away from each other, standing to the side of Dorothy.
20th May 2010
Date Night (2010)
Continuity mistake: During the scene where Phil tells the couple that he's giving them 600 USD back, the pencils in the cube keep changing positions all the time.
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