Deliberate mistake: When Alice is about to meet the queen she hides the brush covered in red paint under her dress. The brush later disappears plus Alice doesn't have any stains on her clothes.
Sacha
30th May 2020
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
30th May 2020
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Deliberate mistake: Rocks on the water suddenly appear when the rabbit shows up, which allow for Alice to chase him.
15th May 2020
Howard the Duck (1986)
Deliberate mistake: When Howard is being sucked out of his planet by the laser beam the couch ignites but he doesn't.
3rd Jun 2019
Peter Pan (1953)
Deliberate mistake: During the first aerial angle of the pirate ship they are heard singing, but the ship is empty. Most surely due to the complexity of drawing detailed tiny pirates.
31st May 2019
Peter Pan (1953)
Deliberate mistake: When the kids are in the crow's nest fighting the pirates, dozens of stones and arrows fly out of nowhere, despite the kids just having a handful. Check for the kid with the blowpipe: He manages to blow dozens of rocks out of nowhere. There's even a shot where arrows and stones are flying from all over the place despite the fact that a shot later the kids are crouching.
19th May 2019
Cinderella (1950)
Deliberate mistake: The first time we see the King, the bookends and books are sketchy drawings that bear no relation to the fully detailed ones that we see afterwards.
27th Nov 2018
Darkman (1990)
Deliberate mistake: When the movie begins, Durant's men are frisked by Eddie's, one of whom was tossing his nunchucku seconds before. Angle cuts to Durant's men's weapons falling on the floor, the nunchucku among them. This adds up for tension as to show how heavily armed and dangerous Durant is, but is absurd that Eddie's goon disposes of his own weapon in such a dangerous situation.
22nd Nov 2018
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Deliberate mistake: When Marty drives towards the screen to go back to 1885, he passes by the same 5 speakers over and over again. It's obvious that the road was very short and they repeated the shots from many different angles to add-up for tension.
16th Jun 2017
Superman (1978)
Deliberate mistake: At Lois' penthouse, before Superman says goodbye, the image is sharp and clear. Cuts to a close-up, and then check the next wide angle where he says goodnight and flies away: It's blurry and grainy because it's not live, but a screen with a previously shot scene to allow for the camera to turn left and, in a matter of seconds, no cuts at all, show Superman magically and quickly transformed into Clark Kent.
8th Aug 2012
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
Deliberate mistake: When Connors becomes a humongous Lizard, his robe magically grows from a Medium size to an XXL. (01:06:50 - 01:17:45)
23rd Jul 2012
The Party (1968)
Deliberate mistake: Hrundi steps out to the garden and the sprinkler system turns on. Problem is, the grass is a blatantly fake rug with wrinkles everywhere. The sprinklers are therefore useless, and only used for comic purposes.
1st Mar 2012
Commando (1985)
Deliberate mistake: When Matrix arrives to the beach and arms himself up, a cloud of smoke appears out of nowhere. This results in a more dramatic shot, but it's totally senseless. (01:07:35)
7th Jun 2011
1941 (1979)
Deliberate mistake: When Betty falls in the traphole, Maxine is right behind her, yet when the angle changes she's not only in front, but has turned 180ยบ. This allows for a funnier gag, but is still a mistake.
29th May 2011
1941 (1979)
Deliberate mistake: Though the loose ferris wheel keeps rolling for over a mile, the guys seated on it remain in the same position all the time instead of rolling down and getting crushed by it. Furthermore, they disappear in the wide shots and the wheel appears empty.
26th May 2011
1941 (1979)
Deliberate mistake: A piece of food lands on a soldier's soap and splashes on him. When the angle rises his glasses are covered in soup. The lenses are very obviously painted, for the splash was way to small to produce such mess.
20th Mar 2011
Gremlins (1984)
Deliberate mistake: When in the bar, or playing with the chainsaw, all objects swap from their real size to really tiny and perfect for Gremlins to grab.
22nd Feb 2011
My Fair Lady (1964)
Deliberate mistake: When Eliza is about to be bathed, the mirror keeps turning around between shots to avoid reflecting the filming crew.
4th Jun 2010
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Deliberate mistake: Before Dorothy is sent to Kansas there's a close-up of her shoes. All of the group's feet, Glinda's dress, and the rest of the elements around are gone and replaced by a black background. Despite being a deliberate directorial decision to give the shoes a more dramatic focus, it is really awkward to see everything disappear, nevertheless.
18th May 2010
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Deliberate mistake: The whole Monaco race sequence is totally (but deliberately) ludicrous. First no driver would be allowed without a fireproof mask and rest of required security measures, as Stark does. Second, the real-life security controls are very strict: When an accident occurs a safety car shows up, flags and audio advices signal the racing cars for them to lower their speed and avoid accidents. Nothing to do with the wild, uncontrolled race depicted here.
14th Apr 2010
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (2004)
Deliberate mistake: The music in the 50s wasn't, by far, the Shakira pop and hiphop style that the people dance to in the movie.
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