Sacha

25th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: On the island, when the group admires the huge picket fence, the man on the far right watches it with his binoculars. An instant cut later, his hand is lowered, and he is grabbing them again. This happens several times throughout the scene.

Sacha

25th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

25th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: In the wide shots of Kong carrying Dwan around the barren lands, she is replaced by an obvious doll with stiff hair and unrealistic short arms.

Sacha

25th Feb 2025

Yellowstone (2018)

23rd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Other mistake: When Kong breaks free from the cage and the crowd runs away in panic before being stomped to death, there's an extra with white hair who is having the time of his life and can't stop smiling.

Sacha

23rd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Kong fights against the helicopters, the real helicopters have red and yellow lights all over, but the miniature ones have just a couple, revealing the FX trick.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Kong grabs the subway car and throws it away, the lower part of the car is a blatant miniature model with no cables and no wheels.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Revealing mistake: When Kong picks up the subway car packed with people, in the wide shots, one can see it's empty.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Kong pops out of the EL tracks and extends his hand, the glove is noticeably cracked, and the stuffing is coming out.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Kong breaks the cage in New York, the human-in-disguise gorilla is different from the mechanical model used in the wide shots, most noticeably the mechanical stiff movements and the dirty teeth that swap to white and pearly.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Visible crew/equipment: When Jack walks into the hotel suite, a crouching boom mic operator and the mic pole he holds are reflected in the mirror.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Continuity mistake: After Jack walks over the log and crosses the cliff, his rifle is strapped to his back while he turns around to watch Kong. A shot later, the rifle is already in his hands.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

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Other mistake: During the last shot of Dead Kong, one of the extras in the crowd waves his arm at the camera.

Sacha

22nd Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

21st Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

21st Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

21st Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Kong is atop the Twin Tower and throws objects to the soldiers below, check the last one: there's a blatant metal lid on the set ahead in the very same spot where an explosion occurs seconds later, most surely where the pyrotechnics were hidden.

Sacha

21st Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Kong is being burnt with the flamethrower, the flames have a clear clean cut on the left edge, revealing where the composite image was placed. In some shots, you can see the whole outline of the pasted image.

Sacha

20th Feb 2025

Yellowstone (2018)

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