Continuity mistake: At the convenience store, Robocop stops the burglar from fleeing by knocking him on the jaw, making him fall backwards. A frame later Robocop's arm is extended and the man is flying forward, falling face first.
Sacha
31st May 2017
Robocop (1987)
31st May 2017
Flight (2012)
Continuity mistake: When Whip is watching the crash on TV, the (CGI) plane seems big while flying against the church, but when it lands and it's seen in comparison with the people on the field, it is awkwardly small.
31st May 2017
Flight (2012)
Continuity mistake: When Nicole knocks the box with the syringe and all the drug-stuff, the syringe falls far away from the box, but it appears very close to it in the next shot.
31st May 2017
Flight (2012)

Continuity mistake: When the movie starts, in the wide shot there is no cellphone on the night table on the left at Whip's side. In the close-up a cell phone appears.
23rd May 2017
Hidden Figures (2016)
Visible crew/equipment: When the rocket is about to launch, Dorothy drives to a field. After she exits the car the camera crane is reflected on the door.
23rd May 2017
Hidden Figures (2016)
Continuity mistake: After Katherine grabs the book with Euler's Method she writes a formula on the board and puts a circle around it. The circle changes shape between shots.
22nd May 2017
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Kovic is walking with his crutches, falls and his bone breaks, the crutches keep changing positions between shots.
16th May 2017
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Revealing mistake: Elliot takes his dishes to the sink, opens the faucet and steam rises all over the kitchen. When the camera pulls back, one can notice that the huge cloud of steam is coming from somewhere along the window, not from the narrow stream of water from the faucet.
11th May 2017
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Continuity mistake: Before Ernest lets go of the essence, the way he holds the bottle changes between the back and front shots.
11th May 2017
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Continuity mistake: When Helen is shot in the tummy, the position of the lilies on the pond keeps changing between shots.
11th May 2017
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Continuity mistake: After Madeline falls downs the stairs, her hair is messily over her face, but in the next angle it is neatly brushed. Also the position of her hand has changed.
11th May 2017
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Continuity mistake: Lisle stabs the dagger on Madeleine's finger making her bleed, but in the next angle blood has disappeared from the dagger.
11th May 2017
Death Becomes Her (1992)
Continuity mistake: In the dressing room at the theatre, Madeline kisses Helen hello and leaves lipstick smear on her cheek. When the angle changes it's next to her jaw.
11th May 2017
13 Reasons Why (2017)
Continuity mistake: When Hannah makes the list with names involving her past events, they differ substantially between the close-up when they're written and the final wide angle once the paper is finished. Check Alexander: first an irregular oval with a straight side, then a perfect oval.
3rd May 2017
Men in Black II (2002)
Continuity mistake: At the post office, K waves his hands at J and turns around to where the employees are. When the angle changes K is waving his hands again.
3rd May 2017
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: While the credits roll, Harry enters the Swiss mansion, the camera turns to a green-coloured night-vision filter and one can notice that the man entering the house is Harry's stunt double.
3rd May 2017
True Lies (1994)
Revealing mistake: When Arnold horseback rides towards the hotel, Tom Arnold's van skids and you can see that he is a stuntman with a very cheap latex mask to resemble Tom.
28th Apr 2017
Men in Black II (2002)
Continuity mistake: Serleena's ship lands completely perpendicular to the ground, but when the angle changes it's pointing a 2 o'clock position.
24th Apr 2017
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Audio problem: Lee meets his ex, who sobs saying she misses him. From the side angle she is mouthing something, but instead the sound we hear are her cries.
24th Apr 2017
Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Continuity mistake: Lee arrives at the hospital and his brother raises his hand to wipe out his runny nose. When the angle changes the hand is lowered.
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