Continuity mistake: When the heroes leave the village, the shrine where the Indian is standing swaps from having a blue sky to a dark grey one, and smoke from a campfire all over.
Sacha
20th Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
17th Oct 2010
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Continuity mistake: When Willie and Short get to the bridge there's a big tree on the left. In subsequent shots it's gone.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: While Marty's 1950s family is having dinner, the milk bottle's level is one mark below the red printed label. A second later it's 5 centimeters above the red mark.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When George walks to Lorraine with the flirting words written on a notepad, her purse changes positions between one shot and the other.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: During dinner, when old-Lorraine says "We all make mistakes in life, children", she swaps from having one hand on the glass to both hands, between one frame and the other. (00:15:06)
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: While being chased by Biff, after Marty knocks down a man and a woman, the man stands up and helps the woman stand up, but a frame later he is rolling on the floor with the woman on top of him.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: Before Lorraine brings Joey's cake, George leaves a bunch of crumbs on the table and starts to watch TV and do some numbers. After the cake lands on the table, the place is spotless.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: The second time the Libyans kill Doc, after the DeLorean disappears, the kiosk is in flames. A frame later the flames are gone. (01:44:19)
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: Lorraine throws Joey's cake on the table and a close-up shows nothing next to the tray. When the angle changes, a Pepsi can has appeared right by the middle of it.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When the wind unplugs the cable connected to the tower and Doc runs towards it, the position of the cable changes between one shot and the other in barely half a second.
14th Oct 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Continuity mistake: When the movie starts, Nick has his left hand over the bulldog's back and the right around the leash. When the phone rings, his left hand is now holding the leash, and the right one is grabbing the cell phone. The transition between both movements is missing.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Doc syncs his stopwatch and the dog's, he holds them away from their bodies. A frame later his hands are close to his chest and there's dog hair all around.
14th Oct 2010
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)
Continuity mistake: When Phil throws the bags out of the trolley, the amount of bags changes drastically between frames.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After Joey's cake lands on the table, George puts his arm to the right of the cereal package. A frame later it's on the left side and holding a pencil.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Revealing mistake: After Einstein's time travels, when both flames cross Marty and Doc's legs, they cast no shadow, giving the feeling that they are floating, thus giving away the blue screen effect. (00:22:01)
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: When the 1950s clock chimes and Marty stares at it, a huge scaffolding structure is reflected on a glass billboard, which is nowhere to be seen in subsequent shots of the place.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After the DeLorean with the dog in zooms in between Doc and Marty's legs, all of the angles show that there is no license plate anywhere around. Suddenly it appears spinning in front of them, as if it had been there all the time.
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Revealing mistake: When Marty is skateboarding and being chased by Biff's car, Marty's stunt double is noticeable because his wig is bulkier and darker coloured than Marty's real hair. He looks just like the Trololo guy from Youtube. (01:40:50 - 01:41:25)
14th Oct 2010
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: After escaping from the Peabodys, Marty stops the car in the middle of the road and exits with his hair all messed up. A frame later it's brushed. (00:33:57)
14th Oct 2010
Buried (2010)
Continuity mistake: When Paul records the first video, the screen shows his hair over his forehead, in the rest of the shots his hairstyle is totally different.
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