Deliberate mistake: When John crashes the car against the elevator room, the cables he and the woman hold on to are clean, when they should be greasy - thus allowing for them to hold safely.
Sacha
14th Jan 2008
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
14th Jan 2008
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)

Continuity mistake: During the traffic jam scene, when the truck crashes against the taxi, the view inside McClane's car shows the taxi colliding against the car, dragging it away violently. From the aerial angle, the taxi doesn't touch McClane's car at all. (00:22:35)
10th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)

Continuity mistake: Mike enters the hotel and a woman in the back, sitting next to the woman with the pram, disappears between shots.
10th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: Mike fixes the boat painting, his hair and face are dry. He turns around and sits down and now he is all sweaty and with messy hair.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)

Continuity mistake: When Mike reaches the phone and hears the operator asking if he is checking out, the phone on the table swaps from facing down to up between shots.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When rain starts to pour in the frozen room, Mike's positions swaps from next to the television to 3 meters to the right in half a second.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: After Mike enters through the window, he lays down and his left arm is extended up to his head. Depending on the angle, in about 2 seconds it is in different positions, without him moving it.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When frozen Mike opens the laptop the lamp behind keeps moving around between shots.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When frozen Mike crouches towards the laptop he takes the blanket off of him. In the next angle the blanket is again on his back.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: While Mike is lying on the floor, frozen, the cognac bottle faces different sides between shots.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: While the frozen room is breaking down, the red lamp and the table next to it keep changing positions between shots.
9th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: Before rain falls in the frozen room, Mike shields himself with his arm. In that brief moment the stains on the wall disappear.
8th Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Mike falls on the frozen floor, after chatting with his wife, the vase swaps from being covered in ice to semi covered between shots.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)

Continuity mistake: The blood stain on the bath's curtains differs between shots.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: The match box in the ashtray in Room 1408, right after Mike enters, changes position and illustration in 2 seconds time.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)

Continuity mistake: While Mike is presenting his book, the cigarette on his ear is semi-hidden by his hair. Half a second later the hair appears shorter and the cigarette is visible.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When the clock starts and scares Mike, it swaps from facing front to sideways between shots.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Mike is cleaning his injured hand, the faucet bursts and blood splatters all over the sink. Depending on the angle the sink appears dirty or spotless.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: Mike scrapes snow away from the weather control but leaves no marks on the ice. Half a second later, from a wider angle, there's two big spots with no ice.
3rd Jan 2008
1408 (2007)
Continuity mistake: Mike unplugs the radio and knocks the bottle from the table. Then he picks up the phone and says "I didn't order no sandwich", and the bottle reappears on the table.
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