Continuity mistake: After Superman throws Zod against the ice wall, Non's position changes between shots: First he is way behind Luthor, and a second later both are side by side.
Sacha
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Non enters the Daily Planet there's a wood shelf with four sheets of paper, the ones in the middle are yellow and the rest are black and white. When the shot changes to a wide angle, all the papers are black and white.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Zod throws a man against the wall in East Houston, the man goes through the wall into a truck. Before he crashes against the truck, wires holding him are visible.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Ursa sits down to arm wrestle, coasters magically appear on the table.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: The corner in the Fortress of Solitude that exploded looks totally different when we see it at the end of the film.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Non rampages the Daily planet, the grey file cabinet lying on the floor changes positions before and after he enters.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: Inside the White House, Non throws a pillar at the soldiers. When it lands on the floor, it starts to move by itself like a puppet, revealing the whole structure was attached to a string.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Inside the bar in East Houston, Zod pushes a man backwards, but the next shot shows the man flying as if he had been thrown upwards.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: While Superman is crushing Zod's hand, there's a close-up of Non watching the scene in awe. In the following shot, Non's expression has changed to normal.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: The watch on the left hand of the cop holding the binoculars while watching the Eiffel Tower, appears and disappears between shots.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Ursa throws the White House cop out of the window on the ceiling, the hole in the glass appears before he goes through it.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Ursa descends through the White House window, she is facing the back of the cop holding a gun. In the next shot she lands facing somewhere else, the cop now being by her side.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: After Zod grabs the cop's rifle, a close-up shows the rifle's butt close to the policeman, which is inconsistent with the next shot where the villains are seen many meters away.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: Wires holding Superman are seen when he lands on the island to pick up fruit.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Ursa grabs the snake, in the close-up her badge appears skewed. In the rest of the shots the badge appears straight.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Audio problem: Trapped under the elevator, Lois says "Capital P" but she is not mouthing the word.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Zod takes the rifle out of the cop's hand the strings moving the rifle are seen, each by the side of the cop's cowboy hat when the rifle turns red.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: When Superman starts playing hide and seek with the villains, he stands away from the icicles. When Ursa shows up a frame later, he's leaning against them.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: The coat hanger in Perry's office disappears between shots.
31st Oct 2006
Superman II (1980)
Continuity mistake: Non smashes Perry's glass but a second later the glass is back in place.
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