Revealing mistake: When Superman crashes against a missile, he is launched backwards a mile away until he crashes against a mountain. The problem is, the projected background for both scenes is the exact same one. In the second shot, the mountain he crashes on was added to the projection.
Sacha
23rd Apr 2025
Superman III (1983)
9th Apr 2025
Dead Ringers (1988)
Revealing mistake: After Elliot talks to Beverly about the speech, Elliot walks to the right and becomes transparent, giving away the visual effects.
9th Apr 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Jack starts walking on the log, there are square chalk T-marks painted on it to point out where he must step, which disappear in the overhead shot.
9th Apr 2025
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Revealing mistake: The Lollipop Guild's bald caps and face makeup to hide them, especially the ones on the sides, are very, very obvious.
28th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Kong arrives at the top of the tower, his foot clips through the railing footage.
28th Mar 2025
Jurassic Park (1993)
Revealing mistake: When the group stops to watch the Brachiosaurus, its CGI head clips through the branches of the tree, and the body becomes transparent. A close-up is provided, though it's not necessary at all when watching it on screen.
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Suggested correction: There is no clipping. When his head is turned, its head is in front of the branches, and when he starts looking forward and goes on his hind legs, its head is behind the branches.
I don't see any superimposing. Its head is in front of the branch. It's even clearer in the moving scene, no superimposing to spot. Is this screenshot from the VHS version? Because if it's not visible there, it won't be in any other version either.
It's hard to tell from the screenshots, but it does look superimposed on the second one. However, if you watch the scene, it does look like Lionhead says that the branch is in front of the dinosaur. Skip to 1:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uaNYpe5LJ0.
Just to be clear, I say the head is in front of the branch, not the other way around. Only when it starts looking to the front do its head and neck move behind the branch. But in the screenshot, the head is in front of the branch. Side note: If someone wants to follow the link, remove the period at the end; it's added automatically but not part of the link.
27th Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: The flamethrower scorches Kong, who is behind an antenna. However, the antenna remains perfect, revealing it is a projection.
27th Mar 2025
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Revealing mistake: When Indy is in the archive room cornered by the thugs, there are a couple of wide shots where it's definitely not Harrison Ford, but a stuntman with a mask resembling his face. The wide shots cut to close-ups of the real Harrison, and one can see the big difference between both. According to the making-of videos, several stunts were played using this technique.
16th Mar 2025
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Karg is raiding Kevin's house, we see a shot of a newspaper page. Karg's hook position allows us to see that the paragraph starting with "Many persons" is repeated.
15th Mar 2025
Critters 2 (1988)
Revealing mistake: During the diner scene, there's a critter on top of a trash can, standing next to the wall. One can see the hole through which the puppeteer moves him.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: When Lady Kong grabs Mitch before Kong rescues her - and when she later arrives at the dance - Mitch is replaced with a stiff dummy.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: After Kong kills the redneck, the second guy stands against a rocky wall when huge rocks fall on him. None of them hurt him, make him bleed, nor does he cry in pain, revealing they're fake props.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: Obvious dummy when Kong grabs the redneck with stiff, unrealistic arms, plus his white T-shirt under the plaid shirt disappears.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: When Kong walks loose at the warehouse, a pickup truck zooms by and crashes. One can see it's empty.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: The soldiers fire their flamethrowers at Kong, but from his POV, one can see the tight rope covered in flames to simulate a flame.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: The soldiers pour gallons of nerve gas to knock a humongous gorilla down, but none of the guys not wearing a mask are affected the slightest bit.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: When Amy falls in the river, she is replaced by a stunt with a blatant, bulky wig.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Revealing mistake: The bulldozer is rusty and covered in mud. When Kong grabs it, it's now a miniature perfectly painted. Also, the driver is an obvious dummy.
12th Mar 2025
The French Connection (1971)
Revealing mistake: When Popeye's car stops chasing the EL train, there are skid marks from previous takes parallel to the ones that the car just made.
2nd Mar 2025
King Kong (1976)
Revealing mistake: When Kong climbs up the Twin Tower, Dwan is replaced with a blatant doll.
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