Revealing mistake: After barefoot John rolls down the stairs with the German thug one can notice the top of John's (his stunt in this case) protective sock around his left foot. (00:35:44)
Sacha
16th Dec 2020
Die Hard (1988)
13th Dec 2020
Die Hard (1988)
Revealing mistake: The first time John walks up to the rooftop, he walks backwards to avoid the thugs' bullets and shelters behind a wall. Despite supposedly being barefoot his socks are very noticeable and wrinkle around the ankle.
11th Dec 2020
Goldfinger (1964)
Revealing mistake: Before Goldfinger is sucked out of the plane, the flying cushions (superimposed on a chroma) magically vanish.
11th Dec 2020
Goldfinger (1964)
Revealing mistake: When Oddjob is killed and falls face-down, he turns his head to the left a second before he smashes it against the floor.
11th Dec 2020
Goldfinger (1964)
Revealing mistake: When Bond grabs a huge stick to attack Oddjob, the first wide shot behind Bond is of a very obvious stuntman with a square face and a prominent jaw. Stunt also visible after Bond jumps and grabs Oddjob's neck, when he is launched against the wall.
8th Dec 2020
Die Hard (1988)
Revealing mistake: When John fights against the blonde German thug, Bruce Willis' stunt and the thug's are very noticeable: different body build plus darker and longer hair in the case of Willis, and bulky wig in the case of the German. (00:35:21)
1st Dec 2020
The Crown (2016)
17th Nov 2020
Son of the Mask (2005)
Revealing mistake: When the baby fires the big jet of pee it comes out of somewhere next to his knee instead of his groin. Obviously where some sort of hose was placed.
15th Nov 2020
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Revealing mistake: When the movie starts there's a car chase where a baddie throws a grenade at a car. When the burning car flips and rolls it is very obviously hollow and the driver has been replaced with some structure that doesn't resemble a man at all.
5th Nov 2020
Son of the Mask (2005)
Revealing mistake: When Loki disguised as the delivery person grabs the baby, he's replaced by an obvious doll, with pale yellowish skin and lighter hair colour.
31st Oct 2020
Beetlejuice (1988)
Revealing mistake: When Maxie and Juno are jetted through the ceiling, check the stiffness of their bodies: they've been replaced by mannequins. (01:19:20)
27th Oct 2020
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the earthquake starts there are several shots of bell towers shaking. The first is the only one that moves, the rest are photos where neither the bells nor the trees around move, an obvious camera trick.
26th Oct 2020
Bad Boys for Life (2020)
Revealing mistake: During the first chase, when the Batmobile joke is said, skidmarks from previous takes are visible on the road.
26th Oct 2020
Willow (1988)
Revealing mistake: After Madmartigan falls off the sliding shield, brown haired Willow is replaced by a stunt with black hair.
26th Oct 2020
Willow (1988)
Revealing mistake: When Madmartigan and Willow are about to crash against a rock and when they're speeding downhill, Mad's been replaced by an obvious stunt holding an ugly doll. (01:15:19)
26th Oct 2020
Willow (1988)
Revealing mistake: Madmartigan is asked by a man if he wants "to breed" and he rejects him and turns around. Right then you'll notice that Elora's been replaced by an obvious doll. (00:48:03)
26th Oct 2020
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Revealing mistake: When Lorrie jumps out of the window, she is replaced by an obvious stuntman: Fireproof gloves appear on her hands, she is wearing a fireproof mask, and her hair is an obvious wig.
26th Oct 2020
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: When the earthquake starts there are several shots of churches shaking. None of the trees next to them are shaking, revealing the camera effect. (00:52:16)
23rd Oct 2020
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: During the earthquake, when the window-shop bursts, the airbag that breaks the windows is very, very noticeable. (00:53:13)
21st Oct 2020
Earthquake (1974)
Revealing mistake: After Miles' track falls down, there's a shot of a wobbling black office building. It is a mere photograph being very obviously moved back and forth. (00:52:56)
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