Revealing mistake: When Non punches Superman and he crashes against a metal wall, there's a brief shot where Chris Reeve's stunt double is very noticeable.
Sacha
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
7th Aug 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: At the Fortress, when the villains and Superman play the appearing/disappearing trick, there's a shot with 4 Supermen onscreen, a special effect which was achieved with stand-ins. The one in front of Zod, and especially the one next to Lois look nothing like Christopher Reeve.
29th Jul 2019
Skyfall (2012)
Revealing mistake: During the motorbike chase, after a man says "they're on the rooftop of the grand bazaar" Bond's bike jumps and right after there's a wide shot where the driver is not Daniel Craig but a stuntman.
13th Jul 2019
Moonraker (1979)
Revealing mistake: During the shooting in the space station, Holly and another guy jump in a ditch and start shooting at the baddies. Seconds later the same shot is repeated. (01:53:15)
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When Luthor is about to climb up the balloon his bald cap wrinkles by his nape.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: In the prison laundry, Luthor's bald cap is very noticeable, especially by his sideburns.
2nd Jul 2019
Superman II (1980)
Revealing mistake: When the phantom zone explodes it is a cheap pencil drawing animation.
14th Jun 2019
Moonraker (1979)
Revealing mistake: When Bond is underwater struggling with a python he is replaced by an obvious stuntman. (01:23:15)
14th Jun 2019
Moonraker (1979)
Revealing mistake: During the cable car scene, when Bond and Goodhead are sliding down, not only is the image in the background a still image (check the boat left of the island, and the waves next to the coast on the right), but the very same shot of them sliding downwards is used twice.
4th Jun 2019
Wild Wild West (1999)
Revealing mistake: After removing their magnetic collars, Gordon gets dragged across the floor. Check the sand and you'll notice a trail ahead of him from previous shots.
Revealing mistake: When the baddies are chasing Mutt's bike, right after they exit the cafe they skid to the left. Skid marks from previous takes are visible on the road.
Revealing mistake: During the campus chase scene, Mutt skids his bike and turns left to drive under a stone arch. Multiple skid marks are seen on the pavement from previous shots.
14th May 2019
Game of Thrones (2011)
Battle of the Bastards - S6-E9
Revealing mistake: When Jon Snow jumps on the horse his steel sword wobbles back and forth revealing it's made of rubber.
14th May 2019
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Revealing mistake: When father and son are parasailing, in the close-ups (an obvious green screen effect) the clouds never change shape, note the small one on the left, revealing it's a still image.
10th May 2019
Jurassic Park (1993)
Revealing mistake: Wile driving away from the dinosaur Malcolm tells the driver to go fast. The stunt driver is very noticeable - he has a bigger head and way more hair than the actor.
20th Apr 2019
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Revealing mistake: After Bernard breaks the toilet Greg lifts up the baby. From the angle shot from behind, note the baby's fake hair and you'll notice he's been replaced for a very obvious dummy.
4th Apr 2019
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Revealing mistake: The first shot of the restaurant where Julie works shows a couple exiting. When Julie exits herself several minutes later, the couple is in the same spot continuing their movement, revealing that it's the very same shot reused.
29th Mar 2019
The Witches (1990)
Revealing mistake: When the mouse is pushing the potion down the spoon handle towards the soup, both the bottle and the spoon turn green due to the chroma screen.
15th Mar 2019
Masters of the Universe (1987)
Revealing mistake: When the movie begins and Skeletor is walking along the alley, the blue soldiers on the right are a very blatant painting, revealing the matte effect.
9th Jan 2019
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade (1989)
Revealing mistake: The seagulls on the beach (when Dr. Jones scares them with his umbrella) are blatantly fake. They don't move an inch. This was also confirmed by producer Robert Watts in this making-of video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMFMKsrXuGY (minute 2'30").
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