Sacha

Revealing mistake: At the baseball field, when Clark is holding the plane's nose he is replaced by an obvious CGI figure with zero facial expression.

Sacha

8th Dec 2010

Superman III (1983)

Revealing mistake: When the firemen's truck runs out of water there's a close-up of the level meter and it reads "Pierreville fire trucks Ltd. Camions a incendie" revealing the scene was shot in Canada.

Sacha

8th Dec 2010

Superman III (1983)

Revealing mistake: When Clark's sneeze launches the bowling ball, the ball casts no shadow, revealing it's a superimposed image.

Sacha

26th Nov 2010

Superman III (1983)

Revealing mistake: When the phone booths fall they don't have any cables attached underneath, revealing they're props.

Sacha

21st Nov 2010

War of the Worlds (2005)

Revealing mistake: After the ferry scene, CGI clothes fall off from the sky, but manage to go through the branches of the trees, without becoming entangled in them, or without the branches affecting the falling path of the fabric.

Sacha

Revealing mistake: When Nuclear Man destroys Metropolis, one of the walls between the window shop wiggles and the tiles flutter revealing it's a cardboard set. (01:10:55)

Sacha

4th Nov 2010

Poltergeist (1982)

Revealing mistake: When the investigators open the kids' bedroom, some of the flying stuff becomes transparent or very light coloured due to the matte effect.

Sacha

Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Elsa falls through the crack in the hole, she is swallowed by a big cloud of smoke in the void. However, her silhouette is visible underneath the smoke, revealing she never falls any deeper, and thus giving away how shallow the hole was.

Sacha

Revealing mistake: Dr. Jones fires at the jeep from the tank, but the explosion doesn't come out the cannon, nor by the jeep's window next to it; instead the back of the jeep explodes.

Sacha

Revealing mistake: A bomb falls in front of Indy's car, creating a crater where the car falls into. Dr. Jones Sr. doesn't move forward due to the momentum of the crash, revealing he's been replaced by a dummy.

Sacha

Back to the Future mistake picture

Revealing mistake: After Einstein's time travels, when both flames cross Marty and Doc's legs, they cast no shadow, giving the feeling that they are floating, thus giving away the blue screen effect. (00:22:01)

Sacha

Revealing mistake: When Marty is skateboarding and being chased by Biff's car, Marty's stunt double is noticeable because his wig is bulkier and darker coloured than Marty's real hair. He looks just like the Trololo guy from Youtube. (01:40:50 - 01:41:25)

Sacha

Revealing mistake: The huge UFO opens its door and a brilliant light comes out, but from the opposite angle, the reflection on the people's glasses is a black landscape and a tiny spot of light.

Sacha

21st Sep 2010

Flash Gordon (1980)

Revealing mistake: When the movie ends and the Hakwmen say thanks, watch for the people on the far left: they become greenish transparent because of the blue screen.

Sacha

21st Sep 2010

Flash Gordon (1980)

Revealing mistake: While Dale and Zarkov fly to Arboria against a blue screened backdrop they become transparent.

Sacha

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