Continuity mistake: When the crane brings Kong's heart, Amy raises her arm upright. An instant cut later, it's slightly bent.
Sacha
26th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
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)

Continuity mistake: When the rednecks trap Kong and watch him, the bonfire in front disappears. From the opposite angle, it reappears.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Continuity mistake: When the rednecks are waiting for Kong, the one on the right puts a cigar in his mouth. A shot later it's back in his hand and he is putting it in again.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)
Continuity mistake: After being rescued by the river, Amy stands up on the bridge. Right then, the light swaps from dark to sunny between instant cuts.
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)

Continuity mistake: When Amy cuts Kong's chest during the transplant, blood splatters on her mask and arm. A shot later, her mask is spotless and the blood stains on the arm are different.
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)

Continuity mistake: Kong picks up a tiny baby alligator. A shot later, it's suddenly a full-size adult alligator. Then, a shot later, it's back to the baby.
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)
Other mistake: When the two choppers fly towards Lady Kong with the nerve gas falling, for reasons unknown, they move at a normal speed, but Lady Kong moves in slo-mo. (00:48:31)
13th Mar 2025
King Kong Lives (1986)

Continuity mistake: After Mitch saves Amy from falling into the river, the backpack changes position between shots.
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
King Kong Lives (1986)
Character mistake: When Mitch is in Borneo calling the university, a woman is holding a jug with shaving foam and a brush. A shot later, they're on the table.
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