Sacha

9th Apr 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When the boat is arriving at the shore, the captain grabs his radio and speaks, then lowers it. A shot later from a different angle, it's close to his mouth again.

Sacha

9th Apr 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When the three soldiers step off the elevator to fight Kong, the one on the far right bends down to pick something up. An instant cut later, he is standing tall next to the other two.

Sacha

26th Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When Kong swings the log, the man in the middle falls down and holds onto a branch. Barely a second later, he is standing up again and repeating the previous fall.

Sacha

26th Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: Kong throws a barrel at the soldiers, and Jack shouts, "Yes!" Then he rests his left hand on the wall. From the immediate opposite angle, his hand is now fisted. The hand's position is also inconsistent in the following shots.

Sacha

26th Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When Wilson falls inside Kong's footprint, his scarf swaps between tied around his neck and loose back and forth between shots.

Sacha

26th Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

1st Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: Dwan asks Kong, "I bet you are an Aries, aren't you?" with both of her hands lowered. A shot later, her left hand is on her head. (01:02:48)

Sacha

1st Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

1st Mar 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Before Dwan is abducted, the platform where she is fishing is fully lit and has objects scattered everywhere. After Jack leaves, the place is tidier and in the shadows.

Sacha

28th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

28th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: On the boat, Wilson says, "He dresses like an ape and gets laid," then extends his hands and arms. From the opposite angle, they're not. (00:41:01)

Sacha

27th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When Dwan lies down and asks if she's going to Singapur, her left arm jumps from resting on her belly to across her body and next to the other arm, between shots. (00:20:37)

Sacha

27th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: Dwan wakes up, sits up on the bed with her hair all messed up and asks who picked her up from the dingy. A shot later, her hair is nicely brushed.

Sacha

26th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When Dwan wakes up, she moves her left arm around her hair and nape. A shot later, her arm is lowered in a totally different position. Then, in an instant cut later, it's back around her nape. (00:17:43)

Sacha

26th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: When the captain walks over to the bed where Dwan lies unconscious to feel her pulse, her head swaps positions between one frame and another and so do her legs.

Sacha

26th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

26th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

26th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

Continuity mistake: On the boat back to New York, Wilson asks, "Any chance that you two are getting married?" and then Dwan's arms completely change position between shots. (01:29:07)

Sacha

25th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Kong dries Dwan's hair by the waterfall, she is holding onto his second finger. From the opposite angle, she is holding onto his third finger. This swaps back and forth.

Sacha

25th Feb 2025

King Kong (1976)

King Kong mistake picture

Continuity mistake: On the island, Jack removes the lens from his camera. A shot later, the lens is back on, and he removes it again.

Sacha

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