Continuity mistake: After Hugo and Isabelle see the picture of the moon printed on the book, their hands alternate between being on the book, to away from the book, between angles.
Sacha
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: At the library, Hugo points his finger below Tabard's picture, but when the angle cuts it's on top of it.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Revealing mistake: When the kids see the moon picture on the book, an old, chubby hand lays on the page, obviously not the kids'. When the angle changes, their small thin hands re-appear.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the monkey-wrench falls, it lays on the middle of two tiles. When the angle changes, it lays on the center of a tile.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Méliès shows up after the projection, the film suddenly disappears from the reel.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Revealing mistake: When the automaton starts drawing, a thick black piece suddenly appears behind the tip of the pen, most likely some sort of mechanism, or a piece of lead to allow for the drawing to be made.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the automaton signs the drawing, it makes a dot inches away to the right of the "L". When Hugo hands the drawing to the lady, the dot is a thick mark right over the "L".
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the kids turn the automaton on, the inkpot swaps from laying part on the table and part on the paper, or totally on the paper, depending on the angle.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Frick brings the dog, while Hugo is looking at the inspector, the luggage porter walks behind Hugo twice.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Frick gives the Dachshund, the Inspector looks at his watch and puts it in his pocket. When the angle changes, he is looking at his watch again and repeating all previous movements.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo is holding onto the clock's hands, escaping from the inspector, his hand is either right next to a big round bolt, or inches away, depending on the angle.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Hugo's been saved by the inspector, he holds onto the automaton while being threatened by the cop. Méliès arrives and shouts, and for a brief moment the way Hugo holds the automaton completely changes.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: The first time the doberman dog chases Hugo, it enters a hallway and skids. The passers-by behind differ between shots.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After the inspector saves Hugo, he yells at him "What were you thinking of?" Hugo's hair is moving wildly in one angle, still in the next angle, then wild, and finally back to still.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Tabard shows the movie, he raises up twice.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: While the inspector flirts with Lissette, she is standing sideways or straight, depending on the angle.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: After Hugo walks away with Labisse's book, he sees the Inspector and comes to a standstill. When the angle changes, he is repeating the previous movements and coming to a halt again.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo bumps into Labisse and the books fall, their position changes between shots.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When the drawings fly all over the room, the ones on the box's lid appear / disappear randomly between shots.
6th Mar 2012
Hugo (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Hugo gives Mrs. Méliès the drawing, her hands change positions between the wide and the close-up angles.
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