Continuity mistake: When the angry mob is outside the Simpsons' home, Lisa sees Colin in the crowd. Carl is next to him, with his torch in his left hand. In the next shot, when Carl sets fire to a bouquet Colin brought for Lisa, Carl's torch is now in his right hand. (00:33:55)
Cubs Fan
27th Mar 2008
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
24th Jan 2008
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Continuity mistake: When Homer kicks over the bomb, Comic Book Guy is seen seen behind him, with Carl, Cletus, and Krusty. In the next shot, Comic Book Guy is gone (appearing a few shots later at his comic book shop), and Barney is there instead. (01:08:45)
23rd Jan 2008
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
17th Jan 2008
Michael Collins (1996)
Continuity mistake: Early in the film, Michael talks to Harry Boland on a boat. During this scene, a cigarette appears in Boland's mouth that was not in the previous shot. (00:40:40)
17th Jan 2008
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Continuity mistake: At one point during Grandpa's outburst in church, Marge is shown standing up. In the next shot, she is suddenly sitting down. (00:05:55)
22nd Dec 2007
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
23rd Nov 2007
Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
Continuity mistake: When McClane first brings Farrell to the Cyber division, McClane has a cut over his eyebrow that he gets from a fight scene later in the film. [This mistake is pointed out in the DVD audio commentary: this scene was filmed after said fight scene was completed. Still a mistake, though.] (00:29:00)
3rd Oct 2007
24 (2001)
Day 5: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: When Spenser tells Jack that someone else is in Rossler's penthouse, he says "In the bedroom to your right," but Jack then glances to his left.
3rd Oct 2007
24 (2001)
Day 5: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - S5-E7
Continuity mistake: In the "Previously on." montage, Ivan Erwich tells Walt Cummings "Your country is about to pay a very steep price for betraying us." But at the end of the previous episode, Erwich never says "for betraying us."
19th Sep 2007
Law & Order (1990)
The Torrents of Greed (2) - S1-E16
Continuity mistake: The opening title card reads "Three Months Later." Given the dates from the end of Part 1, this episode takes place two months later.
29th Aug 2007
The Great Escape (1963)
Continuity mistake: In the scene in which the POWs are distributing the tunnel dirt over the compound, Hendley is leading a group of POWs in a soldier's march. In one shot, dirt is coming out from the bags inside their trousers, but their hands are visibly swinging back and forth; they can't be pulling the strings in their pockets to release the dirt. (00:53:50)
31st Jul 2007
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Continuity mistake: On page 186 of the American hardcover, about a quarter of the way down the page, a paragraph begins "Malfoy looked rather as he had done the time Hermione had punched him in the face." However, Hermione never punched Malfoy in the books, she slapped him in Book 3. She only punched him in the third movie.
9th Jun 2007
The Simpsons (1989)
There's Something About Marrying - S16-E10
Continuity mistake: Reverend Lovejoy is unable to cite which book in the Bible condemns homosexuality, but in "Homer the Heretic," he is able to recite, from memory, a completely random Bible verse.
20th Apr 2007
24 (2001)
Day 4: 12:00 A.M.-1:00 A.M. - S4-E18
Continuity mistake: To get crucial information from Prado, Jack offers his resignation to Buchanan, and takes Prado on as a private citizen. But Jack doesn't work for CTU; he works for DOD, and is at CTU on a provisional basis.
9th Apr 2007
Without a Clue (1988)
Continuity mistake: In the basement of the Orpheum theater, Holmes takes a lamp off of a wall and places it on the floor. The shot cuts, and the lamp is back on the wall. When the shot cuts again, the lamp is back on the floor. (01:29:25 - 01:30:45)
28th Feb 2007
24 (2001)
Day 4: 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M. - S4-E12
Continuity mistake: When Driscoll leaves CTU, Secretary Heller asks Tony to call Division to request a replacement. Moments later, Heller says he still wants to call District. (00:14:00 - 00:14:40)
9th Jan 2007
24 (2001)
Continuity mistake: At one point during Alberta Green's debrief of Jack, the shot changes to a split screen. In the left box, Jack stands up from the table before he does in the right box. (00:04:05)
12th Nov 2006
Manhunter (1986)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Graham uses Freddy Lounds to plant a story about the Tooth Fairy in the Tattler, Lounds places a tape recorder on a desk. A few shots later, the recorder is back in Freddy's hand, and he places it on the desk again.
12th Nov 2006
Tommy (1975)
Continuity mistake: During "Eyesight to the Blind," The Preacher's guitar changes from a red Les Paul to a black Stratocaster. It's not blatantly obvious, but easy enough to spot without slow-mo. (00:26:33 - 00:30:02)
3rd Nov 2005
Manhunter (1986)
Continuity mistake: In the original theatrical version, Graham shoots six rounds at Dollarhyde from a gun that holds five rounds. [In the Director's Cut, one of the shots has been edited out. However, this is still valid for other prints of the film.]
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