Continuity mistake: The handwriting and capitalization written on the desk drawer sent by the robbers containing their demands changes when Detective Frazier discovers that it's bugged. For example, "SemTex" changes to "SEMTEX" and "CAMeras" changes to "camerAS".
THGhost
2nd Dec 2010
Inside Man (2006)
2nd Dec 2010
Inside Man (2006)
Revealing mistake: When Detective Frazier enters the bank and tries to get the jump on Dalton Russell, they get into a struggle and fall down the stairs. As they fall down, look at Detective Frazier's head. It is supposed to be bald, but it suddenly has a full head of hair. It's quite obviously a stunt double.
27th Nov 2010
The Duchess (2008)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film when Georgiana is talking with her mother about her engagement, the curl running down the back of Georgiana's neck disappears and reappears multiple times.
26th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: The white outline drawn by the coroner does not match where Kendra's body fell after being killed by Drusilla.
24th Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
Question: When Harry finds the Sword of Godric Gryffindor in the frozen lake, why doesn't he just use the Wingardium Leviosa spell to levitate it out of the lake instead of diving in to get it himself? I assume that this is how J.K. Rowling wrote it in the book, but does this still count as a mistake?
22nd Nov 2010
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

Continuity mistake: At the meeting at the start of the film, Lord Voldemort's wand switches hands between shots after he takes it out. (00:06:20)
20th Nov 2010
Eurotrip (2004)
Revealing mistake: When flashing to hitch a ride, black tape can be seen underneath Michelle Trachtenberg's top to preserve her dignity.
19th Nov 2010
Castle (2009)
Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind - S3-E9
Trivia: In this episode, Castle says the words "My partner is crazy and may start firing at any moment" in Chinese. Beckett then asks him "Semester abroad?", to which he replies "Nah, a TV show I used to love". This is a reference to Firefly, a TV show starring Nathan Fillion in which characters occasionally spoke in Chinese.
19th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Audio problem: The drummer in Oz's band's movements don't match the song that is heard when we first see them performing at Buffy's house.
19th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Other mistake: At the beginning of the episode when Giles visits the archaeologists who have obtained the obelisk, it appears to be much too tall/wide to have fit through the door.
19th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Buffy decides to leave again and goes to her room to pack, her door is three quarters shut when she goes in, half open when Willow comes in and almost fully open when Joyce comes in. At no point does anybody touch this door.
19th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Pat puts on the demon mask and punches Buffy into the bedroom door, she hits the door with her back and then falls to the floor on her face. In the immediate shot she hits the floor again, but this time on her back.
19th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Willow catches Xander and Cordelia kissing in the library, the hair next to Willow's right ear moves between shots as her and Xander are talking in the hallway.
17th Nov 2010
Firefly (2002)
Continuity mistake: Just before Serenity disembarks from Triumph near the beginning of the episode, there are some small areas of shrubbery and foliage surrounding the exit ramp. But once Serenity takes off, the shrubbery and foliage is gone.
17th Nov 2010
Firefly (2002)
Continuity mistake: When Zoë and Wash are on the bridge talking about Saffron, Zoë's necklace moves position between shots.
15th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
15th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
15th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
15th Nov 2010
Buffy The Vampire Slayer (1997)
12th Nov 2010
Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
Audio problem: Near the beginning of the film when Alice and her clones break into the Umbrella building, she comes down in an elevator. The numbers above the elevator showing what floor she is on beep every time they change, but some of the beeps are out of sync. A beep is heard for floor 6 before the number 7 has even changed and a beep is also heard a fraction of a second before the number 3 fully appears. (00:07:05)
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Chosen answer: It is not a mistake. Harry does attempt to summon the sword with a spell, but like the locket horcrux in the sea cave in (in HP and the Half-blood Prince), all the horcruxes, as well as other particularly strong magical objects (like the three Deathly Hallows), are impervious to all types of summoning charms. They therefore must be retrieved by other means.
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