Revealing mistake: When Chekhov and Terrell see the Ceti Eels moving around in the tank for the first time, it's obvious that it's not sand in the tank. As the creatures move underneath, all the 'grains' move in unison, and not a single grain of sand is disturbed nor do they tumble over one another.
wizard_of_gore
9th Nov 2009
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
10th Apr 2009
Casino Royale (2006)
Revealing mistake: In the beginning of the film, when Bond is talking to Dryden, the wire used to flip the chair is visible leading from the chair, off screen.
4th Apr 2009
Hancock (2008)
Revealing mistake: When Mary and Hancock are fighting throughout the city, they hit buildings, pavement, etc., doing massive damage, but their clothes are almost completely unaffected and are barely dirty.
26th Jan 2008
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Revealing mistake: When the boat blasts out of Stromberg's lair and lands in the water, it's obviously a miniature and the people inside are obviously dummies.
25th Jan 2008
Live and Let Die (1973)
Revealing mistake: When Tee Hee bends the barrel of Bond's Walther PPK, in the close-up, the score marks where the barrel has been pre-cut are visible.
11th Sep 2007
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Revealing mistake: When Artim goes back into the cave to retrieve his little pet, we see that the creature is almost as big as his fist. When he grabs it, he closes his fist rather tightly, revealing that the creature is CGI, otherwise it would have been squished.
11th Sep 2007
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Revealing mistake: When the Bak'u are fleeing, and running across the bridge, you can briefly see the launchers that are used to propel the stunt people into the air.
20th Aug 2007
The Princess Bride (1987)
Revealing mistake: When Humperdink and the six-fingered man are on horseback near the coast, discussing strategy, you can tell that the ocean is a matte painting, as the waves and whitecaps never move.
24th Jul 2007
Ben-Hur (1959)
Revealing mistake: When Miriam, Esther and Tirzah find shelter from the storm in a cave, the storm is violent and the wind is howling, but the trees visible in the background are barely swaying.
20th Jul 2007
Ben-Hur (1959)
Revealing mistake: During the naval battle, the same footage of a sinking galley is used several times, apparently to represent the sinking of several galleys.
14th Jul 2007
Ben-Hur (1959)
Revealing mistake: When the slaves are walking through the desert on their route to Tyros, in several scenes it's obvious that a double is standing in for Charlton Heston as Ben-Hur.
1st Feb 2007
Heroes (2006)
Revealing mistake: The money that Micah dumps out of his backpack is very obviously fake. In fact, the $20 bills have Benjamin Franklin's portrait on them.
13th Nov 2005
Dagon (2001)
Revealing mistake: When Paul is in the car trying to escape, he hits one of the villagers. The man is obviously yanked back by a harness before the car hits him.
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