Continuity mistake: When Barnabas stops the disco ball from landing on David, he is set on fire. Willie then chucks a pail of water on him to stop him burning. The next shot shows the bucket Willie holds and there is no trace of water, nor is the bucket wet, even though he'd just used water from the pail to throw at Barnabas. (01:21:00)
Casual Person
9th Sep 2013
Dark Shadows (2012)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: At the apartment, Dylan takes the Guardians of Horus off Alma and goes to the living room and places it on a table. The scene cuts to Alma sleeping and the scene cuts back to Dylan. In the first shot, his gun is placed next to the book and is facing a 7 o'clock angle and is a few inches away from the edge of the table. In the following shot, the gun is now facing a 12 o'clock direction and on the edge of the desk. Extended version. (01:11:15)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: At the start of the New Orleans show, Henley is wearing trousers. But by the time, the rabbit trick begins, she is suddenly wearing a dress. She goes back to wearing trousers once she jumps into the bubble. (00:53:30 - 00:54:45)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: After Fuller states to Dylan that the Horsemen have tracking bracelets, Dylan is on the balcony looking at a crowd. He is then joined by Alma and he turns his head to her. In the following shot from behind the two, Dylan is now suddenly looking at the crowd. (00:46:10)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: In New Orleans, Alma shows Dylan a book on Lionel Shrike. When the camera is front of her, she is holding the book with her hand at the top. In the reverse angle, she's not. (00:45:20)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: After the Horsemen have left the FBI, Fuller says to Dylan "Guess who was sitting there in the back..." During this shot, two men and a woman are visible in the background are about to walk down a flight of stairs. 2 shots later, there is no sign of them. Then they are visible walking on the sidewalk when the camera is on Dylan in the next shot. In this shot, they walk past Dylan. But 2 shots later, they are still yet to walk past Dylan. (00:32:30)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: Whilst interrogating Daniel, Alma asks him "If you had nothing to do with it then how did the playing card get into the vault?" At the end of this shot, Daniel raises his head upwards. In the next shot, he is suddenly looking forward at the table. (00:28:10)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: At the Las Vegas show, Daniel says to the French banker "If you could sign your name. In English if possible." The next shot shows Henley walking around the stage in the center. But by the next shot she's suddenly standing at the edge of the stage. (00:19:35)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: In the scene in which the magicians all meet each other, Jack shows his card to the other three magicians. In this shot, Henley's card is already raised. In the following shot, she goes to raise her card a second time. (00:11:50)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: After Henley finishes her trick and the camera pans over to her, just before the camera stops panning, there is a blonde woman with short hair and tree patterns on her dress visible in front of her to the right (or viewer's left). But as it cuts to a wide angle, that same woman is suddenly behind her. (00:07:15)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: For Henley's trick she has handcuffs chained to her and is dropped into a tank. In one of the reverse angles, she has both of her arms stretched out. But in a close-up of her arms, she now has her arms extended with them in front of her. She is saying the same line during all of the shots as this happens so it couldn't have had anything to do with several seconds passing between shots. (00:05:45)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: When Jack performs his magic trick on the spoon, a man figures out how he did it and demands $100. In a close-up of his wallet, the wallet is opened. But in the wide angle, the wallet is suddenly closed. (00:05:05)
8th Sep 2013
Now You See Me (2013)
Continuity mistake: When Merritt performs a trick on a couple, he takes out a note to see if the wife can take it. The way the note is held differs between shots. (00:02:15)
4th Sep 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Boys Do Cry - S5-E15
Continuity mistake: At the Little Miss Texas pageant, just as Lois finishes saying "It's what you do when you're in Texas", she and Stewie walk past a judge and a little girl. In a close-up of Stewie, the judge and little girl have suddenly become a plant. (00:15:25)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: The book Tintin starts reading on the plane is blue, which becomes grey about 33 seconds later. (00:13:50 - 00:14:20)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: "Hector" drops a cigarette with 1cm of ash on the end. Then there's 0.1cm. Then back to 1cm. (00:12:25)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When the detectives find Tintin, the motorbike and the car are right next to each other. The distances between the two vehicles extends by a few meters when Tintin gets up. (00:11:00)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When the room explodes, Tintin's tie is placed in front of his blazer. A few seconds later, the tie is suddenly placed behind the blazer. (00:09:55)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: Tintin looks under a table and sees Snowy walking. In this shot, the manager's pants are yellow/brown. The pants become black as soon as Tintin leaves the restaurant. (00:07:25)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: At the Syldavian Restaurant, Tintin drinks a glass of wine until there is 10% left. The level of wine raises 50% later. (00:06:50)
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