Continuity mistake: As Bond chases Patrice over the rooftops of the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul at the start of the film, in the close ups of Daniel Craig his tie can be seen noticeably flapping over his shoulder (as you would expect). But in the long shots with the stuntman it doesn't move about at all, presumably having been fixed in place for safety. (00:04:40)
Casual Person
9th Nov 2012
Skyfall (2012)
21st Sep 2004
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
Revealing mistake: At the beginning, when people are walking through the metal detector and on the screen it shows them nude, the background is different on the screen. For example, the screen shows two people sitting down, but there are no people sitting down. (00:02:35)
19th Feb 2013
Family Guy (1999)
To Live and Die in Dixie - S3-E12
Continuity mistake: When the FBI agents are telling Lois that the killer knows where they are, the sky keeps alternating from night to daytime and back.
20th Feb 2013
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Continuity mistake: During Inspector Kemp's visit at the Frankenstein manor, Frankenstein is playing darts while he is having his conversation with Kemp. He throws the first dart at the bottom 10, but by the time he throws the second dart at 7, the first dart he threw at 10 is now at the bottom of 18. (00:56:20)
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: 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: 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)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Continuity mistake: When Tintin walks up the staircase of the Syldavian Restaurant, he stops at a door where he hears people talking about him. There is no key hole under the door knob when he stops walking, but there is a key hole when Tintin says "Sorry" to the manager. (00:06:20)
3rd Sep 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
King Ottokar's Sceptre: Part 1 - S2-E4
Other mistake: Tintin walks into Hector's apartment to give him his briefcase. An animation error occurs regarding his magnifying glass in the shot where Hector says "Just leave the mail on the table if you please." For the first few frames of shot, the circle around the edges of the magnifying glass is colored yellow. Then as he says the line, the edge of the magnifying glass suddenly flickers to black during the shot. (00:01:55)
1st Nov 2012
Skyfall (2012)
Deliberate mistake: In the chase through the tube station, Bond and Silva both slide down between the escalators. On the London Underground, this area has hard vertical signs at regular intervals, precisely to prevent people sliding down. (01:31:50)
4th Sep 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Boys Do Cry - S5-E15
Revealing mistake: When Lois places Stewie on the floor whilst at the Little Miss Texas pageant, one of the girls is seen looking at herself in a mirror, only she doesn't seem to have a reflection. (00:15:35)
19th Feb 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian are taking the unconscious man to the closet, a blood trail is left behind him. However, when Stewie and Brian get the man into the closet, there's barely any blood there. (00:34:45)
19th Feb 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: When Stewie and Brian put out the presents in the first house, there is a plate with three cookies on behind them. But when Brian goes to eat the cookie, there is only one cookie there and no plate. (00:33:20)
19th Feb 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Road to the North Pole - S9-E7
Continuity mistake: At the first house, the bag in the sleigh with all the presents in is ripped open when it falls off the roof. However, when Stewie and Brian leave the house, there is no tear in the bag at all. (00:32:55 - 00:36:45)
28th Jul 2013
Skyfall (2012)
Continuity mistake: When Silva gets out of the helicopter at Skyfall, the sky is approaching dark (7 o'clock to 8 o'clock sky). After throwing the grenades in the house and Silva says "Everyone listen to me! Don't you dare touch her, she's mine!" about 50 seconds later, it is suddenly pitch black (11 o'clock to midnight sky). (01:55:25 - 01:56:15)
30th Aug 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
The Broken Ear: Part 2 - S2-E3
Other mistake: In a flashback of Lopez stealing the gem stone, he places the idol in his bag and closes it. If you watch the idol as it closes, an animation error occurs where it vanishes from shot just before the bag finishes closing, revealing that the animators forgot to draw it in each individual frame. (00:39:10)
30th Aug 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
The Broken Ear: Part 2 - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: After Tintin escapes the villains, he takes off driving the villains' purple car. The car becomes pink overnight. (00:32:00)
30th Aug 2013
Family Guy (1999)
Continuity mistake: In the restaurant scene during the chicken fight, after Peter says "oh yeah? What are ya gonna do about it?" the chicken already has a black eye just before they begin fighting.
30th Aug 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
The Broken Ear: Part 2 - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: The villains throw a rope at Tintin and pull him towards them. The shot after one of them takes out a bat, Tintin's coat is dark blue. 2 shots later, the coat is now a light blue. (00:30:30)
30th Aug 2013
The Adventures of Tintin (1991)
The Broken Ear: Part 2 - S2-E3
Continuity mistake: When Tintin says "Checkmate" to General Alcazar, no pawns are visible on the chess board. When Alcazar starts bellowing in the next shot, two pawns have suddenly appeared. (00:29:20)
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