Continuity mistake: The stains on Stewart's top hat have a different pattern when he reaches the shore where Ada and Flora are waiting. (00:11:40)
NancyFelix
26th Apr 2004
The Piano (1993)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Lorenzo practices shooting he hits a bottle which his alcoholic buddy is holding in his hand. Only the neck remains in the hand, but when the camera angle changes the piece is much bigger, including the label. (00:59:15)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: Shortly before Sands kills the waitress she brings a pot of coffee which disappears at the end of the scene. (00:37:05)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: Before Sands kills Bellini, when he says that he wouldn't think twice about ripping the patch from his eye hole and skull-f***ing him to death he is holding his cigarette up in the air. When the camera angle changes the arm is down on the table. (00:36:40)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: The chain with which El and Carolina are linked together gets cut open with a welding torch. When the chain falls down on the ground it's intact again. (00:34:50)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: Carolina climbs on the bus with high heels, but when she and El run across the roof she wears flat shoes. As she jumps you can see she has nothing on her feet. There was not enough time for her to take them off. (00:22:25)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: In the escape scene Carolina puts her leg over the windowsill. When the camera angle changes the foot is back up. (00:21:15)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: When we see the guitar maker walking through the village playing the guitar which he is going to give El, he is first playing left-handed, then right-handed. From the loose ends of the strap one can tell that the shot is not flipped. (00:07:05)
24th Apr 2004
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Bellini tells Sands El's story the food on Sands' plate disappears when he says that he couldn't find a briefcase small enough for $10,000. (00:05:15)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Celie imagines throwing chocolate dollars from the train platform they scatter around, but the imagined Nettie finds them all in one place. (00:47:25)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When the mayor slaps Sofia her two children change positions between shots. When she knocks him out the girl disappears. (00:06:10)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Shug and Celie start kissing Celie covers her smile with one hand in a wide shot but with both hands in close-up. (01:14:30)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Celie tries on one of Shug's dresses a record is playing. While the song is still on we see the record player again and the label has changed. Then Shug turns the record around, and now the label is the one from the beginning. (01:09:30 - 01:12:10)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: Before Squeak hits Sofia she hands a tray with a bottle to Harpo. He hardly catches the bottle before it falls down, but when the camera angle changes he is holding the bottle upright. (01:07:50)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Sofia comes to her in-laws' house for the first time Celie offers her a glass of lemonade. She empties it completely, but when she gives it back to Celie it's almost full again. (00:37:55)
22nd Apr 2004
The Color Purple (1985)
Continuity mistake: Mister's tie changes from red to blue when he asks for Nettie, and back to red when he inspects Celie. (00:07:25)
19th Apr 2004
Falling Down (1993)
Continuity mistake: When D-Fens puts the phone booth out of order, a boy in the background is obviously shocked so deeply that he falls off his bike twice. (00:50:10)
19th Apr 2004
Matchstick Men (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Angela runs away crying and Roy follows her her tears dry up between shots while they are talking in the street. (00:50:00)
19th Apr 2004
Chino (1973)
Continuity mistake: When Chino ambushes Morrel's men in the mountains he is waiting on a pointy rock. When the camera angle changes there are bushes behind him that weren't there before. (01:27:05)
19th Apr 2004
Chino (1973)
Continuity mistake: When Chino gets whipped there are no traces of the nasty bite Black hat had given him not too long ago. (00:36:20 - 01:18:30)
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