NancyFelix

26th Dec 2003

Miller's Crossing (1990)

Revealing mistake: When the club Sons of Erin gets attacked by the police the whole place set on fire by a grenade, and even a brightly burning victim comes flying out. However, the fire dies within a few seconds obviously to allow the patrons to attack the police with automatic guns from inside. (01:20:30)

NancyFelix

26th Dec 2003

Fierce Creatures (1997)

Revealing mistake: When the tarantula escapes through the wardrobe door you can see the strings it's attached to. (00:57:20)

NancyFelix

24th Dec 2003

Adaptation (2002)

Revealing mistake: When you watch the accident scene frame by frame you see that Laroche's mother and uncle are replaced by dummies. You can see the joints in his mother's hands and a large spring that holds his uncle's head in place. (00:41:50)

NancyFelix

21st Dec 2003

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Guido and Ferrucio spot the publisher sitting in a café she is studying a manuscript while holding it sideways. (00:15:40)

NancyFelix

21st Dec 2003

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Guido acts as the school inspector he is wearing jacket and trousers and a sash rather tightly through his crotch. After the camera cuts to the approaching real school inspector for a few seconds Guido has gotten rid of trousers and jacket, but the sash is still in place, a feat worthy of the great Houdini. (00:27:40)

NancyFelix

21st Dec 2003

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Guido tries to escape camouflaged as a woman and is stopped by the guards the second from right prisoner cannot help laughing. (01:50:10)

NancyFelix

21st Dec 2003

Life is Beautiful (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Giosuè steps out of the metal box he walks over to a marked spot where he is supposed to wait for the tank to turn around the corner. This wouldn't have been as revealing if he hadn't been firmly looking at his mark for the last few meters. (01:54:30)

NancyFelix

Revealing mistake: When the stabbed photographer is left sitting on the toilet the blood stains on his pants are virtually colorless. (00:32:35)

NancyFelix

Revealing mistake: When Amaro waits for Dionisia and Amelia to go to the abortion clinic it's 2 a.m., but there's one shot of the sky where the reddish sky at the horizon looks very dawnish. (01:37:20)

NancyFelix

Revealing mistake: After the abortion Rebecca walks back on a sunny sidewalk. When she waits at a pedestrian crossing she and the signal post next to her cast shadows in totally different directions. (00:43:00)

NancyFelix

30th Nov 2003

The Rainmaker (1997)

Revealing mistake: During his final speech Rudy projects a video of Donny Ray on a screen. When he rolls up the screen at the end, the projection of Donny Ray's face should still be visible on the wall behind. (01:57:45)

NancyFelix

16th Nov 2003

Titanic (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Jack rescues Rose from her suicide attempt she slips. In the shot from behind when she is seen dangling precariously her (or the stuntwoman's) hair is longer and redder. Kate's stunt double is noticeable in other shots throughout the film. (00:40:55)

NancyFelix

13th Nov 2003

Titanic (1997)

Titanic mistake picture

Revealing mistake: When Cal shoots at Rose and Jack he hits a decorative wooden structure on top of a banister. When the piece falls apart you can see that it has been neatly cut in the middle, and you also see the explosive device that blew it apart. (02:14:40)

NancyFelix

11th Nov 2003

Titanic (1997)

Revealing mistake: When Jack opens the gate after he retrieved the key from under the water we see that the water level in the background is lower, but the flow is towards the camera. It looks as if the shot has been reversed. (02:19:40)

NancyFelix

4th Nov 2003

Michael Collins (1996)

Revealing mistake: There's one head of police who, during his short stint in Dublin, pledges to introduce 'Belfast efficiency'. Shortly after that he is killed by a car bomb. However, when the bomb goes off there's a split-second shot where the car is empty although three men had just gotten in, and the driver who was starting the car is a rather crude dummy. (00:46:05)

NancyFelix

4th Nov 2003

Michael Collins (1996)

Revealing mistake: When Soames gets shot through a folding screen huge fireballs erupt from his body when the bullets hit him. (01:03:30)

NancyFelix

4th Nov 2003

Michael Collins (1996)

3rd Nov 2003

Michael Collins (1996)

Revealing mistake: In the first scene, when the IRA fighters in the burning building surrender, the absolutely smoke-free fires in the windows look like cosy, gas-fuelled fireplaces. (00:03:50)

NancyFelix

2nd Nov 2003

Rain Man (1988)

Revealing mistake: On their first stop after leaving Walbrook Charlie and Susanna make love. Raymond comes into their room, Charlie gets mad at him, and when he gets out of bed you get a glimpse of the sheet that prevented skin contact between the two 'lovers'. (00:32:35)

NancyFelix

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