Continuity mistake: On Hoth, when the rebel troops starts to see the At-ST, there is a shot where rebels take place for the battle and there is destroyed equipment and black smoke in the air, even though the battle has not started.
Dr Wilson
1st Sep 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Anakin, Qui-Gon, Jar-Jar and Padmé arrives at Anakin's house, they are near each other. In the next shot, view from inside the house, Anakin is separated from the others. (00:38:10)
1st Sep 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the gungan submarine exits the water, you can see water flowing on the force field. The shot later, the submarine is completely dry. (00:21:30)
1st Sep 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Darth Maul is fighting with Qui-Gon, only one blade of his lightsaber is on and on the other side there is just a flat end, with no hole. When he fights with Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon in the palace, there is now a hole at both ends. (01:17:25)
1st Sep 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Anakin says his last words to his mother, she is closer to the door than in the previous shot.
1st Sep 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Anakin is packing his backpack while speaking to C3PO, there is a toy on his bed like a Naboo fighter. In the next shot, it changes place and orientation. (01:14:30)
31st Aug 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: When they quit the spaceship to go to Mos Espa, R2-D2 has a metal bar retaining his rear legs. He doesn't have this in the rest of the film.
31st Aug 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: The screen that Shmi Skywalker holds in the podrace changes shape between shots. (00:58:45 - 01:00:35)
31st Aug 2003
Leon (1994)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, the intended target calls 911, with the phone's aerial fully extended. The shot later it's half the length. (00:07:00)
28th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When they are searching for the monster in the garbage compactor, the garbage is shaking, except in one shot.
26th Aug 2003
Taxi 3 (2003)
Continuity mistake: When the Santa Claus gang is being pursued by the policemen, they pass through a house with their bigfoot. There is a lot of debris on the ground but when the police cars pass, the debris are beside the road.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: During the attack on the Death Star, in one shot an X-Wing has two blue engines with two pink, when they are all pink the rest of the time.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: When the garbage compactor is almost completely closed, Chewie holds the walls with his weapon. In the next shot, he is standing by the wall crying and in the other shot, he is holding the walls again.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)

Continuity mistake: When Aunt Beru speaks to Luke about buying droids, there are many shrubs besides Luke. In the next shot, they are gone.
26th Aug 2003
Star Wars (1977)
Continuity mistake: During the Death Star trench run, Wedge quits because his X-Wing is damaged. The sky behind him changes from grey to black in the same shot.
26th Aug 2003
The Phantom (1996)
Continuity mistake: The Phantom and Diana take an airplane to escape the boat. Drax's henchmen shoot at it, touch the gas tank and gas starts flowing from it. You can only see gas two times, during close shots.
Continuity mistake: When the Millenium Falcon escapes from the giant space worm, it comes from the center of the mouth, but viewed from outside, it comes from the side.
26th Jul 2003
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Clark finally opens the christmas lights, he has the wires in his hands. The shot later, when all the family comes, the wires are not there and his arms are wide open. (00:39:55)
24th Jul 2003
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
Continuity mistake: After the race, Anakin's face is dirty. When his mother kisses him, his face cleans itself between shots.
22nd Jul 2003
Goldfinger (1964)
Continuity mistake: The blade on Oddjob's bowler hat is only visible when he beheads the statue in the country club. (00:31:20)
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