Dr Wilson

Revealing mistake: There's a shot showing Anakin from below after Obi-Wan says ""I hate it when he does that." Some vehicles appear out of nowhere in the sky as he goes down. (00:19:19)

Dr Wilson

23rd Oct 2012

Time Bandits (1981)

Revealing mistake: When the party is falling from the gate for the first time, their shadows are visible on the sky. (00:11:10)

Dr Wilson

23rd Oct 2012

Time Bandits (1981)

Revealing mistake: When the party is falling in the gate found in the bedroom, they can be seen bouncing on what seems to be a mattress in the shadow. Yet, in the following shot, they are still falling. (00:10:55)

Dr Wilson

27th Jun 2008

Inside Man (2006)

Revealing mistake: When the policemen are looking at the security camera tapes, it is obvious that one of the infrared rays doesn't come from the lamp. It seems to come about 30 or 50 centimeters from the left.

Dr Wilson

3rd Aug 2006

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Revealing mistake: In the Vatican, when the security cage falls on the policeman, he stays still for two shots because he has been replaced by a dummy.

Dr Wilson

30th Jul 2006

Hudson Hawk (1991)

Revealing mistake: Alfred's sword leaves a large dent when it gets stuck in the wood. A few shots later, the sword moves, the dent dissapears and the wood actually wobbles as if made of rubber.

Dr Wilson

14th Jun 2006

The Avengers (1998)

Revealing mistake: When Peel is serving tea to Steed, the sunlight is so strong that you can see through the cups. There's no liquid at all in them.

Dr Wilson

Revealing mistake: When the UN team arrives in the Gobi desert, there's one shot where the helicopters and trucks are parked. They're supposed to be moving, but you can tell from the way the flags are moving that the wind is only coming from the helicopters.

Dr Wilson

26th Feb 2006

Downfall (2004)

8th Nov 2005

Citizen Kane (1941)

Revealing mistake: When they are inspecting the statues at the end of the movie, somebody touches one of them. It wobbles as if it was made of something else than stone.

Dr Wilson

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Suggested correction: Well, it could very well be made of something other than stone, ie. plaster on a framework, whitewashed wood, no reason not to be, maybe Kane was being concerned about weight or else cheap.

dizzyd

Revealing mistake: The family runs upstairs with the dog and the squirrel and then runs downstairs. You can see a cut in the movie, because the rug moves. (01:21:30)

Dr Wilson

1st Jun 2005

Modern Times (1936)

Revealing mistake: When the flag falls from the truck, it is actually attached to a thread that a crew member out of the camera field of view lets fall.

Dr Wilson

13th Apr 2005

South Park (1997)

Revealing mistake: The stick used to make Jack's dog levitate is sometimes visible, for example when Jack is alone on the mountain.

Dr Wilson

9th Apr 2005

Taxi 3 (2003)

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Suggested correction: Look closely: this is actually carpet.

Revealing mistake: During the bank hold-up at the beginning of the film, one of the pushes a man on the wall. It wobbles like cardboard.

Dr Wilson

Revealing mistake: On the boat, look carefully when the man falls in the water. The man jumps to give the illusion that Bond pushed him.

Dr Wilson

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