Continuity mistake: In the opening scene, when the policeman is asking the driver for his keys, the driver is not wearing his glasses. In all other shots he is. (00:03:40)
jle
22nd Jan 2004
Repo Man (1984)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: The jagged piece of metal that Homer pulls from his arm disappears from the bedside table in the very next shot. (00:16:30)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: When the family are eating dinner after the robot fight, their water glasses change position between shots. (00:12:40)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: The cats' graves change position. When Snowball II is buried, they're away from the the tree and near the fence. When Snowball III is buried, the graves are away from the fence and Snowball is among the roots of the tree. (00:04:10 - 00:09:25)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: When Snowball III drowns, the number of weeds and rocks in the fishtank changes between shots. (00:09:15)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: The remote control for the robot in Bart's bedroom appears from nowhere. (00:08:30)
12th Jan 2004
The Simpsons (1989)
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-bot - S15-E9
Continuity mistake: When the boys get to the top of the hill the light on The Front of the bike has shrunk dramatically since the first time we saw it at Bart's driveway. (00:00:55 - 00:02:15)
12th Jan 2004
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Continuity mistake: When Louise phones Jimmy for the first time from the motel, we see the pool outside and can see that all the sunbeds are in shadow. In the next shot, of Thelma by the pool, most of the beds are now in the sun. (00:31:00)
12th Jan 2004
Thelma and Louise (1991)
Continuity mistake: After T&L shoot the tanker, we see an aerial shot of the police car in the shadow of the rock next to it. When the cyclist gets to the car, though, it is in bright sunshine again. (01:54:00)
8th Jan 2004
Too Young to Die? (1990)
Continuity mistake: After Mike punches Billy and pushes him down onto the bar, Billy stands up and shakes the popcorn from his face. The camera angle changes, and now Billy has more popcorn stuck to his face than he ever had before. (00:23:45)
8th Jan 2004
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Continuity mistake: When Frank, the DA and the policeman are discussing the accident, the policeman notices the electrocuted cat and it is shown next to the ladder. In the subsequent wide shot the cat is lying between the beams of the ladder. (00:42:50 - 00:43:35)
8th Jan 2004
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Continuity mistake: When Nick arrives home, drunk, from L.A. the package he is carrying is fully wrapped in paper and he is not smoking. When he comes in the front door, the package is half unwrapped with the towels hanging out and he has a cigarette in his mouth. (00:26:00)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When we see Melvin's bedroom, when Simon is looking for the dog, the shelf above his bed is half filled with books and bottles of water. By the end of the phonecall with Carol, the shelf is completely filled. (01:58:15 - 02:01:20)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Melvin and Frank are talking about taking Simon to Baltimore the flowers on the table are yellow and red. When Carol is reading her note to Melvin, they're orange and purple. The colour isn't off because Carol's top looks the same as before. (01:16:00 - 01:17:30)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When we see Carol writing the thankyou note, the page is numbered (23), there are 8 lines of writing on the page and she says she is on the last page. When she is looking up the word 'conscience' in the dictionary, the paper is visible again but it is a different sheet - there is no number and there are only 4 lines of writing. It is the page she is about to write on because the last words written are 'have it on my ' - 'conscience' following this phrase makes sense. (01:09:00)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: Simon has a rack of pool balls on his coffee table. When Melvin is telling Simon about the bacon, the 2 ball (solid blue) is near the telephone. In the next shot, the dog jumps up to get the bacon and now the 3 ball (solid red) is near the phone. (01:01:20)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Melvin goes to the restaurant after seeing the psychiatrist and is not served by Carol he bangs on the table and tells the waitress to go and get her. The flowers in the vase on the table change twice in consecutive shots. Pre-bang = yellow, orange and red. Post-bang 1 = white, 2 yellow and red. Post-bang 2 = 2 white and 2 yellow. (00:41:40)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Simon's picture is unveiled, the model's hand is now not in either of the positions mentioned in the earlier mistake about the model's hand moving. (00:16:45 - 00:23:25)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Melvin and Carol are talking in the restaurant about Spence's asthma, the plates that Carol is holding are rotated differently in each shot. Also the way she is holding them keeps changing (hand under the plate or thumb over the rim). (00:22:20)
6th Jan 2004
As Good As It Gets (1997)
Continuity mistake: When Melvin is chasing the couple away from "his" table the flowers in the vase on the table are red and orange. When he sits down, there is now a large pink flower in there too. (00:12:10)
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