Continuity mistake: When Jude Law is first talking to Tom Hanks in the diner, he orders a cup of coffee. They talk for about 30 seconds with the camera going back and forth between Hanks and Law. In one shot, there's nothing on Jude's table, then in the next shot of him he has a cup of coffee in front of him.
jshy7979
14th Jul 2002
Road To Perdition (2002)
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Suggested correction: If you listen carefully when the camera is on Tom Hanks, you can hear the sound of the cup and saucer being put on the table.
I was actually going to enter this. I agree with the original mistake. You do hear the clink of the cup being put down, but everything happens just a little too fast. We don't hear the waitress approaching, the camera is off Jude Law for no more than 2 seconds. When it comes back to him, the coffee is placed, and he is pouring sugar in and stirring.
7th Mar 2010
Shutter Island (2010)
Corrected entry: I think the the narrator tells us that Shutter Island is located in Boston Harbor and also that it is eleven miles off the coast! A harbor 11 miles off the coast? please.
1st Mar 2023
Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre (2022)
Factual error: When Danny and Sarah cut in front of the truck to take another route, there were at least 14-17 bullet holes through the rear window alone. Glass on that year of Mustang was not laminated and the bullets would have struck them. (01:27:35)
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2nd Jan 2008
The Majestic (2001)
Corrected entry: When Jim wakes up on the beach, the sun is high up in the sky and very bright out as seen from the short shadows cast and him squinting. He and the old man then walk a ways to the town, and then Jim states how quiet it is, and the man states that it is still very early in the morning and not a lot of people are up. Therefore if he was found at say noontime by the man and dog, then it would have been much later when they got to town.
Correction: But it wasn't necessarily noontime when he was found. In midsummer here, right near the US border, it is light at 430 in the morning, and by 730 in the morning, the sun is high in the sky and shadows are short.
This movie takes place in California. As a native Californian, I can assure you that at no time of year is the sun even visible at 4:30 a.m. Our typical sunrises are typically anywhere from 5:30 to 7:00 a.m, depending on the time of year. I agree with the original mistake. I think the sun is way too high for it to be as early in the morning as the movie claims.
8th Mar 2007
The Departed (2006)
Corrected entry: The close up shot of Costigan's phone reads "restricted" in the scene where Sullivan calls Costigan using Queenan's bloody cell phone. Costigan then calls back, saying, "you called me on a dead man's phone!" Amazing how he knew the call came from Queenan's cell based on a restricted number.
Correction: It's not likely Costigan would be making or receiving a lot of calls with restricted numbers. Seeing as he knew Queenan was killed, and he was in Queenan's circle, it's logical that he would assume the number was from Queenan's cell, and that it was Sullivan calling.
19th Nov 2016
The Purge: Anarchy (2014)
Stupidity: If Leo wants to kill his son's killer at any cost and no matter what happens, he should've gone directly to his House when the purge starts.
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Suggested correction: He absolutely is headed there, but we see at least one incident where his path is blocked due to people out purging, and he needs to turn around. That detour caused him to go a different route, which led him to the mother and daughter. We even see him struggling with the decision on whether or not to help them. He decides to do so, and the rest of the movie unfolds as we see, but there is no mistake.
8th Mar 2017
Get Out (2017)
Other mistake: When Chris is yelling for the keys from Rose, he inadvertently calls her by her real name "Al" [for Allison].
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Suggested correction: Had to watch it a couple times, and I suppose there is one point where it sounds like he's saying that, but it's not clear whatsoever. Within the context of the movie, it sounds like he is just scared and stammered a little.
26th Dec 2010
Superman (1978)
Corrected entry: The explosive charge can be seen flipping the car Lex Luthor uses to stop the military truck carrying the missile.
Correction: Lex is remote operating the car and probably rigged it with an explosive charge that he set off to make it crash.
Presumptions of what might have been done do not negate a mistake for how a special effect is made, especially since we do not know this is part of the plot to purposefully flip the car.
It is made very clear that Lex Luthor is operating the car from the remote control and also uses a device to flip the car. This was 100% part of his plan to stop the truck carrying the missile, made even more clear by the fact that Miss Tessmacher is pretending to be a car accident victim, and Lex himself is pretending to be a paramedic. So yes: the device that was used in real life can be seen, but within the world of the movie, it makes sense that we see the device because it's what Lex used.
26th Aug 2003
Superman (1978)
Corrected entry: After flying with the movie's hero, Lois comes up with the name "Superman". But what else is the letter "S" for on our hero's outfit? This name was already given to our hero OR the suit or S sign should have been designed after Lois thought of the name.
Correction: This is explained in the comics. Superman's "S" is the symbol of the House of El. Lois thought it was an "S" and came up with Superman as a result.
5th Jun 2011
Superman (1978)
Corrected entry: When Lex is detailing his plan to Superman over the map on the floor, Otis puts an overlay of the San Andreas fault over California. A few moments later, Otis drops a second overlay on top of the first, this time of the revised coastline Luther is planning. Superman and Luthor talk for a few moments, and Lex tells him it was hard to find the ideal spot to hit with the missile. He then strikes the floor with his cane, cracking the glass of the map, but it's the first overlay that is cracked, and the second overlay is suddenly gone.
Correction: Otis may have picked up or moved the overlay aside when he was off-screen erasing "Otisburg."
Watching the scene now, I don't think Otis had time to move it. He is off-screen for no more than 2 seconds, the entire time which you can hear him wiping. We would have heard him move the overlay, plus I don't think he had room to do so, even if there was time because Superman crosses in front of it. I think the mistake is valid.
27th Jul 2006
Superman Returns (2006)
Corrected entry: Merely being in the presence of Kryptonite causes Superman a great deal of pain, yet he manages to walk atop an entire island infused with it without even noticing.
Correction: Remember, he is not walking on an "island of kryptonite" but an island with kryptonite pockets in it. It was also the crystal's version of kryptonite, and since it was not as potent as true kryptonite, it merely sapped his power, rather than causing him pain.
That cannot be accurate because if his strength was merely sapped Luthor's men would not have been able to beat him.
Since it is all alien and fictional, we can't fully know the extent of the effects that this new Kryptonite would have on Superman. What is shown in the movie is that, at the very least, it took his Superman powers and reduced him to what appears to be normal human strength. At that point, Lex was able to surprise him with that first hit, and then he was ganged up on by the crew.
13th May 2007
Superman Returns (2006)
Corrected entry: After Superman lifts the car, the wheels are seen stopped, it was running fast with the brakes out so they should be still spinning.
Correction: Superman stops the car (thus stopping the rotation of the tires) and THEN lifts it.
No, this definitely does not happen. The car is moving out of control towards the people who are having dinner, and Superman lifts it while in motion over the people having dinner, and then drops it down in a safe space on the other side of the fountain. I think this correction is suggesting that Superman stops the car while it is on the ground, and then lifts it. There would be no point in lifting the car if he had already safely stopped it.
13th Jul 2017
Dreamgirls (2006)
Corrected entry: While they're eating dinner, Deena says "I can't believe this is happening" to which Curtis says "you made it happen! you are the queen of Disco!" The error here is that Diana Ross didn't sing disco until after she went solo, in 1970. (01:26:05)
Correction: While it is widely known that this movie and the preceding musical are inspired by Diana Ross and The Supremes, this isn't a documentary, or even a biopic. Many characters in the movie were inspired by real-life people, but it does not mean that the filmmakers need to remain 100% factual to the people that they drew inspiration from.
18th Nov 2002
The Untouchables (1987)
Continuity mistake: Ness has been leaning over Malone who was laying on the floor of his apartment shot up and bleeding profusely. Some blood shows up on Ness' overcoat but when they go to the train depot there is no sign of blood anywhere. Since there was no time to change where did the blood go?
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Suggested correction: He only really gets blood on the trench coat, which is easily changeable if Ness has another coat in the car.
10th Sep 2021
The Hateful Eight (2015)
Continuity mistake: It goes from a team of six to a team of four horses when showing the morning that Jodi and the gang arrive. Dispute her being "6 horse Judy".
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Suggested correction: Watching now, and anytime you can count the horses, it remains at six horses throughout. Maybe some of the close-up shots were not able to fit all six horses into the frame, but there are definitely no shots showing that the wagon has four horses only.
30th Jul 2003
Glory (1989)
Corrected entry: Shortly after the Christmas supper; Colonel Shaw returns to the Quartermaster for shoes: He says 600 shoes and socks are needed and shortly thereafter he says he needs 700.
Correction: Actually he says 600 shoes and 1200 pairs of socks.
He does say this, but the original entry is also valid. he says "700 union soldiers" a few seconds after he trashes the office.
7th Jan 2003
Big (1988)
Corrected entry: When Josh is applying for the job, he puts down Billy's locker combination as his social security number. When he is told that he is missing a couple of digits, he adds '12' and they accept it. But that's only eight digits, and social security numbers are nine digits. He's still missing a digit.
Correction: Josh says "Oh! 12!" the man accepts the Oh for 0 so the SS number passes.
No, that is not accurate. The "oh" is not taken as "012" because the man doesn't write three numbers, he quickly writes and even says "1, 2."
No, this correction is valid. We hear the man say "oh, one, two."
22nd Mar 2011
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Character mistake: During the "heart attack prank" just before the paramedics get to Frank, Eastwood mistakenly opens his eye before the paramedics wake him.
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Suggested correction: It's quite possible that Frank was awakened by the commotion of the EMTs rushing in.
27th Aug 2001
In the Line of Fire (1993)
Continuity mistake: The bullets that Leary removes from the keychain at the banquet are in a different position than they were when he put them in.
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Suggested correction: We see him put the bullets in the rabbit's foot at least a day before the assassination attempt. Plenty of time for him to open the keychain simply to check and make sure he is fully prepared. Which does fall in line with his meticulous nature.
29th Sep 2003
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Revealing mistake: In the scene where Johnny Depp is searching Cheech Marin by the river, you can see Cheech breathing, even though he is supposedly dead from the gunshot in the scene before.
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Suggested correction: There is a feature on the DVD that shows the making of this scene, and that a dummy was used.
Incorrect. What they did was use digital effects to blend the fake eye socket of the dummy onto a shot of the real Cheech Marin because the dummy didn't look real enough in close-up. So, that actually is Cheech Marin, and you can, in fact, see him lightly breathing once or twice. The only part of the dummy you can see in these shots is the area immediately around his right eye, where they blended footage of the dummy in. They specifically said on the DVD that the dummy didn't look real enough to be used on its own. I'm not sure how you could have missed that part on the special feature because they show how they blended the two shots.
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