Factual error: In the film, all the Hong Kong cars' steering wheels are on the left, even the local taxis. Hong Kong drives on the left side of the road, meaning the steering wheel is on the right side, just like in the UK.
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1st Jul 2014
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
28th Jun 2014
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Continuity mistake: Dylan and Tommy are talking after playing basketball. Tommy's collar is either up or down throughout the scene.
28th Jun 2014
Friends with Benefits (2011)
Continuity mistake: When Jamie and Dylan are walking in a park after having sex for the first time, the way Jamie's bag straps lie on her shoulder changes in every shot. (00:32:55)
24th Jun 2014
The Avengers (2012)
Continuity mistake: During the battle of New York, Thor has just landed next to an upturned silver car. The rubble around the car changes/moves. The most noticeable is one wedged next to the front right wheel. The piece becomes much bigger in the next shot. (01:50:25)
17th Jun 2014
The Avengers (2012)
Visible crew/equipment: A reflector screen is visible on Hawkeye's sunglasses at the very end when Thor and a restrained Loki are returning, presumably, to Asgard. (02:06:10)
10th Jun 2014
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Continuity mistake: This is at the fancy car park in India. Hendrick has just jumped off the platform. The briefcase as well as his body move in subsequent shots. Note the lines in the concrete floor.
10th Jun 2014
Battleship (2012)
Visible crew/equipment: Sam and Mick are watching the John Paul Jones sink. A reflector screen is seen on Mick's binoculars. (01:36:15)
9th Jun 2014
The Avengers (2012)
Continuity mistake: Capt. America has just destroyed the first punching bag and walks away to pick up a new one. There are now 5 bags left. Note the chains belonging to the third one from the left. The way they lie on the floor differs in from shot to shot. (00:21:15 - 00:21:55)
8th Jun 2014
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Continuity mistake: The scene where Artemisia is seeing Xerxes off into the desert for his transformation is a flipped shot, note the two moles on her forehead. (00:10:30)
8th Jun 2014
300: Rise of an Empire (2014)
Continuity mistake: A brave captive is dragged to Artemisia who is eating an apple. It alternates between being green or red throughout the scene. (00:21:35)
6th May 2014
Elementary (2012)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, the way Holmes holds the photo is different in consecutive shots. (00:01:00)
6th May 2014
Elementary (2012)
Visible crew/equipment: The set light is reflected on Joan's car as she returns to it after talking to the victim who survived. (00:21:35)
1st Apr 2014
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Continuity mistake: Lady Sif's shield is pierced by an arrow during the opening battle. In all subsequent shots, the hole vanishes and the shield is intact.
1st Apr 2014
All Hail the King (2014)
Visible crew/equipment: Lighting equipment is seen on Trevor's sunglasses just as he finishes speaking in his Mandarin voice. (00:03:30)
Continuity mistake: Coulson has just entered the supermarket and is holding 2 donut packages in each hand. Watch his left thumb. In the close-up shot it is on the 'D'. In the next shot, it is below the letter on the red band on the plastic wrap. (00:00:55)
18th Mar 2014
300 (2006)
Continuity mistake: When the adolescent boy is facing off with the wolf, he is holding stick. At first, his left hand is about a foot from the left end of the stick. Cut to the immediate next shot, it is now holding the very end. (00:04:00)
18th Mar 2014
300 (2006)
Continuity mistake: When the old man is inspecting the baby at the very beginning of the movie, in close-up shots, his left hand is cradling the baby's head. In other shots, the hand is now under the shoulder. (00:01:15)
2nd Mar 2014
Evidence (2013)
Continuity mistake: Radha Mitchell is giving a press release at the beginning of the movie. There are many microphones in front of her in rows. In the front row, from her left, are orange, black and blue microphones. In one shot from the front, another black microphone appears next to the blue one. (00:03:35)
24th Feb 2014
Sherlock (2010)
A Scandal in Belgravia - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: At Buckingham Palace, Watson has just sat down next to Sherlock. There is a red pillow between then on the couch. It moves, sometimes sitting straight and sometimes tilted, between shots throughout the scene. (00:14:45)
24th Feb 2014
The Closer (2005)
Blue Blood - S2-E1
Continuity mistake: Just before the body of the dead police officer is brought out of the warehouse, Brenda is seen carrying her bag in her right hand down by her side. Cut to a closer shot and the bag is on her right shoulder. (00:08:15)
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