Continuity mistake: In the scene when Lex is testing the kryptonite at the basement of the mansion, after the power outage, he is standing directly in front of a square yellow sign. Cut to a wider shot, and he has moved left and Kitty is now in front of the sign. Cut again and Lex is back in his first position. (00:32:15)
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14th Jul 2009
Superman Returns (2006)
14th Aug 2008
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Continuity mistake: When the actors (minus Tugg Speedman) have set up camp for the night, close up shots of Kirk Lazarus show him petting the water buffalo, while all other shots show the water buffalo completely out of arm's length. Lazarus does not move around in this scene to make this possible. (01:15:20)
18th Jul 2009
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Ben Stiller is talking to Robert Downey Jr. about his performance in Simple Jack, the backpack strap on his right shoulder is sometimes over the carabina and sometimes beside it between shots. (00:36:45)
6th Sep 2008
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Speedman is by himself in the rain, he puts down the iPod and picks up the Chapstick with the white cap on. The next shot, the cap is off. (00:49:00)
30th Nov 2008
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Tugg Speedman leaves the team, when he is climbing a hill his rifle is on his back, but in the next shot he is holding the rifle while climbing. (00:45:00)
24th Dec 2007
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Superman is trying to prevent the plane from crashing he is holding the nose of the plane and bits of it start to crumble in and fall apart or away. Once the plane is safely on the ground within the ballpark the scene shows the plane from the side where there is no damage to the nose. (00:40:15)
13th Jul 2009
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: After the plane has landed in the stadium and Superman is checking if the passengers are all okay, note the speaker's glasses. They alternate between being very crooked to being perfectly straight. (00:41:15)
21st Mar 2005
The Incredibles (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Lucius is putting aftershave on in front of the mirror, he hears the robot outside and runs to the window, leaving the bottle of aftershave on the desk with the lid off. He returns to open the drawer, and the lid is back on. (01:29:00)
13th Jul 2009
Superman Returns (2006)
Continuity mistake: During the robbery, the machine gun's ammunition belt is on the weapon's left side. In one brief shot, it's on the right. This shot is flipped. (00:55:35)
4th Apr 2009
The Incredibles (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Mr. Incredible and Mirage are having dinner next to the wall of fire, the long shot shows them at opposite ends of a very long table. All of the following close up shots of Mirage, shown over Mr. Incredible's shoulder, show them as being much closer together, at a much smaller table. (00:40:50)
7th Jul 2009
The House Bunny (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Natalie deliberately wets her pants, in the close-up, the spot is larger than in the farther shot. (00:25:20)
5th Jul 2009
Taking Lives (2004)
Visible crew/equipment: At the very beginning after the white van hits Matt, there is a crew member behind a hay stack. (00:05:50)
12th Oct 2004
Taking Lives (2004)
Continuity mistake: Keifer initially grabs Ethan's neck with his right hand and pins him up against the wall with it, but for the rest of the scene he's using his left. (01:08:50)
1st Jul 2009
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Continuity mistake: When David goes to see his friend for coffee, watch J.J.'s coffee mug. From behind, the handle is on his left. From the front, it's on his right. (00:15:10)
30th Sep 2004
Taking Lives (2004)
Continuity mistake: When Angelina goes to the scene of the murder witnessed by Ethan, she is seen sitting on the footpath. At the start she has a pad on her left knee and a pen in her left hand. However as the scene progresses, it disappears and reappears several times. (00:23:35)
9th Dec 2008
Bolt (2008)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning, when Penny and Bolt are acting out the chase scene on the playback monitor, the producers are enraged over a boom mic showing up in the shot. Yet seconds earlier during the actual scene, you don't see the boom mic in the upper right corner. (00:10:10 - 00:11:50)
23rd Apr 2009
Bolt (2008)
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the film when Penny takes one last picture, Mittens is lying against the mother's lap. But at the very end when you see the photo, Mittens is sitting up and posing.
1st Jul 2009
Just Like Heaven (2005)
Continuity mistake: At the very beginning, Abby calls Elizabeth to remind her about the date. While on the phone, she puts a wooden spoon down near the sink. The spoon's position changes in the following shot. (00:05:00)
22nd Sep 2003
Two Weeks Notice (2002)
Continuity mistake: In the scene in the bathroom where Sandra is stuck in Hugh's belt her hair colour changes, it is much darker in one shoot. On the DVD with commentary they tell you it's a reshoot. (00:33:55)
1st Jun 2005
Moulin Rouge (2001)
Continuity mistake: When Satine says, "It's lady's choice.", from a front view, the Argentinian is very close to the bearded man, but from a back shot they are farther away. (00:18:45)
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