Sammo

27th Sep 2021

Hell Up in Harlem (1973)

Other mistake: Throughout the whole scene when Black Caesar is wounded by the Irish hitman several passers-by can be seen looking directly into the camera, and in many shots people are crowded together on the sidewalk watching the filming. Conversely, the hitman fires a big and loud revolver in the middle of a crossing with dozens of people and cars in close quarters, and nobody bats an eyelid. (00:03:00)

Sammo

27th Sep 2021

Tennis Manager (2021)

Character mistake: In the opening interview, one of the options during the question about playing styles is "I am a big fan of Pete Sampras or (sic) Roger Federer." However, due to licensing issues the ace Swiss player appears in the hall of fame as "Roger Feberer." It can't be both.

Sammo

Revealing mistake: During the demonstration of the Iron Claw technique in the opening credits, the master grips two bamboos; as he does it, you can see they are already cut before he applies the technique that supposedly splits them. (00:03:55)

Sammo

25th Sep 2021

Au Pair II (2001)

Revealing mistake: Grandma handles the remote control in clumsy fashion, sending the model helicopter too close to the buffet and ruining the party. That's the idea at least; in truth, the cakes are catapulted in the air by devices placed under them. They are easy to spot because of the wrong timing, the geyser-like puffs of smoke they create, and you can even see marks at the bottom of a tray. (00:07:30)

Sammo

25th Sep 2021

Au Pair (1999)

Continuity mistake: Jennifer manages to thwart the nefarious plan of the kids who want to cuff her in the subway. During the scene, Heidi Lenhart's left hand grips the bar in close-ups, does not in other shots. (00:27:20)

Sammo

24th Sep 2021

Tennis Manager (2021)

Character mistake: Despite the obviously heavy presence of female tennis players, in the interview section every question directed at a player managing a woman does not adapt the pronoun, so it's always "He won", "his form", etc.

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Continuity mistake: Lieutenant Bowers questions the survivor of the first encounter with the alien, suspecting he might have just clobbered a love rival. The telephone rings; after it happens, the sheet in front of the suspect does a 180°. (00:09:35)

Sammo

22nd Sep 2021

Spider in the Web (2019)

Other mistake: Daniel realises that Adereth gave him his own passport. When he looks at it, notice the machine code line; it's the passport of someone born on April 30, 1963, far off from Daniel's age, and more importantly, not matching the ID's date. October 10th 1982. (00:20:30)

Sammo

22nd Sep 2021

Martial Law (1998)

Deathfist 5: Major Crimes Unit - S2-E15

Plot hole: The whole case is solved because of astronomical coincidences, since the culprit is someone related to the actor, who is teaming up with the investigators for an entirely unrelated reason. Los Angeles is kinda too big for this sort of 'coincidence'. Moreover, had they committed the crime any other day (there was no particular reason) there would have been no connection.

Sammo

Character mistake: In the fight in the Shaolin temple the Bruce Lee impersonator fights 4 monks who are supposed to attack him simultaneously, and they do, but Miss amazingly obvious openings, to the point of spending long seconds hopping around without attacking. Many martial arts movies feature as Common Mistake the main character facing multiple enemies that fight quite inefficiently, but few are this obvious when it comes to waiting a cue. (00:13:00)

Sammo

20th Sep 2021

Stone (2010)

Continuity mistake: When Young Jack threatens to throw his daughter out of the window, Young Madelyn promises him that she won't leave him. Pepper Binkley's hair is behind her left shoulder throughout the scene, except in the shot afterwards, when it's in front of the shoulder. (00:03:30)

Sammo

20th Sep 2021

Martial Law (1998)

Character mistake: In the first chapter of Night of the Yokai, after saving King and Ryo, Yuri talks to them about Yuri saving King and Ryo. Yes, in third person, which is not a quirk she shows in any other in-game dialogue.

Sammo

20th Sep 2021

Overboard! (2021)

Bug: In the "Banged up" ending that happens after you get caught murdering at least one character other than your husband, the other person is not always listed correctly - pushing Richard Carstairs overboard can lead to an article about Veronica murdering her husband and Ms. Turpentine, for instance.

Sammo

19th Sep 2021

The Simpsons (1989)

Other mistake: Peter Chang is billed in the opening credits as the one and only Fighting Instructors, plural.

Sammo

15th Sep 2021

The Vultures (1984)

Continuity mistake: Legionnaires are being mowed down left and right by enemy fire in a Nazi ambush. One of them falls into a road construction excavation. He falls on his back, but the close-up of his feet touching the power cable shows them facing down.

Sammo

12th Sep 2021

The Suicide Squad (2021)

Continuity mistake: When Harley and not-Milton join the others at the end of the movie, shadow areas appear and disappear between shots (rather obvious when King Shark asks his first "Num-num?"). (02:01:10)

Sammo

Continuity mistake: When the prostitute is reflected in the mirror, her kimono bares one of the shoulders. She turns, and both shoulders are covered. (00:08:55)

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Other mistake: Despite being a deadly marksman (only a few minutes earlier in the movie he stopped a bullet directed at him shooting it off the air), Bloodsport snipes several times at the huge kaiju featuring a massive eye in the central part of its body, and never once hits it. (01:51:45)

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