Continuity mistake: When Betsy pranks Tom with the paper cup, she 'spills' it with the right hand in the front view, and holds it in her left hand in the reverse shot. She then lifts it well above shoulder level and turns it upside down to show that it is empty, but in the next shot it is at the same height and angle as before. (00:18:25)
Sammo
13th Mar 2020
Taxi Driver (1976)
13th Mar 2020
Taxi Driver (1976)
Continuity mistake: In the first scene with the fellow cabbies at the diners, Wizard introduces Doughboy and Charlie T to Travis. Charlie in the very first shot has his toothpick on the right corner of the mouth, but in the close-up it is all the way to the left. (00:16:00)
13th Mar 2020
Taxi Driver (1976)
Continuity mistake: When Betsy is pointing the taxi driver outside to Albert Brooks, both her hands and his change position in the next shot, when he asks if the cabbie stalker is bothering her. (00:12:55)
13th Mar 2020
Taxi Driver (1976)
Continuity mistake: Travis is at the concession stand of the theater and has all his candy bars on the counter. Even after he draws the popcorn in, the bars are off the mag the dismissive cashier is reading. She reaches for the cheap cola she somehow manages to pour, and when she puts it with Travis' stuff the magazine is open at a different page and the candy is on top of it. (00:09:25)
13th Mar 2020
Taxi Driver (1976)
Continuity mistake: After applying for his job, Travis walks towards the exit of the garage, jacket unzipped. In the next shot, the passersby change and his jacket is zipped 1/3 way. (00:04:35)
13th Mar 2020
Young Adult (2011)
Continuity mistake: Mavis brought the poorly printed email along when she has a snack out with her friend Vicki. She mentions that "Frankly, that's a slap in the face", and puts the paper sheet down. Only, she does not! In the next shot she is still holding it in front of Hettienne Park and it takes one extra cut for her to put it down for good. (00:04:25)
13th Mar 2020
Distant Drums (1951)
Revealing mistake: In the famous alligator scene, Gary Cooper holds in his arms Mari Aldon and begins crossing the river. Right after they get in the water for the first time there's an underwater shot where a line pulling the alligator across the screen is visible. (00:42:45)
13th Mar 2020
Distant Drums (1951)
Continuity mistake: Lt. Richard Tufts arrived at Capt. Quincy Wyatt's camp. A child walks up to him and starts checking his cavalry sword out. The position of the kid's hands keep changing between shots, and when Monk tells him he's the son of the captain, Tufts' hand is suddenly on the handle of the saber. (00:07:10)
13th Mar 2020
The Layover (2017)
Continuity mistake: Back home after being soft-fired, Kate takes the bottle of beer Meg offers her and joins her in the dance. Soon it becomes obvious that there's nothing to party for, for either of them. When Meg says "I don't even want to talk about it" after mentioning the car being towed, Kate takes a sip holding the bottle by the neck. In the following one, she is holding the bottle by the belly. (00:06:30)
13th Mar 2020
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Cucuruz Doan's Island - S1-E15
Continuity mistake: After the dramatic fight-winning punch, Doan's Mobile Suit is dripping water in a close-up. The characteristic tubes on the head of the mecha are undamaged, but Doan broke one earlier in the fight, and it's broken again in the epilogue. (00:21:00)
13th Mar 2020
Mobile Suit Gundam (1979)
Stupidity: An explanation is given for the reason why the bombs planted on the Gundam are not activated by remote control (they have plastic explosive in the regiment but not remote controls!), but no reason why they set the timer for the explosion to 30 minutes, way too much to be of any use in combat against the Gundam. Moreover, if the vulnerable spot of the Gundam shield were situated where it explodes at the beginning, it'd be completely useless.
13th Mar 2020
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
Continuity mistake: When a subservient TC grabs Magnum's suitcase, the torn-up gas bills move from his left hand to his right between shots. (00:22:15)
13th Mar 2020
A Simple Favor (2018)
Continuity mistake: When Linda Cardellini says "beatific" to the protagonist, her knife points the sharp edge in the opposite direction of the previous and following shot. (01:11:40)
13th Mar 2020
Death in Paradise (2011)
Episode #1.1 - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: The 'cleaning lady' hands Richard a used paper tissue. In the close-up of her hand he is picking it up by a messy, crumpled part, but in the next shot Ben Miller is holding it by a side pretty much straight. (00:19:25)
13th Mar 2020
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: In the flashback, Jean-Luc Picard walks away from the Federation building and his number 1 Raffi Musiker notices him while she's using the touchpad. She gets up, tablet in her right hand. Next shot and she's running towards him with the tablet in her left hand. (00:02:05)
13th Mar 2020
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Picard during his conversation with Raffi on the bench outside the Federation HQ building is at one point sitting with his arm folded, no tablet in hand or lap. By the end of the convo, without him moving, the tablet reappears in his arms, clutched to his chest. (00:04:55)
13th Mar 2020
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: After plucking some of her space opium (snakeleaf), Raffi tells Picard "You've got some goddamn nerve", and drops her hands. But in the reverse shot, her hands are back up at waist level. (00:08:35)
13th Mar 2020
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: In the last phase of her conversation with Picard, when she sends him away, Raffi changes position between shots, so her pigtail is on/off her knee. (00:15:30)
13th Mar 2020
Star Trek: Picard (2020)
The End Is the Beginning - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Zhaban put in a bag some delicacies for Picard. When he mentions "Madame Arnaud's terrine d'oie" his hand is holding the jar in the first shot, during which you can see his hand turn to hold one of the bag's handles. But in the reverse shot he is still holding the jar, and puts it in the bag. (00:27:10)
13th Mar 2020
Magnum P.I. (2018)
Continuity mistake: When Amanda identifies the perp in the picture Sakamoto brings, Higgins holds her shoulders in a different way in each shot. (00:26:50)
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