Continuity mistake: After crossing the first rapids, Humphrey Bogart's shirt appears to be mostly wet in the back. When he talks to Miss Sayer, it's the front of it soaking wet. (00:39:15)
Sammo
18th Sep 2019
The African Queen (1951)
12th Sep 2019
Wheels on Meals (1984)
Continuity mistake: Yuen Biao by mistake splashes the policeman with his bucket. Behind the officer, the van has very little soapy foam left over the store logo. But once the policeman smears his face with the greasy rag, the quantity of soap has increased, effectively blocking out of the writing. (00:06:12)
18th Sep 2019
Basic Sanitation, The Movie (2007)
Continuity mistake: Marina (Fernanda Torres) gets interrupted by her husband and her dad's toilet humor as she is reading the draft of the petition for the sanitation project. Her dad Otaviano (Paulo José) has his glasses in hand in front views, but still wears them in the reverse shots. (00:02:55)
12th Sep 2019
Couples Retreat (2009)
Continuity mistake: When the daughter of Lucy and Joey agrees to go change her skimpy clothes, there's a single shot of the whole room where Kristin Davis is wearing her hair over her right shoulder. Throughout the rest of the scene, before and after, her hair is worn all the way over the left shoulder.
18th Sep 2019
Security (2017)
Continuity mistake: Eddie puts the fake fed in a leglock and shoots him in the head; the other fed to his right has his arm bent or straight up depending on the camera angle. (01:19:50)
12th Sep 2019
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: When Hastings stops his car in front of the train station at the end of the episode, he talks to Poirot holding his hand on the outer circle of the steering wheel, or on the inner part in the reaction shots. (00:49:20)
12th Sep 2019
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Continuity mistake: Alita just woke up at the beginning of the movie. When she sneaks downstairs checking out of the unfamiliar location, she suddenly has her hand on the railing between shots. (00:05:30)
12th Sep 2019
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Continuity mistake: When Reverend Deke unmasks the guy in blackface, he lowers the hand he had on his shoulder. Return to the close-up: the hand is again present. (01:23:40)
12th Sep 2019
Lucifer (2015)
The Would-Be Prince of Darkness - S1-E3
Continuity mistake: Chloe takes the phone in Lucifer's hand as he is watching the registration. Depending on the angle Chloe has her right hand on the phone itself or off it, signaling Lucifer to stay put. (00:13:15)
21st Sep 2019
Bird on a Wire (1990)
Continuity mistake: When the corrupt FBI agent holds Rick at gunpoint, he has his left hand on his shoulder in the two waist shots, but not so in the close-up of Gibson between them. (01:39:10)
12th Sep 2019
Lucifer (2015)
20th Sep 2019
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Continuity mistake: Sidney kisses Alva as she tells him the dream of going to New Orleans. She has her handkerchief in her right hand, suddenly clutching it to her chest with the left. And she is holding it against his arm with the right as the angle changes again. (00:23:20)
12th Sep 2019
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Continuity mistake: When Coffin and Gravedigger go to Lo Boy's hideout and hold him on his feet, multiple continuity errors happen as their hands' position on his arms greatly varies depending on the different angles. (00:33:00 - 00:34:00)
12th Sep 2019
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989)
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: When the mysterious Aussie lawyer gives Miss Dunn his card, he hands it to her with the fingertips pinching the paper in the top corner, while in the reverse shot he's holding it by the bottom corner. Also, just a moment later she gives it back to him using her right hand. Unfortunately, the card was in her left hand. (00:30:20)
19th Sep 2019
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Continuity mistake: After Sidney leaves with the beer for the tub, Willie asks Owen what is he there for, and Alva scolds her. Redford is holding the chicken with both hands, becoming just one in the wider shot with Alva standing. (00:18:15)
21st Sep 2019
This Property Is Condemned (1966)
Continuity mistake: Before Owen leaves her to go work, Willie licks the cone in the close-up, and it's messy and dripping. Cut, and not only she is not licking it, but it's also nicely in shape and not dripping down the pastry. (00:36:05)
12th Sep 2019
The Boy Next Door (2015)
Continuity mistake: After Noah's creepy "it got pretty wet here this weekend" joke at the family dinner table, Jennifer Lopez holds her tray in a complete different way between shots, multiple times depending on the angle. (00:29:00)
18th Sep 2019
Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
Continuity mistake: As Alita punches Zapan and dispossesses him of his weapon, the large sword, in a rather unbelievable bit of CGI, flies off the side between two patrons at the table. Unless we assume a pinball-like bouncing trajectory, you can't explain how it ends up being back directly in front of Alita for her cool kick toss a moment after. (01:00:20)
12th Sep 2019
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
Continuity mistake: Miss Fisher as 'Fern' is posing as the magician's assistant. He does the (supposedly, before the man in the crowd calls out 20 as grand finale) last throw successfully and walks up to her to retrieve the knives. They are obviously positioned differently between shots. (00:30:30)
12th Sep 2019
Cotton Comes to Harlem (1970)
Continuity mistake: Struck by Iris, Mrs. Hill falls to the ground (in obviously sped-up footage, incidentally) face up. As the Rev makes his unceremonious exit, she is lying on one side. (00:39:50)
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