Continuity mistake: At the store, when the background looks pale and at a slant (indicating the use of a green screen), the man behind the counter makes the same head and eye motions on two occasions (obviously taped) and his eyes don't appear to be looking at the "live action" - he appears to be somewhere else (like on a pre-recorded tape).
KeyZOid
2nd Nov 2020
Good Boys (2019)
2nd Nov 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: After the drone gets smashed by the school bus and the Good Boys run across to be facing the school, the background changes a few times. For example, students who are standing together behind Max suddenly disappear, but are back in the same spot when the camera changes direction again.
2nd Nov 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: At "Galleria Tech", a male employee in a blue shirt approaches from behind the Good Boys. A little later, he is picked up again, but at an earlier starting point.
28th Oct 2020
Adventureland (2009)
Continuity mistake: Lisa P's Icee goes from small and almost white to larger and redder (more cherry flavoring), then back to small and almost white. (00:27:56 - 00:28:36)
27th Oct 2020
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Continuity mistake: The way Charlie's necktie is tied and hanging varies during his first party. Sometimes, it is a little loose around the neck but the knot is tight and askew. Other times, the tie looks like a typical neat one. Interestingly, the tie is mostly loose and crooked at the beginning, but quite neat and typical after he eats the laced brownies (but goes back to loose and tilted). (00:26:08 - 00:28:03)
27th Oct 2020
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Continuity mistake: There are numerous instances (plenty even within the first fifteen minutes) wherein a character's hair changes from messy or strands hanging down or out to fairly neatly combed - far too many to point out at a particular time in the movie without being tedious and redundant (plus, this isn't necessary to be valid). For example, Mr Anderson's hair changes within a few seconds. There was a wad of hair sticking out on his left side, then it was neatly combed on the left side but the right side was disheveled. Patrick's hair, which is almost always messy, still has noticeable variations (such as dangling strands on one side or in his part) within seconds and/or when the camera changes position. Charlie's hair, in particular his bangs, frequently has gaps that are no longer present the next time he is seen. Given the number of hair continuity errors, they are best documented as one repeated mistake. (00:07:04)
27th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: Before Soren goes into the cafeteria, he has big headphones around his neck and is not wearing a hat. When Soren is seated in the cafeteria, he is wearing a beanie or skull cap but the headphones are gone. (00:11:12 - 00:12:29)
26th Oct 2020
Boyhood (2014)
Continuity mistake: The red sunrash/burn that Mason had under his eyes and across the top of his nose (in a pattern suggesting or indicating that he was wearing sunglasses) when he was driving to UT with Sheena is not always the same intensity. Also, even though the sunburn was still there the following morning around 3:00 AM when Mason and Sheena were eating Nachos at a restaurant, it "disappeared" later that day. Similar observations can be made regarding Mason's "complexion" (acne).. (01:59:44)
26th Oct 2020
Boyhood (2014)
Continuity mistake: Randy's left leg and foot, in particular - and sometimes his hands and right leg - change positions several times when the family is playing Charades, and he is sitting on the couch watching. First his left knee is bent and his left foot/shoe are on the edge of the couch, but each time the camera returns to him he is in a different position: A little later his left hand is on his left knee; then his left leg is resting on the couch and his shoe is partially down the side; next his knee is back in the air, his shoe is resting on the couch, and his elbow is on his left knee; then he is on the other couch sitting to the right of his dad and Mason with his feet on the floor and his left hand behind the couch's back; and then his left knee is bent again, his hands are down, and his right foot is on the couch. These changes occur during the two short skits and within 30 seconds of film time. Excluding moving to the other couch, Randy's positions are not deliberate to show passage of time. (00:28:10)
26th Oct 2020
Boyhood (2014)
Continuity mistake: The position of Mason's dad's cigarette lighter on the table at the bowling alley varies with who the camera is pointed at and changes about five times. It is standing upright when the camera faces Mason and his sister Sam but it is lying flat on the table when the camera faces Mason Sr. (00:17:12)
26th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: When the Good Boys tell newly-arrived Claude that the "CPR doll" is Thor's mom, the doll is wearing some type of headphones. The headphones are still on when Claude asks for a drink of water and shakes the doll's shoulder, but there are no headphones on the doll (or on the floor where the doll fell) when Claude sets the doll on the table. Also, when the doll falls, the flowers on the table fall over but are upright the next time they can be seen. Claude barely had enough time to pick up the doll, so it is doubtful that he put the flowers/vase upright. (00:32:31 - 00:34:21)
26th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: While Thor is taking "sips" at Soren's party, the girl [who may appear to be a boy at first glance] behind him (on the far left of the screen) changes position a few times. Sometimes she is standing directly next to the girl to her right (almost touching shoulders), other times she is further away, and another time she is standing behind the girl.
26th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: When Thor is crossing the highway before the mall and drops the beer bottle, there are three vehicles approaching and relatively close to him: from left to right, a blue car, a white (or gray?) car, and a red pickup truck. When Thor goes back for the beer bottle, there are different cars approaching, and they are more distant than the previous ones. There is a white truck in the far left lane and a white car in the far right lane and two vehicles further back in between. Looking behind Thor, the cars that have just passed him are not the cars that were first shown. Next, the initial three vehicles (blue car on the left, etc.) are approaching again, are close to Thor, and then crash.
23rd Oct 2020
Lymelife (2008)
Continuity mistake: Jim, driving Scott home, is smoking a cigarette that disappears before he slaps Scott the second time. There is no smoke in the vehicle that would suggest Jim temporarily placed the cigarette in the ashtray. (00:15:09)
21st Oct 2020
The Buddy Holly Story (1978)
Continuity mistake: When Ross comes to the Hollys' house for lunch, the positions of the coffee cups change a few times and are noticeable by which way the handle faces. First, Ross' cup handle points toward the left side of the screen. Next, the handle points toward the right side of the screen. Maria takes the cup to fill with coffee and then places the cup on the table with the handle pointing toward Buddy (on the opposite side of the table or towards the viewer). The next time Ross' cup is shown, the handle points toward the left side of the screen. The last view shows the cup with the handle pointed toward the right of the screen. Buddy moves his coffee cup once, but there are still a couple times when the handle points in a different direction compared to seconds earlier. No one was actually seen drinking coffee.
17th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: At the "Rock of Ages" show, Thor has a lot of "powdered sugar" between his upper lip and nose (like a thick mustache) when he comes out the door and falls to the floor but there is no sign of any "powder" when he raises his head. (01:19:22)
17th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: The position of Max's legs/feet change a few times when he is lying on his bed, varying with his dad entering his bedroom and leaving. Max's feet are in the air (perpendicular to the bed) right before his dad comes in but are crossed and flat against the pillow when he enters. When Max's dad rises from sitting on the bed, Max's feet are in the air again but are down on the pillow again when his dad is at the door leaving.
17th Oct 2020
Good Boys (2019)
Continuity mistake: When the cell phone Max is using to steer the drone hits the ground, the grass is mostly brown and dry. When Thor throws and smashes the potted flower/vase on the ground in the same area, the grass is suddenly green. (00:20:47)
17th Oct 2020
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
Continuity mistake: In addition to the words on the blackboard changing position, the lines separating the letters in "assume" change lengths - not to the middle of the board, then longer past the middle, and then shorter.
17th Oct 2020
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
Continuity mistake: When Kelly Leak is driving to Texas and the police car is behind the van, Kelly puts a cigarette in his mouth (hands-free). Then the cigarette is in his left hand to the side of the steering wheel, but the cigarette is back in his mouth (hands-free) when the police car pulls alongside the van. (00:17:53)
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