Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of the camera is visible right of screen when John is wrapping himself with the fire hose and asking himself why he's doing it. It lingers for some time. It looks to be a steadycam with a monitor.
manthabeat
5th Jan 2021
Die Hard (1988)
5th Jan 2021
Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
Other mistake: Murtaugh is in the bathtub in the end and his kids rush in to celebrate his retirement. He's supposedly naked. Later, he pulls his wife in with him and you can tell he is wearing black underwear.
29th Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953 - S1-E9
Revealing mistake: Sam opens his left hand when talking to Al at the beginning. His reflection does not. His reflection just points his finger.
29th Dec 2020
The Mask (1994)
Revealing mistake: They put the explosive down near the end and open it with a crowbar. As this is happening, the shot pushes in a tad. Notice a rough cut here as if the box wouldn't open as intended, so the editors spliced the scene together.
27th Dec 2020
A Christmas Story (1983)
Visible crew/equipment: During the parade, the camera moves in and back a couple of times and the operator's shadow is visible left screen. This is really obvious after the Wizard of Oz characters walk by.
27th Dec 2020
A Christmas Story (1983)
Continuity mistake: The old man throws straw everywhere getting his prize out of the crate, and a lot of it goes on his back. The straw disappears when he climbs out of the crate.
27th Dec 2020
Die Hard (1988)
Continuity mistake: The headlights on Al's cop car are off in McClane's view from above but back on from ground level.
23rd Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Double Identity - November 8, 1965 - S1-E6
Revealing mistake: Sam's reflection character turns around too slowly in the mirror at the beginning of the episode.
23rd Dec 2020
Home Alone (1990)
Continuity mistake: Kevin's hands change during the micro-machines sequence. He is sitting at the top of the steps, and puts his right hand down. In the next closer shot, both hands are in a different position.
23rd Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 - S1-E7
Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of the camera is visible on the car's hood when Al is trying to convince Mrs. Melanie not to go after Sam. It lingers there for a while in the shot.
23rd Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
The Right Hand of God - October 24, 1974 - S1-E4
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning, Sam has a cut on his left eye from the fight which they apply a bandage to later. The cut briefly disappears when Sam is talking to the sister, only to reappear.
15th Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Genesis (1) - September 13, 1956 - S1-E1
Continuity mistake: Al is talking to Sam near the hanger about his options regarding the pilot. When we see Sam and the back of Al's head, there is a significant shadow on Al. It isn't there in the opposite angle. On top of that, since Al is a hologram, shadows shouldn't affect him.
11th Dec 2020
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Revealing mistake: When Biff steals the DeLorean and flies off with it, the DeLorean disappears just before it reaches the top of the screen. It appears to just wipe out of frame before it's supposed to. This mistake is visible on the Netflix version.
11th Dec 2020
Quantum Leap (1989)
Catch A Falling Star - May 21, 1979 - S2-E10
Continuity mistake: The makeup lady puts a moustache on Sam right after he leaps into the man. A stagehand bursts in, telling him it is time to go on. The moustache is now gone, and the makeup lady puts it back on Sam's face.
11th Dec 2020
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Trivia: For the theatrical release, Disney cut one of the songs sung by Scrooge's girlfriend Belle. It was known as "When Love is Gone". The reasoning was that Disney felt the song was too emotionally sophisticated, and younger viewers wouldn't understand it. It was included in the VHS release and as an extra on the DVD, however the studio lost the negative and video master. When it came time to remaster the film into 4k, the footage was located. Brian Henson, the film's director, said the song will be reintroduced into the remaster. The song was not included in the Disney+ release of the film.
11th Dec 2020
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)
Audio problem: The ghost of Christmas past says "these are but shadows... they are what they are - do not blame me." Her mouth keeps moving after she stops speaking.
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Suggested correction: No, it doesn't. When she finishes this speech at 45:16, there is an immediate cut to Scrooge. We can only see the back of the ghost. Her mouth is not visible.
Suggested correction: A mouth can move without speaking, not an audio problem but a puppeteering problem that is not a mistake.
A puppeteer problem would still be a mistake.
Maybe for the puppeteer, but in the movie it is no problem because a mouth can move without sound coming out. So what exactly went wrong?
But practically speaking people (or puppets) don't just flap their mouth open and closed with no reason. The overwhelming probability is simply that there was a dubbing error or a line was cut and the dialogue didn't fit with the mouth movement.
The mouth opens 1 extra time. That's all.
But it's glaring enough to be noticeable. Regardless of how or why it happened, it's a mistake.
In the version on Disney+, there is an immediate cut to Scrooge as the spirit finishes her speech. We only see the back of the spirit's head. Are you seeing something different on other versions?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBDqCFyugW0. I got the scene right here, it's at 1:50. Judge for yourself. I can repeat that part over and over again, but to be honest, sometimes it looks like there is an extra movement. Sometimes I can't see it. Even if it was, muppets move their mouths without speaking all the time.
11th Dec 2020
Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
Continuity mistake: Near the beginning when Scrooge is talking to Bob, the coins on his desk change and disappear depending on the angle.
8th Dec 2020
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
Continuity mistake: After the train breaks down, the scene apparently takes place in the late afternoon. The sun angle is low in the shots where Del is hauling his trunk across the field. We then see a wide shot and the sun is higher in the sky.
6th Dec 2020
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Continuity mistake: Papa Klump drinks Sherman's youth potion and starts to feel the effects from it. He has the vial in his hands and the shot switches angles. The vial is now gone and both of his hands are on the fridge.
1st Dec 2020
Back to the Future (1985)
Continuity mistake: George's hair fixes itself when he tells Marty about Darth Vader coming down to visit him. It's initially messier.
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