Continuity mistake: When Mikal walks out of the diner she passes the window with its curtains pulled together, covering it, but next shot when Zia stands up the curtains are pulled apart. (00:36:30)
Super Grover
3rd Jan 2009
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
31st Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: In the attic, after Chunk breaks the frame, in the overhead shot there is a long piece of glass still attached to the frame, but as Mikey and Chunk kneel to lift the frame, that long piece of glass is gone.
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the widow's body is on the operating table, in the wideshot Ichabod removes the first medical instrument from his bag and is placing it on the table. In the next close-up, as he removes his hands from the instrument we see that it is actually the second instrument he has put down, with the first one right beside it. (00:28:15)
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Ichabod is with the young Masbath discussing conspiracy, he writes down key words such as 'conspiracy', 'the secret', '5 to 4' and 'points to'. The handwriting, its size, and position on the paper differ significantly in following shots. (01:04:00)
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When Ichabod joins the men in Van Tassel's study, he closes the book and places it under his arm with the spine facing the floor, but next shot from behind the spine faces up. (00:14:20)
30th Dec 2008
Sleepy Hollow (1999)
Continuity mistake: When the last will and testament is signed and then sealed at the start, the wax seal differs significantly in following shots. (00:01:20)
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Mikal steals the 'shoplifters' sign, the lines are evenly spaced, but when she burns the sign the space between the first and second line has tripled.
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Mikal asks Eugene if she could drive the car, she puts her backpack through the window onto the back seat, however in the next shot the backpack is still on her shoulder.
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When young Kostya is standing on the table with the jump rope tied round his neck, its knot repeatedly changes position, from Kostya's front to his back.
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: At the diner, when Mikal writes on the 'no smoking' sign, in the wide-shot she holds a pen and begins to write on the letters 'm' and 'o', but in the close-up she is writing with a thick black marker and the previous writing on the 'm' and 'o' are gone.
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Zia is having dinner with Eugene's family, as they all clink their glasses together, Kostya holds his glass up in his right hand, but next shot it is his left hand that holds the glass. (00:12:35)
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: The rearview mirror in Eugene's car repeatedly disappears and reappears.
29th Dec 2008
Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Continuity mistake: After being told that Desiree moved, Zia gets into the front seat of the car and hands Mikal, who is sitting in the backseat, the 'turquoise' flowers. However, as Eugene drives away, Mikal is now in the front seat and Zia is in the back. (00:46:00)
28th Dec 2008
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Continuity mistake: When Filkins drives his car in order to chase the three boys, before they run into the garage, the rearview mirror disappears and reappears.
27th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: During the high speed police pursuit behind the Fratellis, once the second police cruiser pulls behind the first, the squad cars' positions change - in some shots the second police cruiser leads and in some shots the first, just note the different bumpers. (00:02:30)
24th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: At the start, when Data's suction dart attaches itself to the orange drum, there are tall metal pieces of junk behind the grey drum which disappear, as the orange drum is being pulled forward toward Data. (00:03:55)
24th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Data shoots the suction dart at the orange drum, he stands in front of grey drums and other junk, but in the close-up as Data opens the belt's dart compartment, the area behind him is completely different. (00:03:50)
24th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: When Francis Fratelli pours the gasoline in front of the County Jail, there's a parked police cruiser at the corner of the building next door, in front of its windows. After he ignites the fire, there is a close-up of the ORV's tire as the vehicle pulls away, and in the background that squad car is gone, but in the next overhead shot that parked police cruiser is back. (00:02:10)
24th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: During the jail escape, when Jake is trying to open the locked door, there is a close-up of Mama Fratelli shouting, "Jake, up!" and we see a police cruiser parked on her left. When they leave, in the overhead shot that space is empty, but next shot a vehicle is there, though it isn't a police cruiser. (00:01:55)
24th Dec 2008
The Goonies (1985)
Continuity mistake: After letting the air out of Brand's bike tires, Mouth shuts the picket fence door (the door near the boat) and then Mikey begins to ride away on his bike, but next shot as he rides past, that fence door is wide open. (There are two fence doors - one near the boat and the other one Chunk used earlier.) (00:23:25)
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