Continuity mistake: Justin's pop quiz changes significantly between when he is looking at it and when Lisa shows him the completed quiz. Though the handwriting on his name stays the same (indicating that she made alterations to his actual quiz and not a new copy), the period number and answer circles both change in location and intensity. (00:11:50)
Phoenix
9th Jun 2004
Murder by Numbers (2002)
9th Jun 2004
Murder by Numbers (2002)
Continuity mistake: In the first scene at the cliff house, as Richie tells Justin "Let's forget it," Justin switches from looking at Richie to looking at the floor and then turning to him. (00:06:55)
8th Jun 2004
Big Fish (2003)
Continuity mistake: As the Ringmaster is preparing to sign his contract with Karl, the Mr. Soggybottom next to him shifts his hand from the top of the contract to the bottom and back. (00:51:40)
8th Jun 2004
Big Fish (2003)
8th Jun 2004
Shrek 2 (2004)
Continuity mistake: During the first night in the castle, Shrek walks to the door of their room and his ears wilt. In the following pan shot to the king's balcony, his ears are standing up again. There is no time in which he could have voluntarily changed them. (00:22:40)
7th Jun 2004
21 grams (2003)
Trivia: The experiment that showed that humans lose 21 grams at the moment of death were later shown to be highly flawed. The entire experiment was based on only four people. Only the first subject actually lost 21 grams. Another person lost a different weight, and the other two died before they could be properly weighed.
7th Jun 2004
Roswell (1999)
Tess, Lies and Videotape - S1-E18
Continuity mistake: When Michael, Alex, and Maria examine the camera in the kitchen, Maria turns to her right, the camera view shows her facing forward and swaying to her left, then cut back to her face and she's still facing to her right. (00:31:35)
6th Jun 2004
21 grams (2003)
Continuity mistake: Cristina switches from looking down to looking at Paul after he throws his cigarette out the window in the car outside her house. (01:33:35)
30th May 2004
The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Question: At the beginning of the film, Jack Hall quickly explains how global warming could cause an ice age by altering the global ocean currents. The explanation is short and I didn't catch all of it. Could someone explain in more detail, preferably as simply as possible?
Chosen answer: Global warming melts the icecaps, releasing millions of tons of fresh water into the oceans. This upsets the delicate environmental balance of the oceans, leading to the ocean currents stopping. It's these currents that carry warm water up into the Northern Hemisphere, causing our temperate climate. The currents stop, everything cools down, fast.
30th May 2004
21 grams (2003)
Continuity mistake: As Cristina hangs up on Ana at the bar, Cristina's left arm shifts from across her lap to across her chest. (00:41:00)
27th May 2004
21 grams (2003)
Continuity mistake: When Paul is introduced at the hospital, in one shot he thinks, "What am I doing in this precorpse club?" and turns his head to his left. In the next shot, he is turned to the right, and the shot after shows him turning from his left to his right. (00:04:45)
27th May 2004
21 grams (2003)
Continuity mistake: At the beginning of the film, when Jack is playing Jenga with the teenager, Jack crosses his arms twice. (00:01:45)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Continuity mistake: Near the end, when Michael is making his omelette, he switches from looking up to looking down between the shots on his right and left sides. (00:37:20)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Continuity mistake: Early in Amy and Valenti's conversation in his office, Amy's arms change continually from at her sides to crossed in front of her to gesturing. (00:28:30)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Continuity mistake: Twice during Maria and her mother's conversation about Valenti Maria turns away, but the next shot shows her looking at her mother again. (00:16:05)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Blind Date - S1-E14
Continuity mistake: In the closeup, the burning picture curls forward, but in the wider shot as Nasedo drops it into the flames, it is warped backward. (00:42:50)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Blind Date - S1-E14
Continuity mistake: When Maria goes back to the other side of the stage and Alex runs after her, she hunches her shoulders and changes her breathing between shots. (00:37:30)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Blind Date - S1-E14
Continuity mistake: During the interview at the Crashdown, Liz's fingers on the headphones change several times. (00:08:15)
27th May 2004
Roswell (1999)
Blind Date - S1-E14
Continuity mistake: On the rooftop outside Liz's bedroom, Max explains that the alcohol isn't wearing off. Liz sighs and looks down, then suddenly is looking back at Max. (00:32:20)
27th May 2004
Eight Legged Freaks (2002)
Continuity mistake: The pile of cigarettes Gladys makes as she unloads her groceries changes between shots. (00:42:40)
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Chosen answer: Deregulation of the U. S. savings & loan industry in the early 1980's greatly reduced the restrictions on which federally-chartered S&Ls could invest their money. Since the depositors' money was insured by the federal government, the S&Ls had no incentives to minimize risk. This resulted in a major political scandal by the end of the decade, to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars being lost through questionable investments, with taxpayers picking up the tab. Many of the most egregious violators were based in Sun Belt states, including Texas. The fashions do appear to be a bit out of date, however.