Continuity mistake: As he is walking with Tracy, The Rock meets a random fairy questioning his attire. The guy has a single string showing above his left shoulder, doubling in the next shot. (00:12:40)
Sammo
27th Aug 2019
Tooth Fairy (2010)
27th Aug 2019
Expelled (2014)
Continuity mistake: The day he got expelled, Felix is having lunch with his parents. During close-ups he is eating with the spoon that is still on the table in the other shots. (00:06:00)
26th Aug 2019
Wu Assassins (2019)
Codladh Sámh - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: In the swordfight set in 1519, Ying Ying offers the Monk Piece to her adversary. Depending on the shot, she is simply holding it in front of his face, or also pinning his arm down with her own. (00:10:10)
27th Aug 2019
CHIPS (2017)
Continuity mistake: When Jon Baker wakes up, the on screen caption says "8.26 AM." Then Jon staggers his way to the bathroom, passing in front of the clock which shows 8:05. (00:01:00)
24th Aug 2019
My Favorite Wife (1940)
Continuity mistake: When Ellen tells her mother-in-law about her whereabouts in the Indian Ocean, Irene Dunn's hand is held high up on the column, and at the base in the following shot. (00:09:35)
6th Jul 2005
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
Continuity mistake: When Phil is telling Geoffrey about his day at work he takes an aspirin and drinks the water. The glass of water is almost gone. But if you look closely a couple of shots later the glass is full of water again.
25th Aug 2019
Walking on Sunshine (2014)
Continuity mistake: When Lil gets up to pick up the carafe, her glass is, obviously, almost empty. The glass is refilled two shots later, before she pours (which happens later). (00:08:40)
15th Mar 2004
Underworld (2003)
Revealing mistake: In the fight scene between Michael and Viktor, Viktor throws Michael in to a column and Michael lands face down. You can see his wire harness bulging under his pants. (01:47:15)
27th Jun 2016
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
Continuity mistake: Early on, Miss Fisher and Doctor McMillan are strolling among the dockers in the background. But Miss Fisher hasn't disembarked the ship yet, that happens in the following scene. (00:01:45)
25th Aug 2019
Adventures of Aladdin (2019)
Revealing mistake: A basket with fireworks catches fire. When the basket is flung into the air, they forgot to add the CGI for it, so it's not burning at all. But the effect is there in the second shot, when Aladdin bicycle kicks it away. (00:06:00)
25th Aug 2019
I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973)
Continuity mistake: When the prisoners in the confinement holes talk clinging from the bars at the top, Jim Brown's hands are one bar apart in the overhead shot, 2 bars in close-ups. (00:00:50)
24th Aug 2019
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Continuity mistake: When Molly Ringwald is on the phone at the club and gets approached by the girl in orange, throughout the whole conversation the position of the phone receiver in Randy's hand is wildly inconsistent. (00:09:30 - 00:11:00)
23rd Aug 2019
Wu Assassins (2019)
Continuity mistake: Kai tosses the rock fragment next to the dagger, but in the following shot the distance between the two has increased dramatically. (00:31:50)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft in Africa (1973)
Continuity mistake: As Shaft is stick fighting in the stable, the Emir's attendant makes a comment about his penis (no, seriously, he does!). The man is leaning against the door with his hand positioned 3 different ways in 3 different shots. (00:13:00)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft's Big Score! (1972)
Continuity mistake: When Captain Bollin is questioning Shaft in his office, his hand position between shots is not always consistent. Best example when he asks Shaft about Mascola: he is leaning with his left hand on the top of the file cabinet, but he's shown rubbing his hands together in the following shot. (00:29:40)
23rd Aug 2019
The Cheap Detective (1978)
Continuity mistake: During the first meeting between Lou and Madeline Kahn, her fur stole changes position between shots almost more often than she changes names. (00:09:30 - 00:10:30)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft (1971)
Continuity mistake: At the very beginning of the scene when Shaft is visiting Bumpy with Ben, Willy is playing solitaire. The very first transition between shots happens when Willy flips a card and lays it on the table, but the position of all the cards on said table have changed. (00:49:00)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft (1971)
Continuity mistake: When Shaft accepts Bumpy's case, Bumpy tosses the envelope on the desk and it lands on top of Shaft's playing cards. When Bumpy gets up, the envelope suddenly changes position. (00:26:15)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft (1971)
Continuity mistake: A fight happens inside Shaft's office: a shattered glass noise can be heard, but the door is intact. That is, until the fight is over and the plaid coat man flies off the window. At that point the front door glass is shattered as well. Moreso, a shattered glass noise is heard when someone ends up against the wall, but the frames don't appear broken at any point. (00:10:35 - 00:11:10)
23rd Aug 2019
Shaft (1971)
Continuity mistake: Shaft gets approached during the credits by some bootlegger trying to sell him a watch. He flashes him a badge, which is held differently in closeup (finger up) compared to the full shot (just cupped in his palm). (00:02:30)
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