NancyFelix

26th Apr 2004

The Piano (1993)

Once Upon a Time in Mexico mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When Lorenzo practices shooting he hits a bottle which his alcoholic buddy is holding in his hand. Only the neck remains in the hand, but when the camera angle changes the piece is much bigger, including the label. (00:59:15)

NancyFelix

Once Upon a Time in Mexico mistake picture

Continuity mistake: Before Sands kills Bellini, when he says that he wouldn't think twice about ripping the patch from his eye hole and skull-f***ing him to death he is holding his cigarette up in the air. When the camera angle changes the arm is down on the table. (00:36:40)

NancyFelix

Once Upon a Time in Mexico mistake picture

Continuity mistake: The chain with which El and Carolina are linked together gets cut open with a welding torch. When the chain falls down on the ground it's intact again. (00:34:50)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: Carolina climbs on the bus with high heels, but when she and El run across the roof she wears flat shoes. As she jumps you can see she has nothing on her feet. There was not enough time for her to take them off. (00:22:25)

NancyFelix

Once Upon a Time in Mexico mistake picture

Continuity mistake: When we see the guitar maker walking through the village playing the guitar which he is going to give El, he is first playing left-handed, then right-handed. From the loose ends of the strap one can tell that the shot is not flipped. (00:07:05)

NancyFelix

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Bellini tells Sands El's story the food on Sands' plate disappears when he says that he couldn't find a briefcase small enough for $10,000. (00:05:15)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Celie imagines throwing chocolate dollars from the train platform they scatter around, but the imagined Nettie finds them all in one place. (00:47:25)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: In the scene where Shug and Celie start kissing Celie covers her smile with one hand in a wide shot but with both hands in close-up. (01:14:30)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Celie tries on one of Shug's dresses a record is playing. While the song is still on we see the record player again and the label has changed. Then Shug turns the record around, and now the label is the one from the beginning. (01:09:30 - 01:12:10)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: Before Squeak hits Sofia she hands a tray with a bottle to Harpo. He hardly catches the bottle before it falls down, but when the camera angle changes he is holding the bottle upright. (01:07:50)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: When Sofia comes to her in-laws' house for the first time Celie offers her a glass of lemonade. She empties it completely, but when she gives it back to Celie it's almost full again. (00:37:55)

NancyFelix

22nd Apr 2004

The Color Purple (1985)

Continuity mistake: Mister's tie changes from red to blue when he asks for Nettie, and back to red when he inspects Celie. (00:07:25)

NancyFelix

19th Apr 2004

Falling Down (1993)

Continuity mistake: When D-Fens puts the phone booth out of order, a boy in the background is obviously shocked so deeply that he falls off his bike twice. (00:50:10)

NancyFelix

19th Apr 2004

Matchstick Men (2003)

19th Apr 2004

Chino (1973)

Continuity mistake: When Chino ambushes Morrel's men in the mountains he is waiting on a pointy rock. When the camera angle changes there are bushes behind him that weren't there before. (01:27:05)

NancyFelix

19th Apr 2004

Chino (1973)

Continuity mistake: When Chino gets whipped there are no traces of the nasty bite Black hat had given him not too long ago. (00:36:20 - 01:18:30)

NancyFelix

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