Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Coherence (2013)

Visible crew/equipment: Near the beginning when everyone is sat at the dining table, Hugh asks if anybody other than him is having trouble getting reception on their mobile phones. Then there is a reaction shot of Emily and then another cut to Lee laughing and holding her glass of wine. In this shot of Lee you can see the living room behind her and if you pay attention you can see a crew member (possibly holding a camera) who appears to be crouched behind the sofa, raise his head into the shot. (00:07:15)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Only God Forgives (2013)

Continuity mistake: During the opening scene of the film we see two boxers fighting in Julian's boxing club. The fighter in red trunks knocks out the one in blue trunks and is announced the winner. Two men then come into the ring and, between shots, we see them pick up the loser off the floor twice. (00:02:51)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Coherence (2013)

Visible crew/equipment: When Kevin and Emily are alone in the dining room and Kevin asks her if she wants to go on a trip with him to Vietnam and Emily says she needs more time to think about it, you can see a cameraman sat on the other side of the table filming them. The filmmakers have tried to obscure him by placing a wooden table chair in the foreground but you can still see his arms/elbows between the chairs slats. (00:05:54)

Jack Vaughan

Stupidity: The murder during the opening scene is ridiculous. Angela chases a screaming woman down an alleyway, in broad daylight, in front of crowds of witnesses, while driving a truck, runs her over, then throws her body in the back of the truck and then waits right next to the alley where she murdered the girl to be picked up by the van headed to the camp. At no point did any one of the numerous people on the street try to help the girl or even just investigate the alley to see if she was hurt (supposing it was an accident) or just call the police?

Jack Vaughan

Continuity mistake: When Angela runs Maria over in the truck, the truck hits Maria, and she falls under it, then the truck takes a few more seconds to stop. Angela steps out the truck's cabin and walks around to the front of the truck to find Maria dead and sticking out in front of the truck, when she should be underneath it. (00:02:32)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Revealing mistake: During the showdown between Hawk and Voltan, Hawk frees Gort by cutting his ties, Gort then grabs his hammer and whacks the guard with it and punches another guard. If you watch the pillars you can see them wobble slightly when the guards' bodies make contact with them. (01:26:33)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Other mistake: When Voltan murders the nun who betrays the group, there are a number of errors in quick succession. First, he appears to stab her in the arm, judging from the position of his body to hers when he stabs her. Second, there is no trace of blood on the dagger when he holds it up a second later. Third, her body seems to have disappeared (or at least moved) when the camera changes to a wider shot a second later. (01:15:19)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Continuity mistake: When Voltan approaches the monastery on his horse to deliver Hawk and the others an ultimatum, the Abbess goes outside to listen and it is night time. However, in every shot of Voltan speaking to them it is day time. (01:07:32)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Continuity mistake: When Gort is setting up the "dead mans switch" on the slave trader the location of his hammer resting on his wooden carry case changes from shot to shot. Sometimes it's sat right next to the slave trader, sometimes a bit further away. (00:53:21)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Visible crew/equipment: In one of the flashback sequences, Voltan has Hawk tied to a tree and is firing a crossbow at him while holding his fiancé hostage. When Voltan says "The next one will send you to hell, little brother" you can see the arm of a hidden crew member move into view from behind the tent on the right side of the screen. (00:46:08)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Continuity mistake: When Gort is fixing the wheel on the man's wagon there are brown leaves stuck to it. When the shot changes to behind Gort the leaves have suddenly vanished. (00:31:45)

Jack Vaughan

22nd Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Continuity mistake: When Voltan barges into the convent with his men the nuns go from behind their individual pews to huddled in a group behind the Abbess between shots. (00:11:06)

Jack Vaughan

21st Oct 2020

Only God Forgives (2013)

Visible crew/equipment: After Julian finds out about his brother's murderer we see him washing his hands in a sink and the water turns to blood (indicating the start of another dream/subconscious sequence). Then Julian appears standing in a dark hallway outside an open door, something about the room scares Julian, and he walks away from the door. As the camera moves backwards down the hallway you can see its distinct blocky shadow cast on the wall. (00:27:08)

Jack Vaughan

21st Oct 2020

Only God Forgives (2013)

Visible crew/equipment: When Julian follows Chang around the streets, during the second point-of-view shot from Julian's perspective, you can see the distinct shadow of a cameraman with a camera on his shoulder cast on the wall. (00:38:02)

Jack Vaughan

14th Oct 2020

Coherence (2013)

Visible crew/equipment: At the beginning, when Mike, Beth and Lee are in the kitchen, immediately after Mike asks Beth "How long have you been cleansing for?", Beth answers and you can see a camera lens in the bottom right corner of the screen filming the actors. (00:02:11)

Jack Vaughan

14th Oct 2020

Insomnia (2002)

Revealing mistake: When Dormer fails to pursue Finch during the log chase scene, he climbs out of the water by a ladder. If you look at Dormer's back as he gets out of the water onto the dock you can see an outline of the life jacket Pacino wore to film the scene. You can see the outline again when he turns around and walks up the walkway. (01:00:49 - 01:01:11)

Jack Vaughan

14th Oct 2020

Insomnia (2002)

Continuity mistake: When Dormer and Eckhart arrive by seaplane the pilot opens the door for them but then vanishes between shots (just as Detective Burr greets them). (00:04:40)

Jack Vaughan

Visible crew/equipment: During the opening scene, when Maria is walking to the bus stop, she walks past a number of shop windows and you can see at least two crew members pushing a camera reflected in the windows (on the right side of the screen). (00:01:32)

Jack Vaughan

13th Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Revealing mistake: At the end when Hawk fatally wounds Voltan there is a slow motion shot of Voltan rolling around in pain on the floor and his helmet falls off, revealing his whole face. You can see he is not wearing his burn make-up here. (01:28:16)

Jack Vaughan

13th Oct 2020

Hawk the Slayer (1980)

Continuity mistake: When Hawk and the gang attack Voltan's camp Crow jumps over the same tent and fires an arrow at a soldier three times. It's the same shot each time. It might have been less obvious if they were not shown one after the other. (01:10:31)

Jack Vaughan

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