What is your favorite movie mistake?

[iMan]

In Titanic, when Jack is hand-cuffed to the pipe, the window behind him changes from being completely submerged underwater to having the water line only half-way through it numerous times.

 

[Zombie_61]

I just thought of another one, from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, specifically the infamous "turbolift shaft" sequence in which Spock uses rocket boots to give Kirk and McCoy a "lift" to the upper decks. Actually, this sequence has a number of mistakes:

1. Visual Error - On the turbolift shaft wall you can see the shadow of the support bar that was holding Nimoy.

2. Continuity - When Kirk and McCoy "climb onto" Spock, they each place one foot on one of the rocket boots, but subsequent shots show their feet dangling.

3. Continuity - As the three of them rocket upwards, the deck numbers are out of sequence as they "fly" past: Decks 35 and 36, Deck 52, Decks 63 and 64, Decks 63 and 64 (again) and 65, Deck 52 (again), Decks 77 and 78, and Deck 78 again before reaching the top of the shaft. To further complicate matters, the Enterprise (NCC-1701-A) allegedly has only 21 decks.

4. Continuity/Factual Error - The deck numbers get larger as they fly upwards. The bridge, which is on the top of the ship, is on Deck 1, so the deck numbers should get smaller as they move upwards.

 

[JohnnyL]

Too many! Working in the film industry ALWAYS has me eyeing everything in a film. Too many favorite flaws to name! Most recent one is the misspelling of the word "HEIST" on the Gotham Times newspaper in The Dark Knight Rises.

 

[Waffen Bucks]

Whoever thought releasing Superman IV was a good idea...that was a huge movie mistake.

 

[Waffen Bucks]

Obi-Wan and Anakin swopping sabers in Episode III and
Vader holding Luke's lightsaber under the Throne room in ROTJ are my fav's.

 

[XTRMN8R17]

The Matrix, Neo is staring at a black screen at work before the phone gets delivered to him

I always thought that Neo was staring at the blank screen because he wanted to see if he'd be contacted again. In the beginning of the movie he's asleep at his desk and the computer screen turns blank and then "wake up Neo" appears on the screen and then he's told to "Follow the white rabbit"

So he's sitting there at work waiting to be contacted again but this time he gets contacted via cell phone.

At least that's what I've always thought.

 

[mquin skywalker]

predator
the magic scorpion that changes direction after being stood on
dillons real arm tucked behind his back when it gets blown off
boom mic when mac is covering dillons mouth

comando
when the yellow porsch rolls on its side and gets bashed in,when he drives off its brand new

 

[Treadwell]

This is digging deep, but remember the Dukes of Hazzard spinoff "Enos"? He had his personal car, a Mach I, and a patrol car. During a chase scene, the car he's pursuing turns a corner, the patrol car approaches the corner, the suddenly the car is the Mach I as it takes the turn, and then it's the patrol car again. One of my earliest observations of such things as a kid.

 

[SSgt Burton]

but remember the Dukes of Hazzard spinoff "Enos"?

Barely. :lol

All I remember is that Enos got his own show, and took his "car jump" driving style to the big city.


Kevin

 

[Treadwell]

That's pretty much all I remember, too! :lol He joined the LAPD. (Then back to Hazzard to share screen time with his replacement after the spinoff failed)

 

[Zombie_61]

Obi-Wan and Anakin swopping sabers in Episode III...

Don't forget Palpatine/Sideous using Anakin's saber when he duels Mace Windu.