Have you ever watched Gladiator and seen the gas cylinder in the back of one of the Roman chariots? Or the stagehand caught on set during the Tin Man's dance in The Wizard of Oz? Or the person escaping from the sinking Titanic wearing a digital watch - in 1912? Everyone loves a good movie, but there's nothing we like more than finding a continuity error, a historical inaccuracy or a technical blunder in them. Movie Mistakes invites you into the world of the movie and shows you how no director or actor is infallible.
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Have you ever watched Gladiator and seen the gas cylinder in the back of one of the Roman chariots? Or the stagehand caught on set during the Tin Man's dance in The Wizard of Oz? Or the person escaping from the sinking Titanic wearing a digital watch - in 1912? Everyone loves a good movie, but there's nothing we like more than finding a continuity error, a historical inaccuracy or a technical blunder in them. Movie Mistakes invites you into the world of the movie and shows you how no director or actor is infallible.
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Impulse or gift purchase - as well as a must for movie-buffs.
Impulse or gift purchase - as well as a must for movie-buffs.
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By Katie
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Movie Mistakes is a really good book that I must say was fun to read. I love to watch movies and I am always looking for little errors that the directors, producers, ect. make. I have gone to the site movie-mistakes.com which is also a good place to find mistakes in movies.
When the movie Titanic came to theatres, there was not one person I knew who hadn't seen it. Everyone said it was the perfect movie but I found out they were so wrong! Last time I checked, Titanc had a total of 148 mistakes! I found that to be incredible! Anyways, buy the book. Its worth every penny and more!
When the movie Titanic came to theatres, there was not one person I knew who hadn't seen it. Everyone said it was the perfect movie but I found out they were so wrong! Last time I checked, Titanc had a total of 148 mistakes! I found that to be incredible! Anyways, buy the book. Its worth every penny and more!
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I watched The Wizard of Os with this book's list of mistakes right by my side and I could not find most of the mistakes this book lists. I had another person watch it a second tiome with me and we could not find the things this author says are int he film. I have watched the film hundreds of times, up close on DVD, the restored versions, the old versions. These mistakes are not there.
Waste of money. Maybe the other films are more accurate.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This is an entertaining compilation of some famous, and some not-so-famous, movie blunders. Mr Sandys has collected thousands of 'movie mistakes' from a variety of sources, mostly from keen internet users, and with some diligent checking, has lead to this good summary of various movie goofs.
The book is divided into various categories such as the all-time most popular mistakes (as voted on his website), visible crew, things that move that shouldn't (such as the dead), instantly changing weather, and the like. Some gems include wristwatches in 19th century Africa, visible land in the open ocean, actors knocking into doorframes, gas cylinders in ancient Rome, animals which don't care for directors ambitions, kids who cover their ears when a gunshot is coming, and the like. Its amusing, varied, painstakingly compiled and checked, and generally good fun.
Its not meant to be a criticism of various movies, just a lighthearted look at various movie goofs. If you have a DVD you can easily check some of the mistakes listed herein, although in recent years, wise editors have deleted some of the worst mistakes from DVD releases.
I have checked about 100 mistakes that interested me, and I have found that most of the time Mr Sandys and his horde of internet compilers are right, although I have found the odd 'mistake' amongst the listed mistakes, so to speak, at least in my opinion. But never mind about splitting hairs, most of the mistakes listed here are the more obvious and less contentious ones. Movie editors aren't perfect, and neither are mistake spotters!.
Its lighthearted, entertaining, and recommended for movie buffs, not to be taken too seriously. There is a good website also with much more detail, which gets quite a bit of traffic.
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