Mystery Men
“Maybe you should put some shorts on or something if you want to keep fighting evil today!” – The Bowler (“Mystery Men” – 1999)
A group of smalltime superheroes are determined to save
Watch Where You’re Pointing That Thing!
The Shoveller (William H. Macy), Blue Raja (Hank Azaria) and Mr. Furious (Ben Stiller) are leaving the building after the Red Eyes fiasco. Mr. Furious is holding a blue ice pack. Watch closely when he’s yelling at Police Officer McGuire (Joel McCrary). When Mr. Furious says “I will keep dreaming”, the close-up shows he’s pointing at McGuire with his right hand and he’s holding the blue ice pack with the same hand. But the back shot shows his right hand is by his side and he’s pointing with his left hand. It switches back in the next front shot.
It’s Time To Fold
At the parole hearing for Casanova Frankenstein, “Lance Hunt” (Kinnear) reads a letter from Captain Amazing. At the end he folds the letter in half lengthwise. But, a few moments later, the letter is unfolded. It’s folded again a moment later when he puts it in his jacket.
Leaving Now!
The Bowler (Janeane Garofalo) tries out for the team. Keep a quick eye when she says “I guess I’ll take my ball and go home”. The overhead shot shows her turning to leave. It then cuts to a close-up of her where she does the same thing again!
Measure That!
When the Bowler and the Shoveller are having words after Furious leaves the camp, watch the tape measure around Shoveller’s neck. At first it’s hanging tightly around the inside of his shirt collar. When the Blue Raja begins to speak, the tape measure is loose, near his shoulder.
Hold The Mayo
The team is back at Dr. Heller’s (Tom Waits) hideout after the Captain Amazing mishap. During the scene the Shoveller is making a bowl of egg salad. At one point we see him put a spoonful of mayo in the salad. The jar of mayonnaise is next to him on the table. A few moments later, when the Shoveller says “We can’t run” and talks about egg salad, the mayonnaise jar is gone. It’s back again when he says “this is our fight”.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
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