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Audio problem: When Jennings finally reaches the machine and tries to see his future, before fixing it, we see him activating the machine. There are seven clicks as he flips on the switches at his right hand, however, there are only six switches.

Garlonuss

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Audio problem: When Bart is looking through a magazine and starts to rip a page out, the whole page is lifted and obviously already loose; Bart sets it down to look like he is tearing it out, and sound effects are added to make it appear he really is ripping out the page, but the sounds don't really match his motions. (00:31:20)

KeyZOid

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Audio problem: After Taylor's been hit Dr. Galen says "he's lost a lot of blood", but his mouth is not moving.

Sacha

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Audio problem: When the little girl buying ice cream is shot, the sound of the hose that sprays her with fake blood can be heard. (00:31:56)

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Audio problem: When Sam is talking to Ghostface for the first time, as Ghostface says the words "I'm going to show the world who you really are," the camera cuts to a different angle. If you watch Sam's chin at the top of the screen, you can blatantly tell that she's speaking, but no audio is heard.

TedStixon

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Audio problem: During the dinner scene when Poirot finds an eel in his plate, the quartet plays a song in perfect classical music, but they are using instruments typical of the local folklore. A rebec does not sound like a violin. (01:42:55)

Sammo

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Audio problem: After Moose Matson is shot in the cop and car chase, Moose Matson, says, "Pull over, will ya?," but his mouth isn't moving.

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Audio problem: When Carrie Fisher and David Soul make out in Trieste, a performer at the local restaurant is supposed to be singing the popular Italian song "Torna a Surriento", but his lips barely even move and it's self-evident that he's not the one singing. (00:11:30)

Sammo

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Audio problem: Towards the end of the film when the sergeant is directing the police choir, their mouths are not moving in sync with what they are heard singing.

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Audio problem: When Niko is going to get the key for somewhere for Zoe to hide and then Zoe disappears he says "Zoe"? When he says it his mouth does not move but once he finishes saying it that's when his mouth moves.

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Audio problem: When Frank says "Stay away from it!" whilst trying to shoot the truck during the chase sequence towards the end of the film, his mouth doesn't move.

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Audio problem: Katherine visits Poirot at the field hospital; the opening line has a loud gulping, most likely dubbed, and then Branagh's voice says "I asked you...not to come" with the second part of the sentence added in dub; his lips don't move. (00:05:45)

Sammo

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Audio problem: During the scene right after Anton runs into the scarecrows in his house only to find out they are his deceased mom and dad, you see him run out to his porch and begin throwing up into his bushes. You can hear the sounds of liquid hitting the bushes, but you see nothing coming out of his mouth (there is enough light in the film to determine this).

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Audio problem: When Daniel is on top of the tree house, his screams don't always match up to his mouth. (01:23:20)

Ssiscool

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Audio problem: When Max tells Fishman to get the hell out of here, his lips don't move.

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Audio problem: In the opening scene, when Christian asks young Elise "How did you know that?!" after the talks about the man who was just executed, his mouth isn't moving. (True, he's out of focus in the background, but he's not speaking).

TedStixon

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Audio problem: When the RV starts up and drives to the TV spot after the initial greeting from the manager, the engine noise is a gasoline engine, when it should be a diesel noise, as it's a diesel pusher. (00:07:00)

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Audio problem: In the scene when Grandma is at the tournament (but not yet skiing), in the cuts when the band isn't visible, if you listen closely, the lead singer isn't singing. (01:05:05)

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