Continuity mistake: At 3:00 A.M. when Alvin and Simon are walking through a cave collecting mushrooms for Theodore, the ropes tied around each of their ankles briefly disappear after Alvin throws down his bowl. (01:00:15)
Continuity mistake: During the full moon sacrifice, Alvin, Simon & Theodore are tied up to stakes and suspended in thin air on a boulder, which seven ropes are fastened to. But down below at a different angle, where alligators are gathering, only six ropes are holding them up now. (01:01:05)
Continuity mistake: When the three Chipmunks being sacrificed to the alligators, there's one shot during the scene - right before Alvin asks the tribesmen for a last request - where Simon momentarily disappears from the stake he's tied to. (01:01:20)
Continuity mistake: During the Chipmunk sacrifice scene, three primitive tribe members stand on top of one another and fall across a large gap in the boardwalk - forming a human bridge for their leader to walk over. But once the leader is almost across, notice how one of the members beneath him has managed to turn around between shots. (01:02:45)
Continuity mistake: In the "Wooly Bully" scene where Alvin, Simon and Theodore are suspended on a boulder jammed with elephant tusks above alligator-infested waters, all of the ropes get torched and they eventually drop down. But when the boulder smashes the head of an unlucky gator below, notice how all of the tusks have disappeared. (01:03:55)
Continuity mistake: When the Chipmunks and Chipettes are approaching an airport in their hot air balloon, Simon reaches over the side and shouts, "We're home!" Notice how he and Alvin are wearing regular long-sleeve blue and red shirts respectively. But in the next shot when Dave's plane draws near, they're now wearing exotic clothes from their trip around the world instead. (01:05:35)
Continuity mistake: When the Chipmunks and Chipettes are nearing the airport, they turn around and notice a plane approaching. Stuck to their balloon's basket are several harpoons, but as the plane's wing sends the balloon careening towards the ground, all of the harpoons have vanished. (01:05:35)
Continuity mistake: When Klaus and Claudia greet the Chipmunks and Chipettes at the airport after the girls' balloon lands on the ground, Alvin threatens them with a harpoon having two red feathers attached near the tip. But in the next shot no feathers are hanging from the harpoon, and the balloon temporarily changes to the chipmunks' balloon. Suddenly Simon notices a garbage hatch on the plane and grabs the harpoon from Alvin, but now there are two green feathers on it instead. (01:05:55)
Continuity mistake: When Alvin leads everybody to a luggage chute in the airport, he's shown wearing a blue backpack - and he appears to have lost it upon reaching the baggage carousel area. After bumping into Klaus and Claudia he manages to get away with the others, but in one of the following shots his backpack suddenly reappears strapped over his shoulders again. (01:06:35)
Continuity mistake: When Claudia threatens to hurt Miss Miller if the dolls aren't handed over in a timely fashion, Jeannette can be seen standing in two different places from one shot to the next. (01:07:35)
Continuity mistake: In the airport terminal where Dave shows his passport to customs, he wears a pink-sleeved shirt. One shot later he's got a light blue shirt and a dark blue jacket instead. (01:07:40)
Continuity mistake: Mario initially has a tie wrapped around his neck in the scene where the Chipmunks and Chipettes are being forced into Klaus and Claudia's Rolls Royce. It's also worth mentioning that Mario's hands are tied behind his back. Pretty soon the car swerves head-on into a pole. In the following shot we see Klaus, Claudia and Mario lying on the floor disoriented - but now he's sporting a bow tie instead. (01:07:50 - 01:09:40)
Continuity mistake: At the airport, Dave notices what appears to be Alvin's red cap lying on the sidewalk, so he reaches out to pick it up with his left hand. But between shots, the cap instantly changes hands. (01:08:00)
Continuity mistake: As Dave leaves the airport terminal, he's wearing a light blue shirt and a dark blue jacket. But a few shots later when goes to reach for Alvin's hat on the sidewalk, he's got a pink-sleeved shirt instead. (01:08:00)
Continuity mistake: At the airport after Klaus and Claudia escape with the Chipmunks and Chipettes, Inspector Jamal grabs Dave by the arm and leads him to a cruiser, where a high-speed chase commences. In this scene Dave is wearing a dark blue suit, but for a brief moment when Klaus and Claudia realize they're being tailed, Dave's got a light blue shirt on instead. (01:08:15)
Continuity mistake: When Jamal and Dave's cruiser is pursuing Klaus and Claudia through the city streets during "Diamond Dolls," you can see that it has a particular sequence of flashing beacon lights up top: a pair of red lights above the driver's side and a pair of blue on the passenger's side. But pretty soon there's a crash at the four way intersection and, once they notice it, each pair of colored lights has switched sides temporarily. (01:08:25)
Continuity mistake: During the car chase sequence involving Jamal's cruiser and Klaus & Claudia's Rolls Royce, the Rolls Royce makes a narrow escape at the intersection's red light. Jamal can't get through in time so he skids to a stop, leaving behind no tire tracks on the pavement. In the next shot, however, two pairs of skid marks are now visible right where they should be (although one frame too late). (01:08:35)
Continuity mistake: After Miss Miller narrowly dodges a head-on collision with Klaus and Claudia's Rolls Royce, she kicks open her door and steps out onto the highway shouting, "I hope you have insurance, buster!" In the following shot, Miss Miller walks towards the Rolls Royce - but now her door is suddenly closed. (01:09:55)
Continuity mistake: When reuniting together on the roadside, Alvin wraps his arms around Dave in one instant, but in the next shot Alvin's arms are hanging down by his side instead. (01:10:15)
Continuity mistake: In the final scene where Miss Miller is sitting next to Theodore adjusting her hair in the car's busted rear-view mirror, the shot changes to Dave opening the passenger's side door. But as he steps in, Miss Miller skids away and Theodore can now be seen sitting with the other Chipmunks and Chipettes in the back seat. (01:11:30)
