Continuity mistake: When Governor Swann says, "Stand your men down!" there are two soldiers at his sides, and the silver medallions on their white straps move up and down, between the wide shots and close-ups. (00:02:40)
Continuity mistake: When Cutler Beckett plays with Norrington's sword, as he begins to speak with Governor Swann, the step ladder is to Beckett's right - note its shadow on the wall map. The ladder and its shadows change positions in the following shots. (01:20:35 - 01:21:40)
Continuity mistake: In the close-up of Elizabeth, as she watches Jack sneak away in the long boat, there is no sign of either Marty or Cotton. In the next shot, when the Kraken causes the ship to shake, Cotton and Marty (who sits on the beam) suddenly appear. (02:06:30)
Continuity mistake: When the water wheel rolls away from the camera, just as Jack falls out after hitting his head, the thin part of the axle is missing on the left, though at this angle it should be seen. Both sides of the axle are intact in following shots. Note, when the wheel rolls onto the beach, before it falls over, it is shown at the very same angle as the earlier shot. (01:52:30 - 01:56:30)
Continuity mistake: Just before he becomes Shishka-Jack, the rope wound around Jack's arms is higher up at his shoulders, yet it is lower and taut in following shots. (00:33:40)
Continuity mistake: After Captain Bellamy tells Will it's strange to come upon a long boat in open waters, he asks, "And what are we running from?" as he stands with his hands behind his back, between two sailors. Yet, in the next shot from behind, Bellamy stands at the end with his arm down, but next shot he's back to the original position. (01:33:00)
Continuity mistake: Right after the monkey knocks Jack's hat off, there is a shot of the monkey on the rigging. The moonlight is shining on him, but he looks completely normal. Shouldn't he be cursed? It's not dawn, the next shot is a time lapse, as evidenced by the fact that the Pearl had moved far enough away from Jack's hat that the other ship didn't see it. (00:17:05)
Continuity mistake: When Jack finds the silver spice can inside the hut, the word "paprika" is written in clean white lettering. But once he's outside, confronted by the cannibals, the word is suddenly covered in reddish powder - before he spices himself up. (00:33:50)
Continuity mistake: When Elizabeth speaks with Jack at the dock, about finding Will, her white pointed collar repeatedly jumps over and under the brown leather strap, at her right shoulder. (01:14:20)
Continuity mistake: In the scene when Will is talking to Cutler Beckett, there is a clock behind them that is being hauled up at a very slow pace. But when the shot switches and there's a close-up on Will, the clock has disappeared. Despite the angle change, we should still be able to see the clock. There hasn't been enough time for it to have moved out of shot. (00:11:20)
Suggested correction: Actually the clock is simply out of shot. If you listen you can hear the creaking where it's still moving and if you watch the two ropes behind Will you will see they are still raising and on the post behind Beckett you can see the shadows raising too. So the clock just simply isn't in the shot.
Continuity mistake: When Jack speaks with Elizabeth on the dock and asks, "Are you certain? Is that what you want most?" the kohl very noticeably does not go around his entire left eye in this close-up, but, in previous and following shots it does. (01:15:10)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where Ragetti is balancing the shovel in his hand, he is balancing it in his right hand. Then when we see him through the scope, however, he is balancing it with his left hand (he is still facing us). Then when we cut back to him, he is holding it in his right hand again. (01:40:00)
Continuity mistake: When Pintel and Ragetti's boat flips, the boat is seen firmly secure on the beach, well before they end up on the beach. That would only be possible if the waves crashed on the beach with a great force. (00:30:30)
Continuity mistake: As Will climbs up the mountain in the bone cage, notice his crisply-white shirt. It's perfectly clean after swimming in the ocean, walking through the jungle, and then being dragged on the ground, dangling by one leg. (00:34:30)
Continuity mistake: When Jack and the rest arrive at Tia Dalma's, the two slim candles on her table keep changing height, as do other candles. (00:52:20)
Continuity mistake: During the second attack on the Pearl, the Kraken visibly destroys the ladder from the 2nd deck to the top deck. Later, after the Kraken has been blown up, Cotton and Gibbs climb up the same ladder. (02:02:00)
Continuity mistake: As the pirates get dragged through the large castle doors, you see four pirates hanging in metal cages, all the way up to the castle doors. When the castle doors close from an above shot, no hanging pirates are in view. (00:05:15)
Continuity mistake: When William is talking to Cutler Beckett after being arrested, a fishing ship is seen out on the ocean, not moving. In the next shot, the ship has disappeared. (00:10:20)
Continuity mistake: When Will enters Cutler Beckett's office, Beckett pours Will a drink in a stemmed glass. When Beckett walks back toward Will, there is considerably more liquid in the glass. (00:10:20)
Continuity mistake: In the scene where the crew of the Black Pearl is in the two cages climbing up the ravine wall on vines, in one shot, the smaller cage is significantly further behind the one with Will, Gibbs and the others. In the next shot, when there is the conversation about, "it would only take about six," to crew the Pearl, the smaller cage is even with the larger one. (00:35:50)
