Continuity mistake: When Shrek and Fiona are fighting the dragon, the amount of chain between Shrek and the dragon changes after he wraps the chain around the dragon's tail.

Shrek Forever After (2010)
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Starring: Antonio Banderas, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, John Cleese, Julie Andrews, Mike Myers, Jon Hamm, Craig Robinson
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Shrek and his extended family start off with a tough day and the wily little Rumpelstiltskin twists everything to become his worst nightmare in the latest episode of the franchise. Most of the gang is here, but they're different as Shrek wasn't born in this timeline and they must now reacquaint one another and solve a riddle before things get worse. It's complicated, there's witches involved, and...well...watch the movie. 3 stars.
Donkey: Man, you are a cat-tastrophe.
Puss in Boots: And you, are ri-donk-ulous.
Question: Why did the king and queen disappear when the king signed the contract? The deal was that Fiona will be saved from the curse if he did - but Fiona wasn't saved at all. Was the contract void from something?
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Answer: Rumpelstiltskin used a contract that 'made all their problems disappear'. He didn't reference any specific problem and the king and queen assumed it would cure the curse. However, it just makes the king and queen disappear, and since they have disappeared, they will no longer have any problems.