Continuity mistake: When Eric and Ursula are about to marry they stand inches away from the Minister. When the birds attack her, the ground-level shot shows nothing two meters ahead of them, therefore the Minister and his book stand have disappeared.
Sacha
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: At the lagoon, when Eric finds out Ariel's name, the oars and the outriggers disappear.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: The Minister's cape lays sideways first, and straight behind him in the immediate angle.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Eric's boat leaves with Ursula in, there are ribbons and a long piece of fabric decorating the side of the boat by the 2 portholes, which disappear in later shots.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: The barrels that Sebastian uses for Ariel to float and swim to Eric's boat weren't there in any previous shots, and simply pop-out of nowhere.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: At the pond, Scuttle jumps on a branch that ends in 2 branches, plus a third one cut. When the angle changes, that third branch is fully grown and filled with leaves.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Scuttle finds out that the girl is Ursula, he flies to tell Ariel. From the aerial angle she, Sebastian and Flounder are gone from the pier, only to reappear a frame later in a closer angle.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Ursula stabs her bobby pin on the mirror it falls backwards. When the angle changes it's straight, then she steps on the make up cabinet and it's back to tilted backwards.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Scuttle peeps on the porthole and discovers Ursula, the design of the porthole changes style between the first and last shot.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: In Eric's cabin, Ursula climbs up the make up cabinet and a purple bottle appears on the right for her to step on. When the angle changes, this bottle, plus a blue one on the left disappear.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: In Eric's boat, Ursula throws a bobby pin at the mirror, which disappears in further shots.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Ursula and Eric's boat sails away, people suddenly appear on the left side of the boat.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: After Sebastian is sunk in the barrel with the laundry, he is drawn up by the lavender, but disappears in the wide angle.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: During the meal at the palace, the amount of dried wax on the candles increases/decreases between shots.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Ariel arrives at the dining room, there are just 2 chairs and the table is almost empty. When the angle changes a chair appears together with cutlery, chandeliers and fruit bowls.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: The maid brings 3 dishes with the food. Leaves one for Grimsby and walks behind his chair towards Eric. A frame later, she has magically disappeared, yet Eric and Ariel have their plate right in front.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Grimsby discovers his crab is gone, little footprints have magically appeared on the table.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When Ariel refuses the eels' help, before they toss the face of the statue, she lowers her head and cries. A frame later the head is tilted to the right.
20th Apr 2012
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Continuity mistake: When the song 'Under the sea' begins, Ariel is sitting on a rock. The amount of purple flowers on the sides, specially on the right side, change drastically between shots: They appear, disappear, reappear, change flowers, then to algae.
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