Audio problem: Before the Tortuga bar brawl the musicians are shown playing their instruments. When Elizabeth says, "I just wanted to have the pleasure of doing that myself," it is quiet in the bar, but the violinist is seen happily playing directly behind her and no sound is heard. (01:08:20)
Super Grover
5th Sep 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
30th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Audio problem: In Drew's hotel room, while he sleeps, when Claire and her red sandals stomp over towards the TV to try and wake Drew, she is making loud stomping noises as if she and her heels are stomping around on a bare wood floor, but there's carpet on the floor. Obviously deliberately done for the humor. (01:20:20)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Audio problem: On the flight to Kentucky, Claire tells Drew, "Cause the roads around there are hopelessly and gloriously confusing." When she says the words, "There are hopelessly" it cuts to Drew's close-up as she pats his arm and smiles broadly, obviously not saying the words we hear. (00:17:05)
26th Apr 2006
Elizabethtown (2005)
Audio problem: Outside the hotel, Drew tells Claire about the "fiasco" and says, "And by the way, I didn't say million. I said billion!" In the next shot facing Claire, he is still talking though nothing is heard. (01:23:55)
17th Apr 2006
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Audio problem: At the cemetery, as Harry lies on the ground, when Voldemort leans over him and says, "If they speak of you they'll speak only of how you begged for death," in the shot facing Harry, before Voldemort continues to speak, his mouth still moves, though nothing is heard. (01:27:25)
15th Feb 2006
Lost (2004)
Do No Harm - S1-E20
Audio problem: After Claire's baby is born, when Jack speaks to Kate he says, "It's a beautiful healthy baby," and in the next shot, facing Kate, Jack is still speaking but nothing is heard. (00:41:55)
19th Jan 2006
Lost (2004)
The Greater Good (a.k.a. Sides) - S1-E21
Audio problem: When Sayid and Essam sit in the truck with explosives, Sayid says, "Her name is Nadia, they know where I can find her," and in the shot facing Essam, when he is done with that line Sayid's mouth continues to move, but nothing is heard. (00:06:35)
19th Jan 2006
Lost (2004)
Tabula Rasa - S1-E3
Audio problem: When Charlie helps Claire with her bag, Claire remarks, "So you guys hiked all the way up that mountain for nothing," and in the next shot she keeps talking, but nothing is heard. (00:16:20)
9th Jan 2006
Lost (2004)
White Rabbit - S1-E5
Audio problem: While Claire is lying down, just after she says, "Our only hunter's gonna get eaten so he can get the pregnant girl some more water," we hear Charlie say, "I wouldn't worry about that," but his lips just begin to open mid-sentence, and he certainly doesn't say that. (00:24:40)
9th Dec 2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Audio problem: Before the start of the third task, when the champions make their appearance, the band is playing in the stands. The sounds of the bass drum are not entirely in sync with the girl who is pounding the mallets on that bass drum.
8th Dec 2005
War of the Worlds (2005)
Audio problem: After Ogilvy is dead, when the alien snakelike giant eye surprises Rachel she begins screaming. As Ray hacks away at it with an axe, she stands at the wall screaming, and when the last long scream is heard, her mouth is closed just before Rachel runs to the stairs. (01:34:30)
8th Dec 2005
War of the Worlds (2005)
Audio problem: After Ray and Robbie's argument, as the soldiers drive by, when Rachel shouts, "Who's gonna take care of me if you go?" Robbie looks at Rachel and says something to her, but nothing is heard as the shot cuts away to Robbie picking her up. (00:50:15)
7th Dec 2005
War of the Worlds (2005)
Audio problem: When Ray carries Rachel out of Mary Ann's destroyed house, Ray and Robbie walk past some wreckage and are near the van, yet in the next shot they just start walking past that wreckage again. Additionally, the audio is not in sync with Ray's lips in the first shot. (00:45:40)
7th Dec 2005
War of the Worlds (2005)
Audio problem: In Boston, just after the military destroyed the tripod, in the tunnel Ray holds Rachel and we hear him say, "I love you. It's ok. It'll be ok," but his lips really say, "I love you. It'll be ok. It'll be ok." (01:45:10)
24th Jul 2005
Troy (2004)
Audio problem: When Agamemnon and the Greeks are retreating, Odysseus shouts, "Back to the ships!" in a close-up while he rides with Agamemnon on his chariot, but his mouth is not in sync with the words; nor is Agamemnon's when he shouts the same in the previous wideshot (not his close-up). (01:21:55)
13th Jul 2005
Jaws (1975)
Audio problem: Alex asks his mom if he can still go in the water, and when she says, "Just ten more minutes," although it is a side shot of her face, it is easy to see that her mouth movements are not in sync with her words. (00:13:50)
13th Jul 2005
Jaws (1975)
Audio problem: When Charlie shouts, "Hey! He's takin' it! He's takin' it! He's takin' it!" his lips actually say something else. (00:26:20)
13th Jul 2005
Jaws (1975)
Audio problem: While Chrissie is being attacked at the start of the film, when her mouth is visible it is not in sync with her screams. (00:04:15)
13th Jul 2005
Jaws (1975)
Audio problem: As the shark is towing the Orca, Hooper, Brody and Quint are at the stern cleats with the water splashing up in their faces. Their shouting does not match their mouth movements. Particularly when Hooper shouts, "It's impossible! It's impossible!" he is sticking his tongue way out, making it rather difficult to shout anything at all. (01:44:35)
30th Jan 2005
Troy (2004)
Audio problem: As Troy is burning, Andromache finds Helen and Paris, and says, "We must go!" then Helen says, "Paris! Paris!" but their lips do not match those particular words. (02:23:05)
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