28th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: After the ship with the "bride spirit" is attacked by the Kraken, Will ends up underwater, and when he surfaces his hair is soaked and slicked back, as he climbs on the ship's debris. However, in the next shot, his hair is parted, stringy and falling to the front. (01:33:50)
28th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: Throughout the film, Will's hair continually changes position between shots, such as hanging loose, then behind his ear, and back again, or vice versa; for example, when he holds Elizabeth's dress aboard the "bride spirit" ship.
17th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: Aboard the Pearl, after Will orders the rum to be loaded, and Gibbs responds, "Aye, the rum too," the cloth round Gibbs's neck has the loop to his right, but in previous and following shots it's actually "tied" round his neck the opposite way, with the loop to his left. (02:00:00)
17th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: When Jack beheads the pirate and then when the pirate body searches for its head as Jack unlocks the chest, the plant debris appear and disappear in Jack's hair. (01:51:10)
17th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: When Gibbs interviews potential crewmen in the Tortuga bar, things on the table change position between shots, and the height of the three candles differ as well. (01:07:30)
17th Aug 2006
Continuity mistake: After arresting Will and Elizabeth, when Cutler Beckett holds up Norrington's arrest note, the way the paper is folded and how he holds it differs between shots. (00:03:20)
26th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When the monkey steals the cloth with the key drawing, Jack shoots him and the monkey drops it on deck. Before Marty picks up the cloth, its position on deck differs. (00:07:30)
26th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: Aboard the Pearl, when Gibbs asks, "For the love of mother and child, Jack, what's coming after us?" as he walks towards Jack, the knot of his neck scarf is on his white shirt at his back. In the next shot, it is around his neck at the front. (00:17:00)
26th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When the huge water wheel rolls to the beach and falls on its side, it falls with the broken, wide, wood side of the axle facing up. However, as Will and Norrington climb out, inexplicably it's the slim side of the water wheel's axle that is now facing up. But in a following shot, it is the other way round again. (01:52:22)
26th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When Pintel, Ragetti and the dog are in the boat, the corner of Pintel's collar is folded up when he says, "Aint that right, poochy?" and also when the dog jumps into the water, yet, it is folded down in the other shots. (00:29:15)
26th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When bound Jack begins his escape, he happens upon a young cannibal boy holding utensils, whose face and body are painted. A bit later, on the beach, the paint differs greatly - note the lines, etc. (00:37:55)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When Will hangs with his hands bound, the ruffle on his shirt cuff goes up and down and up again. (00:24:05)
24th Jul 2006
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)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When Jack removes the beating heart from the chest, the way the heart is positioned in his hand changes between shots - note the large arteries. (01:51:00)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When they dig up the chest and Will arrives, there are long shadows. Yet, when Jack, Will and Norrington duel, they have very short shadows directly beneath them. The large chest's shadow changes as well. (01:40:20)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When Tia Dalma holds the tray with two candles and a mug (the others were given out), as she asks if they would be willing to do anything, the position of the mug changes between shots.
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: When Norrington walks into Beckett's office, things on his desk change position between shots. (02:11:00)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: Aboard the Pearl, when Elizabeth reaches for the gun at the top of the stairs, her hand is clean as Jack appears. As she hugs Jack's leg, her hand/fingernails are black and filthy. (02:04:10)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: On the island, when Jack says, "Yes, it does. You're sitting on it," the compass lid faces away from Elizabeth, but in the next shot as Jack shoos her away, the compass faces her; and the rope changes position too. (01:39:30)
24th Jul 2006
Continuity mistake: During the dice game aboard the Flying Dutchman, when Will challenges Davy Jones, the cloth with the key drawing is folded and positioned differently between shots. (01:21:00)
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