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)
Super Grover
17th Aug 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
17th Aug 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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)
30th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Revealing mistake: When Jack, the monkey, runs off with Ragetti's false wooden eye, the pirate's eye socket does not look empty in specific shots, only covered by a contact lens. (00:41:10)
26th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Revealing mistake: When Will and Norrington duel on the roof, in the wide shots the face of Will's stunt double is rather obvious. (01:47:30)
26th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Continuity mistake: When Norrington walks into Beckett's office, things on his desk change position between shots. (02:11:00)
24th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (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)
24th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
Continuity mistake: The actual position of the burning word "Tortuga" differs between the first shot as it begins to burn on deck and from the close-up of the flames. (01:04:15)
24th Jul 2006
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
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)
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