starring James Caan, Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel (add more)
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In the scene where Andy Richter and his writing accomplice are meeting with James Caan for the first time, there's a shot from behind the writers, facing James Caan. In this shot, the boom mike is visible at the top of the screen at least twice. It then returns, bobbing up and down, when this same shot is used a few seconds later. [This is probably due to an error by the projectionist at the theatre, as it is not visible on the DVD release.]
Corrected by wizard_of_gore
In the scene with the snowball fight, as Buddy and Michael are running under the bridge there are only two kids standing on the bridge. However, when they duck behind the rock, it shows the bridge again and there are three kids throwing snow balls. [Enough time has passed for another kid to run onto the bridge to try to get a better shot at Michael and Buddy.]
Corrected by wizard_of_gore
In the scene where Buddy redecorates Gimble's, he is shown only making one building out of Legos (The Empire State Building -which is made of light Legos on top). However, when the store opens the next morning, there are 3 buildings and the Empire State Building is made of dark Legos. [Just because we are not shown on camera everything Buddy does that night, doesn't mean he didn't do it.]
Corrected by wizard_of_gore
When Buddy burps his mouth changes position between shots. [It only takes about a second to change the postion of your mouth and it's not surprising that he does, considering how long he burps for. It's likely that his mouth changes position on purpose, possibly for comedic effect.]
When Buddy leaves the north pole he walks in the snow and leaves no footprints behind. [This is because the North Pole in the movie is supposed to look like a "fantasy-style" North Pole, not a realistic North Pole. Done for style, so this mistake is technically not valid.]
When Buddy is riding the elevator to see his dad, he pushes all the buttons on the wall and says they look like a Christmas tree. At the very next stop, only the top half of the buttons are lit up, even though the elevator only stopped once. [It's not showing you each stop. It's a cut to show that they did stop on each floor, and the whole time Buddy was probably talking to the man in the elevator (evidenced by Buddy still talking when the doors open and the man looking annoyed).]
At the mail room, Buddy puts his face in the sucky thing and when he pulls it out, there is no mark on his face at all. [Considering the very short length of time he had his cheek against it, there wouldn't have been a very noticeable mark.]
After the snowball fight in the park, Buddy and Michael are walking by a row of houses. Under the steps of one of the houses, you can see a man in a yellow coat come out, see the camera, and then turn around to hide from being seen in that shot. [I don't think the man was dodging the camera. Even people in New York forget things they may need to go back into their homes for.]
There are several problems with Buddy floating on the iceberg to get to New York. First of all, Buddy is not steering it, so it would have been by the wildest luck that it could float on its own to New York. Secondly, Buddy has is lacking food and water, since he has no provisions. Third of all, the trip would have had lots of dangers like icy waves, dangerous sea animals, and a freezing cold temperature. [And do you mean to tell me that Santa Claus, elves and talking snowmen are all realistic? It's make believe. Not a mistake, just another little goofy thing the movie did for a laugh.]
As Buddy is chasing his brother down the street after being let out of school, a man can be seen trying to hastily go back inside a door he just exited (behind brother on left of shot). It appears that he knows he accidentally got in the shot and is trying to correct his error. [Even people in New York forget things they may need to go back into their homes for.]
In order to do a DNA analysis, you need at least a whole tube of blood. Buddy had his finger pricked, which would not supply nearly enough blood to have the analysis performed. [If that were true, then a lot less murders would be solved. CSI does a good job of showing that you don't need much blood. It's BETTER to have more blood, but not necessary.]
In the scene where Buddy is writing a note that he is leaving on the Etch-a-Sketch, how does he go down a line without a long line between the words? [He does - if you look closely, there's a line on the left side between paragraphs.].
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