Best movie audio problems of 2003

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Audio problem: During the scene where Talbot approaches Betty by the elevator, it splits and in doing so the top left screen does not speak, but the bottom right does, and they are supposedly "Sync"ed.

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Audio problem: The first time Sarah goes to bed and is disturbed by the erotic noises coming from downstairs, she puts in earplugs. We then hear the lovemaking at a significantly muted level, as if hearing it from Sarah's (earplugged) point of view. Next she switches off the light and adjusts the covers, which we hear at a normal volume, but the noises from downstairs are still muted.

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Audio problem: When Marlin and Dory swim into the deepest part of the ocean to reclaim their mask, they see a light (which we know later, belongs to an angler fish). They stop right underneath the light and says "What is it?" but his mouth doesn't match the movements. It looks as though the animators had Albert Brooks (Marlin's voice actor) say a different line than what was animated.

bobthedancingdonut

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Audio problem: When the man in the car on the Golden Gate Bridge gets crushed, you can hear him screaming, but his reflection in the rear-view mirror shows that his mouth is closed.

Brad

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Audio problem: Buddy throws away Dave's CD's, which make a breaking sound. Why? It's not like he threw them from across the room. He simply drops them in the trash can.

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Audio problem: When Hank tries to get Earl to tell Denise that he didn't beat Earl, the last thing he says to Earl before the shot changes is "Okay, Earl." The shot doesn't change till just after he begins saying the word "Okay." You can see Hank's lips don't move on that part. (00:50:45)

Quantom X

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Audio problem: In the scene where Kar and Monk are running from the Nazis, Kar is pushed away by Monk as Monk yells, "Watch Out.." If you look at his mouth right when he pushes, he does not speak at all. (00:40:48)

T Poston

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Audio problem: When the recruits are pulled out of bed at 06h00 in the morning for a run, the running instructor walks past Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan asking if everyone is ready. When we see a long shot of the instructor, his mouth opens but no sound comes out. We only hear his words "Let's go!" when the camera is on Colin, who is making gestures towards his mouth.

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Audio problem: When Tom wakes Sarah and says, "Sweetie, our plane leaves in an hour," she slams her face into his. The loud, distinctive, punching sound effect is completely overdone. (00:29:35)

Super Grover

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Audio problem: When Steve Martin is talking to Bonnie Hunt on the phone and the kids are playing, a small dart lands between his feet. The sound the dart makes when it sticks to the floor is not accurate at all and deliberately sounds as if it comes from a object much heavier. (00:50:25)

hannisen

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Audio problem: When Bullseye leans in at the end of his conversation with Kingpin and says, 'I want a bloody costume,' read his lips. They don't say 'bloody.' They say 'f***ing'. (01:07:40)

DenizenZERO

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Audio problem: At the end of the movie, Marilyn and Miles have their first "real" kiss. After their lips touch the first time we see a shot of Miles' profile. You can tell that his lips are moving like he's saying something, but no sound comes out of his mouth.

ACertainShadeofGreen

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Audio problem: When Colin Firth's mother shoots down the tree where the bird is resting, and the branch falls, you never hear the sound of the branch hitting the ground.

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Audio problem: When "The Bride" is cruising through downtown Tokyo, we hear the bike shift gears, but she never presses the clutch or moves the gear shift lever. (01:03:25)

Sol Parker

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Audio problem: When Jennings finally reaches the machine and tries to see his future, before fixing it, we see him activating the machine. There are seven clicks as he flips on the switches at his right hand, however, there are only six switches.

Garlonuss

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Audio problem: When the cops get into the gun shop to buy some weapons you see a police officer on the left loading a M4 (or checking something) but you never hear the sound of this action.

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Audio problem: During the girls' follow-up discussion after Tracy has sex with Ravi, Evie laughs and says, "What? We didn't go over that one." However, her lips aren't moving when she speaks the second sentence; the second part was obviously dubbed in later.

Catwalk

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Audio problem: When Johnny spills his glass of champagne over the foreign secretary at Sauvage's reception, she says "What in God's name?" but her mouth doesn't match what she is saying.

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Audio problem: At the end, when Fitch is talking with both guys, he laughs, but from the side shot, his mouth is not moving. Seconds later, after he talks about the 110 million dollars, his mouth is not moving in sync with what he's saying.

Sacha

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