Best movie audio problems of 2007

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We Own the Night picture

Audio problem: After Bert is shot in his car, when Bobby pulls up beside him and shouts, "Pop, pull over!" for the first time, in the next tight close-up of Bobby's face he is still shouting, but the only thing we hear is panting, until the next side shot. (01:17:00)

Super Grover

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Superman/Doomsday picture

Audio problem: Lois and Jimmy are snooping around in LexCorp and find a locked door. Jimmy goes to a panel and says "Great... Retinal scanner. Now what?" when he says "now what", the camera switches to an over the shoulder view, and his jaw is not moving when he says it. (00:56:40)

Quantom X

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August Rush picture

Audio problem: When Evan plays the guitar the first time, you can hear some chords and notes that aren't actually being played at all.

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No Country For Old Men picture

Audio problem: When, at the end of the movie, Chigurh leaves the accident site after he said to one of the boys: "You didn't see me, I was already gone", the boy answers saying: "Yessir", but his lips don't move.

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Suggested correction: The boy's mouth is open. You can say "Yessir" with your mouth open without moving your lips. Try it.

BaconIsMyBFF

I can't.

Jack Vaughan

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The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising picture

Audio problem: When the rider is posing as a doctor and is checking Will's foot, he says, "Hmmm, I wonder. Mrs. Stanton, do you have a tape?" and yet his lips never move. (00:34:00)

zephalis

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The Invisible picture

Audio problem: Justin Chatwin's character wants to kill himself. He grabs a breakaway double-barrel shotgun off the gun rack and steps around the corner. Then we hear a round chambered in a pump shotgun. (00:43:40)

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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer picture

Audio problem: When the Fantastic Four first meet Victor Von Doom, Doom says, "Now let's be clear about this, shall we? I hate you". In the next shot, his head is seen from behind, but if you look closely, you can see his jaw and face moving as if he were talking, but nothing is heard. (00:45:00)

Kylantha

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Sydney White picture

Audio problem: When Dinky is flirting with Lenny at the party, Rachel's lackies go up to her saying Rachel wants her, then Dinky tries to say something but somebody says "It's important". The only problem is nobody's lips are moving when we hear "It's important".

korporal kool

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Video

Audio problem: As the BLU army is advancing on the Engineer's location in the wide shot, you see a Heavy coming up on him from the left and firing. However, instead of the usual sound the Heavy's minigun makes, you hear it making the sound of the Sniper's SMG. (00:01:15)

Quantom X

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Ratatouille picture

Audio problem: After the kitchen staff abandon Linguini because the truth of his success is revealed, Alfredo walks into and shuts the door to the kitchen's office. As the door closes the sound is noticeably delayed. [Fixed on Blu-Ray]. (01:31:25)

elliott

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Futurama: Bender's Big Score picture

Audio problem: When Nibbler says "It's a paradox correcting time code. It all works perfectly", his mouth is out of sync.

Casual Person

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Cleaner picture

Audio problem: Tom is in the van, after dropping off his daughter, and he "redials" a number on his cellphone but we hear the electronic beeps for each number being dialled, even though redialling on cellphones does not produce those sounds.

MovieFan612

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Pretty Cool Too picture

Audio problem: After Agatha slaps Walter, he rushes to the phone and turns it on. Genie says "Hi Walter, I missed you." but her mouth is out of sync with the words. (01:08:30)

Knever

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Garfield Gets Real picture

Audio problem: When Jon says "Hot! Hot! Hot!" while taking out a microwave oatmeal, his lips don't match what he's saying. (00:02:25)

JesseRoxII

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