Goofs for The Mummy Returns

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Errors in geography: In London, Tower Bridge is eight bridges
downstream from the Houses of Parliament, and St Paul's Cathedral
is on the north side of the Thames between Blackfriars and
Southwark bridges. The three famous landmarks are not close
together.

Continuity: As they jump through the window, Jonathan is wet,
having just climbed out of the bath tub. When he and Rick are
outside and try to follow their opponents, Jonathan is dry again.

Revealing mistakes: There are several flaws in the CG battle, with
dog-warriors "attacking" thin air, and troops and horses running
straight through each other.

Continuity: The dirigible gets drenched by a wall of water twice,
but both times everyone on board stays completely dry.

Anachronisms: Rick's car has a modern Road Fund Licence disc in
the front window.

Anachronisms: In the flashback when Imhotep embraces Anck-
Su-Namun, two vaccination scars are visible on his upper arm.

Revealing mistakes: In the museum, when Evie is firing the pistol
that Rick handed her, the slide locks back after a shot,
indicating that the gun is empty, yet she's still shooting, her
arm is still recoiling, and the gun is still flashing.

Factual Errors: The dirigible is far too small to lift the boat
and turns impossibly quickly. In the 1930s, it would also have
been filled with hydrogen, making rocket power (even if such a
thing had been developed) extremely hazardous.

Continuity: Imhotep's arms as he hangs from the ledge.

Anachronisms: Evelyn appears to be wearing modern, seamless, nylon
pantyhose.

Errors in geography: The railway line in Egypt is on the opposite
side of the Nile from the city of Thebes, not the same side as the
film shows.

Continuity: Rick grabs Evie by her right arm as she tries to block
a door yet in the next cut he's dragging her by her left arm.

Revealing mistakes: A shotgun shell jams in the top of Rick's gun
without hampering its ability to continue firing.

Anachronisms: They visit the temple of Philae while following the
boy to the oasis. It is shown in its present site. In the 1930s,
the temple was partially flooded by the old Aswan dam and was only
moved to its present (dry) site by UNESCO in the 1960s.

Revealing mistakes: The actor's solid flesh can be seen beneath
the mask of the "decomposed" man on the train.

Anachronisms: The sai, the weapon used by Anuk-su-namun and
Nefertiri, and again during the climactic battle at the end of the
film, was never used by the Egyptians and never existed in that
region. It is believed the weapon was developed during the Ming
dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644).

Revealing mistakes: Rick and Evelyn slide up to Alex through the
broken wall on skateboards.

Factual Errors: Ardeth Bey is seen firing a Thompson submachine
gun. This weapon fired 650 rounds per minute, and the drum clip
that he has holds 50 rounds. This should mean that he can fire for
about nine seconds, but in the film, he fires for about 30 seconds
without reloading

Revealing mistakes: The masks worn by Imhotep, Anck Su Namun, and
Nefertiri are supposed to be metal, but when the characters lift
the masks they flex as though made of rubber or plastic.

Anachronisms: A servant's modern grey underwear can be seen in the
fight sequence as the Scorpion King throws him over his shoulder.

Crew or equipment visible: In the fight scene where Rick shoots
the formaldehyde, the red-cloaked henchman on the left is wearing
a fire protection suit, visible around his face.

Continuity: When they arrive at "The Magic Carpet", Izzy gets
frightened and drags three heavy bolt locks across the door.
About three seconds later, Rick O'Connell shoots a padlock off the
front of the door and lets himself inside.

Revealing mistakes: When the Scorpion King's upper pincher passes
by the second door a small bit of it can be seen going through the
door.

Continuity: Evie's hands change size four times during the
close-ups of her opening the case containing the Bracelet of
Anubis.

Factual Errors: When the sun "rises" to the pyramid over the
mountain at the end of the movie, it is shown coming from the base
of the pyramid to the top. When the sun rises over the mountain,
it would hit the top of the pyramid first.

Continuity: When Rick, Evie, and Jonathan drive up to Iggy's, in
the course of the next few minutes, Jonathan is seen getting out
of the car twice, before Rick asks him to get the bags.

Continuity: At the point where Rick kicks open the gate to Izzy's
compound, the pistol in the shoulder holster under his left arm
bounces out of the holster and drops. In the next scene it has
magically reappeared.

Continuity: As Ardeth is bidding farewell to the Commanders of the
Twelve Tribes of the Magi at Izzy's Magic Carpet Airways, his
right arm alternates between being raised and down by his side
between shots.

Continuity: When the Imothep followers are bringing Evy into the
ritual area, she is struggling in the long shots, but is lying
asleep in the close-ups.

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Evy kicks a snake towards Rick, who
admonishes her, saying that it's poisonous. The snake itself is
actually a harmless milk snake but it is clearly acting, playing
the part of a deadly coral snake for the movie. It's a Hollywood
thing.

Anachronisms: In the jungle, Jonathan is firing a Lee-Enfield no.
4 rifle. The movie takes place in 1933, but the rifle wasn't
released until 1940.

Revealing mistakes: As Ardeth Bey watches the second wave of
Anubis's army, the tattoos on his forehead are being sweated off.

Continuity: When Rick is silhouetted against the spider web, he
takes out his pistol and cocks it--it stays cocked while he
investigates the tomb, then uncocks it when he thinks he's saved.
An instant later, after being frightened by Alex, the pistol is
cocked again.

Continuity: After the intro sequence, the O'Connell's two camels
are shown tied up to two palm trees near the river. When the bad
guys ride up on their horses, the camels are gone.

Revealing mistakes: When Ardeth Bey introduces the Magi leaders at
Izzy's, he calls for his bird Horus to fly to him. A line can be
seen trailing behind the bird, probably to prevent the bird from
flying away.










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