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* ''[[The Wizard (film)|The Wizard]]'', a [[Merchandise-Driven]] film intended for [[NES]]-savvy kids, [[Pac-Man Fever|doesn't seem to know anything about the games]]. Most egregiously, they show a character who's supposed to be on level three who's clearly on level one, a mistake that none other than ''[[Roger Ebert|Roger "Video games can't be art" Ebert]]'' noticed.
* ''[[Elektra (film)|Elektra]]'', starring Jennifer Garner. "The [[Sai Guy|sai]] is an offensive weapon. For killing." No it's not. It's a defensive weapon for disarming and breaking swords, and historically a ''blunt'' instrument, not a pointed or sharpened knife-like one. The error is inherited from [[Elektra|Frank Miller's comic book version of Elektra.]]
**The distinction between offensive and defensive weapons is contextual. Personal armor for instance is an offensive weapon: it allows a soldier to get close enough for, well, killing. Just picture his armor as the cap of an armor piercing shell. A soldier on defensive has earthworks as his main armor. On the other hand, long range fire, and stakes are also defensive as they keep advancing enemies away, and offensive as they are used for killing. Confused, yet?
* An in-universe example from ''[[Trading Places]]'', during the heroes' [[Massive Multiplayer Scam]]:
{{quote|'''Coleman:''' Let me see, you would be from Austria. Am I right?
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