Sammo

16th May 2020

Plot of Fear (1976)

Visible crew/equipment: When Lomenzo meets the real killer (or is it?) at the estate, you can tell which angles were shot by a certain camera, because there's some dirt/grass filament on the lower part of the lens that keeps popping in frame whenever it cuts to certain angles - such as the frontal shots with the man holding the rifle, or the close-up inside the cage. (01:10:00 - 01:12:00)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Plot of Fear (1976)

Continuity mistake: In the flashback showing her possible true death, Rosa starts drinking from a glass that is almost full, but not quite. At the first cut, the glass refills itself and she is holding it closer to the base. (01:08:20)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Plot of Fear (1976)

Continuity mistake: Eli Wallach dismisses the ex cop and the ex hitman and taps on the table to call attention from his clients. Cut, and he's suddenly holding the walking cane by the handle, instead than mid-length. (00:59:45)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Plot of Fear (1976)

Continuity mistake: Corinne Clery is kissing the inspector, straddling his lap while they discuss exotic locations and feral contraband. She has his hands behind his neck, fastened, but at the cut they are apart and only then she brings them together again. (00:57:10)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Plot hole: The episode has a small bit of supernatural hints, but the foundation of it is rooted in reality and acted by a living and not magical person. With that in mind, confirmed moments when the 'ghost' is Lisa in the flesh make no sense at all; her disappearance at the beginning is a Batman-like feat she shouldn't be able to execute. Not to mention that she is at the right place and time when Magnum visits the old abandoned estate; unless she just camps there 24/7, she had no way to know when Magnum (who visits 2 days after, not even right after the fact) would investigate.

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: Magnum and Rick's relative distances seem to be quite off when they are talking to each other from the respective cars; the Ferrari's driver seat seems to be past Rick's in Tom Selleck's close-ups, but when Larry Manetti is talking, he's looking at Selleck's stand-in (sit-in, rather) from a noticeable distance ahead. (00:14:50)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: Lisa answers Magnum telling him she was nowhere near the potting shed; behind her, a woman with a purple dress is walking away. A while later, Magnum walks away too from all the Netherworld nonsense, and he just happens to pass by the same woman, who is again walking away from the club in the exact same spot and direction as before. (00:46:45 - 00:47:35)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: Having a drink with Rick and Lisa at the end of the episode, she says "Because I didn't know where Sara was buried." Her right arm is on the table; in the next shot the hand is off it, and it keeps going back and forth, with the hand on or off the purse, that happens to shift as well. (00:46:35)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Revealing mistake: Lisa is hiding from Ellison inside the potting shed; the camera is following him, and you can see him move his head avoiding a big leaf that the camera itself pushes, showing its presence. (00:44:00)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Factual error: The opening sequence is set in "Summer 1945", and the librarian mentions as well the season; summer. The prop that Magnum is checking out though, has a headline identifying it as April 17, not quite summer. (00:17:55)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

The Woman on the Beach - S2-E3

Continuity mistake: Rick spots the portrait of the mysterious woman on the beach (who apparently always wears the same clothes); the clock hands are at 12:10 when he stands and approaches it. In close-up it's twenty to 4. (00:16:10)

Sammo

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

16th May 2020

Magnum, P.I. (1980)

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